As the Mets woke up in sunny San Diego to wrap up a month that saw them go 4-12 on the road so far, they have the look of a team that has mastered the art of winning ugly and losing pretty. At 26-26, the roller-coaster ride has seen the team take on a ‘damn […]

According to MLB Trade Rumors Pat Misch, Nelson Figueroa, and Fernando Nieve are out of options this spring. Essentially they make the team or will be placed on waivers. If you wait till later in the spring the chances of them clearing might be good, but the state of MLB pitching makes it likely you […]

Hisanori Takahashi has opened some eyes with his spring performance. As mentioned before, he has thrown six shutout innings while striking out nine in the Grapefruit League. Many, including me, have him penciled in as the long man in the bullpen. It’s the same type of role that Darren Oliver performed so well in back […]

All spring you keep hearing how the Mets brass wants Jonathan Niese to grab the fifth spot. If he doesn’t, then Fernando Nieve very likely would be the next choice. Even Japanese import Hisanori Takahashi is talked about in the five hole. The ironic part is the best of them all, Nelson Figueroa, doesn’t seem […]

If Jonathan Niese wins the fifth spot in the Mets rotation than he would be a rarity in recent years: A homegrown Mets starter. The Mets are an organization known for pitching, but even the late eighties championship team had 3/5 of the rotation acquired through a trade. Only Doc Gooden and Rick Aguilera were […]

I was a guest on The Happy Recap Radio Show last night. An interesting point was brought up during the segment regarding what is the biggest key to a successful 2010 campaign for the Mets. Are John Maine and Oliver Perez the two most important players on this team? More so, can they survive a […]

For all the criticism the Mets starting rotation has received Mike Pelfrey, John Maine, and Oliver Perez all have benchmarks of being solid pitchers. No one had a problem with these three behind Johan Santana in 2008, or when Perez and Maine combined for 30 wins in 2007. There is little doubt, barring injury, that […]

Earlier today I discussed the Mets rotation, and yesterday gave my thoughts on internal options. Some of the readers asked for a poll, so here you go: Who do you want to see get the 5th starter job? I gave an “other” write in option so you can add someone we haven’t been talking about. […]

It looks like the Mets will sign John Smoltz, and rely on numerous in house candidates for the rotation. Personally, I wanted Ben Sheets. As I predicted, it was going to take about $10 million dollars plus incentives to sign the righty. All winter we have told fans the Mets did not want to take […]

This offseason has been filled with a lot of smoke, but very little fire. In an interesting twist, just a day after it appeared that Texas was the favorite to land Ben Sheets, reports are circulating the Rangers may not have the capital to go after his services. Buster Olney of ESPN believes the Mets […]

I always have to give the guys at Baseball America credit. In preparation for the issuing of their annual prospect guide, they come up with something new and interesting on annual basis. This year, Jim Callis has graded all 30 big-league teams on how they drafted between 2005-08. The Mets, with a 2.13 GPA, rate […]

NYBD contributor Joe Demayo had this to say on twitter yesterday: joe_demayo Asked if signing Joel Pineiro,Carlos Delgado,Bengie Molina is a realistic scenario for #mets and was told “definitely” We discussed all three players in a rumor mill from last week. If these are the three remaining “big” acquisitions I would be happy with the […]

With Jason Bay finally in the fold, the Mets need to make a move to bolster their starting staff. Johan Santana, Mike Pelfrey, John Maine, Oliver Perez and Jon Niese are presently their top five. The club, in optimistic tones, feels this group could do the job in 2010. Perhaps that’s the case, but the […]

If there is one thing I learned from BA’s Mets Top 10 prospects is that you shouldn’t expect any impact players outside of Ike Davis in 2010. Here are some numbers that Mets fans should take very seriously: 33 31 27 Those are the ages that Carlos Beltran, Johan Santana, David Wright, and Jose Reyes […]

Howard just sent me this official word from the Mets. The injury to Jonathan Niese is pretty clear cut. He is out for the year thanks to a complete tear of the right upper hamstring tendon from the bone. He is expected to be ready for spring training. Tough break for Niese who made huge […]