Author: Ben Reimer

Good morning, Mets fans! The Mariners took the top spot in Baseball America’s farm system rankings as they have five players ranked in Baseball America’s top 100 including potential future star outfielder Julio Rodriguez. This is a huge change from the 2018 rankings which had the Mariners in last place. Also, the Mets were ranked 16th which is a four spot increase over the 2021...

Good morning, Mets fans! John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reported that David Ortiz was disappointed that Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens did not qualify for the hall of fame, saying: “not having them join me is hard to believe […] these guys, I did not even compare myself with them.” Speaking specifically about Bonds, Ortiz said, “this guy was a Hall of Famer way...

Good morning, Mets fans! Andy Martino of SNY reports that the Philadelphia Phillies tried to steal Ben Zauzmer from the Mets front office by requesting to interview him for an assistant GM role. However, the Mets stressed to the Phillies that Zauzmer was too important to lose, and they eventually promoted him to assistant GM of the Mets in the following month. Additionally, Mets top prospect...

Good morning, Mets fans! Jesse Rodgers of ESPN first reported that Jon Lester announced his retirement on Wednesday. The three-time World Series champion played 16 seasons in MLB and had five All-Star selections along with 200 career wins. Former Red Sox teammate Dustin Pedroia praised Lester by saying, “Anytime he had the ball in a big game, you were going in for an 80-minute massage. You...

Good morning, Mets fans! Jeff Passan of ESPN wrote an article about how MLB’s lockdown negotiations have gone nowhere. A summarizing quotation from the article is: “Pitchers and catchers reporting in mid-February gets less likely by the minute, and after 36 days of silence since the lockout began, there remain no plans for the sides to talk about the core economic issues that cleave...