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Mets Willing To Splurge On A Multiyear Deal For Hairston
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December 21, 2012
Updated by Joe D. on 12/21
A team source told Newsday’s Marc Carig that the team remains in position to splurge on one multiyear deal this offseason. That will most likely go toward signing a right-handed-hitting outfielder.
With the makeup of the outfield market, the source said going beyond one year may be the Mets’ best avenue to “bring on a high-quality player.” Scott...
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December 21, 2012
SAYING GOODBYE
Dickey's farewell message to fans
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December 22, 2012
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December 22, 2012
Reigning Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey was recently traded to the Blue Jays, so he wrote a farewell message to Mets fans.
Digital Domain Signs Being Removed From Mets Spring Complex Today
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December 21, 2012
A construction crew will be removing the Digital Domain sign from the New York Mets’ spring training home on Friday morning, according to a report on TC Palm.
No new naming rights deal has been announced to replace Digital Domain who filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 11.
The company bought naming rights to the stadium in March 2010. The company agreed to pay St. Lucie County $100...
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December 21, 2012
Keith Law, Sal Fasano, FanGraphs On Travis d’Arnaud, Park Factors, Defense
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December 22, 2012
Keith Law of ESPN answered a couple of questions about the Mets new catching prospect Travis d’Arnaud during his weekly chat this week.
Q – Do you see Travis d’Arnaud continuing at catcher longterm, or do the Mets need to think of him in the outfield or first base (possibly trading or moving Ike Davis). If he can stay healthy and at catcher, the Dickey trade was a no-brainer...
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December 22, 2012
Mets Take Down Digital Domain Sign From Spring Training Home
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December 20, 2012
A construction crew removed the Digital Domain Media Group sign from the New York Mets’ spring training home Friday morning, according to a report on TC Palm.
No new naming rights deal has been announced to replace Digital Domain who filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 11.
The company bought naming rights to the stadium in March 2010. The company agreed to pay St. Lucie County $100...
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December 20, 2012
ESPN: Mets Slated For Most Losses In Majors For 2013
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December 20, 2012
Jayson Stark of ESPN, spoke with one of his colleagues Dan Szymborski, and polled some MLB executives and Vegas odds makers, to determine which five teams have most improved the most this offseason as well which five teams have least improved.
The consensus is that the Mets could tie with the Marlins for the most losses during the 2013 season:
As for what they had to say regarding...
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December 20, 2012
Mets Rumors: NY Eyeing, Pavano, Young, Marcum
Via MLB Injury News
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December 22, 2012
The New York Mets are looking to re-stock their rotation
following the trade of Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey, and the team has expressed
interest in free agents Carl Pavano, Chris Young and Shaun Marcum as well as
Chris Capuano and Aaron Harang of the Los Angeles Dodgers, reports Ken Davidoff
of The New York Daily News.
In fact, Pavano isn’t even the only member...
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December 22, 2012
The Face Of The Franchise Turns 30 Today
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December 20, 2012
A very Happy Birthday goes out to third baseman David Wright from all of us at MMO. Yesterday, we honored Wright by making him the first active player to be inducted into the Metsmerized Hall of Fame.
Wright turns 30 today and is all set to begin earning his brand new 8-year, $140 million dollar deal that he signed earlier this month.
The soon-to-be captain of the Mets had some things...
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December 20, 2012
We’re Not Going Down Without A Fight, Mets Interested In Sizemore!
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December 20, 2012
Sorry for the dramatics… I’m just practicing for the year when we can actually use exclamation points again in our titles…
SNY’s Kevin Burkhardt reports that the Mets are “very interested” in center fielder Grady Sizemore.
Sizemore underwent microfracture right knee surgery in September and will be unavailable until midway through the 2013 season. He attempted to...
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December 20, 2012
Coming to grips with the Mets’ 2013 payroll
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December 22, 2012
Now that the R.A. Dickey and David Wright questions have been answered, the Mets can move on to other business. But before we can get into specifics, let’s go back and look at one of the most fundamental questions there is as far as team building: What’s the available payroll for 2013?
After last year, when fans were lied to repeatedly over what the actual payroll was going...
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December 22, 2012
From Left Field: In Mets’ History, Farm System Has Lacked Strong Hitting
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December 20, 2012
After the trade sending R.A. Dickey to the Blue Jays, I started thinking that the Mets really have never developed a top-notch catcher out of their minor league system.
Todd Hundley is closest thing to being a productive home-grown catcher, which isn’t exactly saying much.
Of course, the most productive catchers in team history, Gary Carter and Mike Piazza, were acquired via trade...
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December 20, 2012
Amazin Mess: Leaving Dickey Out Of 2012 Highlights Video Is Insulting To All Of Us
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December 21, 2012
R.A. Dickey’s Cy Young Award and 20 wins don’t count as highlights as far as the official Mets 2012 Highlights video is concerned. That is how Andy Martino of the Daily News puts it
In a video posted this week on the Mets official website, and emailed to fans, the team sent along holiday wishes, and presented a brief montage of highlights from the 2012 season.
It was all...
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December 21, 2012
Mets Leave Dickey Out Of 2012 Highlights Video
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December 21, 2012
R.A. Dickey’s Cy Young Award and 20 wins don’t count as highlights as far as the official Mets 2012 Highlights video is concerned. That is how Andy Martino of the Daily News puts it
In a video posted this week on the Mets official website, and emailed to fans, the team sent along holiday wishes, and presented a brief montage of highlights from the 2012 season.
It was all...
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December 21, 2012
Mets Talking To Saunders, Marcum And Pavano
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December 22, 2012
According to Marc Carig of Newsday, the Mets are now kicking the tires on Joe Saunders. He reports that they are still discussing Carl Pavano and Chris Young, as well as Shaun Marcum.
Saunders would be a nice addition to the Mets rotation, and could easily slot into the number four or five spot. He has a career record of 78-65, and was solid for the Orioles this past season, pitching...
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December 22, 2012
Sizeless
Via Metstradamus
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December 20, 2012
With the lack of affordable outfield options available to the Mets, desperation was sure to crawl through the door. Mark down 12-20-2012 (palindrome) as the day that desperation finally made its way onto the Citi Field stoop, as they are once again looking at that ever popular "low-risk high-reward" road.
Take a look at this tweet from somebody that might be in the...
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December 20, 2012
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