1. How many games will the Mets win in 2018? Way too early to wrap my brain around that, lots of unknowns that have yet to be determined. As it stands, I’m probably the worst person you want to ask about predicting wins, having projected 94 wins for the 2017 Mets. I couldn’t have been more wrong about the Mets this year, a team I called one of the three powerhouses of the National...
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Today was the deadline for players to receive one-year qualifying offers from their current teams. This year’s qualifying offer has been set at $17.4 million dollars, up from $17.2MM last offseason. MLB Trade Rumors is reporting that nine players have received a QO and the will now have 10 days to accept or decline their offers. They are: Jake Arrieta, SP, Cubs Lorenzo Cain, OF, Royals...
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According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, the New York Mets will hire Gary DiSarcina to be their bench coach for the 2018 season. DiSarcina, 49, was bench coach for the Boston Red Sox in 2017, and was previously the third base coach and first base coach for the Los Angeles Angels from 2014 to 2016. The New England native has had some managing experience in the minors, skippering at multiple...
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If the recent reports are true, and Carlos Beltran decides to call it a career this Winter – few will disagree that it was an illustrious career for the nine time All Star who would retire with 565 doubles, 435 home runs, 312 stolen bases, and proud membership in the 1,500 RBI and 1,500 Runs Scored Club. But last night in historic Dodger Stadium, Carlos Beltran put the cherry on top of his...
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It happened two years ago today. I still get goosebumps whenever I think about it… It’s one of those memories you hold onto for dear life when you’re a Mets fan, because there’s only such a precious few of them to draw from. After losing the first two games of the 2015 World Series to the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, things looked pretty bleak for our New York...
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