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2 days ago | risingapple.com | Tim Boyle

On the road less traveled, this Mets minor leaguer is raising eyebrows in the minors with his sheer dominance. David Stearns gets a lot of credit for his under-the-radar roster additions. In a year+ with the New York Mets, we’ve seen everything from big league cast-offs on major league deals to unknowns thrive with the organization. The latter hasn’t had any major benefit just yet but their success continues to have us screaming the praises of the POBO.

2 days ago | risingapple.com | Tim Boyle

Recent New York Mets rumors of interest in Luis Robert Jr. suggest David Stearns isn’t fully content at one of baseball’s most difficult positions to fill. Gone are the days of multiple Hall of Famers, if any, patrolling the outfield position up the middle. Center field is a position where, if you can get superb defense, you should be satisfied enough. In that case, the Mets should be more than satisfied with the results in center field this season. Tyrone Taylor has been masterful in center field.

3 days ago | risingapple.com | Tim Boyle

The best prospects acquired at the 2023 trade deadline are performing in the order we first thought they would. Not all trades are black and white. The payoff isn’t always immediate nor is the pain. When the New York Mets pulled the trigger at the 2023 trade deadline and decided to reset, their two most creative deals sent veterans Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander to warring Texas teams in the AL West while paying down a large portion of each’s salary.

4 days ago | risingapple.com | Tim Boyle

There's no such thing as bad publicity? Many people’s jobs involve tedium or a task of some kind that just needs to get done. In a previous job, my boss had me hashtagging things on Facebook despite it having no effect on social media posts. Some poor soul working for the New York Mets minor league team in Syracuse experienced a little more backlash than I ever did for putting a number sign in a Facebook post.

4 days ago | risingapple.com | Tim Boyle

Jacob deGrom who? When Jacob deGrom left the New York Mets after the 2022 season, the immediate task at hand was to replace him in the starting rotation. The Mets made the most obvious pivot by signing Justin Verlander. While it didn’t go so well for the team, there aren’t really any hard feelings. Departing Free agents rarely offer much of a reward especially when they are as beloved as deGrom.