In 2013, the Mets took Dominic Smith with their first-round pick in the annual draft. A high school product, Smith was assigned to the Gulf Coast League, which the Mets operate as the lowest of their three short-season clubs. He got a cup of coffee at the end of the year with Brooklyn Kingsport, which [...]
Yesterday a firestorm was started when Terry Collins was asked about the promotion of Noah Syndergaard. His non-commitment to an answer worried fans that maybe Syndergaard would not be promoted this season. A little bit later in the day, a report surfaced that a scout inside the Mets organization believes that Syndergaard should stay in [...]
The list of adjectives to describe outfielder Chris Young’s 2014 season is endless: awful; disappointing; miserable; painful; rage-inducing and sad. Underperforming expectations is more likely the phrase Mets ownership would use, and yet somehow it’s far too merciful. But negativity aside, what exactly is Young doing as a Met? The numbers expose some interesting trends [...]
Jeremy Hefner is doing well in his Tommy John rehab…if anybody cares. Not to be rude, but it seems that nobody really cares about Hefner and his Tommy John surgery. When Matt Harvey had the same surgery, all eyes were on him (and they still are). But Hefner has seems to have completely fallen under [...]
Mike Draper and the mad men of the '93 Mets.