Crawford or Granderson?

This weekend, some of the Mets blogosphere were busy opining the Mets potential pursuit of either Carl Crawford or Curt Granderson, both of whom were rumored to be candidates for trades. Both rumors have since been shot down, but that’s how the rumor mill works sometimes. News can turn on a dime. On this slow Mets news day, for the sake of entertainment, let us assume that both these...

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Breaking Down The Mets Bullpen: Brian Stokes

While the 2009 season as a whole was a lost cause for the New York Mets. It did hold some significance for certain players on the team. One of those players was reliever, Brian Stokes. Last season, Stokes, 30, appeared in a career-high 69 games and pitched 70.1 innings, which were also the most in his four year career. All the while, the hard throwing right-hander was able to maintain a 3.97...

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Here’s An Overlooked Reason Why Lackey’s The Man

John Lackey?  Roy Halladay?  Both are All-Star caliber pitchers.  Both could elevate the Mets to the level where we expect them to be.  Signing Lackey and trading for Halladay would look lovely, but we know that’s not happening.  After all, the Wilpons are our owners.  Acquiring one of the two appears to be the more likely scenario. As Joe D stated in a blog earlier today, John Lackey...

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Mets Winter League Update – Stoner, Carter, Moviel

Tobi Stoner is playing in the Dominican Republic for Leonis Del Escogido.  He has started off strongly, going 3-1 with a 1.86 ERA and a .93 WHIP.  In 5 starts and 29 IP he has given up 20 hits, walked 7 and struck out 21.  It’s good to see Tobi doing so well. Tobi had pitched 9 innings for the Mets as a September call up.  He will play next year as a 25 year old and should be given the...

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Jeff Francoeur Is Indeed A Keeper

As you may have heard, Bart Hubbuch of the NY Post reported that rightfielder Jeff Francoeur will return to the Mets and speculated that Minaya may even sign him to an extension, something that Minaya previously alluded to last month. You can imagine the uproar all over the Mets blogosphere as they react to such devastating news. Luckily, the Mets don’t concern themselves with such...

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Carl Schaus Promoted To Buffalo Bisons

AT&T has debuted a new national television advertisement this week for their 3G Network that features the Mets AAA affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons. The 30-second spot is already airing nationwide. The new commercial is about a fictional player named Carl Schaus who has just been promoted to the Buffalo Bisons and is trying to race to the ballpark in time for his first road game. Schaus uses...

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