One of the most talked about Mets pitching prospects who was invited to big league camp this spring, was left-hander Kevin Smith. A seventh round selection for the Mets in the 2018 first-year player draft, the 6-foot-5 Smith impressed Mets scouts with his savviness on the mound, great command of his pitches, and an uncanny effectiveness against left-handed batters. He won’t blow hitters...
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This somber and dramatic cover of the April edition of Baseball America speaks volumes. Its simplicity strikes a perfect chord as the lone baseball appears lost and alone in the vastness of the Coronavirus aftermath. It’s the first time BA has ever run a cover without any type. A beautiful cover with two of the Dodgers’ top prospects was originally planned but then scrapped when baseball was...
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On March 30 in 2001, Mets’ prospect Brian Cole tragically passed away in a car accident. Here’s a post by Joe D. from 2016 remembering the potential star. So one of my writers sent me a link to Baseball America asking me to check out last week’s Ask BA feature. A reader posed the following question to J.J. Cooper: “Who are the best prospects such as Grant Desme who never made MLB...
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During the 2019 season, Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers posted a 9.1 bWAR (Wins Above Replacement) to lead Major League Baseball. Bellinger walloped 47 home runs last season, drove in 115 while slashing at a .305/.406/.629 clip en route to winning the National League MVP Award. His 9.1 bWAR would’ve ranked No. 1 among the Mets all-time franchise leaders. This weeks edition of our...
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The New York Post’s Dan Martin checked in with Mets starter Steven Matz on Friday. The southpaw is busy trying to stay in shape at his home in Nashville, Tennessee but can’t help worrying about his family in Long Island. “We’ve got stores and places shut down here, but I’m really monitoring what’s going on in New York with all my family there,’’ Matz said. Matz, who turns 29 in May,...
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