While most are currently focused on the bullpen, this Mets team has some other areas it needs to address prior to the start of the 2017 season. One of the main issues facing this team is which player is going to get the last spot on the bench? The Mets infield currently consists of Lucas Duda at first, Neil Walker at second, Asdrubal Cabrera, and David Wright at third, with Jose Reyes and Wilmer...
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New York Mets first baseman Lucas Duda is entering his final year of team control in 2017. This is the time the front office, as well as the fan base, debates if the Mets should offer him a contract extension or let him go. This debate should be interesting, considering the 30 year-old played only 47 games in 2016 due to a back injury. Prior to 2016, Duda was a legitimate power hitter, launching...
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In an exclusive interview with Bob Klapisch of the Bergen Record, Wally Backman had some explosive things to say about his parting of ways with the New York Mets including that he’s been blackballed by GM Sandy Alderson and betrayed by owner Jeff Wilpon. “There’s been a bad roadblock, and I know where it’s coming from,” Backman said via phone to Klapisch. “In the last phone call I had with Sandy...
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In what can only be deemed a ridiculous formality, suspended relief pitcher Jenrry Mejia and the New York Mets agreed on Tuesday to a one-year contract worth $1,976,000. Because he was given a lifetime ban from baseball after testing positive for a PED for the third time, Mejia will not collect one red cent of this deal. Mejia, 27, remains on the Mets restricted list and because he has four...
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Jose Reyes hit it off with Carlos Beltran in a batting cage, posting a video in Instagram with the caption, “You’re never too old to take advice.” As Carlos Beltran is one of the best switch-hitters of all time, Reyes, a very good switch-hitter in his own right, is wise to accept his advice. If Beltran retires after 2017, which he has said he is planning on doing, he will be...
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According to Roch Kubato of MASN, the Orioles and Mark Trumbo have not made any progress in their contract discussions. While it was noted the Orioles remain interested in re-signing Trumbo, it is believed the two sides are not going to be able to reach a deal. In a separate report from Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Orioles are interested in signing free agent outfielder Michael Bourn to...
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