Mets Minors: Brandon Nimmo showing off his wheels

The Mets drafted Brandon Nimmo is the 1st round (13th overall) in the 2011 draft.  Nimmo had not played a lot of baseball because he’d grown up in Wyoming, but he’d shown a ton of promise in his small showcase.  The issue?  Some scouts saw Nimmo developing into a powerful corner outfielder and others saw [...]

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Chris Young and Curtis Granderson keys to a winning season

It has been a rough start to the season for two-thirds of Sandy Alderson’s “big” free agency acquisitions.  While Bartolo Colon has gotten off to a decent start, Chris Young and Curtis Granderson have stumbled somewhat in the early going. Young’s struggles have been much less alarming than Grandersons, mostly because of the much smaller [...]

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