There’s a perception out there among some people that there is a talent gulf between the Mets and other NL East clubs. It’s understandable, as the division-winning Braves finished 11 games ahead of the Mets last season. But is the gap really that big or do other factors play a major role in how the [...]
A club’s 40-man roster shows you what the organization has. It also shows you what they value. Obviously, it includes all of the players on the 25-man roster and it also shows 15 additional guys who the organization wants to keep under its control. Now, players can be in the organization for a certain number [...]
If you want to make the playoffs out of the NL East, you better have two things – talent and luck. This was true in 2019 and it will be the same in 2020, too. Last year’s two playoff teams from the East featured a 97-win team and the eventual World Series champions. Obviously, those [...]
Today we kick off our eighth year of doing individual projections for the top players on the Mets. Like last season, these will be my own forecasts, not a group forecast like was done the first six years of the series. My hope is that everyone will weigh in on what they think the player [...]
Last season the Mets used 53 different players and the year before that the number was 56. You can’t use that many players without adding new blood on a consistent basis. Some of these players come from outside of the organization, whether through trades or free agent signings or waiver pickups. And some make their [...]
Often times we talk about either hitter-friendly parks or pitcher-friendly ones. It’s an easy concept for major league teams, which we get to see on a regular basis and can confirm the results with our own eyes. The concept is easy with minor league teams, too, but there it requires a little more faith for [...]
Jacob deGrom has back-to-back Cy Young Awards and his 2017 wasn’t too shabby, either. But where does his three-year span stack up against other top hurlers of recent vintage? Let’s look at all of the pitchers of the 21st Century and see what the best consecutive three-year peak was for them. And a pitcher will [...]
One of the challenges for ranking the Mets’ prospects is how to handle when a player goes from a pretty good hitter’s park in Kingsport to a pretty good pitcher’s park in either Brooklyn or Columbia. Last year’s top hitting prospects from the APPY did not repeat their numbers at the higher levels. How much [...]
Some people still expect the Mets to make a trade to acquire a guy for the Opening Day roster. While it certainly could happen, if you put a gun to my head and asked me my thoughts – my answer would be “no.” So, if this is it for the offseason, what would the roster [...]
News has surfaced once again that the Mets and Pirates have been engaged in talks for Starling Marte. MLB Network's Jon Heyman reported that the clubs have exchanged names. Much like people who write checks, the Marte rumors refuse to die. Marte turned 31 in October. He's put up 24.1 fWAR in his career, including [...]
It would have been great to have been a fly on the wall in the war room for the Mets’ 2019 Draft. In the first three rounds, they took two guys who ended up signing for significantly more money that their slot level or pool allotment for those picks. In order to do that, they [...]
The Mets addressed their bullpen in a big way, adding 6'8 Dellin Betances on a one-year deal with a player option for 2021. Betances issued a statement on the signing, one that included this nice graph: "I love New York. I grew up in Manhattan. Went to high school in Brooklyn. Played minor league ball [...]