Monthly Archives: February 2015

There are two former players on the Baltimore Orioles who used to call Queens their home: Logan Verrett and Darren O’Day. Logan Verrett was selected by the Orioles in the RuleV draft this year in the major league round. The … Continue reading →

On this last day of the month we reach our last pitcher in the projection series, Zack Wheeler. Last year was Wheeler’s first full season in the majors and he had a lot on his plate thanks to Harvey being … Continue reading →

While the Pirates have been the home of some notable Mets over the last few seasons due to trades (looking at you Ike Davis, John Buck and Byrd), for a while I was stumped trying to find a former Met … Continue reading →

The Mets have a stacked rotation at the start of the year with Harvey, Wheeler, deGrom, Colon and Niese (and Gee in the bullpen). At some point this season, Syndergaard is expected to arrive. In case you need a primer, … Continue reading →

Currently there are three players in the Minnesota system that spent time with the Amazins: Pelfrey, Boyer, and Peavey. It feels like forever ago that Mike Pelfrey was the ace of this pitching staff, but that time existed. He was … Continue reading →

So far we have discussed projections for the other two-thirds of the Mets closers tandem in Familia and Mejia, today we’ll cover over the final piece, Bobby Parnell. He was positioned to have a critical season last year but after … Continue reading →

The Royals have two Mets currently in Jason Vargas and Francisco Pena. Vargas was drafted by the Marlins in 2004 and was traded to the Mets in 2006 for Lindstrom and Owens. In 2008 he was part of the three … Continue reading →

Jon Niese is the veteran of the starting rotation in the sense that he’s been with the Mets the longest (Colon is really the veteran). The sinker pitcher was technically on the trading block over the last couple of off-seasons, but … Continue reading →

Two former Mets are trying to make a home in Cleveland: Scott Atchison and Bruce Chen. Scott Atchison pitched for the Mets at age 37 in 2013 where he recorded 45.1 innings of fairly solid relief. The following seasin he … Continue reading →

Lets take a trip back in time exactly one year ago. At this time last year, Mejia was fighting for the last spot in the rotation, which he eventually got. After a trip to the minors timed with the Mets … Continue reading →