Category Archives: 13-14 Offseason

The Toronto Blue Jays signed Dioner Navarro to a two-year, $8M contract, and soon after, non-tendered J.P. Arencibia. How might these moves affect the Mets?

The headline says it all … There was a flurry of activity at the non-tender deadline, and we’ll attempt to go through as much as possible as it relates to the New York Mets.

In addition to non-tendering Jordany Valdespin, Omar Quintanilla, and Scott Atchison, the Mets also chose to not tender contracts to Justin Turner and Jeremy Hefner, making them free agents. They did choose to keep Daniel Murphy, Dillon Gee, Ike Davis, … Continue reading →

With the non-tender deadline midnight tonight, the Mets have informed Omar Quintanilla, Scott Atchison, and Jordany Valdespin that they will not be tendered contracts for 2014, making them free agents. The Mets still have to decide whether to tender offers … Continue reading →

Shortstops are at a premium right now. It seems that every MLB team has at least one shortstop who exhibits one above-average MLB tool — except the Mets. But don’t trust me, look around at MLB rosters and see for … Continue reading →

One month later, Paul’s commendable list of starting pitching free-agent targets for the Mets is more or less irrelevant. That’s no fault of Paul, but rather the limited budget of the Mets combined with the very quickly developing free-agent market. … Continue reading →

With Matt Harvey out for the year, Jeremy Hefner (remember him?) also out until at least August / September, and the chronically injured Jenrry Mejia hardly a lock to hold down a rotation spot, the Mets would seem to be … Continue reading →

Two years ago, Dan Capwell authored a piece on Thanksgiving week transactions in Mets history. A fun re-read.