MLB Pipeline has ranked New York Mets prospect Amed Rosario as the third best shortstop prospect in all of baseball. He follows New York Yankees prospect Gleyber Torres and Atlanta Braves prospect Dansby Swanson on the list. For years the Mets best prospects have been pitchers. Top prospects in the Mets organization such as Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Steven Matz, Noah Syndergaard, and Michael...
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Keith Law of ESPN has been releasing his Top 100 Major League Prospects this week. Monday he released his first twenty which included Mets right-hander Justin Dunn who ranked at #84. Yesterday fellow right-hander Robert Gsellman made the list at #76. Today Law released #60-41, and on that list at #60 was Mets left-handed prospect Thomas Szapucki. Law said this of Szapucki, “Szapucki was the Mets...
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The Colorado Rockies have agreed on a one-year deal with right-handed reliever Greg Holland according to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. The deal is pending a physical and has a vesting option for a second year. Holland missed the entire 2016 season, undergoing Tommy John surgery. Prior to that he was one of the more dominant closers in the game for the Kansas City Royals. In his six year career,...
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With Baseball America’s Adam Rubin reporting the Mets are considering using low A starter P.J. Conlon out of the bullpen, the Mets are giving the impression that they may not sign any relief pitchers this offseason. This would coincide with earlier reports the Mets may not have the budget to acquire another player unless the team is able to trade an outfielder, namely Jay Bruce. When...
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#17 RHP Merandy Gonzalez Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 195 Level: Brooklyn B/T: R/R Age: 10/9/95 (21) Age Dif: -1.4 Acquired: International Free Agent 2013 Last year: #67 2016 MiLB Statistics: 6-3, 2.87 ERA, 14 G, 14 GS, 69.0 IP, 1.33 WHIP, 9.3 K/9 Throughout his brief professional career, Gonzalez has been a very effective starting pitcher. Since graduating from the Dominican Summer Leagues,...
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Going into 2017, the Mets and Nationals will clearly be the two teams fighting for the NL East title, with the Braves, Phillies, and Marlins lagging behind. While most people give the overall edge to the Nationals saying they will take the East, let’s take a closer look at these two teams and see who has the edge. In this article, we’ll compare the starting rotations, bullpens, and managers....
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