The 2016 American League Wild Card game will always be brought up when discussing Buck Showalter’s managerial career. It was Showalter’s decision to not use his closer who went 47-of-47 in save opportunities during a winner-take-all game. But, closer Zack Britton would “100 percent” play for Showalter again if the opportunity arrived. With over 3,000 games managed in his...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Super Bowl is in two weeks, Spring Training starts a week after that! Latest Mets News Pete Alonso was ranked as the No. 3 first baseman in baseball, according to MLB Network. Dusty Baker is focused on the Astros managerial opening, according to a video taken by Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. McTaggart adds that neither the Mets or the Red Sox have been in touch with...
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...
Good Morning Mets fans! Yesterday was a wild one that included Rockies third basemen, Nolan Arenado receiving a massive contract extension as Logan Barer of MMO covered. Tuesday also added much more drama in the Bryce Harper saga. Check out all the wild news from the hot stove, below! Dodgers May Push Phillies Hand As Randy Miller of NJ.com tweeted out, a source close to Harper claims that his...
Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (20-19) had off yesterday which marked the fourth time in the last eight days that the team didn’t play a game. They’re back in action today as they host the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks (25-18) for a three-game series. Latest Mets News The Mets will open up their series against the Diamondbacks beginning at 7:10 p.m. tonight as they send...
An article published recently here on MMO detailed how the Metropolitans will be paying Bobby Bonilla approximately $1.1 million through 2035. However, the Met’s rivals to the south, the Washington Nationals, make that annual payment look insignificant in comparison. Owned by real estate magnate Ted Lerner, the Washington Nationals have turned deferring salaries into an art form more...
I’d like to wrap my arms around the Mets and tell them things will get better, but that would be akin to delivering false hope that a D student is getting into Harvard. When another player not going on the DL determines a good day, it’s a very sad state of affairs. And when your starting pitching can’t string together consecutive strong outings, your inconsistent offense won’t always be there to...
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...
The offseason is coming to a close as February is right around the corner. While most free agents have found homes on new teams, there are still many who are looking for teams. Some of these players can still give a boost to teams from their respective positions. The following are some of the best at their positions who are remaining. The All-Free Agent Team Starting Pitcher – Jason Hammel...
Yesterday we looked at five reasons to be excited about the 2017 Mets. However, there are certainly some things to be worried about with the current Mets roster, so we must also look at five reasons to be concerned about 2017. 1. 30 Starts Or Bust It is true that the Mets have five starters capable of putting up All Star numbers, and possibly even Cy Young credentials. The “Fab...
According to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe, the New York Mets and the Arizona Diamondbacks could still be possible landing spots for free agent catcher Matt Wieters and he says neither team should be counted out. The market for Wieters has been relatively quiet given the fact that he entered the offseason as arguably the best healthy free agent catcher. It will be interesting to see if the...
Since Jason Castro was signed by the Twins to a 3 year, $24.5 million contract, practically nothing has happened in terms of catchers this offseason. The only other big catching news was literally the opposite of a signing, when the Diamondbacks non-tendered Welington Castillo. Castillo joined Matt Wieters as the two best free agent catchers on the market. While Wieters has put up better...
