Eric Orze, RHP Ht: 6’3” Wt: 185 DOB: 8/21/97 (22) Bats/Throws: R/R School: University of New Orleans, Louisiana 2020 Stats: 19.2 IP, 22 H, 5 BB, 29 K, 2.75 ERA, 1.37 WHIP Background The final selection of the Mets’ 2020 Draft was Eric Orze, a right-handed pitcher out of the University of New Orleans. Orze’s path to the draft was a lot more difficult than most would have expected....
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With the 150th overall pick and their final selection of the 2020 MLB Draft, the Mets selected RHP Eric Orze out of the University of New Orleans. Orze is listed at 6’3″ and 185 pounds. Orze has a very inspiring story to root for. He has beaten cancer twice. The first time it was testicular and the second time it was melanoma. This article on Nola.com by Rod Walker does a good job of...
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No. 14 Junior Santos, RHP B/T: R/R Age: 18 (8/16/2001) Height: 6’8” Weight: 218 Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent in 2017 from Dominican Republic ETA: 2023 Previous Rank: 13 2019 Stats: 40.2 IP, 5.09 ERA, .277 AVG, 1.75 WHIP, 36 K, 5.57 FIP At first glance, his stats do not warrant him being a top 15 prospect. But his frame, fastball, and a weak system has him here. Around this...
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Noah Syndergaard has all the talent in the world. If the Mets want to compete, the right-hander needs to return to his 2016 ways. Realistically, Jacob deGrom cannot be expected to win a third straight Cy Young award. The good news for the Mets is that Syndergaard has the ability to return to that level of dominance. In 2016, when Noah was one of baseball’s best pitchers, he loved using his...
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Bullpens are one of the hardest things in baseball to construct. Relievers are so volatile that you are almost expecting someone who was elite the year prior to regress. I mean, Seth Lugo was a 34th round pick and Nick Anderson (owner of a 41.7 strikeout percentage in 2019) was independent baseball as recently as 2015. Meanwhile, Edwin Diaz saw his stats sky rocket. Safe to say, you can’t...
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