Anybody remember Anthony Young? This was the guy that seemed like a more logical choice for Mets Gold Leaf rookie. Young went 15-3 with a 1.65 ERA in the minors in 1990 and looked ready to beat the world in 1991. And he did pretty well, going 2-5 with a 3.10 ERA and 118 OPS+ in 10 games in 1991. He had a rookie learning curve in 1992, going 2-14 with a 4.17 ERA and 83 ERA+ in 1992, but rebounded in 1993. Unfortunately, so much of pitching back then was about WINS so all people saw was his 1-16 record and not the fact that he had a 107 ERA+. Sure, he had some issues, no question, but unfortunately that was it for him in New York.
This is another example of how beautiful those all-blue Spring Training uniforms were for the Mets back then, and the pose is pretty crazy, on top of it. Unfortunately, it loses some points for his face being obscured, but I still think it’s a solid example from the set.
