Author: Ryan Finkelstein

Morning Grind: Cespedes Won’t Get Five Years

Yoenis Cespedes is going to be opting out of his contract any day now and will become one of the hottest commodities of this offseason. Early reports indicate that he once again in looking for a contract north of $100 million and he wants a five year deal. Cespedes, 31, will be entering a very weak free agent class that will be headlined by Jose Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion, and Cespedes himself....

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Are PEDs Worth The Risk For Players?

As was reported on Wednesday night, Marlon Byrd was suspended for 162 games by MLB for testing positive for PEDs for the second time. This is another player on the long list of suspensions this season. Jenrry Mejia was one of the first dominoes to fall when he received a lifetime ban for testing positive for the third time. The biggest name player to recently test positive for PEDs was Dee...

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Hansel Robles Could Be The Key To Mets Bullpen

The Mets bullpen has a chance to be much better than the one that the Mets made it to the World Series with last year. If Jerry Blevins can stay on the field, and keep his balance on those dangerous curbs, the Mets have the viable left-handed specialist that they missed all of last year. Jeurys Familia is one of the best closers in baseball, so as long as the Mets can get him the ball with a...

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Hot Stove: Could Marcell Ozuna Be A Potential Fit For Mets

The Miami Marlins are open to trading Marcell Ozuna this offseason and I think the Mets could be a potential fit. The Mets are in an interesting situation where they need to add offense, but they do not have many available positions on the field to add a bat. With Michael Conforto in left field and Curtis Granderson in right, center field appears to be the only place where the Mets can fit an...

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Game 1 Thoughts From A Young Die-Hard Mets Fan

Back in 2006 I was eleven years old. I remember the great season the Mets had, I still watched a lot of games with my dad and I loved the Mets. The big moments from that year stuck in my mind such as the Endy Chavez robbing that home run, and of course Carlos Beltran striking out looking. This year has been different. I have watched every single game including the pre-game and post-game shows....

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