Bobby Abreu is in the system and other roster stories

AAA: Cesar Puello – Of all the better prospects currently on the 51’s, Puello is the one who could have the largest impact.  With Chris Young on a one-year deal, Puello looks to prove his ability to play in the majors and earn a starting spot in 2015.  It’s notable that he’s starting the year [...]

Dominic Smith and other minor league story lines for 2014

The regular season is getting closer every day and the Mets don’t seem to be moving in the right direction, at the major league level.  I can’t think about the failings at first base and shortstop anymore, it’s time to dive into the minors.  The Met minor leagues are still on the rise and there [...]

Three reasons Brandon Nimmo will have a breakout season in 2014

Since 2011, Sandy Alderson has received a ton of heat for his picks in the first round of the draft (excluding 2013). Many criticize his willingness to pick players that have high risk in high school. Some fail to realize that the draft is a huge risk in and of itself and just because a [...]

Prospect Report: Rafael Montero shines in spring training debut

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 [...]

Revisiting Generation 2K

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 [...]

Predicting the Mets’ top five prospects in 2015

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 [...]

Five Mets pitching prospects to watch in 2014

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 [...]

Starts and finishes for the Mets’ top 14 prospects in 2014

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 [...]

MLB.com top 100 prospects: Rafael Montero a yes, Wilmer Flores a no

#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 [...]

Examining Alderson and Minaya’s draft performance based on the 2000-2007 MLB results

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 [...]