Here’s an update on Dwight Gooden. He is focused, healthy, and making plans for his annual trip to Port St. Lucie next month. The Mets always welcome him, though he has not met Steve Cohen and is anxious to meet the new owner. Tuesday afternoon, at a local restaurant in Hempstead, Doc and I talked baseball. He would not offer comment on the recent developments that led to the firing of GM Jared...
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Thomas Hall, a writer with MMO, recently offered an opinion. “Gio Gonzalez Would Fit Perfectly With The Mets.” I agree. The Mets hierarchy should focus on acquiring a veteran pitcher that can fit. They should consider and offer a contract to Gio Gonzalez. Okay, I am not being partial here with the same opinion. Let me explain. As many know, Gio and I established a good relationship over the...
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Some offseason advice to Mets fans: Don’t be concerned now about a long-term contact extension for Francisco Lindor. Let this contract situation play out and not be a distraction. Lindor does not want to make a potential long-term deal into a distraction. Neither should Mets fans make the contract extension a distraction. During his introductory press conference on Monday, Lindor was asked about...
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This wasn’t the signing of Trevor Bauer. The Mets did not sign George Springer. They did better Thursday acquiring a premier shortstop and a quality starting pitcher in a six-player trade with the Cleveland Indians. So a blockbuster trade that caught us all off guard, with the acquisitions of Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco, made the Mets a team to reckon with in 2021. Sandy Alderson and...
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On Monday, Steve Cohen reacted on his Twitter feed to the San Diego Padres acquiring starter Blake Snell from Tampa Bay. Then on Tuesday, the Padres surpassed the Mets as the busiest offseason team and acquired starter Yu Darvish from the Cubs. Hey , Give the Padres credit. They had a top 5 farm system that gave them flexibility to trade for Snell. Newsflash, the Mets farm system needs to be...
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