Over the weekend, the Mets traded Kevin Plawecki to the Cleveland Indians for a pair of prospects. This has left the Mets with just three catchers on the 40-man roster. Of course, that was the same position the Mets were on April 11 last season. On that date, Plawecki was hit on the hand with a Tayron Guerrero fastball. That pitch left the Mets with the catching tandem of Jose Lobaton and Tomas...
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With the Mets trades this offseason, many of their top prospects are gone leaving various outlets, including our own, to revisit their rankings. FanGraphs released their Top 25 Mets prospects on Monday after adjusting for recent movement by the team. For example, two of the top 10 prospects as determined by Fangraphs previously, are no longer with the organization. In their recently published...
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Tim Beckham Position: 2B/SS/3B Bats/Throws: R/R Age: January 27, 1990 (28) Traditional Stats: .230/.287/.374, 17 2B, 12 HR, 35 RBI Advanced Stats: 0.7 bWAR, -0.5 fWAR, 83 OPS+, 79 wRC+ Defensive Stats: 2B(-1 DRS, -0.5 UZR), 3B (0 DRS, -1.4 UZR), SS (-3 DRS, -6.0 UZR) After being the first overall pick in the 2008 draft by the Rays, Beckham’s career has not quite panned out the way he would...
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The Mets have been quite busy this offseason, and they have improved their roster. Their bullpen now has Edwin Diaz and Jeurys Familia. Robinson Cano is now the everyday second baseman with last year’s revelation, Jeff McNeil, hopefully becoming a super utility player in the ilk of Ben Zobrist. Wilson Ramos replaces an uninspiring group of Travis d’Arnaud, Jose Lobaton, Devin...
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Each and every offseason, the common refrain is the Mets are in need of an additional left-handed reliever in the bullpen. Mostly, it is a call for the Mets to add a second left-handed pitcher, but this offseason it is more of a need to add a primary left-handed reliever. Time and again, this call misses the mark because what the team needs, what any team needs, is good relievers regarded of...
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