The health of New York Met closers resurfaced as a major opening day story again this year. After Bobby Parnell was lost to Tommy John surgery following his Opening Day appearance a year past, it was Jenrry Mejia who headed to the disabled list with elbow inflammation this week. Mejia’s injury is disconcerting to Met fans, but somehow, the news brought a different level of stress this year,...
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Left-handed pitching out of the bullpen, the Wilmer Flores bid to man the shortstop position, the return of Matt Harvey and when will there be room to accommodate Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz; these are the story lines out of Port St. Lucie this spring. I’d like to add the Cesar Puello dilemma to that mix. In a Met minor league system dominated by pitching talent, Cesar Puello is a rare...
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In a recent Newsday report, Mark Carig applauded Wilmer Flores’ work ethic claiming the 23-year old infielder has only allowed himself two weeks away from baseball this offseason. As he prepares to take the reins as the Mets’ everyday shortstop in 2015, Flores has done all that he could to prove the doubters wrong. A crowed offseason schedule saw Flores first playing Winter Ball in the...
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Four of the Top 20 National League prospects ranked in the 2015 Major League Baseball Yearbook are Mets. The Amazins are the only NL club with four prospects to make the Top 20 list. Both the Cubs and the Diamondbacks had three selections each. Boston and Minnesota matched the Mets with four prospects for each franchise named on the AL list. Noah Syndergaard tops the group of young Mets coming...
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It’s that time of year. As January rolls towards it’s conclusion and the spring training itch becomes an irritant, I rifle through baseball stats and begin my research for the fantasy baseball draft. That process always unearths some surprises. I play in a 15 team keepers league. Overall production, not positional balance has always been the philosophy that guides my draft selection process....
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