Compared to the 2009 draft, the 2010 draft seemed to have more general talent in it. Additionally the 2010 draft was simply a wiser and better used draft for the Mets in general. The usually doubts about who the Mets could have had are less clear but right now, at least, it doesn’t look like [...]
Note: This was written and ready to go last Monday but a little hurricane got in the way. I’ll start working on 2010 and have that ready for next week. In the meantime I will also say that anyone who reads this should get out and vote today. The Mets were not entering the 2009 [...]
The 2008 draft was an okay year for the Mets but expectations were high, given that they had 3 picks in the first 33 overall. I go over the full draft below but the snap-shot is that the Mets addressed the revolving door at first base that had gone from John Olerud to Todd Zeile [...]
Winter Stats Through Thursday, 10-18: AFL – Surprise Saguaros: OF Cesar Puello – .276/.323/.276/,598, 29-AB, 8-K, 0-BB CF Darrell Ceciliani – .273/.346/.409/..755. 22-B, 6-K RP Ryan Fraser – 0-0, 3.00, 1.33, 3.0-IP, 2-K, 0-BB P Chase Huchington – 0-0, 0.00, 1.67, 3.0-IP, 2-K, 3-BB RP Adam Kolarek – 0-2, 2.45, 2.45, 3.2-IP, 3-K, 3-BB P [...]
DSL – The Mets have done well signing international free agents over the past two administrations. Currently, the 40-man roster has 39 players + 5 on the DL. Of the 39, one-third are Latin America players. In the case of the Mets, they all pass through one of the two DSL teams and you should [...]
The Mets' biggest concern in the offseason (after securing the futures of David Wright and R.A. Dickey… or trading them) is making something out of the nothing that is the New York Met outfield. Filled with vaunted names like Jason Bay, Lucas Duda, Mike Baxter, Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Jordany Valdespin, the outfield leaves quite a [...]
I did a piece last week on the Top 20 Blue Chip Prospects in the New York Met system. I wrote about Zack Wheeler, Wilmer Flores and Jeurys Familia but avoided talking about a number of solid players who could, in every likelihood, still help the franchise. Today’s list is the top 20 prospects who [...]
Blue Chips: Only ranking players with high ceilings. This excludes Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Reese Havens, Collin McHugh and others from my rankings. Not because they won’t be useful players but because they won’t be stars. The follow-up to this will be the Top 20 Role Player Rankings. Zack Wheeler: With Matt Harvey now firmly in my [...]
At Age 20: Player A: 69 Games, 266 ABs, 29 2Bs, 3 3Bs, 10 HRs, 46 Runs, 59 RBIs, 31 BBs, 49 Ks, 1.038 OPS Player B: 66 Games, 275 ABs, 18 2Bs, 2 3Bs, 8 HRs, 37 Runs, 33 RBIs, 20 BBs, 30 Ks, .855 OPS Both of the players played at age 20 [...]
The news that was imminent for weeks finally became official yesterday as the Mets signed a two-year Player Development Contract with Las Vegas. The Mets had spent the previous four years aligned with Buffalo and all things being equal they would have preferred to extend that agreement. But the Bisons were unhappy with the arrangement [...]
Why the hype? Matt Den Dekker, OF: Like Wilfredo Tovar, Matt Den Dekker is a prospect that divides a fan base. Matt Den Dekker has the best outfield glove in the Mets organization and that is including the major league team. If Den Dekker ever gets the chance to start for a major league team, [...]
My good buddy, Matt Garrioch of MLB Prospect Guide and Minor League Ball, comes out every year with his top prospect list and we both go professionally head to head with each other (it has been professional, right Matt J) over what he was smoking when he came up with some of these names. Of [...]