Rafael Montero signed very late compared to most players out of the Dominican Republic. Most kids sign around the age of 16 or 17, but Montero did not sign with the Mets until he was 20 years old. In his first year with the Mets organization he posted a 5-4 record to a tune of [...]
Now that the Mets have acquired Michael Cuddyer to play outfield and first base, Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson will turn his attention to acquiring a shortstop. As of now, it looks like Wilmer Flores will enter the season as the starting shortstop. This is not the worst scenario in the world, but it is [...]
The second baseman with the highest fWAR in back-to-back years in Mets history is 1999-2000 Edgardo Alfonzo. Next up is 2013-2014 Daniel Murphy. Now, the gap between first and second is huge and there are a few people close to Murphy. Still, he’s solidified what has been a troublesome spot throughout recent team history yet [...]
First of all: I’m sorry that I disappeared from the blog-o-sphere. My life is a little too busy to devote the time needed to keep up with the Mets and their minor leagues, let alone finding the time to write about it. Someday I may have the time again. In the meantime, I wanted to [...]
So the 1962 season ended and the reimagined Mets were probably slightly more successful than the original Mets due to slightly better pitching, with the presences of Jim Brewer and Billy Pierce, and slightly better defense. In the end though, the issues that plagued the 1962 Mets would be similar to the reimaigned team as [...]
It’s no secret that the Mets spent a good chunk of last offseason looking to acquire a shortstop and it appears they are traveling the same path this winter. Peter Gammons reported that the Mariners turned down an offer of Jon Niese for Brad Miller prior to the start of the 2014 season. Perhaps Seattle [...]
Earlier this week, we debuted our top 50 prospect list. Here's the latest installment. 47 – Chase Bradford Bradford was drafted in the 35th round in 2011. Descriptions of Bradford at the time described him as an “organizational filler type” who had “marginal stuff”. Bradford was a four year college pitcher who was placed immediately [...]
Michael Cuddyer's actual 2015 results: 408 PA, .306 wOBA, 97 wRC+, 0.2 fWAR
It’s been quite the week...and it’s only Thursday. There’s been a lot of activity swirling around Citi Field and Opening Day is five months off. It started with the announcement of the Mets signing Michael Cuddyer late Monday afternoon, followed later that evening by Jacob deGrom’s coronation as NL Rookie Of The Year. The Veterans’ [...]
The New York Mets made a semi-big splash a few days ago with the signing of Michael Cuddyer. This was step one in an intricate offseason plan to build on last season and mold a championship team. A plan that team GM Sandy Alderson must be aggressive with this offseason. A point that assistant GM [...]
One of the biggest trends in Major League Baseball is how numbers are used to evaluate players. Statistics have been around for a long time in baseball, but they used to be just space holders on the back of baseball cards. Nowadays, statistics seem to run organizations’ front offices, and help determine who is the [...]
1963 JELL-O ROGER CRAIG The years 1961 through 1963 represent the golden age of cereal-box cards. The Post company plastered the backs of packages of Toasties, Rice Krinkles, Grape Nut Flakes, and the like with cutout cards of all the stars (and many lesser lights) of the day. And the sugared-up kids of the early [...]