In the Mets’ 52 seasons, there have been 26 different Center Fielders who could be classified as the “primary” player in any given season. As we continue this series, who were the ten Mets who have played the most games at each position, we now look at center field. (seasons as the primary in parenthesis) 10. Don Hahn (1973-74) – 268 games in Center (188 starts). In 1974,...
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Baseball Prospectus released their 2014 Top 101 Prospect list today and three Mets were featured. The fact that three Mets prospects made the list doesn’t come as a surprise, but the third name may raise some eyebrows. Let’s take a look at the players rankings: #11 Noah Syndergaard This one comes at no surprise. The big right-hander known to Mets fans as “Thor” was placed in the exact same spot...
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We’ve waxed poetic on MMO about how we believe Jeurys Familia can develop into a powerful weapon in the Mets bullpen beginning as soon as this season. The hard-throwing righty has just completed a dominating performance in Winter Ball that had more than one scout raving about his 100+ MPH fastball. Today, Bernie Pleskoff of MLB Pipeline, provides some validation: “If he can control...
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13. Dilson Herrera Height: 5’10” Weight: 150 lbs. Age: 19 Bats/Throws: Right/Right Dilson Herrera was acquired as the main piece that sent Marlon Byrd and John Buck to the Pittsburgh Pirates. He’s a small kid but don’t let that fool you. Herrera has what Keith Law describes as 15-20 homer power at his peak. That combined with well above average speed that should translate into consistent stolen...
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As if you needed any further proof of the exciting promise and the great things to come from Juan Lagares in 2014, I present you with this video acknowledgment of the aforementioned. I bestow a hearty hat tip to Ryan for emailing it to me. [iframe]<iframe width=”420″ height=”285″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/BTDsSg0iyzk” frameborder=”0″...
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