Author: Dilip Sridhar

Morning Briefing: David Working To Get It Wright

We’re now just a few short weeks away from Spring Training folks. The amount of players still available in baseball is shocking. Latest Mets News Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com writes about David Wright’s comeback to the MLB. It’s a must read and hopefully, David makes it back. He is a class act and Wright also raised $1.3 million for the Children’s Hospital. Jon Heyman of Fan...

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Reasons To Believe in Kevin Plawecki

We’re just 28 days from Spring Training and it’s the time we take a look at players who will have a big role for the Mets in 2018. I have already looked at Jacob deGrom and Paul Sewald so far in this rather short series. Kevin Plawecki will be splitting time with Travis d’Arnaud behind the dish in what will likely be a 50-50 split of playing time. Defensively, Plawecki was the...

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To Round Out Bullpen, Mets Should Pursue Tony Watson

Last offseason, I really wanted the Mets to pluck Tony Watson from the Pittsburgh Pirates. The southpaw was fairly cheap and is a hard throwing lefty who hurls a solid sinker. He has a lot of potential to be a very good value signing for the Mets given that he will likely be even cheaper than he was a calendar year ago. Watson, over his last five seasons, has posted a 160 ERA+ over 358.2 innings...

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Morning Briefing: Yo, Adrian!!!

Good Morning, folks! The Mets added a new first base option to the mix yesterday… Latest Mets News According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Mets have signed Adrian Gonzalez to a minimum salary deal, pending a physical. The Twins signed reliever Addison Reed to a two year deal worth $17 million according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports says Reed took less...

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Jacob deGrom Could Be Even Better in 2018

With the offseason not really in full swing still (talk about a slow moving market), I thought it would be fun to look at some players who have the potential to improve in 2018. Today’s player is Jacob deGrom and you’re probably wondering, why on Earth is a guy who just posted a five win season with over 200 innings pitched on this list? Last season, deGrom was great for a lot of it...

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