Spring training has begun in baseball, and the New York Mets are gearing up for what will hopefully be a successful 2015 season.
The Mets have a lot of big names on the team, such as David Wright, Curtis Granderson, Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom, among others. But there are some under-the-radar players and prospects that should and hopefully will get more attention in the next month.
Here are three under-the-radar Mets who are ready to have a big spring.
Spring training will be starting in a matter of days, which means that the baseball offseason is nearing its end. The New York Mets made a few moves to improve the team, with the most notable signing occurring in November with Michael Cuddyer becoming a new member of the outfield.
Despite the Opening Day roster being nearly set, the Mets could have made a few more moves to make the team even better. Here are the Mets’ three biggest missed opportunities from this offseason.
Spring training is a few weeks away, and it will be a time where top prospects can show their potential in front of fans, major league players and coaches.
Some prospects, of course, will be more developed than others, but the ones who are more developed will likely be aiming to make the Opening Day roster out of spring training.
The New York Mets, like all other teams, have some really good young talent that could potentially crack the major leagues this season. And there’s also younger talent that could be major league-ready in a few years. Here are five hyped Mets prospects to watch in spring training.
Over the past few years, the New York Mets have done a very good job developing a great minor league farm system to build upon for the future. Quite a few current Mets have come up through this system under current general manger Sandy Alderson, including Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Jacob deGrom, Jeurys Familia, Jenrry Mejia, Lucas Duda, Wilmer Flores, Juan Lagares and Travis d’Arnaud.
However, there are more young and talented prospects that could be coming up soon—some as soon as the 2015 season.
But not all of the Mets’ prospects right now are well-known names. The bigger names include Noah Syndergaard, Brandon Nimmo, Rafael Montero and Dilson Herrera, but there are a few others that are more underrated and deserve to be recognized just as much.
Here are the top five most underrated Mets prospects right now.
Spring training will be here in a matter of weeks, and 2015 could turn into a very big year for the New York Mets. Of course, what is seen on paper has to translate into on-field success, and hopefully, the Mets will be able to put together their first winning season since 2008 and make the playoffs for the first time since 2006.
Here are five bold predictions for the Mets this season.
In recent seasons, the New York Mets have been plagued by some unfortunate injuries. Some injuries lasted no more than a few weeks, but others lasted months or even put an end to a player’s season.
Injuries, of course, are a part of baseball and sports in general. They can happen at any given moment and sometimes at what may seem to be the worst possible moment. Because of the possibilities of injuries occurring, it’s important for teams to have a good amount of depth on the roster. This includes both the major league bench and additional minor league depth.
Here are five particular players the Mets will need to stay healthy in order to be more successful in 2015.
The calendar has turned to 2015 and this means the Mets’ upcoming season is that much closer to beginning.
The Mets are hoping to break their eight-year postseason drought and reach the playoffs for the first time since 2006. The team is moving in a good direction for the future, and hopefully this will be the year the Mets take the next step forward.
Here are five resolutions for the Mets for the new year.
As we get closer to 2015, the New York Mets can now begin to predict what the Opening Day starting lineup may look like with just about every hitter at every position pretty much set to start there.
Recently, manager Terry Collins mentioned what he thought the lineup could look like in April.
Here is what the Mets lineup will probably look like on Opening Day.
The holiday season is here and the Mets are still in the midst of the current offseason. Not too many moves really need to be made at this point generally speaking, but that does not mean that any trade or free-agent possibilities should be ruled out by any means.
There is still a lot of time in the offseason to make some moves if general manger Sandy Alderson chooses to do so. Time will tell whether anything ends up occurring.
Here are three available players still within the Mets’ reach.
With the 2014 winter meetings having come to an end, the New York Mets did not control the majority of the baseball headlines this week. The Mets, though, did not go into the winter meetings with a big agenda of tasks to complete. There were only a few particular areas the Mets really needed to look into, and they accomplished some, but not all, of their goals this week.
About a month ago, the Mets’ offseason began with the signing of outfielder Michael Cuddyer to a two-year contract. At the winter meetings this week, the only notable Mets headlines included the re-signing of left-handed reliever Scott Rice to a minor league contract and the signing of outfielder John Mayberry Jr. to a one-year deal to be a right-handed bat off the bench.
With Mayberry, the Mets addressed their lack of right-handed bench depth. However, there are still three other particular roster areas to address before spring training.
The first issue is the rest of the bench. Do the Mets want to stick with the bench depth they already have, or will they look at free agency for other options?
Along with Mayberry, the Mets bench right now should consist of Anthony Recker, Ruben Tejada, Eric Campbell and Matt den Dekker. While Kirk Nieuwenhuis could be another bench candidate, the Mets could still look at free agency for more potential depth. Again, the bench may look set now, but don’t be surprised if the Mets sign another hitter for more bench depth.
The second issue has to do with left-handed relievers. The Mets do not have another left-handed reliever in the bullpen aside from Josh Edgin. During the winter meetings, the Mets checked in on left-handed free-agent relievers, including Craig Breslow, Neal Cotts and Phil Coke.
Mets did meet with Neal Cotts’ reps yesterday I’m told. Met with Breslow as you know. Seems neither are likely options though.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) December 10, 2014
Mets have cast wide net on lefty relievers. Told nobody in that group stands out and nothing’s close. Not engaged with Phil Coke.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) December 10, 2014
#Mets have had preliminary contact with free-agent LH reliever Phil Coke, but no substantive discussions yet. @FOXSports
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) December 10, 2014
However, right now, it does not seem too likely that any of these southpaws will end up signing with the Mets.
The third and most significant issue, though, resides at the shortstop position. Will the Mets stick with Wilmer Flores as the everyday starter? Does Ruben Tejada still have a shot to start? Or will the Mets sign or trade for a different shortstop?
Nothing is for sure just yet. No one on the Mets has confirmed anyone being a definitive starter at this point, so time will tell how it ends up working out.
But it seems like no matter what, any shortstop upgrade that may occur will not be the significant upgrade that fans are probably hoping for.
For those asking about Troy Tulowitzki, Starlin Castro, Elvis Andrus, etc., forget it. Sandy Alderson says any SS upgrade would be modest.
— Adam Rubin (@AdamRubinESPN) December 9, 2014
There is still a lot of time, but unless the they end up pulling off some sort of unforeseen trade, Flores will most likely be the Mets’ starting shortstop on Opening Day.
As far as trading current Mets elsewhere goes, the team is looking to move Dillon Gee with all the excess pitching it has. However, despite quite a few different teams showing interest in Gee, there has not been too much progress on this just yet.
As @Jim_Duquette just said on air, up to 6 teams on Gee
— Andy Martino (@MartinoNYDN) December 10, 2014
#Rockies and #Twins have spoken to #Mets about Dillon Gee, sources say. #Rangers have been involved, too. No deal imminent.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) December 10, 2014
#SFGiants are among teams that have checked in with #Mets on Dillon Gee, sources say.
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) December 10, 2014
Hopefully, the Mets will end up getting a trade done for Gee so that there aren’t too many roster issues by spring training. The Mets could look to move Bartolo Colon as well, but it will probably be tougher to move him at the age of 41.
All in all, the Mets’ 2015 roster looks pretty set in most areas, but a few more notable moves should still occur by March.
For a grade, I’d give the Mets’ offseason thus far a “B” for addressing some of the team’s needs, while there are still other areas to address before spring training.
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