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Best of showcase: Dominican Republic’s Jairo Beras and Venezuela’s Franklin Barreto stand out (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:22:00 +0000

MLB's inaugural event gives prospects from these two fertile countries a chance to display skills in front of scouts.

New showcase for top Dominican and Venezuelan prospects brings structure and order to scouting (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:13:00 +0000

The inaugural event for 15- and 16-year-olds could curb age and name falsifications while protecting players from unscrupulous agents.

Mets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:38:46 +0000

The Mets won't know for certain until March whether or not Johan Santana, attempting a comeback from left shoulder surgery, will be ready to go by the start of the regular season.

If he is, Santana will be the clear favorite to pitch Opening Day based on his past successes, including two Cy Young awards and four All-Star seasons.

If not, the assignment probably will fall to R.A. Dickey, the club's most consistent starting pitcher last season.

"I certainly hope that's not the case," Dickey said. "My first reaction would obviously be that I would be honored to do it. But it would be by default, because Johan is our ace."

Though Dickey was only 8-13 in 32 starts last season, he posted a 3.28 ERA in building upon his breakout 2010 campaign.

After battling a...

The Best New York Mets Tweets of 2012: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:57:00 +0000

According to a Yahoo! Sports report, former New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes had his dreadlocks trimmed during a nationally televised haircut Feb. 3 on the MLB Network. He left the Mets in December for a $106 million, six-year contract with the Miami Marlins.

Could Patriots Success Bode Well for Red Sox: A Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:42:00 +0000

During a winter season where Red Sox fans have sat held by the seat of their pants, waiting for management to make a splash that never came, it is easily understandable why those same fans are turning their attention toward the fortunes of the Patriots when they take the field...

MLB roundup: Edwin Jackson signs with Nationals (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:15:13 +0000

Free agent pitcher Edwin Jackson joined his eighth organization on Thursday when he agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals. Terms of Jackson's deal weren't disclosed. Jackson, 28, is 60-60 with a 4.46 ERA in 10 seasons with Tampa Bay, the Dodgers, the White...

New York Mets Announce Ill-timed Banner Day: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:13:00 +0000

The New York Mets announced Feb. 1 that they will be bringing back Banner Day for the first time in 16 years. The idea behind Banner Day- which was a Mets tradition from 1963 to 1996- is to give fans the opportunity to show their love for the team by creating homemade banners that...

A Brief Mets Glance at the Bright Side: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:47:00 +0000

A decade's worth of negativity has been spewed on behalf of the New York Mets' upcoming season, their short-term prospects beyond this season, and the long-term health of the franchise with a Bernie Madoff financial burden likely to have a lasting impact.

A Brief Mets Glance at the Bright Side: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:47:00 +0000

Giants will go as far as Buster Posey carries them (Yahoo! Sports)

Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Mets News — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:36:00 +0000

San Francisco can reclaim the NL West after a torturous season in which everything went wrong.