MiLB.com has spent the month of March traveling to each Major League team’s Spring Training camp to get some more insight on the state of each club’s minor league system. Today, they visit the Mets in Port St. Lucie and discuss the Mets presence in Latin America.
Eddie Toledo, a Latin American scout for the Mets, [...]

Marty Noble has posted his latest Mets mailbag article on Mets.com, addressing several interesting questions including if Willie Randolph is seriously considering batting David Wright second (Noble believes he is), the immediate future of Lastings Milledge, and how Noble sees the Mets bullpen shaping up.
…paulie did quite a good job moving reyes over last year [...]

David Lennon reports on his Newsday Mets Blog that Pedro Martinez appeared to be throwing with some velocity to his personal trainer Chris Correnti and looked comfortable doing it.
I know the
Mets are predicting an early August return for Pedro, but I’m betting
it’s going to be earlier than that. Martinez is zipping his throws with
surprising [...]

Steve Popper on The Record’s Mets Blog relays this funny little exchange between John Maine and the New Orleans Zephyrs trainer.
“(New Orleans Zephyrs trainer Brian) Chicklo handed me this,” Maine
said, pulling out a packet that was a New Orleans housing guide. “He
said, ‘Here, I’ve got something for you.’ We’re always messing with
each other.”

…its amazing to [...]

Kevin, a reader from New York, sent in the followinig information regarding SportsNet NY’s HD service and DirecTV subscribers…
“If you live in the NYC market and you recevie NYC locals (and of course have the HD service), then SNY HD and YES HD are transmitted as a New York HD local channels and you need [...]

In the Denver Post, Rockies beat writer Troy Renck writes the following…
“Byung-Hyun Kim hurt his trade value with Friday’s meltdown. He is not the only starter on the market, either, with Boston likely to move Kyle Snyder. Cincinnati, the Mets and Texas are all poking around for another starter.”

…poking around is fine…nothing wrong with a [...]

The Mets have six pure outfielders in camp: Moises Alou, Carlos Beltran, Endy Chavez, Shawn Green, Ben Johnson and Lastings Milledge. What they lack is a starter other than Carlos Beltran who they can say with certainty will not be a defensive liability. Marty Noble on MLB.com assesses the defensive acumen of the Mets outfield.
Clearly [...]

In Sunday’s New York Post, Kevin Kernan profiles Omar Minaya’s three top advisers: John Ricco, Tony Bernazard and Sandy Johnson.
According to Kernan…
“Minaya is captain of the ship, but his closest advisers help plot the course…Whenever the Mets make a move - big or small - it is discussed at length between Minaya, Bernazard, Ricco [...]

John Beamer of The Hardball Times provides his predictions of the 2007 Projected Division Standings.
According to Beamer the National League East will breakdown as follows:
Mets: 85-77
Braves: 82-80
Phillies: 81-81
Marlins: 80-82
Nationals: 70-92
Beamer uses such factors as projected innings pitched from each team’s guaranteed
starters and projected plate appearances for regular positional starters
to calculate the Wins Above Replacement or [...]

In an article for Fox Sports, Ken Rosenthal notes it is probable that newly acquired Blue Jays RHP John Thomson is soon to be either traded or released by the club.
Rosenthal writes:
“The Jays likely would release Thomson if they are unable to move him.
Thomson, as a newly signed free agent, must consent to any trade.”
You [...]

Craig Turner at Mets Heads has taken a closer look at the numbers for the pitchers on Baseball America’s top 10 Mets’ prospects list.
Turner breaks down Mike Pelfrey, Philip Humber, Joe Smith, Kevin Mulvey, Deolis Guerra and Jon Neise.
On Pelfrey, Turner writes:
“Our #1 Mets pitching prospect, to no one’s surprise, is Mike
Pelfrey.  His AA numbers last year [...]

The Mets have the day off today, though John Maine and Billy Wagner will throw simulated games.
In the Journal News, John Delcos talks with a variety of players about how they intend to spend the day away from camp.

…for whatever reason, most people who read this site seem to think i hope to work one day as a beat writer, or as an impartial, professional columnist…neither is true…i respect what others do, but i am a Mets fan, and proud of it, and i have zero interest in hiding it, which is why the [...]

At Inside Pitch Magazine Online, Jon Star conducts a lengthy Q&A with Mets RHP Joe Smith, who was pitching is college one year ago, and now appears to be a favorite to make the team’s 25–man roster.
Smith talks about what he has learned from the major-league players in camp, his goals for this season, and what he has been working on [...]

At Amazin Avenue, Eric Simon has updated his Make-The-Mets-O-Meter, noting that Ambiorix Burgos, Chan Ho Park, Jorge Sosa and Aaron Sele, among others, have all decreased their chances of making the team, compared to last week.
Meanwhile, Mike Pelfrey, David Newhan and Ben Johnson, are among the small number who have increased their chances of making the roster.