Author: Joe D

Mets Outlook For 2009 Season

Here is a 2009 Mets outlook from Sports Illustrated’s point of view. For a complete team-by-team look at the National League entering spring training, read the full article at SI.com. Coming off their second consecutive September collapse, the Mets were called “choke artists” by Philadelphia ace Cole Hamels. The only effective response would be a playoff berth. New York spent...

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Latest Mets Rumors: Abreu, Castro, Ohman, Ayala

The rumor mill continues to churn as spring training rolls in later this week. The Ramon Castro trade rumors won’t subside, and like the saying goes… where there’s smoke there’s fire. MLB Trade Rumors reports that Baseball America’s John Perrotto has sources that tell him the Mets are still actively pursuing a trade for Ramon Castro. I only wonder why the Mets have...

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Freddy Garcia Will Be A Big Sleeper This Season

If you were like me, you probably didn’t even bat an eyelash when you heard that the Mets signed starting pitcher Freddy Garcia. I just looked at it as another one of those classic Omar Minaya moves. You know the ones.. Minaya has become quite adept at resurrecting the careers of players who were left on the side of the road for dead. Some of the most recent examples include Jose...

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Here Are Your Top 30 Mets Prospects

Adam Rubin of the Daily News was gracious enough to share Baseball America’s Top 30 Mets prospects today. Adam, covers the Mets minor leagues extensively for Baseball America, and has written some great profiles on a few of our top prospects in recent months. Here is the list:  1. Fernando Martinez, cf 16. Ruben Tejada, ss 2. Wilmer Flores, ss 17. Dillon Gee, rhp 3. Jon Niese, lhp 18....

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A-Rod Tests Positive For Steroids

SI.com is reporting that Yankees third baseman tested positive for steroids in 2003, the same season he led the league in homeruns and won the MVP award. In 2003, when he won the American League home run title and the AL Most Valuable Player award as a shortstop for the Texas Rangers, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids, four sources have independently told Sports...

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