Monthly Archives: December 2011

Non-Tenders to Consider

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Joe Janish

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 … Continue reading →

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Are We Even Worse Off Than We Thought?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Dan Capwell

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 … Continue reading →

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Blog Roundup: Christmas in Metsville

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Paul Festa

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 … Continue reading →

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Mets Need Starting Pitching Depth

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Joe Janish

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, … Continue reading →

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The Real Reason Mets Never Made Offer to Jose Reyes

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Joe Janish

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 … Continue reading →

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It’s All About the Money

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Joe Janish

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 … Continue reading →

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Will Jesus Flores Return?

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Joe Janish

Several years ago, many Mets fans berated the team’s front office, and Omar Minaya in particular, for allowing the Washington Nationals to steal hotshot backstop prospect Jesus Flores via the Rule 5 Draft. At the time, Flores was a 22-year-old … Continue reading →

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Projected 2012 Mets Lineup

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Joe Janish

Adam Rubin of ESPN-NY suggested this projected Mets lineup for 2012 — one with which manager Terry Collins more or less agreed: The current Mets projected lineup: Andres Torres, cf Dan Murphy, 2b David Wright, 3b Ike Davis, 1b Jason … Continue reading →

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