Since the New York Mets announced the non-roster minor leaguers they invited to major league camp for spring training the biggest story written by many is the inclusion of former quarterback Tim Tebow. As captivating as Tebow is, when talking strictly about baseball talent I think we need to focus more on guys that have the possibility to help the Mets as soon as this year and in the long-term....
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With the New York Mets trading left-handed reliever Joshy Smoker to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday they now have Jerry Blevins as the only lefty reliever on the 40-man roster. That is an obvious issue going into the 2017 season when you have to face Bryce Harper, Daniel Murphy, Freddie Freeman and Justin Bour in keys spots all year. The free agent market for left-handed relievers was not...
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Baseball lifer Terry Collins is ready to start his next journey as a special assistant to general manager Sandy Alderson after being the manager of the New York Mets for the last seven years. He was replaced by first time manager and former Cleveland Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway. Collins began his time with the Mets in 2010 as the minor league field coordinator and that sounds like he...
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The big topic of discussion in baseball this week has been what commissioner Robert Manfred might do to speed up the time of games in Major League Baseball. Manfred has said he prefers to keep it a collaborative effort though a clause in the Collective Bargaining Agreement gives him the power to unilaterally make chances to the game regardless of how the Players Union feels about it. Much of the...
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Good morning Mets fans! While Commissioner Rob Manfred can unilaterally implement a pitch clock to help decrease the average time for games, he has offered not to implement one if the players agree to a proposal where they essentially just play faster. If they accept, there will be no pitch clock in 2018 and 2019 provided that the average game time is less than 2 hours and 55 minutes. Latest...
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