Another year has gone by and another ranking is taking place. This year I pulled in two of my most consistent readers, Texas Gus and Chris F to help me rank and talk about the players. I always prefer to…
Following up last week’s article about the Batting Statistics I use to evaluate minor league performances I’ll be writing this week about Pitching Statistics. Just as with batting, it would be ideal to combine seeing a pitcher in person for…
Writing about player development without being paid as a full-time scout or having the financial freedom and time to view players in person has more to do with analysis than with gut feelings. I can look at the stats of…
The Mets had a chance this season to trade their talented starting pitching for a mountain of minor league talent. There were teams salivating over Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard but the Mets stayed firm and held onto their “Twin…
Back in 2013 the Mets selected Dominic Smith with their 11th overall pick. A pick that meant the Mets could not sign a Top-tier Free Agent. A pick that meant the Mets were spared the dive bomb decline of Michael…
The Mets are entering the offseason looking at a Top 15 draft pick (mediocre) and not a whole lot of money coming off the books. They have a whole lot of money tied into Yoenis Cespedes and David Wright that…
Before the season I ranked the Top 25 players in the Met farm system and now that the minor league year is just about over it is time to provide grades for those players based on how they performed. …
The Mets of August have been a downright watchable and entertaining ballclub. Even with Matt Harvey, Jeurys Familia and Asdrubal Cabrera gone and Yoenis Cespedes and Jay Bruce injured, it’s hard to feel like this Met team is worse than…
Based upon my experience covering the Met Minor Leagues for over 10 years, I have never seen a prospect produce the offensive success that Peter Alonso. In 115 games he has hit 30 home runs between AA and AAA, managing…
Baseball America ranked the Mets as having the 27th best farm system in baseball at the start of the season. Fast forwarding to today and you’ll see the Mets ranked 19th. How did the Mets rocket through the rankings to…
The Mets traded their veteran infielder Asdrubal Cabrera to their divisional rivals in Philadelphia for prospect Franklyn Kilome and the fanfare was not particularly huge. Essentially, the Mets have given up a rental on a player they were likely going…
Most people will know that the Mets traded their closer, Jeurys Familia, to the Oakland Athletics for two C-Level prospects in William Toffey and Bobby Wahl. This isn’t to say that Toffey and Wahl have no value but it proves…
