In case you’re not into International Free Agents you may have missed that a number of teams have hit the baseball lottery thanks to signing Cuban players. You don’t need to take my words on faith, you can simply look…
Groveman sings again!
As Jon Lester comes off the free agent market, teams who are seeking pitching become more and more focused on what is available. It is well known that the Mets have made Dillon Gee and to a lesser extent Jonathon…
First of all: I’m sorry that I disappeared from the blog-o-sphere. My life is a little too busy to devote the time needed to keep up with the Mets and their minor leagues, let alone finding the time to write…
If you listen to people around the baseball world there is a general consensus. The Mets could be contenders in 2015 and all it will take is money. Sure, Sandy Alderson could get creative. He could trade some of the…
We are all nervously hoping for some good news on Jacob deGrom. He’s been a feel-good story for the up and down Mets of 2014. Should he be able to return he’s in the running for the 2014 Rookie of…
Matt Reynolds is not a household name. He was drafted in the second round of the 2012 draft as a plus defender at third base that the Mets planned to try out at shortstop. He was an afterthought in a…
The trade deadline has come and gone and Daniel Murphy is still a Met, Hooray! Murphy is a big part of the new “soul” of the franchise and, as the Mets slowly round into respectability, I’d like him to stay…
Sometimes I’m wrong, like when I said that Juan Lagares would show no offensive growth in 2014 and would instead backslide into being unplayable. Sometimes I’m right, like when I said that Jacob deGrom might have the brighter future than…
Michael Conforto is finally playing for Brooklyn and there is certainly a lot to like about what we’ve seen so far. What struck me about seeing him is how unlike the scouting report I’d read, he played. Conforto was pegged…
On 7/17 I had the chance to go back out to Brooklyn and watch the Cyclones play. I’m repeating myself but, it is a great ballpark and you should make the effort to get down there. The game was televised…
Jack Leathersich is a left handed relief pitcher with Binghamton. He’s not a big guy and he doesn’t throw particularly hard, but his results are phenomenal. He is the biggest strikeout threat in the Met farm system and could be…
