Mets may have seen something when they traded Kazmir

The Mets come into Cleveland tonight for a three game series against the Indians beginning with an interesting pitching matchup to kick things off.  23-year-old Zach Wheeler of the Mets faces 29-year-old Scott Kazmir in a duel of present and former top pitching prospects.  Wheeler -- called up in June -- is showing fans the [...]

How far are the Mets from a top-three offense?

The common perception is that the Mets have many promising pitchers, both in the majors and in the pipeline in the minors. Let’s assume average health and average results in turning promising pitchers into major league regulars. The staff in Queens one day could be: Harvey, Niese, Wheeler, Gee and Syndergaard. It seems most people [...]

Lucas Duda, this is your last chance

One man’s pain is another man’s game. With Ike Davis likely being shelved for the rest of the year with an oblique strain, it now opens the door for Lucas Duda to reassert himself with the Mets. For those rallying around Duda to get his chance at first base—his “comfortable” position—you all got your wish. [...]

Zack Wheeler: A lesson in overreacting

@AdamRubinESPN Wheeler is another OVERRATED Met prospect — Chris #KNICKSTAPE (@ChrisNYG) July 25, 2013   Maybe Zack Wheeler is the next Mike Pelfrey... #EW — Francisco Sarceño (@Frank_Guate) July 6, 2013 Putting this on the record in the Twitterverse, Zack Wheeler will be Mets' Phil Hughes. Lots of hype/potential but won't live up to it [...]

The 2014 season does not revolve around Matt Harvey

These past two weeks have been tough for Mets fans. Two weeks ago we learned that that both Jeremy Hefner and Jenrry Mejia were not going to be pitching again this season. This past week, we found out that Matt Harvey, the most exciting story this season, went down with a torn UCL. Harvey’s future [...]

Will Mets’ farm system success translate to major league success?

In case you hadn't heard, the New York Mets will probably not be making the postseason for the seventh year in a row. That's particularly painful considering that the rebuild didn't really start in earnest until the 2011 season. The future does look bright for the franchise, devastating-Matt-Harvey-injury aside. You need look no further than [...]