Shortstop prospect Danny Muno has been invited to big league camp this Spring by the New York Mets. Muno,spent the 2013 season with Double-A Binghamton, seeing time in the middle infield both at second base and shortstop while batting at the top of the order – two areas that the Mets are incredibly deficient in. The switch-hitting infielder has played well in his pro career with the Mets....
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An MMO Fan Shot by Ryan Flanagan Recent off-seasons for the Metropolitans have been full of angst, speculation and in the end, money unspent and fans restless. As the Mets were a top three spender of all MLB franchises just a few years ago, the team’s off-the-field financial decisions, most notably the participation in the ill-famed Ponzi scheme run by Bernie Madoff, have limited the club’s...
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MMO reader Pete Sinapi, sent me a link to an article written by Bill James about a year ago in which he stated his case for Mike Piazza as a Hall of Famer. It was very compelling and worth sharing with the MMO community. He uses Runs Created which he invented and has since evolved into other popular stats such as wRC. In his Baseball Abstract, James explains that it is essential to quantify the...
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Growing up, my two favorite non-Mets were Ken Griffey Jr. and Frank Thomas. So when the Big Hurt was voted into the Hall of Fame yesterday, naturally I was very happy for him. But I can’t help but wonder: In an era dominated by performance-enhancing drugs and the fact that many voters have been skeptical to cast votes for any players during this era, how could Frank Thomas be elected and not...
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Adam Rubin is reporting that Mets closer Bobby Parnell, who underwent Sept. 10 surgery in California for a herniated disk in his neck, has been fully cleared for baseball activities. “After attending David Wright’s wedding, Parnell stayed on the West Coast to be examined by Dr. Robert Watkins, who had performed the procedure.” Watkins cleared Parnell for full baseball...
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Adam Rubin, of ESPN.com, has reported that Mets’ outfield prospect Cory Vaughn has earned an invite to spring training with the major league club. He will join fellow prospects Steven Matz, Jeff Walters, Jacob deGrom and Erik Goeddel in camp, who were recently added to the 40-man roster. Rubin also adds that Noah Syndergaard and Rafael Montero should be joining Vaughn as non-roster...
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