Over 50 Years Later, A Look Back To 1967’s Top Mets Prospects With the proliferation of web sites now dedicated to evaluating minor league prospects, fans have a fairly easy-time reciting their team’s top minor leaguers, usually “in order”. Back in the ’80’s, there was only Baseball America to provide this glimpse into the future. In retrospect, there were...
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As is still the case today, every team gets to send at least one player to the All Star Game. In 1962 and 1963, the Mets sent Richie Ashburn and Duke Snider respectively, although both were well past their prime. But in 1964, for the first time, a Met was selected to start in the All Star Game and that was second baseman Ron Hunt. Because the game was played at Shea Stadium (a game I attended, I...
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Jon Matlack’s career record of 125-126 may be as mediocre as you can get, but Matlack was a much, much better than average major league pitcher. In fact, he was one of the very finest left-handed pitchers ever developed by the Mets’ organization. His other career marks – a 3.18 lifetime ERA (better than Steve Carlton, who was considered the best lefty of his generation), 97...
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With the New York Mets having their sights set on a playoff-bound 2020 season, Brodie Van Wagenen is looking to pull the trigger on a significant trade according to some reports. So far this offseason, the Mets have made a series of sensible moves, inking Rick Porcello, Dellin Betances and Brad Brach to one-year deals and dealing for center fielder Jake Marisnick. However, the thought of Van...
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On December 8, 1977, the Mets were one of four teams involved in one of the most complex deals in the history of baseball. Here is how it played out: The Mets sent John Milner to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Atlanta Braves sent Willie Montanez to the New York Mets. The Texas Rangers sent Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs, and Eddie Miller to the Atlanta Braves. The Texas Rangers sent a player to be...
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