NICK EVANS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Given the financial situation the Mets are currently in, holding on to a guy like Nick Evans should have been a no-brainer. Not only would Evans have been a quality bat and add much-needed depth to a very thin, not-so-Amazin’ roster, but come at a relatively inexpensive price. This 25-year old has been up and down from the minors so many times with the Mets that I don’t blame...

It seems like a convenient time to write this article given Nick Evans’ heroic deeds last night, but I’ve actually been an Evans supporter for quite some time now. The only problem was that as recent as a few months ago, it didn’t seem like the Mets had any interest in keeping Nick Evans past 2011. He’s been waived more than once this season, and each time...

As injuries continue to ravage the Mets, and with the team flailing as the season comes to a close, many players will get an opportunity to make their case for future inclusion with the Mets. Enter Nick Evans. Evans has really turned a corner late in the summer and is in the midst of an impressive streak. Evans is now batting .409 with one home run, six RBI’s and seven runs scored...

Short Season Rookie Ball - Brooklyn Cyclones (8-4, 2nd place) - Brooklyn defeated Aberdeen last night by the score of 1-0. Starting pitcher Carlos Vazquez went 5 innings and allowed only 2 hits in the contest. Three Cyclone relievers combined to throw 4 shutout innings for the win.Single-A - Savannah Sand Gnats (5-1, 1st place) - Savannah beat Rome by the score of 5-3 last night...

Buffalo Bisons 3 – Leigh Valley IronPigs 6 I expect Jack Egbert to be this ineffective, but what I don’t expect him to be is this wild. Egbert lasted for only 81 pitches tonight and only 45 of those were strikes (55%). He only gave up two walks, but with his stuff he needs to throw a considerable amount of more strikes. It is no shock or coincidence that both walks came...

Ranking right up there with the balk rule, one of the least understood rules in baseball are those pertaining to player options. Each year the option rules determine the fate of many players. This year, several Mets players are out of options and may have a leg up making the major league team out of Spring Training. These include Manny Acosta, Pat Misch and Nick Evans. In Major...

With all the attention the financial issues the Mets are or are not having, we've seemed to forget that there is baseball to be played. Some Mets are starting to arrive at Port St. Lucie, and Pitchers and Catchers are to report next Tuesday.This is a very important season for the Mets and their new management, led by Sandy Elvis Alderson. Not only do they have to convince their fans that this

In a June 2010 article, Frank Gray of Bleacher Report questioned the value of Nick Evans to New York Mets.  At the time, Evans was beached at AA Binghamton and although he was in the midst of a successful season, there was no plan in place for his advancement in the organization.  Once considered a high priority prospect, Evans has fallen from grace and his future with the Mets...

Utility man Nick Evans has endeared himself to the Mets faithful of late. Last night, Evans delivered a walk-off hit in the bottom of the 10th inning to make the Mets a 1-0 winner over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Just six games earlier, Evans hit the game-winning RBI in Washington to secure R.A. Dickey’s 10th win. [...]

Remember Nick Evans? He was a healthy scratch from the lineup for AA-Binghamton leading Adam Rubin to believe he may soon be joining the Mets. On Wednesday, Mets manager Jerry Manuel indicated that he wanted a right handed batter on the bench in anticipation of the Braves series that starts today. Evans, 24, is having a solid bounce-back season and is hitting .290/.363/.518 with...