There seems to be no shortage of names when it comes to whom the Mets will select with their first round pick next month. Can you believe it will be June in eight more days? A few more names that I haven’t posted much about, but need to be considered, are shortstop Carlos Correa, outfielder David Dahl and catcher Stryker Trahan. The rankings and profiles are from MiLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo. MLB Draft Guide on David Dahl: David [...]

David Wright was a guest today on MLB Network’s “The Rundown”. Here is what he had to say on a variety of topics: His future with the Mets: “That’s a great question. I hope…I’d love to get this thing turned around and headed in the right direction and I think we’ve done that, taking that first step. Hopefully, I’m a big part of that.” Playing in New York: “New York wants winners. I see how [...]

Today, Mets outfield prospect Travis Taijeron was named the South Atlantic League’s Player of the Week. The Mets’ 18th-round pick last June, Taijeron has been a run-producing machine for the Sand Gnats. The 23-year-old outfielder homered twice, doubled and drove in five runs at Lexington on Monday, went deep again Wednesday, then ripped off three straight three-hit games while extending his RBI streak to six games. Taijeron ranks second in the Sally League with seven homers, third [...]

Baseball America’s Prospect Hot Sheet for the week ending May 4th has Mets outfield prospect Cory Vaughn ranked #2. Last night, Cory Vaughn ripped his eight home run of the season in St. Lucie’s 5-3 win over Dunedin. He has been on a season long tear and ranks third in the league in slugging (.542) and OPS (.889) in the pitching friendly FSL. So far the Mets have made the Hot List in three consecutive weeks with Matt Harvey [...]

Update:  Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels has been fined and suspended five games for intentionally throwing and hitting Washington Nationals rookie outfielder Bryce Harper last night. Unless appealed, Hamels is scheduled to begin serving his suspension Monday night when the Phillies hosted the New York Mets. Original Post 12:00 PM Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels admitted last night that he intentionally hit Washington Nationals rookie phenom Bryce Harper with a pitch in the first inning of Sunday night’s game. “I was [...]

MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo says that this year’s draft does not have a consensus number one pick. In other words there is no one stand-out talent like in year’s past when you had Gerrit Cole, Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg. He believes that the Houston Astros are considering as many as seven or eight different players as they decide who they will take with their first overall pick. In a way it plays into the Mets [...]

Last week, Ben Badler of Baseball America evaluated how MLB teams have done in the international arena with regards to scouting, signing and developing talent in these once neglected markets that have produced more than their fair share of solid major league baseball players.. The Mets ranked very well according to Badler who ranked the Amazins’ among the top five teams. When Omar Minaya was general manager, the Mets revved up their spending in Latin America, most notably [...]

Imagine if the Mets had signed Victor Martinez for 4 years, $50 million? Imagine if the Mets had signed Adam Dunn for 5 years, $62 million? Imagine if the Mets had signed Heath Bell for 3 years, $28 million? Imagine if the Mets had signed Carl Crawford for 7 years, $142 million? Imagine if the Mets had signed Albert Pujols for 10 years, $250 million? Imagine if the Mets had signed Jose Reyes for 6 [...]