Author Archives: Elliot Teichman

By now you have probably heard of Brandon Sproat, the 2023 Mets draftee who has sky rocketed up the prospect charts over the last season or so. Going into 2025 he is the #61 prospect overall by Baseball America, #39 … Continue reading →

The Mets in the David Stearns era love loading up on hard throwing pitchers on minor league deals, and that’s why the Mets brought in Yacksel Ríos in January 2024. Ríos leans on his mid-to-upper 90’s fastball, let’s take a … Continue reading →

The Mets signed Oliver Ortega to a minor league deal at the start of December after he was outrighted by the Astros (and then chose free agency). Ortega signed with the Angels in 2014 and made his debut with them … Continue reading →

If you have watched the Mets over the last two seasons, you already know today’s NRI player! Grant Hartwig made his major league debut with the Mets in 2023. He pitched in 28 games totaling 35 1/3 innings with a … Continue reading →

For the second straight season the Mets are inviting Dom Hamel to major league camp. Hamel was part of a trio of exciting Mets pitchers to get invited to Spring Training in 2024 (Mike Vasil and Christian Scott being the … Continue reading →

Rico Garcia was an early addition to the Mets minor league roster this year, signing with the Mets in early November. Garcia was drafted by the Rockies in 2016 and made his major league debut with the Rockies in 2019, … Continue reading →

Quick question – who was the first off-season signing for the Mets in the 2024-2025 off-season? If you said Chris Devenski you either follow the Mets extremely closely or are good at following context clues! The Mets signed Devenski on … Continue reading →

Génesis Cabrera is a lefty. On the Mets 40-man roster right now, their only lefties are Sean Manaea, A.J. Minter, David Peterson and Danny Young. The Mets just don’t have a ton of south paw options. Cabrera signed in 2013 … Continue reading →

Adbert Alzolay is not a signing for this year. The former Chicago Cubs closer had Tommy John surgery in August of 2024 and almost certainly will miss all of 2025. In early January the Mets signed him to a two-year … Continue reading →

Ty Adcock should sound familiar because the Mets actually acquired him during the 2024 season. Adcock was claimed off waivers from the Tigers in May and then released by the Mets at the trade deadline. The Mets then resigned him … Continue reading →