Terry Collins said Wilmer Flores earned a big compliment while the Mets manager was talking to someone who had watched Flores play winter ball for several years. According to Mike Vorkunov of the Star-Ledger, Collins was told Flores was reminiscent of former Mets’ second baseman Edgardo Alfonzo. “The bat potential is off the charts.
Photo: NY Post, Anthony J. Causi Ken Davidoff has a column in Friday’s NY Post that will leave “Negative Nellie” Met fans howling. Davidoff features a utility infielder, a local kid from New Jersey, who signed a minor league contract with the Mets over the winter, was invited to
Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reported on Friday that right-handed pitching prospect Chasen Bradford, in camp as a non-roster invite, has been limited in his activity early in camp by a strained oblique muscle. In 2013, Bradford made appearances for both St. Lucie (A+) and Binghamton (AA) and combined
Adam Rubin of ESPN NY writes that Terry Collins hinted at Matt den Dekker, as well as Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Andrew Brown, opening the season in Triple-A Las Vegas’ outfield, along with Cesar Puello. The Mets, as of now have an outfield set up with Curtis Granderson in right, Chris Young in center and Eric
Update 6:12 pm Bobby Parnell‘s next Bullpen session will be delayed due to a minor injury. Adam Rubin of ESPN NY writes that Parnell, injured his left quadriceps muscle covering first base during a drill on Thursday and he was not outdoors with teammates for this morning stretching. Pitching
Photo Credit: Jeff Roberson/AP We’ve written quite often on MMN about how we believe Jeurys Familia can develop into a powerful weapon in the Mets bullpen beginning as soon as this season. The hard-throwing righty completed a dominating performance in Winter Ball that had more than one scout raving about his
Photo Credit: Jeff Roberson/AP Anthony DiComo of MLB.com writes that Jeff Walters, in his first big league camp at age 26, sits among the inner circle of favorites to make the Mets’ Opening Day bullpen. Walters may not have the star power of a Matt Harvey or a Noah
Mets VP of Player Development Paul DePodesta told reporters that Noah Syndergaard will be permitted somewhere in the vicinity of a 30-inning increase over last season’s total which will put him roughly at a 150-155 innings cap. “A lot of it’s going to be on how he actually racks up those
Keith Law of ESPN listed Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud among his top twenty impact prospects for 2014, but says he is “the archetypal GWH player” — Good When Healthy. D’Arnaud can catch, throw, and hit for power, but has to stay on the field. The Mets don’t have a heavy-use backup on the