When Tim Tebow signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets, he had not played competitive baseball in a little more than a decade. It should not be surprising at all how he struggled in his first season. In 126 games between Columbia and St. Lucie, he hit just .226/.309/.347. On the one hand it was commendable, and yet on the other, Tebow looked like a player who had not played since high...
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Anthony Kay Position: SP Bats/Throws: L/L Age: March 21, 1995 (23) Acquired: 2016 First Round Draft Pick (31st overall) from the University of Connecticut Previous Rank: 9 Stats (Columbia & St. Lucie): 7-11, 4.26 ERA, 1.410 WHIP, 3.6 BB/9, 9.0 K/9 The Mets appear to really like the left-handed pitchers from Ward Melville High School. Back in 2009, the team drafted Steven Matz right...
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Mickey Callaway certainly had quite the turbulent first year as a manager. He went from being the skipper of a 12-2 team to having his intellect and competence questioned when the team batted out of order. If you looked, you could see some positives in how much the starting pitchers improved with him at the helm and how hard the team played for him over the final few months of the season. There...
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Recently, Fangraphs published their ranking of the Top 100 prospects in baseball. Their list included Peter Alonso (48), Andres Gimenez (52), Ronny Mauricio (68), and Mark Vientos (92). While many fans will be excited about this, the natural question is who else do the Mets have in their farm system who can join this quartet in being considered a Top 100 prospect? Fangraphs has endeavored to...
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Thomas Szapucki Position: SP Bats/Throws: R/L Age: June 12, 1996 (22) Acquired: 2015 Fifth Round Draft Pick from William T. Dwyer High School (West Palm Beach, FL) Previous Rank: 8 2017 Stats (Columbia): 1-2, 2.79 ERA, 1.172 WHIP, 3.1 BB/9, 8.4 K/9 Very early on, it was clear Szapucki was the real gem from the Mets 2015 draft. In 2016, he was 4-3 with a 1.38 ERA, 0.885 WHIP, and a 14.9 K/9 in...
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