The 1986 New York Mets team is one that will forever be revered by fans. Lauded for their gritty style of play, the ’86 club was one in which no matter what the score or situation, the team never felt like it was going to lose. It’s hard to argue with that statement, considering the club won 108 regular-season games, running away with the East Division by 21.5 games. On the first day...
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As all 30 Major League Baseball teams continue to seek an edge in the sport, hoping to identify any and all resources to improve their team’s chances of winning, an avenue where there has been further acceptance is on the mental side. Mental skills coaches are employed by 27 of the 30 major league clubs to open the 2018 season, a record for the sport. For decades, players who would seek...
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In the mid-eighties, Gregg Jefferies was on top of the world. Selected in the first-round of the 1985 MLB Draft by the New York Mets (20th overall), he earned MVP honors in Rookie-level Appalachian (1985), Class A Carolina (1986) and Double-A Texas (1987) leagues, and was Baseball America’s first two-time Minor League Player of the Year (1986, 87). Drawing comparisons to Mickey Mantle...
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Edgardo Alfonzo spent eight seasons with the New York Mets, leaving his mark on the club with his sound defensive acumen, ability to get on-base at a high clip and penchant for coming up big in the clutch. Alfonzo, 44, was signed by the Mets as an amateur free agent out of Venezuela for $10,000 in 1991. The club was fortunate to have signed the then 17-year-old Alfonzo, as he originally tried...
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The analytic movement in Major League Baseball continues to gain further acceptance, as all thirty clubs employ statisticians and analysts to crunch the numbers in order to make better baseball decisions. We’ve witnessed teams alter their methods with the increased amount of data available at their fingertips, which includes defensive alignments, bunting, platoons, and utilizing their best...
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