Ah, Coors Field. The first play of Monday night’s game indicative of what was to come when Brandon Nimmo, who grew up two hours from Coors, continued his scorching hot play as he opened up the Rockies series with an inside-the-park home run. The hitting To no surprise, the hustling Nimmo was home to home in […]
Author: Tyler Oringer
Peter Alonso, Jeff McNeil promoted to Triple-A (finally)
In what’s looking like a lost season for the New York Mets, two very bright spots were floating in Double-A and raking minor league pitching what seemed like every night. With the promotions of first baseman Dominic Smith and utility man Ty Kelly to the Mets, a void was left on the Las Vegas 51s. […]
A rare bright day that could have been brighter
Before I get into it, this is by no means a proclamation that the Mets are back in anyway. But Sunday night’s win against the Yankees to break a gut-wrenching losing streak felt good. Then, the subsequent release of Adrian Gonzalez and DFA of Jose Lobaton flashed the first signs of sensibility from New York’s front office […]
BP Mets discussion: The Dom Smith Situation
With Peter Alonso mashing in Double-A Binghamton, Dom Smith’s future with the Mets has been quite the divisive topic recently. BP Mets prospect writer Alex Rosen and I sat down to talk Smith’s future role with the organization and what his present value may be. T: Where do you stand on Dom Smith? A: I […]
The downward spiral of Matt Harvey
Matt Harvey did his part as a Met from 2013 to 2015. Everybody who even casually follows baseball knows that. With reports circulating that he is extremely unhappy about his move to the bullpen, Sandy Alderson and staff really do have few options left with the former All-Star Game starter. Harvey has allowed his ego […]
Scouting Report: Luis Guillorme
Amed Rosario will be the man for many years at shortstop for the New York Mets – no one is questioning that – but the middle infield role has recently been more a revolving door than a stabilizing influence. A rotation of guys like Matt Reynolds, Ty Kelly, Gavin Cecchini and others has proved to be […]