Mets in the News
The Big Cat Retires
Andres Galarraga has announced his retirement. Galarraga was signed by the Mets in December with the intention that he’d try to make the team as a bench player. A sub par spring (.235, a double, 3 HRs & 7 RBIs in 17 games) apparently convinced him that it was time. Galarraga’s retirement opens the door […]
Five Players to Watch According to Baseball Prospectus
Baseball Prospectus has included Mets relief pitcher Heath Bell in it’s list of “Five Players to Watch in 2005“. Kazuo Matsui is not listed as part of the 5 but was given Honorable Mention. So the ‘New’ Mets at least have a certain level of street cred going into the season. Let’s see if these […]
Gammons on Wright
Peter Gammons recently wrote an article on espn.com in which he listed 10 players that MLB should market. Mets 3B David Wright was listed among them. Gammons says of Wright “Trust me. Scott Rolen II.” High praise, indeed. In the same article Gammons discusses his rookies to watch for this season. Listed among them is […]
Big Whoop!
Several media outlets are reporting that Carlos Delgado has narrowed his choices down to 4 teams: the Mets, Marlins, Orioles and Rangers. The source for this information is Delgado’s agent, David Sloane. It’s nice that the Mets are among his choices but I’m trying to figure out how this is news. The same reporters who […]
Blind Swipe Talks About Reyes
There was a very good post on the Blind Swipe weblog about the Jose Reyes situation.
