ESPN's Adam Rubin posted an interesting story yesterday regarding Matt Harvey's potential performance in 2016. Specifically, he highlights manager Terry Collins' comments that Harvey has shown more spin on his slider and more late life on his fastball this spring than he had all of last season. If this is true, this is a very [...]
Last night, Mike Puma of the Post wrote that the Mets intend to employ catcher Kevin Plawecki as “more than a traditional backup” to starter Travis d'Arnaud. A potential scenario outlined by manager Terry Collins included resting d'Arnaud every fourth game instead of, say, one game per week as is traditional. It makes sense on [...]
Just shy of the trade deadline last year, amidst offensive struggles that led to comparisons to the historically bad 1962 team, the Mets called up their top outfield prospect Michael Conforto. It was an attempt to resuscitate a lineup decimated by injuries and plagued by poor performance, but it seemed to be a move they [...]
The Mets have done a good job of adding, and retaining, talent and depth to their roster this off-season. They are, arguably, a more complete and better team than the 2015 version that stormed their way to the World Series. Fans are rightfully excited to see Yoenis Cespedes back in the team's lineup, but they're [...]
The reporting date for Mets pitchers and catchers is less than a month away. Can you believe it? The team is fresh off a World Series appearance, the elite rotation is a year older and wiser, and they got their man in re-signing Yoenis Cespedes to bolster the lineup. Things are looking good for the [...]
The surprise signing of Yoenis Cespedes appears to have fundamentally changed the way the baseball world views the Mets in terms of their standing in the National League East as well as their ability to add significant payroll. The team had always stated that it would, in fact, have no problem spending money in the [...]
As of this writing the Mets remain on the periphery of the Yoenis Cespedes market, and there's a non-zero chance they land him. That would be rather surprising, though. Instead, it's more likely that the team goes to war in 2016 with their current outfield alignment and perhaps another yet-to-be-signed backup. That means a platoon [...]
Sandy Alderson recently spoke with the media for the first time since it was revealed he had a form of cancer and had some very interesting things to say. As usual, and depending on your current mood with team, some of those things were a bit provocative in nature. It's likely that Alderson doesn't mean [...]
This off-season hasn't gone quite as most Mets fans had hoped, obviously. Many had hoped for an outfielder like Yoenis Cespedes or Jason Heyward, though they knew in their hearts that wouldn't happen. They assumed someone like Denard Span was in the cards. It was an internal compromise of sorts, aiming high yet expecting a [...]
#3 Gavin Cecchini, SS Biography: Born December 22, 1993 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Cecchini was drafted out of Alfred M. Barbe High School by the Mets in the first round (12th overall) of the 2012 draft. It was the second draft of the Sandy Alderson era and, just as they did in 2011, the team [...]
#6 Wuilmer Becerra, OF Biography: Born October 1, 1994 in Caracas, Venezuela, Becerra signed with the Blue Jays during the 2011 international amateur signing period as 16-year-old SS/OF. As one of the top prospects in that year's international amateur class, he signed for the hefty sum of $1.3 million and started his career in [...]
#9 Milton Ramos, SS/2B Biography: Ramos was born in Hialeah, Florida on October 26th, 1995 and attended both Florida Christian High and American Heritage High School, among other high schools. His was a well-known name on the prep circuit heading into the 2014 draft with a reputation for stellar defense and outstanding speed. The [...]