February, 15, 2012 Feb 15 1:46 PM ET Jenrry Mejia is so eager to get back onto a mound, he wanted to arrive early to Port St. Lucie for spring training. But the Mets told the hard-throwing right-hander to stay in the Dominican Republic and work out at th

Jenrry Mejia is so eager to get back onto a mound, he wanted to arrive early to Port St. Lucie for spring training. But the Mets told the hard-throwing right-hander to stay in the Dominican Republic and work out at the team’s complex there on flat ground

No. 9 Marlins: 22nd in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Braves. New name. New stadium. New manager. Four new players, all of whom have been to at least three All-Star Games. There is no shortage of topics to consider when looking at the M

This post is inspired by Aaron Gleeman’s review of the Johan Santana trade over at Baseball Prospectus earlier this week, as well as Ted Berg’s earlier look back at the same trade. Basically, the idea is that the trade hasn’t worked out ideally for eithe

Vinny Cartiglia: Watching Duda grow comfortable at the plate during the second half of last season was one of the undeniable bright spots for the Mets and their fans in 2011. Most fans I have spoken this off season are very excited about watching Duda co

The National League East has shown a lot of strength throughout the past few years. The Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves both had winning seasons last year, with the Phillies winning a league best 102 games. The Washington Nationals also had