In his latest effort for FanGraphs, Eno Sarris took a comprehensive look at outfielder Brandon Nimmo to try and determine what exactly the Mets might have on their hands. He does a pretty wide analysis, complete with comps on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball, and projects that in Nimmo, the Mets have someone well worth keeping. “In Brandon Nimmo, the Mets basically have a...
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Devin asks… So Sandy Alderson said that he signed Jose Reyes because he was willing to accept a utility type role but isn’t it true that if we fail to sign a second or third baseman that Reyes will be playing every day again? His contract even includes bonuses for 500 and 550 plate appearances. Joe D. replies… Theoretically, yes, it’s possible that Reyes would very likely...
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A rose by any other name is still a rose, right? Conversely you could say the same thing about bullshit. No matter what you call it, it still stinks to high heaven. That became as apparent as the nose on your face on Tuesday afternoon, when Mets chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon treated the team’s beat writers to a free lunch and, let’s face it – who doesn’t like a free...
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The New York Mets made it official, announcing that Adrian Gonzalez passed his physical and making him available to answer some questions from beat writers in a conference call this afternoon. Gonzalez, 36, will be paid the major league minimum of $540,000 while his former teams, the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers, will pay the rest of the $22.3 million dollars he is owed for 2018. A...
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Here’s one player who won’t see a reunion with the New York Mets… According to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, free-agent outfielder Curtis Granderson has reached an agreement with the Toronto Blue Jays on a one-year, $5 million dollar contract. The deal also includes incentives and is pending a physical. Granderson, who turns 37 in March, batted just .150 with 41 strikeouts in...
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