Is Sandy Alderson the Right GM to Lead the Mets Back to Relevance?

Sandy Alderson has just completed his second year on the job as General Manager of the New York Mets.  As Met fans, we have to ask ourselves whether or not this team has improved under Alderson’s leadership.  The last two seasons, the Mets have been awful.  Granted, he inherited a team with major flaws….or did he?  Clearly, the team was saddled with crippling contracts (Luis Castillo, Oliver Perez), but as we’re learning…Omar Minaya left the minor league system in better shape than anyone originally thought possible.  The fact is, many of their talented minor leaguers were buried because Minaya would sign washed up veteran players, and stockpile them at AAA, retarding the entire system.  The talent was there…but hidden.

Chatting With New York Mets Top Prospect Brandon Nimmo

Ownership controversy, unwise free agent signings, and a weak farm system have all been emblematic of the recent struggles of the New York Mets. Playing in the largest market in America, the Mets have been stuck in a rut of mediocrity, unable to match the success and popularity of the cross-town Yankees. Sometimes it takes just one player to turn around the fortunes of a team, and the Mets are hoping that prospect Brandon Nimmo will be such a catalyst.

2011 MLB Draft First Round Player Update: Part 1

The minor league season is in full swing and nearly every player that signed has made his professional debut. Some have gotten off to very hot starts while some are still adjusting to professional pitching. I have split this post up in to two parts. In the first part I will take a look at picks 1-15 and in the second part I will take a look at the rest of the first round. I present to you part 1 and look for part 2 in the coming days. Enjoy.

2012 New York Mets Top 16 Prospects

The New York Mets system is saved from being a bottom five system thanks to a trade last year, the past two drafts, and their International signings.

The system still has a ways to go but it has some exciting arms at the top and some upside picks from the 2011 draft.

Below are my top 16 prospects with 2012 opening day age, position, and comments on each player. Below the top 16 is a small list of additional notable names. Enjoy.