All is forgiven for Francisco Lindor following a terrific bounce-back season in his second year with the New York Mets. Thumbs down and boos gave way to cheers as Mr. Smiles lived up to the expectations of an all-around player and team leader. On a team that ranked fifth in the majors in runs scored, Lindor was the second-biggest driver of those runs, as expected when he signed his 10-year, $341...
The Mets front office and amateur scouting department made a shrewd move in 2019 when they took right-handed pitcher Matthew Allan in the third round of the 2019 draft. It was shrewd because Allan was a first round talent that dropped due to expected asking price and the fact that the Mets took a legitimate first rounder in Brett Baty and second rounder in Josh Wolf (both of them expected to...
All of the hard work over the past year by scouting departments across baseball has led up to… something resembling a draft. The 2020 First-Year Player Draft, as we’ve never seen it before, kicks off Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ET. The Mets have the 19th overall selection — it’ll be their only action on Day One before picking up with rounds two through five on Thursday. And...
In the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Tim is joined by Andrew Battifarano of MiLB.com for some good, old-fashioned prospect talk. Mets blue-chips Ronny Mauricio, Brett Baty, Matthew Allan, and Josh Wolf are discussed, as is the leaguewide overabundance of top-flight talent bubbling through the minor leagues. Is the increased level of preparedness among the game’s prospects the...
No. 10 Josh Wolf, RHP B/T: R/R Age: 19 (9/1/2000) Height: 6’3″ Weight: 170 lbs Acquired: Drafted in the 2nd round of the 2019 MLB Draft ETA: 2023 Previous Rank: 9 2019 Stats: 3.38 ERA, 1.250 WHIP, 1.13 BB/9, 13.50 K/9, 0.88 FIP The 2019 draft class for the Mets was one that got them high marks for their early-round picks, particularly them getting a first-round talent Matthew Allan in the third...
