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Footprints in the Snow: Mets

Footprints in the Snow is FanHouse's look at the paths to be forged by MLB teams this winter as they look ahead to 2010. At $149,373,987, the New York Mets had the National League's highest payroll in 2009. Their fourth place finish in the NL East, 23 games back in the standings, might suggest that the cash Omar Minaya...

The Brain-Jarring Case of Oliver Perez

There are few players in the majors that are more frustrating to watch than Oliver Perez. In 2004, he was so filthy he was compared to Randy Johnson. Five years later, he's being labeled New York's $36 million Titanic. After a series of brutal starts where Perez has flashed more Hyde than Jekyll, the Mets are faced with an...

Left on Base: Derek Jeter's Next Contract, Truck Day, and the Million Manny March

Left on Base is MLB FanHouse's link dump.* "In 21 months, or just 324 regular-season games from now, Derek Jeter's contract expires. At that point, the Yankees have to decide what to do with Jeter and Jeter has to decide what to do with the Yankees. [...] By 2011, the Yanks could have either Jeter or just his future plaque...