You know the drill by now, folks. After detailing the New York Mets’ organizational depth chart at catcher and first base, we continue going around the horn by looking at second base. Big League Starter Unlike the first two positions we detailed over the weekend, the second base job could go a number of different ways for the Mets. This depends not only on what manager Buck Showalter wants...
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It’s time for a new edition of So You Think You Know The Mets! The Mets have had 34 different Opening Day center fielders in their 60 year history. Some of them were better known for their offense, while many others were purely defensive minded. A couple of them are Hall of Famers, and a few left a lot to be desired. Let’s see how many of them you can name. Most of you should get at...
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Caleb Joseph, the seven-year Major League catcher who played in 425 regular-season games with the Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Toronto Blue Jays from 2014 to 2020, knew that his value would be in his leadership skills and defensive acumen. From 2014 through the 2017 season, Joseph recorded 39 defensive runs saved behind the dish. Among catchers, only Buster Posey (+50) and Martín...
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Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association are expected to meet every day this week in an effort to bring an end to the lockout that is now close to three months long. The meeting frequency represents a realization by both sides that unless a deal is reached by February 28 (or very close to that date), the start of the regular season will be delayed. We know how they...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Sunday was another slow day in terms of news in the baseball world, as we await more meetings between the MLB and MLBPA this week. The two sides will meet today in person, and the word around the baseball industry is that once things gain some traction (which will hopefully happen this week), a deal could come to fruition quite quickly. Ideally, this will all occur this...
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Over the last couple days, Mets prospects have made their way to Port St. Lucie for spring training. (The MLB players–and some 40-man guys like Ronny Mauricio and Mark Vientos–aren’t allowed just yet.) MMO’s Ed Delany has been there to capture the sights of the first springs days for the minor leaguers. Top prospect Brett Baty was among the players to get a full workout...
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