Adam Rubin of the Daily News has been covering the Mets since 2003. He also writes extensively about the Mets minor league prospects for Baseball America. For the third straight year, he takes some time to answer a few questions for Mets Merized Online. Please check out his blog, Surfing The Mets for the latest Mets news.
1. I really loved your piece on Wilmer Flores the other day. My first question focuses on the Mets minor leagues. Do the Mets have a "catcher of the future" in the system, and if so, when can we expect to see him?
Brian Schneider and Ramon Castro are both free agents after the 2009 season, and it looks like the Mets will have to go outside the system next offseason if they want to upgrade. Mike Nickeas, who came from the Rangers a few years ago in exchange for Victor Diaz, was the top defensive catcher in the system last season, but he hit just .210 in 214 at-bats between Triple-A New Orleans and Double-A Binghamton. The top two prospects are Francis...
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Mets Merized Online:
PLAYERS:
Brian Schneider,
Mike Nickeas,
Victor Diaz,
Francisco Pena,
Sean McCraw,
Nelson Figueroa,
Pedro Feliciano,
Oliver Perez,
Scott Schoeneweis,
Chase Utley,
Francisco Rodriguez,
Adam Bostick,
Roger Cedeno,
Ryan Church,
Fernando Tatis,
Fernando Martinez,
Ramon Castro,
Derek Lowe,
Ryan Howard,
David Wright,
Nick Evans
TEAMS: New York Mets, Miami Marlins
TEAMS: New York Mets, Miami Marlins
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