Finally, we got to watch the Mets play while hearing the voices of Gary, Keith, and Ronnie like baseball is meant to be. The sellout crowd of 7,003 at Tradition Field got to see one of my least favorite things in baseball, a tie. The Mets tied the game in dramatic fashion when Dilson Herrera hit an inside the park homerun to leadoff the bottom of the 9th inning. Highlights from the pitching...
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The Mets finally took the field today in Viera against the Washington Nationals with Rafael Montero getting the start in the Grapefruit League opener. It did not go as planned at they lost the first game by a 9-4 score and Montero lasted only one inning. Here are some notes from the pitchers: Montero struggled with his control, needing 42 pitches to get through the first inning as he seemed to...
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The Mets selected Desmond Lindsay with their first draft choice (2nd round) of the 2015 draft from the Out-of-Door Academy in Sarasota Florida. The 19-year old right-handed hitter played first and third base in High School but the Mets had every intention of putting him in the outfield when they drafted him. Desmond ranked as high as #71 (Keith Law) on pre-draft prospect boards and was #102...
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Baseball America released their top 56 shortstop prospects in all of baseball and the New York Mets had six on the list, the most of any major league team. The top five on the list are Corey Seager, J.P. Crawford, Orlando Arcia, Trea Turner, and Dansby Swanson. The number in parenthesis is where they ranked on the top 56 shortstops list. The first Mets shortstop on the list is the toolsy Amed...
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Before the 2015 season Robert Gsellman was rarely talked about and wasn’t in the conversation for one of the Mets best starting pitching prospects. The Mets 13th round pick in 2011 out of Westchester High School in Los Angeles, California put himself on everyone’s radar with a strong 2015 campaign. The 6’4 right-hander opened enough eyes that the Mets had to add him to the...
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