It is hard to imagine the New York Mets offense without Yoenis Cespedes. Yet again the team enters an offseason where it seems unlikely that their slugger will return, according to what team sources told ESPN New York. Cespedes was brilliant during his time in Queens, putting together a batting line of .282/.348/.554 with 48 homers and 130 RBI in 189 games played. The Mets could not have asked...
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The Scottsdale Scorpions lost 2-1 on Thursday against the Glendale Desert Dogs as they dropped their season record to 7-14. The Scorpions got great pitching from two Mets minor league pitchers. Corey Oswalt got the start as he went five innings allowing two unearned runs on three hits while walking one and striking out three. Oswalt got the tough luck loss as he dropped to 2-1 in the AFL. In the...
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With Halloween directly in the rear view mirror, it is time to look at the real monsters out there; the ghouls/opposing players that haunted the Mets through the 2016 season. While there were many ups and downs this year, I believe we all can agree that we saw enough of these nightmarish beings: Madison Bumgarner Before I even get to the Wild Card Game we have to look at how Madison Bumgarner...
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Did Sandy Alderson’s pre-2015 signing of John Mayberry Jr. excite you? What about when the Mets signed Chris Young before the 2014 season or Alejandro De Aza before the 2016 season? I don’t know about you, but I’ll never forget the 2012/13 offseason when the Mets signed Shaun Marcum and Brandon Lyon and traded for Collin Cowgill all in the span of a few months. What a whirlwind...
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Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila has made it known that he is looking to cut payroll and shake up his roster this Winter. However, one writer who covers the team believes he has no intentions of moving two of his core players in second baseman Ian Kinsler or right-hander Justin Verlander for that matter.(Detroit Free Press) Beat Writer Anthony Fenech explains why Kinsler is likely staying put:...
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