Early this morning Jim Fregosi, a six time All Star infielder who went on to have a long and successful managerial career died at the age of 71 after suffering a series of strokes. As a member of the California Angels, Fregosi was one of the better shortstops in the American League during the 1960’s to early ’70’s. He won the Gold Glove Award for his defense in 1967 and still...
Read More
While the Mets plethora of pitching prospects often receives the most attention, they have some talented offensive players in the minors as well. In an excellent article for the New York Post, Fred Kerber spoke with Brandon Nimmo and Kevin Plawecki– two young hitters about to enter their first big league camp. Nimmo, the 13th pick in the 2011 draft, had a great season in 2013 for the Mets Low-A...
Read More
An MMO Fan Shot by Andrew Doris One of the debates in Mets-land in recent weeks has been who Terry Collins should start in centerfield: Juan Lagares or Eric Young Jr. The argument for Lagares is his tremendous outfield defense, youth, and demonstrated offensive potential. The argument for Young is his speed and ability to play the lead-off position, plus a history of a slightly better On-Base....
Read More
Here they are, all gathered together in one place. MMO presents to you our 2014 Top 25 Mets Prospects. We love the job that our minor league analyst Pete Anselmo did in producing our Top 25 this year. Let’s give him a nice round of applause. Looking back at last year’s rankings, Noah Syndergaard replaces Zack Wheeler at the top spot in 2014, while Travis d’Arnaud retains the...
Read More
David Wright met with reporters at St. Lucie today. Adam Rubin of ESPN New York did a nice job of summarizing everything, but I’m just going to focus on his comments on the Mets’ offseason and spending. Wright refused to condemn the Mets’ payroll, which Sandy Alderson estimated is at $87 million of $88 million entering the season. “We had a lot of money come off the books. We spent...
Read More
