Mets Minor Leaguer Dead From Heart Attack

The Red Sox will be looking to upgrade the offense and the outfield, if Jason Bay isn't part of that equation they maybe calling Omar to inquire about Carlos Beltran.It seems like at least once an off-season we hear a Beltran to Boston rumor, this is nothing more then speculation by the Boston Herald and I don't put much into but I sure it's not the last time Beltran's name is brought...

What Have You Learned is our very special off-season series that will outline what you've learned, what I've learned, and hopefully what the 2009 Mets have learned about themselves, others, and 2010. Today, in a very special "What Have You Learned", as we discuss ... Daniel Murphy.You don't tug on Superman's cape.You don't spit into the wind.You don't pull that mask off that old...

The Mets need a top of the rotation starter, a solid #2 to slide in behind Johan Santana. Whether they'll admit it or not, the rotation behind Santana even when it was healthy had too many variables to be considered a pitcher oriented club.Many want the Mets to sign John Lackey regardless of the cost, the 31 y/o free agent is the top pitcher on the market this season. The right...

Michael Silverman of the Boston Globe believes the Red Sox should keep a close eye on the Mets, and the Carlos Beltran situation. According to Silverman, a play for Beltran is the kind of creative thinking Theo Epstein and Co. have regularly displayed. In the end, though there are no indications the Mets are in rebuilding mode, “If [...]

New York Mets minor league pitcher Rafael Castro has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 18.

On Sunday, I was surprised to read an article from Michael Silverman of the Boston Herald which started out as a knock on Red Sox centerfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, who has fallen out of his good graces because of his UZR rating. His column takes a surprising twist when he suggests that Carlos Beltran would be a [...]

In the hours leading up to the Raven Run Stakes at Keeneland, trainer Eric Reed said he and owner Jerry Jamgotchian had tried in vain to scratch Satans Quick Chick from the Grade 2 race.

A few days ago in the Boston Herald, columnist Michael Silverman pitched the idea of Carlos Beltran going to the Boston Red Sox. It was just a suggestion, but the Full Count blog squashed any rumors before they could get started. From WEEI’s Full Count blog… A major-league source said that the Mets would not even entertain the idea of trading Beltran. The Mets are instead giving...

First, to end the suspense: Steve Phillips is done. Done in baseball. Done in TV. Done selling products for Amway. Done babysitting my kids. Done. The ex-New York Mets GM and current (well, former) ESPN baseball analyst has, once again, inserted his ***** in the slot where his brain is supposed to make deposits. In case you haven’t heard (and, by [...]

Last off-season, second basemen, Orlando Hudson let everyone know that he would love to play for the New York Mets. Sadly enough, he did not come to the Big Apple in 2009. Instead, he headed over to Los Angeles to play with the Dodgers...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...