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 [...]
At the age of 27, with a career (minor league) OPS just under .900, you might think that Travis Taijeron is a forgotten prospect. You might think him one of the players who gets ignored because of pedigree, regardless of performance. That isn’t, quite, the case. Does Taijeron have power? Yes. Can he hit? Sure. [...]
The reporting date for Mets pitchers and catchers is less than a month away. Can you believe it? The team is fresh off a World Series appearance, the elite rotation is a year older and wiser, and they got their man in re-signing Yoenis Cespedes to bolster the lineup. Things are looking good for the [...]
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In unfortunate news, Met prospect, Eudor Garcia was suspended 80 games for PEDs. Garcia had surged up the rankings on the power of a tremendous leap in production. These numbers are now brought into question. He hit .296 with 9 home runs and 59 RBIs in 2015 with Class A Savannah last season. He was [...]
"The new ownership announcement spells out, even in general terms, a future for the Double-A franchise's presence in Binghamton. In May, a lawsuit between the Binghamton Mets owners and a Florida group trying to buy the Double-A franchise ended with general terms on an agreement, but details were kept kept private until the parties could [...]
We wrap up our look at Sandy Alderson’s drafts by examining his 2011 Draft, his first one with the Mets. When he took over the club, the Mets’ system was not considered to be an especially strong one and the talent that is there is considered to be heavier in pitching than hitting, led by [...]
We hope you enjoyed our top 50 prospect series, which ended today with David posting prospect number one. This was a group project and the end result was a consensus and not any one individual person’s list. To rectify a mistake from last year, here’s the list in one place: S. MatzL. GuillormeG. YnoaK. CanelonL. [...]
#1 Steven Matz, SP Biography: A local kid from Sony Brook, NY, Matz was born on May 29th, 1991. He’s also a third generation Met fan. Matz was tutored from a young age by Neal Heaton. Heaton, a former Major Leaguer had this to say: "The kid, number one, was lefthanded,'' said Heaton, a left-hander [...]
#3 Gavin Cecchini, SS Biography: Born December 22, 1993 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Cecchini was drafted out of Alfred M. Barbe High School by the Mets in the first round (12th overall) of the 2012 draft. It was the second draft of the Sandy Alderson era and, just as they did in 2011, the team [...]
#4 Brandon Nimmo, OF Biography: Born March 27 1993 in Cheyenne Wyoming, Nimmo is the highest picked baseball prospect in the history of the state. That may well be because Wyoming is so cold that they didn’t offer a high school baseball program. Instead, Nimmo made his mark on the baseball world with an impressive [...]