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Could the Mets Re-Acquire Jose Reyes?

According to MLB.com beat writer Joe Frisario, there’s a good chance the Miami Marlins could become sellers if their lackluster–and extremely disappointing–season continues. Despite going…Read More

Mets Should Trade for B.J. Upton

Before you say, “But B.J. Upton isn’t a reliever,” there’s good reason the New York Mets should trade for Tampa Bay Rays outfielder B.J. Upton. With recent rumors about the Rays…Read More

Five Starting Pitchers the Mets Could Trade For to Replace Dillon Gee

The good news is that Dillon Gee will soon be released from the hospital. The bad news is that the treatment to prevent future blood clots could knock him out for the rest of 2012. Gee’s surprising…Read More

Have the Mets Replacement Shortstops Been Better Than Jose Reyes?

The day Jose Reyes officially became a member of the Miami Marlins, I felt a strange, previously unknown type of panic. In my almost twenty-five years of die-hard Mets fandom, I had never truly witnessed…Read More

Nine Minor League Relievers the Mets Could Target

As a whole, the New York Mets bullpen has more or less been a disaster. And with the recent injury of Frank Francisco, the bullpen is shuffling even more than it already has been. Hopefully Bobby Parnell…Read More

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What Could the Mets Get for R.A. Dickey?

When R.A. Dickey takes the hill, it has become expected that the knuckleballer will pitch a gem. Considering…Read More

How Much is R.A. Dickey Worth?

Johan Santana has certainly hogged the rotation spotlight in 2012 with his recent no-hitter, but don’t…Read More

Some Minor Moves the Mets Could Make

With their third win in-a-row last night against the St. Louis Cardinals, the Mets became tied in first…Read More

Rising Apple Reacts to Nohan

On the heels of what will go down as the most memorable pitching performance in New York Mets history,…Read More

Remember Fernando Martinez?

Between the Mets stellar start to the season and Johan Santana‘s fresh-off-the-presses no-hitter,…Read More

A Look Back At Mediocre Mets: Bill Pecota

If one was forced to pick a single, all-encompassing characteristic of the New York Mets as a franchise,…Read More

When Should the Mets Promote Matt Harvey?

Ever since Mike Pelfrey got DL’d for the season in early-April, there has been a big hole in the…Read More

Is Anyone Going to Want Frank Francisco At the Deadline?

Without exception, every Mets fan who watches Frank Francisco pitch the ninth inning holds their breath.…Read More

A Look Ahead to 2013 Free Agency: Brian McCann

Five months ago, the New York Mets let their homegrown star Jose Reyes sign with divisional rival, the…Read More

Mets Should Trade for Luis Valbuena

In the first Phillies game of the series, Jonathan Papelbon entered a tie game–much to the chagrin…Read More

Good Things to Come for Dillon Gee

2011 was a tale of two pitchers for Dillon Gee. The 25 year-old rookie excited fans in the first half,…Read More

Is Adam Loewen Ever Going to Get a Chance?

One of the few Spring Training battles for the Mets was between lefties Mike Baxter and Adam Loewen.…Read More

When Will Josh Edgin Make His MLB Debut?

It’s becoming more and more clear that Manny Acosta (9.31 ERA, 2.17 WHIP, 0.78 K/BB) and Miguel…Read More

What Could the Mets Bullpen Look Like Mid-Season?

Similar to last season, it will once again be in the Mets best interest to pawn off valuable parts for…Read More

Can Kirk and Torres Co-Exist?

A lot of fans were up-in-arms when Terry Collins was standoff-ish about whether Andres Torres would reclaim…Read More