Baseball fans love predictions. They look at ZiPS, Fangraphs, and all kinds of sources to see what people are predicting about the upcoming season. While most of these predictions are based on mathematical algorithms, few are based on good old fashioned gut feelings. Of course, there needs to be a mix of statistics and actually watching these players, but this series of articles will make one...
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Baseball Prospectus published their Top 101 Prospect list today which will certainly raise some eyebrows among New York Mets. The first Mets prospect on the list was the consensus #1 overall prospect in the system in shortstop Amed Rosario at #8. The 21-year old Rosario was ranked as high #3 by Keith Law then #5 by MLB Pipeline and #8 previously by Baseball America. Rosario hit .324/.374/.459...
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Speaking with Matt Ehalt of northjersey.com, Jerry Blevins voiced his pleasure in returning to the Mets. He joked that reporters weren’t the only ones bugging him about where he was signing this offseason, but family members and friends were doing it too. “They were like, ‘Where are you going? I know you know. What’s the inside information?’” “Ultimately I ended up where I wanted to...
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Good morning everyone. The New York Mets are back as they officially opened up camp at their Spring Training Complex at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Florida. So far it appears the players are showing up all sharing one mindset, and that is to get back to the World Series. Perhaps that attitude starts at the top. On Sunday, general manager Sandy Alderson told the New York Post’s Steve...
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Mets GM Sandy Alderson recently spoke with Steve Serby of the New York Post, and talked about the state of the Mets and its players going into the 2017 season, including thoughts on right-hander Matt Harvey. Harvey, 28 in March, is coming off a shortened season in which he pitched to a 4-10 record with a 4.86 ERA in 17 starts before going under the knife in July to resolve thoracic outlet...
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In an exclusive interview with Mets GM Sandy Alderson conducted by Steve Serby of the New York Post, Alderson touched base on a variety of topics surrounding the Mets going into the new season, including his thoughts on freshly-signed slugger Yoenis Cespedes. “I think just the way in which he approaches each game. He has a flair that people have come to appreciate,” Alderson said in...
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