Author: Joe D

Andy McCullough of the Star-Ledger believes Mets lefthander Jon Niese could be a valuable trade piece for Sandy Alderson this winter citing that the team is deep in starting pitching and that they may need to deal an established player for multiple prospects in order to improve. Throughout the industry, opposing clubs have taken notice — which makes Niese an intriguing figure in what could be a...

The New York Mets lost the opener of their weekend series with the Braves by the score of 3-0 tonight in Citi Field. Jonathan Niese got the start and really deserved a better fate this evening. The lefty allowed just one run, a solo shot by Jason Heyward, on five hits and a walk while striking out two. Sometimes all it takes is one bad pitch and that’s all it took for Niese to suffer the...

Yesterday, I took at the newly updated Top 20 Mets Prospects list by MLB’s Joey Nowak and Jonathan Mayo. I was very disappointed to say the least, and it didn’t look like much thought was put into it. Some of their choices were way off and hard to justify. Reese Havens at number 8 was laughable, and Gavin Cecchini at number 6 seemed like a poor attempt to drum up some extra clicks...

I must have read a dozen or so articles on what Mets fans should or shouldn’t do as Chipper Jones brings his farewell tour to Flushing for one last goodbye. In a post entitled, “Honor Chipper? Not So Fast”, Mark Simon of ESPN concludes with the following: Maybe it seems a bit dopey to say this, but wouldn’t a more fitting tribute be to serenade him a few times with a “LARRY!”...