Maybe it’s an East-Coast bias or the fact that we view everything with an orange and blue tint, but despite a pitching staff considered one of the best in the league there are as many pundits picking the Mets to repeat as division champs as there are picking them to miss the postseason. USA Today’s Gage Lacques has the defending National League champions finishing a game out of the final...
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Mets outfield prospect Brandon Nimmo told reporters on Thursday that he still has at least two or three more weeks of rehab left as he works his way back from a posterior tibial tendon tear in his left foot. “The tissue normally needs about six to eight weeks to heal. And this is a tricky spot. It doesn’t get a whole lot of blood flow. I got a PRP injection in there to try to get some blood flow...
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Mets manager Terry Collins is none too pleased with one of the new second base rule changes MLB revealed on Thursday, specifically the redefining of the “neighborhood play.” MLB will now allow instant-replay reviews to ensure that an infielder actually touches the base on a double play, something that hasn’t been enforced in the past. “We’re making a slide rule that...
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Baseball Prospectus released their Top 10 Mets Prospects on Thursday, and the biggest surprise on the list has to be shortstop Luis Carpio coming in at No. 3 ahead of first base prospect Dominic Smith and shortstop Gavin Cecchini. Carpio has certainly caught the eye of scouts and prospect gurus alike this Winter, going from not appearing in Top 30 lists last year to being in everyone’s Top 10...
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In a move that has taken everyone in the baseball world by surprise, the Chicago Cubs have re-signed free agent outfielder Dexter Fowler to a one-year deal with a mutual option for 2017. Fowler will receive $8 million in 2016 and the mutual option is for $9 million with a $5 million buyout. In other words, he gets $13 million for 2016 which is less than the $15.8 million qualifying offer he...
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Anthony DiComo, MLB.com Overall, it’s hard to imagine a scenario where Yoenis Cespedes’ 2016 season isn’t a disappointment. He’s expected to break Barry Bonds (or Roger Maris’) single season home run record, Hack Wilson’s single season RBI record, and find a cure for cancer. Yes, this is hyperbole, but it’s really not that far from what’s being...
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