For sure, the first man down in Port St. Lucie wouldn’t be for at least another week, right? But no, even before the first official workout commenced, the Mets lost starting first baseman Lucas Duda.
Month: February 2015
Wilmer Flores, Meet Keith Miller
If you had Wilmer Flores in the pool as the Mets Opening Day shortstop, get ready to collect. As incredible as it sounds, the Mets, a team hoping to vault into contention via their cache of young pitchers, are actually planning on starting the season with a previously-failed shortstop prospect manning this vital position; pointing … Read more
Matt Harvey In Opening Rotation After All
Only two weeks ago, Mets GM Sandy Alderson publicly announced that Matt Harvey might not make his 2015 debut until the Mets’ home opener on April 13 — a full week after Opening Day.
Yet today, when the question was asked of Mets manager Terry Collins, Collins made abundantly clear that Harvey would be pitching before then.
Per Adam Rubin of ESPN:
“He’s going to be in those first five guys, I’ll tell you that,” Collins said Saturday.
Asked if that meant Harvey would pitch one of the first five games of the season, Collins replied: “Yes.”
Hmm … so, who’s in charge? Alderson or Collins? Or Harvey?
Did Mets Miss Prime Deal for Dillon Gee?
Looking over the winter of transactions throughout MLB — and the lack of transactions involving a certain team based in Flushing, New York — one particular deal stands out to me as a possible missed opportunity for the Mets.
Lunch with Doc This Saturday – Buy Tickets Now
As of this writing, there are about a dozen seats left for this Saturday’s lunch with Dwight Gooden. So, get yourself over to www.LunchwithDoc.com NOW and buy your tickets. As a MetsToday insider, you get $25 off the price of your ticket by entering the promo code “METSTODAY” at checkout. Why are you still here? … Read more
Can Prospects Save the Mets?
Ok, in less than ten days we can finally begin to change the conversation in this terrible, boring, frustrating, no-good Mets offseason. The official date for pitchers and catchers is February 19th, although many Mets players have already matriculated down to Port St. Lucie. I think much of the angst evident among the faithful during the … Read more
Here’s Why the Mets Won’t Be Signing Yoan Moncada
In case you are not one of the Mets season-ticket holders who had the opportunity to hear Sandy Alderson’s explanation for why the Mets won’t be signing 19-year-old Cuban phenom Yoan Moncada, this is the pared-down reason: