Will Sandy Alderson match Frank Cashen in talent acquisition?

One of the things we’ve talked about a lot recently is how one of the primary functions of a general manager is talent accumulation. Frank Cashen is held up as the best GM in club history and there’s little doubt he did a tremendous job in adding talent to the organization. Sandy Alderson is trying [...]

Three Mets first-round picks primed for breakout seasons

The first round of any sports draft differs in every sport. Football and basketball see their players reach the majors within 1-2 years while baseball players are consistently a gamble as to whether they make it at all. In the case of the Mets, the organization has seen its share of successes and failures. One [...]

Some Mets farmhands available in the Rule 5 Draft

Recently, the annual crunch of the 40-man roster came to a close as teams across baseball had to choose which players were valued by organizations and which had to go. The Mets found themselves in a position where they had only 5-6 spots to play. In the end, Noah Syndergaard, Cory Mazzoni, Hansel Robles, Gabriel [...]