Month: January 2015

Projecting Triple-A Las Vegas 51’s Roster

With the Major League roster pretty close to being set minus 2nd lefty and possibly the last bench spot, lets take a look at what could be the opening day roster for the Las Vegas 51’s. Starting Rotation Noah Syndergaard – Ace in Vegas until the Super Two cutoff. Steven Matz – Started last year in St. Lucie but he is rising fast. Rafael Montero – Seems like most the...

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Mets Not Necessarily Looking For A Major Leaguer In Return For Gee

Here’s a new wrinkle on the Dillon Gee trade front from Mike Puma of the Post. The Giants, Padres and Rockies continue to be potential landing spots for Gee, but an industry source indicates that at least one AL team has now shown interest in the veteran right-hander. Additionally, the source added that the Mets no longer consider it necessary to receive a major league player in return for...

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Kevin Long Discusses Hitting Approach and Philosophy

This off-season, the Mets hired former Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long to help alleviate some of the Mets woes on offense. In an article by John Harper of the NY Daily News, Long shared his thoughts about the Mets approach and he believes there are misconceptions about it. “I think they’ve had to try to change the culture here,’’ says Long. “It’s funny, because, isn’t walking a byproduct of...

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MMO Fan Shot: 2015 Mets Projections Using Career Splits

An MMO Fan Shot by Chris Maloney I can’t believe some of the negativity I’m seeing this offseason from some Mets fans who lack confidence in our team. This one sucks, that one sucks, ad nauseam. So I decided to share some analysis just to show how good the Mets offense can be in 2015. The charts below were created using most players’ career averages. Here’s a brief explanation....

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Olney: Dilson Herrera Will Be An All-Star Within Three Years

Earlier this week in front of an audience at Pitch Talks, Buster Olney of ESPN.com stated that Mets prospect Dilson Herrera will be an All-Star second baseman within three years, and that Daniel Murphy is just holding down his spot. “I can tell you, having talked with people on other teams, they think Herrera is a legitimate, big time player.” Said Olney. Herrera was acquired by the Mets along...

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