The offseason is over. Well… Sort of. Free agents like Jake Arrieta, Lance Lynn and Mike Moustakas still remain, but much of the dust has settled as the season comes closer. And this offseason was indeed an eventful one for the N.L. East. Long story short: two teams got better, two got worse, and one stayed about the same. The biggest headline this division saw in the offseason was the...
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Of the Mets’ many deficiencies last season, defense may have been the most underlooked. Whereas the team’s deficiencies at third base, in the bullpen, and in the rotation have received varying degrees of scrutiny from the front office and fans alike, the fielding aspect of the team has gone somewhat under the radar. Last year, the Mets held the tenth-lowest team fielding percentage...
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Most of the buzz around the Mets indicates that adding a starting pitcher remains a low priority for the team. And knowing the Mets, that means any starter will probably be cheaper than even their usual clearance-rack prices. Despite the lack of urgency to improve the rotation, the Mets could really benefit from adding a Bartolo Colon-esque veteran starter. They could use the kind of guy who...
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Sometimes, Hall-of-Fame voting can be perplexing. While most voting-based attention is paid at the top of the ballot, it’s the bottom of the ballot where voting has been historically head-scratching. This year was no exception: Johan Santana, arguably the greatest pitcher of the ’00s, received just 2.4 percent of the vote. He may not be a Hall-of-Famer, but his candidacy deserves at...
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This week, news broke that the Mets declined an offer to send Brandon Nimmo to the Pirates straight-up for Andrew McCutchen. Many fans were disappointed — even angry — to hear this. How could the Mets pass on a former MVP because of Brandon Nimmo? While this may sound ridiculous on the surface of things, and while McCutchen would have definitely helped the Mets in the short term, it...
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