Scott Boras participated in another installment of his yearly meeting with baseball’s brass, and as always, he provided the media with multiple buzzworthy quotes. With a flurry of quotes that were directly targeted towards teams and certain personnel, he touched on the Mets franchise with a few. When speaking on the topic of Brodie Van Wagenen, Boras said “Philosophically, I’ve...
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Edgardo Alfonzo remains one of the most beloved Mets alumni, both for his post-season heroics (e.g. 3 HR’s including a ninth inning grand slam in the space of two vital 1999 playoff games against the Reds and Diamondbacks), and his role as part of the “Best Infield Ever” as dubbed by Sports Illustrated. His flexibility as a player made him an invaluable asset to the team which moved him from his...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post is reporting that the New York Mets are considering former Met Dave Magadan for their hitting coach vacancy. The Mets fired hitting coach Pat Roessler earlier this week after one season as the lead hitting coach and two seasons prior to that as the assistant hitting coach. Assistant hitting coach Tom Slater is expected to stay in his role. Magadan, 56, was hired as...
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Let’s start by saying this: it’s good for any big-league general manager or executive in charge of baseball operations — especially one that’s new to the job — to have an open mind with regard to potential roster decisions. Furthermore, what is actually said publicly to the media is likely only a small snippet of what’s actually going on behind the scenes....
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Good morning Mets fans, and happy Thursday! In today’s edition of the hot stove rumor roundup, we have an interesting trade between two borderline competitive American League teams as well as a couple of pitcher and catcher rumors that could very well heat up by the beginning of the weekend. Mariners, Rays, Working to Swap Position Players First reported by Ryan Divish of the Seattle...
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According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, the New York Mets have met with the representative of veteran and former Met Asdrubal Cabrera. Puma notes that the Mets are looking for someone capable of playing second and shortstop. Cabrera, 32, started last season with the Mets before being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Franklyn Kilome in July. The switch-hitting Cabrera hit...
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