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2020 Mets Card Spr-ummer Preview

Posted by on 24 July 2020 1 comment

Baseball’s back, even though it probably shouldn’t be

So, um, right. Baseball! As a pandemic rages unchecked across the country and travel and gatherings of all kinds are frowned upon, MLB is back in action. Sure, there won’t be fans in the stands. And there may be complications along the way. But, in times like this, we need baseball to let us know that everything is fine and there’s nothing to worry about, even though it isn’t and there is. But, but, baseball!

What a wild ride it’s been through the first four months of the non-season. The growing animosity between owners and the MLBPA and the utter disdain for all things minor league were laid bare as negotiations to get the season started dragged on. In the end, nobody got anything they wanted, MLB declared that the season was happening under the rules agreed to in March, and a greater battle looms as the CBA is set to expire after next season. The fun never ends! Now on to the cards.
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2019 Mets Debut Autographs

Posted by on 22 September 2019 Comments Off on 2019 Mets Debut Autographs

Hope for Fall Springs Eternal

As the Mets’ roller coaster season entered the final stretch, there was a glimmer of hope mixed in with the most brutal of losses. Once rosters expanded, the Mets got a surge of reinforcements from the Injured List. Brandon Nimmo finally made it back after missing most of the season with a neck injury and Robinson Cano was back way sooner than expected. On top of that, some guy named Jed Lowrie finally showed up and made his Mets debut. Sam Haggerty, acquired in the Kevin Plawecki trade, was the lone prospect September call-up. It would be all hands on deck for one final push for the second wild card spot. Well, except for Yoenis Cespedes, who has been forgotten since he stepped in a hole earlier in the year. Chances are slim, but it’s looking like this one will go down to the wire.

Pete Alonso* Robinson Cano Wilson Ramos Keon Broxton
28 March 2019 28 March 2019 28 March 2019 28 March 2019
 
Edwin Diaz J.D. Davis Justin Wilson Luis Avilan
28 March 2019 30 March 2019 30 March 2019 31 March 2019
     
Ryan O’Rourke Adeiny Hechavarria Wilmer Font Rajai Davis
1 May 2019 4 May 2019 8 May 2019 22 May 2019
 
Aaron Altherr Hector Santiago Brooks Pounders Stephen Nogosek*
24 May 2019 24 May 2019 16 June 2019 19 June 2019
 
Walker Lockett Chris Mazza* Marcus Stroman Donnie Hart
29 June 2019 29 June 2019 3 August 2019 4 August 2019
 
Joe Panik Brad Brach Sam Haggerty* Jed Lowrie
9 August 2019 11 August 2019 4 September 2019 7 September 2019

*MLB Debut

 

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2019 Mets Card Spring Preview

Posted by on 11 March 2019 Comments Off on 2019 Mets Card Spring Preview

Where do we go from here?

So, yeah, not much going on here these days. After a monster 2017, I took a step back in 2018 and have continued that in 2019. Keeping up with the current releases just isn’t as much of a priority for me because there’s just too damn much out there and most of it isn’t particularly interesting. After seeing what Topps did with 2019 Series 1 Jumbo, I’m not hopeful for a whole lot of value in their products this year. And with rising overhead costs on the secondary market, it’s getting harder to track down hidden gems on the low end. On the plus side, I’ve got tons of great stuff that has yet to be scanned, so I’m buried in work if I ever come up with something to put together. Not much of a plus side, but there it is.

2019 is a transition year for the Mets as the Captain has left the field and the front office had significant turnover. That translated into a flurry of offseason moves, but whether that turns into success has yet to be determined. Last year had to have been rock bottom (just look at how many cast-offs were on the roster), but there were still a few glimmers of hope (Cy deGrom) tinged with despair (deGrom’s extension talks). Basically, same old Mets.
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2016 Mets Top Prospects (Cardboard Edition)

Posted by on 23 January 2017 Comments Off on 2016 Mets Top Prospects (Cardboard Edition)

A very different kind of top prospect list

It’s that time of year again when a young (or not-so-young) man’s (or woman’s) fancy (or dread) turns to ordinal rankings of young baseball players. That’s right, top prospect lists! Everyone’s got one and you usually regret looking at the other guy’s. Why should we be any different here? Now, I am not a talent evaluator, so we’re going to have to come up with some other way to rank these guys. And after a comment I made on For All You Kids Out There (For All You Kids Out There is the official podcast of your Baseball Prospectus Mets Local site), the answer became clear – we’ll rank them by the strength of their cardboard.

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