The year was 2009 and Carlos Beltran’s knee was limiting ability to play consistently. Jeff and Fred Wilpon did not want Beltran to get knee surgery. They wanted him to play through it as they felt knee surgery wasn’t necessary. The Wilpons were not shy with their displeasure with Carlos Beltran. In the New Yorker magazine story Fred Wilpon said: “We had some schmuck in New York who paid him...
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With the Mets trading Jeurys Familia to the Oakland Athletics for Bobby Wahl, William Toffey, and $1 million of international bonus pool money, the organization has officially begun selling off its pieces. What was interesting about the Familia trade was some reports actually had the Mets organization liking it to their trading Addison Reed to the Boston Red Sox for three right-handed relief...
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If Jacob deGrom’s Monday night start against the San Diego Padres was his last as a New York Met, it almost wouldn’t feel so bad. After the organization’s humiliating weekend rendered Yoenis Cespedes’ future in question, Noah Syndergaard on the disabled list, and Jeurys Familia on the Oakland Athletics for an underwhelming return, manager Mickey Callaway mismanaged a ninth-inning comeback...
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The Mets on Tuesday will promote infielder Jeff McNeil, who has been one of their best hitters in the minor leagues. However, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com tweets that they are recalling utility man Phillip Evans. Ty Kelly will likely be optioned to make room on the active roster as one of the moves, but Yoenis Cespedes to the disabled list likely seems like the other. Cespedes, 32, returned from...
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Originally reported by Rich MacLeod and then confirmed by Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Mets are promoting infielder Jeff McNeil from Triple-A Las Vegas. McNeil, 26, has spent the year between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Las Vegas. The infielder slashed .327/.402/.626 in Binghamton, and then .368/.427/.600 after being promoted to the 51s. The 2013 12th round draft pick has shown...
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There is so much to write about when it comes to the Mets that we often forget there are things happening outside of New York that we should discuss. While we as Mets fans have become accustomed to underperformance and falling short of expectations, there is another team in our division with high hopes entering 2018 that, to say the least, have missed their mark. Going into this season, it was...
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