In an article, on ESPN.com, Jose Arangure Jr. talks about Mets prospect, Fernando Martinez. Arangure asks the question, can a prospect be labeled a bust at the age of 21? According to Mets GM Omar Minaya, “In an ideal world we wanted him to spend all of last year in Triple-A and get [...]

While Michael has done a strong job keeping track of what everyone else has been writing about prospects (thanks Mike!), I’ve been battling a powerful storm while driving across the middle of this country.
Wednesday, we spent the morning detouring north from I-40 to the Grand Canyon.  It was spectacular and an absolute must if you [...]

Keith Law, of ESPN.com, has published his Top 100 prospect list. I believe the content is for paid insiders only, so I will give you the scouting reports on each of the Mets on the list.

Jenrry Mejia #23-Mejia entered 2009 with no experience above short-season leagues, but finished it in Double-A despite missing time [...]

Jonathan Mayo, of MLB.com, published his list of the Top 50 Prospects in baseball. Here is a breakdown of the Top 50, as well as video of the Top 50 Countdown. The Mets were shut out of Mayo’s top 50, but Jenrry Mejia did make his, “just missed the cut” list at #52.
According [...]

Jesse G writes:
Hello Toby,
Found something interesting today and wanted to get your take:
Take a look at Ryan Braun’s 2006 Minor League season and Ike Davis’ 2009 Minor League season.  For both players this was their age 22 season.  The similarities are crazy, both in production and games played per level.  If you take out the [...]

Keith Law, of ESPN.com, ranks the Mets #15 in his list of MLB’s top farm systems.
According to Law, “It’s fashionable in New York to bash their system, but productive international scouting continues to bail out their draft efforts, which are repeatedly hamstrung by ownership’s refusal to exceed slot in the first few rounds.”
Other notable rankings:
Braves-#5
Marlins-#12
Nationals-#23
Phillies-#24
Yankees-#25
To [...]

So I recently accepted a new job.  It’s a cool opportunity, and will lead to excellent new content here.
Over the weekend, I packed everything I could fit into my car, moved out of my place, and after a quick visit, left my sister’s apartment in San Francisco Tuesday morning.  For those who didn’t know, I [...]

We live in a sports world that is fascinated with listing things, and the listing of minor-league prospects is near the top of everyone’s favorites. With the newest prospect list to surface Frank Piliere, of fanhouse.com, has listed his Top 100 Prospects. Mets prospects on Piliere’s list include (with analysis):
Jennry Mejia (#23)-The [...]

This morning, we’ll take a look at the major Mets transactions, both those that did happen like the Gary Matthews Jr. trade, and those that did not happen like the Bengie Molina signing, in the last week.

Gary Matthews Jr. and $21 million for Brian Stokes
My first reaction when I got my first email about Gary [...]

Good detective work by Mike Harrington, as Friday the Buffalo Bisons announced that they will host the 2012 AAA All-Star Game.
A little history:
The first ever Triple-A All-Star game was also played in Buffalo, NY on July 13, 1988. That game was played before a sellout crowd of 19,500 at then-Pilot Field as the American League [...]