This offseason Brian Joura and I both turned in Top 50 prospect rankings. I ranked Patrick Mazeika 12th overall and Brian ranked him 33rd. Neither of us thought that he couldn’t hit, Brian merely had no faith in Mazeika’s power, saying: “Lefty-hitting catcher, good AVG, no power.” Where as I described him as: [...]
We’ve talked about promotion Smith and Rosario to help the floundering Flushing Mets but both the team is hesitant to throw those players into roles as potential saviors of the franchise. Meanwhile, there are a few players who can help the big league club right away and potentially stop the bleeding until we get off [...]
Lucas Duda has been with the Mets since 2010 and has hit 112 home runs in that time. He’s been one of the only constants of the Mets lineup and as he approaches the end of his arbitration years it appears to be time for he and the Mets to go their separate ways. Duda [...]
Every Met fan, at this point, has heard the name Amed Rosario. He was first signed by the Mets in 2013 and the expectations were set fairly high for a player who was still only 17. International signees can be a bit of a gamble as they are often drafted before they’ve fully grown into [...]
Perhaps you’ve never heard of Jordan Humphreys. Frankly, there would be little reason to. The Mets drafted Humphreys in the 18th round of the 2015 draft. Just your average 6’2” righty who throws in the low 90s with a changeup and a curveball in the arsenal. You won’t question why you’ve never heard the name, [...]
Let’s start with a bit of a comparison: Player A: (Age 21) ● 186 Plate Appearances, 54 Hits, 16 Walks, 29 Strikeouts and a .851 OPS Player B: (Age 21) ● 123 Plate Appearances, 35 Hits, 11 Walks, 22 Strikeouts and a .969 OPS Player A you might know better as Michael Conforto, a player [...]
If you have watched any of Spring Training this season you may have seen an old and forgotten face, Rafael Montero. At 26 years of age, he’s no longer a kid and we’re no longer wondering if he or Jacob deGrom will be the better pitcher. Remember that back in 2014, the Mets (and their [...]
If you are a fan of the Mets and follow the minor leagues you’ve heard the name Dominic Smith. Smith is currently enshrined as the future of first base for the team and fans are looking forward to seeing him rake in Las Vegas for a season before he reaches Queens. Yet, Smith might not [...]
You can typically take minor league performances during spring training with a grain of salt. As Sandy Alderson said on the radio this weekend, “Most of the times you have the A’s against the A’s, but sometimes it’s the A’s against the B’s or the B’s against the C’s.” Minor leaguer’s who appear in games [...]
Robert Gsellman at heart of the rotation race - He’s been good so far this spring but he needs to show lasting power in the games to come. Gavin Cecchini still looks great - He’s hitting .500 but he’s also hitting for power and we know that he’s patient at the plate. Very little to [...]
Regardless of everything else going on in the world, the Mets are playing baseball and, that much, makes us happy. Taking things with a grain of salt, let’s take a look at how some of the key prospects are looking in the early going. Gavin Cecchini, 2B/SS - You may have noticed that the Mets [...]
Most of baseball agrees that trading Dilson Herrera for Jay Bruce in 2016 was a mistake by Sandy Alderson and the Mets front office. For one, some argue that Herrera could have still been viewed as the team’s “Second Baseman of the Future” and that the Mets sold low on a prospect. For another the [...]