When the Mets drafted Christian James in the 14th round from the 2016 draft, the consensus opinion of the 18-year-old was he was a pitcher. At 6’3″, he had the build, but it was more than that. He had the poise and mound presence you want to see from a starter. It also didn’t hurt he was a three-pitch pitcher with a good feel for all three pitches. In fact, when naming him a...
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At this point in the season, most of the Mets draft picks have played for over a month, and the short season minor league affiliates have less than a month remaining on their schedule. During this time, the Mets top prospects have certainly done a number of things to impress both scouts and fans alike and give everyone hope for the future Jarred Kelenic, OF Pick: First Round, Sixth Overall Age:...
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With the Mets at least discussing moving Amed Rosario to center field, let’s take a look at the shortstop position in the minors leagues and how far away they might be. To a certain extent, Manny Machado is the pipe dream which would excite the fan base. What should also excite the fan base is the shortstop talent in the Mets organization. Here is a look at four different Mets shortstops...
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3 UP 1. Mets Finally Score for deGrom With Jacob deGrom having the best ERA in baseball, over a half-run better than the second best ERA in the National League, and his entering yesterday’s game with a 1.99 career ERA in day games, you knew he was going to shut the Reds down. What we didn’t know was the Mets offense was going to suddenly explode. In total, the Mets scored eight runs...
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In this two starts in the majors, it is understandable why Mets fans would have little patience for P.J. Conlon. He is a pitcher who tops out around 87 MPH. In his two starts, he was knocked around the ballpark not getting out of the fourth inning in either start. Because of that, as a starter, Conlon sports an 11.12 ERA and a 2.469 WHIP. Really, those are ugly numbers for a starting pitcher,...
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