Category Archives: 10-11 Offseason

What Are Johan Santana’s Chances of Recovery?

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Joe Janish

On Saturday, Steve Popper and Bob Klapisch of the Bergen Record dropped the bomb that Johan Santana’s 2011 season might be in jeopardy. Well, it’s only a bomb if you don’t read MetsToday; we wrote off Johan’s 2011 way back … Continue reading →

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Saturday News and Notes

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Matt Himelfarb

Alex Remington over at FanGraphs discusses the thought of the Mets going public- i.e. the team would be run by stockholders (presumably the fans, particularly if there is a cap placed on the number of purchasable shares). Having the franchise … Continue reading →

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Is Wilmer Flores the Rodney Dangerfield of Prospects?

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Matt Himelfarb

NOTE: this is a post by Matt Himelfarb Project Prospect released their top 100 prospect list yesterday. The list included six Mets, ranked as followed: 42: Reese Havens 48: Matt Harvey 53: Fernando Martinez 83: Jenrry Mejia 94: Brad Emaus … Continue reading →

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Would You Trade for Michael Young?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Joe Janish

The Texas Rangers have an interesting situation on their hands at the moment: what to do with Michael Young?

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When Should the Mets Trade Jose Reyes?

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Matt Himelfarb

NOTE: this post was written by Matt Himelfarb Sandy Alderson caused quite the media frenzy last week, following his statement that “stolen bases are a footnote,” when it comes to winning games. In the wake of the Wilpons’ financial debacle, … Continue reading →

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Reactions To News That Mets Are For Sale

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Joe Janish

Amazin’ Avenue says the Mets / Wilpons “haven’t been totally forthright with the ticket-buying public” BarStoolSports – NYC wonders if his prayers have been answered MadoffMemoranda finds it hard to believe that Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz never found anything … Continue reading →

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Mets For Sale

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Joe Janish

So much for the conspiracy “theory” — as it turns out, the Madoff scandal did and does affect the Wilpons and the New York Mets in particular, despite countless denials to the contrary. From last week’s press release: As Sterling … Continue reading →

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Mets Make Offer To Shylock

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Joe Janish

According to various sources, Rodrigo Lopez will make a decision this weekend to accept a minor-league contract and invitation to spring training from one of several teams making such an offer — including the Mets, Braves, and Rockies. The Portugal … Continue reading →

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