The Mets were champions. All of the building that had occurred from 1962 on, with the team finally breaking through as a competitive unit in 1968, had resulted in a title in 1969. Soon after the World Series ended, Tom Seaver, who had won 25 games, struck out 208 batters and posted a 2.21 ERA, [...]
The Mets had become contenders in 1968. With what was, statistically, the best pitching staff in the National League, combined with an elite slugger in Dick Allen, surrounded by a group of quality hitters and solid defenders, along with a versatile and productive bench, the Mets had finally risen to the status of being a [...]
As the 1967 season came to a close, the Mets had to look back with an odd mixture of disappointment and hope. Whereas the season had not been successful, considering the attempts to bring in veterans to supplement the young players the Mets had been cultivating, the progress of those said young players put a [...]
1966 would have been the most successful the early Mets would have been. Solid pitching and defense, along with a blossoming young lineup would have put the Mets on the brink of seeming success. Gil Hodges and General Manager Bing Devine would have looked at the 1966 roster and thought that a few additions, hopefully [...]
In some ways, the 1965 season was a disappointment. It would have been the first year since expansion that the Mets didn’t improve record wise in our reinvented world. This was partially due to some chances that were taken by the front office that didn’t pan out, such as the acquisitions of Billy Cowan (who [...]
In 1964, some of the fruits of the Mets labors since the expansion draft blossomed. Dick Allen had a terrific second season and Dick Dietz showed that he was a positive offensive player as a catcher, if his defense needed work. Ed Kranepool also took control of the First Base position and original Mets draftee [...]
Baseball Prospectus recently came out with a prediction for the Mets record in 2015. They predicted that the Mets would win 82 games and lose 80. The question of course is whether this is possible or not. Potentially, this is actually a minimalist prediction. We’ll start with the concept of Pythagorean Won-Loss. This is one [...]
Yoan Moncada is the latest phenom to defect from Cuba. At 19 years old, Moncada is about as good of a prospect as one could hope for. With his tools, if he was a high school or college baseball player, Moncada would clearly be a potential top 10 draft selection, commanding a substantial bonus amount [...]
To most fans, this Mets offseason has been a disappointment. The Mets will trade Dillon Gee, most likely for prospects and/or a bullpen arm and will have signed Michael Cuddyer and John Mayberry Jr. That doesn’t seem like much, but the Mets didn’t need all that much offensively when you think about their offensive numbers [...]
In our last installment, the Mets saw a vast improvement under the helm of new manager Gil Hodges. Several young players made sterling debuts, including Dick Allen and Ron Hunt, both who would have been in the discussion for Rookie of the Year in the upcoming offseason. Several young players were acquired and star prospect [...]
By now everyone knows who these two players are. They represent both the highest rated prospect in the Mets system and one that looks to be a key part of the future success of the Mets. With prospects though, nothing is guaranteed, but how close these two are to the major leagues and their anticipated [...]
Now we’re really getting to it as we are about to start to move into the top five players in the Mets system. In case you missed any of the other posts on our countdown thus far, please check them out at: 50-48, 47-45, 44-42, 41-39, 38-36, 35-33, 32-30, 29-27, 26-24, 23-21, 20-18, 17-15, 14-11, [...]