Matt Eddy of Baseball America chatted about the list of the Mets top 10 prospects, a list which changed after the Mets traded Justin Dunn and Jarred Kelenic to the Mariners. One thing which was consistently highlighted throughout not just Baseball America’s rankings, but also the chat is the strength of the Mets farm system lies in the infield. First Base Eddy believes Peter Alonso could...
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The 2018 Rule 5 Draft wraps up the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings on December 13 and there’s a number of interesting players available this year including numerous former first rounders. Before we look at which players the Mets should target in the draft let’s go over the rules of the entire process. The current rules require teams to “protect” players from the draft by...
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The New York Mets announced today that the club named Jared Banner, Executive Director, Player Development and promoted Ian Levin to Senior Director, Baseball Operations. “I’m excited to continue to invest in the front office with personnel that have a championship pedigree,” Mets General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen said. “We are looking to build the organization to...
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Jon Jay Position: OF Bats/Throws:L/L Age: March 15, 1985 (33) Statistics: .268/.330/.347, 19 2B, 7 3B, 3 HR, 40 RBI, 4 SB, 3 CS Advanced Stats: 0.8 bWAR,0.8 fWAR, 83 OPS+, 86 wRC+ Defensive Stats: LF (-1 DRS, 1.9 UZR), CF (2 DRS, 3.3 UZR), RF (6 DRS, 1.5 UZR) A second round pick in the 2006 draft, Jay has carved out an interesting career for himself. Everywhere he goes he has been a solid...
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Luis Valbuena, who played with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2018, and Jose Castillo, who last played in the majors in 2008, were killed in an automobile crash after leaving their Venezuelan winter league (Liga Venezuela Beisbol Profesional) game early Friday morning. As per Carlos Valmore Rodriguez and Andriw Sanchez Ruiz of BeisbolPlay, the vehicle they were traveling in “could...
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An MMO Fan Shot by @kengiffyjr The buzz surrounding the Mets is at an all-time high and I have to tell you – this is fun. Nerve-racking, but fun. I’ve gone through the emotions for each one of these trade rumors. We can’t possibly trade Noah! Anyone but Kelenic! Wait, no way they deal Nimmo, right? My immediate instinct with all these rumors is to always crunch the numbers. Would these moves,...
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