Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday, Bloomberg released an article stating that PGA Tour signed a $3 billion investment deal with the Strategic Sports Group, which includes the Fenway Sports Group and Mets owner Steve Cohen. The deal will include an initial investment of $1.5 billion and is for a new for-profit entity which values PGA Tour Enterprises at $12 billion. LIV Golf is not initially...
Carlos Beltran is arguably the best center fielder this team’s ever had. In franchise history, he ranks fourth in OPS, sixth in home runs, and sixth in runs batted in. His 41 homers in 2006 were a single-season record shared with Todd Hundley until it was broken by Pete Alonso two years ago. The third-highest bWAR among position players (31.1), Beltran also collected three Gold Gloves. And...
J.J. Putz had a solid 12-year MLB career as a right-handed relief pitcher. Like most relievers he experienced up-and-down years, but when he was at his peak in 2007, he was one of the best relievers in baseball. The Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks all received some production from the Trenton, MI native, but the New York Mets received arguably his worst season and...
By John Sheridan Even with the Mets missing out on the Wild Card by three games, we will actually see some Mets in the World Series. Technically speaking, there are former Mets players in the World Series. So, in that sense, no matter who wins the World Series, we are going to see a Mets player get a ring. Houston Astros Joe Smith – The 2006 third round pick was a valuable member of the...
The Chicago White Sox are not only a surprise suitor for the Manny Machado but are also seen as one of the early favorites according to multiple reports including Bruce Levine of WSCR-AM. Bob Nightengale of USA Today also reports that the Baltimore Orioles are starting to move aggressively in working out a trade for their star third baseman. Nightengale hears that the St. Louis Cardinals, who...
Steve Cishek Position: Reliever Bats: Right- Throws: Right Born: June 18, 1986 (31) Stats: 3-2, 49 G, 44 2/3 IP, 41 SO, 14 BB, 2.01 ERA, 0.896 WHIP, .167 AVG, 1 SV, 3 BS Most people probably remember this submarine reliever from his days with the Miami Marlins as their closer. After securing the job over the course of the 2012 season, Steve Cishek went on to record 88 saves in 98 attempts over a...
Manny Acta Current Position: Mariners Bench Coach, Aguilas Cibaenas Manager Age: 1/11/1969 (48) MLB Managerial Experience: 2007-2009 Washington Nationals 158-252 (.385); 2010-2012 Cleveland Indians 214-266 (.480) One of the most respected coaches on Willie Randolph’s staff was noticeably missing during the 2007 and 2008 collapses that doomed not just the Mets, but also Randolph. The person...
The Toronto Blue Jays have have agreed to a one-year deal with right-handed reliever Joe Smith, according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports who reported the news via Twitter late on Saturday night. Free agent relievers have been literally flying off the board in the last 48 hours at an incredible pace leaving the likes of Joe Blanton and Travis Wood as the current remaining top options. Not a knock...
Here we take a look at the top-10 remaining free agent relievers. The Mets certainly have a need in the bullpen with the possible suspension of Jeurys Familia, so these free agents are options for Sandy Alderson to consider if he doesn’t want to address the need via trade. Jerry Blevins – Blevins was as steady as they come in 2016, pitching to a 2.79 ERA over 73 appearances. The...
Joe Smith Position: Relief Pitcher Bats: Right – Throws: Right Born: March 22, 1984 (Age 32) A familiar face emerges on the free agent market this winter for Mets fans, as reliever Joe Smith looks for a new home after his three-year, $15.75 million contract with the Los Angeles Angles comes to an end. He finished the 2016 season with the World Champion Chicago Cubs, as he was traded right...
Brad Ziegler Position: Right-handed reliever Bats: Right – Throws: Right Born: October 10, 1979 (Age 37) Brad Ziegler hits the open market at a time when teams are prioritizing bullpen help more and more these days, after watching what the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians did in this year’s postseason, and how the Kansas City Royals relied upon its dominant relievers in 2014-15....
With Jeurys Familia having been arrested under suspicion of domestic violence, there are a number of questions that need to be asked and answered. While it may seem tactless, at some point, we need to ask the question of how does this arrest will impact the Mets organization. Over the past two seasons, Familia has been leaned on heavily by Terry Collins, and Familia has responded. In his two...
