The New York Mets have a prospect problem. And there is no denying it. There seems to be some flawed logic at play when it comes to how the Mets are handling their prospects. It is in stark contrast to the rest of MLB, and it contradicts the mission statement of the front office wanting to win right now. It seems that every single day highly-rated prospect Brett Baty goes off at the plate and...
Good morning Mets fans! Michael Mayer reports that the Mets have requested to interview two new candidates for their front office: Twins’ Daniel Adler and Boston’s Raquel Ferreira. Game 3 of the World Series was an incredible pitching duel. The Braves brought a combined no-hitter to the top of the eighth inning, as Ian Anderson, A.J. Minter, and Luke Jackson all combined for seven no-hit...
It’s hard to say something that doesn’t mean anything. That sounds like a nugget of philosophical wisdom, or a Taylor Swift lyric, but it’s true. The whole point of language is that it all means something. If it didn’t, the cavemen wouldn’t have come up with it. They didn’t have time for meaningless words, what with punching each other and fleeing mammoths and all their other caveman hijinks....
Good morning Mets fans! Yesterday the Mets fell to the Marlins 3-1 in Jupiter. Jason Vargas tossed 2.1 clean innings in the start, allowing four hits and one walk while striking out two. Reliever Luis Avilán had another impressive performance, firing 1.2 scoreless innings while striking out four. J.D. Davis collected another hit, and he is now hitting .308 with a .833 OPS this spring. The Mets...
Back in 2004, the New York Mets hired their first full-time statistical analyst after the release of the New York Times bestselling book, Moneyball. The Mets were looking to invest in someone who could break down the numbers, analyze data for potential free agent signings and trades and offer evaluations on minor league players. What the club received from Dr. Ben Baumer was even more than they...
Good morning Mets fans! Yesterday John Ricco took on a role within the Mets, transitioning from Senior Vice President, Baseball Operations to Senior Vice President, Senior Strategy Officer. Latest Mets News The Mets announced that Citi Field will host Seinfeld night on Friday, July 5. The Sugar Land Skeeters announced that outfielder Barrett Barnes has signed a minor league contract with the...
For fifteen years, Adam Fisher wore many hats while working in the front office for the New York Mets. Starting as an intern with the club in 2003, Fisher filled many roles during his tenure, which included administrative, scouting, analytics, and running the intern program. With a blend of scouting and analytic acumen, Fisher was a valuable resource under four general managers during his time...
As per Jon Heyman of FanCred Sports, the New York Mets are standing by their declaration to expand their analytics department and have hired former Brewers’ manager of baseball research and development Adam Guttridge as their assistant general manager of systematic development. Guttridge, along with David Ogren, founded Normalized Empirical Individual Forecasting Index (NEIFI), a player...
Every fan has thought at some point during David Wright’s career that he would one day make a great addition to the organization in some way, shape, or form. Well, our dreams just might come true. In a media scrum prior to Tuesday’s game, Wright addressed a question relating to becoming a member of the Front Office next season asked by SNY’s Andy Martino. Wright confirmed...
