Carter attends college team's season opener  ...more ?
Carter attends college team's season opener
Only question for Mets is at top of lineup  ...more ?
Only question for Mets is at top of lineup
Mets to hold Banner Day on May 27  ...more ?
Mets to hold Banner Day on May 27
Dickey reflects on charity climb at awards dinner  ...more ?
Dickey reflects on charity climb at awards dinner
Murphy ready to work tirelessly at second base  ...more ?
Murphy ready to work tirelessly at second base
Inbox: Why not platoon Murphy, Turner?  ...more ?
Inbox: Why not platoon Murphy, Turner?
Mets sign Tuiasosopo to Minors deal  ...more ?
Mets sign Tuiasosopo to Minors deal
Carter an all-time great, on and off the field  ...more ?
Spencer: 'Kid Sunshine' Carter an all-time great
Franco to be inducted into Mets Hall of Fame  ...more ?
Franco to be inducted into Mets Hall of Fame
Trio of Mets hurlers among Top 100 Prospects  ...more ?
Trio of Mets hurlers among Top 100 Prospects
Prospect Q&A: Wheeler dreaming big  ...more ?
Prospect Q&A: Wheeler dreaming big
Cards a good fit for Beltran despite '06 NLCS  ...more ?
Cards a good fit for Beltran despite '06 NLCS
Former teammates thinking of Carter  ...more ?
Former teammates thinking of Carter
Inbox: Why did Mets give up on F-Mart?  ...more ?
Inbox: Why did Mets give up on F-Mart?
Havens No. 9 on list of top second-base prospects  ...more ?
Havens No. 9 on list of top second-base prospects
Carter honored at New York BBWAA dinner  ...more ?
Carter honored at New York BBWAA dinner
Careful moves put Mets' 2012 payroll at $91M  ...more ?
Careful moves put Mets' 2012 payroll at $91M
Harvey, Den Dekker invited to Mets' camp  ...more ?
Harvey, Den Dekker invited to Mets' camp
Flores No. 9 on list of top third-base prospects  ...more ?
Flores No. 9 on list of top third-base prospects
Well wishes for Gary Carter  ...more ?
Well wishes for Gary Carter

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

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)  ...more ?
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.
Marlins' Jose Reyes has televised haircut (AP)  ...more ?
Along with a new uniform, Jose Reyes has a new, close-cropped look. The All-Star shortstop had his dreadlocks trimmed during a nationally televised haircut Friday on the MLB Network. "A little bit lighter. It's going to take me a couple of days to get used to it," Reyes said. He left the New York 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)  ...more ?
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...
Battling brain cancer, Gary Carter makes opener (AP)  ...more ?
Even as he battles an aggressive form of brain cancer, Hall of Famer Gary Carter wouldn't miss opening day for the college baseball team he coaches. Carter shook hands with each player on the Palm Beach Atlantic University team and watched about three innings of the game Thursday night. The Palm Beach Post (http://bit.ly/A9Q0qN ) reports the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
Dodgers' bidders invited to meetings in LA (PA SportsTicker)  ...more ?
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MLB roundup: Edwin Jackson signs with Nationals (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
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)  ...more ?
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...
Francisco Cordero, Toronto finalize $4.5M contract (PA SportsTicker)  ...more ?
Reliever Francisco Cordero and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized a $4.5 million, one-year contract Wednesday.
Jays sign pitcher Cordero to one-year deal (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?
TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos put the finishing touches on his bullpen makeover Wednesday by signing veteran right-hander Francisco Cordero to a US$4.5-million, one-year contract.
Banner Day at Citi Field on May 27 (AP)  ...more ?
The New York Mets are bringing back banner day for the first time in 16 years, scheduling the event for May 27 before their game against the San Diego Padres. The payroll-cutting Mets, coming off their third straight losing season, held banner day from 1963-96 and are restoring it as part of their 50th anniversary celebration.
A Brief Mets Glance at the Bright Side: A Fan?s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)  ...more ?
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.
Giants will go as far as Buster Posey carries them (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
San Francisco can reclaim the NL West after a torturous season in which everything went wrong.
Sandy Alderson kidding us, himself about Dominican fraud (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
Leo Nuņez of the Miami Marlins is actually Juan Carlos Oviedo, and a year older than we thought. Fausto Carmona of the Cleveland Indians is really Roberto Hernandez Heredia ? and three years older. Who will be the next Major ? Continue reading ?
Yankees Hot Stove is Boiling Over: A Fan?s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)  ...more ?
With the signing of Prince Fielder's contract, the one almost as big as he is, there's not much else to analyze before teams gather their belongings and sojourn to Florida and Arizona, where the beginning of an eight-month journey toward the end of another baseball season...
Tuiasosopo agrees to minor league deal with Mets (AP)  ...more ?
Infielder Matt Tuiasosopo, whose father and brother played in the NFL, has agreed to a minor league contract with the New York Mets. The 25-year-old hit .226 with 14 homers and 77 RBIs in 439 at-bats last season with Seattle's Triple-A Tacoma farm team. He has a .176 average with five homers and 15 RBIs with the Mariners from 2008-10.
John Franco to Be Inducted into New York Mets Hall of Fame: Fan Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)  ...more ?
Congratulations, John! The New York Mets announced on Thursday, January 25, that John Franco, the team's all-time saves leader with 276, will be inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame in a ceremony to take place Sunday, June 3, prior to the team's game against the St.
MLB roundup: Fielder introduced as a Tiger (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
Prince Fielder never thought it could happen, but it did. The Prince appeared at a Comerica Park news conference to announce his $214 million, nine-year contract, the fourth-largest deal in baseball history. "It's awesome," Fielder said.