Bill Price of the Daily News lays out what he thinks it’s going to take for the Mets to trade for the bat they need. However, he also takes issue with some Met fans, pointing out that they’re the ones who might be gun shy, and not the front office. A week ago I suggested Murphy and/or Wheeler for Cespedes and was ripped a new one. John Harper today suggests Syndergaard for Justin...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post is hearing that David Wright has made “significant progress” in his shoulder rehab. And the good news is that it now appears that Wright will not need surgery according to a statement from the team. He visited David Altchek, the team’s doctor, today at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. An examination revealed that his bruised left...
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According to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com, the Seattle Mariners are expected to shop right fielder Michael Saunders at the GM Meetings which begin on Monday at Phoenix, Arizona. Crasnick says the two sides are ready to move on from each other. That said, Saunders is not really a fit for the Mets on many, many levels. For one, he bats lefthanded and the Mets already have a glut of left-handed...
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It has been close to two years since the New York Mets’ blockbuster trade that sent NL Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for a package that included prospects Travis d’Arnaud and Noah Syndergaard. Such deals always take years to truly measure which team came out on top and with two complete MLB seasons played since the December trade that got fans on...
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With the Arizona fall league ending next week, let’s take a look at how the Mets prospects are faring for the Scottsdale Scorpions. Brandon Nimmo: 69 At-Bats, 0 HR, .217/. 325/.261, 7 RBI Despite being named to the AFL All Star Team, Nimmo is struggling to produce. He is batting .143 without any extra base hits during the last 10 games. Matt Reynolds: 63 At-Bats, 3 HR, .254/.360/.492, 14 RBI...
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Using Wins Below Average, a metric that encompasses both offensive and defensive value, David Schoenfield of ESPN.com, calculated the worst productive position for all 30 MLB teams. Surprisingly, the Mets received their worst overall production from the catching position. New York Mets C: 1.5 wins below average Mets fans are probably shocked that left field, right field or shortstop didn’t...
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