Contingents of people from Major League Baseball and The Major League Baseball Players’ Association met together and separately for almost six hours Friday. And unlike the refrain from the previous four sessions, there is progress to report. According to Evan Drellich of The Athletic: A little progress! MLB, players made gains today in one area: amateur draft order/lottery. MLB made a...
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Now that we’ve covered catcher, first base, second base, third base, shortstop, and corner outfield let’s finish the defensive alignment and focus on center field. Big League Starter Make no mistake here, Starling Marte was signed this offseason to be the New York Mets starting center fielder. That seems to be the case even if it is quite debatable whether he is actually the best option for the...
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At FanGraphs, Dan Szymborski used his ZiPS projections to amass a Top 100 prospect ranking. As noted by Szymborksi, these rankings are based upon “data from a player’s professional career.” Moreover, he does note this is not something which should be used as a substitute for scouting. While ZiPS is featured on FanGraphs, this list is different from the general one they recently released. Rather,...
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Buster Olney of ESPN reported that the Mets checked in on free agent first baseman Freddie Freeman before the lockout. Olney also noted, “There is a perception in the industry that Freddie Freeman is not going back to the Braves.” Buster reported that the Blue Jays were a team to watch as well, and that he didn’t think Freeman would end up with the Yankees. The Mets would...
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Like the weather recently, early amateur baseball season performances and even some rankings in the first week and a half of play have proven quite ephemeral. At this early juncture in a hugely important draft cycle for the Mets, ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel gave us a fresh release of his rankings for the 2022 class. His rankings begin in fairly predictable fashion, headlined by the trio of stud...
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Good morning, Mets fans! MLB and the MLBPA met for a lengthy period of time, but multiple reports indicate that the two sides made very little progress on an agreement. As Monday’s deadline draws nearer, the chances of a full, 162-game season seem to grow dimmer by the moment. Latest Mets News University of Houston’s Jake Allen announced on Twitter that he is joining the Mets’...
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