Good morning, Mets fans! We are only a couple days away from the pitchers and catchers report date on Feb. 12, but plenty of Mets have already shown up in Port St. Lucie. On Thursday, Mark Vientos and Francisco Álvarez were in camp and talked to SNY about the 2024 season. Álvarez talked about his excitement to catch star closer Edwin Díaz. Now, onto the morning briefing! Latest MLB News The New...
Mike Bell Current Position: Vice President of Player Development, Arizona Diamondbacks Age: December 7, 1974 (44) Managerial Experience: Yakima Bears (2007), Visalia Rawhide (2008-2009) The younger brother of David Bell, Cincinnati Reds manager, Mike Bell is a new name on the Mets’ radar. Bell is currently serving as the Arizona Daimondbacks’ Vice President of Player Development....
In this age of Major League Baseball, one in which data, analytics and technology are at the forefront and supply teams with substantiated numbers and information, players and front offices are using these advances to help enhance talent and shape organizational philosophies. While utilizing this technology and data, players, coaches and the front office are able to more accurately assess...
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic has reported that Allard Baird of the Boston Red Sox has joined the Mets front office. Baird was once the General Manager of the Kansas City Royals. After his tenure there, he was hired by Theo Epstein in Boston. Baird, 57, was named the Executive of the Year in 2003. According to the University of Southern Arkansas page, he is credited for “being a major key...
In a report by Mike Puma of the New York Post that suggest the Mets are showing interest in Gary LaRocque for their general manager, it’s also brought to light that Mets owner Fred Wilpon is unlikely to hire a young, analytical-driven person to be the next Mets GM. The Mets are said to be looking for an external candidate to replace the ailing Sandy Alderson though team officials believe...
Mets left-handed pitching prospect, Steven Matz, had perhaps the most dominating season of any player in the Mets minors in 2014. Matz posted an excellent 2.24 ERA with 131 strikeouts in 140 innings pitched for Double-A Binghamton and Advanced-A St. Lucie. Matz also excelled in the playoffs with a phenomenal start in the Eastern League Championship Series. Matz struck out 11 batters and allowed...
MiLB.com recently published an article ranking the Mets organizational all-stars by position The article included analysis from the Mets Vice President of Player Development, Paul DePodesta. Here is what he had to say about the Mets top prospects. Kevin Plawecki: “We were really pleased with the year he had,” said Paul DePodesta, the club’s vice president of player...
Amazin’ Avenue‘s Chris McShane recently spoke with Paul DePodesta, the Mets’ Vice President of Player Development and Amateur Scouting, about how the Mets’ minor league system doesn’t appear to be nearly as lopsided as it once was. The Mets have a good amount of highly touted young pitchers as well as a group of minor league position players who are very close to contributing with the big club....
While the Mets plethora of pitching prospects often receives the most attention, they have some talented offensive players in the minors as well. In an excellent article for the New York Post, Fred Kerber spoke with Brandon Nimmo and Kevin Plawecki– two young hitters about to enter their first big league camp. Nimmo, the 13th pick in the 2011 draft, had a great season in 2013 for the Mets Low-A...
Warning !! What you are about to see is an exercise in futility. What if Johan Santana didn’t blow out his surgically repaired shoulder again during Spring Training ? What if Shaun Marcum pitched anywhere near the numbers on the back of his baseball card ? What if Matt Harvey didn’t injure his elbow – possibly requiring Tommy John Surgery ? What if David Wright didn’t...
Mets Vice President of Player Development and Scouting Paul DePodesta fielded questions for about an hour on Twitter yesterday. He did a nice job of tackling the many concerns and inquiries fans had about the most recent draft, many of the team’s prospects and where they fit into the plan, and also discussed his strategy and the organizations philosophy on developing players and their...
In my game recap last night I mentioned the remarkable catch by Mets outfielder Juan Lagares as the highlight of the game. Here is the video of that catch; [iframe]<iframe src=’https://mlb.mlb.com/shared/video/embed/embed.html?content_id=27055315&width=400&height=224&property=mlb’ width=’400′ height=’224′ frameborder=’0′>Your...
