Here’s some video that the Mets distributed this week about Jose Reyes. They shot some video of Reyes working out on Long Island to drum up some interest in ticket sales for the upcoming season. I have to guess that sales have bottomed out so badly that they’re even offering 6-packs of tickets this year.
It’s good to see Reyes working out and running full speed. If he’s 100% healthy, the Mets are a lot more fun to watch than without him in the lineup.
One of the biggest changes we’ll see as Mets fans this year will be in the bullpen. Of course, Francisco Rodriguez is still at the back of the pen. But there are some big changes in front of him. Last season the Mets acquired J.J. Putz in a trade before the season and that sealed the setup role for 2009. It didn’t work out as planned with Putz only pitching in 29 games before having elbow surgery. But the plan for the season was clear. It isn’t so clear who will set up Rodriguez in 2010.
Ryota Igarashi may have the inside track if he can show the type of performance that he did while playing in Japan. The 30 year-old right hander is a flame thrower with a touch of wildness. You can read a great profile of Igarashi at NPB Tracker. We’ll get a much better idea of what he can do against Major League hitters during spring training. Sometimes the success that players have in Japan just doesn’t translate here in the U.S.
The Mets have been relatively quiet this offseason for a 70-win team in baseball’s biggest market. Other than the signing of free agent Jason Bay, there hasn’t been a lot to get excited about for Mets fans. That lack of excitement has me wondering: are fans still planning trips to Port St. Lucie [...]
I’m adding support for Spanish and Japanese to The Mets Report. There are so many visitors coming to the site that aren’t using English as the default language in their browser that I decided to add support for Spanish and Japanese. The posts won’t likely read in natural language but it will be as close [...]
Although you could fault the Mets and Omar Minaya on several fronts this offseason, one of the biggest glaring holes in the acquisitions was at starting pitcher. You could say that they should have gotten another first baseman or catcher. Personally, I think they’re fine at catcher. But I have been consistent in calling [...]
As promised, here is my list of five prospects, in no particular order, that could potentially help the Mets in 2010. Enjoy!
1. Josh Thole, C (age 23)
Josh Thole is coming off of a tremendous season in which he hit .328/.395/.422 in the Eastern League (AA) followed up by an impressive .321/.356/.396 performance when [...]
The news about the Mets has become a trickle over the past week. There’s just not a lot happening 18 days from pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training in Port St. Lucie. There are some minor signings to talk about that, hopefully, won’t have a big impact on the 2010 season. Here are [...]
I’ve been disappointed that the Mets didn’t do more to shore up the pitching rotation this offseason. I’m also surprised that they didn’t attempt an upgrade, even incremental, at first base. The more that I thought about it, after John Lackey, Matt Holliday, and Jason Bay signed their free agent deals there wasn’t anybody [...]
