Today we play GM on a bargain budget. What players did Mets fans want with only the reported $30-million dollars to spend? I talk about whether Jay Bruce will be out of their price range and why relievers like Bryan Shaw, Mike Minor and Joe Smith are desirable to me. Everyone keeps talking about Dee Gordon but the player I would rather explore on the trade market is Jose Abreu. I also go into...
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Carlos Beltran’s storied Major League Baseball career has come to a fitting close. After capturing his first World Series ring earlier this month, the 40-year-old has announced his retirement, per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com on Twitter. Beltran was originally selected in the second round of the 1995 MLB draft by the Kansas City Royals. He spent parts of four seasons in the Royals’ farm...
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Dominic Smith, 1B Player Data: Age: 22, B/T: L/L, Free Agency: 2024 2017 Primary Stats: 167 AB, .198 AVG, 9 HR, 26 RBI, .658 OPS GRADE: Incomplete 2017 Review: Dominic Smith finally got his call-up in August of this past season. After trading long term first baseman Lucas Duda, everyone was glad to see Smith, one of the top prospects in the organization, get the promotion. Although he only...
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Monday officially begins the GM meetings in Orlando, Florida. After a 70-92 finish in 2017 and more questions than answers, the Mets find themselves in a position where moves are a must. Deals are more uncommon at these meetings in comparison to the winter meetings (which will be held from Dec. 10-14), but these meetings help kickstart a lot of the offseason chatter. If the Mets are quite active...
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None of the three New York football teams did anything to take our minds off the offseason. Just 136 days until Opening Day! The major news broke last night when Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported that Alex Anthopolous will be the next general manager of the Atlanta Braves. Anthopolous was previously the GM of the Toronto Blue Jays. He made several big trades such as acquiring Troy...
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Not that they will. But here’s why they should: It’s free agent season, and it looks like Mets fans will be royally disappointed yet again. While other teams vie to acquire the likes of J.D. Martinez and Giancarlo Stanton, the Mets are vying to cut payroll. This is as unsurprising as it is disappointing. But if the Mets want to gift their fans with a pleasant surprise — one...
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