Author: Pat Ragazzo

MMO Exclusive: MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis Talks Mets’ Draft

MLB Pipeline writer and draft analyst Jim Callis spoke with Metsmerized in a phone interview this week, giving his thoughts on the Mets’ draft class this year. “Like last year, they went big on their first three picks,” Callis told Metsmerized. “I thought Pete Crow-Armstrong was an interesting value at 19 as his stock has been a little up and down.” “He was the best high school player...

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MMO Exclusive: MLB Insider Robert Murray Talks MLB Negotiations

MLB Insider Robert Murray spoke with Metsmerized in a phone interview on Thursday to discuss the current state of baseball and offer his perspective on the current negotiations between Major League Baseball and the players union. “There’s definitely been a lot of different finger pointing going on. The players are accusing the owners of not wanting a season and the owners are...

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Morning Briefing: Major League Baseball Getting Closer to Return

  Good morning Mets fans! Baseball could be on its way back as we received promising news from MLB Insider Jon Heyman, who reported that commissioner Rob Manfred and players union chief Tony Clark met face-to-face in Arizona and had a “productive meeting,” which was setup by Manfred. Dr. Anthony Fauci also said that MLB should try to play “in the core summer months,”...

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MMO Exclusive: Harvard-Westlake’s Jared Halpert Talks Coaching Pete Crow-Armstrong

The New York Mets spent the 19th overall pick in the MLB Draft on Harvard West-Lake outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong on Thursday night. His high school coach at Harvard West-Lake Jared Halpert was with Crow-Armstrong and his family on draft night and afterwards spoke with Metsmerized in a phone interview to discuss this special moment. “We were fortunate enough to all be together at a location...

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Morning Briefing: Pete Crow-Armstrong Looking To “Make An Impact”

Good morning, Mets fans! The MLB had their first ever 5-round draft on Wednesday night and the Mets selected outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong out of Harvard-Westlake High School in Los Angeles. In other news, commissioner Rob Manfred went on MLB Network prior to the start of the draft to guarantee there will be baseball played this year. Manfred went on to say there will be a counter proposal to...

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