At least they are talking. Mets CEO Jeff Wilpon said there’s dialogue between the team and David Wright and R.A. Dickey, then added he’s optimistic about keeping them. What else is he going to say? “No, I think they’ll both leave.’’ Yeah, that will sell a lot of tickets. You have to be skeptical whenever any side in a negotiation says something on the record, as much of the time it is posturing...
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Record: 23-43 How did the “big-name prospects” perform? Gavin Cecchini- 2012 First-Round Pick – .246/.311/.330 (191 AB), 1 HR, 22 RBI, 5 SB, 8.5 BB%, 20.3 K% Branden Kaupe- 2012 Fourth-Round Pick- .173/.358/.195 133 AB), 3 RBI, 3 SB, 22.0 BB%, 25.4 K% Other notables: Steve Matz- 2-1, 1.55 ERA, 29 IP, 34 K, 17 BB, .158 BAA Miller Diaz- 2-1, 3.56 ERA, 43 IP, 45 K, 18 BB, .220 BAA...
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The Mets announced the signings of two pitchers to minor league deals with invites to Spring Training, Scott Rice and Carlos Torres. Additionally, VP of amateur scouting Paul DePodesta tweeted that the Mets have signed outfielder Jamie Hoffman to a similar minor league deal. Rice, 31, a 1999 first-round Draft pick of the Baltimore Orioles, has never made it to the majors but has 14 years...
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I’m currently on the West Coast for the week so the “morning” part still applies to me, however as for the “grind”, a rant is still the same no matter where in the world you are, so here I go: Yesterday the illustrious COO of the New York Mets, Jeff Wilpon, spoke to reporters, saying that their first priority — allegedly — is to re-sign both David Wright...
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The Mets announced they have added RHP Zack Wheeler, RHP Hansel Robles, RHP Gonzalez Germen, RHP Greg Burke, LHP Darin Gorski and SS Wilfredo Tovar to the 40-man roster. The moves protect each player from being selected in the upcoming Rule 5 draft and today was the deadline for locking players in. The 40-man roster now stands at 39. In a surprising move, the Mets opted to protect Greg Burke who...
Read MoreThe Mets fans and bloggers who think they have a God-given right to tell the Mets how to run their business are not going to like this… From the desk of Adam Rubin: Individual tickets for the first couple of months of the season went on sale Monday, and Mets fans on Twitter erupted in displeasure with the revelation that the lowest-priced seats for Opening Day were $63 (plus service fees)....
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