Remember Ike Davis? He was the really tall first baseman with the big-fly swing. You may remember him from the early spring, when there was still a shred of hope for Mets fans.
11-12 Offseason
The Fantasy 3-Way Deal: No Gio for Metsies
Amid these new rumors circulating around New York Mets and Oakland A’s left-handed starter Gio Gonzalez; I have cultivated a 3-way trade proposal. Thursday night, Ken Rosenthal reported that the Mets are in on the 25-year-old left-hander. Along with the Mets, the Seattle Mariners, Miami Marlins (they should just go away now), Cincinnati Reds, Boston … Read more
Non-Tenders to Consider
This year, the pickings are slim from the “second release” of free agents — i.e., those who were non-tendered on Sunday night. I only see a few men worth kicking the tires on for the New York Mets: Jason Jaramillo A switch-hitting catcher who hits with equal mediocrity from both sides of the plate. However, … Read more
Are We Even Worse Off Than We Thought?
Last summer, while Jose Reyes was running away with the NL batting crown, I envisioned a fierce bidding war for his services developing over the winter. The way I figured it, there had to be at least a dozen teams lining up to throw money and years at him. After all, he is the total … Read more
Blog Roundup: Christmas in Metsville
The Mets held their annual Christmas get-together at Citi Field, Bud Selig gave the Mets an early gift, and Ronny Paulino got coal in his stocking. Daniel Murphy managed to avoid injury while playing Santa, and Fred and Jeff Wilpon were great as the Grinch and his dog – and they didn’t even wear costumes! … Read more
Mets Need Starting Pitching Depth
We looked at the projected Mets lineup, now let’s look at the projected starting rotation. In no particular order:
1. R.A. Dickey
2. Jonathon Niese
3. Mike Pelfrey
4. Dillon Gee
5. ?
There are two problems to address. First, who is the #5 starter? Who is competing for that role?
The Real Reason Mets Never Made Offer to Jose Reyes
Yesterday The New York Times reported that Bank of America recently loaned the Mets $40M:
The team described the arrangement as a bridge loan, meant to aid the team as it tries to raise money through the sale of minority stakes in the club.
Clearly, Mets ownership continues to suffer serious financial problems, which explains why they didn’t ever make an official offer to Jose Reyes. Of course, you are free to keep telling yourself that Sandy Alderson passed on the star shortstop because it wouldn’t have been a good baseball decision. Whatever floats your boat — but the bottom line is, this Flushing franchise is going down the toilet.
It’s All About the Money
This was a comment posted yesterday by loyal MetsToday reader “Rob”: In the last week we’ve been subjected to press conferences where free agent player (Reyes, Pujols, Wilson) thanks his fans for their years of following, tells them that it was the hardest decision in the world to leave the only team they’ve ever known, … Read more