Monday plans on being a busy day for the Mets. The deadline to sign draft picks is 11:59 pm and the club has yet to sign righthanded pitcher Matt Harvey, the seventh overall pick and a junior from North Carolina.…
Category: Minor Leagues
Minor Leagues
Lutz tears up AA
by Jim Keller • • 2 Comments
Minor Leagues
Untouchable prospect Wilmer Flores
by Jim Keller • • 0 Comments
When the Mets had discussions with the Seattle Mariners about lefthander Cliff Lee, talks stopped when the Mariners inquired about Wilmer Flores. Why, at first glance, Flores’ numbers don’t blow anybody away. The shortstop had an ugly .637 OPS in…
Minor Leagues, Perspectives
Time to promote Chris Carter
by Brian Joura • • 1 Comment
The bench for the Mets is comprised of Henry Blanco, Frank Catalanotto, Alex Cora, Gary Matthews and Fernando Tatis. Blanco and Cora are fixtures, there as much for their ability to play key defensive positions as anything they do with…
Minor Leagues, Perspectives
Promoting Davis now a mistake
by Brian Joura • • 7 Comments
It is only a matter of time before the Mets promote Ike Davis. I like Davis, I had him as the club’s fourth-best prospect coming into 2010, and think he should be the starting first baseman for the Mets in…
Minor Leagues, Perspectives
2010 Top Prospects
by Brian Joura • • 7 Comments
General manager Omar Minaya has come under a lot of fire for not having more prospects in the farm system ready to step in and contribute when the Mets were hit by all of the injuries last year. There is…