Observations - So, Where Are the Mets?, Tyler Thomas, Short Season Prospects

 Good morning.

An interesting thing happened last Sunday.

The Mets were hosting the last game of their Toronto series. At the same time ESPN was showing games in the College World Series.

To be honest, for the first time this season I had no desire to watch, listen to, or follow the Mets game

Instead, I spent the day watching college baseball, starting with Clemson vs. Charlotte.

Now, full disclosure,  I'm a big Tigers fan, but I stayed with the amateur games throughout the day.

This does not mean I'm not a committed Mets writer, but it does call into question whether I care how the Mets games end this year.

I admit I'm an old hen about pro ball and what it has developed into. And I'm the first one to admit when I am wrong about something, be it questioning the drafting of Brandon Nimmo or me predicting that Ryley Gilliam would be the Mets future closer.

I know I would admit I'm wrong here if all these stupid lineups were working. In addition, they continue to throw bats out there that don't hit.

Fans started this season bad mouthing the pitching and praising the hitters. Now, it's sort of back to that again.

Now, we all know what the definition of insanity is. Tell me again that a lineup like last Sunday's game makes any sense?

I'm sure there will be good days ahead, but I stick to my earlier observation that the month of June will produce a sub-.500 record far below the requirements needed to qualify for a wild card position

There just is too much instability this year. First, it was the injuries. Then, the pitching. Then the hitting dried up. And even the fielding begun to get choppy. This is baseball's definition of a half ass season.

For me, the only way the Mets will make the playoffs is if other teams in contention lose more than the Mets do going forward.

A lot of us writers are disagreeing with other writers on who is building the lineups.  Is it Buck? Is it analytical team? Is it that jerkoff writer on SNY? Frankly, do you think anyone would stand up and claim they have been doing it?

Yeah, I know. Spinach Salad thinking.

That's all I can offer at this point.

 

The Mets signed 27-year old LHRP Tyler Thomas to a minor league contract and assigned him to AA-Binghamton.

Thomas was a 7^th round pick by the Cubs in 2017, out of Cal State Fresno.

He played most of his pro career in the Texas chain, but was released after last season. This season, he had been pitching for Gastonia in the ATLL Indy league and put up huge numbers: 15-APPS, 2-1, 0.90, 1.00, 20-IP, 34-K

 

It's "short season" time and there is a good amount of prospect International kids, as well as an in-state draft picks we need to add to our weekly minor league update.

They are: 

RHSP Javier Atencio/FCL: 

SS Jesus Baez/FCL: 

OF Willy Fanas/FCL 

OF Simon Juan/FCL: 

C Daiverson Gutierrez/DSL (27th overall - $1.9M bonus): 

OF Anthony Baptist/DSL  (29th overall - $1.1M bonus): 

SS Christopher Larez/DSL (43rd overall - $1.5M bonus): 

LHP Daviel Hurtado/DSL ($640,000 bonus)