Backman To Manage Bisons

Recently, the Mets let it be known that if they re-sign Jose Reyes, that Ruben Tejada will be the team’s starting second baseman in 2012. And if Reyes bolts, they’ll move Tejada to shortstop and have Daniel Murphy starting at second base. Many fans seem surprised by this news, figuring that Murphy’s career in the middle of the infield was over. In 2011, Murphy posted a...

We began our review of the 2011 Mets by examining their free agents and players the team will consider tending contracts to. We started evaluating the rest of the roster, beginning with infielder Ruben Tejada and continue today with catcher Josh Thole. Tomorrow: Ike Davis. JOSH THOLE – C THE SKINNY: Thole turned heads in 2010 with his bat control and ability to work the count...

I came into this season with high hopes for guys such as Cory Vaughn, Cesar Puello, Wilmer Flores and Aderlin Rodriguez.  However, not a single one of the players I just listed came close to their 2011 expectations, especially for where they were ranked in the system.  I understand that they are young, and still have time to develop, but was it to much to ask for one of them to perform at...

According to Ken Davidoff of Newsday, New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has reached out to the agent of Frank Francisco: #bbpBox_136950402460553216 a { text-decoration:none; color:#0084B4; }#bbpBox_136950402460553216 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }The #Mets met with the representatives for free agent RHP Frank Francisco.about 14 hours ago via webReplyRetweetFavorite...

OK, let’s get the whining out of the way first: I want to unreservedly love the new pinstripes, but they annoy me a little. The Mets were born in the Jet Age. Fatherly Eisenhower had given way to hip, stylish JFK, soon to announce we were going to the Moon. The Mets set up shop in the Polo Grounds, squashed into a grid of urban streets and thick with the ghosts of Giants past...

Lucas Duda also healthy, having recovered from September concussion

NEW YORK (AP) -- David Wright understands why the New York Mets are open to listening to trade offers.

“The Mets met with the representatives for free agent RHP Frank Francisco,” Newsday’s Ken Davidoff said tonight on Twitter. Earlier this week, Joel Sherman of the New York Post said he believes the Mets would be willing to spend ‘$8-$10 million for late inning relief,’ and ‘they are considering if it is best to share that total between two relievers with...

Mets star third baseman David Wright understands why New York is open to listening to trade offers.

Friend of MetsBlog, @ChrisDAPS on Twitter, created this: Matthew Cerrone: Obviously that’s an exaggeration, but it’s a point well taken… it has felt like this of late, considering every third post here over the last week or so has mentioned the Marlins. It’s frustrating to spend this much time mulling over the seemingly progressive moves of a division...

The A's bolstered their outfield depth on Wednesday, signing Jason Pridie to a Minor League contract.