Met fans had been excited to see Travis d’Arnaud since R.A. Dickey (then the reigning Cy Young winner) was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays. It was expected that the Mets gave the keys to the starting catching position over and wished him well. After a few short months it was clear to most people [...]
With all of the focus on Jacob deGrom, Rafael Montero, Wilmer Flores and Noah Syndergaard, we’ve forgotten that the #5 Met prospect (according to MLB.com) hasn’t logged a single at bat this season. Amed Rosario will be making his 2014 debut in the APP, GCL or NYP in the coming weeks and we will have [...]
The 2014 MLB Draft Begins June 5th. In preparation I’ve reviewed the Top 18 players for the draft with a pretty clear assumption the Met’s 10th pick will be among these names. It will be interesting to see which way Alderson goes after going with high school players in his most recent drafts. We’ll review [...]
The quintessential source for minor league baseball information is Baseball America. They are the keepers of the most respected ranking lists and are usually the gold standard for judging the relative strength of a farm system. They recently published a list of minor league players who were particularly hot and, wouldn’t you know it, two [...]
Prior to this season, many people were high on Juan Lagares. They loved his defense and saw his bat improving in his sophomore campaign through the majors. All I could see was a fourth outfielder with a great glove whose bat would see him replaced by June. It’s time to admit that I was wrong. [...]
We had a comment last week about the pitching staff in Savannah and if those numbers were “For Real” or not. The answer is much more complicated than a simple yes or no. The reason for this can be explained by looking at some numbers from the recent Met past. Mark Cohoon: In 2010 Cohoon [...]
If I were in the Mets marketing department I’d be contacting Tom Hiddleston and Marvel Studios about teaming up on some advertising for the Asgardian hero who will shortly arrive in Queens. We’ve all heard about Noah Syndergaard, time and time again, but he’s starting to look worthy of Mjolnir. For those who don’t pay [...]
The 2014 season in Las Vegas had been headlined by storylines of pitching performances. Met fans in Flushing sit salivating over Syndergaard, Montero and even deGrom but the 51’s also have some hitting. We mentioned Allan Dykstra, who is still hitting comfortably over 1.000 (OPS) on the year, and the majority of the team sport [...]
Travis d’Arnaud is only hitting a few degrees North of the Mendoza line (.200) but there is reason to hope. He’s played in only 22 games in 2014 but if you take a peek at the game logs you may be able to see the positive trend in his numbers. Through the first 5 games [...]
The Mets drafted Brandon Nimmo is the 1st round (13th overall) in the 2011 draft. Nimmo had not played a lot of baseball because he’d grown up in Wyoming, but he’d shown a ton of promise in his small showcase. The issue? Some scouts saw Nimmo developing into a powerful corner outfielder and others saw [...]
At 6’5” and 215 Lbs, Allan Dykstra is a big guy. Having seen him in person, he stands out in a crowd. Currently, he’s playing first base for the Las Vegas 51’s and looking like his AA MVP award from 2013 was not a fluke. He’s not related to Lenny Dykstra if that’s what you [...]
The Mets have quite the collection of starting pitchers. There is not much that anyone could complain about in the Las Vegas starting rotation, but it seems that Rafael Montero deserves additional praise. Through his first three starts, he’s been the picture of an “Ace”. What Makes an “Ace”? A Low ERA – Montero’s ERA [...]