Dilson Herrera and REAL Mets prospects to watch

In preparation for 2013’s end of season Top 20 Prospect rankings I’ve decided to take a look through the system and create a list of people at each level who currently factor as prospects.  You see, not every player in the Met system is a genuine prospect and of those players who a AAA: Las [...]

Will Mets’ farm system success translate to major league success?

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 [...]

Mets Minors: Mets sign Cespedes, Ricardo

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 [...]

Don’t be fooled, Brandon Nimmo is still a top prospect

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 [...]

Mets Minors: Akeel Morris poised for a breakout 2014?

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 [...]

Noah Syndergaard continues domination (and so does another guy)

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 [...]