Category: Analysis

Mets linked to Rick Porcello (Photo: Boston Globe)
Posted in Analysis Mets 2020 Mets Commentary Mets free agent signings Mets Starting Pitching MLB Free Agents

Mets linked to Rick Porcello: Is that the best you can do, Brodie?

The Mets need a starting pitcher to replace Zack Wheeler. At most, Rick Porcello is a band-aid and a costly one at that…sounds all too…

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Brett Gardner takes out Max Muncy (Photo: Kevin Kuo AP)
Posted in Analysis Brett Gardner Yankees 2020

Yankees: Gardner’s deal is not a fait accomplis until it’s done – do it now!

The Yankees are ever so close to re-signing Brett Gardner for his thirteenth season with the team, but until it’s done, it’s not. Let’s wrap…

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Yankees hot in pursuit of Gerrit Cole (Photo: Bronx Pinstripes)
Posted in Analysis Brian Cashman Yankees 2020 Yankees Luxury Tax Yankees Starting Pitching

Yankees and Gerrit Cole: An all-out war just like the old times

The Yankees are rediscovering themselves as they pull out all the plugs in an attempt to defy the odds of signing Gerrit Cole. Welcome back….

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Mets: One down, one to go (Photo: NY Post)
Posted in Analysis Brodie Van Wagenen Mickey Callaway Steve Cohen

Mets: Cohen didn’t hire Van Wagenen who didn’t hire Callaway – Result?

Mets GM Brodie Van Wagen might be in for a taste of his own medicine. Just as Mickey Callaway was not “his guy,” he is…

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Steve Cohen as a minority Mets owner
Posted in Analysis George Steinbrenner Mets 2020 Mets Commentary

Mets: Brace yourself for Steve Cohen as George Steinbrenner on steroids

Mets fans can be forgiven for not releasing the euphoria of being rid of the Wilpons quite yet. Beware though; good fortune comes with strings…

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Mets prospective new owner Steve Cohen (Photo: Yahoo Finance)
Posted in Analysis Mets 2020 Mets Commentary

Mets: Ownership change leaves open questions and fallout for the 2020 season

As Mets fans celebrate the overthrow of the Wilpons, there is a baseball season beginning in a few months. Sobering up, there will be fallout…

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Snow-bound Citi Field NYC 12/3/2019 (Photo: nj.com)
Posted in Analysis Brodie Van Wagenen Mets 2020 Mets Commentary Mets Trade Possibilities

Mets: It’s so eerily quiet – sort of makes you wonder, doesn’t it?

What are the Mets and Brodie Van Wagenen up to? Is the eerie quiet a buildup to something big – or does indecision once again…

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Mets All-Star Jeff McNeil (Photo: Mets Merized)
Posted in A Baseball Story Analysis Mets 2020 Mets Commentary MLB Rule Changes

On how the Mets and MLB rules will crush Jeff McNeil’s future earnings

Mets 2019 All-Star Jeff McNeil may or may not realize it yet, but he is destined to become a victim of the team and MLB…

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