Category Archives: 08-09 Offseason

Braves Targeting Lowe

Per several sources, agent Scott Boras is meeting with the Atlanta Braves to talk about Derek Lowe. Lowe had reportedly been offered a 3-year, $35M contract by the New York Mets. Boras is seeking at least four years at around … Continue reading

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Last Year’s Scrap Heap

Last winter we regularly combed through the scrap heap in search of possible nuggets for the Mets to consider. Strangely enough, few if any of our recommendations were acted upon by the Mets. Is it possible that Omar Minaya and … Continue reading

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Hot Stove Edition

This weekend MetsToday will be completely reformatted for the Hot Stove Season. That means the site will look a LOT different from the last time you visited — and, you may see some strange things this weekend while I tweak … Continue reading

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ABCs of Free Agency

Russ Springer is a Type-A free agent. So is Doug Brocail, and Bobby Howry. Huh? That’s right — Springer, Brocail, and Howry are deemed in the same “class” as Manny Ramirez, C.C. Sabathia, and Mark Teixeira, among others. Go figure. … Continue reading

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Bad News, Good News

The bad news is that every media outlet will be spouting about some philthy team down I-95 today. The good news is that the Hot Stove Season has officially begun! That means we’ll begin discussing: 1. Free agents to bring … Continue reading

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Hot Stove Preseason Predictions

The World Series is not yet over, but already there are a slew of mixed messages coming from the media in regard to the Mets. For example, the Mets ARE after Manny, but the Mets are NOT after Manny.The Mets … Continue reading

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Roster Remake of 2001-2002

This offseason is eerily similar to the one between 2001 and 2002 — when the Mets also were intent on “remaking” the roster, and “addition by subtraction”. The Mets went to the postseason — the World Series, in fact — … Continue reading

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Goodbye Conti Equals Goodbye Pedro?

The Mets announced that Howard Johnson would remain their batting coach for 2009, Dan Warthen will continue as the pitching coach, both Sandy Alomars would return to the staff, Razor Shines will take over as the third base coach, and … Continue reading

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