Charlie Rose with Michael Elliott, Terry Moran & Richard Stevenson; Dana Adam Shapiro, Henry-Alex Rubin & Mark Zupan (July 12, 2005)
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Adam Rubin / Baseball America : New York Mets Top 10 Prospects — New York Mets … After being eliminated from the playoffs on the final day of the regular season in 2007 and 2008, the Mets continued to generate drama in 2009—though this time it was primarily off the field. New York christened Citi Field by going 70-92 …
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Adam Rubin, in a post to his blog for the Daily News, is reporting that the Mets have now officially declined the option for reliever J.J. Putz. In addition, the Mets announced that they have exercised the $500,000 option on Mike Pelfrey.
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | yesterday
As you undoubtedly saw in the fanshots or somewhere else yesterday, Baseball America released its top 10 prospects list for the Mets , with Adam Rubin reprising as the author of the write-up and subsequent chat. Rubin's article didn't provide much insight into the ranking, but the chat cleared a few things up. Here are the things I found most interesting about the list with relevant...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Adam Rubin, in a post to his blog for the Daily News, lists the Mets top 10 Prospects from Baseball America, and 20 year old Jenrry Mejia is their top prospect. Following Mejia in order are Wilmer Flores, Fernando Martinez, and Ike Davis, with Josh Thole ranking eighth on the list.
Baseball America (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Adam Rubin answered questions about New York's prospects.
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Carlos Delgado and Brian Schneider have filed for free agency, according to Adam Rubin of the Daily News. Other notables to file for free agency so far are Orlando Hudson, John Lackey, Randy Wolf, Mark De Rosa, and Matt Holliday, and Jason Bay. Former teams have until November 20 to negotiate exclusively with these players, after which [...]
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Adam Rubin, in a post to his blog for the Daily News, points out that the option the Mets have on JJ Putz is for $9.1 million, and not for $8.6 million as had been previously reported due to a performance clause that was exercised prior to his trade to the Mets. Rubin feels that there [...]
Mets Today (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
While it’s true that third baseman David Wright had a dropoff in power production in 2009, he’s not being replaced. However, Razor Shines, the third base coach in 2009, is being replaced — by Chip Hale. According to Adam Rubin, the announcement will be made shortly. Who the heck is Chip Hale you ask? He [...]
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Adam Rubin takes a first look at the Mets free agents and possible non-tender candidates. Rubin clarifies just how much J.J. will get paid if the Mets pick-up his option and while I'd like to have an elite closer as my set-up man, that's just too much money. I was a huge supporter of the Putz trade but it might have been the biggest bust of Omar's era, he gave up seven players...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Maybe people are sick of reading about the intangibles topic but it is one that continues to fascinate me. Adam Rubin's late season report that Alex Cora will likely be re-signed and subsequent fan support for bringing back Cora is the latest source of this fascination. Cora is now 34 years old, coming off a replacement level season in which he earned $2 million. Smart organizations would...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... was 9–6 with a 3.45 ERA in 125 innings, during which he struck out 111 batters and walked just 51. Adam Rubin of the Daily News explains why Nick Evans is now playing in the AFL, all because of Lucas Duda . Meanwhile, in a post to his blog CheMETStry , T.J. asks, “What’s the big deal about Fernando Martinez ?” Lastly, in a post to Brooklyn Met Fan , Adam feels he has an answer...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... 11 runs and 14 hits in 7.2 innings, while striking out nine batters and walking nine. In October, Adam Rubin of the Daily News said Jerry Manuel watched Mejia’s first start in the AFL, “to gauge whether he may be able to help the Mets in the bullpen in early 2010.” Last week, Keith Law of ESPN.com said he sees Mejia as a starting pitcher some day, but he’s still two, full years from...
