Author: Former Writer

2017 Top 30 Prospects: #9 Andres Gimenez, SS

Ht: 6’0”  Wt: 165  Level: DSL Mets  – Dominican Summer League B/T: L/R Age: 9/04/1998 (17) Age Dif: -1.7 Acquired: Signed as an IFA in 2015 for $1.2 MM bonus Last Year: #28 2016 Statistics:  62 G, 214 AB, 52 R, 75 H, 20 2B, 4 3B, 3 HR, 38 RBI, 46 BB, 22 K, 13 SB, .350/.469/.523 In 2015, the Mets continued their organizational philosophy of prioritization of up the middle positional players...

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Darling Predicts Big Year for Mets Pitching

New York Mets legend and current broadcaster for SNY, Ron Darling, predicts a historic year in 2017 for this pitching staff. Darling spoke of the team’s upcoming season with John Harper of the NY Daily News. “I really think they’re going to give you a show like you haven’t seen in quite some time. I would be completely shocked if they didn’t.” Darling said. This is the year where if all...

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Talkin’ Mets: Long Before the Miracle

Happy New Year! The Talkin’ Mets podcast has returned from holiday hiatus. The hot stove is very cold right now so I decided to take a different approach to this week’s podcast. This week I chatted with Bill Sullivan, author of the book “Long Before the Miracle,” which examines the early sixties Mets. Hear Bill remember stories about the Polo Grounds, the Dodgers leaving...

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Mets Minors: Top 5 Right Handed Starting Pitching Prospects

We have voted on our Top 5 Prospects for every position in the Mets minor league system. This time it’s the right-handed starting pitchers turn. We already did shortstops, third baseman, catchers, second baseman, first baseman and outfielders. This Top 5 includes a pitcher who made his Major League debut this season, the Mets 2016 first round draft pick, two pitchers who where added to the...

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2017 Top 30 Mets Prospects: No. 5 Desmond Lindsay, OF

#5 Desmond Lindsay Ht: 6’0″ Wt: 200 Level: Short Season A – Brooklyn Cyclones B/T: R/R Age: 1/15/1997 (19) Age Dif: -2.1 Acquired: Selected in the second round (53 overall) of the Amateur Draft (Out-of-Door Academy, Sarasota, Fl.) Last year: #7 2016 Statistics: 37 G, 122 AB, 21 R, 37 H, 6 2B, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 26 BB, 31 K, 3 SB, .303/.433 /.451 In 2015, the Mets used their first...

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