Zack Wheeler: I’ve written about Wheeler and you’ve read about Wheeler and by now, you are eagerly anticipating buying your very own Wheeler Met jersey some time during the 2013 or 2014 season. First, before I get into talking about all the good things he’s doing, let me mention that he’s not YET ready for [...]
Darin Gorski is quietly turning in a fine season in Double-A. You might recall that Gorski had a breakout year in 2011, where he went 11-3 with a 2.08 ERA. Many were skeptical because he was not highly touted and he dominated at an advanced age for his league. The conventional wisdom coming into this [...]
Why the hype? Wilfredo Tovar, SS: Tovar is the type of prospect that divides minor league followers. Some think he will be a great defensive shortstop who will hit enough to play every day while some think he will be a great defensive shortstop and that is it. At least most everyone will agree his [...]
Zach Lutz – A right-handed bat with power… go figure! Who would have thought the Mets had one? Well, there’s a caveat: Lutz doesn’t play in the outfield and probably can’t. Because of this, all Lutz can really do is pinch hit and take some starts from Ike Davis. His: .298/.406/.497 triple slash and his [...]
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 [...]