Tweet Worth taking a look at WAR to determine the best second base options for 2012 in-house. The stat really summarizes nicely what the strengths and weaknesses are of the three candidates: Player                     Offensive WAR  Defensive WAR  Total WAR Daniel Murphy     1.8                         0.1                         1.9 Justin Turner        1.4                        -1.2                        0.2 Ruben… Read More →

Tweet For some Mets fans, this is the response to a Jeopardy clue: “Which Mets pitcher should be sent to Triple-A?” I don’t see it that way, and indeed, the question is largely a rhetorical one at this point. Mike Pelfrey has moments when he looks like an ace. He… Read More →

Tweet I’m afraid I can’t let Brian Cashman’s comments that the Mets “abused” Pedro Feliciano pass without comment. Let’s start with the basics. Cashman is right. Feliciano appeared in 92 games last year, breaking the Met mark for appearances held by… Feliciano the year before with 88, which shattered the… Read More →