In case you hadn't heard, the New York Mets will probably not be making the postseason for the seventh year in a row. That's particularly painful considering that the rebuild didn't really start in earnest until the 2011 season. The future does look bright for the franchise, devastating-Matt-Harvey-injury aside. You need look no further than [...]
Sandy Alderson held onto Marlon Byrd at the trade deadline because he didn't get offered enough value in return. That decision paid off when he was able to land Dilson Herrera in a waiver move.
The Mets signed 27 draft picks in 2013. Here are their bonuses and pool allotment numbers.
The Mets announced that they have signed Dominican outfielder, Ricardo Cespedes, for $725,000.00 at the young age of sixteen. He’s a lefty with good bat mechanics and the speed to at least start in center field. The question for Cespedes, like so many young outfielders, is whether he will fill out and move to a [...]
Mets 2011 first-round draft-pick Brandon Nimmo seems to have become a bit of a polarizing figure amongst Mets fans these days. Some fans already see the young outfielder as a bust. Others, including yours truly, feel it's still incredibly early to make such claims about a 20 year old in his first year of full-season [...]
Readers of this column will recognize the name Akeel Morris. He, Domingo Tapia and Juan Urbina were once the secondary pitching story to Matt Harvey back in 2011. The reason that Morris was pegged as a future star was thanks in large part to a fastball that sits at approximately 96 MPH and has the [...]
Rob talked with 2013 first-round pick Dominic Smith on a wide range of subjects.
Noah Syndergaard had another dominating start at Double-A Binghamton Friday night. In related news, the sun rises in the east. It’s hard to come up with new words to show how overpowering he’s been. Remember this is a kid who pitched in Lo-A last year and who began 2013 in the Florida State League. His [...]
Matt Den Dekker turned in his third multi-hit game in his last four appearances on Sunday, going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run and an RBI. In his last 15 games, Den Dekker has a .396/.442/.542 line for a .984 OPS in 52 PA. However, his strong play has lasted longer than that. [...]
With Wilmer Flores making his much anticipated Major League debut on Tuesday, and Zack Wheeler already showcasing his talents over the past month and a half, Met fans can certainly look forward to the next big prospect the team will call up. But exactly who will that be? Let's find out. As if Mets fans [...]
For Mets lefty, Darin Gorski, it’s 2011 all over again. That… is very much a good thing. In 2011 Gorski emerged from seemingly nowhere as a possible diamond in the rough. He posted a 2.08 ERA and had the K/9 of pitchers who were well above his prospect stock. Gorski is 25 going on 26 [...]
Early in the season I supported the Mets having Jordany Valdespin in the MLB lineup. He has speed and power and the Mets future would not be Collin Cowgill. Then his play stopped justifying my faith. By the end of his time in the majors he was hitting .188/.250/.316 and was only 4 for 7 [...]