OT: Official Mets' 2024 Thread (p. 19)

[LFGK]

Lets talk about arms in the farm... some exciting stuff going down there. I'm really impressed with this many arms in the upper minors. Most of them will not be successful but these are nice things to have.

AAA (Syracuse)
Blade Tidwell (24yo/Right) - since going back down after his horrible debut. 5 games with a 3.04 ERA
Brandon Spoat (24yo/Right) - has had a rough AAA over 2 season with 18 starts. He did have a good start tonight 6 IP 0 ER 5H 4Ks
Nolan McClean (23yo/Righty) - Having a great season. Moved up to AAA and 5G 4GS, he has 2.63 ERA

AA (Binghamton)
Jonah Tong (22yo/Right) - probably the best pitcher in our farm. He has been lights out since last year. 2.02 ERA in 10 GS with a 15.2K per 9
Jack Wenninger (23yo/Right) 2.56 ERA in 10 GS with a 10.3k per 9. Just turned 23 a few months ago
Zach Thornton (23yo/Left) - Probably best pitcher in our farm. his 2nd pro season with a 1.53 ERA between Brooklyn and Binghamton.

A+ (Brooklyn)
RJ Gordon (23 yo/Right) - first pro season! Drafted in 2024, 13th round. 8 GS with 2.93 ERA
Noah Hall (24 yo/Right) - 2.42 ERA, 9 GS
Nate Dohm (22 yo/Right) - first pro season! Drafted in 2024, 3rd round. 11 GS with 3.59 ERA between St. Lucie and Brooklyn.
Jonathan Santucci (22yo/Left) - first pro season Drafted in 2024, 2nd round 9 GS with 4.32 ERA
Matt Allen (24yo/Right) - after a sh.itload of injuries, he's climbing back.
Brendan Giton (23yoRight) - First full pro season! Drafted in 2024, 10th round 10G 7 GS with 3.38 ERA

Tong
Sproat
Tidwell

Could be the new Harvey/Syndergaard/DeGrom/Wheeler/Matz staff we have soon. I still think we need to make a move for an ace(Cease) Senga is nasty, Manaea will be fin, Holmes is nice but we need that 1 guy at the top to drop everyone down 1 slot.

What the hell is wrong with Alvarez man, I thought this guy was going to be omthe new age Pudge but he has no pop.

This team should be in the WS this year

That's a very high bar, Harvey/Thor/deGrom etc. Sproat hasn't mastered AAA yet. Tidwell is interesting, but I don't think he has that kind of ceiling. Tong could be fun, but he walks a lot of batters and he's further away. McLean is interesting too. BA just put him in their overall top 100.

It'll be interesting to see some of those guys. Scott is back next year too, though he was pretty bad against lefties, but there's some upside with him as well. Depth is a plus.

Call Pitt see what they ask for Skenes, you wouldn't worry bout ur 1 for the next 10 years

[LFGK]

I was talking about Chapman all offseason and we let Boston take him, he would be a sick addition with Minter out, man is lights out and throwing as hard as ever somehow

[Jeffrey]

Lets talk about arms in the farm... some exciting stuff going down there. I'm really impressed with this many arms in the upper minors. Most of them will not be successful but these are nice things to have.

AAA (Syracuse)
Blade Tidwell (24yo/Right) - since going back down after his horrible debut. 5 games with a 3.04 ERA
Brandon Spoat (24yo/Right) - has had a rough AAA over 2 season with 18 starts. He did have a good start tonight 6 IP 0 ER 5H 4Ks
Nolan McClean (23yo/Righty) - Having a great season. Moved up to AAA and 5G 4GS, he has 2.63 ERA

AA (Binghamton)
Jonah Tong (22yo/Right) - probably the best pitcher in our farm. He has been lights out since last year. 2.02 ERA in 10 GS with a 15.2K per 9
Jack Wenninger (23yo/Right) 2.56 ERA in 10 GS with a 10.3k per 9. Just turned 23 a few months ago
Zach Thornton (23yo/Left) - Probably best pitcher in our farm. his 2nd pro season with a 1.53 ERA between Brooklyn and Binghamton.

A+ (Brooklyn)
RJ Gordon (23 yo/Right) - first pro season! Drafted in 2024, 13th round. 8 GS with 2.93 ERA
Noah Hall (24 yo/Right) - 2.42 ERA, 9 GS
Nate Dohm (22 yo/Right) - first pro season! Drafted in 2024, 3rd round. 11 GS with 3.59 ERA between St. Lucie and Brooklyn.
Jonathan Santucci (22yo/Left) - first pro season Drafted in 2024, 2nd round 9 GS with 4.32 ERA
Matt Allen (24yo/Right) - after a sh.itload of injuries, he's climbing back.
Brendan Giton (23yoRight) - First full pro season! Drafted in 2024, 10th round 10G 7 GS with 3.38 ERA

Tong
Sproat
Tidwell

Could be the new Harvey/Syndergaard/DeGrom/Wheeler/Matz staff we have soon. I still think we need to make a move for an ace(Cease) Senga is nasty, Manaea will be fin, Holmes is nice but we need that 1 guy at the top to drop everyone down 1 slot.

What the hell is wrong with Alvarez man, I thought this guy was going to be omthe new age Pudge but he has no pop.

This team should be in the WS this year

That's a very high bar, Harvey/Thor/deGrom etc. Sproat hasn't mastered AAA yet. Tidwell is interesting, but I don't think he has that kind of ceiling. Tong could be fun, but he walks a lot of batters and he's further away. McLean is interesting too. BA just put him in their overall top 100.

It'll be interesting to see some of those guys. Scott is back next year too, though he was pretty bad against lefties, but there's some upside with him as well. Depth is a plus.

Definitely right about depth and as you can see there's depth knocking on our door. Not just in 2026 but within the next month.

All 5 starters deserves to continue but Manaea and Montas will be here in a couple of weeks. We will need to consolidate. One of my suggestion is to trade Montas.

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Definitely right about depth and as you can see there's depth knocking on our door. Not just in 2026 but within the next month.

All 5 starters deserves to continue but Manaea and Montas will be here in a couple of weeks. We will need to consolidate. One of my suggestion is to trade Montas.

I think trading Megill is more likely. That's my guess anyway. He's cheaper, arb 1 or maybe 2 next year, so he might get more in return from a team looking for pitching.

I think Holmes, Peterson, Senga and Canning are keepers right now. Add Montas and Manaea to that, and it's 1 too many starters, unless they go 6 man which means 1 fewer bullpen arm. It's possible to go 6 all the time, but it's maybe not ideal. It's a good problem to have though.

Blackburn is also in the mix. I don't know if he has options, so it's a lot of arms. Not sure what they're going to do.

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Who’s watching the Met game?

Hopefully a happier ending to this season then the Knicks gave us smh

I think so.

To quote Bobby Cox. Baseball playoffs are a crap shoot. I wouldn't want to make predictions for this year, or any year. Basketball is different as the better team usually wins outside of injuries or excessive suspensions (1997 - grumble grumble). In baseball, a 7 game series can go either way most times.

[Context]

Hopefully a happier ending to this season then the Knicks gave us smh

I think so.

To quote Bobby Cox. Baseball playoffs are a crap shoot. I wouldn't want to make predictions for this year, or any year. Basketball is different as the better team usually wins outside of injuries or excessive suspensions (1997 - grumble grumble). In baseball, a 7 game series can go either way most times.

This team has won 41 games and is in 2nd place in MLB. Yet, they havent peaked or even gotten hot yet

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I think so.

To quote Bobby Cox. Baseball playoffs are a crap shoot. I wouldn't want to make predictions for this year, or any year. Basketball is different as the better team usually wins outside of injuries or excessive suspensions (1997 - grumble grumble). In baseball, a 7 game series can go either way most times.

This team has won 41 games and is in 2nd place in MLB. Yet, they havent peaked or even gotten hot yet

I agree with you. This is a good and fun team and a playoff team.

Where I have pause is the playoffs. The best team doesn't always win the world series or even get there. There's too much chance in baseball. Too much random. Basketball is random too, a player can get hot and hit their shots one night and miss them the next, but basketball still tends towards the best team winning the series. Baseball is closer to a coin flip when it's just 7 games.

[Context]

Who's watching the Mets game? and who just saw Soto's at bat where he was talking to Gore in the second at bat after Gore struck him
out in the first at? The second at bat finished with Soto hitting an opposite field home run

on edit:
heres the at bat...Soto was looking and talking to Gore as he rounded the based too

Watch on YouTube

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They were down 4-2 in the 8th and they pull out a win 5-4 in the 10th. 4 in a row. This is a fun team. It's not 86 super-power, but this is a good team. They seem to have had a lot of comeback wins this year.

[Context]

They were down 4-2 in the 8th and they pull out a win 5-4 in the 10th. 4 in a row. This is a fun team. It's not 86 super-power, but this is a good team. They seem to have had a lot of comeback wins this year.

I agree...They will heat up...Soto as you can see is starting to relax and forget about
how much he has to prove because of that 800 million dollar contract. That swagg is coming back. Pete is hot. Jeff is on a nice streak. Lindor (even with the broken toe
is delivering big hits and the pitching is one of the best in baseball...

[LFGK]

Who's watching the Mets game? and who just saw Soto's at bat where he was talking to Gore in the second at bat after Gore struck him
out in the first at? The second at bat finished with Soto hitting an opposite field home run

on edit:
heres the at bat...Soto was looking and talking to Gore as he rounded the based too

Watch on YouTube

When he starts nodding after a pitch(whether it's a strike,ball or he just missed it) you know he's dialed in. For all the talk about Soto he may end up near 30/100 by years end and that's not bad considering the start. They may have 3 guys comes close to that.

This team is an absolute buzzsaw, go for it all get that frontline starter and let's give ourselves the best chance to win this thing

[Context]

Who's watching the Mets game? and who just saw Soto's at bat where he was talking to Gore in the second at bat after Gore struck him
out in the first at? The second at bat finished with Soto hitting an opposite field home run

on edit:
heres the at bat...Soto was looking and talking to Gore as he rounded the based too

Watch on YouTube

When he starts nodding after a pitch(whether it's a strike,ball or he just missed it) you know he's dialed in. For all the talk about Soto he may end up near 30/100 by years end and that's not bad considering the start. They may have 3 guys comes close to that.

This team is an absolute buzzsaw, go for it all get that frontline starter and let's give ourselves the best chance to win this thing

I gotta find time to go to some games...

[LFGK]

Who's watching the Mets game? and who just saw Soto's at bat where he was talking to Gore in the second at bat after Gore struck him
out in the first at? The second at bat finished with Soto hitting an opposite field home run

on edit:
heres the at bat...Soto was looking and talking to Gore as he rounded the based too

Watch on YouTube

When he starts nodding after a pitch(whether it's a strike,ball or he just missed it) you know he's dialed in. For all the talk about Soto he may end up near 30/100 by years end and that's not bad considering the start. They may have 3 guys comes close to that.

This team is an absolute buzzsaw, go for it all get that frontline starter and let's give ourselves the best chance to win this thing

I gotta find time to go to some games...

Yah same here, I went to 10-12 last season and a couple of the playoff games, just not the best ride out there lol

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A little writeup by Keith Law. The interesting stuff starts around the middle of the article on Benge and Ewing. Neither guy is currently top 100, but Benge might be by mid-year or year end. Ewing is probably outside top 100 overall but he's making a bid for top 10 Mets if he's not there already. He's an exciting break out candidate for the Mets system this year.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6414371/2025/06/10/travis-sykora-carson-benge-scouting-mets-nationals/

Manaea's meh outing doesn't matter as Keith noted. No reason for him to throw hard his first return to game action though I found K'Law's meh review of Will Watson somewhat disappointing as the Amazin Ave team tagged him as one of the top 25 a few months ago. That doesn't mean that one side is right and one side is wrong, because things change when the minor league season gets underway and inevitably, some rise and some fall and opinions can differ.

https://www.amazinavenue.com/2025/1/6/24336930/mets-prospects-top-2025-rhp-will-watson-22

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Complete game shutout for David Peterson. His first ever. He's going to have an interesting contract discussion in the off-season. 2 more Arb years, but I think an extension will be discussed. He's gotten good at the right time.

Right now, both Peterson and Senga would get Cy Young votes. Neither would win, but both would get votes. I've read people say the Mets need to add a front line starter. If Senga and Peterson can keep up what they're doing, we already have two. And we have several good mid rotation guys with Canning, Holmes and more starters working their way back to the roster.

Their bullpen has also been really good, probably 3 in all of baseball (3rd in ERA). This article, from 4 days ago, ranks the Mets as the 3rd best bullpen overall.

https://fansided.com/mlb-power-rankings-most-reliable-bullpens-mets-astros-padres

In other news, Jett Williams hit 2 homers last night. He's a little guy, listed 5'7 but maybe closer to 5'5 but he has a beautiful swing. Future 2nd baseman, maybe a 2B/OF combo guy. We probably won't see him this year. He's still very young at 21 years old and was drafted out of HS 3 years ago, but there's a reason he's NY's top prospect on most lists. Ahead of Tong, Mclean and Benge who probably round out the top 4. Sproat, still good but struggling in AAA, I think falls to #5.

It's a nice deep system, but Jett Williams is probably the best of the bunch. I doubt we see him this year, not just for his age, but also because they have several 2nd base prospects including Baty who's learning to play 2nd base. It wouldn't make sense to insert another