Saturday, October 31, 2020
They're Going to Hate Us
Friday, October 30, 2020
Welcome to the Promised Land
Thursday, October 29, 2020
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Modern Baseball Trends and Making Adjustments
Monday, October 26, 2020
Dollars and Sense
Sunday, October 25, 2020
The Evolving Bullpen
Friday, October 23, 2020
Looking for the Roadmap
As I wrote in my previous post, Fred Wilpon's fundamental failure with the Mets was not looking at clubs better run than his own and attempting to learn from their successes. This arguably cost him ownership of the Mets far more than the fallout from the Madoff losses. What's somewhat ironic about this was that the team Wilpon grew up rooting for, the Dodgers, would have been a great model for his own franchise. So, while Citi Field, with its Jackie Robinson Rotunda, paid homage to Fred's first baseball love before it ever got around to honoring some of the heroes of the franchise that played there, Fred basically ignored trying to emulate the Dodgers impressive model of running their franchise.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Failure to Learn
Sunday, October 18, 2020
A Hero Is Not Required
Friday, October 16, 2020
Who Needs a Day Off?
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Free Agent Questions
It's been a long time since the Mets were real players for the top free agents, but it's likely that they'll be competing for those that fill specific needs going forward. They will weigh the value of what the free agent is likely to provide against the likelihood that the back end of the contract will provide much less value to the cub. Unless a team lucks into the situation that the Mariners found themselves, where Brodie Van Wagenen bailed them out of the back end of Robinson Cano's contract and included excellent prospects in the deal, you can pretty much count on paying for production that you are no longer receiving from the player during the final years of his contract.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Lessons From the Tampa Bay Rays
Monday, October 12, 2020
The Keys to the City
Saturday, October 10, 2020
Here's to a Stronger Infrastructure
Now don't get me wrong here. I'm also excited about the prospect of the Mets running larger payrolls, not only because it makes them players for top free agents like J.T. Realmuto, but because it makes them more likely to hold onto young players that come up through their organization. I thought one of the more unforgivable moves of the Wilpon era was letting Zack Wheeler sign with a division rival without even making any reasonable attempt to keep him. With big decisions on Michael Conforto and Noah Syndergaard coming up after next season, I find it comforting to feel confident that the decision on whether to try to hold on to them will not be based strictly on money.
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Should He Stay or Should He Go?
Sunday, October 4, 2020
Where Did We Go Wrong?
Friday, October 2, 2020
Playoff Cash Shouldn't Disincentivize Greatness
I understand how badly MLB coveted postseason dollars this year, but the 16 team playoffs seems pretty silly to me. There was a time when only a single team from each league advanced as the postseason consisted of only the World Series. Then in 1969, just in time for the Miracle Mets, each League split into two divisions, creating 2 extra postseason participants. Baseball split each League into 3 divisions and added a Wildcard team in 1995 after the strike. In 2012 the second Wildcard team was added.
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