The 2017 Hall of Fame class was one for the ages. Tim Raines, Jeff Bagwell, and Ivan Rodriguez will all be getting well-deserved plaques in Cooperstown after a star-studded MLB career. As stacked as this year’s class was, the 2018 class may have even more stars than the last ballot– or any, for that matter. First-time nominees include Chipper Jones, Andruw Jones, Jim Thome, Scott...
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2016 saw one of the all-time Met greats in Mike Piazza get into the baseball Hall of Fame in his fourth year on the ballot, receiving 83 percent of the vote. In addition to Piazza, Ken Griffey, Jr. received 99.3 percent of the vote, almost unanimously, and got in on his first year on the ballot. Coming up just short last year, Jeff Bagwell and Tim Raines as well as Ivan Rodriguez who was...
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From DeLand, Florida where Jacob deGrom has been throwing for several weeks in his road to recovery from last season’s ulnar nerve surgery in his pitching elbow, the all-star righty said that he hopes 2017 will be the year where all five Mets starters stay healthy. “We’re all rooting for each other. We’re definitely excited. Hopefully this is the year that happens,” deGrom said....
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Left-handed reliever Josh Smoker had an impressive 2016. Playing in a very hitter-friendly environment with the Las Vegas 51s, he pitched 57 innings, striking out 81 and walking 18 with a 4.11 ERA. That impressive 12.8 K/9 was blown away, however, when after he was called up to the Bigs, he struck out 25 batters in 15.1 innings (14.7 K/9). Smoker has the potential to have a breakout 2017. I am...
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#12 1B Peter Alonso Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 225 Level: Class-A Short Season Brooklyn Cyclones B/T: R/R Age: 22 (December 7, 1994) Age Dif: -0.1 Acquired: Drafted in Round 2 (#64) in 2016 from University of Florida 2016 MiLB Statistics: 30 G, 109 AB, 20 R, 35 H, 12 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 11 BB, 22 K, .321/.382/.587 The 2016 Amateur Draft saw the New York Mets break recent trends when they used...
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