While Day One and Day Two are followed closely by fans because of the quality and quantity of major leaguers they produce, Day Three of the MLB Draft is fun for a multitude of different reasons. Ben Carsley and Craig Goldstein do a yearly mock draft over at our main site in which they pick […]
Author: Alex Rosen
Analyzing the Mets’ haul on Day Two of the MLB Draft
While Day One of the MLB Draft receives all of the fanfare and media attention, there’s a good argument to be made that Day Two is more important to the overall success of an organization. That’s because after rounds one and two, the rate at which teams find major league contributors drops significantly, making it […]
Analyzing the Mets’ haul on Day One of the MLB Draft
With the first two rounds of the MLB Draft in the books, let’s take an in depth look at the Mets day one haul. The Mets entered Monday night’s draft with the 6th overall pick and the 48th overall pick, placing them in prime position to inject some top tier talent into a system that severely lacks […]
Breaking down the Mets’ most likely options with the sixth draft pick
While the MLB draft certainly lacks the fanfare and media attention of the NFL and NBA drafts, its importance to the future success of organizations cannot be understated. If an MLB team misses on a draft class, it’s unlikely to be immediately detrimental to the big league club, but the future roster ramifications are likely […]
Game Recap June 2: Another No deCision
Cubs 7, Mets 1 Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Jacob deGrom was brilliant once again and the Mets still somehow found a new and excruciating way to lose. The Mets ace worked in and out of trouble all night, allowing seven hits, none of which were hard hit, and one earned […]
Prospect Watch: Week Six
Welcome back to the Baseball Prospectus Mets Prospect Watch! This weekly column will take a look at one pitcher and one hitter from each level of the Mets organization and offer thoughts on their performance thus far, as well as a brief scouting report with a future outlook. Las Vegas 51s (Triple-A) Pitcher: Andrew Church […]
Game recap May 26: Glad that’s over with
THE GOOD The Mets had 12 hits and scored six runs, which felt like an explosion considering the team’s recent offensive performance. The six runs were the most they’ve scored in a game since last Tuesday, when the Amazins’ put up a 12 spot against the Blue Jays. Brandon Nimmo and Michael Conforto both hit […]
Prospect Watch: Week Five
Welcome back to the Baseball Prospectus Mets Prospect Watch! This weekly column will take a look at one pitcher and one hitter from each level of the Mets organization and offer thoughts on their performance thus far, as well as a brief scouting report with a future outlook. Las Vegas 51s (Triple-A) Pitcher: P.J Conlon […]
BP Mets Unfiltered: The Mets just signed another old and unproductive Jose
It was only this past Sunday when it appeared that Jose Bautista had reached the end of the road in his storied 15-year career. Bautista, who turned 37 years old last October, was downright awful with the Blue Jays last season, slashing a paltry .203/.308/.366 with a career-high 170 strikeouts. He entered the free agent […]
Scouting Notes From Double-A Binghamton
BP Mets prospect writer Alex Rosen dropped by the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on May 16 for an updated look at Jeff McNeil, Peter Alonso, Jhoan Urena and yes, Tim Tebow. UTIL Jeff McNeil So I wrote up McNeil in week three of the Prospect Watch and concluded that he’s a better Phil Evans, which is […]