After trading away Josh Smoker, the Mets have put themselves in a bit of a situation, as they currently only have two left-handers on the entire 40-man roster. Those two are Jerry Blevins and Steven Matz. As a result, the Mets must find some options to fill their second LOOGY role in the bullpen. While the simple choice would be to just go sign a reliever such as Tony Watson or Fernando Abad,...
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Baseball Prospectus has released their list of the top 101 prospects for the 2018 season, and they have ranked Mets shortstop prospect Andres Gimenez as the 82nd best prospect. This is the first time Gimenez was ranked by Baseball Prospectus. Earlier this offseason, Gimenez was ranked by Baseball America as the 94th best prospect in baseball. Neither Keith Law of ESPN or MLB Pipeline had Gimenez...
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Despite a year marred by injury, Mets right-hander Noah Syndergaard has been ranked the No. 7 pitcher in all of baseball according to MLB Network. The 25-year-old missed a majority of last season with a partially torn lat muscle in his right arm sustained in an April game against the Washington Nationals. He got into just seven games for New York in 2017, logging a 1-2 record with a 2.97 ERA in...
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In July 2015, the New York Mets signed 16-year-old Venezuelan shortstop Andres Gimenez for a $1.2 million signing bonus. This was a big signing for the Mets, as Ben Badler of Baseball America had recently ranked him as the second-best international prospect behind only Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at the time (the list omitted Cuban players). For the young Gimenez, being signed by a major league club...
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With the Super Bowl behind us, it’s now time for some baseball. Kevin Kernan of the New York Post is down in Port St. Lucie, Florida and recently caught up with new Mets skipper, Mickey Callaway. The 42-year-old gave some insight on how camp will be run this year as well as some other important nuggets. Keeping Pitchers Healthy In order to keep arms fresh, Callaway suggested the team could...
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After the New York Mets inked infielder Jose Reyes to a major league deal last week, they subsequently designated southpaw Josh Smoker for assignment to make space on the 40-man roster. On Jan. 31, the Mets traded Smoker to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for left-handed pitching prospect Daniel Zamora and cash considerations. Zamora, 25 in April, was originally drafted by the Toronto Blue...
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