Now, this isn’t official. I’m not a member of the Met front office and I don’t have spy cameras in Terry Collins’ office (yet) but I think I can safely imagine the Met outfield for opening day without too much trouble. Let us see if you agree… Jordany Valdespin: Valdespin has made the squad. That [...]
Steven Matz: Was drafted in 2009, back when the Mets would sign free agents and forgo picks like it was going out of style. He was their top pick in 2009 at 72nd overall. The 18-year-old had GREAT potential but fell to the second round because of injury concerns and his value being boosted by [...]
It’s official. The new Pope will be Francis. He will certainly have his hands full as he tries lead the Catholic world while anchoring the Colorado Rotation with reliability. Jeff Francis may not have been the obvious choice for Pope but he is certainly an imposing lefty who brings a certain Argentinean (or Canadian) flare [...]
The team does not have an elite (or even a good) base stealer (David Wright? Maybe…) without him. Jordany Valdespin is a threat to swipe a bag and actually seems to have improved his instincts a little so he’s not 100% ability when running. Fielding is a thing you might want. Let us pretend that [...]
Spring training is still relatively young and there are plenty of games to play and prospects to scout (while we casually watch pseudo-Olympic baseball) but a few members of the Met team have stood out to me as deserving a role come April. Collin Cowgill – Cowgill hit the ground running and is probably the [...]
The Mets have a number of glaring concerns in terms of the roster. Namely: Left Field, Center Field and Right Field. Sure, they have issues with the starting pitching but there is depth to recover on that front. The Yankees now have a growing number of concerns. Their starting 3B (Alex Rodriguez) is hurt and [...]
The games have begun to be played and through 9 there are some good things and some bad things going on for the New York Mets. This series is only focused on the minor leaguers who are playing in the games and the Met minor leaguer of the week for Week 1 is Zach Lutz. [...]
Imagine if you will a player, with extremely good hitting ability, a body that should support growing power and enough discipline to hack it in the majors. All that has been holding him back is an inability to actually play a given position. Yet now… he seems to have found a position where he can [...]
40-Man Prospects: Robert Carson LHRP – Carson has a reasonably good shot of making the roster as a lefty in the bullpen but he’s hardly alone in the field and could be slated to start the year in AAA with Josh Edgin and some of the veteran arms getting the nod. The key with Carson [...]
Mighty Morphin’ Mets Sweep Marlins From Miami What a year it’s been Mets fans! Last night fans held their breath as Zack Wheeler tossed his third MLB game and won his first. Called up after the All-Star Break to replace the traded, Johan Santana, Wheeler struggled mightily against the Phillies giving up four runs in [...]
It’s not the guys with the big-money contracts but it’s still good to see actual baseball being played. You can get the full recap here. Winners: Jordany Valdespin – 2 for 3 with a HR and a SB Wilmer Flores – 1 for 2 with a HR and 4 RBI Zach Lutz – 2 for [...]
Robinson Cano: The reality is, Cano will be 31 and may not stick at second for the remainder of his career. The reality ALSO is that he’ll cost a lot of money and the Mets seem to have the position reasonably covered with Daniel Murphy, Wilmer Flores, Wilfredo Tovar, Danny Muno, Phillip Evans and Gavin [...]