Mets prospect Dilson Herrera was named to Baseball America’s All-Prospect Team at the keystone spot for the month of July. The 20-year old Herrera has done more than hold his own against the much older competition of the Eastern League, hitting .340/.402/.585 with five home runs, seven doubles, and six stolen bases in the month of July. Here’s what Baseball America had to say about...
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Could it really be this easy? Could cutting Chris Young be the answer to all of the Mets problems this year? Of course not. As Mike Vaccaro wrote today in the New York Post, cutting Young would be a scapegoat of sorts, but simply his presence on the team contradicts the entire edict of this team. Sandy Alderson is a man of accountability and Young has been a drain on an otherwise fun team to...
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Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reported this morning that Matt Harvey will begin his launch off the mound today at the Mets facilities in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The organization continues to follow the rehabilitation process with precise caution as Harvey only threw off of the slope of a mound Friday and today is taking the official launch- semantics I suppose. “It’s like the official day”,...
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Juan Lagares is red-hot. Again. While the Mets offense has been somewhat stagnant of late, the gifted center fielder has been anything but, batting .440 (11-for-25) over the last two series against the Giants and Phillies. Lagares is batting .283 for the season which is second only to hits-leader Daniel Murphy. Lagares leads all Mets with a 3.2 WAR. On Monday, Lagares had three hits in the Mets...
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Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas 4, Sacramento 2 St. Lucie 10, Clearwater 3 Brooklyn 4, Connecticut 3 Pulaski 6, Kingsport 4 Prospect Pipeline Logan Verrett, who hasn’t won a game since July 19th, pitched a gem on Monday tossing eight innings, allowing one run on three hits, while walking three and striking out seven to earn his ninth victory on the season. Matt den Dekker was 3 for 4,...
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Even though he is long gone from the scene many people fondly remember the Johnny Carson routine called “Carnac the Magnificent.” Carnac, a great seer from the East, had the mystical ability to glean the appropriate question when given the answer. Here’s the MMO Di-Jest’s visit with the amazing Carnac. The answer: Bart Colon Carnac: What is the official fragrance of THE...
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