New York Mets

Young New York Mets outfielder Fernando Martinez may be one of the team's top prospects but the team is...

By Matthew Cerrone …i know, ted, but it’s just so damn difficult… i see this conundrum in my e-mail every day: on one hand, Mets fans love home-grown talent, and love the idea of murphy, Fernando Martinez, etc., but, on the other hand, they wan to win, and they demand results and success right now, and so it mak...

By Matthew Cerrone This season for the Single-A Savannah Sand Gnats, Allen was 9–6 with a 3.45 ERA in 125 innings, during which he struck out 111 batters and walked just 51. Meanwhile, in a post to his blog CheMETStry, T.J. asks, “What’s the big deal about Fernando Martinez?”

By Matthew Cerrone In a mailbag Q&A for MLB.com, Mets reporter Marty Noble believes the Mets would need to trade players like John Maine and Fernando Martinez, ‘in a deal to get a No. 2 pitcher or a power hitter.’ Maine was 2–2 with a 4.12 ERA in his final four starts after returning from the disabled list in 200...

By Michael Baron Adam Rubin, in a post to his blog for the Daily News, lists the Mets who will be participating in winter ball during the off-season. Among those participating are Nelson Figueroa, Omir Santos, Pat Misch, Angel Pagan, Fernando Martinez, Tobi Stoner, Lance Broadway, and Josh Thole. For the e...

By Matthew Cerrone Mets 21-year-old OF Fernando Martinez had season-ending surgery on his right knee in late September. According to the team’s website, here, Martinez will begin playing in early November for Leones del Escogido in the Dominican Winter League.

By Matthew Cerrone What’s worse, while Jon Niese and Fernando Martinez are on the disabled list recovering from season-ending surgery, Braves RHP Tommy Hanson, Marlins OF Chris Coghlan and Phillies LHP JA Happ could wind up 1-2-3 in the NL Rookie of the Year voting, as Sherman points out.

With the Mets sniffing around for some offensive help, I asked Jerry Manuel yesterday how difficult it must be to have almost zero power from the leftfield and first base positions. It's not that Daniel Murphy and Fernando Martinez can't hit a home run. I've witnessed it happen -- for Martin...

By Ed Ryan(noreply@blogger.com) Joe McDonald of NY Sports Day has a great article on some of the farmhands that stepped up last year to contribute. Toby Hyde of Mets Minor league blog has a break down of our top prospects. While Evan Drellich of Metsblog explains why Fernando Martinez is still our best. Ted Berg of SNY Flushing...

By Mike Newman Mets fans are quite giddy five prospects within the organization were represented on arguably the three most respected Top-100 prospect lists in the land in Baseball America, ESPN’s Keith Law, and Baseball Prospectus. 1. Fernando Martinez, OF

By Mets Guy in Michigan(noreply@blogger.com) The future of the Mets? Fernando Martinez and Dan Murphy get ready to take cuts. I can understand why teams threaten to uproot and move their spring training sites after experiencing the contrasts during last weeks’ Grapefruit League road trips.

By Mike Newman 2. Fernando Martinez Grade - B 3. John Niese Grade - B Grade - B- 5. Jefry Marte Grade - B- 6. Eddie Kunz Grade - C+ Grade - C+ 8. Mike Carp Grade - C+ Grade - C+ 10. Ike Davis Grade - C+ Grade - C+ Grade - C+ 13. Dillon Gee Grade - C+ Grade - C+ Grade - C+ Click here to view the rest of the Mets top 20.

By Mike Newman 1. Yankees - Austin Jackson, Philip Hughes, Ian Kennedy 2. Dodgers - Matt Kemp, James McDonald, Scott Elbert 3. Braves - Jordan Schafer, Charlie Morton, Tommy Hanson 5. Cubs - Felix Pie, Sean Marshall, Jeff Samardzija 6. Mets - Fernando Martinez, Jon Niese, Bobby Parnell

By Aaron Dorman MetsGeek: What are Valentino Pascucci’s pluses? Can he help the Mets at all? MetsGeek: So we shouldn’t be rooting for the Mets to release Delgado and call him up? MetsGeek: Yeah, I think Fernando Martinez might be in a similar situation. At what point does Fernando Martinez have to put up nu...

David Wright wants your help. He's asking Surfing the Mets readers to help him pick a successor to the Beastie Boys' Brass Monkey for when he enters the batter's box at Shea. Among the youngsters: Fernando Martinez (62), Mike Carp (64), Joe Smith (70), Francisco Pena (76) and Kevin Mulvey (7...