Brodie Van Wagenen is sticking to his word. On Saturday, when asked about first base prospect Pete Alonso will make the Mets’ Opening Day roster, Van Wagenen reiterated that the team will take the best 25 players north regardless of service time implications, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. Alonso, 24, has had a strong spring thus far, hitting .409/.458/.818 with two long...
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Note: With the tragic news that Mets icon Tom Seaver is suffering from dementia, I wanted to share an article I wrote for The Village Voice on July 26, 1988, right before the Mets retired his number. I make the case for Seaver being the greatest right-handed pitcher of all time. Enjoy. * * * * * * * * * * I’ve never been rational about Tom Seaver, a hero to me of such mythic proportions that it...
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The New York Mets announced Saturday that they have released infielder T.J. Rivera. Rivera, 30, sustained a partial tear to his ulnar collateral ligament in July, 2017 and underwent Tommy John surgery towards the end of that season. He sat out all of 2018 recovering and endured several setbacks in that time period. This spring, Rivera felt discomfort in his elbow and had yet to get into a game....
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Here’s the good news about yesterday’s 10-3 loss to the Red Sox: several key Mets hit solo homers. Cano hit his first homer in a Mets uniform. McNeil finally got his first hit this Spring and it was a long homer. Gimenez, ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the Mets farm system by most prospect ranking outlets hit his first spring homer showing everyone his potential. Good day for those three. (And...
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When Brodie Van Wagenen took over as the General Manager, he preached he was going to take the best 25 players up north regardless of service time issues, which was an indication Pete Alonso may well be getting the first base job. While he has been steadfast in that, there was a debate whether that was going to happen because that is not how Major League teams operate. There are countless...
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For a prospect as lauded as Andres Gimenez, his path to the major leagues is relatively unclear. A natural shortstop, the Mets aren’t going to move on from the incumbent at the position, fellow under-25 darling Amed Rosario, anytime soon. While Gimenez has also seen time at second base in the minor leagues, his team acquired a future Hall of Fame second baseman over the winter in Robinson...
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