Yesterday, ESPN’s Keith Law released his annual predictions for the MLB season (Insider only). Included in those forecasts are his picks to win the major awards. Of all his selections, one will stick out to Mets fans. NL Rookie of the Year: Travis d’Arnaud As loaded as the AL rookie class is, the NL class is shallow, with a few guys given regular jobs but with big question marks over...
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Update 6:30 PM Rubin (ESPN) was on-hand today when Manager Terry Collins and General Manager Sandy Alderson addressed the decision to demote Daisuke Matsuzaka and name Jenrry Mejia the fifth starter. Collins, who by most accounts was in the Dice-K camp, always favoring veterans, reacted emotionally. “There are some circumstances that are beyond all of our control. As I told [Matsuzaka], it...
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Baseball will return to Olympic Stadium for the first time since 2004, the New York Mets will take on the Toronto Blue Jays in a pair of exhibition games beginning tonight at 7:05 PM. Jenrry Mejia makes his final pitch for a rotation spot and will oppose Blue Jays left-hander Mark Buehrle in what should be a sold-out Olympic Stadium. A pregame tribute to the late Gary Carter will be the...
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The moving trucks are leaving Florida. The hopes of a last second deal have faded. In just a matter of days, our beloved Mets, with a near certain 25 man-roster, will take the field in Queens and the 2014 MLB season will commence. So the question becomes, is this team as we know it, improved from the 2013 version? The pitching staff, if healthy, could be. The rotation has more stability at the...
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March 27 – 1:20 PM Update by David Conde Adam Rubin of ESPN New York writes that Daisuke Matsuzaka decided to weigh in on the decision the Mets made to pay him $100,000 rather than name him the fifth starter. Matsuzaka said he has learned since arriving in the United States for the 2007 season that stuff happens. “I’ve been here for several years now and have seen a lot of...
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