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Originally Posted by Jim65
Not sure what you're saying, because its the same team, they will end up like Paul Wilson? With the exception of Matz, all of the Mets young starters have already had more success than Paul Wilson.
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I was comparing the anticipation and buildup for this new group and the fact that they have all suffered injuries already.
The Mets Top-10 Baseball America Prospects prior to the 1995 season included:
1.) Bill Pulsipher (missed 1996 with injury)
2.) Paul Wilson (missed 1999 with injury)
5.) Jason Isringhausen (missed 1998 with injury)
These three were highly touted in those days - even though, as you said, they never accomplished nearly as much at the Major League level as the current crop.
It just seems like the two groups are connected through hype or injury or both.
One can only hope that the current group will recover from their various injuries...the first group was never the same (though Isringhausen became a decent closer for a few years).
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