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Amazin' Avenue Chat Transcript: John Sickels On Mets Prospects
Here is the transcript of our live Mets prospect chat with John Sickels of Minor League Ball . Enjoy. Pat Andriola: Is Jenrry Mejia a top-50 MLB prospect? John Sickels: He’d be top 100 for sure. Top 50? I don’t know. I’m going to do a new prospect list for Rotowire by the end of the ...
A Draft Review
natsfarm.com — Andy Seiler is a frequent poster over at John Sickels site and has very good knowledge of... the draft as a whole. He has analyzed each and every pick of the Nationals draft and given them a grade of B. (more) A Draft Review
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Other Blogs: Is it Time to Rebuild, Prospects
MetsBlog.com — ... Speaking of prospects, Eric Simon of Amazin Avenue posts a very long, in-depth Q&A about the Mets farm system with John Sickels of Minor League Ball, who says of Ike Davis, “As a hitter, he projects as a regular first baseman… he’s doing a lot better this year and controls the zone very well.” ...

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