Finishing out our Top 50 rankings we reach a grouping of players that tend to fall into two distinct categories. Players with limited potential (meaning that they aren’t likely to reach the majors as everyday players but they are close to the majors) and lottery tickets (players who are so far from the majors they [...]
In a fitting end to the 2023-24 regular season, State fell behind by 17 points in the second half, rallied to cut the deficit to three points before running out of gas and losing by eight points, in an 83-71 loss at Pitt. With the win, Pitt earns the double bye in the ACC tournament. [...]
FanGraphs shows the Mets with a projected 80-82 record, with a run differential of -6. It has the Mets with a middle-of-the-pack offense, with their 4.66 runs per game being in a three-way tie for 15th in the majors. Their runs allowed is a bit worse, as their 4.70 runs per game ranking 20th in [...]
When you watch baseball – or, really, do anything in life – for a long time, you can kind of get a feel for how things will likely play out. Experience and repeated observation can give a person a sense of what the scientific statisticians like to call probability and outcome. If an experiment is [...]
In the offseason before 2023, Brett Baty rocketed up prospect lists, finishing as high as No. 17 with Baseball Prospectus’ ranking. This caused some fans to want him to take over as the Mets’ starting third baseman. Then he had a very good Grapefruit League season, which caused even more fans to jump on the [...]
Spring Breakout is a new Major League Baseball initiative aimed at showcasing the game’s young talent during Spring Training. The Mets' game will be March 15 versus the Nationals. Here is the clubs' roster: Pitchers Blade Tidwell, RHP Brandon Sproat, RHP Dominic Hamel, RHP Tyler Stuart, RHP Nolan McLean, RHP Calvin Ziegler, RHP Paul Gervase, [...]
Once again, New York Mets reliever Drew Smith will be one of the key relievers in the bullpen. With Edwin Diaz back, Smith will be expected to fill in once again in the seventh inning and at times in the eighth inning as well. Smith is currently the longest tenured Met in their bullpen. He [...]
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It’s standard operating procedure for a new GM to come in and show little to no allegiance to guys already on the team, or especially, in the farm system. Omar Minaya did this, as did Sandy Alderson then Brodie Van Wagenen and Alderson again. Because the Mets are in prospect acquisition mode now, we haven’t [...]
DJ Burns tried to make his senior night special, as he poured in a season-high 27 points. Too bad none of his teammates felt the urge to do likewise. State jumped out to a 9-0 lead but ended up on the wrong end of a 79-64 loss to Duke Monday night. The loss dropped the [...]