Back in 2004, the New York Mets hired their first full-time statistical analyst after the release of the New York Times bestselling book, Moneyball. The Mets were looking to invest in someone who could break down the numbers, analyze data for potential free agent signings and trades and offer evaluations on minor league players. What the club received from Dr. Ben Baumer was even more than they...
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The New York Mets have agreed to a minor league deal with outfielder Carlos Gomez. Much like we saw in 2015, the re-acquisition of Gomez is pending a physical. That said, the expectation is Wilmer Flores will continue to be an ex-Met and this deal will get done. MMO’s own Mike Mayer mentioned the interest first and Andy Martino of SNY said they signed Gomez. Last year, Gomez played 118...
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The Mets won again! More importantly, Jason Vargas allowed only one run over two innings and Smith, Avilan, Bashlor, Rhame, David Peterson and Torres behind him all pitched one inning without allowing a run. Michael Conforto and Pete Alonso each collected a couple of hits and J.D. Davis knocked in a double. Today the Mets will travel to Lakeland and bring with them a good crop of pitchers to...
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New Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen said he wanted to eliminate “ifs” within the franchise. He’s certainly made moves to do so in terms of position player depth, but the 2019 Mets team still has a pretty big IF rounding out their rotation. Left-hander Jason Vargas is coming off a season in which he posted a 5.77 ERA and 1.41 WHIP in just 92 innings. He did pitch better in the second...
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On Monday we wrapped up our countdown of the Mets Top 25 prospects with shortstop Andres Gimenez finishing it off at No. 1. Gimenez was not a clear cut top prospect with many of our writers torn between him and the powerful Pete Alonso, our No. 2 prospect ultimately. Here’s our Top 25 with links to the write ups: Andres Gimenez, SS – Report Pete Alonso, 1B – Report Ronny...
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