John Sickels of Minor League Ball recently released his Top 175 MLB Prospects and the Mets had a great showing, placing eight prospects in the top 175 seven of them in the top 100. Here they are including where they were ranked and their Grades: Noah Syndergaard – 13 (Grade A-) Steven Matz – 35 (Grade B+) Dilson Herrera – 41 (Grade B+) Michael Conforto – 78 (Grade B)...
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Closer Bobby Parnell had been scheduled to pitch in a minor-league game today, however he told Adam Rubin of ESPN New York that that plan has been scrapped and instead he’ll throw another bullpen session this morning. “It’s all good,” he told Rubin. Parnell is sidelined with a left hamstring injury. He is expected to begin the season on the disabled list with a possible May return to MLB...
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As you have heard by now, Zack Wheeler is out for the season. He has a complete tear of the UCL in his pitching elbow and will require Tommy John Surgery, the same procedure that sidelined Matt Harvey in 2014 and will keep Josh Edgin out of action this year. Is this a frustrating development? Of course. But is it a disaster? No. Let’s set the stage a bit. Wheeler, a prized young...
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As Mets fans still grapple with the Zack Wheeler news, the debate begins on how long the Mets should wait to call-up super prospect Noah Syndergaard in light of the open rotation spot (well, open if you don’t consider Dillon Gee a viable candidate). Of course, with the Mets, the decision is never based on baseball alone, but financial implications. Adam Rubin sent out this tweet on Monday:...
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The Mets traveled to Fort Myers to take on the Red Sox and lost by a score of 4-3 on a passed ball that allowed the winning run to score from third in the ninth. Pitching On a day when the Mets could use some good news on the pitching front, they got some from Matt Harvey who got the start against the Boston Red Sox. In his third start of the spring, Harvey tossed four strong scoreless innings,...
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