Good Morning, folks! Latest Mets News Marc Carig of the Athletic reported that the Astros and Mets have been engaged in trade talks. Carig added that Seth Lugo interests the Astros but nothing has gained traction. It appears Michael Paez is trying his hand at catcher. Latest MLB News Joel Sherman has a baseball quiz for fans. Shayna Rubin writes about Kim Ng’s attempts to lead a baseball...
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There’s no doubt the Mets have been aggressive this winter under new general manager Brodie Van Wagenen. The Mets have seemingly been news worthy almost every day of the offseason, and have been one of the most active teams on the market. The current inception of the team on paper is unquestionably better than last year, but it’s imperative the Mets don’t sit on their hands...
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2018 is coming to a close in a few days and, as a result, we here at Metsmerized Online would like to acknowledge some of the achievements by the team during this past season. With that being said, Zack Wheeler is the Mets best comeback story of the 2018 season. When Sandy Alderson took the reigns as Mets’ general manager prior to the 2011 season, one of the biggest moves he made was...
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According to Webster’s a bobblehead is a figurine with a disproportionately large head mounted on a spring so that it bobs up and down, often made as a caricature of a famous person. A noun: bob·ble·head / ˈbäbəlˌhed Bobbleheads came into my life when the Mets began giving them out during special promotion days. I have to admit, it had to be the pitching or team match ups, because it...
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According to Marc Carig of The Athletic, the Mets and Houston Astros have been engaged in trade talks recently. The former has been doing “background work” on Houston’s minor league system, while the latter is interested in reliever Seth Lugo. Carig adds that while there has been chatter, it’s unclear if there has been any traction in trade talks. In addition, Abbey...
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Position: 2B, 3B, OF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: July 8, 1987; 31 Traditional Stats: .250/.293/.363, 8 HR, 37 RBI, 13 2B in 344 AB Advanced Stats: .285 wOBA, 78 wRC+, .286 BABIP, 0.3 bWAR, 0.3 fWAR Josh Harrison spent eight years with the Pittsburgh Pirates, racking up a .277/.317/.408 slash line with 162-game averages of 10 homers, 52 runs batted in, 30 doubles, and a 97 OPS+ rating before hitting...
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