Month: January 2018

MMO Roundtable: What Should The Mets Do With Brandon Nimmo?

Rumors over the past few weeks indicate the biggest trade chip the Mets have is former first round pick Brandon Nimmo. The interest in Nimmo is quite understandable with him proving he is a Major League caliber player in 2017 as he hit .260/.379/.418 in 69 games last year. It is also understandable the Mets would want to hold onto Nimmo. As of today, Nimmo is only one of five outfielders on the...

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MMO 2018 Top Mets Prospects 3-2: Alonso and Peterson

#3 1B Peter Alonso  Ht: 6’3″  Wt: 245 lbs.  Age: 12/7/94 (23)  B/T: R/R 2017 Level: St.Lucie Mets, Binghamton Rumble Ponies Age Dif: -2.9 Stats: 93 G, 353 AB, 52 R, 102 H, 27 2B, 1 3B, 18 HR, 63 RBI, 27 BB, .289/.359/.524 Dominic Smith may need to start looking over his shoulder; there’s another powerful first baseman rising up the ranks in the Mets minor league system. Alonso put on a show in...

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Mets Likely to Add Non-Roster SP, Colon Remains Unlikely

Mike Puma of the New York Post recently reported that the New York Mets are expected to add one or two non-roster starting pitchers. Though Puma also does note that Mets haven’t discussed specfoc names yet outside of Bartolo Colon which is said to be unlikely. Sandy Alderson spoke on the Bart topic last night at the season ticket holder event saying it was unlikely that the Mets have a...

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Report: Lorenzo Cain Has Multiple Four-Year Offers

Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports is reporting that free agent center fielder Lorenzo Cain has multiple four-year offers on the table. Cain’s agents have begun informing teams they are out of the bidding for his services per Heyman as well. The market has been relatively quiet for the best center fielder on the market despite him coming off a 2017 in which he hit .300/.363/.440, .803 OPS+ with...

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Morning Briefing: Johan Gets Five-Percented

  Good morning Mets fans! Last night “Larry” Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, and Jim Thome were named as the 2018 Hall of Fame class. Latest Mets News Abbey Mastracco of NewJersey.com discusses why Keith Law only had one Mets prospect in his Top 100. Kristie Ackert of the NY Daily News writes that the Mets hope investing in their medical department, better developing their...

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