Tag: Ken Davidoff

Morning Briefing: MLB/MLBPA Miss Deadline To Reach Deal

Good Morning, Mets fans! Happy No-Han Anniversary!! The MLPA and MLB had set today, June 1st, as a soft cap to reach a potential deal to start the season. If a deal was to be signed today, the plan was to have Spring Training in mid-June and kick off the season in early July. However with no deal close to fruition, a finalized contract in the coming days seems extremely unlikely. Latest On...

Boar With Me: Cause of Cespedes Ranch Injury Revealed

Yoenis Cespedes’s contract was restructured last month,  which is how we knew there was some sort of contract infraction when it came to the injury. But, we didn’t know exactly what it was. Now we do. And it involved a wild boar. Mike Puma, Joel Sherman, and Ken Davidoff of the New York Post set out to give us the answers we were looking for. We knew that the injury was caused by...

Morning Briefing: The Lowdown on Lowrie

Good Morning, folks! Latest Mets News Fangraphs wrote up the latest Mets signing, Jed Lowrie. In the article, they include a quote from Lowrie that says, “I look back at the success I’ve had in my career hitting, and the focus has always had to be on my legs, getting the most out of my legs as I can.” He also said,  “I’m trying to maximize bat speed to maximize exit velocity.” Jeff McNeil...

Morning Briefing: Thor Trade Talks Transpire

Good Morning Mets Fans! Latest Mets News A duo of former Mets farmhands, Kyle Regnault and Tyler Moore, signed with the Hiroshima Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball and the Lincoln Saltdogs of The American Association, respectively. Ken Davidoff of The New York Post wrote about Mets’ fan favorite, Ron Hunt’s, current struggle with Parkinson’s. Michael Wilbon of New York Post...

Mets Agree To One-Year $6.5 Million Deal With Jerry Blevins (Updated)

The New York Mets have re-signed left-handed reliever Jerry Blevins according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. The deal is for one year guaranteed at $6.5 million dollars, but includes a a team option that could bring the total value to $12.5 million over two years. He can also earn $100,000 in incentives each each year as per Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. This was a huge move by Sandy Alderson,...

Neil Walker Accepts Mets’ $17.2 Million Qualifying Offer

According to Joel Sherman on Twitter, Neil Walker has accepted the Mets $17.2 million qualifying offer. Walker will clearly be the everyday second baseman next season which pretty much leaves Wilmer Flores, T.J. Rivera, David Wright, and Jose Reyes jockeying for playing time at third base or backing up at all four infield positions. Terry Collins has himself a very strong infield bench and the...

Mets Receiving Trade Inquiries On Juan Lagares, But Unlikely To Deal Him

Ken Davidoff of the New York Post reports that the Mets are unlikely to deal Juan Lagares even though they have received several trade inquiries on him recently. Lagares, 26, took a major step backwards this year as he hit .259/.289/.358 with a 80 wRC+ in 465 plate appearances. He eventually lost his starting job in centerfield after the team acquired Yoenis Cespedes over the summer. His defense...

Billy Beane Compares Mets’ Staff To A’s

In an interview with Ken Davidoff of the NY Post, Athletics’ General Manager Billy Beane compared the Mets’ young pitchers to his star-studded rotation in Oakland during the early 2000’s. The A’s staff featured three top starters in Barry Zito, Mark Mulder and Tim Hudson, who carried the team to multiple playoff berths. “There’s definitely a difference in styles,” Beane...

The Truth About Zack Wheeler’s Usage

The Mets front office is a lot like congress. People don’t trust them. So when it was announced that Zack Wheeler has a torn UCL, the first thing everyone did was point their fingers at management. We all watched the games last year. How many times did Terry Collins leave Wheeler on the mound past 100 pitches? For a prized, 24-year-old arm, it didn’t seem like the Mets were going out...

Troy Tulowitzki or Ian Desmond to the Mets Not Happening

Charlie Monfort, co-owner of the Colorado Rockies, smiled when The Post told him of the many Mets fans who would love to see Troy Tulowitzki get traded to Citi Field. “It’s not happening,” Monfort responded. Ken Davidoff says the Rockies’ leaders, with both their actions and their words, have displayed how reluctant they are to deal their franchise player, and that Monfort only re-enforced that...

Black Shut Down, Likely Out For Season

UPDATE (9/15/14) Terry Collins speaking before Monday nights game said that Vic Black will be shut down for five to six days as he continues to deal with a herniated disk. Given the amount of games left this season, it’s likely he has seen the end to his 2014 campaign. Original Story After seeing a stark decrease in velocity during Saturday night’s game, Vic Black has been scheduled...

Mets Proving Pitching Alone Can’t Get It Done

After another solid outing by Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom (0-3), who went 5 2/3 innings giving up three runs on nine hits while walking one and striking out four, and was still denied his first big-league win, Ken Davidoff of the Post claims that the mets are a prime example of why starting pitching is not enough to make a successful team. It’s all par for the Mets’ course — not only for this...

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