d'Arnaud or Myers?

[EastonRuthledge]

beyond that its definitely harder to find a good catcher thats good both offensively and defensively than it is to find a power hitting outfielder...we still need a middle of the order power bat to protect David Wright though

[JohnNY62]

It does. Outfielders are so much easier to find than catchers.

Ahh .. so that's why we're so well-stocked with MLB-caliber outfielders ...

[YoungStuna28]

Ahh .. so that's why we're so well-stocked with MLB-caliber outfielders ...

When is the last time we had a major league caliber catcher? Lo Duca?

[MetsFanatic19]

When is the last time we had a major league caliber catcher? Lo Duca?

The real question is when was the last time a major league caliber catcher came up through our system?

[Rio40]

The real question is when was the last time a major league caliber catcher came up through our system?

Hundley and a longggg time ago.

[JohnNY62]

The real question is when was the last time a major league caliber catcher came up through our system?

No, that's a different question. My question is, if outfielders are so easy to come by, how come we don't have ANY?

[MetsFanatic19]

No, that's a different question. My question is, if outfielders are so easy to come by, how come we don't have ANY?

Well, I was just responding to YoungStuna.

And the Mets haven't has any recent luck with outfielding prospects, but there are still a good amount of OF prospects in the farm. We just have had bad luck with some outfielders in the past (i.e. Lastings Milledge, Fernando Martinez).

I wouldn't say that they're so easy to come by that every team has a top tier OF propsect or major leaguer, but they are much easier to come by than catchers.

[vtmet]

No, that's a different question. My question is, if outfielders are so easy to come by, how come we don't have ANY?

incompetence trumps natural selection?

[The-rock-man]

If it was just Myers VS D'Arnaud, I would have taken Myers. But since it was really a three for one (Buck, Thole, Nickeas are just throw ins),I'm happy over the results. Good catcher, good pitcher, and a good draft pick in the outfielder.

If we were drafting, where would the outfielder fall we got from Toronto.

[waveycrockett]

you are a met fan? im ashamed to say we root for one of the same teams

thru good times and the bad!! Guess that makes us eskimo brothers!!

[Claymation]

The real question is when was the last time a major league caliber catcher came up through our system?

That was any good?
Todd Hundley.

[Claymation]

No, that's a different question. My question is, if outfielders are so easy to come by, how come we don't have ANY?

That's a very fair question, and the answer is this. If you don't draft them, acquire them in a trade or sign them via Free agency, you won't have them.