The following research and data was submitted by one of our readers, T Agee for posting on MMO. It represents the last 20 Years of Mets payroll and results in four categories as compared to the rest of the league. In addition to total payroll, the other four categories are: 1. Sub .500 record in last 20 years. 2. Sub .500 record with 90 or more losses in last 20 years. 3. Above .500 record with...
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Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen worries me sometimes. I understand that he was spared a trip to the guillotine thanks to the efforts of R.A. Dickey and Mike Pelfrey who both made last minutes pleas for clemency, but I’ve never really been a big fan of his. As we’ve all heard countless times already this offseason, the Mets plan to have Jenrry Mejia work as a starting pitcher at...
Read MoreThis morning, ESPN: Outside The Lines discussed the implications of the Madoff claw-back lawsuit headed by the trustee Irving Picard who is acting on behalf of all the victims. Picard alleges that the Mets owners should have known about the fraud and raked in millions in illegal profits. Thanks to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York for the link.
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It seems that some of you really got your feathers ruffled over my post the other day in which I speculated that Pujols and the Phillies looked like a good match? Chill out everybody, we’ve been speculating on MMO since 2005, you should be used to it by now. 🙂 Did you happen to catch Andy Martino’s column Sunday in the Daily News about Sandy Alderson revamping the scouting system?...
Read MoreRecently I did an email interview with Joe DeMayo who does a fantastic job covering the Mets Minor Leagues and the MLB Draft for the excellent Mets site, St. Lucie To Flushing. 1. Where do you rank the Mets Minor League System on a scale of 1-10 in the following areas: A) Starting Pitching: 3. And that could possibly be generous. Frankly the only pitchers that I truly see as big league starting...
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