With spring training right around the corner and all of the major free agents signed and ready to go with their respective teams, I thought it would be interesting to see which teams have positioned themselves for a playoff run in 2012. Obviously things are going to change from now to Opening Day, but it’s [...]
The next lineup were are going to look at is the New York Mets. The Mets have had an extremely rough offseason. They lost their best player in Jose Reyes, they haven’t signed any major free agents, and their ownership is in flux. That’s the bad news. The good news is there won’t be any [...]
The St. Louis Cardinals have a lot of work to do if they are going to replace Albert Pujols in the middle of their lineup. They will never be able to replace Pujols, but they can certainly find players who are capable of putting up some decent numbers. They found one of those players last [...]
The Wilpons have sunk to new lows. In order to save some money, the New York Mets announced today that they are shutting down their rookie-level team in the Gulf Coast league. The team was based out of Port St. Lucie, Florida and finished 27-29 in 2011. By shutting down this team, it’s expected the [...]
According to the New York Times, the New York Mets have received yet another loan to help aid the Mets with their financial struggles. The Mets received a $40 million loan from Bank of America according to a person with knowledge of the situation. The Mets received a $25 million loan from Major League Baseball [...]
As the New York Mets tried to improve their bullpen last night as they acquired Jon Rauch, Ramon Ramirez, and Frank Francisco, they also swapped outfielders with the San Francisco Giants. As part the Ramirez acquisition, the Mets acquired Andres Torres from the Giants in exchange for Angel Pagan. What this trade represents is how [...]
