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Mets Minors Thoughts Archive

Suspected Players In BioGenesis Scandal Will Be Suspended Soon

July 9, 2013Mets Minors Thoughts3 Comments

T.J. Quinn and Mike Fish of ESPN are reporting that the MLB is set to suspend a number of players connected to the BioGenesis clinic, headlined by Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Braun. The suspensions are set to take place post-AS Break. Braun has become vilified in the media because of

Using Advanced Metrics to Measure Player Performance in Double-A

By John Bernhardt

July 4, 2013Mets Minors Thoughts2 Comments

Sabermetrics continue to slice and dice baseball performance at every angle. Carson Castulli had an interesting post on FanGraphs over the weekend analyzing hitting and pitching performances of Double-A players across the nation. Castulli created SCOUT (using knowledge of select metrics and relatively small sample sizes) to measure batting

Ike Davis Starting To Struggle Again in Vegas

By Former Writers

July 2, 2013Mets Minors Thoughts7 Comments

During last night’s SNY telecast of the Mets game, Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Keith Hernandez were talking about the progress Ike Davis has made with Triple-A Las Vegas. Mind you, this was before he struck out three times in an 0-for-5 night against Fresno, but Keith still didn’t

Dominic Smith Chats with The Happy Recap

By Former Writers

June 24, 2013Mets Minors ThoughtsNo comments

Dominic Smith has had a busy few weeks since the Mets selected him with the 11th overall pick of the 2013 MLB draft. Upon signing his contract with New York to join the organization for an under-slot deal of approximately $2.6 million, the young first baseman reported to Port

Is Ike Davis Ready to be Promoted?

By Former Writers

June 24, 2013Mets Minors Thoughts2 Comments

When the Mets placed Lucas Duda on the 15-day disabled list Saturday, they decided to promote Zach Lutz to the big leagues instead of Ike Davis. I, like some others, felt this was the right move, as the organization should make sure Ike has put himself back on track

MMN Roundtable: Is It Time to See Wilmer Flores?

By Former Writers

June 18, 2013Mets Minors Thoughts6 Comments

The Mets offense at the big league level has been pathetic recently. Actually, pathetic is probably the nice way to put it. Their inability to do anything at the plate was once again highlighted in last night’s affair, as Dillon Gee drove in the only run of the game

Is Cesar Puello Our Own Yasiel Puig?

By John Bernhardt

June 12, 2013Mets Minors ThoughtsNo comments

Could the meteoric rise of baseball’s latest phenom, 22-year old Los Angeles Dodger outfielder Yasiel Puig be instructive to the New York Mets? Puig’s accelerated elevation to the major leagues and his National League Player of the Week status in his first week as a big leaguer has been

Eric Campbell: The Forgotten Man

By John Bernhardt

June 10, 2013Mets Minors ThoughtsNo comments

In some ways, he could be called the forgotten Met prospect. With all the excitement of a young cadre of minor league pitchers, the yet unfulfilled promise of catching phenom Travis d’Arnaud, and the dizzying AA offensive numbers Cesar Puello is racking up in Binghamton, it is easy to

MMN 2013 Top 25 Mets Prospects

By Former Writers

May 17, 2013Mets Minors Thoughts3 Comments

1. Zack Wheeler, RHP Height: 6’4” Weight: 185 LBS Age: 22 Bats/Throws: Left/Right The level of success that Zack Wheeler achieves will likely go a long way in changing the fanbase’s opinion on Sandy Alderson. Wheeler was acquired for Carlos Beltran at the trade deadline in 2011, which essentially sent the