Back in December, New York Mets general manager, Brodie Van Wagenen, said on WFAN that he did not want to build a team for the long term only to have its ace pitcher, Jacob deGrom leave after one or two years. He added that a contract extension would be forthcoming although he gave no timetable. Then, at the Winter Meetings, Van Wagenen stressed transparency between management and the players....
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There are certain commodities or goods that one buys that are expected to lose value. The minute you drive a new car off the lot, it’s worth, in most cases, significantly less, being one such example. But when it comes to professional sports franchises in the four major sports, the arrow has been pointing up, way up, for over a decade. Apparently, not so with the New York Mets franchise....
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In the second game of a split-squad doubleheader, the New York Mets lost to the Houston Astros, 7-3 at FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. After giving up 21 hits in the afternoon loss to the St. Louis, 15-5, the Mets gave up 12 more in the evening tilt. The game was a close one until the Astros came to bat in the bottom of the sixth where they batted around and plated five runs off of Mets...
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Major League Baseball is recommending sweeping changes to minor league salaries, living conditions, and transportation among other improvements. As reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN, MLB recently met with the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues which operates Minor League Baseball in an initial bargaining session about these issues. The current working agreement between the two...
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Former Mets captain and current team executive David Wright was interviewed briefly today at Port St. Lucie. One of the topics that reporters brought up was how he perceives the atmosphere currently present in the Mets clubhouse. With a big smile on his face, Wright was only too happy to answer. It seems that the timing of the reporter’s question was perfect because Wright indicated that...
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