Author: Jack Ramsey

Five Under The Radar Free Agents The Mets Should Consider

Every winter, teams look to find big-time players that can lead them to October baseball. But in reality, it is often the role players and non-stars that are the backbone of playoff caliber teams. So who are some under-the-radar names the Mets should consider bringing in this off-season? 1. LHP Wade Miley Miley, now a journeyman lefty, was spectacular for the Brewers last year when they needed...

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Olney Thinks Mets, Indians Can Match As Trade Partners

ESPN’s Buster Olney speculated the possibility of a Corey Kluber trade, and sees the Mets as a possible dancing partner on the former American League Cy Young and on former All-Stars Yan Gomes and Jason Kipnis. Says Olney, “If new GM Brodie Van Wagenen is looking for ways to live up to his oath to win in 2019, adding Kluber might be the most effective and financially efficient. The Mets’...

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No Mets Among Silver Slugger Winners

Major League Baseball and Louisville Slugger announced the winners of the 2018 Silver Slugger Awards. MLB managers and coaches fill in their blank Silver Slugger ballots at the conclusion of the regular season and are not allowed to vote for players on their own team. The Mets had no winners despite Brandon Nimmo ranking second among National League outfielders with his 149 wRC+ and third with...

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Boras: In the End, Mets Shop at Fred’s

Scott Boras participated in another installment of his yearly meeting with baseball’s brass, and as always, he provided the media with multiple buzzworthy quotes. With a flurry of quotes that were directly targeted towards teams and certain personnel, he touched on the Mets franchise with a few. When speaking on the topic of Brodie Van Wagenen, Boras said “Philosophically, I’ve...

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Van Wagenen Scheduled To Speak To Wheeler And His Agent

Brodie Van Wagenen is scheduled to speak with Mets’ ace Zack Wheeler and his representation, Al Goetz of Jet Sports Management, per Van Wageenen himself. “I’ll be meeting with his representatives down here, as I’ll be meeting with a lot of the different agents that represent our current roster,” Van Wagenen was quoted in California. He then went on to add that...

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