Wright wasn't hyped, he got called up and started hitting. Reyes had a bit more hype and it was looking grim there for a couple years but obviously last year was great.
That surprises me (especially this early in the spring). Hopefully this means that some of the younger guys are getting noticed.
Wright had a ton of hype, not as much as Reyes but he was considered the chosen one for 3rd base at least a couple years before his call-up.
I gotta side with 3rd here. I remember barely any hype about Wright as opposed to Reyes. It does seem everyone the Mets hype turns to shit. Generation K anyone?
They Hyped Doc and Daryl, they turned out all right. Maybe becasue I am very involved with the Mets, but I think Wright was pretty hyped.
Did a little research and have to defer to you guys. I just remember being extremely excited about his call-up, so much so that I went to his first game on short notice. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=2351 "The subject of this piece is David Wright, who may just be the most under-appreciated prospect in the game. While Wright does not come with the excitement factor that Reyes' blinding speed brings, there is an argument to be made that Wright is the better bet for a productive major league career."
I'm not old enough to remember any Daryl/Doc hype and during the miserable 04 season Reyes was definitely being hyped up as the savior of the franchise while Wright was more of a pleasant suprise.
Straw was more hyped of the 2. But I will never forget opening Day 1985. It was Doc's second season and the hype was incredible. I still have my "K" card the news gave out that day.
Wow, that makes me feel old. Yes, the Darryl/Doc hype was overwhelming, and obviously warranted. The Mets got more than you could have hoped for out of both of them from the point where they were minor leaguers, but even there ultimately got a lot less out of them than anyone would have predicted in 1984-1986. Speaking of overhyped Mets, remember Gregg Jefferies? And no one was hyped any more than good old Ron Swoboda, but given the catch in the 1969 World Series, I can't for the life of me view him as a bust. Another hyped Met, Ed Kranepool, was only 34 when he retired after appearing in 18 major league seasons, all for the Mets. That may be the most amazing stat about the Amazin's.
At least Jefferies had some small major league success to fuel the hype. It was only 100 ABs or so but he hit the ball quite well at the end of that season which really kicked it into overdrive.
True, and he is the answer to an interesting trivia question: who was in the top 6 in voting for Rookie of the Year in two different years? He finished 6th in 1988 based on those excellent 100 ABs, and 3rd in 1989 despite the fact that he actually had a pretty mediocre year (.706 OPS).
i have been trying to find those K cards forever.i had about 50 of them and i gave them to all my friends at school.i was the man. i wish i still had one at least
...Not saying either are doing bad or anything, but gotta love these comments. Kinda talked about how much better Oliver Perez was than John Maine. Maine's putting up Bobby Jones numbers. Maine - 10-5, 3.07 ERA, 101 Ks, 45 BB, 1.19 WHIP Perez - 9-6, 3.00 ERA, 99 Ks, 43 BB, 1.19 WHIP
Bumping this seems pretty odd to me. As the numbers show, they're having similar years, but that says aboslutely nothing about who has the bigger upside. You can certainly count me among the people who think that Perez has a bigger upside, which doesn't necessarily mean that he'll have a better career than Maine will.
