Welcome back to the conclusion of our BP Mets top 30 list. This list was put together by Baseball Prospectus Senior Prospect Writer Jeffrey Paternostro, BP Mets Prospect Contributor Skyler Kanfer, and myself over the course of the past few weeks. Full reports for prospects 1-10 are available on the main Baseball Prospectus site, we […]
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From BP: Four More Years! Four More Years!
By now you probably heard the news: Yoenis Cespedes has re-signed with the Mets on a four-year, $110 million contract. Over at Baseball Prospectus, I broke the move down as best I could through the waves of jubilation and the shock that the Mets are finally acting like a big-market team again. It’s a brave […]
I Don’t Know Is On Third
Don’t get me wrong—I want David Wright back come springtime. I want that Captain magic back, on and off the field; I want, for him as a human to be healed and not in pain. And I want the Mets to be good. Remember 2013 David Wright?—.307/.390/.514—that was so fun! Hell, even 38-game 2015 David […]
Re-Examining Dominic Smith’s Major League Prospects
Dominic Smith is about as polarizing a prospect as you will found in the Mets system. The former first-round pick out of high school in Compton comes with the dreaded label of first-base-only . The term “first base prospect” is a bit oxymoronic by nature. For any minor league first baseman to be considered a […]
Curtis Granderson, the Mets, and Clutch Range
All year long it was painful to watch the Mets with runners in scoring position. The good news is study after study has found that success in clutch situations has no year-to-year correlation. I’m not saying the Mets will automatically be great with runners in scoring position next season. I’m saying 2016’s struggles shouldn’t affect […]
Mets Top Prospects: No. 11 to No. 20
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be expanding the Mets top 10 prospect list from Baseball Prospectus out to 30 names. Joining me in this endeavor will be Baseball Prospectus Senior Prospect Writer–and my podcast co-host–Jeffrey Paternostro and new BP Mets minor-league contributor Skyler Kanfer. To recap where we’ve started, here’s the Mets top ten […]
Notes from the Field: The Binghamton Mets
(Editor’s Note: Welcome to BP Mets, Skyler Kanfer! Skyler will be supplementing our minor league coverage, and will start off with an in-depth look at the Bingo Mets Rumble Ponies from this previous season.) Amed Rosario, SS When you show up to see a consensus top-20 global prospect–or is it top-10?–you expected to be wowed […]
Curtis Granderson and the Clemente Mets
I suppose by now it comes as no surprise that I am about to fangirl about Curtis Granderson. I mean, I’ll try to contain myself re: his devilish good looks, but only because I’ve already written about them and it’s starting to get creepy (#thosekneesockstho #notastalker). Plus, there’s actual, timely, newsworthy stuff to report here—Granderson […]
The Yoenis Cespedes Contingency Plan
On Saturday afternoon, Yoenis Cespedes informed the Mets that he will opt out of the remaining two years and $47.5 million on his contract—news that should have come as a surprise to no one. There is still a chance that the Metropolitans look to bring back their slugging outfielder on a long-term deal, as the […]
One Last Bowl of Soup
The Mets finally did the impossible on Tuesday: they outrighted Eric Campbell off the 40-man roster. Campbell cleared waivers–duh–and was assigned to Las Vegas in a paper move. He’ll declare minor-league free agency in a few days, so this is the functional equivalent of a straight release. I’m not here to celebrate the end of […]