Mets: Making The Case For Restraint Before Speeding Up Next Year
The Mets and Steve Cohen, in theory, have the wherewithal to erase and harvest the top of the free agents’ board. But maybe there’s a…
Yankees: Arbitration Settlements Figure To Pile On Team’s Payroll Woes
The Yankees will soon be exchanging numbers with 13 arbitration-eligible players. Following another “failed” year, do they all deserve raises? Already in a luxury tax…
On Why The Mets May Have The 2021 Free Agent Floor All To Themselves
The Mets, in contrast to most teams, will enter the offseason with few fiscal constraints. How far will they go in the free-agent market? Soon,…
Yankees: Making The Case To Stand Down – The Class Of 2022 Is Loaded
The Yankees have already been installed as the 2021 AL favorite to reach the World Series without any additions. So why not stand down? The…
Yankees: How To Spend Or Hoard $63 Million In “Surplus” Payroll In 2021
Yankees GM Brian Cashman has his marching orders from his boss – no luxury tax this year! Still, there’s room to add talent – but…
Mets: Sorting Out The Outfield Requires Zero Mistake Decisions For 2021
While the Mets outfield is loaded with talent, the key remains in placing their players in positions where they are most likely to succeed. The…
Yankees: Robotic Slaves To Analytics Does Not Make A Team
The Yankees’ separation from the Rays is wider than the final 2020 standings. The Rays use analytics, but they are not robots like the Yankees….
The Yankees Definitely Have The Attention Of Didi Gregorius, But Still…
Yankees runaway Didi Gregorius, other than a catcher, tops the bill of team needs in the field. But is the fence too broken to be…
Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal.