Jose Reyes’ last gift to Met fans is the compensation pick the Mets acquired from Miami. We won’t linger for long on the bitter disappointment in not trading Reyes for more than a compensation rounder because this post isn’t about Reyes. It’s about Kevin Plawecki. Plawecki is a sizeable guy, at 6’2” and 205 pounds [...]
Why the hype? Jeurys Familia, SP: Before the season started, Familia was considered one of the top three prospects in the Mets minor league systems. Coming into the season, some people ranked him higher than Matt Harvey and/or Zack Wheeler. As the season comes to an end, he has become a polarizing prospect. With a [...]
When Sandy Alderson and company selected Brandon Nimmo with the Mets first round (13th overall) pick in the 2011 draft it was hardly a slam dunk. This is because Nimmo’s home state, Wyoming, might have a higher population of endangered American Buffalo than high-school athletes. (Also… Wyoming is pretty cold). Nimmo’s talents were only truly [...]
If you ask me, the worst thing the Mets could have done this year… would have been to thrust Matt Harvey into the big-league team from the start of the season. They didn’t, but could you imagine what that might have done to Matt Harvey’s career prospects? Actually, we all can. Because the Mets were [...]
I just came back from an eerie, parking garage meeting with my sources and they inform me that Domingo Tapia, Starter for the Savannah Sand Gnats, is being groomed for a role as the future Mets closer. Take this news for what it is worth, as we’ve certainly heard the same thing about Parnell, Mejia [...]
At 6’4” and 185 Lbs, DeGrom is a big, lanky starting pitcher who has the kind of physical potential scouts love. He was a shortstop for Stetson University for two seasons before switching to pitching as a Junior. DeGrom has shown a fastball that lives around 94 MPH and has touched 97 MPH. While he’s [...]
Where’s the hype? Domingo Tapia, SP: Like always, some of you minor league savvy readers may be familiar with Domingo Tapia. Tapia is a guy most people pegged as the Mets sleeper prospect of the year. Keith Law ranked Tapia 7th on his Mets top prospects list and had this to say: “Right-hander Domingo Tapia [...]
The Mets selected Matz, a lefty fireballer in the second round of the 2009 draft. Because of questionable free agent practices, the Mets were without a first round or compensation round pick and Matz was left to be the team’s top pick for the year. Matz was a risky pick, as people questioned his mechanics [...]
Where’s the hype? Michael Fulmer, SP: Unlike the previous two players to have the spotlight shined on them, Michael Fulmer is a name that many Mets fans are familiar with. Fulmer was on most if not all people’s top prospects list and he was ranked towards the top. So why shine the spotlight on him? [...]
Readers of my Met’s Minors column may have grown accustomed to me ignoring players who might be struggling in a given week. For this reason you have heard a lot about: Matt Harvey, Wilmer Flores, Zack Wheeler, Travis Taijeron and Aderlin Rodriguez, but less about others. Well I tend to go by the doctrine of, [...]
In case you haven’t met him, here’s Logan’s Twitter Account: @lverrett4 The Mets drafted Verrett back in the 4th round of the 2011 draft. Verrett’s stuff… is and was average. He throws in the high 80s and low 90s and he has been known to top at 95. Nothing to sneeze at and nothing to [...]
This is the second of a two-part series looking at the team's top prospects. Here is Part I It’s the halfway point in the season and the Mets are relevant in the NL East. Normally most fans would be far more concerned with the prospects at this point, but it’s nice to have these guys [...]