Terry Collins spoke to reporters today at Citi Field and shed some light on some of the questions burning through all our minds. 1. Despite the 120-innings number floating around, Collins said there is no hard innings limit on Zack Wheeler this season. Terry said it would be more of a feel thing and they will monitor him closely throughout the season. After he showed that he could get Major...
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Typically speaking, every Major League team over-hypes their prospects. In the minors, everyone is an ace, and everyone is a five tool player. It’s part of the strategy to get as much positive press for your prospect to make them as valuable as possible in the event you are looking to trade them for an important piece or if you are trying to sell that prospect to sell tickets. With that in...
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The Mets have made the playoffs the last two seasons with essentially the same team they have now. The fact that the franchise has never made three playoffs appearances does not sway them one bit, as this team is confident and primed to win a World Series. Before they get through 162 games though, there are some things that must go right if they are going to live up to the hype. 7. Lucas Duda...
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Wally Backman is known by younger Mets fans as the now-former manager of the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. Older Mets fans remember him, though, as a spark plug at second base on Mets teams in the 1980s. Backman was the Mets’ first round pick (16th overall) in the 1977 draft and signed very quickly on June 7, 1977. Wally advanced quickly though the minors, making his Major League debut on...
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As expected, the New York Mets top two position prospects in shortstop Amed Rosario and first baseman Dominic Smith will begin the 2017 season on the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s roster according to Betsy Helfand of the Review Journal. Rosario, 21, is coming off a tremendous campaign that saw him bat a combined .324/.376/.462 with 24 doubles, 13 triples, five homers 71 RBI and 19 stolen bases between...
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