The Mets headed into the offseason with plenty of needs. One such need was second base. Gone are the days of Daniel Murphy who held down the keystone from 2011 to 2015 for the Mets. While his defense was far from spectacular, his offense made him an asset to the team. Also gone are the brief days of Neil Walker; Murphy’s successor. Walker produced well for the Mets when he was healthy in...
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Five years ago today, the Mets made a franchise-altering trade. The year was 2012 and the Mets just finished off yet another disappointing season. It was the sixth season in a row in which they missed the playoffs and the fourth consecutive losing season they had experienced. There was a glimmer of hope for the future in Matt Harvey who made his major-league debut, but there was not much else...
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Yesterday we saw as one of the top pitchers on the free agent market was developing a serious suitor, an interesting trade of large contracts went down, and a veteran pitcher re-signed to be with his team for a tenth year. The Chicago Cubs are in the market for a starting pitcher and with the way things look now, they don’t appear to be settling for less than the best. Bruce Levine of...
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Michael Conforto spoke to the media on Wednesday at the Mets 12th annual coat drive at Citi Field. The 24-year-old stayed positive on his rehab process although he has not been cleared to swing a bat as of yet. “I see the doctor next week and he’ll modify (the plan) based on my strength, based on my range of motion,” said Conforto. “I think from how I’m feeling I think it’s going to...
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The Texas Rangers are looking for starting pitching and have talked to the Arizona Diamondbacks about their starters according to TR Sullivan of MLB.com. One of the pitchers who could be in play is Zack Greinke. As of now no deal is close, but if the Rangers take on his large contract they would like to trade Shin-Soo Choo who has a big contract of his own. Greinke is owed $138 million over the...
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