Adam Rubin of ESPN New York does a great job of doing a position by position analysis on the Mets to begin the new year. It’s definitely worth a read. Some of the parts I found the most interesting came at shortstop where Rubin wrote discussed the possibility of trading Reyes, If Alderson is adamant about not wanting to give players in their late 20s deals of five, six or seven years, then...
Read MoreI read an article today in the Philadelphia Inquirer, that said the Phillies have not discussed an extension with left-handed starting pitcher Cole Hamels. Theoretically, he is the next in line for a multiyear extension, but those talks have yet to begin. As the Phillies’ payroll grows, it’s natural to wonder where Hamels fits. Then again, it’s also possible that the Phillies...
Read MoreHere is a video that should warm you up and get you thinking about baseball again. It’s a promo video from Sony Productions for the upcoming release of “MLB 11: The Show” which is due on store shelves on March 8th. Those are some of the most amazing baseball game graphics I’ve ever seen, I can’t wait until my son is old enough to play games like this with me! Hat...
Read MoreNick Cafardo of the Boston Globe writes that with the holiday break now over, the “second season’’ of the Hot Stove is about to begin. He lists the Mets among some teams who might benefit from bargain basement players or January trades. Since they couldn’t enter into the primary market because of budget constraints , the Mets have to rebuild their pitching with the secondary market. They’ll have...
Read MoreOne of the things that has long frustrated me regarding the Mets has been their failure to meet my expectations in the last few years. I go into each season with this heightened sense that somehow “this will be the year” when everything goes right, that we’ll have no significant injuries, and that many of our players will have breakout seasons. It hasn’t happened of...
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