At the beginning of the season I would have thought this statement was madness. Even up until the end of April, I would have said you were probably wrong, but maybe not as wrong as previously thought. But the numbers don't lie, and when Eric Young, Jr. is in the lineup, the Mets score and [...]
It’s that time of year. The weather is warmer, there’s an influx of young talent from the draft and organizations begin to promote those players who made impressions in the first half of the minor league season. Not everyone who deserves a promotion receives one, and not every promotion that is made is deserved. Here [...]
Much has been made about the dearth of hitting in the Mets minor league system under the Alderson administration, and for good reason. It seems as if the prevailing philosophy as far as the minor league system goes, has been to build up the pitching depth, while the bats have lagged behind. The emergence over [...]
It's never a good idea to get worked up over a single article, but the Daily News' Andy Martino posted one last night that just may send large swaths of the Mets' fan base into a frenzy. Martino, based on conversations with the ever-omniscient “team insiders,” dropped the proverbial bomb on the future state of [...]
The full-season leagues have reached the halfway point in their seasons, the typical point at which clubs deliver a mid-year promotion. The Mets bumped up at least 13 players, which seems like a high number but that’s nothing more than a guess. It could easily be that they promoted 20 guys this time last year. [...]
Scott Kazmir has never pitched a major league game for the New York Mets. We’ve had our chances though. Where Kazmir is concerned, we’ve had more chances than most. Where would the team be if during this off-season, we had devoted our earliest FA money to signing Kazmir? All Met fans know the sordid story [...]
The 2015 Mets will boast rotation candidates like Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Noah Syndergaard, Jonathon Niese, Dillon Gee, Jeremy Hefner, Jacob deGrom and Rafael Montero. The bullpen will feature arms such as Bobby Parnell, Jenrry Mejia, Vic Black, Jeurys Familia and Jack Leathersich. The lineup will feature some familiar names like David Wright, Daniel Murphy, [...]
The Mets first round draft pick from the 2014 draft, Michael Conforto, reportedly has agreed to terms and will sign with the team, but has yet to sign the necessary paperwork. Conforto is exactly what the Mets need, a left handed hitting, corner outfielder with power who fits into their methodology at the plate. His [...]
While his contact skills and batting average (.231) is nothing to write home about, there is no denying the fact that Eric Young Jr. is a bonafide spark plug at the top of the Mets' batting order. Maybe he doesn't get on base at the best of clips (.319 OBP) either, but Young Jr. does [...]