The Lohud Mets Blog

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You’ll have to forgive me for giddiness. In just a few hours, I get to watch baseball up close with my wife and daughter. (When she woke up, her first words were, “Baseball game? Opening Day?”) And my wife’s employer has finally seen fit to classify this as a day… Read More →

As has been rumored, the Mets have come to an agreement on a five-year, $25.5 million contract extension with Jon Niese, according to ESPN’s Adam Rubin. The team will hold team options in years six and seven that could push the deal to $46.5 million. Essentially, this gives the Mets… Read More →

This is a painful one to write. Not that there’s anything wrong with Ruben Tejada- the 22-year-old profiles as perfectly average at the position, with no real weakness either offensively or defensively, but alas, no real strength, either. He’s young, so he could develop further, but it isn’t like he… Read More →

In news that will warm the cockles of any Mets fan hearts- though I must stress, cockles of the heart is a serious medical condition, and you ought to see a doctor- Johan Santana has been officially designated the Opening Dat starter. This is no guarantee that he will throw… Read More →

Huge news in Mets land, as Fred Wilpon and his partners avoided a trial that could have cost them $386 million with a settlement for $162 million. Interestingly, that number in current terms is zero. Why this happened, and what effect it has, I’ll be filing later today. I’m getting… Read More →

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Deep in the darkest days of winter, a package arrives at the Megdal household that warms and brightens my life: John Sickels’ annual, The Baseball Prospect Book. For those who don’t know Sickels, he studied with Bill James, and his prospecting is generally, in my opinion, about as good as… Read More →

For those who haven’t seen on Twitter: @ThePhillyPhans is reporting that David Wright is going to be with the Phillies “very, very soon”. Let me tell you what I know. I know little about that site. This isn’t to disparage it- I just can’t vouch in any way for the… Read More →

This look at NYSEG Stadium in Binghamton makes me miss baseball.