A few other people and I were going back and forth about the future of the Miami Marlins the other day. We came to the conclusion that this experiment isn’t going to work. One of the most important aspects of a team over the course of a full 162-game season is depth. Someone is bound …
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2011 looking back: positives and negatives
This year was hardly one to remember for Met fans. Wit the team strangled in debt and scandal, it was hard to find positives in anything regarding the orange and blue. First, I’ll start off with the top three negative storylines of 2011, just to get them out of the way: 3) Johan Santana’s injury …
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The Mets should go after Matt Garza
I really just want to get to the point here: the Mets need to make a move for starting pitching that will help them long-term. Piecing together a rotation from pitchers left on the scrap heap and hoping to catch lightening in a bottle is not going to work forever. As a rebuilding team, many …
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Wilpons take one more step in destroying the future
In one of the most, if not the most, ridiculous moves so far this winter, the Mets yesterday decided they would eliminate their minor league team in the Class-A Gulf Coast league. The GCL Mets, as the team is often reffered to as, is at the lowest level of the minor league. Last year, prospects …
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Reds trade for stud righty Latos: What does it mean for the Mets?
Ken Rosenthal first reported this afternoon that the Reds have acquired right-handed starter Mat Latos from the Padres. In return, the Padres received Edinson Volquez, Yonder Alonso, Brad Boxberger, and Yasmani Grandal. Latos went 9-14 last season with San Diego, but had a 3.47 ERA. In 2010, he finished eighth in the Cy Young Award …
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Mets officially sign Rauch
The Mets officially announced their signing of right-handed pitcher Jon Rauch today. Here is an excerpt from the Met press release officially announcing the one-year, $3.5 million deal: Since 2006, Rauch leads all relievers in wins (31) and has appeared in the second-most number of games (434). He was 3-1 with 21 saves and a …
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