Author: Logan Barer

Blue Jays, Orioles, Phillies, A’s Among Potential Landing Spots For Jay Bruce

Jay Bruce is still a Met, despite the obvious notion that Sandy Alderson wants desperately to trade him. It has been a slow moving offseason for power hitters and it seems just about everyone including players and their agents have misread the market. There have been very few moves made over the last few weeks, but finally we saw a couple of trades and both of them may have impacted the market...

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Pirates Continue Shopping Lefty Reliever Tony Watson

Per Fansided, according to an industry source, the Pirates “want to deal one of their lefties bad.” One of their lefties is Tony Watson, a very effective reliever. The source does mention the Mets as one of the possibilities, along with the Yankees, Rangers, Angels, Blue Jays, and Nationals. Watson, 31, is one of the most consistent lefty relievers in the game, having appeared in at...

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MMO Mailbag: Is David Wright’s Contract The Worst In Mets History?

Jose asks….  Is it safe to say that David Wright’s contract will go down as the worst in franchise history? The Mets paid him $60 million over the last three years and still owe him $67 million over the next four years. Logan replies…. Hello, Jose. I don’t think his contract will go down as the worst in Mets history. Bad, yes, of course, but not the worst. While he has...

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Top Five Mets Concerns For 2017

Yesterday we looked at five reasons to be excited about the 2017 Mets. However, there are certainly some things to be worried about with the current Mets roster, so we must also look at five reasons to be concerned about 2017. 1. 30 Starts Or Bust It is true that the Mets have five starters capable of putting up All Star numbers, and possibly even Cy Young credentials. The “Fab...

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Five Reasons To Be Excited About The 2017 Mets

1. Back in the New  York Groove This one is pretty obvious. The man in that picture is pretty freaking good, and he’s going to be a Met for the next four years. Since becoming a Met, Yoenis Cespedes has been an offensive juggernaut, and now with the incentives in his contract, we might not have to deal with his lackadaisical antics. With the Mets Cespedes has a career .903 OPS compared to...

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