Recently, according to Evan Drellich of the Athletic, MLBPA’s president, Tony Clark, spoke on a topic that relates closely with New York Mets. At a recently opened satellite office, Clark restated the MLBPA’s stance on a potential salary cap. He said, “We don’t have a cap, we’re not going to agree to a cap.” His rationale was, “A salary cap is the...
Despite the bitter end to the season, 2022 was still a special year for the Mets. The team won 101 games and made the postseason for the first time since 2016. It saw dozens of unforgettable moments and outstanding individual performances from players like Pete Alonso, Max Scherzer, Jeff McNeil, and Edwin Díaz. Still, there is a sense of unfinished business around the Mets as they enter 2023....
Mets owner Steve Cohen sat down for an exclusive interview with ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Cohen, now two years into team ownership, spoke about what it’s taken to make the Mets the highest-spending team in baseball history. Cohen has the Mets presently sitting at a payroll of $369.9 million with the competitive-balance-tax included. Cohen has been likened to former Yankees owner George...
Stop me if you heard this one before. Reportedly, the New York Mets and star infielder Carlos Correa are getting closer to a deal. Per Jim Bowden on MLB Network Radio, it appears we may see a deal sometime soon. The below is a transcript of the audio from the exchange on the radio show: “I am being told from a friend that is very close to Correa that he will be a New York Met. And that...
Early in the season, it seemed that Jeff McNeil had fallen out of the race for the National League batting title. McNeil had a batting average of .208 in July and saw his season average fall from .319 to .294. The Mets second baseman/outfielder persevered the rest of the season and batted .370 from August 1 to October 2 to raise his batting average to an MLB-leading .326. With a slim margin over...
10. Carlos Delgado finally hits his first homerun, and the Homerun Apple gets stuck half way up.9. Scott Schoeneweis is booed when he enters the game, and cheered as he leaves the game.8. The hot dogs are the same price but now they are an inch shorter.7. Mr. Met slips on a discarded Lastings Milledge baseball card that was still in the team set at the souvenir stand.6. Luis...
Say what you will about the non-moves the Mets have made so far this season. We are inundated with hundreds of rumors about the Yankees, Dodgers and Angels making a move for Johan Santana. Countless rumors about pitchers Erik Bedard, Dan Haren Dontrelle Willis and even Scott Kazmir.Most everyone seems to think the Yankees are a lock, simply because Hank Steinbrenner leaked some details of their...
In an attempt to solidify their rotation, the Los Angeles Angels (I still can’t get used to saying that), traded former All Star shortstop, Orlando Cabrera to the Chicago White Sox for RHP Jon Garland.It was no secret that the White Sox had been shopping pitchers Jon Garland and Jose Contreras for quite some time. In fact, many rumors suggested that the mets were going to be suitors for...
