Sports Columnist for the Washington Post, Thomas Boswell, once said “More than any other American sport, baseball creates the magnetic, addictive illusion that it can almost be understood.” For years, we’ve read memoir after memoir, and page after page of people making sense of their playing days, and every journey is always different than the next. Even for the guys on the field, the game...
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During the radio broadcast of yesterday’s Mets versus Cardinals match-up, long time Mets broadcaster Howie Rose recanted a story from just some years ago. Rose went on to speak about an experience he got to share at at Tom and Nancy Seaver’s Vineyard in Calistoga, California. The Wilpons wanted to present Seaver with a 2015 National League Championship ring, as well as speak to him...
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Andres Gimenez Position: SS Bats/Throws: L/R Age: September 4, 1998 (20) Acquired: Signed as international free agent by Mets, July 2, 2015. Previous Ranking: 1 Stats (Binghamton/Las Vegas): 504 PA, .281/.347/.409, 29 2B, 5 3B, 6 HR, 38 SB .347 wOBA, 116 wRC+ Another year has gone by for us here as we once again having a gathering of the minds to vote for our top prospects within the Mets...
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Ronny Mauricio Position: SS B/T: S/R Age: April 4, 2001 (17) Acquired: Signed as International Free Agent by Mets on July 2, 2017 Stats (Kingsport): 247 PA, .273/.304/.410, 16 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, .328 wOBA, 98 wRC+ Previous Rank: 11 Now approaching the top three on our top prospects countdown, some clear observations can be made. Exactly eleven of the prospects we’ve gone over in the...
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Earlier this morning Fangraphs dropped their top 100 prospects list, and they seem to be fond of some Mets products. The following players made their list: 48: Peter Alonso 52: Andres Gimenez 68: Ronny Mauricio 92: Mark Vientos We’ve all grown accustomed to seeing Alonso among the ranks on these lists, but it’s good to see Alonso in the top half of one of these lists. Fangraphs is...
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