The Mets are on the verge of contention, and with the mix of veterans and youth on the 40-man roster there could be some playoff baseball in Queens 2015. However, we are not here to discuss 2015-but the future of Queens. Criticism aside, Sandy Alderson has formed an extremely balanced farm system by acquiring players [...]
They say that timing is everything. Last year, the Mets averaged 3.88 runs per game but not every starter received the same level of support. But what if they did? How would things look if each starter received the same run support, at the same time, for each game? Let’s examine if they did, with [...]
1971 TOPPS JOE NAMATH This is an old tale and even a happy one. Set the way back machine to Christmas 1971. I shared a room with my brother Gary. We got up early for Christmas, as every good American child has done for ages. Meanwhile, my parents stayed up to all hours of the [...]
Now we’re at it, the top 10 prospects in the Mets system. In case you missed any of the other installments, please take a look at them at: 50-48, 47-45, 44-42, 41-39, 38-36, 35-33, 32-30, 29-27, 26-24, 23-21, 20-18, 17-15 and 14-11. Next up is: 10 – Marcos Molina Molina was signed as a 17 [...]
As of right now it looks like Sandy Alderson is going to hold onto Daniel Murphy until at least the trading deadline. Murphy would likely not be in a deal for major league ready players, but more likely minor league pitchers. A good comparison would be the Mets pitchers Michael Fulmer and Gabriel Ynoa and [...]
Here's some news and notes you may have missed this weekend. Dwight Gooden wrote an introspective letter to himself for Derek Jeter's website, The Player's Tribune. It's a nice short read and the advice he gives to his younger self is something that is probably good for all of us to be reminded of from [...]
In a recent article written by Kevin Kernan of the New York Post, he quotes Terry Collins as saying “I don’t think that there is any question that we should be playing October next year”, which echoes that comments Matt Harvey has made. The team has high expectations of competing, and the manager believes that [...]
Giving the players what they really need for the upcoming season.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you are aware that recently President Obama announced the restoration of full diplomatic relations with Cuba. To be sure, there’s a gigantic divide between this and actual “normal” relations that we have with a country such as Canada. But it’s a start and the biggest journeys all begin [...]
In an age in baseball where there is a glut of pitching, in an offseason where there is plenty of front-line talent available, and with all the assets the New York Mets have the ability to move, it seems Dillon Gee is the one they are shopping around the most aggressively. Gee is a fine [...]
A.J. Preller does his best Whitey Herzog imitation.
The latest rumor has the Mets and Rockies talking Troy Tulowitzki. At times this feels like the franchise's personal Moby Dick. Regardless, the fact that the team is even discussing this possibility is encouraging. Even though the chances of a deal happening are probably only in the single digits, it's still something that makes me [...]