Author: Former Writer

Mets Should Check In On Rangers’ Elvis Andrus

Live update from Citi Field: Sandy Alderson said this afternoon, that two or three teams are potential trade partners for a shortstop, but it’s becoming more and more likely every day that the position may go to Ruben Tejada. We’ve improved the team at other positions,” Alderson explained. “So, giving Ruben a chance to reestablish himself as an everyday player isn’t such a bad thing.” * * * * *...

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Is Jimmy Rollins A Risk Worth Taking For Cesar Puello?

On the Bleacher Report today, Mike Rosenbaum posted a win – win prospect package for top MLB trade targets on the market.  One of his predictions included the Mets and the Phillies.  In his prediction he wrote that the Phillies could trade Jimmy Rollins to the Mets in exchange for Cesar Puello. He does note that the 35-year old Rollins would not be a long term option for the Mets but would...

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Signing Bartolo Colon is a Better Move Than You Think

We want to Welcome Pete to MetsMerized. If you like what you read, you can follow him on twitter: @panselmo93 Enjoy his debut post… No matter how much some fans despise the front office (ownership in particular), you absolutely have to give them some credit for digging into their pockets, gritting their teeth, and giving an overweight, 40 year old former-PED user a 2 year contract worth...

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Featured Post: The Old Fan And The Sea

(with special thanks to Ernest Hemingway) He was an old fan who after many years of following the Mets suddenly found himself adrift at sea after a terrible storm. At first, the old Mets fan was not worried about being rescued, but as the days went by he began to doubt whether anyone would ever come for him. “You have food”, he said to himself, “and plenty of water. Someone...

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2013 New York Mets: The Uniforms

So while I was sitting at wor… um somewhere, it dawned on me that we are now past the halfway point of the offseason. I was thinking about something interesting to write about.  Seems as though the rest of the staff here at MMO has all the Mets news and rumors covered, so I decided to take a look back at the 2013 season. Now I know nobody really wants to go back and bring up sour memories...

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