Let’s lay one thing out on the table, almost anyone is fair game trade bait if the juice is worth the squeeze. If the Dodgers put Walker Buehler on the block for Jeff McNeil (hyperbole alert), you listen. That being said, there’s been a lot of chatter recently about McNeil seemingly expendable for a potential upgrade at pitching. And while it’s always worth listening to what teams have to offer,...
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Sometimes the obvious move is the right move. In the case of plenty talked about free agent Kris Bryant and a potential marriage with the Mets, this seems like a no-brainer. The organization is clearly in win-now mode, made clear by the blockbuster signing of Max Scherzer, amidst other moves. The highly anticipated tandem of Jacob deGrom and Mad Max likely maxes out after three years, that’s...
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There’s a lot to be happy about in Metville during this holiday season, and it’s not often we can say and truly mean that. Steve Cohen has found his GM, flexed the wallet during the pre-lockout mad dash spending spree, and has now locked up the unanimous choice for manager. And while the elephant in the room is still the lockout, it’s still a fresh new feeling to not only hypothesize about next...
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As we all know, MLB has instituted a number of updated rules coming into the 2020 season. And while baseball traditionally frowns upon change, I think one thing traditionalists would even acquiesce to is the new roster rules. The “it’s about time” award goes to the decrease in September rosters from a hyperbolic 40 to 28. No one needs to see Skip stagger out of the dugout in...
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Welcome back, Mets Hysteria. To the faithful who never left, hugs and kisses. To the perennially disenchanted, welcome back; there’s room to spare. With an off day Thursday, August 8 and the dawning of the ensuing gauntlet of the forthcoming schedule, let us breath once again and soak in this magical return to relevance we’ve all found surreal since the Mets were 40-50 at the All-Star...
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