According to Sandy Alderson, the Mets are unlikely to trade any of the team’s top young starters during the offseason. While the Mets will certainly be looking for upgrades on offense, Alderson thinks that dealing any of them will end up hurting the team unless somebody is willing to make them a great offer. “I can’t see it happening,” Alderson said Wednesday about the quartet of Matt...

The Mets have many areas and contractual issues they will have to address if they expect to return to the World Series next year. Anticipate a bevy of rumors as Sandy Alderson and the Wilpon’s will be under the gun to make improvements. It will be interesting to see how the front office can handle the pressure, now that the Mets will have higher expectations for 2016, and nothing short of...

Before making any new roster additions this offseason, the Mets payroll projects to be roughly $92 million for the 2016 season according to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. He basically added up the guaranteed payroll commitments and arbitration projections that I posted on Monday and have included here for your convenience.  During a question and answer session at Citi Field this morning, Sandy...

Mets GM Sandy Alderson collapsed while taking questions in a break-out session with reporters after the press conference on Wednesday. While answering questions for reporters, Alderson reportedly collapsed and passed out. He was out for a few moments until he regained consciousness. Alderson, 66, suddenly went quiet and began to fall explained Kristie Ackert of the Daily News. “Reporters...

The New York Mets today announced that manager Terry Collins and the club have agreed on a two-year contract that extends through the 2017 season. “We all thought Terry did a masterful job managing the team and he’s earned this contract,” said General Manager Sandy Alderson. “The team never lost focus and was always ready to respond to challenges. He’s the perfect leader to take us to the next...