Category Archives: 2010 Spring Training

MetsToday Sells Out

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Joe Janish

After over four years, 2511 posts, and over 9000 comments, MetsToday finally made the big time: it is now the official Mets blog of the ESPN SweetSpot, headed by Rob Neyer. Ah, so that explains the ESPN bar at the … Continue reading →

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Final Cuts: Analysis

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Joe Janish

My apologies for not posting this earlier, but like most of the news out of Port St. Lucie this spring, it took me a long time to understand and extract the logic. Let’s just run through specific personnel. Nelson Figueroa … Continue reading →

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Jacobs vs. Carter but Not Davis

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Joe Janish

All signs are pointing toward Mike Jacobs starting at 1B while Daniel Murphy is on the mend. Is that the way it should be?

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Niese, Maine, Murphy, and other Mysteries

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Joe Janish

So much has happened in the past 24 hours, it’s taken me some time to let it all settle in my head. Let’s go over some of the incidents and decisions made by the Mets since yesterday. First, Jose Reyes … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: Johan Santana to Start Opening Day

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Joe Janish

Some good news out of Port St. Lucie for Mets fans: Jerry Manuel has announced that former Cy Young Award Winner Johan Santana will get the ball on Opening Day — April 5th against the Florida Marlins at Citi Field … Continue reading →

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Marlins Get Robertson and Other Moves

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Joe Janish

The Florida Marlins have acquired LHP Nate Robertson from the Tigers in exchange for minor league lefty Jay Voss. The Tigers will pick up all but $400K of Robertson’s $10M salary. Nice deal for the Fish, if you ask me, … Continue reading →

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Projected Opening Day Roster

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Joe Janish

Unlike past years, the Mets have a number of open slots for the 25-man roster — most of which correlate to the pitching staff. Let’s look at how the Opening Day roster shakes out and make some predictions. First, we’ll … Continue reading →

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Should You Be Concerned About Oliver Perez?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Joe Janish

That headline is giving me a feeling of deja vu all over again … Luckily, spring training games don’t count. Luckily, spring training stats don’t matter. Unluckily, a pitcher who has shown zero progression through six weeks of spring training … Continue reading →

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