Tag: Ricky Nolasco

15 Starting Pitchers Who Could Sign on Minor League Deals

Most of the buzz around the Mets indicates that adding a starting pitcher remains a low priority for the team. And knowing the Mets, that means any starter will probably be cheaper than even their usual clearance-rack prices. Despite the lack of urgency to improve the rotation, the Mets could really benefit from adding a Bartolo Colon-esque veteran starter. They could use the kind of guy who...

Rapid Reaction: Mets Snap Losing Streak Behind deGrom’s Gem

The New York Mets snapped a seven-game losing streak on Friday night at Citi Field with a 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Pitching Jacob deGrom (2-1, 4.07 ERA) got the start for the Mets and gave them exactly what they wanted. He looked to do something a Mets starter hasn’t done in the last 18 games by getting an out in the seventh inning. However, at the beginning of the inning it...

Hot Stove: Mets Are Not In On Bronson Arroyo

Mets Are Not In On Arroyo, Twins Closing In It didn’t take long for Jon Heyman and Marc Caring to confirm our report when we tweeted the following: Latest little nugget from Winter Meetings: "Mets interest in Bronson Arroyo is there but also very overstated." — Metsmerized – Joe D (@MetsmerizedJoeD) December 10, 2013 The Mets have said they are interested, they also...

Hot Stove News: Nationals Acquire RHP Doug Fister From Tigers

Nats Get Doug Fister From Tigers The Washington Nationals have acquired starting pitcher Doug Fister in a trade with the Detroit Tigers for infielder Steve Lombardozzi, left-hander Ian Krol and minor league lefty Robbie Ray. Fister, 29, went 14-9 with a 3.67 ERA in 33 games last year in his third season with the Tigers. Fister was tied for the American League lead in getting batters to ground...

Keep Dreaming Kernan

Robinson Cano is not the answer to the New York Mets problems. A 31-year old free agent, Cano’s sticker price is somewhere around 10 years/$300 million. In fan speak that’s somewhere in the nosebleed section. Which Major League Baseball organization is ready to invest in a player who will earn $30 million per season (assuming he earns $30 million per year) at age 38, 39, 40 and 41....

Talks Between Twins and Bronson Arroyo Heating Up

Talks are heating up between the Twins and veteran right-hander Bronson Arroyo according to Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press. The Twins are now going over Arroyo’s medical records and they have already discussed guarantee language with his representatives. On Monday, Arroyo told reporters that the Giants, Phillies, and Twins had contacted his agents, but that no offers have been made. The...

Expect Some Wild Spending This Hot Stove Season

Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports writes that all three Dodger outfielders – Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, Carl Crawford – are available, but a rival GM told him that none were desirable. For comparison’s sake, the three Dodgers outfielders on the trade market combined for a 5.4 WAR (Crawford 2.9, Ethier 2.9, Kemp -0.4) while earning a combined $53.5 million. Kemp, who appeared in only 73...

This Off-Season, Expect The Mets To Do The Expected

The future is “now” – but won´t come in exchange for mortgaging the “future” in a future sense. This off-season, the Mets will probably add a proven veteran SS – be it most likely Stephen Drew or Jhonny Peralta via free agency, or Yunel Escobar or Alexei Ramirez via trade. Each would represent a significant upgrade from the unproductive Omar Quintanilla / Ruben Tejada combo of 2013. With...

MMO Fan Shot: Early Look At Free Agent WAR Rankings

Will Mets target Shin-Soo Choo this Winter? On Fangraphs, they keep a running count of the standings for free agents based on WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Now, I am not interested in debating the validity of WAR, and if it can be used as a factor in ranking players, but these are the updated standings which will serve as a basis for considering the top free agent hitters and pitchers for the...

The Umpire Strikes Back… At Juan Lagares

It was clearly a turning point in last night’s game. Juan Lagares was at the plate with the bases loaded and one out in the Met’s seventh inning and the tying run only 90 feet away. First, with the count at 2-0, Lagares was charged with a strike when the first base umpire ruled he had not adequately checked his swing on an inside fastball. The young Met centerfielder battled fouling off several...

Mets vs Dodgers: Mejia Goes Up Against Nolasco In Series Opener

Mets at Dodgers • 10:10 PM • Dodger Stadium Jenrry Mejia (1-1, 1.96) vs Ricky Nolasco (8-9, 3.65) Starting Lineup Eric Young, Jr. – LF Juan Lagares – CF Daniel Murphy – 2B Marlon Byrd – RF Ike Davis – 1B Wilmer Flores – 3B John Buck – C Omar Quintanilla – SS Jenrry Mejia – RHP Game Notes OF Andrew Brown took advantage of a rare opportunity to swing the bat on Sunday and took advantage. Brown hit...

Making The Case For Trading Marlon Byrd

I want to welcome our newest writer to the MMO family; Jacob Resnick. Jacob was the 2011 SNY Mets Kidcaster and in 2012 was a correspondent for the show Kid’s Clubhouse on SNY and has now brought his talents to the Mets blogosphere here on MMO. Be sure to say hello and give him a MetsMerized welcome as well as a follow at @Jacob_Resnick. Without further ado, here is Jacob’s post on...

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