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Mets Stingy With Cash as They Eye Future

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Just down the street from the Mets' spring training facility, QVC operates a call center. There is no truth to the rumor that the Mets did all their offseason shopping there. An analysis of data from the MLB Trade Rumors website shows that the Mets spent $6.6 million on major league contracts to...

Mets Won't Rule Out Jose Reyes Trade

What is it about shortstops in New York this offseason? Derek Jeter and the Yankees are at each others' throats in the Bronx, while Queens finds itself watching the Mets fielding questions about the availability of Jose Reyes in a trade. Word of the Mets' willingness to deal Reyes has been floating around for some time...

Mets Make Terry Collins' Hiring Official

NEW YORK (AP) -- Terry Collins is a major league manager once again, hired by the New York Mets to help revitalize a franchise that has struggled on the field and at the gate. The Mets said Monday they will hold a Tuesday morning news conference to introduce Collins. Collins was chosen over a group of finalists that...

Mets Finish Manager Interviews, Decision Expected Early Next Week

The Mets have wrapped up their second round of manager interviews with the four finalists, and one of them will be the new skipper at Citi Field by the beginning of next week. Terry Collins and Wally Backman had their callbacks Thursday as the owners' meetings wrapped up in Orlando, Fla. Their competition, Bob Melvin and...

Mets GM Sandy Alderson's Father Dies After Being Hit by Car

NEW YORK (AP) -- The father of New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has died after being hit by a car in Florida. John Alderson was struck Saturday night and died in St. Petersburg, Fla. He was 87. His death came 2 1/2 weeks after the Mets hired Sandy Alderson as their GM. Alderson issued a statement Sunday...

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05/30/12 Smith: Collins & Sandy's Mets don't have time for pain Source: New York Daily News - New York NY Mets GM Sandy Alderson was talking with reporters about how injuries had affected the team this year in the hallway outside of the clubhouse before the game against the Phillies at Citi Field on Tuesday night.
05/18/12 Mets notes: Help from within Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ Given his druthers, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson would prefer to solve his team's current bullpen failings with help from within the system.
05/14/12 Mets GM Sandy Alderson not getting bang for his buck... Source: Ya Gotta Believe For a team that's been as frugal as the Mets have when it comes to acquiring talent the last two off-seasons, GM Sandy Alderson seems to have flushed some serious cash in misguided bullpen acquisitions -- ironically, the one position he's actually targeted for improvement via free agency.
05/08/12 New York Mets: Is GM Sandy Alderson the Right Man for... Source: Bleacher Report The Mets are not built to win right now.