Sean Manaea’s transformation is key to Mets’ rotation this season

This offseason was unlike any other in the Steve Cohen era of Mets baseball, noted more for the team’s austerity on the free agent market than the previous few years. There are myriad factors for that, but even with some very good players still available, the team seems willing to stand pat with the group [...]

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Jose Butto should be in the rotation over Adrian Houser

In December, the Mets acquired Adrian Houser and Tyrone Taylor from the Brewers for an injured minor league pitcher. The Brewers were looking to cut salary and the Mets took advantage, bringing in two players for their Opening Day roster. At the time of the trade up thru today, the thought has been that Houser [...]

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Binghamton Rumble Ponies videos of Mets prospects

Courtesy of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies come these videos conducted before - Gilbert, Parada, Brignac, Thomas - and after yesterday's Spring Breakout game. Ryan Clifford Blade Tidwell Mike Vasil Drew Gilbert Kevin Parada Reid Brignac Rhylan Thomas

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My Mets Spring Breakout review

I still remember when, during the 2012 All-Star break, SNY broadcasted a start from a top prospect named Matt Harvey. Harvey was taking the imagination of New York Mets fans by storm, and would make his debut for the big league club later that season. It was typically a rare occasion when minor league prospects [...]

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Mets 2024 projections: Harrison Bader

One of the goals for David Stearns was to improve the Mets’ defense. And there are few center fielders in the game better than Harrison Bader when it comes to defense. Signing Bader allows the Mets to move Brandon Nimmo to left field. If Starling Marte returns to form, that gives the Mets a strong [...]

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Poll: Which small sample in Florida will be predictive in the regular season?

The small sample sizes and the questionable level of competition are two things that make Spring Training stats not a particularly good barometer of how a player will do once the regular season starts. People love to point out how Player X did great/poor in Grapefruit League action, only to turn around and do poor/great [...]

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Never take Brandon Nimmo out of the leadoff spot

Brandon Nimmo has been the Mets’ primary leadoff hitter since 2017 and a very good one. He has been adequate getting on base in that role, whether it’s drawing walks, hits and even getting hit by pitches frequently. Getting on base has always been Nimmo’s biggest strength. But his power has also improved, as his [...]

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The Mets and their multi-prong approach of competing for the playoffs, giving youngsters a shot and maintaining future payroll flexibility

A stone is a unit of mass of 14 pounds. If we can borrow this unit of measurement for weight and apply it to years, this blog has been around for a stone. And in that stone’s lifespan, this blog has consistently called for the Mets to give real shots to young guys from their [...]

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Mets Minors: Preseason Part III, those ranked 31-50

Finishing out our Top 50 rankings we reach a grouping of players that tend to fall into two distinct categories. Players with limited potential (meaning that they aren’t likely to reach the majors as everyday players but they are close to the majors) and lottery tickets (players who are so far from the majors they [...]

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