The New York Mets were ranked as the sixth most valuable MLB franchise by Forbes today. The New York Yankees came in first with their value set at $3.4 billion dollars. Forbes says the Mets are worth $1.65 billion dollars and have annual revenue of $313 million. TEAM VALUE REVENUE 1. New York Yankees $3.4B $516M 2. Los Angeles Dodgers $2.5B $438M 3. Boston Red Sox $2.3B $398M 4. San Francisco...
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The New York Mets now travel to Dunedin, Fla. to play the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon. The veteran Bartolo Colon gets the start for the Mets and opposes right-hander Aaron Sanchez for the Jays in a 1:07 PM match-up. The Mets have not visited Dunedin since March 18, 1989. Adam Rubin reports that during that game the two teams had some “scuffles which included Darryl Strawberry...
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While you may look at the box score and see that left-hander Steven Matz allowed five runs on seven hits and two walks in four innings during the Mets’ 6-3 loss to the Yankees on Tuesday, he made a mechanical adjustment after a rocky second inning and retired the last seven batters in a row. “I think it’s huge,’’ Matz said of the way he finished his evening. “I see Matt Harvey and Jacob...
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Alejandro De Aza, OF DOB – April 11, 1984 (31 on Opening Day) Bats/Throws: L/L Contract Status: One-year, $5.75 million with $2M incentives 2015 Recap Alejandro De Aza had his best season at the plate since 2012, posting a .262/.333/.422 line (104 wRC+) between three teams last year. The outfielder had a weak first month with the Orioles, hitting just .214/.277/.359 in 30 games, but had...
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New York Mets third baseman David Wright has amped up his activities over the past week to try to ready himself for opening day. While doing so he has encountered some stiffness, but not where we believe he would. “Not in his back — but his legs are stiff, which we totally expect,” Manager, Terry Collins said. “The other day he scored from first base on that double. I don’t think he’d run...
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The Mets (7-9) were defeated by the Yankees (8-9) tonight at George M. Steinbrenner Field by the score of 6-3. Pitching: Steven Matz got the start for the Mets and got off to a rough start, as the young lefty was tagged for five runs on seven hits, while striking out three and walking two in four innings pitched. Despite getting off to a rocky start, however, Matz retired the last eight batters...
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