Month: December 2010

IMO: Winter Meetings 2010

Sandy Alderson has guaranteed the Mets will come back from the 2010 Winter Meetings with new players. He is quoted as saying: “I can guarantee you we’ll come back with some new players, I can’t guarantee you how high-profile they will be or how many. If nothing else, we’ll pick in the Rule 5 Draft just to say we brought a player back.” Now that last part was said as...

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Jason Bay Deal Is A Steal Compared To What Werth Got

Last night, when I first heard about the seven-year, $126 million deal that Jayson Werth signed with the Nationals, it was so hard to digest the news because it seemed so unbelievable to me. Somehow, somebody just reported some bad information and the news spread like wildfire, I thought. What could Mike Rizzo and the Nationals be thinking? Have they ever heard of a thing called park effects and...

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Ricciardi Tackles The Misconceptions Of Moneyball

Moneyball, Moneyball, Moneyball, that’s all we ever seem to hear or read about these days. Between me and all the other Mets fans deciding to buy and read the Michael Lewis book, it might just make its way back to the NY Times best-seller list if it hasn’t already. It’s a good book, but also a very misunderstood book as well – misunderstood by baseball fans on both sides...

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Breaking News: Adrian Gonzalez Is Now A Red Sox

According to Jon Heyman, the Padres and Red Sox have agreed on a trade that will send Adrian Gonzalez to Boston in return for prospects. “It’s a done deal” he says. Press conference has been scheduled for tomorrow. Previous Post 3:00 PM According to Jon Heyman of SI.com via Twitter,  the trade which would have sent Adrian Gonzalez to the Red Sox for 4 prospects has fallen...

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Alderson Shocked By What Nationals Gave Jayson Werth

I thought this was so funny, that I had to share with you guys. Sandy Alderson arrived in Orlando only a couple of hours ago. When he heard about the mega-deal Jayson Werth signed with Nationals, he was taken by surprise. “It makes some of our contracts look pretty good,” Alderson said. “That’s a long time and a lot of money. I thought they were trying to reduce the...

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