Five Mets pitching prospects to watch in 2014

With the dawn of the 2014 season on the horizon, many are buzzing about the pending graduation of top prospects Noah Syndergaard and Rafael Montero to the major leagues. Not to be outdone, there is another crop of young players who have less recognizable names poised to launch themselves into the upper echelon of the [...]

What Ralph Kiner means to me

Four days have now passed since the passing of the legendary original Mets broadcaster Ralph Kiner at the age of 91. Since then, there have been numerous tributes written by bloggers and spoken by broadcasters in remembrance of the beloved baseball lifer. I’m only 21 years old.  I don’t remember seeing more than one or [...]

What if David Einhorn had purchased the Mets?

Cash strapped, embroiled in a lawsuit because of their involvement with Bernard Madoff, losing tens of millions of dollars every year and overseeing a disapointing on-field product, Mets ownership needed help.  They looked to sell a $200 million stake in the team to raise money. In May 2011, Mets ownership announced that after vetting out [...]

Could John Lannan be this year’s Darren Oliver?

When the Mets signed John Lannan to a minor-league deal, it was likely to bring him in to compete for the fifth starter role in spring training. The signing is exciting because it represents something more than just another option for fifth starter: It represents the move forward for the organization. In the first three [...]

John Sickels releases his Top 20 list for the Mets farm

John Sickels of Minor League Ball released yesterday his Top 20 Mets Prospects list, found here.  There are few surprises up top, though he seems to be more bullish on Brandon Nimmo and Gavin Cecchini than some. Perhaps the most controversial ranking on the list is Steven Matz at number 14, who Sickels ranks as [...]