Look, I can’t kid you and tell you that I think these 2013 Mets are going to win a ton of games. And that’s despite my tremendous optimism on an individual basis for the standouts. I think Ike Davis is a good bet to hit 35-40 home runs. I think… Read More →
In the abstract, it shouldn’t be a huge problem that David Wright and Daniel Murphy, the team’s expected 3B and 2B, might start the year on the disabled list. Both have injuries that aren’t considered major, and Opening Day, for all the attention associated with it, is just 1 of… Read More →
No one can say what the future brings. But David Wright, who turns 30 today, has already been the best player through age 30 in the history of the New York Mets. Take a look. As per WAR, through age 30: Wright has a total of 39.1. That’s better than… Read More →
Sure, R.A. Dickey could be traded any second. Sure, the Mets are three outfielders short of an outfield. But for today, just enjoy this. The Mets are in no position to contend in 2013 right now. Their ability to add around Wright on a team that won 74 games last… Read More →
By now, you’ve probably heard the news: David Wright has reportedly agreed to an eight-year, $138 million contract. It will be backloaded, it will keep him in a Mets uniform through 2020. Let’s take a closer look, though, at what this means, and what it doesn’t mean. What it doesn’t… Read More →
It’s been a long day in the reporting of David Wright’s negotiations with the New York Mets, and it’s only mid-afternoon. Early this morning, Ken Rosenthal reported that the Mets have offered Wright 6/100, an offer geared toward getting refused. Rosenthal wrote: “The Mets offered Wright a six-year, $100 million… Read More →
Greetings from an A&P parking lot! I am coming to you through the courtesy of the chain’s WiFi signal. Hope some of you, at least, have more power than I do, currently. It’s a low bar to clear. In Mets news, the team exercised options on both David Wright and… Read More →
Hi everyone! I’d love to update you about the Mets’ progress toward retaining David Wright and R.A. Dickey, but there doesn’t seem to be much to report. Here’s a timeline to get a sense of where things stand: October 3: Sandy Alderson describes retaining Dickey and Wright as a top… Read More →
Briefly, on a couple of questions that some discussions on Twitter seem to conflate regarding David Wright. 1. What will it take to sign David Wright? 2. What should the Mets offer David Wright? What we know so far is that the Mets say they plan to offer Wright a… Read More →
Just some basic facts and figures to keep in mind, courtesy of the amazing people at MLBTradeRumors.com. The Mets, if we assume they are letting Mike Pelfrey, Andres Torres, Rob Johnson, Manny Acosta and Fred Lewis go without qualifying offers, will be on the hook for an estimated $8.5 million… Read More →
I wanted to discuss Bobby Parnell today. but I think it’s important to set the parameters, as set out by Sandy Alderson, for retaining David Wright and R.A. Dickey this winter. First: he made it clear payroll will remain the same. What that statement alone means for 2013 is enormous…. Read More →
Before we get to the question in the title, quickly on David Wright and his interview with Adam Rubin: Wright spoke some truths that have been obvious for some time. It was still interesting to hear the biggest star on the Mets acknowledge them, when the Mets, by and large,... Read More →
R.A. Dickey pitched another remarkable game in what has been a spectacular 2012 season on Thursday. As you probably heard, he’s up to 20 wins, and is probably the favorite to win the Cy Young Award. But among all-time Mets pitching seasons, it’s only 21st, as per Baseball-Reference. Does that… Read More →
There are plenty of reasons to be frustrated about the Mets, or concerned about their ability to compete. I’ve reported on them for you here, and that will continue. But today will be for something very different. Today, I’m going to enjoy baseball with my daughter. Long before I knew… Read More →
I guess it makes sense, in this 2012 season that has been so much about R.A. Dickey and David Wright, that the final 10 games of the season come down to little more than the two of them. There’s Dickey, who will go for 20 wins on Thursday. Incidentally, this… Read More →