Think of any of the Mets’ all-time great players. Chances are you probably thought of someone like Tom Seaver, Darryl Strawberry, David Wright or maybe one of the team’s current young aces. All of these players– and pretty much anyone typically considered to be in the Mets’ pantheon of greats– played in the postseason. But for a team that has missed the playoffs 45...
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Had Jered Weaver been a free agent three years ago, the entire baseball world would be watching and waiting to see which giant deal he would take. But the Jered Weaver of 2016 is not the Jered Weaver that posted a 3.28 ERA from 2006-2014. He’s not the same Jered Weaver that finished in the top-five in AL Cy Young voting in three straight seasons. He went 12-12 with a 5.06 ERA last season,...
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The team that signs Brad Ziegler isn’t going to draw front-page headlines or an uptick in jersey sales. Heck, they might not even trend on Twitter for signing him. But that doesn’t mean that signing Brad Ziegler won’t be an important move that drastically changes the landscape of the 2017 season for one, or multiple teams. Ziegler is the best relief pitcher available now that...
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If Yoenis Cespedes is offered a four-year deal, the Mets have absolutely no excuse not to sign him. A deal like this would likely give Cespedes an elite average annual value, and it would give the Mets a shorter-term deal that would not be too constraining over the long term. But this is looking less and less likely by the day. It’s beginning to look like Cespedes is going to land a...
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Just about everyone and their mother has done a piece on what the Mets’ all-time team would look like, and they all look pretty much the same. However, when you adjust this all-time team to include the best season at every position, it looks a little bit different– and the numbers are even more impressive. Between decades of losing seasons, the Mets have actually had several...
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