I went to an actual Met game for a change. It was a mistake as the Mets lost 8-4 but the highlight of the game for me was seeing the minor league update and hearing that Cesar Puello had collected three hits the night before. It’s likely that you’ve heard Puello’s name before but it [...]
With all the pomp and circumstance surrounding Zack Wheeler’s major league debut, most likely occurring later this week, the future of Mets baseball is rapidly approaching. The future appears to be built on strong starting pitching, anchored by Wheeler and Matt Harvey, and a slew of quality arms in Savannah, St. Lucie, and Binghamton waiting [...]
There were 31 first-round picks in the 2012 Draft, the extra one due to the Blue Jays not signing their 2011 top choice. Of those first round picks, 17 were from the high school level and 14 were college selections. The Mets took high school shortstop Gavin Cecchini with the 12th overall pick, the seventh [...]
After a spot start in AAA Rafael Montero was returned to AA where I feared he might get sloppy and stumble. Frankly it’s been the opposite. It’s as if he’s said, “I’ve seen better, these AA guys don’t offer me any challenge.” Since coming back down he’s thrown 13.0 scoreless innings, given up only 9 [...]
Triple-A Las Vegas has been an interesting place for the past 10 games or so. Some players are putting on shows and it HAS to make some people wonder when they might be called up to help that team in Queens. Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Omar Quintanilla, Josh Satin, Wilmer Flores and Francisco Pena all have made [...]
In Monday’s Mets Minors piece by David Groveman, there was some discussion, both in the article and the comments section, about Wilmer Flores. That’s not that unusual – he is one of the few hitting prospects in the upper levels of the minors and he’s been on Mets Top Prospect lists for half a decade [...]
This was a tough week to choose a star. Instead it’s a group of names that some know and some don’t. Zach Lutz – Before the season Lutz looked like the best hitter in the Met’s upper minors but after being sent to the minors (because he doesn’t play a useful position) Lutz was mired [...]
We are getting closer to the “Super Two” cut-off and that means we’re also getting closer to promotion time in minor league land. Once teams don’t need to sacrifice a year of cheap service they promote their star prospects to the majors and that vacuum will have an effect on players at every level of [...]
The Savannah Sand Gnats trio of Kevin Plawecki, Jayce Boyd, and Brandon Nimmo has been on the lips of Mets prospect watchers all season long and with good reason. These players are absolutely mashing right now, but analyses of their performances are generally accompanied by certain caveats. The primary caveat with Plawecki and Boyd is [...]
One look at the Rays’ farm system and it’s enough to make anyone jealous: Wil Myers – Ranked 4th Overall Taylor Guerreri – Ranked 41st Overall Jake Odorizzi – Ranked 42nd Overall Chris Archer – Ranked 43rd Overall Hak Ju Lee – Ranked 53rd Overall Not to mention: Enny Romero, Blake Snell, Mike Montgomery, Mikie [...]
Full Name: John Victor Leathersich Born: 07/14/1990 Birthplace: Beverly, MA College: Massachusetts Lowell Height: 5' 11" Weight: 205 Bats: R Throws: L I could have written about Plawecki again… If he isn’t earning some notice from scouts soon I’ll eat my ketchup flavored hat. Instead I’m going to focus on a player who is [...]
Mets prized right-handed pitching prospect Zack Wheeler has had some trouble early this season. Wheeler is currently pitching at Triple-A Las Vegas and it’s a bit of a concern to see the Mets prospect struggle at the level that supposed to get him ready for the Majors. However, just because he’s had a bad start [...]