Francisco Alvarez, Photo by Dan Fritz Fangraphs has released their annual 114 prospect rankings, and this year, there are four New York Mets prospects ranked. Those prospects are Francisco Alvarez (7), Ronny Mauricio (44), Brett Baty (63), and Mark Vientos (64). As noted by Fangraphs, their Future Value (FV) is of more importance than where they actually rank the players. Fangraphs has a long...
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Before December 2020, Major League organizations were not restricted whatsoever on the amount of minor league players they could have under contract. Now, Major League Baseball is seeking to significantly reduce the amount of minor league players again. As reported by Jeff Passan of ESPN, as part of the very contentious collective bargaining negotiation, MLB has proposed “allowing the...
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Ten years ago, the New York Mets were in a very bad place as a franchise. Not only were they in the wake of the Bernie Madoff scandal, but they also fired Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel. The Mets’ core was eroding as the franchise followed the 2006 NLCS disappointment with two collapses in the final years of Shea Stadium. The first couple of years in Citi Field were not kind, as New York had...
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‘The preseason scouting outlets have released their top 100 rankings entering the 2022 season. The consensus seems to be that Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty, and Ronny Mauricio belong among the top 100 prospects in the game. Beyond that trio are other very promising Mets prospects who can make top prospect rankings during the course of the 2022 season. In fact, arguably, some of these...
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Dan Szymborski of Fangraphs has released his National League “Lockout Projected ZiPS Standings” for the 2022 season. According to the projections, despite Freddie Freeman assumed to leave in free agency, the New York Mets project to finish behind the Atlanta Braves. According to the projections, the Mets will finish the 2022 season with an 88-74 record finishing two games behind the...
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