Back in the late 1980's and early 1990's the Mets front office and dugout went to great lengths to accommodate their most promising young player - Gregg Jefferies. For those of you too young to remember, Jefferies was the Bryce Harper of his day, a hardworking, super intense hitter with a fabled workout regimen that [...]
Six games, that’s all. That’s how deep we are into the 2017 spring training schedule. So far, it’s been a relatively quiet camp, with some nuggets to glean from this early stage. None of the big four pitchers has faced real, live opposing batters yet. Zack Wheeler has bounced back from his early-camp troubles and [...]
Through the years, New York Met players have won numerous individual awards, from Rookie of the Year to the Cy Young Award, but no Met has ever been voted League MVP. The only other Major League clubs who have not yet had a player win MVP are the Miami Marlins, the Arizona D-Backs and Tampa [...]
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The 2016 season was a good one overall for the New York Mets. The team finished with a record of 87-75 capturing the first wild card in the process. Unfortunately, they were unceremoniously bounced in the wild card game by Madison Bumgarner and the San Francisco Giants. Many players had outstanding individual seasons for the [...]
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Regardless of everything else going on in the world, the Mets are playing baseball and, that much, makes us happy. Taking things with a grain of salt, let’s take a look at how some of the key prospects are looking in the early going. Gavin Cecchini, 2B/SS - You may have noticed that the Mets [...]
When the Mets selected Brandon Nimmo with the 13th-overall pick of the 2011 Draft, no one was sure what the team was getting, even more so than with most draft picks. With Spring Training games now underway in 2017, in some ways, things haven't changed much. Can anyone answer the question of what the Mets [...]
It is well known throughout the baseball world that the New York Mets possess one of the top shortstop prospects in the entire league. His name is Amed Rosario, and he is expected by many to possibly reach the big leagues by the end of 2017. Until then though, the Mets will have a completely [...]
It's been three years since either David Wright or Zack Wheeler played a full season of baseball. Both have tremendous talent and have worked really hard to rehabilitate from significant injuries, overcome adversity, and maintain confidence. They deserve a lot of credit and we're all rooting for them. But, while it would be wonderful if [...]
We did see an awful lot of weak grounders from him last year...