Michael Conforto has been nothing short of a revelation for the Mets as a terrific hitting outfielder. He skyrocketed through the minors in 2015 and became a major part of the late surging Mets, joining the starting lineup through the playoffs. In 2016 Met fans had sky-high expectations and through March and April, Conforto delivered. [...]
Met outfielder Travis Taijeron is 27 years old and currently playing for the Las Vegas 51s. So far for this season he’s hitting .314/.394/.587 which gives him a hefty .981 OPS. Shouldn’t the Mets be looking at this powerful righty as they rumble through this abysmal low-offense streak? No. Here’s why: Over his career, Taijeron [...]
If you look at the 2016 stats of Brandon Nimmo, you’ll probably nod and file it as some PCL inflation. The thing that might catch you off guard is the fact that Nimmo is suddenly looking a lot more like a budding star than he ever has before. Think that’s crazy? Season - .330/.405/.530 April [...]
At the end of May, P.J. Conlon had his worst game as a professional, as he allowed 3 ER in 6 IP to take his first loss. But he rebounded in spectacular fashion, hurling 10 IP and allowing just an unearned run. That outing lowered his ERA for the year to 1.21 to go along [...]
A few weeks ago Dominic Smith was starting to show some additional power and was on a real roll. It had reached the point where I began to wonder if Smith might push Lucas Duda into the trade market by season’s end. Then Duda’s back began to break down and with Eric Campbell’s presence in [...]
The Mets have four selections in the top 100 of the 2016 Amateur draft. Looking around at mock draft boards, here are five players the Mets might be considering with each of those picks: With their first overall pick in the 2016 draft, the Mets will be looking at some interesting names. Joey Wentz a [...]
As a Met fan you know who Dilson Herrera is. He’s been to the majors a few time and he’s never quite lived up to the hype of a “Future All-Star” that has been bandied about. To drive this point home, the Mets traded for Neil Walker and signed Asdrubal Cabrera because they wanted Herrera [...]
By this point, you know who Wuilmer Becerra is. He’s the final piece of the coup that Sandy Alderson orchestrated with the Toronto Blue Jays when he traded away R.A. Dickey. You’ve seen Travis d’Arnaud and have seen him shine as a starting catcher. You’ve witnessed the emergence of Noah Syndergaard as an astonishing pitching [...]
Amed Rosario is only 20 years old and was born in the Domincan Republic. The shortstop prospect was signed by the Mets for a staggering $1.75 Million in 2012 and he began his professional career as a seventeen year old in Kingsport. One of the things that happens with the very young prospects is that [...]
One thing that was said far too often this Spring was that 2016 was to be the first year since Matt Harvey’s promotion that the Mets would not be seeing a major star “Ace” pitcher ascending to the majors. Let’s remember that in 2012 the Mets enjoyed the emergence of Harvey, in 2013 we met [...]
The first real note on David Thompson is that back in 2012 the Yankees aimed to snatch him in the 38th round of the amateur draft. As all scouts predicted, Thompson went to college instead. Part of the issue with his draftability was the fact that he was a two sport player. He wound up [...]
Hello again Met fans! Very excited to be bringing you another year of Mets Minor League correspondence. 2016 will be quite a different beast than many I’ve covered in my time writing about the minor leagues. 2016 has no “Ace” pitcher, ready to ascend to the majors and join the storied Met rotation. We don’t [...]