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The New York Mets Need to Sign Shin-Soo Choo This Off-Season

Posted on May 18, 2013 | Leave a comment

The New York Mets offense is struggling. The team has a collective .230/.302/.382 triple-slash, with a .684 OPS–which ranks 26th in the major leagues. However, the real issue is with the Mets’ outfield. Mets’ center fielders have combined for a .530 OPS+ (worst in the majors) and right fielders a .621 (tied for third worst). While Mike Baxter and Andrew Brown, perhaps, deserve a chance to start this season, the Mets need to sign to-be free agent Shin-Soo Choo this coming off-season. Continue reading →

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What the Mets should do with Daniel Murphy, Part 1

Posted on May 1, 2013 | Leave a comment

Among Mets fans, Daniel Murphy is a contentious player. They are generally split on how to view the 28-year-old infielder. To most, Murphy is a solid-hitting, hard-nosed starting second baseman, who would ideally be a super utility option on a playoff caliber team. To others, however, Murphy conjures up pure contempt. Starkly differing sentiments not withstanding, there is still a case to be made for a contract extension. Continue reading →

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Would Extending Dillon Gee Make Sense for the Mets?

Posted on April 25, 2013 | Leave a comment

Matt Harvey has been the toast of town. And rightfully so. The 24-year-old has hurled a 1.54 ERA, 2.39 FIP, and 3.9 K/BB through 35 innings, and has also been victorious in all four of his decisions. Harvey’s dominant performance to date has prompted just about every Mets fan to wonder when the organization will extend the budding ace.

However, according to Brian Costa of the Wall Street Journal — and much to the chagrin of Mets fans — the Mets haven’t broached the subject yet.

While there is no doubt the Mets should quickly extend Harvey before he starts booking Light ‘N Lively Yogurt ads, the team should also consider locking up his more modestly performing rotation-mate, Dillon Gee. Continue reading →

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What a Matt Harvey Extension Could Look Like

Posted on April 25, 2013 | Leave a comment

Through the first month of the season, the main attraction in Flushing has been Matt Harvey. Harvey has dazzled both Mets and baseball fans alike with a 1.54 ERA, 0.68 WHIP, and 3.90 K/BB. He’s even won 4 of his first 5 starts in 2013. But with each dominant game the 24 year-old ace spins, his future price tag only increases. And that’s why the Mets need to extend Harvey soon–if not next week.

Even though Harvey has yet to pitch a full season, there is still plenty of incentive for the Mets to extend their brightest homegrown pitcher since Dwight Gooden. In 15 career starts, Harvey has owned a 2.29 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and 3.03 K/BB–but he’s also been worth 3.4 WAR. Since 1.0 WAR is roughly equivalent to $5.5 million, Harvey has been worth around $18.7 million in just 88 1/3 innings.

But as great as Harvey has been so far, how much will he be worth in the future? Continue reading →

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Matt Harvey is Filling the R.A. Dickey Void

Posted on April 14, 2013 | Leave a comment

For an organization that refuses to fully acknowledge that they’re in rebuilding mode, the New York Mets made a pretty indicative move by trading ace R.A. Dickey this past off-season. Dickey, who won the Cy Young award in 2012 behind a 2.73 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, and 4.26 K/BB over 233 and 2/3 innings, was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays on December 17, 2012 for a package of top minor league prospects. But considering the next best Mets pitcher in 2012 was Jonathon Niese (3.40 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, and 3.16 K/BB), Mets fans were rightfully worried how the team could possibly fill Dickey’s production void in 2013.

However, 3 starts into this season, it is evident that Matt Harvey will not only be the Mets ace in 2013, but also, for many years to come. Continue reading →

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Zack Wheeler Has Already Left Impressions, But When Will He Make His Mark?

Posted on April 4, 2013 | Leave a comment

Zack Wheeler barely had a chance to pitch to opposing teams this spring. The 22-year-old was limited to just two innings against the Washington Nationals–walking one, with no hits, while striking out two–and was then briskly reassigned.

This wasn’t some callous, whimsical move, however. The New York Mets knew going into spring training that their top organizational prospect would not make the major-league team; unleashing him on the league in the hot Florida and Arizona sun was not in the cards.

Yet, even though Wheeler’s time with the club was brief, he made a lot of impressions with the regulars. Continue reading →

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How Bad Is the New York Mets’ Outfield?

Posted on March 18, 2013 | Leave a comment

Everyone knows “bad” when he or she sees it.

The 2003 Ben Affleck-Jennifer Lopez film “Gigli” scored a 7% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Canadian rock band Nickelback, despite having sold 50 million records worldwide, is often the subject of ridicule among music aficionados.

And even the durian, a notoriously stinky fruit native to and beloved by Southeast Asia, is abhorrent to just about everyone else.

Yet some things, joking or opinions aside, are actually bad.

The 2013 New York Mets outfield is, unfortunately, a prime example. It is indisputable how untalented, and frankly, unacceptably dismal the Mets’ outfield will be this coming season. Continue reading →

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Trade Deadline Can’t Come Soon Enough for New York Mets Fans

Posted on March 15, 2013 | Leave a comment

The 2013 baseball season is still in its fetal state. Teams like the Colorado Rockies, for instance, have until March 31–about 17 days from now–to make organization-altering decisions, like tapping Miguel Batista over Daniel Rosenbaum as their long man.

Oh, there will be blood (or at least, poetry).

For the New York Mets, however, there are grander issues at hand. As etched in stone as the Mets’ poor fate seems to be, there are some key future dates that will help shed light on the team’s actual chances this coming season. From April 19 through April 28, the Mets play nine games against perennial rivals, the Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies.

In addition, the oft-anticipated Subway Series (consisting of four games) commences May 27 at Citi Field, and concludes May 30 at Yankee Stadium. Heck, even the free post-game Foreigner concert is scheduled for June 14–which will be 67 games into the season. By mid-June, will the Mets be “Hot Blooded” or “Cold As Ice”? Only time will tell. Continue reading →

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Mets Should Sign Carlos Villanueva to Replace R.A. Dickey

Posted on December 17, 2012 | Leave a comment

How does a team replace a starting pitcher who dazzled opposing batters with an almost un-hittable, floating pitch, won over fans with a quirky, folk-hero personality, and worked so hard to finally live-up to his former first-round pick status an incredible fourteen years after the fact? With R.A. Dickey presumably headed to the Toronto Blue Jays–seemingly any moment now–the Mets will have to find a replacement for Dickey’s innings in the rotation. As witnessed by Zack Greinke‘s six-year, $147 million free agent contract (worth upwards of $158 million with all the incentives) and even the presumed Dickey trade on the table, finding an elite pitcher via free agency or on trade market is an endeavor the Mets can not and should not participate in. And that’s why the Mets should, instead, sign Carlos Villanueva.…read the rest of this article on Baseball News Source.

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Aside from Trading or Extending R.A. Dickey, What Else Can the Mets Do?

Posted on December 13, 2012 | Leave a comment

After re-signing David Wright to a lifetime contract, the Mets have now turned their attention to, simultaneously, contractually extending and evaluating the trade market for R.A. Dickey. Unlike Wright, trading Dickey would not have the same type of PR backlash, and additionally, the return would hypothetically fill a few voids. But the New York Mets have more than a few voids to fill.…read the rest of this article on Baseball News Source.

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