This is the fourth entry in our prospect series, where we’re counting down the top 50 prospects for the Mets. Four people were involved in this project and what you see is a group consensus, not the results of one person. You can view 42-39 if you have not already seen it. Here are the next four: [...]
This is the third entry in our prospect series, where we’re counting down the top 50 prospects for the Mets. Four people were involved in this project and what you see is a group consensus, not the results of one person. You can view 46-43 if you have not already seen it. Here are the [...]
This is the second entry in our prospect series, where we’re counting down the top 50 prospects for the Mets. Four people were involved in this project and what you see is a group consensus, not the results of one person. You can view 50-47 if you have not already seen it. Here are the [...]
This is the first entry in our Top 50 prospect list. Four writers contributed to these rankings and what follows is a consensus derived from a fair amount of back and forth among the group. It's not the list any of us would have come up with individually. At the end of the project we'll [...]
Baseball America recently released its list of minor league players who declared free agency. About two weeks ago, news that Vic Black was leaving hit and this details guys like Black, who spent time in the majors, along with guys who fall into the category of minor league lifers. In all, 23 former Mets farmhands [...]
You've undoubtedly read many, many articles today about the Mets and the Royals in Game 3 of the World Series. It was a great win for the Mets in a series where both teams appear to have strong futures, what with the Mets' stable of young aces and the Royals'....relentlessness and foul language? It's with [...]
Continuing the review of Sandy Alderson’s drafts we reach 2012 and a draft that was much maligned at one point in time. The overall tune of scouts and pundits has begun to swing around as Alderson seems to have snuck some value into his picks, even if that value was not immediately apparent. Gavin Cecchini, [...]
We continue our look at the drafts of the Mets under Sandy Alderson by focusing on the 2013 Draft. This was Alderson’s third draft and we see a continuation of themes from his first two years at the helm, most noticeably going underslot to sign a high school pick with his first selection while also [...]
In 2014 the Mets had the 10th overall pick and, though they did give away their second round pick. Let’s take a look at the Mets first 10 picks from the 2014 draft and see where they are now. Michael Conforto, OF – Conforto has proven to be one of the best draft picks in [...]
Sandy Alderson and the Mets were without a first round pick in 2015 thanks to the signing of Michael Cuddyer. Ignoring that, Alderson seems to have managed to draft a respectable pool of talent without a first round stud to bolster things. As with most reviews, the future isn’t clear enough to tell just yet [...]
Arizona Diamondbacks Traded RHP Addison Reed to New York Mets; St. Lucie Mets Traded RHP Miller Diaz to Visalia Rawhide and Binghamton Mets Traded RHP Matt Koch to Mobile BayBears. Miller Diaz – Diaz spent the better part of six minor league seasons starting for the Mets making stops in the VSL, DSL, GCL, APP, [...]
We forget that Michael Conforto wasn’t promoted from AAA and that he ascended to his role as the Mets’ starting left fielder directly from AA. We forget that Conforto was the powerhouse of the B-Mets and a large reason the team had advanced that far. We forget that Gavin Cecchini had a resurgent year in [...]