As we lumber ever so close to The jolly fat man making a appearance just a couple of little tidbits on this rather mild late December afternoon.
Today in Mets history the Mets signed free agent and fan favorite for his 2006 catch Endy Chavez back in 2005. Endy was recently reported on the Mets radar but was signed by the Orioles. The Mets also signed Seth Green and Ramon Castro as free agents
Via Mets360.com
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December 23, 2011
A lot of good people write about the Mets so I reached out to some of my friends in the blogosphere and asked them to answer the following question in 100 words or so.
If Fred Wilpon handed you the keys to the franchise on December 23, 2011 – what is the first thing you would do and why?
Matthew Artus – Amazin’ Avenue
If Fred Wilpon handed me the keys to the franchise...
Via Matthew Cerrone's Mets Blog
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December 22, 2011
In a report for the New York Post, Josh Thole says:
“I didn’t have a tremendous year by any means (in 2011). … Every year for me, that’s what it’s going to be about — I’m going to have to prove myself every day in spring training and just show I can catch 162 games.”
In 114 games last season and 386 plate appearances, Thole hit .268 with a .345 OBP, 20 doubles...
Via Matthew Cerrone's Mets Blog
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December 21, 2011
The Mets announced Tuesday that they are eliminating their rookie league team in the Class-A Gulf Coast League, though they will continue to operate Kingsport.
Kevin Goldstein writes about every team’s farm system for Baseball Prospectus, ESPN and Sirius/XM Radio.
Here is a quick Q&A between Goldstein and MetsBlog’s Matthew Cerrone, in response to the news about...
Via Mets Guy in Michigan
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December 22, 2011
This has been a year of challenges, and among the latest is that the family treadmill is broken.This frustrating because it is not all that old, and it's been a staple of my effort to first lose weight and then to keep it off.The replacement part costs nearly as much as a new machine, so I dragged my wife and daughter to four sporting goods stores one night this week.This, after...
Via Batter's Box
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December 22, 2011
To all of you drafting 2012 Blue Jay projected lineups with Carlos Beltran hitting cleanup, wrong color bird. So today's lesson is simple:World Series rings are a great recruiting tool.
Via Baseball Musings
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December 22, 2011
Marc Topkin handicaps the chances of Carlos Beltran joining the Rays. According to Topkin, Carlos is looking for $36 to $39 million for three years. At that price, the Rays would likely get a good deal and a very good bat in the middle of their lineup.
Via 213 Miles From Shea
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December 23, 2011
Carlos Beltran agreed to a two year deal worth 26 million with the Cardinals last night, making him the third major OF to sign within the last two weeks (the others being Willingham and Cuddyer). For Carlos, he goes to a National League team, avoiding his fear about being regulated to the DH and he [...]
Via Dempsey's Army
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December 21, 2011
The Orioles made it official and announced the signing of veteran outfielder Endy Chavez. The deal is reported to be worth $1.5M with another $500K in incentives.My enduring memory of Chavez was from a game I saw him play against the Astros in Montreal in 2003. He was manning center field for the Expos and made a couple of really nice plays defensively and stroked an RBI double to...
Via New York Mets ? New York Post
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December 22, 2011
Josh Thole is getting an early jump on spring workouts.After a lackluster 2011 season in which he struggled defensively, the Mets catcher will head to Dallas within the next two weeks to begin workouts with the organization’s catching coordinator, Bob Natal.Thole said he expects to spend four...
Via Fox Sports
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December 22, 2011
The New York Mets have agreed to a minor league contract with catcher Rob Johnson and invited him to spring training.
The Mets announced the move Thursday.
The 28-year-old Johnson batted .190 (34 for 179) with six doubles, one triple, a career-high three homers and 16 RBIs in 67 games for the San Diego Padres last season.
The 6-foot-1, 215-pound Johnson has hit .197 (128 for 649...
Via MLB Trade Rumors
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December 22, 2011
Carlos Beltran may choose his next team by the weekend and he has many suitors to consider. The Cardinals, Blue Jays, Red Sox, Rays and Indians are all "seriously in the mix" for Beltran, according to Scott Miller of CBSSports.com. Here’s the latest on Beltran, who’s open to DHing part-time...
The Cardinals intensified their talks with Beltran last night and into...
Via NJ.com
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December 23, 2011
Fred Wilpon, Saul Katz seeking to sell $200 million worth of shares in team
Via Star Telegram
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December 21, 2011
Free-agent outfielder Endy Chavez has agreed to a one-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles after playing for the Rangers last season.
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