New York Mets

Excess Baggage

After outfielder Yoenis Cespedes defected from Cuba in 2011, his prowess on the baseball diamond caught the eye of several teams in Major League Baseball. Ultimately Cespedes would join the Oakland Athletics when both sides agreed to a four-year deal for $36 million. Cespedes' talent immediately paid dividends for the Athletics as he batted .292 [...]

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The Best Rotation That Never Was

When Sandy Alderson became the general manager of the New York Mets in 2010, he inherited a mess. The Mets were coming off of a 92-loss campaign while the franchise was strapped for cash. Alderson had to work on a budget while he had to focus on developing the Mets minor-league system. By 2015, the [...]

2018 National League East Projections

X-Washington Nationals 97-65 Since 2012, the Washington Nationals have been the team to beat in the National League East. Over this stretch the Nationals have claimed four N.L. East Titles which included them winning 97 games last year. But this success in the regular season has not transferred to the playoffs as Washington has failed [...]