For a second straight year, the New York Mets’ draft strategy was to infuse their system with high-end, high-impact talent that included taking risks on players with signability questions. And while teams prioritize talent over need, the Mets were able to add two exciting players within their first three picks of the 2020 MLB Draft that fills a major void in their system: high-upside...
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From 2009 through the 2012 season, left-handed reliever Eric O’Flaherty was one of the most effective and heavily used pitchers in the game. O’Flaherty, 35, appeared in 276 games in that stretch, good for a four-way tie for the seventh-most appearances in baseball. Among qualified relievers, O’Flaherty’s 1.95 ERA was the fourth-lowest behind Craig Kimbrel, Mariano Rivera...
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In 2002, Disney released the American sports drama The Rookie into theaters. Audiences were captivated by the real-life story that took place in 1999 of Jim Morris, a then 35-year-old high school science teacher and baseball coach who was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers as a left-handed pitcher more than fifteen years prior. Morris’ dream of pitching in the major leagues was halted by a...
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With the 19th pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, the New York Mets selected left-handed-hitting center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong from Harvard-Westlake High School in Los Angeles, California. Crow-Armstrong, 18, watched the Draft at his best friend’s house, with his mom sitting to his right and his dad on the left as friends and family stood around and cheered as his name was announced by...
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When fans think back to the prolific power hitters of the late 1990s to early 2000s, many might overlook Shawn Green. The slender left-handed hitter might not be the first slugger you think of when looking back at that era, yet Green hit the 11th-most home runs from 1998-02 with 192. Green, 47, was a two-time All-Star, Gold Glove-winning outfielder who hit more than 40 home runs three different...
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