Former Mets infielder Dave Magadan will join the Arizona Diamondbacks and serve as their new hitting coach, the team announced on Wednesday. Magadan has worked the past 13 seasons as a hitting coach, the last three coming with the Texas Rangers (2103-2015). He also spent four seasons with the San Diego Padres (2003-2006) and six with the Boston Red Sox (2007-2012). The lefty-swinging Magadan...
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The Mets first big move last offseason was acquiring free agent outfielder Michael Cuddyer. He signed with New York for two years and $21 million, and he cost the Mets their first round selection in the 2015 draft. While he was coming off an injury-plagued season, the Mets believed that he was exactly the type of hitter they needed to solidify the middle of their order. In his two previous years...
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Derek G. asks… I saw this trade proposed by MetsBlog and wanted to get one of your opinions on it. Would you trade Lucas Duda and Zack Wheeler to the Reds for Todd Frazier? Frazier could replace Duda at first base and immediately give the Mets a more consistent hitter that can bat third or fourth in the lineup. Both Duda and Frazier are the same age and still have two years of control so...
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Here’s the latest on some of the Mets’ top free agent targets this offseason. Jon Heyman of CBS Sports is reporting that the Mets are looking hard at Ben Zobrist.The Mets have been connected to him since the offseason began, but they will have to compete with a lot of teams in order to sign him. Heyman says that there could be as many as 20 teams interested and that the St.Louis...
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Here is our All Star Lineup featuring the top performers this season by position. These players are chosen strictly on their numbers and not on their prospect rankings. It’s the first of a four part series with the bench, starting rotation, and bullpen still to come. Here is who we have chosen for the best player at each position in 2015: Catcher – Patrick Mazeika (Kingsport Mets)...
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When the Mets drafted Michael Conforto in the first round of the 2014 draft, it was clear right from the start that he was different from all the Mets’ other top draft picks by Sandy Alderson. He was an advanced and polished player out of Oregon State, and he was someone who didn’t have to spend a lot of time developing in the minor leagues. While the Mets’ front office knew he...
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