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At 10:37 this morning Mets are among six teams Scott Kazmir is considering, and he could make a decision sometime in next few days. — Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) February 22, 2012 Then at 11:18 I’m told the Mets haven’t offered Scott Kazmir a contract at this point. They were interested in watching him throw, though. [...]
Baseball America finally released its top 100 prospect list today and it featured Zack Wheeler coming in at No. 35 and Matt Harvey at No. 54. Brando Nimmo and Jeurys Familia was left off of the list. 35 Zack Wheeler rhp, Mets Age: 21. ETA: 2013. Will have to pay Paul DePodesta to dress up like Dick Tidrow [...]
Birthdate: 12/2o/1988 (23-years-old) Height/Weight: 6’3” / 185 lbs. Bats/Throws: Right / Right Drafted: 24th Round (72nnd overall) in 2010 College: UCLA Position: SP Top Level in 2011: LoA – Savannah Sand Gnats 2011 Rank: 27 2011 Season: Goeddel was very good in 2011 when he was on the field. He made 15 appearances for the Sand Gnats and posted [...]
Birthdate: 1/2o/1989 (23-years-old) Height/Weight: 6’2” / 200 lbs. Bats/Throws: Right / Right Drafted: 18th Round (552nd overall) in 2011 College: Cal Poly Pomona Position: CF/LF Top Level in 2011: SSA – Brooklyn Cycones 2011 Rank: NR 2011 Season: Taijeron was drafted out of a Division-II school, but won All-American honors in 2011 and was a stat-heads [...]
If scouts didn’t already think their job was hard enough, thanks to the new CBA it just got harder and the days of snagging prospects like Phillip Evans in the 15th round are coming to an end. The new rules assign teams with a “bonus pool” that they are allowed to use on their draft [...]
Birthdate: 4/18/1991 (20-years-old) Height/Weight: 5’7” / 152 lbs. Bats/Throws: Left / Right Drafted: IFA in 2010 High School: N/A Position: SS Top Level in 2011: LoA – Savannah Sand Gnats 2011 Rank: NR 2011 Season: Gamboa burst onto the scene in 2011 with some eye opening numbers spread across four different leagues. He started out in [...]
