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Mets Morning News: Clayton Kershaw strikes gold
Your Thursday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links. Meet the MetsOn Day 1,760 of the Stephen Drew saga, Scott Boras intimated that Drew would be willing to play positions...
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2014 MLB Free Agent Profile: Tommy Hanson
Could the former Braves' top prospect be an option for the Mets in 2014?Only a couple years ago, Tommy Hanson appeared to be the next great Braves starting pitcher, one who would torment the Mets for...
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2014 MLB Free Agent Profile: Jeff Baker
A lefty masher, Baker has played several positions over the past few years.Utilityman Jeff Baker's career stats at the plate don't look all that impressive. With a .267/.321/.440 slash line and a 96...
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Community Projection Review: Ruben Tejada
Did Ruben Tejada live up to expectations in 2013? **Spoiler alert** No, he did not.Ruben Tejada community projectionPA: 579HR: 2BA: .290OBP: .347SLG: .367Actual statsPA: 227HR: 0BA: .202OBP: .259SLG:...
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The Amazin' Avenue Audio Podcast: Episode 49
In the " Hey, did you know Jon Niese was born the same day the Mets won the World Series?" edition, Rob and Jeffrey do their best to contrive a podcast out of a slow Mets news week. We talk...
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Community Projections: R.A. Dickey
I think it is safe to say that R.A. Dickey didn't have the season we were hoping he'd give us. Part of it was the back and neck soreness, he fought through in the early part of the season. He may have...
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MLB approves instant replay expansion
Major League Baseball has moved into the twenty-first century by officially expanding instant replay.Major League Baseball has announced that all thirty clubs approved an expanded instant replay system...
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Mets, Ike Davis avoid arbitration and reach one-year deal
Ike Davis and the Mets agreed to a one year deal worth $3.5 million, avoiding salary arbitration.After avoiding arbitration with shortstop Ruben Tejada last night, the Mets have agreed to a one-year...
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Mets, Eric Young Jr. avoid arbitration, agree to one-year, $1.85 million deal
The speedy outfielder has come to terms with the team.The Mets and outfielder Eric Young Jr. have agreed to one-year, $1.85 million contract and avoided arbitration, according to Joel Sherman. The Mets...
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Mets Farm System Q&A Summary
The Mets official farm system Twitter feed held an informative Q&A this afternoon chock full of prospecty goodness.The Mets official farm system Twitter feed, @MetsFarmReport, held their first...
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Do you like reading Amazin' Avenue? Then why not "Like" Amazin' Avenue on...
Amazin' Avenue has a Facebook page! If you don't "Like" it, we'll be really sad.The internet is a vast expanse of information, some of it important, most of it not. A great deal of that information is...
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Mets Morning News: Mets avoid arbitration, MLB finally stops avoiding instant...
Your Friday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.Meet the MetsThe Mets avoided arbitration by reaching one-year contract agreements with both Ike Davis and Eric Young Jr. Davis...
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Mets Bullpen Analysis: Bobby Parnell may be prone to meltdowns
Bobby Parnell had his best season in 2013, but he continued to struggle in high-leverage situations.In the late afternoon of a getaway day for the visiting Reds, the Mets tried to avoid a sweep. They...
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Community Projection Review: Lucas Duda
Did Lucas Duda live up to expectations in 2013? Let's look back at the Amazin' Avenue community's preseason projections to find out.Lucas Duda community projectionPA: 470HR: 18BA: .261OBP: .340SLG:...
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Mets, Bobby Parnell avoid arbitration, settle on $3.7 million for 2014
Another arbitration-eligible player is in the fold as the Mets lock up their closer for next year.The Mets have avoided salary arbitration with closer Bobby Parnell, settling on a $3.7 million deal for...
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Mets, Daniel Murphy agree to one-year, $5.7 milion deal
Murphy becomes the latest arbitration-eligible Met signed to a deal for 2014.On the final day of arbitration filings, the Mets are quickly dealing with all of their arbitration-eligible players. More...
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Friday Mets Mind Boggler: How many 2006 Mets players can you name?
Take the quiz!Forgive us for depressing you, but the 2006 season got underway nearly eight years ago. That was the Mets' last truly great season, as they fell one game short on the playoffs the...
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Mets, Dillon Gee avoid arbitration with one-year, $3.625 million deal
The soon-to-be 28-year-old and New York have come to terms.Continuing their trend of signing contracts with their arbitration-eligible players, the Mets signed Dillon Gee to a one-year, $3.625 million...
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Should the Yankees try to extend David Robertson now?
David Robertson will likely be the Yankees closer in 2014. As he inches closer to free agency, should the Yankees consider offering him an extension?Recently, Hal Steinbrenner came out and gave a...
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Mets Morning News: Smell ya later, arbitration
Your Saturday morning dose of New York Mets and Major League Baseball news, notes, and links.Meet the MetsThe Mets avoided arbitration with three players yesterday. Dillon Geesigned a one year deal...
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