Those of you that follow the Mets minor league system already know what a wonderful year they are having developing future rotational pitchers. Right now, there are 8 prospects that look to have the goods to make it to the rotation, and 6 more that also are showing signs that they too could be major league material. Will all of them make it? Most probably no, and no one team can assimilate 14 additional starters over a five year period, but problems like this are fun to have. IMO, the potential starters, and the year they first would make a full year’s contribution, are:

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FLUSHING, NY - The Mets of the 1980s have been remembered as one of the more outgoing group of players in recent times. With all of the winning, booze, drugs and free thought that came from those teams, no one thought, at the time, there would be so many future managers and coaches. But it happened and Tim Teufel is one of them. The former second baseman is beginning his third year as a manager and second skippering the St. Lucie Mets. When he was in New York to greet fans buying tickets, NY Sports Day was able to ask Teufel a few questions.



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