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Talkin’ Mets: Assessing the Mets Offseason

The latest podcast features John Edwards of Metsmerized Online as we discuss the Mets offseason to date, their behind the times analytics department and other hot stove news. We go over the importance of depth after adding a quality major league piece in Jed Lowrie. [iframe]<iframe...

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Mark Vientos is A Special Talent in the Organization

When teams draft a player, they have certain scouting reports and metrics on their player target.  The scouts project the players potential based on those reports. In 2017, when the Mets took a high-schooler in Mark Vientos, they did more than scout and project.   They knew that there would be a huge risk in taking a high school kid. The Mets drafted him out of  American Heritage (Plantation,...

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Mets Offseason Comes Into Focus With Lowrie Signing

Say it with me now: “Depth wins championships”. If this saying is truly the case, then maybe take the over on the Mets at 83.5 wins, who arguably have the best infield bench of any team in the majors after a hectic offseason. Following a blockbuster deal for Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz, the Mets swung another trade for J.D. Davis and inked a contract with Jed Lowrie, leaving any of...

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A New and Exciting Mets Podcast Coming to MMO

Hello Met Fans– I will be starting a new podcast called Coutinho Talking Mets beginning next week and I am so excited about it. It will be totally devoted to the Met Fan and will spin positive which as you all know is what separates me from most Met beat reporters. It will also have a fan component to it as I would like to have fans on the podcast expressing the reason they love the Mets...

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Morning Briefing: Kranepool Still Awaiting Kidney Transplant

Good morning Mets fans. Latest Mets News Brian Heyman of Newsday says Ed Kranepool’s kidney transplant has been put on hold. Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reassess Mets payroll flexibility following restructured deal with David Wright. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Rick Down passed away over the weekend. Down spent parts of three seasons with the Mets as their hitting...

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