Each year with the predictions column I start by going back to the previous year’s piece. The goal is to get more than 50 percent right, while not making boring predictions. Not once in all of the years of doing this have more turned out right than wrong. Out of last year’s batch, only four [...]
Last week Mets360 touched on home runs during Spring Training and specifically noted that Steven Matz has been prone to the gopher ball during his tune-ups this year. While there could be a counter argument that Spring Training is meant for testing new techniques, which can lead to stuff getting torched, there’s certainly some interesting [...]
Back-to-back sub-.500 seasons can't dampen the enthusiasm of a new season. And not only do we have the hope of Spring, there are exciting new players and a brand new contract extension for Jacob deGrom, too. So, how excited are you? What kind of year do you predict for the Mets?
Ronny Mauricio, SS, S/R, 17 For all the talk of Pete Alonso and Andres Gimenez or the trade that lost the Mets Jared Kelenic and Justin Dunn, the player I am most eager to watch is likely to play on a short season minor league team. Just over 9 days from his 18th birthday, Mauricio [...]
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Most everyone expects Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard to be very good. Many of us expect Zack Wheeler to be good, too. However, the outlook is not quite as rosy for Steven Matz and Jason Vargas. The questions become how good does the starting five have to be and can the first three make up [...]
If this offseason doesn’t make you want to raise your children to be baseball players, I don’t know what will. There has been a significant amount of money handed out this season, and the most surprising part is that most of it has come from contract extensions, not just the big ticket free agents like [...]
What has three catchers, 10 infielders, and a roster full of players in flux? The New York Mets. Depth is a nice problem to have but it comes with its own set of challenges for Mets' second year skipper Mickey Callaway. Last season, in his rookie year, Callaway had a bumpy ride getting used to [...]
The other day I was perusing around some projections for Mets players and was surprised to see that one had Amed Rosario stealing 30 bags. This really shouldn’t come as a surprise, he swiped 24 last year, but it still struck me as odd. No doubt the past few years of Mets baseball have desensitized [...]
It's officially spring! A few games that count have been played (albeit in Japan) and opening day is just a week away. We're all obsessing over those last few roster spots and it sounds petty, but this team has had a knack over the years for cutting the wrong guy loose - especially relievers. The [...]
It’s one of the most exciting times of the year for all 30 Major League baseball teams and their fan bases. Reports of player’s physique, health or development of a new skill are abound. Each team has made a key organizational hire to improve their scouting, analytics or coaching staff. Adjustments were made to training [...]
Spring training is primarily a way for the teams’ players to get sharpened up in anticipation of the regular season. It also serves as a chance for marginal players to play their way onto the 25 man roster, and one player who has shown he deserves a spot on the Mets is utility infielder Luis [...]