Author Archives: Joe Janish

Scratch Rafael Furcal off the list of possible shortstops for the Mets — he signed a one-year, guaranteed deal with the rival Miami Marlins; terms are believed to be $3M plus incentives. We weighed in on Furcal a month ago … Continue reading →

The Kansas City Royals have traded LHP Will Smith to Milwaukee in return for outfielder Norichika Aoki. A number of other deals have been made in the past day or so, though none involving the New York Mets.

According to various sources, Curtis Granderson had dinner in Manhattan with Mets executives on Sunday night, and ate salmon. At this point, there is nothing else to report. However, in a miraculous coincidence, I ALSO ATE SALMON JUST LAST NIGHT. … Continue reading →

I don’t remember this much activity, this early in the winter. Maybe it’s my old age, or maybe it had something to do with the late arrival of Thanksgiving / early arrival of Chanukah. In any case, there have been … Continue reading →

For those of you who shed the dreams of sugarplum fairies surrounding Jacoby Ellsbury, and moved instead toward visions of Dexter Fowler in Flushing, well, strike that thought from your brain, as well.

If you haven’t already heard, former Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia has signed a 3-year, $21M deal with Mets NL East Rival Miami Marlins, and, in turn, the Bosox replaced him by signing A.J. Pierzynski to a one-year deal.

If you were dreaming of sugarplum fairies and a Flushing outfield grazed by Jacoby Ellsbury, you at least still have the fairies.

Amidst the whirlwind of moves related to the non-tender deadline, the Oakland A’s swooped in and signed former Met phenom Scott Kazmir to a two-year, $22M deal — while also trading for closer Jim Johnson.