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 [...]
Back in May I wrote an article discussing the Savannah Sand Gnats trio of Kevin Plawecki, Jayce Boyd, and Brandon Nimmo, who were mashing the South Atlantic League (SAL) at the time. Specifically, the discussion centered around the downplaying of Plawecki and Boyd's performances because they were "old for their league" or not "age appropriate." [...]
Earlier today, David Groveman wrote a piece on Dominic Smith and the typical progression of players through the minors. The purpose was to advise caution and not expect Smith to come up and be a contributor anytime soon. It’s always a good idea to advise caution with prospects. However, I believe that guys who make [...]
On a forum someone made the suggestion that the Mets' first-round pick in 2013, Dominic Smith, would speed through the farm system and could be starting for the team in 2015. This is, in short, not going to happen… sorry. Yet, it does give us a reason to look at the typical progression through the [...]
I give you a pitcher. He’s a skinny 6’4” righty from Deleon Springs, FL. He went to Stetson University and as of today he’s 25 years old. He happened to be a 9th round pick in the 2010 draft and spent 2011 on the shelf with Tommy John surgery. What if I were to tell [...]
The Maytag repairman has nothing on the Darin Gorski fan club. The story goes that Maytags were so dependable that their repairmen got lonely since they had nothing to do. As the driver of the Gorski fan club bus, I keep looking to see if anyone has taken any of the seats behind me and [...]
1. Travis d’Arnaud, C (AAA) Then: d’Arnaud was the jewel of the R.A. Dickey trade and the expectations were that he’d be knocking on the door to replace John Buck before long. He profiled as a hitting catcher (albeit not of the caliber of Mike Piazza) and he was supposed to be the long term [...]
AL East: Boston Red Sox Biggest Need: Closer – Bobby Parnell would be a hard guy to let go for the Mets who have said they would need to be overwhelmed to make a deal. The prospect I’d expect to be offered is below and I don’t think that would be enough. If the Red [...]
Not quite 21 yet, Noah Syndergaard was the secondary prize of the R.A. Dickey trade that brought in Travis d’Arnaud, John Buck and Wuilmer Becerra as well. He started the year in Port St. Lucie where he looked good (though not as good as others). Here are the important stats: · ERA = 3.11 · [...]