Are Mets set at 1B with Murphy?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...teammates have remarked, for instance, how good a fit he seems in treacherous right field. With Carlos Beltran manning center, a slugger like Jason Bay or Matt Holliday -- both are free agents -- would make...
Blog | September 07, 2009Mets need another miracle
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...telling when everyone's going to be healthy: The Mets won't be seeing Carlos Beltran soon, and perhaps not at all this season. Jose Reyes might be able to play in...
Blog | July 16, 2009Jayson Werth, you complete me
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...the NL All-Star team Friday as a replacement for injured New York Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran. The World Series champion Phillies put three outfielders on the NL roster for Tuesday night'...
Blog | July 10, 2009Our (preliminary) All-Decade Team
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...1B Albert Pujols 2B Jeff Kent SS Derek Jeter 3B Alex Rodriguez LF Barry Bonds CF Carlos Beltran RF Vladimir Guerrero Pujols has absolutely zero competition, and must be the easiest choice here. Jeff...
Blog | June 01, 2009Mets' HR drought hits 60 innings
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...putting the onus on Sheffield, Fernando Tatis and Ryan Church, not to mention David Wright and Carlos Beltran. (Sheffield, feeling ill, did not start Tuesday, and neither did Tatis.) --snip-- Perhaps the Mets can...
Blog | May 20, 2009Mets uglier than just one game
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...against Brian Stokes and Xavier Paul, followed with a fly ball to left-center. Pagan and Carlos Beltran converged on it, and Pagan appeared to screen Beltran. The ball dropped, and the Dodgers had...
Blog | May 19, 2009Phillies best on paper?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...Phillies' best hitters have passed their primes; two of the Mets' three best hitters -- Carlos Beltran being the exception -- haven't yet reached their primes. And bullpen-wise? The Phillies'...
Blog | April 13, 2009National League keys
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...off in the second half when Delgado was doing the same. David Wright, Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran all rank among the best players in the National League. If Delgado merely complements those three...
Blog | April 08, 2009Too many dollars, too many years for Burnett
Rob Neyer...the mistakes of the recent past which saw them pass on elite players Johan Santana and Carlos Beltran to fill positional needs. But A.J. Burnett seems to be a return to the unsuccessful...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 15, 2008Twins have slight edge over White Sox in AL Central race
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comThe White Sox have a half-game lead in the standings, but the Twins don't have a single road game the rest of the way.
Story | Conversation | September 25, 2008From Wright to Cabrera: The top 50 for five years
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comFrom David Wright to Asdrubal Cabrera, Rob Neyer counts down the top 50 players over the next five seasons.
Story | Conversation | March 24, 2008When signing Boras' clients, ink the best ones
Rob Neyer, ESPN.comA few teams have gotten very good results while several others have gotten little in return by signing clients of Scott Boras over the past 10 winters.
Story | Conversation | November 26, 2007
Jeter the best choice for AL MVP
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderWhile he's not a slam-dunk choice, Derek Jeter still stands out as the best candidate in the race for the AL MVP.
Story | Conversation | September 26, 2006
Figuring out the differences
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderRob Neyer reviews his least-accurate NL preseason picks and compares them to the projected end-of-the-season records.
Story | Conversation | July 14, 2006
Royals need luck and skill
Rob Neyer, ESPN InsiderIf new Royals GM Dayton Moore is as good as advertised, there really is reason for hope in Kansas City, writes Rob Neyer.
Story | Conversation | June 01, 2006
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