Hanhold Rated As Helium Prospect
Baseball America has named Mets right-handed relief prospect Eric Hanholdas a “Helium” as part of their Prospect Hot Sheet for the week ending June 3, 2018. In naming Hanhold as a Helium prospect,...
View ArticleMMN Recap: Evans Homers in High Scoring Vegas Win
Phillip Evans/Photo by Jennifer Nieves Las Vegas (25-34) 11, New Orleans (27-31) 10 Box Score Kevin Kaczmarski CF: 3-5, 2B, 3B, 2 K, .424/.447/.606 Phillip Evans SS: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, .255/.323/.531...
View ArticleCallis: Mets Had Strong Second Day Of Draft
Ryley Gilliam/David Grooms Independent Mail Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline rated the five teams who drafted the best talent on the second day of the draft, and he had the Mets coming in at four. Notably,...
View ArticleMets Draft Picks 11-15: Mets Go With Mostly College Players Again
Round 11 Franklin Parra Height/Weight: 6’1″, 170 LBS B/T: L/L Position: LHP Age: 18 The Mets have selected southpaw Franklin Parra out of Copiague High School in the 11th round of the 2018 MLB Draft....
View ArticleMets Draft Picks 16-20: Mets Go Primarily College
Allan Winans/Bennett Scarborough Round 16 L.A. Woodard Height/Weight: 5’11”, 165 LBS B/T: R/R Position: SS In the 16th round, the Mets took Middle Tennessee shortstop L.A. Woodard. The right-hand...
View ArticleRounds 21-25: Mets Take Some Upside Players
Saul Gonzalez/Perfect Game On day three of the draft, the Mets continued to stockpile young talent. From picks 21 to 25, the team selected three more high schoolers and two college bats. Round 21...
View ArticleMets Draft Picks 26-30: Mets Opt for College Seniors
Chandler Avant/Jake Stevens Alabama Crimson White Round 26 Brian Sharp Position: 3B Bats/Throws: Left/Right Date of Birth: 2/18/1997 Height/Weight: 6’2″, 205 The Mets selected Brian Sharp out of the...
View ArticleMets Draft Picks 31-40: Mets Go With Some Upside
Jake Magnum/Kelly Price MSU Athletics Round 31 Brendan Hardy Position: RHP Date of Birth: 12/15/1999 Height/Weight: 6’4″, 190 Hardy played the infield in shortstop in high school but the Mets announced...
View ArticleConlon Returns To Mets; Evans Designated For Assignment
PJ Conlon/Photo by Ed Delany Considering his Irish heritage, it’s fair to say the Mets got a mulligan on their decision to designate P.J. Conlon for assignment. Less than a week after the Los Angeles...
View ArticleMMN Recap: Gladu Extends Hitting Streak to 20 Games
Raphael Gladu/Photo by Ed Delany New Orleans (28-31) 16, Las Vegas (25-35) 4 Box Score Kevin Kaczmarski CF: 1-2, BB, .429/.463/.600 Cody Asche 3B: 2-5, 2B, .235/.302/.522 Dominic Smith 1B: 3-5, 2B,...
View ArticleMets 2018 Draft: Day 3 Recap
Saul Gonzalez/Perfect Game On the third day of the draft, in rounds 11-40, the New York Mets picked 19 college players and 11 high school players. Of these thirty picks, they selected 10 right-handed...
View ArticleLaffey Retires, den Dekker On DL
As reported by Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Aaron Laffey has decided to retire after a nightmare IFA game where he allowed 14 runs (12 earned) on 15 hits. Overall, Laffey had an...
View ArticleJustin Dunn Promoted to Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Justin Dunn/Photo by Ed Delany According to a source, New York Mets right-handed pitching prospect Justin Dunn is being promoted to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies from the St. Lucie Mets. Dunn, 22, is...
View ArticleCallis: Gilliam May Make MLB Quickly
Ryley Gilliam/David Grooms Independent Mail After the draft, Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline named five players from the 2018 draft he believes could be the first player to make their Major League debut....
View ArticleMets Minors Recap: McNeil Homers Again For Binghamton
(Jacob Resnick/Mets Minors) Las Vegas (26-35) 7, New Orleans (28-32) 6 Box Score Ezequiel Carrera CF: 2-4, 2B, RBI, K, .200/.200/.233 Ty Kelly 2B: 2-3, RBI, 2 BB, .270/.347/.464 Dominic Smith 1B: 0-4,...
View ArticleMMN May Players of the Month
Once again, there have been a number of outstanding performances in the Mets minor leagues during the Month of May with some players starting to raise their profiles. While we cannot mention everyone...
View ArticleMMN Recap: Prevost Faces Minimum in Complete Game Shutout
Josh Prevost/Photo by Ed Delany, MMN Round Rock (27-34) 12, Las Vegas (26-36) 5 Box Score Phillip Evans SS: 1-4, HR, RBI, .255/.321/.544 Dominic Smith DH: 0-4, 2 K, .262/.345/.371 Patrick Kivlehan 1B:...
View ArticleDavid Peterson Strikes Out Career-High 10 Batters
David Peterson/Photo by Ed Delany Columbia Fireflies starter David Peterson was dominant on Saturday night in a career-high eight innings against the Augusta GreenJackets. Peterson, 22, allowed six...
View ArticleMMN Recap: Gonzalez, Peterson Both Toss Eight Inning Gems
Harol Gonzalez/Photo by Ed Delany, MMN Round Rock (28-34) 18, Las Vegas (26-37) 7 Box Score Dominic Smith 1B: 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB, K, .262/.346/.374 Zach Borenstein RF: 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 K,...
View ArticlePeterson Promoted To St. Lucie, Callahan To Undergo Shoulder Surgery
As first reported by MMN‘s Michael Mayer, LHP David Peterson was promoted from Columbia to St. Lucie. While Peterson has been long pushing the issue, his last start may have finally forced the Mets...
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