Miami Marlins infielder Jordany Valdespin has left his team in the Dominican Winter League after becoming infuriated when his manager pinch-hit for him in a playoff game this past weekend. The news was reported by ESPN Deportes’ Enrique Rojas. Valdespin hit only .167/.316/.612 in 108 regular season at bats for the Tigres del Licey with three home runs and was struggling offensively. I’m...
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The New York Mets signed infielder Jorge Rivero in 2011 as an international free agent, and then sent him to play in the Dominican Summer League before moving him on to the Gulf Coast Mets (Rookie) to end the season. Rivero, who was born in La Habana, Cuba and left his native land at the age of twenty looking for a better opportunity and to follow his dream of one day playing professional...
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The New York Mets ranked eleventh out of fifteen National league teams in runs scored with 619. Ironically enough, they also ranked eleventh in home runs. Hitting the long ball has been a struggle the past few seasons for players not named David Wright. Some may point to David’s 18 home runs last season as a disappointment and I’m not going to argue with those people but he did accomplish...
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The Seattle Mariners are close to a deal with free agent catcher John Buck according to Jon Morosi of FOX Sports. With highly regarded Mike Zunino as the primary catcher, Buck will likely be his back-up, Buck, 33, batted a combined .219 with 15 homers and 62 RBI between the Mets and the Pirates last season. He had a .285 OBP and .362 slugging percentage. There had been some interest in bringing...
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John Sickels of Minor League Ball just released his Mets Top 20 Prospects for 2014. As expected, Syndergaard has the top spot and was the only player to get a grade of A-. Here are his Top 20 with comments for the first five players. You can check out the full article and commentary for all players by clicking here. Noah Syndergaard, RHP, Grade A-: Borderline A. I love Syndergaard and I think...
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David Wright believes that the Mets will be substantially better in 2014 than they were last season when they finished in third place with a 74-88 record. Wright says he loves the moves that Sandy Alderson has made so far and suspects he still isn’t finished filling his offseason shopping list. “I’m sure Sandy is still trying to make the team better. In what capacity I’m...
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