The rumors for the draft seem to only be building towards the Mets taking a college player, specifically a pitcher Jim Callis of MLB.com released a mock draft of 5/31 which had the Mets taking Zack Thompson. Callis also mentioned “New York is in play for the top four college arms. If none of them get to 12 or Thompson fails to check out medically after having a shoulder injury in high...
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There are certain names that can make some Mets fans cringe whenever they hear them. Scott Kazmir is always good for few moans and groans, and ditto for Jason Bay. Then, there’s Gregg Jefferies who seemed to win Minor League Player Of The Year every season on his way to being fast-tracked to the Major Leagues. Only when he got there, he proved to be a player in search of a position who was...
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On Monday, Brodie Van Wagenen will have his first draft as the General Manager of the New York Mets. Even though he has lieutenants in Omar Minaya and Allard Baird, you really don’t know which way the Mets are going to go in this draft. Really, you can never be quite sure when there is a regime change. Seeing the young players who have been the core of this current Mets team, the new...
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According to Jayson Stark of The Athletic, the Toronto Blue Jays have signaled to teams that they could aggressive in trying to trade right-handed starters Marcus Stroman and Aaron Sanchez. Both Stroman and Sanchez are under team control through the 2020 season so the acquiring team won’t be simply getting a rental. Stroman is making $7.4 million this season and Sanchez is getting $3.9...
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After losing three of four games to the Los Angeles Dodgers, who now hold the best record in the National League, the Mets (27-29) look to rebound against the the fourth place team in the NL West, the Arizona Diamondbacks (28-29). The Diamondbacks have been a very streaky team this season with six total winning AND losing streaks of four games or more this season. The team is currently in one of...
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3 UP 1. Offense Awakens Entering the series, the Dodgers had the best pitching staff in baseball, and the Mets had a lineup full of players much better suited to bench roles or starting in Triple-A. Honestly, you would not expect the Mets bats to break out and obliterate the Dodgers pitching, but that’s what happened. The Mets averaged 6.7 runs per game in the first three games of this...
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