Do you like teams built around talented young power arms that could fall apart due to injury at any moment? Do you like streaky power hitters and an offense that scores the majority of its runs via the long ball? Do you like short term contracts and a hard mandate from ownership to avoid expensive long term deals? Well then you probably love the team Sandy Alderson has assembled in Queens....
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The New York Mets will have a decision to make in 2017 as far as who it is that will be manning first base for the team. The Metropolitans will have a few options to choose from in the coming year. Lucas Duda is eligible for salary arbitration and it is expected that the Mets will tender him a contract at this time. He is projected to make $6.7MM through arbitration. 2016 was a lost year for the...
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Former NFL Quarterback, Tim Tebow, continues his pursuit of a major league career as he readies himself for the Arizona Fall League. Tebow will make his debut for the Scottsdale Scorpions at 3:35 ET time Tuesday while playing left field and batting seventh in the lineup. “So much of the pressure is taken away because I get to go out here and pursue something that I love, that I’m...
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Painful. No other word for what I felt, for what we all felt, as we watched a pitching duel for the ages come to a crashing halt with a disastrous ninth inning. Many of us vented on social media; many of us flooded the comments section of this blog, to let out our frustration. Blame was tossed around; Familia was both vilified (he can’t come through in big spots!) and greatly defended (he had a...
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This week’s podcast puts a bow on the 2016 Mets season and looks towards 2017. I am also joined by MMO’s John Delcos who you can also check out at New York Mets Report. John and I discuss why Jeurys Familia is not a failed postseason closer, the future of Yoenis Cespedis, what free agents the Mets should keep and what positions they need to upgrade. John believes the Mets should move on...
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