In case we weren’t already reminded before this past weekend, Mother Nature has let everyone in the northeast know it’s officially winter time. Between the single-digit temperatures and the threat of snow, it certainly feels like baseball isn’t close to happening yet (and that’s without even mentioning the current state of the lockout). So, with that said, why not warm...
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The upcoming season is a critical one for the New York Mets as an organization. It’s also critical for a number of players, especially those on the verge of free agency. While it was reported recently that the Mets are interested in discussing an extension, outfielder Brandon Nimmo is among that group of players. For the past couple of years, I’ve been noticing how Michael Conforto had quickly...
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If the MLB lockout actually ends and we get to enjoy a mostly normal regular-season schedule, what are you most looking forward to watching as a New York Mets fan in 2022? My answer will probably be similar to what many others are thinking at this point in time: watching Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer lead the rotation. By almost any meaningful metric, these two hurlers have been two of...
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Ever since it took the New York Mets approximately 85 years to find someone willing and able to work in the front office by hiring Billy Eppler as general manager, the process of acquiring talent has been much smoother. Once Eppler was officially on board, the Mets started spending a bunch of money to bring on guys like Eduardo Escobar, Mark Canha, Starling Marte, and Max Scherzer. And, they...
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If the MLB lockout has made you starved for any kind of baseball content related to the New York Mets, you’re in luck today, my friends. Dan Szymborski of FanGraphs is in charge of the ZiPS projections, and he started this week off by laying out what the systems had to say about the Amazins for the 2022 season. Before the official write-up dropped on Monday morning, he gave us a bit of a...
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