The New York Mets selected high school outfielder Desmond Lindsay with the 53rd overall pick in the Draft. Lindsay, 18, played for the Out Of Door Academy in Bradenton, Florida and is committed to the University of North Carolina. At 6’0 and 200 pounds, Lindsay is a right handed power prospect with some speed who projects as a first baseman and corner outfielder. He was the first player...
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Metsmerized Online will be on hand in Secaucus, NJ for the first two rounds of the 2015 First Year Player Draft which begins Monday night at 7:00 PM and runs through Wednesday. The New York Mets will not have a first round selection or the accompanying slot money this year, as both were forfeited when they signed free agent outfielder Michael Cuddyer in the offseason. According to Baseball...
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Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom has been named the National League Co-Player of the Week along with Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers. In two starts this past week, deGrom went 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA while walking three and striking out 18 in 15 innings pitched. During one of those starts in San Diego, deGrom took a no-hitter into the sixth inning until he surrendered a leadoff single to Clint Barmes....
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Reinforcing what I said Thursday about Steven Matz forcing the Mets to make a move, Mike Puma of the New York Post spoke to several people in the front office and the consensus among team officials is that Matz will be wearing a Mets uniform at some point before the All-Star break. General manager Sandy Alderson also told The Post that it’s “very possible” Matz already would be in the major...
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After a brutal loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night there’s only one thing on every Mets fans’ mind this morning; what is Sandy Alderson waiting for? Kevin Kernan of the New York Post spoke to several scouts after last night’s loss and they all had the same reaction. “Why don’t the Mets trade for some help? Any help?” “How could they just sit back and...
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