< Because of the depth of the New York Mets young starting rotation, there have been thoughts of the Mets trading Zack Wheeler, who is still recovering from Tommy John surgery. They nearly sent Wheeler to the Milwaukee Brewers along with Wilmer Flores in exchange for Carlos Gomez on July 29 but the trade was nullified due to concerns about Gomez’s hip. Right after that, they nearly...
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Some teams build around pitching, some around contact hitting and others around youth and player control. Allow me to introduce another philosophy into the construction of a baseball team and this is the philosophy of flexibility, one that Sandy Alderson appears to partially be utilizing. The philosophy of flexibility stems from what I believe is the most predictable aspect of a baseball season...
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After more than a week to let the World Series, yes, World Series dust settle, it is safe to say that this season was indeed a huge success for the New York Mets. The Mets went from a 79-83 team a year ago, to National League champions, at least a year ahead of schedule, according to most experts. The World Series champion Kansas City Royals were simply a better team than the Mets. They were...
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On Wednesday evening, Assistant GM John Ricco met with reporters and stated that the Mets are in no rush to move Curtis Granderson from the leadoff spot that he has thrived in. “That wouldn’t be something we’re out looking for,” Ricco said. “If we end up getting something like that, and it allows us to reshuffle things and maybe we think we’re better with Granderson further...
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If you were watching the Mets play in the postseason and you thought Yoenis Cespedes was swinging at everything: you were right. And it might cost him tens of millions of dollars in free agency. Cespedes was an anchor in the postseason for the Mets this year. Aside from his costly error in Game 1 of the World Series, or getting picked off in Game 4, Cespedes slashed only .286/.333/.357 in the...
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