This week, I read two interesting posts on MMO, one from my good friend and colleague Clayton Collier asking “Is C.J. Wilson A Better Signing Than Jose Reyes”, the other from my good colleague Ben Yoel, who asked “Should the Mets sign Yu Darvish over Jose Reyes”. Both articles were very interesting. However, in all seriousness, Jose Reyes should be the guy the Mets sign...
Read MoreOne player that Sandy Alderson should target this winter is Washington Nationals catcher, and former Met farmhand, Jesus Flores. The Nationals are unbelievably deep behind the plate not only in the majors, where Wilson Ramos is a budding star, but also in the minors where they are stocked with catching talent at nearly every level. The Nat’s have in-house options at the back-stop position...
Read MoreYesterday, I had the pleasure of participating in a conference call with Mets Executive Vice President of Business Operations, Dave Howard. I was joined by Matt Cerrone, Ed Marcus, Shannon Shark and other notable Mets bloggers. There’s a link to the entire transcript at the end of this post. I knew going in that the call was basically to discuss the new dynamic pricing the Mets announced...
Read MoreWhat is Mike Pelfrey? Is Mike the guy who won 15 games for us in 2010? Is he the guy who we saw being anointed as our “ace” for 2011, only to end the season as essentially our number 5 starter? Is he somewhere in between both of the prior questions? It is quite simply one of the biggest questions the Mets front office has to answer this off season. 2011 was not the season we...
Read MoreThe Mets are in need of a center fielder. They should just sign Carlos Beltran. He won’t cost that much because he is 34. Sign him for two years and that will solve they’re problems. What do you think? –Jacob Chalif There are many ways to go about answering this question and many things that need to be considered. First off, there’s a little worry about Carlos...
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This offseason the expectation is that Japan’s Nippon Ham Fighters will post Yu Darvish. All 30 MLB teams will have the chance to submit bids for his services. Ever since Darvish name really became well known in America scouts have been raving about his talents. I’ve heard people say he could very well be one of the best pitchers in the world. The Mets, like every other MLB team,...
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