This has been our most mixed group of talent in the list so far. Here we have advanced prospects, formerly highly rated, who have failed to take the final steps in their careers, mixed with breakout stars too old for…
An interesting mix in this grouping between pitchers who are on the cusp of the major leagues with fairly low MLB ceilings, a 31 year old “prospect” and two younger players who are ranked mostly by their potential. Still in…
These lists are often strange. We see the five players bunched in this group all coming from the same Brooklyn team and all of them falling in the 21-22 age group. Some of them are ranked down here because they…
Another year has gone by and another ranking is taking place. This year I pulled in two of my most consistent readers, Texas Gus and Chris F to help me rank and talk about the players. I always prefer to…
Following up last week’s article about the Batting Statistics I use to evaluate minor league performances I’ll be writing this week about Pitching Statistics. Just as with batting, it would be ideal to combine seeing a pitcher in person for…
Writing about player development without being paid as a full-time scout or having the financial freedom and time to view players in person has more to do with analysis than with gut feelings. I can look at the stats of…
The Mets had a chance this season to trade their talented starting pitching for a mountain of minor league talent. There were teams salivating over Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard but the Mets stayed firm and held onto their “Twin…
Back in 2013 the Mets selected Dominic Smith with their 11th overall pick. A pick that meant the Mets could not sign a Top-tier Free Agent. A pick that meant the Mets were spared the dive bomb decline of Michael…
The Mets are entering the offseason looking at a Top 15 draft pick (mediocre) and not a whole lot of money coming off the books. They have a whole lot of money tied into Yoenis Cespedes and David Wright that…
Before the season I ranked the Top 25 players in the Met farm system and now that the minor league year is just about over it is time to provide grades for those players based on how they performed. …
The Mets of August have been a downright watchable and entertaining ballclub. Even with Matt Harvey, Jeurys Familia and Asdrubal Cabrera gone and Yoenis Cespedes and Jay Bruce injured, it’s hard to feel like this Met team is worse than…
Based upon my experience covering the Met Minor Leagues for over 10 years, I have never seen a prospect produce the offensive success that Peter Alonso. In 115 games he has hit 30 home runs between AA and AAA, managing…
