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Morning Mets Notes: Nationals Sign Chris Young to Minor League Deal
Once the Mets agreed to sign Shawn Marcum to a one-year deal about a month ago, it was clear the organization wouldn’t bring back Chris Young, who filled Mike Pelfrey‘s spot in the rotation…Read More
The New York Mets, Bobby Bonilla, and Basic Economics
If you’re a Mets fan, a general baseball enthusiast, or at least can differentiate a baseball diamond from a chocolate diamond, you’ve probably heard someone quip pedantically that Bobby Bonilla…Read More
Michael Bourn: Post Mortem
Michael Bourn is a Cleveland Indian. As Mets fans, we need to move on. However, the debate has been so lively about Bourn and the Mets that one more post for closure seems appropriate. One of the many…Read More
Breaking News: Cleveland Indians Agree to Sign Michael Bourn
Well, it looks like the Mets will be able to keep their 11th overall pick afterall. Unfortunately, that won’t include having Michael Bourn man center field in Flushing for the next three to four…Read More
Morning Mets Notes: Mets Agree To Sign Brandon Lyon, Pending Physical
As long as he passes his physical, Brandon Lyon will join the New York Mets bullpen, which would likely complete Sandy Alderson’s winter makeover of one of the team’s weaknesses from 2012.…Read More
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Breaking Mets News: Brandon Lyon Deal Done, Pending Physical
UPDATE: 2/8, 1:36 PM – Per the Mets, the deal with Lyon is now official. UPDATE: 11:47 PM…Read More
Corey Patterson And Depth
Today, the Mets announced the signing of outfielder Corey Patterson to a minor-league contract. While…Read More
Mets News: Mets Sign OF’s Corey Patterson & Mike Wilson to Minor League Deals
Matt Eddy of Baseball America reported that the Mets have signed outfielders Corey Patterson and Mike…Read More
Mets Notes: Jon Rauch and Ramon Ramirez Sign, David Wright Makes Sales Pitch
While Sandy Alderson is all but done with rebuilding the bullpen (pending a deal being finalized with…Read More
Mets Close to Deal with Brandon Lyon
As Jon Heyman first reported, the Mets are close to a deal with free agent reliever Brandon Lyon. The…Read More
What Could The Mets Get Out of Marlon Byrd?
On Friday, news broke that the Mets signed outfielder Marlon Byrd to a minor league contract with an…Read More
Alderson Is Changing His Strategy Reconstructing 2013 Bullpen
Upon hearing General Manager Sandy Alderson state that he is not “terribly comfortable” with…Read More
A Week in Review of Rising Apple News and Opinion
It was another week filled with news, rumors, and opinion here at Rising Apple. Like last week, I think…Read More
Full Text: Gammons on the Mets and Bourn
This morning, during an appearance on “Hot Stove” on the MLB Network, Peter Gammons had the…Read More
All Alderson, All The Time
Last night at Citi Field, Sandy Alderson and his top lieutenants held a Q & A with a group of season…Read More
Mets Sign LaTroy Hawkins to Minor League Deal; What Other Relievers are Still Available?
Sandy is going nuts with all these free agent signings! About a day after announcing the team agreed…Read More
Mets Avoid Arbitration with Daniel Murphy; Sign Scott Atchison to Minor League Deal
The third and final arbitration case has been closed, and the Mets avoid it for another year, as they…Read More
A Week in Review of Mets News and Opinion at Rising Apple
This week had plenty of Mets-related stories and rumors hit the news wire, and it created quite a bit…Read More
Braves Acquire Justin Upton; Mets to try Turner and Lutz in the Outfield?
The blockbuster that’s been waiting to happen all winter has finally come to fruition; the Atlanta…Read More
Bourn: The Dilemma
The signing of Shaun Marcum was not the only Mets news today. With the trade of Justin Upton to the Braves,…Read More
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