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John Buck hoping to be more than d’Arnaud’s caddy
Here’s a shot of John Buck at Mets camp, where he impressed some pitchers with his arm during fielding drills. “Bazooka Buck” was one pitcher’s nickname for him.
More important for the Mets will be Buck’s ability to handle the pitching staff, despite looking over his shoulder at Travis d’Arnaud.
A reminder that you can see plenty more pictures from spring training on my Instagram account.
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Scenes from the Mets’ first full-squad workout
The Mets held their first full-squad workout today in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The day in pictures:
Daniel Murphy, Jordany Valdespin and Ike Davis participate in fielding drills while Terry Collins looks on.
Mets infielders line up for fielding drills.
Travis d’Arnaud warms up his arm:
Sandy Alderson, Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz watch the day’s proceedings.
Josh Edgin throws a bullpen session:
Dillon Gee and Matt Harvey throwing in tandem.
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Rain, rain go away, Mets will practice another day
Rain interfered with the Mets’ plans today, forcing them to limit their workouts to indoor conditioning activities. Pitchers threw off portable mounds while position players ran drills under cover.
I had a chance this week to catch up with top prospect Travis d’Arnaud, who provided some insight into his guitar-strumming, videogame-playing life. Read the full profile here.
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Mets front office discusses the farm
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson and top aides John Ricco, J.P. Ricciardi and Paul DePodesta met with season-ticketholders last night at Citi Field, answering questions and offering optimism about the state of the team (and, in Alderson’s case, giving a shoutout to MLB.com).
In the clip below, you can watch those four discussing the young players in the system that most excite them. Some of the answers might surprise you.
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MLB.com Top 100 Prospects: Mets score high
MLB.com unveiled its Top 100 prospects list tonight, and the Mets did quite, quite well for themselves. Catcher Travis d’Arnaud clocked in at sixth overall, while right-handed pitchers Zack Wheeler and Noah Syndergaard ranked ninth and 29th, respectively.
The Mets were the only team in baseball to land two prospects in the Top 10.
I caught up with d’Arnaud and Wheeler earlier today to discuss the rankings and their thoughts on Spring Training; you can check that out here. You can also see MLB.com’s full Top 100 here.
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Updated top 10 prospects list, via Baseball Prospectus
How did the R.A. Dickey trade affect the Mets’ farm system? Baseball Prospectus today offered this new top 10 prospects list:
1. Zack Wheeler, RHP
2. Travis d’Arnaud, C
3. Noah Syndergaard, RHP
4. Michael Fulmer, RHP
5. Wilmer Flores, INF
6. Gavin Cecchini, SS
7. Domingo Tapia, RHP
8. Jeurys Familia, RHP
9. Brandon Nimmo, OF
10. Rafael Montero, RHP
Obviously there is some difference in opinion here from last week’s Baseball America list, which was published before the Dickey trade, and ranked Fulmer seventh and Luis Mateo fourth. But the industry consensus seems to be that d’Arnaud and Syndergaard are now the Mets’ clear second- and third-best prospects behind Wheeler.
On d’Arnaud, Baseball Prospectus called him “ready for prime-time” and described him as a “.275-plus batting average” guy with “17-25 HR power potential.”
On Syndergaard, BP wrote that his ceiling is as a “high-end no. 2 starter” and that “he could be a monster.”
You can read the full scouting breakdown here (subscription required).
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…And what about Noah Syndergaard?
A new day brings new names. The R.A. Dickey deal currently on the table, according to the New York Post, would net the Mets right-handed pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard, in addition to catchers Travis d’Arnaud and John Buck and another as-yet unnamed prospect. The Mets would give up Dickey, Josh Thole and a non-elite prospect.
So let’s take a look at Syndergaard, as we did yesterday for d’Arnaud. Again, click to launch the 2012 MLB.com Prospect Watch page:
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Is Travis d’Arnaud a “difference-maker?”
The Mets are in serious talks to trade R.A. Dickey. This has become clear. But who might they receive in return?
If the Blue Jays are indeed the second team involved, then catchers Travis d’Arnaud and J.P. Arencibia, along with outfielder Anthony Gose, are the obvious targets. d’Arnaud the highest-rated player of the bunch, but is he the so-called “difference-maker” that Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has been seeking? Check out MLB.com’s Prospect Watch bio (click below for the full page), and decide for yourself.
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