Rob talked with 2013 first-round pick Dominic Smith on a wide range of subjects.
David Wright, really the only hitter in the Mets lineup worth watching these days, was officially put on the disabled list yesterday with what was described as a Grade 2 hamstring strain. According to Mets manager Terry Collins, Wright is expected to miss three to five weeks. This is an unfortunate situation and one that [...]
Back in May I wrote an article discussing the Savannah Sand Gnats trio of Kevin Plawecki, Jayce Boyd, and Brandon Nimmo, who were mashing the South Atlantic League (SAL) at the time. Specifically, the discussion centered around the downplaying of Plawecki and Boyd's performances because they were "old for their league" or not "age appropriate." [...]
Much has been said about the regression of the Mets' "core" this season, both on Mets360 and in Mets commentary in general, and with good reason. Ike Davis has once again opened the season in a "slump" so bad that mere words can no longer describe it. The word "slump" doesn't even apply anymore, truth [...]
Earlier this week, Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada completed his rehab assignment and was promptly optioned to the Mets AAA affiliate in Las Vegas. It was not a shocking development since Tejada clearly had issues with performance. There have also been rumblings that the Mets were unhappy with his overall conditioning when he arrived at Spring [...]
Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada began playing in rehab games this week with the Mets' Gulf Coast League team, nearly a month after being placed on the disabled list with a right quadriceps strain at the end of May. It's been a somewhat slow rehab, but the Mets may be taking it slow with Tejada for [...]
The Mets' short-season affiliates got their seasons underway this past week. Those affiliates are, in order from most advanced to least, the Brooklyn Cyclones (New York-Penn League), the Kingsport Mets (Appalachian League), and the GCL Mets (Gulf Coast League). The Cyclones are at the short-season A class-level while both Kingsport and the GCL team are [...]
Before the 2013 season started, most Mets fans were quite aware that the team would not be competitive. Many were perfectly willing to take another year of losing baseball if it meant that the team was moving toward eventual perennial competitiveness. What's another losing season if it meant that the team's top prospects were inching [...]
The Mets are 58 games into the 2013 season. A miserable season so far, to be sure, highlighted by their dreadful outfield. Much has already been said about the Mets terrible outfield this year. It's very bad, in case you hadn't noticed. Not only is the outfield a point of poor performance for the team, [...]
During Spring Training Mets fans hoped that the projected outfield wouldn't be as bad as the doomsayers had predicted. "Worst outfield ever" was a common theme parroted by numerous media outlets. The outfield was definitely lacking in talent, but there was no way it could be that bad. Right? As it turns out, the Mets [...]
Earlier this week ESPN's Adam Rubin wondered, "Where are the Moneyball players with the Mets?" Rubin lists several players signed by the Mets since Sandy Alderson took over as General Manager that did and did not fit the mold of "productive free agents signed to small contracts." It's an interesting question, since "Moneyball" isn't so [...]
The Mets' 2013 season is going down in flames faster than even the most pessimistic fan could have predicted. Sure, the team was not expected to be playoff bound and eventually slot into fourth or fifth place in the National League East, but the fall has been fast and unrelenting. This writer, for one, expected [...]