Month: January 2019

Mets Fully Committed to Developing McNeil as an Outfielder

With the additions of Robinson Cano and Jed Lowrie to the New York Mets infield, Jeff McNeil seems destined for an outfield role in 2018. In fact, just last week General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen mentioned McNeil’s name in response to a question about potentially acquiring outfield depth. “I think with Lagares and Broxton, and now Jeff McNeil moving to the outfield in a primary role, I think...

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Morning Briefing: Wilpons Find Success In Other Venues

Good morning Mets fans ! It was a quiet weekend for baseball, but lets take a look below for the latest happenings around the league and the world of the Metropolitans. Latest Mets News  It was a quiet weekend for the Wilpons’ baseball franchise but their e-sports team is the odds on favorite to take home stage four of the Overwatch league. (Insert eye-roll here). Latest MLB News Baseball...

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Keith Hernandez Will Undergo Back Surgery, Likes the 2019 Mets

Keith Hernandez will have a surgical operation on his back later next week, according to his twitter account on Saturday and the New York Post. The surgery, which is to repair a ruptured disc, will hopefully end nearly 30 years of back pain for Hernandez, who said that he’s endured nagging back issues since the end of his playing career. The biggest question emerging from the report was...

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MMO Fan Shot: The Buy In

An MMO Fan Shot by Jeffrey L.  Swipe right if you’re expecting an article on a buy-in for Manny Machado or Bryce Harper. Moving on. Why not buy into something completely different? If you’re reading this you’re most definitely a Mets fan, thus, by default, you’re a strong-willed loyalist overflowing with patience – 1986, need more be written? – but you likely also contain a healthy dose of...

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Two Mets Make MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects

Yesterday MLB Pipeline released their top 100 prospects list. The list featured two Mets: First baseman Peter Alonso at 51 and shortstop Andres Gimenez at 58. The main surprise here is that Pipeline seems a little low on Gimenez, who is considered by most prospect evaluators as the Mets’ top prospect. For reference, he was ranked 30th by Baseball America and 38th by Baseball Prospectus....

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