Might Be Wrong, But… DSL, Sickles Bats, Bonus Pool, Zach Godley, Dylan Owen, Bradley Marquez

DSL – The Mets have done well signing international free agents over the past two administrations. Currently, the 40-man roster has 39 players + 5 on the DL. Of the 39, one-third are Latin America players. In the case of the Mets, they all pass through one of the two DSL teams and you should [...]

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Mets Card of the Week: 1972 Jerry Koosman

1972 VENEZUELAN STICKER JERRY KOOSMAN Throughout the '60s, Topps licensed its baseball-card designs for use in Venezuelan sets. The cards in those sets were generally of lower quality than their US counterparts: the low-def photos lacked any sort of gloss, and the paper stock was mealy and thin. The Venezuelan card backs were often different [...]

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