Category: Minor Leagues

Steven Matz:  Was drafted in 2009, back when the Mets would sign free agents and forgo picks like it was going out of style.  He was their top pick in 2009 at 72nd overall.  The 18-year-old had GREAT potential but fell to the second round because of injury concerns and his value being boosted by [...]

The games have begun to be played and through 9 there are some good things and some bad things going on for the New York Mets.  This series is only focused on the minor leaguers who are playing in the games and the Met minor leaguer of the week for Week 1 is Zach Lutz.  [...]

Round four is a doozy. These players each in their own way defied statistical logic and shined to an exemplary level at their level of play.  The caveat here is obviously that players will do big things one year and disappear the next.  The hope is that most of these guys make good on the [...]

There are a number of sites that review mock drafts before the season gets underway and they will continue to mock draft until the real draft happens.  I’ve taken it upon myself to look at some of the selections and review them before I submit the player that I currently project as the Mets' First [...]

Round three continues to get more and more interesting.  We start to get a mix of high performers and high expectations.  The good news for Met fans is that I’ve yet to hit a single name that I would discount (Were I playing a video game) as a lost cause. Luis Mateo – OVR: 64 [...]

This is the latest in my ratings series.  If you missed the previous entries, here's the introduction and here's Round one. Round two makes me re-think my rankings… at least if I were running the Mets like a GM simulation.  Some players in this next bunch shine brightly but some also appear a bit dimmer [...]

The preliminary 2013 Mets prospect rankings have been unkind to Reese Havens, to say the least. He's gone from "Mets second baseman of the future" to off of some lists entirely. This is not without good reason, though. Most Mets prospect watchers know the story of Havens all too well. He was the 22nd overall [...]

Using a heavy dose of spreadsheets and formulas I’m going to be reviewing the top prospects for the Mets.  You do need to understand that I am not going to be placing a players peak on the moon, but rather using their draft position and age to show the window of how successful they might [...]

As the "Minor League Guy" in these parts the 2013 season is actually pretty exciting for a fan like me. Sure it is important for the big league club to win games but I am going to be equally (potentially more) involved with the progress of prospects. Though it is true that one has to [...]

The Mets' December trade of R.A. Dickey, Josh Thole, and Mike Nickeas netted them two elite prospects in Travis d’Arnaud and Noah Syndergaard along with veteran catcher John Buck and an additional "non-elite" prospect. That prospect turned out to be Wuilmer Becerra. Though Becerra wouldn't be classified as elite at this point, he certainly isn't [...]