Mets Junkies

  • #ThrowbackThursday Mets Edition: Jeff Kent

    On August 27th, 1992, the New York Mets traded away the beloved David Cone, who won 20 games in 1988 to Toronto for 2nd Basemen Jeff Kent. Toronto also included OF’er Ryan Thompson in the deal with the Mets. However before he was a Met, Kent was drafted by the Blue Jays as a shortstop…

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  • Mets Out On Tomoyuki Sugano… What’s Next? (Video)

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  • Are the Mets going “Sugar-free”?

    The Devil Jon Heyman is reporting that while there are teams interested in Sugano including the Mets, the Mets might be focused elsewhere. Photo from the Asahi Shimbun/Getty images

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  • Should the Mets pursue Japanese star pitcher?

    The Mets have a desperate need for starting pitching help and one way to address it, is going outside the US. The Mets haven’t signed a lot of players from the Asian Baseball leagues, but with a new regime, it might be the time. The newest star pitcher that’s about to be posted is Tomoyoki…

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  • Free Agent Reliever options: Drew Pomeranz

    Left hander Drew Pomeranz is a decent example of a failed starting pitcher that retransformed himself into what looks like a solid reliever out of the bullpen. The Tennessee native has appeared in 242 games throughout his career, however 140 of which were starts. Pomeranz signed a one-year deal with the San Francisco Giants heading…

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  • Free Agent Reliever options: Will Smith

    Left hander Will Smith had an absolutely solid season during the 2019 campaign while pitching by the bay for the San Francisco Giants. As a matter of fact, Smith has been nothing short of great since joining the Giants in the middle of the 2016 season after being dealt from the Milwaukee Brewers for catcher…

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