The Sideline Reporter

It seems like an eternity ago when Wilmer Flores first hit the scene as a prospect in the Mets’ farm system. At the tender age of 17 he was already in full season ball down in Savannah and making the top 100 list of Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus. That…

News broke last weekend that the Denver Nuggets had reached a deal with the Portland Trailblazers to send Jusuf Nurkic and a 1st round pick to the Blazers in exchange for Mason Plumlee and a second round pick. On the surface, seems like an okay trade. The…

On June 22nd, The New York Mets signed Austin Jackson to a Major League deal. The move itself was a minor one, and it was a smart move to add a player of Jackson’s experience and defensive skills to the team. And Jackson, to his credit, has been on fire…