Biography: The Mets selected Hamel as part of their debacle of a draft in 2021. The right handed pitcher wasn’t a prototypical Met prospect pitcher as he lacked a truly high velocity arm but scouts felt he made up for it with a good Spin Rate. Despite being selected in the third round of the [...]
Mets fans, after decades of poor efforts from the Wilpons, have been blessed by the Mets being acquired by Steve Cohen. He has made big free agent signings and key personnel extensions in a significant way. That matters because Cohen has also gotten results. The Mets’ NL East best 101 wins demonstrates spending results in [...]
A few years ago a Mets hitter slashed a hard ground ball past the opposing pitcher. Standing a few feet beyond second base was the opposing shortstop. He fielded at the ball cleanly and threw on to first for a routine 6-3 put out. I remember Ron Darling saying at the time, “for 100 years [...]
In the minor leagues, Jose Butto was known for his changeup. He was called up to make a spot start in 2022 and he showed a fastball in the mid-90s, along with a slider and a curve. The two breaking balls were effective in his MLB debut but both his fastball and change were hit [...]
To say that the Mets during the Sandy Alderson years undervalued defense would be putting it lightly. In fact, and usually to their detriment, there were times that the team deliberately sacrificed defense to get more pop in the lineup. Anyone remember Lucas Duda in left field? Actually, throwing players into the outfield to shoehorn [...]
1970 TOPPS DUFFY DYER This Duffy Dyer card is from the last series in what at the time was the largest set Topps had ever produced. As one who has had the privilege/misfortune to chase high-series cards in a bunch of different sets over the years, it has always seemed to me that these cards [...]
In his second season with the Mets, Francisco Lindor played in all but one game and saw his OPS+ jump 25 points from his first year in Queens. The result was a ninth-place finish in the MVP voting. Outside of the career-high IFFB%, it’s hard to imagine a much-better season from Lindor. So, what does [...]
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Filling the third base position has always been a challenge for the Mets as demonstrated by the fact that they have trotted out 182 different players to try and handle the hot corner since their 1962 inaugural season. Of those 182 players, only 25 have played more than 100 games. 112 players appeared at 3B [...]
Only one week into spring training and there is already drama afoot concerning San Diego Padres infielder Manny Machado and his announcement that he plans to opt out of his contract at the end of the season. The market has only gotten more player-friendly since he signed with the Padres, and Machado’s camp is reportedly [...]
The Mets recently announced their 2023 minor league coaching staffs, as well as their player development and medical personnel for the upcoming season. The list of names includes many former MLB players, including the likes of J.P. Arencibia, Reid Brignac, Miguel Cairo and others. It caught me off guard that with the host of familiar [...]