There’s been a fair amount of chatter this week about signing R.A. Dickey and David Wright to extensions. The two are easily the best players on the Mets in 2012, with both about three times as valuable as any other player and pitcher. The Mets hold options on both: $5… Read More →
So there’s a fair amount of excitement anytime Jordany Valdespin plays for the New York Mets. He’s young, he’s athletic, and he has eight home runs. And four walks. So I’ve been fairly bearish on Valdespin, who turns 25 in December, because of the four walks. All season. (Mike Baxter,... Read More →
A Niese Masterpiece Buttressed by ‘Spin shot, Ike hits ‘Pen nearly blows it
Heartbreak for Johan Competitor willing, but The shoulder is weak
Harvey bruised early Still, with more work, can become The next Maholm
Before I had a daughter, I liked to hit the weekday matinee games at Shea Stadium. It was usually less crowded in the clubhouse, and easier to get more time with players I was profiling. I liked the energy, which was usually enhanced by either the school kids during spring… Read More →
Torres lifts Apple While Dickey, in repeat, Lifts whole team again
Stanton destroys Young Jose reminds of what was Bats show us what’s next
So Sandy Alderson, speaking with reporters following Tuesday night’s loss to the Marlins, was quite definitive about Jason Bay. The Mets are mercifully planning to sit him against right-handed pitchers. But against lefties, he’ll get his shot. From a 2012 perspective, this makes some sense. They have Mike Baxter and… Read More →
Niese starts August swoon? Reyes now just another Player Mets could use
So here’s what we know, as Jose Reyes comes to Citi Field starting tonight. Ruben Tejada has been very good for the Mets at shortstop in 2012. He’s put up an OPS+ of 112, solid defense. His Fangraphs value is $8.2 million so far this season. Jose Reyes has been… Read More →
I am inordinately excited every late-winter when my John Sickels prospect book arrives in the mail. It’s an event at our house, in the sense that my wife makes fun of me for getting excited about the book, then falls asleep while I stay up through the night reading it…. Read More →
Harvey reminds us Path from phenom to ace is Rarely a straight line
Competent Hefner And free pass addict Baxter Clinch!- winning road trip
Thole gets Quentin’d Spoiling a Dickey gem When Mets can’t counter