The New York Mets will keep the core of their MiLB affiliates in place for 2021 and beyond, with the only change adding the Brooklyn Cyclones as a new full-season affiliate, replacing the Columbia Fireflies (Low A; Sally League). (more…)
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Sandy Alderson: MLB Needs to Enter Total Shutdown
With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to unfold, longtime baseball executive Sandy Alderson is calling for a total shutdown at spring-training camps around Major League Baseball. (more…)
Sandy Alderson Discusses Tim Tebow Signing
During a recent event, New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson admitted that were reasons to sign Tim Tebow that had nothing to do with his prospect status. (more…)
Las Vegas 51s, New York Mets extend player development contract
As previewed earlier this week, the Las Vegas 51s (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) and the New York Mets renewed their player development contract (PDC) for two more years, through the 2016 season. “We have had a great partnership with the Las Vegas 51s and the city of Las Vegas, one which continues to provide […]
MLB: We’re eliminating home-plate collisions to protect players
It was a surprise announcement at the Winter Meetings, but a good one: Major League Baseball is preparing rule changes to cut down on home-plate collisions for 2014. It’s a play that can end and alter careers, as Ray Fosse, Mike Matheny and Buster Posey can tell you. And with concussions a hot topic in […]
Lower attendance, revenues haunting Mets front office
The austerity package embraced by the New York Mets may have helped stem the losses from Citi Field operations, but debt still looms for a franchise looking at another sub-.500 season. In a filing with New York City Industrial Development Agency, which issued the construction bonds for the ballpark, the Mets released a partial picture […]
Mets return to Gulf Coast League
The New York Mets are once again fielding a team in the rookie Gulf Coast League, with the team playing out of the minor-league complex in Port St. Lucie. The reason for the addition: the new CBA pushes up the signing deadline for players taken in the First-Year Player Draft. “The new CBA has accelerated […]
Mets, Gnats extend affiliation
The Savannah Sand Gnats (Low Class A; Sally League) and the New York Mets extended their player-development contract (PDC) through the 2014 season. “We’re pleased to have the New York Mets back with us to continue our partnership and the development of future major leaguers here in Savannah,” said Sand Gnats President John Katz. “The Mets have […]
New fences a success for Mets; other teams may follow
Despite the team’s 65-74 record, the decision by the New York Mets to move in the fences this season at Citi Field is being deemed a success — and other teams may follow suit. For Mets GM Sandy Alderson, moving in the fences was a matter of making the ballpark play fairer, not to give […]
Binghamton, Mets expect to renew PDC
The Binghamton Mets (Class AA; Eastern League) and the New York Mets are expected to renew their PDC for at least two years and maybe four, according to team president Michael Urda. Urda recently met with Mets GM Sandy Alderson about the future of the relationship and came away optimistic that it would continue. “We had […]
Mets retooling: closer fences, more hospitality
The New York Mets have had an absolutely horrendous offseason, focused more on financials than fielders. But everything is new on Opening Day, and the Mets start with a clean slate. With budget issues, lawsuits and clawbacks related to team ownership investments with Bernie Madoff, Mets fans spent more time looking for team news on […]
Mets already reconfiguring Citi Field: report
The New York Mets aren’t wasting any time in reconfiguring the outfield fences at Citi Field, moving them in and taking out some of the irregular quirks in the fenceline, according to a published report. MetsBlog is reporting the new distances have already been laid out on the Citi Field turf, with the fences moved […]
Mets considering offseason changes to Citi Field
Apparently chicks still dig the long ball, so the New York Mets are looking at lowering and moving in the fences at Citi Field for the 2012 season. Citi Field was designed to be a pitcher-friendly venue: it was the hardest MLB venue to hit a home run in 2009 and 2010 and is third-hardest […]