This article is a companion piece to yesterday’s exploration into the likelihood of 25-year-old Christian Scott making the majors and being a success at his relatively advanced age as a prospect. Yesterday we looked at players making their MLB debut at age 25. Today, we’ll look at prospects at similar ages in Double-A to what [...]
It’s my opinion that a player’s age is an extremely important factor to consider when evaluating prospects. And most people do this on the young side while not necessarily applying it with as much vigor on the old side. We all get excited when a teenager performs well in Double-A. But some get excited about [...]
From the latest mailbag from Tim Britton and Will Sammon at The Athletic: Do you think the lack of spending this offseason is more reflective of the market or a new mentality for the Mets now that David Stearns is at the helm? —Jeffrey M. TB: While the answer to most every either/or question is [...]
One thing that’s a little too easy to gloss over is a team’s 40-man roster. Part of the reason is that it’s constantly changing. The other part is that a lot of the names on there just aren’t very exciting. But the 40-man gives you the big picture, specifically how the depth of the organization [...]
Now that the Mets have lost out on Yoshinobu Yamamoto, all eyes turn toward the team’s most difficult question of the off-season: Pete Alonso’s future with the Mets. In an article from last spring, it was suggested that the team should extend his contract and that it would cost north of $400M. Some scoffed at [...]
The Mets’ best month in 2023 was July, when the team went 14-9. In that month they at last got the pitching rotation they hoped to have all year, as Jose Quintana finally was activated from the IL, while Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander were hitting their stride. But June had been so horrendous and [...]
Reading the comments on various posts here and it’s easy to see that fans are getting restless for the Mets to make some moves this offseason. And by moves, it means something more exciting than Kyle Crick or Adrian Houser. After the three previous years of Steve Cohen ownership, ones that saw the addition of [...]
What if in 2023, the NBA, NFL and NHL existed but there was no baseball? If you were starting MLB from scratch today, how different would it be from what we watch currently? Everything is on the table, so we can remove things or add things however you see fit. Here are things divided into [...]
After three years of Steve Cohen owning the Mets and splashing money around once free agency opened up, the Mets so far this offseason did not make the headlines for free agent signings they had in the previous years. In the offseason following the 2021 campaign, the Mets made big moves, signing Max Scherzer, to [...]
Last year’s holiday party photo had Buck Showalter and Daniel Vogelbach featured prominently, meaning that the jinx is alive and well. At least they didn’t get traded right afterwards, like what happened to Kris Benson and R.A. Dickey back in the day. Keep Quintana and Mendoza in your thoughts and prayers – they’ll need all [...]
From an article here on 10/15/23: If it was a smart move to acquire prospects close to the majors last year at the deadline, is it a smart move to sign free agents that will block those prospects? And what about guys already in the system who took a step forward last year? Should the [...]
With Wednesday's trade with the Brewers, the Mets' 40-man roster stands at 38 players. Most expect the club to add a starting pitcher and an outfielder. There are certainly other areas the Mets could address, too, including designated hitter and the bullpen. Today we'll focus on the pen. Edwin Diaz returns to nail down the [...]