In the midst of the stunning allegations that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003, it had me thinking about the Mets and their own history with steroids.Kirk Radomski, former clubhouse man, was dealing steroids to players and was one of George Mitchell’s primary sources for the Mitchell Report. Radomski was caught and pleaded guilty to dealing anabolic steroids, along with...
Read MoreSI.com is reporting that Yankees third baseman tested positive for steroids in 2003, the same season he led the league in homeruns and won the MVP award. In 2003, when he won the American League home run title and the AL Most Valuable Player award as a shortstop for the Texas Rangers, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids, four sources have independently told Sports...
Read MoreIn 2007, Marlon Anderson parlayed a .319 average in just 60 at-bats into a two year deal worth $2.2 million dollars. Not bad for a bench player who had hit .231 in the first half of that season before being cut by the Dodgers and signed from the scrap heap by Omar Minaya. Last season, Anderson slipped back into his old ways and batted .210 for the Mets in the first year of his big contract....
Read MoreMarc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times is reporting that former Mets catcher Mike DiFelice, has agreed to manage the Kingsport Mets for the 2009 season. That wraps things up as far as managers go for the entire Mets organization. New York Mets: Jerry ManuelBuffalo (AAA): Ken OberkfellBinghamton (AA): Mako OliverasSt. Lucie (Hi-A): Tim TeufelSavannah (Lo-A): Edgar AlfonzoBrooklyn...
Read MoreIt looks like the Mets will not be going to any arbitration hearings after all. The lone hold-out Pedro Feliciano, has just agreed to a contract with the New York Mets, thus avoiding arbitration which was scheduled for next week. Feliciano signs a one-year deal for $1,612,500 which is a significant raise from last seasons $575,000. The Mets will be leaning heavily on Feliciano this season...
Read MoreI came across an interesting article by Rich Lederer of Baseball Analysts. The article focuses on Jon Heyman mostly, and questions how he may have gotten the early jump on recent trades and signings involving Scott Boras clients. Jon Heyman has done it again. He broke another story on Friday when reporting that Jason Varitek had “reached a two-year agreement with the Red Sox.” In...
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