Author: Joe D

MLBTR: Mets Projected Arbitration Salaries

The Mets have 12 players eligible for arbitration this offseason and here are the projected salary figures as per MLB Trade Rumors: Lucas Duda – $6.7MM Rene Rivera – $2.2MM Justin Ruggiano – $1.5MM Addison Reed – $10.6MM Matt Harvey – $5.2MM Jeurys Familia – $8.7MM Jim Henderson – $1.4MM Zack Wheeler – $1.0MM Josh Edgin – $800K Travis...

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Bringing Back Bartolo Colon Should Be A No-Brainer

If you wanted to highlight some of the unsung heroes of the New York Mets this season, one of the first names that comes to mind is setup man Addison Reed, who posted career bests in ERA (1.97), WHIP, (0.905) appearances (80) and innings pitched (77.2) while leading the majors with 40 holds, ten more than second place finisher Neftali Feliz. On a smaller scale you can turn to rookies Robert...

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Moving On…

It’s been four days since that Jeurys Familia ninth inning meltdown, and while the painful sting of that fateful moment is long gone, I think it’s safe to say there is still some lingering general soreness. They say the best way to get over something is to talk about it – or in my case write about it – and while I fully intended to post a multi-point indictment of the...

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8 Things We Learned From Terry Collins

Terry Collins spoke to reporters on Tuesday after the team took batting practice at Citi Field in advance of the Wild Card Game on Wednesday. On going up against Madison Bumgarner “Well, he’s outstanding, but this time of year you’re going to face great pitching. We know that. We’re up for it. We faced arguably the best pitcher in baseball last year in our series against...

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LHP Anthony Kay Underwent Tommy John Surgery

The New York Mets announced that LHP Anthony Kay, who was selected with the 31st overall pick of the 2016 First-Year Player Draft, underwent Tommy John surgery today at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. He will miss the entire 2017 season. So you know, the Mets knew that Kay had some serious concerns about his elbow, which is why they gave him a signing bonus of $1.1 million which...

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