MMN Top 30 Prospects: Rebounding Arm of Jordan Humphreys at No. 13
Photo by Ed Delany, MMN No. 13 Jordan Humphreys RHP B/T: R/R Age: 23 (6/11/1996) Height: 6’2’’ Weight: 223 lbs Acquired: Drafted in 18th round of 2015 Draft out of Crystal River HS (FL) ETA: 2021...
View ArticleTebow Will Play for Philippines in World Baseball Classic Qualifier
Mets minor league outfielder Tim Tebow will play for the Philippines in next month’s World Baseball Classic qualifier. Tebow was born in Makati, Philippines, in 1987 before moving to Florida when he...
View ArticleMMN Top 30 Prospects: No. 12 Features Lanky RHP Franklyn Kilome
Photo by Ed Delany, MMN No. 12 Franklyn Kilome, RHP B/T: R/R Age: 24 (6/25/1995) Height: 6’6” Weight: 175 lbs Acquired: Trade from Philadelphia for Asdrubal Cabrera (7/28/2018) ETA: 2020 Previous Rank:...
View ArticleLaw Ranks Mets System 16th
Photo by Allen Greene Photography Keith Law of The Athletic published his farm system rankings for all 30 MLB clubs earlier this morning, ranking the Mets system as the 16th strongest in the game. Law...
View ArticleMMN Top 30 Prospects: Deceiving Lefty Kevin Smith at No. 11
Photo by Ed Delany, MMN No. 11 Kevin Smith, LHP B/T: R/L Age: 22 (5/13/1997) Height: 6’5″ Weight: 200 lbs Acquired: Drafted in the 7th round of the 2018 MLB Draft ETA: 2021 Previous Rank: 13 2019...
View ArticleMMN Top 30 Prospects: High Upside in Josh Wolf at No. 10
Photo by Ed Delany, MMN No. 10 Josh Wolf, RHP B/T: R/R Age: 19 (9/1/2000) Height: 6’3″ Weight: 170 lbs Acquired: Drafted in the 2nd round of the 2019 MLB Draft ETA: 2023 2019 Stats: 3.38 ERA, 1.250...
View ArticleKeith Law, MLB Pipeline Release Their 2020 Mets Prospect Lists
Matthew Allan, Photo by Ed Ed Delany of MMN Prospect lists season is just about wrapping up with Keith Law of The Athletic dropped his Top 20 Mets Prospects and MLB.com released their Top 30 Mets...
View ArticleSzapucki, Humphreys, Kilome Among Players Sent to Minor League Camp
Photo by Ed Delany, MMN The Mets announced on Friday afternoon they’ve optioned LHP Stephen Gonsalves, LHP Thomas Szapucki, RHP Jordan Humphreys, RHP Franklyn Kilome to minor league camp. They also...
View ArticleMMN Top 30 Prospects: Intriguing Lefty Szapucki at No. 9
Photo by Ed Delany, MMN No. 9 Thomas Szapucki, LHP B/T: R/L Age: 23 ( 6/12/1996) Height: 6’2’’ Weight: 181 lbs Acquired: Drafted in 5th round of 2015 MLB Amateur Draft (Palm Beach, FL) ETA: 2021...
View ArticleSyracuse Mets Open House: The Good, The Not So Good, and the Unfinished
The Syracuse Mets held their annual Open House on Saturday and I had the privilege of attending. This is the second year that I have done so and while there were improvements made versus last season...
View ArticleMMN Top 30 Prospects: Toolsy Shervyen Newton At No. 8
Photo by Ed Delany, MMN No. 8 Shervyen Newton Infielder B/T: S/R Age: 20 (4/24/1999) Height: 6’4” Weight: 180 lbs Acquired: Signed as International Free Agent in 2015 ($50,000 out of Netherlands)...
View ArticleMMN Top 30 Prospects: No. 7 Features Lefty Starter David Peterson
David Peterson, Photo By Ernest Dove No. 7 David Peterson LHP B/T: L/L Age: 24 (9/3/1995) Height: 6’6’’ Weight: 240 lbs Acquired: Drafted in 1st round (20th overall) of 2017 Draft from University of...
View ArticleOswalt, Peterson, Payano Sent to Minor League Camp
Photo by James Farrance Photography The New York Mets announced on Wednesday afternoon they’ve optioned right-handed pitcher Corey Oswalt to minor league camp and re-assigned left-handed pitcher David...
View ArticleMLB and MiLB Announce Start of Regular Seasons Will Be Delayed
Following a call with the 30 clubs, and after consultation with the Major League Baseball Players Association, Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. announced on Thursday that Major League Baseball has...
View ArticleMLB Order Clubs To Halt Amateur Scouting
Brett Baty/John Gutierrez (For American – Statesman) After COVID-19 canceled all future collegiate baseball activities, Major League Baseball has ordered all MLB clubs to pull all of their scouts —...
View ArticleKeith Law Ranks Top 30 MLB Draft Prospects
Although college baseball is currently on pause, mock draft season is back upon us. The MLB draft is currently scheduled for June 10, which is only less than two months away. However, with the...
View ArticleMajor League Baseball Announces Compensation for Minor Leaguers
Since last week, Major League Baseball has been engaged in a variety of discussions with stakeholders to identify ways to blunt the wide-ranging impact of the national emergency resulting from the...
View ArticleTy Kelly Part Of New Non-Profit Advocating for Minor Leaguers
A non-profit called Advocates for Minor Leaguers sent out a press release on Friday announcing they are dedicating to helping minor league baseball players improve their working conditions. Garrett...
View ArticleMMN Top 30 Prospects: 2019 First Rounder Brett Baty at No. 6
Brett Baty, Photo By Ernest Dove No. 6 Brett Baty, 3B B/T: L/R Age: 20 (11/13/1999) Height: 6’3″ Weight: 210 lbs ETA: 2022 Previous Rank: N/A Acquired: First round in 2019 from Lake Travis HS, Austin,...
View ArticleMMN Notebook: Sewald and Zamora Optioned, MLB Changes Draft
Baseball has been put on pause for the foreseeable future, but there are still plenty of minor league news and notes to catch up on. According to the Mets’ minor league transactions page, the Mets...
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