Month: February 2009

Can The Mets Afford To Carry Marlon Anderson?

In 2007, Marlon Anderson parlayed a .319 average in just 60 at-bats into a two year deal worth $2.2 million dollars. Not bad for a bench player who had hit .231 in the first half of that season before being cut by the Dodgers and signed from the scrap heap by Omar Minaya. Last season, Anderson slipped back into his old ways and batted .210 for the Mets in the first year of his big contract....

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Mets Joint Chiefs Of Staff

Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times is reporting that former Mets catcher Mike DiFelice, has agreed to manage the Kingsport Mets for the 2009 season. That wraps things up as far as managers go for the entire Mets organization. New York Mets: Jerry ManuelBuffalo (AAA): Ken OberkfellBinghamton (AA): Mako OliverasSt. Lucie (Hi-A): Tim TeufelSavannah (Lo-A): Edgar AlfonzoBrooklyn...

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Pedro Feliciano Agrees To New Contract

It looks like the Mets will not be going to any arbitration hearings after all. The lone hold-out Pedro Feliciano, has just agreed to a contract with the New York Mets, thus avoiding arbitration which was scheduled for next week. Feliciano signs a one-year deal for $1,612,500 which is a significant raise from last seasons $575,000. The Mets will be leaning heavily on Feliciano this season...

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Does Jon Heyman Get His Scoops From Scott Boras?

I came across an interesting article by Rich Lederer of Baseball Analysts. The article focuses on Jon Heyman mostly, and questions how he may have gotten the early jump on recent trades and signings involving Scott Boras clients. Jon Heyman has done it again. He broke another story on Friday when reporting that Jason Varitek had “reached a two-year agreement with the Red Sox.” In...

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Minaya Still Focused On The Bullpen

The Mets will have an assortment of left handed relievers in camp to compete for the second lefty reliever spot. However, all of them signed minor league deals and none are guaranteed to make the team. At a recent press conference, Minaya said he would still focus on the bullpen, specifically a left-handed reliever. He may have found that player in former Braves...

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