Before Andrew McCutchen was traded from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the San Fransisco Giants, the Mets were just a handshake away from acquiring the former MVP. After the deal fell through, Mets GM Sandy Alderson said he didn’t like that Brandon Nimmo was included in the deal. While that might have helped dissuade Alderson from making the trade, was that the real reason? Jon Morosi of MLB...
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The New York Mets have announced they’ve invited Tim Tebow to big league camp for Spring Training. Tebow, 30, hit .226/.309/.347 with eight home runs and 52 RBIs in 126 games in the minor leagues last season between the Columbia Fireflies (A) and St. Lucie Mets (A+). He showed improvement as the season went along both offensively and defensively and looks to prove himself as a baseball...
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When the news came out that Sandy Alderson would not include Brandon Nimmo in a trade for Josh Harrison, many Mets fans were angry. While at first it seems foolish as Harrison would address a serious need at second base, upon further inspection, trading one of the Mets outfielders for anyone at this point would be a mistake. The Mets just signed Jay Bruce to a three-year deal, cementing him on...
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There has been a lot of talk about how the Mets need to add an infielder this offseason. Names like Mike Moustakas, Todd Frazier, and Travis Shaw have all been mentioned as possibilities. It is my job to tell you that none of those players make any sense whatsoever and would be a horrible way to spend the Mets’ limited available funds. The Mets have a third baseman, and that’s...
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Speaking with reporters at Citi Field on Wednesday, Mets GM Sandy Alderson had a lot to say about the remainder of this offseason. The most glaring development being his saying that the Mets would prefer to add a “significant” infielder via free agency rather than a trade. “I think we’d prefer to sign a free agent, only because it doesn’t require us to give up...
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