The Disgruntled Mets Fan – 35 Years of Misery & Counting

Chances Brett Baty Wins the Starting 3rd Base Job

24 Jan

If Baty has a great spring training I could see him, Escobar and Vogelbach splitting time in the 3rd base/DH spots.

Mets Sign Outfielder Tommy Pham to 1-Year/$6M Contract

20 Jan

Hey, a guy who has no problem slapping a player over a fantasy league game is a guy I want on my team. Plus, I’m assuming with Pham on board we can finally get rid of the inept Darin Ruf.

Pete Alonso Signs 1-Year Deal with Mets to Avoid Arbitration

16 Jan

Been seeing a lot of chatter online stating that the Mets should do the obvious and sign Alonso and Jeff McNeil to long-term deals and I couldn’t agree more. Shit, with the work Pete’s already put in, he’s already worth at least $30M a year.

Jacob deGrom Takes Out Full-Page Ad in The Post to Thank Mets and Their Fans

22 Dec

Honestly, considering how long it took for him to do it, i don’t care if someone had to convince him to do it. Thanking the Mets fans who supported deGrom since day one was just the right thing to do.

Mets and Carlos Correa Agree to 12-Year, $315M Deal

21 Dec

Not excited about signing Correa. As much as we needed another bat, Correa has never hit .300 or had over a 100 RBI’s in a season. And he gets injured a lot. Personally, I would’ve rather have signed JD Martinez.

Justin Verlander on his Conversations with Steve Cohen, How They Helped Bring Him to the Mets | SNY

21 Dec

I could care less about who Verlander’s wife is, I’m just concerned about him and Scherzer’s age going forward.

Mets Resign Reliever Adam Ottavino

20 Dec

Not re-signing Seth Lugo was a mistake in my opinion, but resigning Ottavino after the year he had last season was a must.

Mets and Kodai Senga Agree to 5-Year, $75 Million Dollar Contract

11 Dec

So nice to have an owner so dedicated to putting the best product on the field.

Brandon Nimmo is Back with the Mets, Agreeing to Eight-Year, $162 Million Deal

10 Dec

With all the main free agents pretty much off the board, this signing had to get dome. Seriously, there’s no way we were moving Marte to CF and now it’s just a matter of Brandon staying healthy.

Fred McGriff Finally Makes It Into Hall of Fame

4 Dec

McGriff was not only one of the most feared sluggers in the game when he played, but a 5-time All-Star, pretty solid defensively and by my count had about 12 HOF-ish seasons. In other words he more than deserved to get in.

Jacob deGrom Chooses Money Over Loyalty, Signs 5-Year Deal with Rangers

3 Dec

DeGrom was always adamany that he was going to opt-out of his contract so that was the biggest clue that he no longer wanted to be in NY. Now he has his $$$ and will pitch for a 68-win team in Texas. Good for him.

MLB Insider on Free Agent Carlos Rodon’s Meeting with the Mets

29 Nov

This guy’s career has been like night and day. I prefer more consistency, but whatever.

Astros Sign Jose Abreu, Mets Will Look ‘Internally’ for DH

29 Nov

Just when you’re loving the idea of a proven slugger like Jose Abreu batting behind Pete Alonso in the lineup, Steve Cohen and company come crashing down on my dreams.

Mets Have Talked with Free Agent Pitcher Justin Verlander

21 Nov

I can’t take this news seriously. I mean year Verlander just won a Cy Young award. But does Steve Cohen really have the $$$ for Verlander and DeGrom? Then there’s Verlander’s age, etc.

Mets Non-Tender Dom Smith

20 Nov

Dom Smith
MLB.com:

Dominic Smith’s uneven tenure with the Mets has come to an end.

The Mets on Friday non-tendered Smith, their first-round pick in the 2013 MLB Draft who struggled for most of a decade to find his footing in Flushing. Smith is now a free agent, able to sign with any team. It’s highly unlikely he will return to New York given the presence of Pete Alonso as the starting first baseman and Daniel Vogelbach as a left-handed designated hitter.

Was always a fan of Dom. Thought for sure that he’d get around 400 at-bats, play some good 1st base/LF and contribute heavily to the Mets 2022 season. But Dom could never get it going offensively and he ran out of chances. Best for him to get a fresh start somewhere else and hopefully do well…except when he’s playing us of course.