Rising Apple » Jose Valverde http://risingapple.com A New York Mets Blog Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More Thu, 23 May 2013 18:33:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Mets Morning Notes: Amazins Still Have an Interest in Jose Valverde? http://risingapple.com/2013/02/18/mets-morning-notes-amazins-still-have-an-interest-in-jose-valverde/ http://risingapple.com/2013/02/18/mets-morning-notes-amazins-still-have-an-interest-in-jose-valverde/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:45:05 +0000 Matt Musico http://risingapple.com/?p=10665 We’re now less than a week away before the Mets begin their Grapefruit League games on Saturday, as they’re set to start things off against the defending NL East champion Washington Nationals. It was more or less a quiet weekend of workouts in Port St. Lucie as the official day for position players to report came and went yesterday. Here are is a summary of all the weekend’s top stories:

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]]> http://risingapple.com/2013/02/18/mets-morning-notes-amazins-still-have-an-interest-in-jose-valverde/feed/ 0 Alderson Is Changing His Strategy Reconstructing 2013 Bullpen http://risingapple.com/2013/02/02/alderson-is-changing-his-strategy-reconstructing-2013-bullpen/ http://risingapple.com/2013/02/02/alderson-is-changing-his-strategy-reconstructing-2013-bullpen/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2013 15:30:22 +0000 Kevin Baez http://risingapple.com/?p=10357 Upon hearing General Manager Sandy Alderson state that he is not “terribly comfortable” with Frank Francisco reprising his role as the team’s closer, other well-known relievers are now being mentioned as potential additions to a Mets’ bullpen that ranked 15th in the National League with a 4.65 ERA. Among those relievers rumored to be currently targeted includes Jose Valverde, Francisco Rodriguez, Brian Wilson and Brandon Lyon. The news of Alderson looking for additional help to fill the back end of the bullpen comes shortly after the club agreed to terms with veteran relievers Scott Atchison and LaTroy Hawkins to Minor League deals. These low-risk, high reward type deals are a different approach from the last offseason, as Alderson spent a significant amount of his offseason budget — $18.5 million — on Frank Francisco and Jon Rauch. While Rauch bounced back in the second-half after struggling to began the 2012 season, Alderson has good reason to not be confident in his current closer, as Francisco battled injuries throughout his first season with the Mets, appearing in only 48 games, in which he compiled a 5.53 ERA .

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]]> http://risingapple.com/2013/02/02/alderson-is-changing-his-strategy-reconstructing-2013-bullpen/feed/ 0 A Week in Review of Rising Apple News and Opinion http://risingapple.com/2013/02/02/a-week-in-review-of-rising-apple-news-and-opinion/ http://risingapple.com/2013/02/02/a-week-in-review-of-rising-apple-news-and-opinion/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:09:41 +0000 Matt Musico http://risingapple.com/?p=10358 It was another week filled with news, rumors, and opinion here at Rising Apple. Like last week, I think it’s best to put all of the solid articles written by our staff in one space. Were you gone on business all week or just didn’t have time to keep up with the latest news on the Hot Stove as it relates to our beloved Metsies? Don’t worry, we got you covered, all in one post.

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