The folks over at Baseball Prospectus released their Top 10 Prospects for the New York Mets heading into the 2019 season. The list is as follows: Andres Gimenez, SS Peter Alonso, 1B Ronny Mauricio, SS Shervyen Newton, SS Mark Vientos, 3B David Peterson, LHP Franklyn Kilome, RHP Thomas Szapucki, LHP Anthony Kay, LHP Simeon Woods-Richardson, RHP No surprise at top. Gimenez is regarded as the Mets...
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Amed Rosrio, SS Player Data: Age: 23, B/T: R/R Primary Stats: 154 G, 592 PA, 9 HR, 51 RBI, 29 BB, 119 K, 24 SB, .256/.295/.381 Advanced Stats: .310 BABIP, 85 wRC+, .290 wOBA, 90 OPS+, 0.6 bWAR, 1.5 fWAR 2019 Salary: Pre-Arb Free Agency: 2024 Grade: C 2018 Review The 2018 season was Amed Rosario’s first full one in the majors. For a Mets team that suffered plenty of injuries, Rosario was...
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New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen talked the talk during his introductory press conference a few weeks ago at Citi Field. We’re now seeing the beginning of him walking the walk, starting with acquiring Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz in a blockbuster deal that raises the organization’s expectations for 2019. While watching the presser introducing the two newest Mets, I...
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Good morning Mets fans! Let’s wrap up what was a very busy Wednesday. Latest Mets News Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen said on WFAN that the Mets have not made an offer to Manny Machado or Bryce Harper. When probed by Mike Francesa, Van Wagenen said the Mets would have to get “really creative” to fit either of them into current payroll projections. Jon Heyman of Fancred reports that...
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In Tuesday’s press conference introducing Robinson Cano and Edwin Díaz, Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen talked about how the deal helped strengthen the Mets core. As paraphrased by Tim Britton in The Athletic about the future of the franchise. “In evaluating his revised roster Tuesday, Van Wagenen cited off the years of control for his core pieces — five years for Canó and...
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Brodie Van Wagenen said on Mike Francesa’s show that he expects Peter Alonso to be his Opening Day first baseman in 2019. Alonso, 23, hit .285/.395/.579 with 36 home runs and 119 RBI between Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Las Vegas in 2018. However, the team cited concerns about his defense at first base as a reason to not call him up in September. While Alonso might very well deserve to...
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