Mets GM Sandy Alderson addressed a group of season ticket holders and laid down the familiar gauntlet that if the fans flock to Citi Field, the team would spend more. Really? This is nothing new. This front office has often cited attendance as the harbinger to more spending, but I wonder if they understand that it’s not that simple. As long as there has been a quality product on the field...
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Over the next two weeks, we will be rolling out a series of ten MMO Roundtable posts that will tackle some of the questions and expectations for the upcoming Mets season. Let’s get started… Which Mets player has the most to prove this season? Mike Simon – Travis d’Arnaud. It seems like d’Arnaud has been around for years despite having only turned in 99 underwhelming Major...
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No. 5 Kevin Plawecki, C Height: 6’2” Weight: 205 lbs. Age: 22 Bats/Throws: Right/Right Kevin Plawecki doesn’t quite have the ceiling as Travis d’Arnaud but he’s a nice prospect in his own right. He was drafted in the supplemental first round of the 2012 draft out of Purdue University; a draft in which catching was scarce. He’s probably a better natural hitter than d’Arnaud but does not...
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Brian Harrison Applies The TagWe announced a couple weeks ago that 1B Prospect Brian Harrison was retiring from baseball after being drafted in 2010. Knowing it must have been a difficult decision for him to retire and say goodbye to the game at 25, I reached out to Brian to ask him about his time in the minors and why he chose to hang ’em up. He was kind enough to give MMO some of his...
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In an interview with ESPN.com’s Keith Law, Mets GM Sandy Alderson discussed the processes he implemented since taking over the club and how it has led to a system with improved depth and several players being looked at as top 100 prospects. On building through the draft: “With respect to the draft, we have taken a more aggressive posture with regard to higher ceiling players coming...
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February 7th, 7:13 PM Matt Harvey was a guest of Mike Francesa on WFAN today and said things are going really smooth as he continues his rehab from Tommy John surgery. He basically repeated much of what he told the Post yesterday, but there was one thing that stood out to me. Harvey told Francesa that he expects to spend all of spring training with Mets and ALSO intends to spend the regular...
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