MMN Recap: Wheeler Sharp on Mound, At the Plate
Photo by MetsMinors.net Las Vegas 51s (1-1) 5, El Paso Chihuahuas (1-1) 2 Box Score Matt den Dekker CF: 2-4, 2B, RBI Dominic Smith 1B: 1-4, 2B, RBI, 3 K Luis Guillorme SS: 2-4, 2 2B, RBI Jose Lobaton...
View ArticleMMN Recap: Nido, Smith Have Big Offensive Games
Tomas Nido/Photo by Ed Delany It was a rough day for the New York Mets minor league affiliates with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies the only winner. With the season beginning to ramp up, here’s how the...
View ArticleAnthony Kay Allows No Earned Runs In First Professional Start
Anthony Kay/Photo by Ed Delany In the first round of the 2016 Draft, the New York Mets selected UConn left-handed started pitcher Anthony Kay (31st 0verall). Unfortunately, soon after he was drafted,...
View ArticleMMN Recap: Crismatt, Conlon Dominate in Season Debuts
PJ Conlon/Photo by Ed Delany El Paso Chihuahuas (3-1) 8, Las Vegas 51s (1-3) 5 Box Score Ty Kelly 3B: 2-for-5, R, HR, 3 RBI, K, .273/.385/.545 Gavin Cecchini 2B: 2-for-3, R, 2 2B, .222/.300/.444...
View ArticleGimenez Showing Early Season Pop
Andres Gimenez, Photo By Ernest Dove In yesterday’s game against the Bradenton Marauders, Mets top prospect Andres Gimenez hit his first home run of the season: It was an impressive no-doubt home run...
View ArticleMets Minors Weekly Report: Alonso Off to Fast Start
(Jacob Resnick/Mets Minors) Week In Review The Las Vegas 51s (1-3, t-second in the Pacific Coast League Pacific Southern division) have struggled to get their own runners on base and keep their...
View ArticleTebow Drew Them In, But Crismatt Impressed In Binghamton’s Win
I went to NYSEG Stadium today hoping to catch a glimpse of Tim Tebow on the baseball diamond. I left the Binghamton Stadium impressed with the performance of a kid without Tebow’s name recognition –...
View ArticleObservations From Columbia, Viall Shows Flashes
Chris Viall/Photo by Ed Delany Monday evening, Chris Viall, 22, took to the bump against the Hagerstown Suns for his low-A Columbia Fireflies debut. The former 2016 sixth round pick out of Stanford was...
View ArticleBautista Starting Where He Left Off
Photo by Ed Delany Gerson Bautista pitched two perfect innings in the Binghamton Rumble Ponies loss to the Akron RubberDucks. In these two perfect innings, Bautista struck out five of the six batters...
View ArticleMMN Recap: Big Second Leads Columbia to Victory
El Paso (4-1) 14, Las Vegas (1-4) 0 Box Score Ty Kelly SS: 1-4, K, .267/.353/.467 Gavin Cecchini 2B: 2-3, .333/.385/.500 The 51s’ offense was quiet all game, with just five hits, all of which were...
View ArticleL.J. Mazzilli Traded To Yankees
Photo by Rick Nelson/MiLB.com The New York Mets have traded utility player L.J. Mazzilli to the New York Yankees in exchange for OF Kendall Coleman. Mazzilli, the son of beloved Met Lee Mazzilli, who...
View ArticleMets Option Nimmo to Triple-A, Promote Oswalt
Corey Oswalt/Photo by Ed Delany In a shocking move, the New York Mets tweeted that Brandon Nimmo would be demoted to the Las Vegas 51s and Corey Oswalt would be promoted to the big-league club. Even...
View ArticleRoster Moves: Oswalt To Vegas; Wheeler Recalled
Corey Oswalt/Photo by Ed Delany With the heavy workload the Mets bullpen has undertaken to start the 2017, especially Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo, the New York Mets had called up Corey Oswalt to be...
View ArticleEric Hanhold Makes a Name for Himself in Ponies Pen
Eric Hanhold (Ed Delany/Mets Minors) Of the hard-throwing relievers acquired by the Mets in exchange for veterans over the final two months of the 2017 season, Eric Hanhold understandably received the...
View ArticleIan Strom Displays Unexpected Power
Ian Strom/Photo by Ed Delany In the St. Lucie Mets 6-5 win over the Tampa Tarpons, the offense was led by right fielder Ian Strom. On the night, Strom was 2-4 with a run, triple, homer, and two RBI....
View ArticleMMN Recap: St. Lucie Walks Off Thanks to Dash
Photo by Ed Delany A walk-off win from the St. Lucie Mets saved the farm system from going winless on Tuesday night. Albuquerque (4-2) 7, Las Vegas (1-5) 3 Box Score Phillip Evans 3B: 2-3, 2B, RBI,...
View ArticleAndres Gimenez Holding His Own as Third-Youngest in FSL
Andres Gimenez (Ed Delany/Mets Minors) In their annual review of all ten full-season minor leagues, Baseball America noted that 19-year-old shortstop Andres Gimenez, the top prospect in the Mets’...
View ArticleDunn Proving He Should Start
Justin Dunn/Photo by Ed Delany Heading into the 2018 season, it was an open debate whether Justin Dunn would be able to stick it out in the rotation or if he was best suited to move back into the...
View ArticleMMN Recap: St. Lucie Walks Off Again
Photo by Ed Delany The New York Mets’ minor league affiliates split their games last night, with Las Vegas and Binghamton losing, and Columbia and St. Lucie going home victorious. Albuquerque (5-2)...
View ArticleBA Reviews Mets International Free Agents: Mauricio Among Impressive Group
Ronny Mauricio/Photo By Ed Delany Baseball America released their annual review of the Mets’ signings of International Free Agents yesterday with some positivity. The Mets had a budget of $5.75 million...
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