Month: January 2017

Vladimir Guerrero Heads My Official “Unofficial” HOF Ballot

It’s that time of the year again so here’s my Official Unofficial Hall of Fame Ballot for the Class of 2017. This year’s ballot wasn’t as cut and dry as you might think. There were a few players I left off simply because of the 10 man limitation, and while I’m not one of those guys who takes issue with PEDs, I do have issues with those who lie repeatedly about not...

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2017 Top 30 Mets Prospects: No. 3 Robert Gsellman, SP

#3 Robert Gsellman Ht: 6’4″ Wt: 200 Level: Binghamton/Las Vegas/Mets B/T: R/R Age: 7/18/1993 (23) Acquired: Selected in the 13th round of the 2011 draft from Westchester HS, CA Last Year: #10 2016 MILB Stats:  20 G, 4-9 W/L, 3.99 ERA, 20 GS, 115 IP, 113 H, 58 R, 51 ER, 31 BB, 88 K, 1.25 WHIP (between Triple-A Las Vegas and Double-A Binghamton) 2016 MLB Stats:  8 G, 4-2 W/L, 2.42 ERA, 7 GS, 44.2...

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Syndergaard Among The Game’s Top Pitchers, Is A Multi-Year Deal in the Works?

ESPN.com’s Buster Olney ranked the Top 10 MLB Starting Pitchers in his latest ESPN Insider article this morning, and you know damn well I immediately checked to see if our own Noah Syndergaard was on his list. He was. Syndergaard was ranked at the No. 6 spot behind Clayton Kershaw, Max Scherzer, Madison Bumgarner, Chris Sale and Corey Kluber. Here is what he had to say about Thor: In his...

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Winter Ball Update: Familia Pitches Scoreless Inning, Strikes Out Two

In his second appearance for the Gigantes del Cibao on Monday night, Mets closer Jeurys Familia touched 100 mph on the radar gun. With the Gigantes up 4-3, Familia was brought in to pitch the eighth inning. He struck out two batters, walked one and stranded the runner. With his scoreless outing Familia reduced his ERA to 10.80. Still no word on how long of an extension Familia will serve as his...

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Top 10 Remaining Free Agent Relievers

Here we take a look at the top-10 remaining free agent relievers. The Mets certainly have a need in the bullpen with the possible suspension of Jeurys Familia, so these free agents are options for Sandy Alderson to consider if he doesn’t want to address the need via trade. Jerry Blevins – Blevins was as steady as they come in 2016, pitching to a 2.79 ERA over 73 appearances. The...

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