Mets round out staff with speedster Goodwin

The New York Mets have announced that Tom Goodwin will take over as first base coach. The 43-year-old Goodwin just finished his fourth year with the Red Sox organization and his third as the team's minor league outfield and base running coordinator. He coached Class A Lowell in 2008, leading the Spinners to a 40-33 record. Goodwin also managed Lewisville of the independent Continental...

The Mets rounded out their staff with some speed Saturday night.  Unfortunately it is coming in the form of a first base coach.  Tom Goodwin will replace former Met Mookie Wilson as first base coach this season. Goodwin spent time with six different organizations and played in the league for 14 years including two stints with the Dodgers.  He has spent the last four years coaching...

No, the Mets have not signed Jose Reyes. But… According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, Brian Costa of the Wall Street Journal, and others, the Mets have named Tom Goodwin as the 2012 First Base Coach. Goodwin has worked in the Red Sox organization for the last couple seasons. For the last three years, he served as the organization’s Minor League Outfield and Base Running...

Goodwin spent four years with Boston

As my fellow Mets fans arise this morning and head to work, they do so knowing the the St. Louis Cardinals have corralled two championships in just six years. They do so knowing that the Mets now haven't managed to sniff one in a full decade. Finally, they do so knowing the the future of the teams franchise player is in question.At 12:01am Thursday morning Jose Reyes will be...

Well the World Series is finally over. The parade is over.  No more baseball until next spring!!! ARGGGH!!!.  As we head into our last couple of days before we change the clocks back and get thrown into darkness until early next year  we wonder the fate of our shortstop.  The Mets have a couple of days to bargain with Reyes and his agent and there is some rumors that the Mets will not take

The Mets are still not going to try to make an offer to Jose Reyes during their exclusive negotiating period, which ends on Thursday at 12:01 AM. GM Sandy Alderson is going to let the market set the price for Reyes. Via Ken Davidoff of Newsday: “The Mets have no plans to make an offer to Jose Reyes before their window of exclusivity with the free-agent shortstop closes...

Jose Reyes’ batting title is a thing of the past, just like the pleas from fans at Citi Field, begging the shortstop to stay in New York and for the Mets to pay him. Now, reality sets in. After deciding not to talk contract any further during the season in...

The union has supplied it’s official list of MLB free agents for the upcoming season and seven New York Mets can be circled. #bbpBox_130678064274358272 a { text-decoration:none; color:#0084B4; }#bbpBox_130678064274358272 a:hover { text-decoration:underline; }Free agents from #Mets are Miguel Batista, Chris Capuano, Scott Hairston, Willie Harris, Jason Isringhausen, Jose Reyes...

After the 1st season under the leadership of field manager  Terry Collins and front office executive Sandy Alderson  the franchise seems to be heading in the right direction, the New York Mets  enter the 2011-2012 offseason with some major question marks. The biggest,obviously, is the status of star SS Jose Reyes, who won the National [...]

SPEAKING PUBLICLY for the first time about Jose Reyes since the shortstop became a free agent on Sunday, general manager Sandy Alderson reiterated what the Daily News reported on Friday: The Mets will not begin with an offer designed to overwhelm the shortstop, and the team does not expect a a resolution for several months.

The New York Mets have met with representatives for Jose Reyes, to begin the process of trying to re-sign him.

Here they are, courtesy of MLBTR. The official Elias rankings for this offseason. The list below includes all unsigned ranked free agents. Type A C.C. Sabathia, Yankees – 95.930 (can opt out) Brandon Phillips, Reds – 91.518 (club option) Albert Pujols, Cardinals – 95.200 Prince Fielder, Brewers – 91.200 C.J. Wilson, Rangers – 90.988 David Ortiz, Red...