Welcome to the latest installment in our path of examination of the best prospects in the Mets system. We have had the following installments thus far: 50-48, 47-45, 44-42, 41-39, 38-36, 35-33, 32-30, 29-27 and 26-24. Now we move onto a group of young starting pitchers, beginning with: 23 - Corey Oswalt The 6’4” 200 pound [...]
The Mets parted ways with Eric Young Jr. earlier this week, bringing our total of Youngs on the roster to zero after having two for most of last season. Young was not my favorite guy on the Mets but he’s an MLB-quality player and here’s hoping he hooks on with another team which will give [...]
On Metsblog.com earlier today, proprietor Matthew Cerrone compiled a few quotes to show that there is a louder-than-quiet confidence in the Mets’ clubhouse. “I think 2015 is going to be a good year for us,” says manager Terry Collins. “We should be able to make the playoffs next year,” crows pitcher Jacob deGrom. “I know [...]
The New York Mets went into this offseason with a clear plan. They recognize their needs and have began to address them. They have mentioned a need for a short stop and an outfielder. The team made one move to fill these needs with the addition of Michael Cuddyer. There are more moves to be [...]
Wrapping up the first round of the “Which Mets season was the best” bracket, this matchup will feature the Cy Young seasons of both Tom Seaver, in 1969, and R.A. Dickey in 2012. Last week, there was a surprising blow out between David Wright and Darryl Strawberry, in which Wright beat Strawberry by just north [...]
“Well? How did I get here?” – David Byrne, Talking Heads, “Once In A Lifetime” Right now, the Mets find themselves in a strange place. Their division, the National League East, entered the 2014 season with one team that was clearly head-and-shoulders above the rest. It had another team that had been a Wild Card [...]
There are a couple of podcasts that I’ll be appearing on this week that would be wonderful if you could check out. Wednesday 12/3 at approximately 9:10 p.m. Eastern I’ll be with Taryn Cooper on “The Mets Lounge: Where the Cool Kids Hang Out!” Also scheduled to appear on the podcast are Greg Prince and [...]
The first round of any sports draft differs in every sport. Football and basketball see their players reach the majors within 1-2 years while baseball players are consistently a gamble as to whether they make it at all. In the case of the Mets, the organization has seen its share of successes and failures. One [...]
"He asked me to do him a favor and you can’t back down for that. You’ve got to stand up, you’ve got to take your beating, no matter how many people liked it or not. And, when the other players see that, they know you’re behind the player, and you’ll get a lot better effort [...]
We continue on our journey upwards, examining the best prospects in the Mets farm system. In case you missed any of the other installments, check them out at: 50-48, 47-45, 44-42, 41-39, 38-36, 35-33, 32-30 and 29-27. Next up is: Casey Meisner - 26 A third round pick in the 2013 draft, Meisner was selected [...]
With the MLB Winter Meetings to start next Monday all the teams are checking the price tags of free agents and gauging interest on what is available in trade. Sandy Alderson has a few goals for the winter meetings that have been made apparent. He is looking to trade one of Dillon Gee, Jon Niese, [...]