Adam Rubin has covered the Mets’ beat at the Daily News since 2003, so we figured he’d be the guy to ask about the team’s current situation as it stands at a crossroads. In addition to his daily columns, he also runs a great blog, Surfing the Mets

According to the Denver Post and New York Daily News , the Mets have expressed interest in Rockies closer Brian Fuentes .  Adam Rubin says nothing is imminent.  Troy E. Renck points out that the Rox turned down an offer of Aaron Heilman...

  Are the Indians far enough out of the race to consider trading Sabathia? Dealing their top pitcher might bring an attractive package in a trade, but it would be the equivalent of raising a white flag high above Progressive Field in...

Fernando Martinez went down on May 15th with a hamstring injury and has yet to return to duty. Before getting hurt, he was hitting .280/.314/.408 for Binghamton, with 9 doubles, a triple, 3 homers, 7 walks, and 39 strikeouts in 157 at-bats, 37...

I turned on the radio as I was coming home last night to hear Howie Rose talk about the eerie quiet inside Shea Stadium so I’m thinking what happened did someone get hurt? Are the Mets getting blown out? What now?   Well, it was the top of the 9.

5/21/08 Released RHP Jorge Sosa . 5/22/08 Placed OF Moises Alou on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left calf; Purchased the contract of C Raul Casanova . 5/24/08 Placed OF Marlon Anderson on the 15-day disabled list with a...

The Z-meter tracks the story arcs of 25 top prospects (or players we just like) on their way to the bigs. It is named after current Washington Nationals star Ryan Zimmerman, who made the transition from anchoring the University of Virginia to...

In the perpetual quest to figure out what's gone wrong this year, some have pointed to Moises Alou as a potential savior. The Elias Sports Bureau points out that the Mets score a full run per game more when Alou is in the lineup, which is proof...

Jim Callis talks top 10 and I talk prospects so I can ignore the bigs. 1. Fernando Martinez, of Still young and talented, but his lack of production may mean he's overhyped. 2. Ike Davis, 1b Hulking lefthanded slugger can handle the outfield and...

Mets’ 1B prospect Mike Carp is profiled in an interesting feature for MiLB.com, which discusses his resurgence this year for the Double A Binghamton Mets. After an injury plagued 2007 season that saw him hit just .251 with 11 homers in 97...

Jim Callis of Baseball America recently penned a mid-season top 10 prospects for the Mets during one of his recent chats. The list includes some familiar faces as well as four new entries from last week's draft. As I scan the list it bugs...

In a recent chat for Baseball America , the great Jim Callis believes that within the next few months the Mets Top 10 Prospects will shake out as follows: 1) OF Fernando Martinez, 2) 1B-OF Ike Davis, 3) SS Reese Havens, 4) LHP Jon Neise, 5) 1B...

Jim Callis of Baseball America has just posted his new list of the Mets top 10 prospects, in a recent edition of Ask BA. Here’s how the new list shakes out in light of the recent draft. The Mets’ conservatism in the draft and their...

After a dreadful four-game sweep at the hands of those murderous Friars, the Mets are looking at a 7.5 game deficit in the NL East. The Phillies have been winning almost every day, while the Mets are regularly starting replacement level bats at...

Perhaps my pugnacious nature percolated upward and onward and perambulated upon my post on Posey. I was thinking more about the drafting of Posey. As I noted, I was disappointed because he was not a difference maker whereas Smoak appears to have been...