Major League Baseball’s offseason continues to trudge on. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking on the hot stove. Cardinals Make Strong Pitch For Arenado According to Bruce Levine of 670 AM The Score in Chicago, the St. Louis Cardinals are prepared to part with arguably their top prospect and three solid major leaguers in exchange for Colorado Rockies’ third baseman, Nolan...
One of the most obvious areas of need for the New York Mets this offseason is catcher. It wasn’t the worst part of the roster in 2018, but there are still a number of question marks that surround the position as we head into the winter. Of the options currently on the Mets’ roster, Kevin Plawecki seems to be the most secure. That’s not said with a lot of confidence, but he has...
According to Jane Lee of MLB.com, the Oakland Athletics have come to terms with free-agent catcher, Jonathan Lucroy on a one-year deal. After receiving some interest from his former employer, the Colorado Rockies, with nothing transpiring, the eight-year veteran agreed to take his talents to Oakland. The longtime Milwaukee Brewers backstop, Lucroy, 31, is coming off of a down year that saw him...
This year, the Mets plan to enter the season with a platoon at the catcher position of Travis d’Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki. In an article written by Steven Marcus of Newsday, highlights d’Arnaud and the nice praise he has received from GM Sandy Alderson. In an email, Alderson had this to say on the 28-year old: “I couldn’t be happier with Travis’ progress.” Last year he had a...
Jon Paul Morosi of MLB.com reported a couple of nights ago that the Mets have contacted Jonathan Lucroy this off-season in an article that also discussed some other possibilities the Mets have considered this off-season. Lucroy, however, is the only one in the group of players discussed that does not make sense for the 2018 Mets. The 31-year old hit .265/.345/.371 with six home runs and 40 RBIs...
Coming into the season, nobody in the organization knew what to make of Kevin Plawecki. He was once regarded as a legitimate prospect, after being taken No. 35 overall in the 2012 draft. When he finally reached the majors in 2015, it became clear that he was blocked by Travis d’Arnaud. D’Arnaud was in the midst of a career year that led him to finish with a .268/.340/.485 slash line...
Baseball fans love predictions. They look at ZiPS, Fangraphs, and all kinds of sources to see what people are predicting about the upcoming season. While most of these predictions are based on mathematical algorithms, few are based on good old fashioned gut feelings. Of course, there needs to be a mix of statistics and actually watching these players, but this series of articles will make one...
Tonight I took a little different approach to the podcast and brought on a co-host. I am joined by nationally syndicated radio host and contributor to Metsmerized Online, Tim Donner, for today’s trade deadline program. Tim and I both think this Mets team isn’t worth investing in for 2016. We look at both the rumored Jonathan Lucroy and Jay Bruce deals and give our opinion on the long-term...
The Mets just finished a uninspiring and bizarre 10-game road trip that saw them finish at 5-5. I discuss whether Sandy Alderson needs a trade that puts the “chips to to the center of the table” in 2016. Are Ryan Braun and Jonathan Lucroy available? If so, would they be a great fit for this team? I talk about how it would require trading Michael Conforto – a risk – but...
The Lucas Duda injury coupled with Travis D’Arnaud being already sidelined leaves a gaping hope at the bottom of the Mets lineup. In Tuesday’s loss to Washington, the bottom four of the order were Eric Campbell, Kevin Plawecki, Ty Kelly and the pitcher. You could make the case that those are three AAA bats and the pitcher rounding out the lineup. The Mets options are limited at the...
With the unfortunate developments on first baseman Lucas Duda not looking rosy for the New York Mets for the next several weeks, the talk has been on whom among the in-house options could fill in during his absence. The usual suspects have been mentioned, Eric Campbell, Wilmer Flores upon his return from his own DL stint later this week, recent call-up Ty Kelly, and the potential for even...
The Mets (49-55) lost to the Brewers (59-46) by a score of 5-2 on Saturday night at Miller Park. Jon Niese got the start for the Mets and was pretty good, but not great. Niese allowed 3 runs in 5 innings on 5 hits, 2 walks, and a wild pitch, striking out 4 and throwing 89 pitches. The Mets scored first in the top of the third when Curtis Granderson doubled and, after a walk from David Wright,...
