Speaking with reporters at Citi Field on Thursday, Sandy Alderson said he has room in his budget to acquire an impact player and that he is scouring the market for an outfielder. “We have the ability to take on money,” he said, “even though none of you will believe me.” Well Sandy, the reason we don’t believe you is because you speak for a couple of crooked and...
After months of hearing players, coaches and management boasting about how the Mets are heading to the playoffs, complete with team issued t-shirts emblazoned, Take the Damn Thing, team captain David Wright says enough is enough. “Last time I checked, the team that talks the most doesn’t get any more wins,” Wright said. “Now it’s a matter of getting the work in and starting to...
Lucas Duda fully understands the lay of the land in Flushing these days, and knows his hold on an everyday job at first base in 2014 is tenuous at best. While he feels he has done enough to be considered as an every-day player by Sandy Alderson, he understands the decision ultimately lies in the hands of his GM. “I really don’t have a say in the matter,” Duda told Mike Kerwick of the...
David Wright spoke with reporters and is on his way to Port St. Lucie to begin his rehab, the team announced. As he’s said before, Wright fully intends on returning this season. “It’s pretty much against everything I believe in to shut it down,” Wright said about shutting it down for the rest of this season. Wright has been on the disabled list since suffering a strained...
Updated on 4/11 by HoJo According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, Shaun Marcum is expected to throw two innings of a simulated game before the weekend as he attempts to get ready to comeback from a neck injury and bicep tendinitis. If all goes well without any setbacks, Marcum could appear in a rehab game with Single-A St. Lucie one day next week. Depending on how that goes, Marcum could then be...
Bob Klapisch of the Bergen Record is hearing that the Mets are ready to announce Josh Lewin as the replacement for Wayne Hagin in the WFAN radio booth for the 2012 season. Klapisch says that the former Texas Rangers broadcaster would be signed to a one-year deal. It was Neil Best of Newsday, who first reported that Lewin had emerged as a leading candidate for the job. Lewin, 43, has called games...
I read a good post this morning from Steve Popper of the Bergen Record who wrote a little bit about seldom discussed return for losing Jose Reyes – the compensatory picks. He writes that “draft picks have been the lure for this front office” because they are “confident they can rebuild the Mets’ farm system through smart scouting and drafting.” As I said before,...
Bob Klapisch of the Bergen Record on Reyes situation: Reyes’ handlers are disappointed by the lack of initiative on the Mets’ part, but can they really be surprised? With the team’s mounting debt – including the $25 million loan from Major League Baseball that has yet to be repaid — the 2012 payroll will be reduced from $140 million to $110 million. Alderson indicated that figure could actually...
Well Mets fans, it appears that the Mets have now engaged at least one team in trade talks. Closer Francisco Rodriguez appears to be the Mets’ first trade chip to be actively shopped. According to Bob Klaspich of the Bergen Record, the Mets have talked to the Yankees about K-Rod. As expected, the Mets are going to at least see what they can get by putting K-Rod and possibly others out...
Were any of you wondering what transpired the other day in Atlanta, when Daniel Murphy tried to steal third base and was out by a mile? You may remember an enraged (or was it embarrassed) Terry Collins taking Murphy into the back of the dugout as soon as trotted off the field with his head down. Here is what transpired according to a source that told Bob Klapisch of the Bergen Record. Daniel...
The Mets want you to be their Tenth Man! Check out this brand new Mets Personalized Video where you become the star and the MVP! Come on – You know you want to! Original Post 6:00 AM This actually saddened me a little when I read it, but according to the Bergen Record, things weren’t looking so good at Citi Field Tuesday – the first day fans could buy individual tickets for...
Update 3/14 10:00 AM Steve Popper of the Bergen Record stands by what his Mets source told him regarding the possibility of Johan Santana potentially being shutdown due to soreness and perhaps lost for the season. Regardless of what you believe I can respect him for sticking to his story which may not be as far fetched as some would think. He writes, If you go back to the story from Sunday’s...
