Author: james schapiro

Opinion: Jackie Bradley Jr. Isn’t A Perfect Fit for Mets

Posted by james schapiro | Jan 11, 2021

Would you order Doritos at a fine French restaurant? That’s a loaded question, isn’t it? Would a fine French restaurant even serve Doritos? If it did, would it still be fine? For one, Doritos have a made-up English/Spanish name, so who knows what the French would call them. But for another, what customer would want that? If you’re the kind of person coming to a fine French restaurant, you...

The Mets’ Intriguing Third Base Conundrum

Posted by james schapiro | Jan 8, 2021

Francisco Lindor is coming to Queens, and with him comes some clarity for the Mets infield. Now that the Mets no longer need to sort out playing time for Amed Rosario and Andrés Giménez, and Robinson Cano is a problem that can wait until next year, the Mets’ infield situation suddenly looks fairly simple. Pete Alonso and Dominic Smith will split time at first. Smith may also get playing time in...