Brian Cashman slowly sipped on the remnants of his morning coffee, releasing a smile of gratification upon the completion of another astute transaction. Or, that’s what I imagined he did when he signed former Mets, Pirates and short-term Brewers infielder Neil Walker to a one-year, $4 million deal, which is …
It was October 19, 2008. Defending World Series champions against the first Rays team to ever compete in the playoffs. $147,075,645 vs $51,020,720. David Price induced a ground out to second baseman Akinori Iwanura, and the Rays, a year removed from having the worst record in the bigs, a team that …
Yesterday afternoon the MLB announced a new rule that will be in place at all levels of minor league baseball to speed up the game. This is something that baseball fans have seen before, most notably in last years World Baseball Classic and it is interesting, to say the least. …
In every sport, many fans and experts have different opinions on how they rate individual players and teams. Sometimes those players or teams could be higher overrated or much unappreciated and not get as much attention as they should deserve. With baseball season right around the corner, I thought it …
LESS THAN 3 WEEKS UNTIL OPENING DAY! Who else is starting to get anxious waiting for that day? Three weeks seems like an eternity without baseball. But at least spring training games are starting to become more important and exciting. If all Starting Pitchers are healthy who deserves the #5 …
As Spring Training is now in full swing competition is heating up in Mets camp, mostly for spots in the starting rotation and in the bullpen but almost nowhere else. My question for the Mets is, why is there not a competition at first base? I understand that Dom Smith …
With Opening Day about a month away, many baseball fans across the country like to state their opinions on what they think is going to happen during the season and what players are going to have big years. Anything can happen in a long 162 game regular season, but here …
The New York Mets roundtable will be a new weekly article featuring multiple Red Beat writers. The six writers include: Samuel Kobylar, Josh Finkelstein, Dominick Ricotta, John Newell, Jake LeBlanc, and Justin Fried. Don’t be afraid to comment or tweet us with questions for the upcoming weeks! What is Dominic …
After the New York Mets drafted first baseman, Dominic Smith in the first round of the 2013 MLB Draft, the Mets plan at first base short term and long term seemed very clear. That plan was to have Lucas Duda as the first baseman until developed into a major league …
Forgive me for not putting ample stock into a rivalry that wasn’t one for the past five seasons. It’s not a rivalry without real flair for the dramatic, as cliché as that is. Yes, the Evil Empire is back folks, and the BoSox have recently solidified the notion that a …
“When you put that cap on, you’re not just wearing a cap; you’re wearing history and you’re wearing pride,” my father told me. He had purchased a Yankees cap for my birthday and now my fantasies of becoming the next hero in pinstripes were augmented. Being so naive and relatively …
The best time of year has finally arrived; Spring Training has officially kicked off and Opening Day is a short 36 days away. In reality, the regular season is not really close and MLB teams are really just getting their players in the swing of things to prepare for the …
