As the Mets continue to try and address the shortstop position, they reportedly still have interest in signing former Red Sox shortstop Stephen Drew. The Red Sox remain interested as well. Drew, who was a key to the Red Sox title run with his stellar defense, batted .253 this past season with 12 home runs and 67 RBI. When comparing Drew to Ruben Tejada, its obvious that he is an upgrade over...
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Despite the addition of Bartolo Colon, the Mets reportedly continue to monitor the free-agent market to find another starting pitcher to meet their needs. Unfortunately, with every passing day, the list of reliable options continues to dwindle. While the Mets have reported interest in Johan Santana, Freddy Garcia, and others out there, this begs the question; why not give a guy like Mark Mulder...
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Here are the updated stats of the prospects in the various Winter Baseball Leagues. *all stats active as of 12/12/2013 Dominican Winter League Cesar Puello – OF 2013 Winter League – 32 games; (18 for 92), .196/.237/.261, 5 R, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 3 SB Joel Carreno – P 2013 Winter League – 14 games; 1-0, 1.84 ERA, 4 BB, 14 K, 14.2 inn, .196...
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There was little confidence for Sandy Alderson going into the offseason. The Mets had spent only $8.5 million the last offseason, so going over that total this time around was inevitable; but just how far would they go? The first issue that was addressed was the outfield problem. First by signing 30-year old Chris Young to a 1-year, $7 million deal, he showed that he was looking for short-term...
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We’re all such Mets fans. Give us the smallest spark of hope, the tiniest roster change, one decent WHIP, or a great year two or three seasons in the past for an aging player, and we’re practically giddy with excitement. Oh, the Mets – serious wild card contenders at last! We never should have doubted zen master Sandy! What a starting pitching staff! We’ve gone from...
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