Author Archives: Elliot Teichman

Jung-ho (Jeong-ho) Kang was posted today, which was expected. The posting period will end on Firday at 5 PM, so we can probably expect a limited amount of significant news until then as teams will deny interest until that point … Continue reading →

Jung-Ho Kang, the slugging shortstop from Korea, will be posted by his KBL team today. News outlets immediately linked Kang with the Mets, probably because the Mets could use a shortstop. Since then there have been various reports of interest … Continue reading →

It wasn’t completely unexpected, but the Pirates designated Ike Davis for assignment yesterday. The Pirates were going to have Alvarez switch to first base next year and at that point, Davis doesn’t have a position. Although Davis has great defense … Continue reading →

We are almost two thirds of the way through November and already five players plus an honorable mention have signed off of the MLB Trade Rumors Top 50 Free Agent List. I couldn’t comb through last year’s data so I … Continue reading →

Yesterday the Blue Jays agreed to signed Russel Martin on a 5 year, 82 million deal. Russel Martin, who will be 32 next season, ended up getting a very similar deal to the 5 year, 85 million Brian McCann got … Continue reading →

I was going to hold off on writing about the Stanton deal until it was actually released, but whatever I’ll write an opinion piece about a deal which has rumored details. The rumors right now have the deal structured over … Continue reading →

The Arizona Fall League, where instant replay was tested before being implemented league wide, is where the league is going to try to speed up the game of baseball. This season more than usual, it seemed that Mets games just … Continue reading →

Although the Mets had a positive run differential on the season, the offense was the weak point for the Mets. (That means considering the bullpen problems were mostly “solved” with the development of Mejia and Familia throughout the season). The … Continue reading →

Initially this morning I was relieved. I don’t have to write a game preview after waking up, I get those 20 minutes back to prep lessons for my students, work on grad school stuff, etc. But, like every year, I’m … Continue reading →

The Mets and Astros button up the jerseys for one more time this season as they look to turn the lights off for the 2014 season. Last night the Mets won thanks to a walk off homer from Lucas Duda, … Continue reading →