1979 TOPPS Willie Montanez We all have them. Those good-not-great players from our youth for whom we have a deep and abiding affection. Take Guillermo Montanez here. He showed up at Shea with a decent if unspectacular resume-- finished second in the 1971 ROY voting, 24th in MVP voting twice. Was an all star once, [...]
The Mets have homegrown players Josh Thole, Ike Davis, Daniel Murphy, David Wright, Jose Reyes, Mike Pelfrey, Jonathon Niese and Dillon Gee playing key roles on the 2011 team but you constantly hear about their need to build a stronger farm system. Sandy Alderson gets to oversee his first draft for the club when the [...]