Author: Fan Shots

MMO Fan Shot: Examining Fair Trade Value For Realmuto

An MMO Fan Shot by @kengiffyjr The buzz surrounding the Mets is at an all-time high and I have to tell you – this is fun. Nerve-racking, but fun. I’ve gone through the emotions for each one of these trade rumors. We can’t possibly trade Noah! Anyone but Kelenic! Wait, no way they deal Nimmo, right? My immediate instinct with all these rumors is to always crunch the numbers. Would these moves,...

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MMO Fan Shot: Say Hey and Retire No. 24 Next

An MMO Fan Shot by Marc Epstein (Mystere2417) Recent rumors of the Mets interest in Andrew Miller got me thinking about a more famous uniform number 24, Willie Mays, my favorite baseball player despite having only seen him play as a boy in the twilight of his career. I read Willie’s biography, studied his life and career, and became partial to rooting for power-speed players because he is the...

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MMO Fan Shot: A Potentially Radical Path to Build the 2019 Mets

An MMO Fan Shot by Robert Luciano. It’s the offseason, so typical to the New York National League baseball fan and fans everywhere, it’s time to fill the void spent watching ballgames and going over game recaps with the news of the offseason. Team outlooks, free agency, and the speculation of the best minds baseball journalism has to offer; Buster Olney, Ken Rosenthal, Jon Heyman, etc. But whom...

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MMO Fan Shot: How to Trade Frazier, Bruce and Vargas In One Fell Swoop

An MMO Fan Shot by Simon S. As many of you know, the 2017-2018 Mets offseason was a disaster. The moves made not only ruined the teams chances right out of Spring Training, but also continues to handicap the current Mets roster and payroll structure. In Todd Frazier, Jason Vargas, and Jay Bruce, the Mets have three unnecessary, expensive, and under-performing pieces under contract through at...

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MMO Fan Shot: A Bull(Pen) Market

An MMO Fan Shot by @kengiffyjr Over the last 10 years, the Mets have finished above .500 in just two seasons, 2015 and 2016. Over the last 10 years, the Mets’ Bullpen has finished a season ranked in the top 15 just two times, 2015 and 2016. In 2018, here were the Mets’ Bullpen rankings by month: March/April:  9th May:  29th June:  30th July:  30th August:  18th September:  10th The Mets record...

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