Author: Ryan Finkelstein

MLB News: Boras Says Scouts Flocking to See Dallas Keuchel

The baseball season is nearly a third of the way complete, yet prized free agents Dallas Keuchel and Craig Kimbrel still remain unsigned. Both pitchers could prove to be a valuable pieces to a contending team this year, but neither has been willing to come down from their asking price. This situation could be coming to a resolution soon though, as an important date in the baseball calendar is...

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The Tangled Mets History of Yoenis Cespedes and Carlos Gomez

Back in 2015, the New York Mets almost made a trade to acquire Carlos Gomez from the Milwaukee Brewers as the last piece of a championship-contending team. At the time, Gomez was coming off two-straight All-Star seasons in which he hit a combined 47 home runs and stole 74 bases. He had also won a Gold Glove for his defense in center field back in 2013, as Gomez became the five-tool superstar he...

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Mets Minors Recap: Mark Vientos Strikes Again For Columbia

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (24-19) 6, Syracuse Mets (24-22) 5 RHP Chris Mazza (0-3, 3.46 ERA): 7 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 6 K LHP P.J. Conlon (0-1, 9.00 ERA): 0.1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, BB RHP Joe Zanghi (0-0, 27.00 ERA): 0.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 BB RHP Stephen Nogosek (0-0, 0.00 ERA): 1.1 IP, BB, K Chris Mazza started for Syracuse and put forth one of his best efforts all year. Mazza’s only real mistake...

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Brodie Van Wagenen’s Meritocracy is Crumbling

They say that having too much depth is a good problem to have. But a good problem is still a problem and the Mets have been staring down this specific problem ever since Brodie Van Wagenen signed Jed Lowrie back in January. Once Lowrie came aboard, the Mets featured a roster with eight major league-caliber infielders and only four spots to play them. Actually if you include Luis Guillorme and...

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Should Mets Take A Shot On Jonathon Lucroy?

We have to give Sandy Alderson and the Wilpon’s credit at this point in the offseason. They have plugged various holes across the roster with their additions, without having to spend extravagantly on any one player. With a free agent market that has developed at a snails-pace, the Mets have taken advantage by pouncing on players that fill a need. With that being said, there is still one...

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