2013 was the last season when the Cincinnati Reds were in the playoffs. 2012 was the last season when they won the division. Can they win their division or at least return to the playoffs this season? Cincinnati focused on doing just that since the trade deadline last year and it may actually work. Cincinnati has by far the best
Read moreI only count bWAR for the years that the players accumulated on their acquiring teams while under the team control at the time of the trade. In other words, I didn’t count any years added by new contracts or spent on other teams after subsequent trades. A positive or negative WAR is the result of the difference between the combined
Read moreI used WAR to determine these players, using both for single season and career. AL AL EAST NEW YORK YANKEES SP Whitey Ford CP Mariano Rivera C Yogi Berra 1B Lou Gehrig 2B Robinson Cano SS Derek Jeter 3B Alex Rodriguez LF Charlie Keller CF Mickey Mantle RF Babe Ruth DH Jason Giambi BOSTON RED SOX SP Pedro Martinez CP
Read moreThe Boston Red Sox didn’t expect to be in this position in August and neither did the New York Mets. Boston won the World Series last season, so the expectations were that they would at least be in contention for it again this season. The Mets weren’t necessarily expected to contend, but after their offseason moves were supposed to be
Read moreThe New York Mets acquired a replacement for likely soon to be traded SP Noah Syndergaard in SP Marcus Stroman from the Toronto Blue Jays. My initial reaction is that the Mets are making another pointless trade. They’re not going to be contenders before Stroman hits free agency, so why bother? Toronto are the winners here, selling off a shaky
Read moreI like this deal for the New York Mets. They finally get a good catcher. Solid move by both teams. Cleveland saves money and the Chicago White Sox get a replacement for Jose Abreu. I don’t understand this one for San Diego. Are they moving Luis Urias to short stop? Are they trading him? Solid deal for Houston. I don’t
Read moreThe Seattle Mariners and the New York Mets just completes a blockbuster trade. It’s a typical New York Mets move: weakening an already weak farm system in return for a bad contract. The New York Mets are still unlikely to go to the playoffs anytime soon and now have a bad contract on their hands. In the meantime, Seattle got
Read moreI would like to preface this article by saying that the chances of this happening are pretty much non-existent. That said, I’m a big fan of baseball history and having grown up in New York City, I wish that I could’ve been around for when the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants were around. Now comes my crazy idea….
Read moreIt’s time for the New York Mets to commit to a fire sale. There is simply no reason for them not to. Does anyone really think that next year they can compete with the Atlanta Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies? How about with the Washington Nationals? Jacob DeGrom is wasting an 8.3 (!) rWAR when he could’ve been pitching on
Read moreAfter the New York Mets lost the World Series in 2015, it looked as if it was the beginning of a dynasty rather than the peak for that particular roster. Fast forward three years later and aside from an exit at the wild card playoff game the following year, they have been a bottom of the division team unable to
Read moreFor a team playing in the biggest market in the country, the New York Mets are strangely acting as if they’re a small market team. As the teams around them are making moves, they’re sitting still. What should they do? 1. Part ways with David Wright. David Wright is a New York Mets legend, but also someone who has become
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