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...
Spring training camp has started, you may have heard, and it will not be long before we get to start worrying again. Exhibition games start tomorrow, the first television cablecast from Port St. Lucie will be on Saturday. You just know that some clever wag somewhere will Tweet that there will be baseball on TV [...]
ESPN Insider and ZiPS creator Dan Szymborski stopped by the podcast and talked about playing time, starting pitcher health, Familia's possible suspension, Matt Wieters, Jay Bruce, Curtis Granderson and a whole lot more. Click here to listen to the podcast.
Both Sandy Alderson, the Mets general manager for the past six years, and Theo Epstein, Cubs president for five years, have been successful architects of their respective teams over the past two seasons. Both teams made the post-season each year, with the Mets claiming the pennant in 2015 and the Cubs winning the World Series [...]
The 2016 Mets were heading into the middle of 2016 season with a record of 40 wins and 33 losses. Their already anemic offense had suffered the losses of first baseman Lucas Duda and third baseman David Wright, then they signed former team hero Jose Reyes. Reyes was coming off a disappointing season split between [...]
Sandy asks and answers the questions!
Most of baseball agrees that trading Dilson Herrera for Jay Bruce in 2016 was a mistake by Sandy Alderson and the Mets front office. For one, some argue that Herrera could have still been viewed as the team’s “Second Baseman of the Future” and that the Mets sold low on a prospect. For another the [...]
For seven years, I put out a top 10 list. Then last year four of us combined to put out a top 50 list. David did a top 50 list by himself this year and my plan was to go back to doing a top 10. But whether because my appetite got whetted for longer [...]
Today’s multiple projection piece focuses on infielders, with a look at David Wright, Jose Reyes and Wilmer Flores. Lucas Duda may figure in here, too, but the idea was to hold him off for last to see if we can learn anything about his ability to play during Spring Training. We seemingly get daily updates [...]