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Madoff Money Just One of the Mets Concerns; Team Runs the Risk of Being Swallowed by Yankees’ Shadow

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on February 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) After months of denial, the New York Mets finally admitted to a popular suspicion: the team’s finances have been materially impacted by its ownership group’s involvement in the Bernie Madoff investment scandal. Ironically, however, the impact isn’t a result of […]

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Yankees’ Prospects Place High in Law, Mayo Rankings; Depth on Farm Bodes Well for Future

Posted in Baseball, Draft, Mets, Minors, MLB, Red Sox, Yankees, tagged , , on January 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Update: Minutes after this post was published, Law also released his top-100 prospect rankings. Angels’ outfield prospect Mike Trout topped the list, just ahead of 2010 draft wunderkind Bryce Harper and the Phillies’ Domonic Brown. As for the Yankees, Jesus Montero ranked highest on the list at number four. According to Law, Montero’s ability to […]

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Lengthy Debate: Evaluating Baseball’s Longest and Most Lucrative Contracts

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Baseball History, Business and Finance, Mets, MLB, Yankees on December 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »

Before the ink had tried on Troy Tulowitzki’s 10-year, $157.8 million contract extension, several pundits questioned the wisdom of the Rockies’ decision to enter into such a long-term pact, especially after the team’s experience with Mike Hampton and Todd Helton (the fallacy of the later suggestion is displayed below). For some reason, it seems as […]

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Mets Turn to Collins for Shake Up; Fiery Manager Almost Made Debut in the Bronx 20 Years Ago

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, Rumors, Yankee History, Yankees, tagged on November 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

After a nearly two-month search, the Mets are poised to name Terry Collins as their next manager, according to several media reports. The hiring of Collins, who served as Mets’ minor league coordinator in 2010,  really shouldn’t come as a surprise considering his recent connection to both the organization and new vice president of player development and […]

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Investing in Baseball’s Future by Limiting Rule IV Draft; Abolition, Not Expansion in the Game’s Best Interest

Posted in Baseball, Culture, Draft, International, Mets, MLB on November 18, 2010 | 6 Comments »

Most of the news coverage emanating from MLB’s General Managers meetings in Orlando has centered on proposals for adding more teams to the playoffs, but another very significant topic has gone relatively unnoticed: expanding the Rule IV amateur draft to include international players like those from the Dominican Republic. As I suggested back in April, […]

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Free Agent Reflections: A Look Back at the Yankees Decision to Not Sign Carlos Beltran

Posted in Baseball, Mets, MLB, Trades, Yankees, tagged on November 12, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Carlos Beltran recently stated that he would like to finish his career with the New York Mets, but also suggested that he would accept a trade before his current seven year, $119 million dollar deal expires at the end of next season. Where has the time gone? It seems like just yesterday that Beltran, fresh off […]

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