Ah, Spring Training! The time when managers, scouts and fans get to see prospects and veterans compete in an exhibition season. As Mets fans, we know the future is bright when looking at prospects the team will call up in the next couple of years. Michael Conforto had a great game against the Atlanta Braves, [...]
According to Baseball-Reference, since 2002, the first year for which we have reliable velocity ratings for all pitchers, only four U.S.-born righty starters in their rookie season (min 125 IP) at age 25 or above have posted an ERA+ of 120 or more. And two of those came last year with Jacob deGrom and Collin [...]