Plenty to debate with this list. http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/2018-new-york-mets-top-10-prospects/?amphtml=1
Matt Eddy answers questions about the Mets' farm system http://www.baseballamerica.com/chat/?1508890495
Your intrepid columnist is getting up there in years. Why, it seems like yesterday when he was a callow youth of 18, but that was 1983. They were just getting ready to start a most unmemorable World Series between the Baltimore Orioles and Philadelphia Phillies when beleaguered Mets General Manager Frank Cashen called an impromptu [...]
Despite Jeurys Familia's impending suspension for domestic violence when the 2017 season started, the back end of the Mets' bullpen looked to be a strength with Addison Reed holding the fort until his return. Familia was coming off his best season in 2016, earning his first All-Star nod en route to blowing away the Mets' [...]
The New York Mets recently purchased the AAA Syracuse Chiefs franchise in the International League. The Chiefs have an affiliation agreement with Washington for 2018, so unless any deal comes up it will be 2019 before the Met farm hands play in Syracuse, and the Mets will be the landlord for the Nat’s minor league [...]
With most of the Met world focused on the new manager Mickey Callaway or the optional contracts of Jerry Blevins and Asdrubal Cabrera, the Mets do have a handful of active prospects still playing for Scottsdale. Among them is David Thompson. Thompson spent his 2017 season with the Binghamton Mets and suffered through multiple slumps [...]
They say a man will gladly pay $2 for a $1 item he needs while a woman will gladly pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t need. In Mets-related news, Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reports that New York will pick up its option on Jerry Blevins and its still debating whether to [...]
Hiring a young manager- The Mets are leaving the Terry Collins era, a time when they had the oldest manager in all of baseball, for seven years. While Collins brought the team success in terms of making it to the World Series, many agreed it was time for him to go. With Alex Cora out [...]
As the Mets front office mind trust carefully considers their next manager and pitching coach they need to look beyond resumes and intangible leadership qualities. Managing and coaching this team will require a keen mind and an adaptive personality. This is not a typical team that's in clear win now, rebuild or tear down mode. [...]
It some ways it feels like the 2011-12 offseason all over again. Too many holes and not enough money earmarked to patch all of them. Of course, the Mets are starting with a little more talent this time around, temporarily ignoring injury concerns. However, Sandy Alderson doesn't have the luxury of ignoring those concerns and [...]
Will they or won't they? That's the question on Mets fans minds with regard to the next player in our projection review series, Asdrubal Cabrera. The SS/2B/3B has a team option for 2018 worth $8.5 million that, realistically, the team is likely to exercise. Whether that is a okay thing or an not so okay [...]
After the 2016 season, the Mets pretty much stood pat on their roster with only very minor tweaks. After the unsuccessful 2017, we can be sure there will not be a repeat of the stand pat approach this offseason. The Mets have a lot of needs, including a quality infielder to man either second or [...]