It’s finally baseball time and it feels so good to be watching Met baseball again. For those paying attention there was a lot to be excited about in game one. Let’s focus on the prospects trying to make their mark during spring training. Rafael Montero – He got the start and looked great. The results [...]
Once upon a time, when Carlos Beltran had been newly traded to the Giants I wrote about the up-and-coming Met pitching prospects who I could see becoming the “Rotation of the Future”. The Mets seemed to have a bevy of pitching talent on the rise and fans could only hope that everything panned out as [...]
The Mets' minor league system has seen a tremendous upswing in quality during the years Sandy Alderson and his front office have been in charge. It's been a remarkable turn, really. ESPN's Keith Law, a prospect pundit some Mets fans believe is generally negative toward all things Mets, recently rated the team's system as sixth [...]
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 [...]
With the Mets farm system trending upward every season there are many prospects with bright futures and some without a clear path to the majors. However, there is a path that every prospect must follow in 2014. Here is what seems to be the common suspects on the Mets top 10 prospect lists and where [...]
Keith Law, prospect guru of ESPN, released his rankings of all 30 MLB farm systems yesterday, with the Mets system coming in sixth. Only the Astros, Twins, Pirates, Cubs and Red Sox ranked higher. The pitching depth that the Mets have been able to add coupled with the hauls from the R.A. Dickey and Marlon [...]
#11 – Noah Syndergaard MLB.com agrees with pretty much everyone, that Syndergaard will debut in 2014. His fastball is what gets the highest marks, which isn’t surprising but it will be his curveball (which they rank 60 out of 80) that will define his success. I’m of the opinion this pitch will be the difference [...]
There was a lot of talk in 2013, both in our articles and in the Game Chatters, about the relative strength and weaknesses of the Mets’ drafting in the recent past, specifically the results of the drafts by Omar Minaya and Sandy Alderson. It’s too soon to pass final judgment on Alderson’s drafts and some [...]
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 [...]
Earlier this week the Mets announced that Frank Viola would be the pitching coach for Wally Backman in Triple-A Las Vegas. Viola, who has won raves for his work in this role, takes over for Randy St. Claire, who was also generally well-regarded as a pitching coach. This will be Viola’s fourth year as a [...]
It’s never too early to dream about the draft. Here are a look at players who fall in mock drafts near where the Mets will be picking: Jacob Gatewood – SS – 6’5”, 190 Lbs (HS): Gatewood is huge for a shortstop and most people would be mad not to project a shift to third [...]
Catcher: Travis d’Arnaud – I don’t think of d’Arnaud as a prospect. At this point he’s in the majors, but he does have the prospect tag based on limited service time. You may recall his offensive line from 2013 and worry about his .202/.286/.263 but you also have to look at his full resume and [...]