MetsBlog (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Mets will hold their annual Kids Holiday Party in Citi Field next Tuesday, during which Jeff Francoeur will portray Santa Claus, while Jose Reyes, Bobby Parnell, Angel Pagan and Jon Niese will dress as elves. The players will hand out presents to children from the five boroughs of New York City and sing holiday carols along with the [...]
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | yesterday
It's the moment that literally dozens of you have been waiting almost four weeks for. On Monday we announced the third-place winner . Yesterday we found out the second-place winner . And now, the grand prize announcement. The best all-around AAOP entry we received -- with an average score of 8.25 -- was AAOP: QRSTUVWXY and Z by Evan_S. The highlights. Signed Gregg Zaun for one year, $1.5 million. Signed...
Bats (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009
The Mets' acquisition of Jeff Francoeur for Ryan Church last season looks better now that Church has been designated for assignment.
Sabernomics (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
The Braves have designated Ryan Church for assignment. I find it interesting that last season the Braves offered an inferior Jeff Francoeur exactly what Church made »»
Talking Chop (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Outfielder Ryan Church was designated for assignment by the Braves on Tuesday. In all likelihood this is a move to make room for Rafael Soriano on the 40-man roster. Church was likely not going to be tendered a contract later this month anyway, this way they may get something in return for him as they have 10-days to trade him or release him. Church stands to make several million more than the minimum...
Mets Today (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
At MetsFansForever, Will Sommer asks several bloggers which “big” free agent will be signed by the Mets Andrew Vazzano unearths a slice of good news from the winter meetings – that David Wright and Daniel Murphy were working out with Howard Johnson, and Jeff Francoeur may be with HoJo later in the winter. Ted Berg wrote an [...]
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
It seems reporters/"journalists" are neglecting to consider source bias and failing to corroborate rumors with multiple sources before posting on Twitter or a blog. All in the name of page hitzzz I suppose. Meet the Mets Omar Minaya met with the agents for various players last night, including John Lackey , Jason Marquis , Bengie Molina , Joel Pineiro and Randy Wolf . In an interview with...
Subway Squawkers (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
I did a piece for BaseballReflections.com in advance of next week's Winter Meetings on what the Mets need to address during the offseason. You can check out the piece here . The Mets have two big needs - power-hitting left fielder and no. 2 starter - and many people put those needs in that order. But I rank no. 2 starter first. The Met lineup is in better shape than their starting rotation. In 2010,...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
According to Ben Shpigel of the New York Times, Johan Santana helped the Mets recruit C Henry Blanco, who the team signed yesterday to a one-year deal. Yesterday, MetsBlog reader Michael D sent me an e-mail: “I think this might be we’re free and clear with not having to be stuck with Bengie Molina and Jeff Francoeur whiffing back to [...]
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
In mid-2009, at long last, the Jeff Francoeur Era came to an end in Atlanta, and right field was finally handed over to greater men. Matt Diaz moved across the pasture to fill in as a right fielder, and he was joined by Ryan Church coming over from the Mets. If you believe Scout.com’s Bill [...]
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Bill Madden at the Daily News recently wrote that the Mets will be looking to cut payroll this offseason. If true, this is bad news for anyone hoping to see Matt Holliday , John Lackey or Jason Bay in a Mets uniform. Madden's estimate that there will only be $20 million available to spend on free agents seems a little low, but a $40 million estimate seems too high. If none of the big three free agents...
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
More photos » by Erich Schlegel - AP Browse more photos » As a writer (very loose term there), I find there are certain topics and people that I can easily fall back on because there is plenty of material and interest in them. I would like to thank the following people and topics for making my job (another term used loosely) easier: Miguel Olivo Zack Greinke Derek Jeter Derek Jeter's Defense...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
While I work on some more real content, I thought of another potentially interesting poll. I know there isn't a real-life situation where this will become relevant; I'm just wondering. Poll Which player would you rather have on the Mets right now? Lastings Milledge Jeff Francoeur 17 votes | Results
- Are You Riled Up? - (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
…well, i don ‘t like hearing that one bit… “So,†Noble explains, “the Mets were delighted when Jeff Francoeur became available and when Daniel Murphy wore his grit on his sleeve … and when Backman contacted Wilpon in September, …Read More…
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
This is a post I prepared shortly after the season ended but never put up for whatever reason. The recent Hardball Times article by Jeremy Greenhouse " Criminals of WAR ", which correctly posits that we shouldn't be slaves to Fangraphs WAR, provided a reminder that this information was sitting in my hard drive. Using Fangraphs WAR as a baseline, I incorporated baserunning and other non-UZR...
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