Joel Sherman

Here is a sentence I did not anticipate writing when the offseason began: I really like what the White Sox are doing. I know that because I like their additions this offseason, though the odds are against them working (certainly all of them working). I kn... See more

No singular player addition is going to make the majority of Mets fans fine with what’s happened over the past few weeks as the team bled successful, popular players. So you cannot look at Jorge Polanco as the answer , for example, to replacing Pete Alons... See more

It happened. No going back now. Brandon Nimmo, Edwin Díaz and Pete Alonso are gone. David Stearns with his actions has shown he 1) did not want to keep a dubious Mets core together; 2) was worried particularly about that core aging together on long contra... See more

ORLANDO, Fla. — This was not a megamarket day for the Mets. This was not a step toward being the East Coast Dodgers. Not when the Dodgers beat you by relative pennies to steal a player you want. Not when the team that has nearly everything — including the... See more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Right now, there are only bread crumbs. Hal Steinbrenner has said he would like to curtail payroll. Brian Cashman has indicated the Yankees have gotten too left-handed. Add one and one, and it becomes a little fuzzier to see how they re-si... See more