When one gets past the excitement of the Mets signing a credible free agent who actually becomes part of this regime’s long term plan, there is this sobering reason for pause. Well, actually there’s 195 of them. As in, 195 strikeouts, which is how many times Granderson struck out in 2012, his last full season. A career 162 game seasonal average of 159 K’s is not exactly...
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David asks: The Rays are looking for a first baseman. Do you think they could consider trading Ben Zobrist, who would be a real upgrade, for a package like Ike Davis, Daniel Murphy and a pitching prospect? I’m not sure how this makes sense right now, David. Sure, Zobrist is better than Murphy, but the Mets’ needs are deeper at other areas. Second base is low on the list of priorities for the...
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Bill Madden of the Daily News: Alderson never comes right out and says it, but it sure sounds as if the Mets’ 2014 payroll is not going to exceed $90 million, which, if so, would place them in the bottom third of baseball or less than half as much as the Yankees who, having destroyed any notion of staying under the $189 luxury-tax threshold, now seem bent on blowing past their record $228...
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The New York Mets concluded their second day at the Winter Meetings learning that Curtis Granderson looks good wearing the No. 3 and he knows how to work a crowd. The consensus on MMO is that the Mets got themselves another solid player whose a genuine good guy that knows how to play the game. Other than that, it was another slow day for the ballclub, with the re-signing...
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Last night we reported that MMO Senior Editor, John Delcos, spoke with a team executive from the Milwaukee Brewers who said that the “Mets were asking for more than they were willing to give up for Ike Davis.” “It makes more sense for us to re-sign Corey Hart and we won’t have to lose any assets to get him.” At the time, we believed that talks for Davis with the...
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Our very special guest will be MMO’s very own Joe D, guru of this blog. We will talk about the latest Mets rumors, the Curtis Granderson deal, the Bartolo Colon signing as well as a healthy dose of venting about the Mets payroll. Please click here to listen to what should be an action-packed episode of Shouts From Shea!
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