2024 NL East Positional Rankings: Left Field
As we continue our National League East positional rankings, it’s time to go over left field.
Tag: Jarred Kelenic
How Have the Diaz-Cano-Kelenic Trade Participants Performed?
Over three ago the New York Mets and former general manger Brodie Van Wagenen made a blockbuster trade. On December 1, 2018, New York acquired all-stars Edwin Díaz and Robinson Canó. In exchange they sent two top-100 prospects, another top-30 organizational prospect, and two veterans. In total, New York sent Jarred Kelenic, Justin Dunn, Gerson Bautista, Jay Bruce, and Anthony Swarzak to Seattle...
Opinion: Jarred Kelenic-Robinson Canó Deal Remains Unmitigated Disaster
With Jarred Kelenic and the Seattle Mariners coming to town, many will attempt to re-litigate the shocking trade which sent Kelenic to the Seattle Mariners organization as a part of a trade package for Robinson Cano and Edwin Díaz. Of course, 2022 performances invite revisionist history here. This season, Díaz has clearly been the top performer in this trade. Through 14 appearances, he is 1-0...
Schedule Updates: 2022 and New Format In 2023
On March 16, Major League Baseball announced a revised schedule, including a plan to make up the first two series of the season that were delayed as a result of the lockout. For the Mets, who had five impacted games (three against the Nationals and two against the Braves), those games have been rescheduled as follows according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. Major League Baseball's...
Fan Shot: Updated Look At Mets Trading Kelenic
The Cano Trade Kicks Off The Lid Of The Coffin By Greg Jones Nothing evokes a third rail response in the Mets blogosphere more than a comment that perhaps the Cano trade is aging better than its initial reviews as the worst trade in Mets history, apologies to Jim Fregosi. But, lets review the nuts and bolts of this mega-deal. Mets-Mariners Trade, December 3, 2018 New York Mets get: Robinson...
Morning Briefing: Dellin Betances Not Relying on Velocity
Good morning, Mets fans! Lets take a look at what went on with the Amazins’ and the rest of the league on Wednesday! Latest Mets News While J.D. Davis is unfazed by being involved in trade rumors this offseason, he is hoping an offensive tweak in his game will help get him back to 2019 form at the plate, writes Mike Puma of The New York Post. Although Dellin Betances’ velocity has...
Four Mets Make Keith Law’s Top-100 Prospect List
Per brand new rankings via Keith Law of The Athletic, the Mets have four top-100 prospects heading into the 2021 season. Francisco Alvarez was the highest at no. 19 (!), Ronny Mauricio slotted in at no. 32, Matthew Allan came in at no. 90, and Pete Crow-Armstrong came in at no. 94. The two surprises to me are how high Alvarez was and the fact Crow-Armstrong made the list. Alvarez got the highest...
Report: Brodie Van Wagenen Likely Casualty of Mets Sale
According to Joe Pantorno of AMNY (he has been all over the Mets sale news), Steve Cohen is expected to “clean house” when he officially becomes the Mets majority owner. Of course, that would start with GM Brodie Van Wagenen. The Mets are a miracle finish away from missing the playoffs in both seasons with him at the helm. The former agent has seen most of his big free agent signings crash...
Mets Should Not Be Aggressive At Trade Deadline
The 2020 MLB Trade Deadline is set for Monday at 4 p.m. EDT, meaning the New York Mets have a few more hours to decide how they want to address the 2020 season and beyond. The Mets have made some aggressive moves at times during Brodie Van Wagenen’s tenure as general manager, but this is not the time for aggressive moves. The temptation may be there for some aggressive moves. After all,...
Mets Draft High School Outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong in First Round
The Mets selected high school outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong with their first pick, 19th overall, in the 2020 MLB Draft on Wednesday. The pre-draft rankings had the California teenager as high as 10 (The Athletic) and as low as 25 (Fangraphs). Crow-Armstrong is the third consecutive high school bat taken in the first round by the Mets, following Brett Baty in 2019 and Jarred Kelenic in 2018....
MLB Draft: Updated Rankings, Mocks With Draft Closing in
The 2020 MLB draft is just a week away and final projections and rankings are starting to take shape. ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel updated his top 150 players ranking while the Athletic’s Keith Law released a new mock draft detailing how he feels the first 29 picks will go. McDaniel’s top 150 is an update from a top 100 ranking he gave back on April 8th. The new ranking sees Texas...
Stroman Trade Suddenly Looks Like a Colossal Mistake
Controversial trades have become the trademark of Brodie Van Wagenen’s tenure as the New York Mets GM, as his first 18 months on the job have not exactly gone as planned. Van Wagenen has tried to take the same goal-oriented approach he perfected as an agent and translated that to the Mets front office. We need a closer and a bat in the middle of the lineup, so let’s get Edwin Diaz...
