Articles pertaining to farm system clubs or players.
It’s finally baseball time and it feels so good to be watching Met baseball again. For those paying attention there was a lot to be excited about in game one. Let’s focus on the prospects trying to make their mark during spring training. Rafael Montero – He got the start and looked great. The results were all there and you could see why he was getting them. His fastball was sitting in the low 90s…
Once upon a time, when Carlos Beltran had been newly traded to the Giants I wrote about the up-and-coming Met pitching prospects who I could see becoming the “Rotation of the Future”. The Mets seemed to have a bevy of pitching talent on the rise and fans could only hope that everything panned out as we hoped it would. The 2K Of Then: Matt Harvey – At the time Harvey had just dominated Port St.…
The Mets’ minor league system has seen a tremendous upswing in quality during the years Sandy Alderson and his front office have been in charge. It’s been a remarkable turn, really. ESPN’s Keith Law, a prospect pundit some Mets fans believe is generally negative toward all things Mets, recently rated the team’s system as sixth best in baseball. Just two short years ago Law had it ranked as 22nd. Alderson and his team have been…
With the dawn of the 2014 season on the horizon, many are buzzing about the pending graduation of top prospects Noah Syndergaard and Rafael Montero to the major leagues. Not to be outdone, there is another crop of young players who have less recognizable names poised to launch themselves into the upper echelon of the Mets farm system. We’ve all heard the names of Steven Matz, Jacob deGrom, Jack Leathersich, Michael Fulmer and perhaps even…
With the Mets farm system trending upward every season there are many prospects with bright futures and some without a clear path to the majors. However, there is a path that every prospect must follow in 2014. Here is what seems to be the common suspects on the Mets top 10 prospect lists and where they will probably start and finish in 2014. (Note that Travis d’Arnaud, Jeurys Familia, and Vic Black are left off…
Keith Law, prospect guru of ESPN, released his rankings of all 30 MLB farm systems yesterday, with the Mets system coming in sixth. Only the Astros, Twins, Pirates, Cubs and Red Sox ranked higher. The pitching depth that the Mets have been able to add coupled with the hauls from the R.A. Dickey and Marlon Byrd trades contributed to the high ranking. Last year, the Mets system ranked 14th, and in 2012, 22nd. Law had…
#11 – Noah Syndergaard MLB.com agrees with pretty much everyone, that Syndergaard will debut in 2014. His fastball is what gets the highest marks, which isn’t surprising but it will be his curveball (which they rank 60 out of 80) that will define his success. I’m of the opinion this pitch will be the difference between him being a #3 pitcher and him challenging Zack Wheeler and Matt Harvey for the role of “Ace” of…
There was a lot of talk in 2013, both in our articles and in the Game Chatters, about the relative strength and weaknesses of the Mets’ drafting in the recent past, specifically the results of the drafts by Omar Minaya and Sandy Alderson. It’s too soon to pass final judgment on Alderson’s drafts and some of Minaya’s, too. But that doesn’t mean we can’t try to understand what makes for a good pick. It’s important…
John Sickels of Minor League Ball released yesterday his Top 20 Mets Prospects list, found here. There are few surprises up top, though he seems to be more bullish on Brandon Nimmo and Gavin Cecchini than some. Perhaps the most controversial ranking on the list is Steven Matz at number 14, who Sickels ranks as a C+. I would have imagined Matz being a B-, but considering the level he played at (A-) and all…
Earlier this week the Mets announced that Frank Viola would be the pitching coach for Wally Backman in Triple-A Las Vegas. Viola, who has won raves for his work in this role, takes over for Randy St. Claire, who was also generally well-regarded as a pitching coach. This will be Viola’s fourth year as a pitching coach. He began in 2011 in short-season Brooklyn and he spent the past two years working for Lo-A Savannah.…
It’s never too early to dream about the draft. Here are a look at players who fall in mock drafts near where the Mets will be picking: Jacob Gatewood – SS – 6’5”, 190 Lbs (HS): Gatewood is huge for a shortstop and most people would be mad not to project a shift to third base or the outfield. His power potential is huge and he draws obvious comparisons to Troy Tulowitzki. The thing that…
Catcher: Travis d’Arnaud – I don’t think of d’Arnaud as a prospect. At this point he’s in the majors, but he does have the prospect tag based on limited service time. You may recall his offensive line from 2013 and worry about his .202/.286/.263 but you also have to look at his full resume and recall that in 19 games at Las Vegas he managed a .304/.487/.554 line. He may not break records or chase…
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