Author: Fan Shots

MMO Fan Shot: What To Do With the 2019 Roster

An MMO Fan Shot by Kevin (kw_all) Position Players Of course, the first thing that needs to be done is hire a real general manager. I prefer someone with a track record of sound personnel decisions in a solid organization. I would be looking at executives in Los Angeles, Chicago, Tampa Bay, Cleveland, Oakland, Houston and Boston for example. Once a GM is hired, an honest assessment of the team...

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MMO Fan Shot: How to Fix the Mets

An MMO Fan Shot by Marc M. (Not 4) The first and most obvious step is that the Mets desperately need an intelligent, thoughtful, forward-thinking head of baseball operations to oversee all aspects of the team – including the MLB team, development of minor league players, scouting/draft/international signings, free agent signings, roster construction, the medical staff and even communications/PR...

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MMO Fan Shot: The Rational Retooling Rationale

An MMO Fan Shot By Mystere2417 It’s less than one week before the trade deadline. We’ve already jettisoned the closer from our 2015 NL Championship team for two marginal prospects, salary relief, a bag of balls, and a million dollars in international pool Monopoly money to be named later. Jeurys Familia joins Daniel Murphy and Matt Harvey as key members of our 2015-16 postseason core who...

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MMO Fan Shot: A Trade Value Evaluation

An MMO Fan Shot By @kengiffyjr This wasn’t supposed to happen, especially after that magical start.  This Trade Deadline was going to be fun. The time where us Mets fans scoured through the Sellers’ trade pieces, imagining hypothetical deals for the stretch run.  Kelvin Herrera for Guillorme/Flexen? Wilson Ramos for Desmond Lindsay? Sigh.  That changed fast, and now the nightmare season has...

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MMO Fan Shot: Mets Should Blow It All Up

An MMO Fan Shot by JE All Mets fans are naturally disappointed with the way 2017 and 2018 have turned out. After a World Series appearance in 2015 and a playoff game in 2016, this team has pretty much crashed and burned. They lost 92 games last year, and there is an excellent chance that this year will be even worse. There is talk around Mets executives about “a quick rebuild” and becoming...

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