MiLB.com is doing a team-by-team analysis of each team’s best prospects solely according to the numbers they put up during the 2016 season. There was no consideration paid to the player’s age or their prospect status. With those parameters in mind, here were MiLB’s top Mets prospects: C – Tomas Nido (St. Lucie) – .320/.357/.459, 23 2B, 2 3B, 7 HR, 46 RBI 1B – Dominic Smith (Binghamton) –...
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Right after the season was over, the Mets did the smart thing, picking up Jose Reyes’ option for the 2017 season. Reyes is a player that gives the Mets depth, and he provides insurance for some key positions. Should David Wright go down again, we saw that Reyes can handle playing third base very well. Should Asdrubal Cabrera have another injury plagued year, Reyes can spell him to keep him...
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Former Mets pitcher and current Las Vegas 51s pitching coach Frank Viola was a finalist for the Orioles pitching coach position. Fortunately for the Mets, the Orioles went in another direction. According to the Baltimore Sun, the Orioles have hired former Mets reliever and recently fired Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell to take over for the recently retired Dave Wallace. Viola, 56, will now...
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Matt Holliday Position: 1B/OF Bats: Right – Throws: Right Born: January 15, 1980 (36 years old) With the St. Louis Cardinals not picking up his 2017 option, Matt Holliday finds himself a free agent this offseason. It was an easy choice for the Cardinals to turn down the $17.2 million option because Holliday has been injury prone the past few seasons, including a broken thumb this year,...
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If the New York Yankees weren’t serious suitors for Yoenis Cespedes this offseason, they may very well be now. Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman has said the recent Brian McCann trade has made the Cespedes pursuit more plausible. It’s possible the talks that have already taken place may intensify with Cashman saying, “I’m sure [the agents and I] will talk again. Now...
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