I know that there’s a plan. I know that there are things going on behind the scenes that I’m not seeing. But I can’t help but think that despite trading Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners yesterday the Phillies got even better. That’s because the...

The Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.) will be holding the 21st Annual Going to Bat for B.A.T. Dinner on January 26, 2010 at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square and will celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the MVP Award. Some former Mets...

Yesterday the Mets signed former Phillies and Astros catcher Chris Coste. The signing gives the Mets a veteran catcher to help out while Omir Santos and Josh Thole continue to develop. As always I want the players the Mets sign to excel (with the...

The Mets resigned free agent infielder Alex Cora yesterday. The deal calls for Cora to be paid $2 million for the 2010 season. I like this deal on the surface but when you break it down it looks pretty bad. $2 million for a backup. Cora is a backup...

Lost in all the hoopla of game 1 of the World series was some news out of Mets camp. These are only rumors at this point but are expected to be announced as fact right after the series. The juicier story was reported by Jon Heyman of si.com. Heyman...