How do you let Tom Seaver go? A rhetorical question for most, but the Mets actually had an answer on June 15, 1977 when they traded him to the Reds. Five-and-a-half seasons later, Seaver came back to Queens. In 1983, his 17th big league season, he made 34 starts, posted a respectable 3.55 ERA, and had the third-best bWAR (2.6) for a young team that managed just 68 victories. At age 39 and on the...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Andy Martino of SNY reports that the Philadelphia Phillies tried to steal Ben Zauzmer from the Mets front office by requesting to interview him for an assistant GM role. However, the Mets stressed to the Phillies that Zauzmer was too important to lose, and they eventually promoted him to assistant GM of the Mets in the following month. Additionally, Mets top prospect...
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Ketel Marte Position: 2B/OF Bats/Throws: S/R Date of Birth: 10/12/1993 (28) Traditional Stats: 90 G, 108 H, 14 HR, 50 RBI, .318 BA, .377 OBP Advanced Stats: 1.8 WAR, 139 wRC+, 8.9 Barrel% Rundown Sparking from the discussion this morning of four potential trade ideas, let’s do a deeper dive into Ketel Marte, the 28-year-old switch-hitting outfielder and middle infielder on the Arizona...
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Baseball America announced their 2022 Top 100 prospects. Three Mets enter into the fold. Consensus Mets top prospect Francisco Alvarez climbs one spot to No. 13. Alvarez ended 2021 as Baseball America’s 14th-ranked prospect, soaring from his 2020 ranking of 61. Alvarez’s ascension is no surprise to Mets fans. He hit 22 home runs in Brooklyn to go with a staunch .889 OPS. Alvarez has...
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Now just a week away from the final results of Hall of Fame balloting being revealed, let’s check in one last time on where votes currently stand for this year’s election. All data is from Ryan Thibodaux’s Baseball Hall of Fame Tracker. As of Wednesday morning, 171 ballots are known, or about 43.6 %. So who is getting elected? Right now only three players, Barry Bonds, Roger...
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Former Major League Baseball general manager Jim Bowden gave his insight on possible trade proposals involving the Mets. The current writer for The Athletic received hundreds of trade proposals to analyze with more than a handful coming from curious Mets fans. Bowden looked at possible deals for Cincinnati Reds pitcher Luis Castillo, Oakland A’s pitcher Chris Bassitt, Milwaukee Brewers...
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