Feliciano avoids arbitration...

It looks like the Mets will not be going to any arbitration hearings after all. The lone hold-out Pedro Feliciano, has just agreed to a contract with the New York Mets, thus avoiding arbitration which was scheduled for next week. Feliciano signs a one-year deal for $1,612,500 which is a significant raise from last seasons $575,000. The Mets will be leaning heavily on Feliciano this...

It seems so many years ago that Billy Beane, the club's 1st round pick in the 1980 draft, was the "next big thing" for the Mets. He and Strawberry (the overall #1 pick in 1980) were to anchor the... NY Sports Dog--a Place for Mets Fans

Adam Rubin of the Daily News was gracious enough to share Baseball America's Top 30 Mets prospects today. Adam, covers the Mets minor leagues extensively for Baseball America, and has written some great profiles on a few of our top prospects in recent months. Here is the list: 1. Fernando Martinez, cf 16. Ruben Tejada, ss 2. Wilmer...

Back in August, I foolishly predicted that Ben Sheets would receive a massive 5 year/$85 million dollar contract.Wow...I was wrong. Dead wrong.But in my defense, a lot changed from August until now.Until early September, Sheets was having a phenomenal season that was capped off by a starting nod ...

MLB Trade Rumors takes a look at the corner outfield/DH market. With just about a week to pitchers and catchers there are a ton of players looking for work from this market. Ken Griffey Jr. is one of those players. Now Ben Nicholson-Smith writes the following: Mets: Abreu and Ramirez won’t sign with the Mets this offseason. [...]

The Mets said Thursday that despite the prominence of the principal owner, Fred Wilpon and his businesses, on a list of the victims of Bernard L. Madoff's suspected $50 billion Ponzi scheme, the team remains financially sound. While the Mets have not been acting like a team in financial crisis with several high-priced off-season signings, there are reports that the Wilpons �...

I am calling it now--right now--you heard it here first (or second or third): The Mets will throw their first no-hitter in 2009, and it will come at home. Facts: Johan Santana had two complete game... NY Sports Dog--a Place for Mets Fans

The Jackie Robinson Foundation has announced that they have launched a campaign to build a museum in his memory. Here, basketball legend and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Mets manager Jerry Manuel talk about the impact Robinson had on their lives.

I said this several times over the winter, if the Mets truly wanted Orlando Hudson on this team they would sign him to play left field. Hudson is the same age and in the same situation as Alfonzo Soriano when he made the move to left. Hudson wants to be a Met and is willing to work with the ...

I'll be touching on this in more detail at some point very soon, but all of us die-hards who pay attention in the off-season understand that Luis Castillo -- barring an unlikely trade or injury -- will provide a dominant story line in spring training and into the start of the Every year ...

Jack Marshall of The Hardball Times wrote an article earlier this week entitled “The Truth About Scott Boras”. The main premise of the piece is whether the practices of Scott Boras are “ethical”. Marshall discusses the client’s responsibilities, legal ethics, and puffing. The comparison that was made, which inspired this article, was one in which [...]

SI is reporting that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003. Truthfully, does this come as a shock to anyone? Newsday has the story as well. We'll be hearing a lot more on this story,... NY Sports Dog--a Place for Mets Fans

Flushing9.com is launching a new blogging tool for Mets fans interested in joining the network. We are looking for bloggers to cover the following areas: Mets minor league system, Bloggers on bloggers (what's being said by other bloggers about the team), Mets Fantasy Perspective, Mets Stats and Sabermetrics and more … Interested? Email writing samples to mail@flushing9.com.

The Mets are interested in free agent reliever Will Ohman. Ohman, who went 4-1 with a 3.68 ERA in 58 innings last season, is the top lefty reliever remaining on the market. The Mets view him as a lefty counterpart in the bullpen to Pedro Feliciano. The Phillies are also interested in Ohman, as are the Braves, but they are talking with Tom Glavine and only have about 5-6 million dollars...

A lot has changed since the Winter Meetings in Las Vegas last December. I always like to look back at the evolution from December through Spring Training, and listen to the manager and general manager talk about the needs and expectations for the season. During the Winter Meetings (10 weeks ago), Mets manager Jerry Manuel sat down with the media and answered questions about K-Rod...