Author: Fan Shots

MMO Fan Shot: Why Nobody Saw Tylor Megill As A Top Prospect

An MMO Fan Shot by Marc M. (Not4) Before the 2021 season Tylor Megill wasn’t even in the Mets top 20 prospects and now he’s on the way to becoming a fixture in the rotation for the next 5-6 years. Now to be fair, had there been a true 2020 season, he could have jumped on a lot of top prospect lists. In his first minor league season Megill started in Low-A ball at Brooklyn and finished the season...

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MMO Fan Shot: 11 Reasons To Be Hopeful For The Mets

A MMO Fan Shot by Greg Jones In my many years as a Mets fan, I have never seen fan sentiment turn so drastically negative as it has here in the first ten days of August as we slid from a 3.5 game lead to third place, 2.5 behind the Phillies. Fans who for months have said “But we are in first place!” to turn aside discussions about the team’s weaknesses and needs were left adrift, bereft of hope,...

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The Reckoning: A Huge Week for the Mets Future

An MMO Fan Shot by Greg Jones The July 30 trading deadline looms for Mets fans, and while until recently arguments among reasonable people could be made as to whether we need a bat, some defense, a closer, or starting pitching, it is now clear that the answer is the latter. I will trot through the obvious reasons, but also lead into the longer-term dilemma for the Amazins … In 2019, the last...

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Fan Shot: Don’t Trade J.D. Davis

An MMO Fan Shot by Greg Jones Anyone who clenches and visits the Metsblogosphere on a regular basis knows there is one constant drumbeat – get rid of J.D. Davis. Let’s unpack the J.D. package so in the future I can link to this instead of typing in a defense of J.D.’s value to the Mets. And so can you. I wrote this out as very in-depth analysis of J.D., 7000 words, his college career as a...

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Bobby Bonilla… The Greatest Deal In Baseball History

A MMO Fan Shot by Greg Jones Okay, sensational headline, so let’s walk that back to the safety of the shore. Parsing down to financial deals, and setting aside No, No, Nanette, the Bonilla deal was one of the best in MLB history, setting some parameters, and certainly one of the best in Mets history, anyway. It gets crapped on every July 1 when Bobby receives his $1.19 million, and every few...

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