MMN Recap 8/4: Harol Tosses Another Gem, Alonso Homers
(Jacob Resnick/MetsMinors.Net) Fresno Grizzlies 5 (Houston, 61-49), Las Vegas (55-56) 3 F/11 Box Score Gavin Cecchini SS 1 for 4, 2B, BB, R, .308/.385/.429 T.J. Rivera 3B 2 for 3, 2B, 2 BB,...
View ArticleRosario Rated as Eastern League’s Best Defensive Shortstop
(MMN/MMO Teddy Klein) Baseball America has published its annual Best Tools list for the majors, AAA, and AA so far. So far, Amed Rosario is the only Mets minor leaguer to make the list. Rosario was...
View ArticleMMN Midseason Mets Top 50 Prospects: #30-26
Photo courtesy of Al Rabon/Midland Sports #30 SS Milton Ramos HT: 5’11 WT: 180 Level: Low-A Columbia B/T: R/R Age: 8/26/1995 (20) Age Dif: -1.4 Acquired: Selected in the third round of the 2014 MLB...
View ArticleMMN Recap 8/4: Church Spins Another Gem, Taylor Returns
Photo by Ed Delany Fresno Grizzlies (62-49) 6, Las Vegas 51 (55-57) 3 Box Score Gavin Cecchini SS 2 for 4, 2B (20th), R T.J. Rivera 2B 1 for 3, 2B (22nd), R Kevin Plawecki C 3 for 3, 2B (6th), RBI The...
View ArticleMets Prospect Pulse: Brookyn Cyclones RHP Erik Manoah
(Jacob Resnick/MetsMinors.Net) Player Profile Name: Erik Manoah Pos: RHP Team: Brooklyn Cyclones Age: 12/22/1995 (20) Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 190 2016 MMN Prospect Rank: N/R Background The Mets made Manoah their...
View ArticleAmed Rosario Called the Most Exciting Florida State League Player
Photo by Ed Delany Well, not only is Amed Rosario the best defensive shortstop in the Eastern League, but according to Baseball America, he was the best defensive shortstop in the Florida State League....
View ArticleMMN Recap 8/6: Amed Rosario Returns With Three Hits
Fresno Grizzlies (63-50) 3 vs. Las Vegas 51s (56-58) 2 BOX SCORE Gavin Cecchini SS: 2 for 5 .317/.390/.439 T.J. Rivera RF: 2 for 4, 2 R, K .344/.388/.497 Kevin Plawecki C: 2 for 4, 2B .325/.381/.518...
View ArticleEric Campbell and T.J. Rivera Would’ve Been Better Options
With Asdrubal Cabrera and Jose Reyes joining David Wright and Lucas Duda on the disabled list, the Mets needed to go to AAA to find a utility infielder. For some reason or another they chose Ty Kelly....
View ArticleMMN Recap 8/6: Rivera Keeps Producing, Szapucki Electric Again
Las Vegas 51s (57-58) 10, Fresno Grizzlies 8 Box Score Gavin Cecchini SS – 4 for 5, 2B, RBI, 2 R, .324/.396/.447 T.J. Rivera 3B – 3 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 2 R, 5 RBI, .348/.390/.512 Cecchini is now 11 for...
View ArticleLuis Carpio Could Return Soon
After missing over five months of the baseball season with a labrum tear in his right shoulder, shortstop Luis Carpio could appear in Gulf Coast League games as soon as next week, Mets Minors has...
View ArticleMets Minors Recap 8/7: St. Lucie Gets Walk-off Win
Photo Credit: Ed Delany Triple-A Albuquerque 9, Las Vegas 51s (57-59) Box Score Gavin Cecchini SS 1-5, E .322/.393/.444 L.J. Mazzilli 2B 4-5, 2 2B, R, 2 E .252/.338/.359 (combined with B-Mets and 51s)...
View ArticleT.J. Rivera Earns PCL Player of the Week Honors
Las Vegas 51s infielder T.J. Rivera was named the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday. Rivera wins the award for the second time this season, and he was also the...
View ArticleThree Cyclones Named NYPL All-Stars
In preparation for next week’s New York-Penn League All-Star game, three members of the Brooklyn Cyclones were selected to the South squad. RHP Harol Gonzalez, SS Colby Woodmansee, and 1B Peter Alonso...
View ArticleMMN Recap 8/8: Alonso Collects Four Hits in Cyclones Win
(Jacob Resnick/MetsMinors.Net) Colombia Fireflies (52-62) 3 vs. Greenville Drive (58-55) 2 BOX SCORE J.C. Rodriguez 2B: 2 for 4, 2B .234/.294/.341 Eudor Garcia DH: 3 for 4, 2 2B, RBI, R, K...
View ArticleRecap 8/9: Rivera Called Up!
Albuquerque Isotopes 7, Las Vegas 51’s 0 Box Score T.J. Rivera 3B 2 for 3, .349 Rivera’s been called up! Duane Below LHP 4.2 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 3 K 5.04 ERA Albuquerque Isotopes 4 (Colorado,...
View ArticleAll-Star Gonzalez Lights Out in Cyclones Win
(Jacob Resnick/MetsMinors.Net) The only difference between Harol Gonzalez now, and Gonzalez in his last start, is that the right-hander now carries the title of New York Penn-League All-Star. He gave...
View ArticleInjuries Begin to Mount for Cyclones as Alonso, Lindsay Down
With the Brooklyn Cyclones only three and a half games out of a wild card spot, the last thing they need is for injuries to begin piling up. However, after last night’s victory over the Vermont Lake...
View ArticleMets Ongoing Third Base Prospect Situation in St. Lucie
I continue to keep an eye on the third base situation down in Port St. Lucie, not only because I live down in South Florida but also because, as expected, David Thompson was promoted from low-A and...
View ArticleT.J. Rivera Finally Gets His Chance
Undrafted free agent middle infielders aren’t supposed to reach AA let alone make it to the majors. Twenty-seven year old career minor leaguers not on the 40 man roster are supposed to read the...
View ArticleMMN Recap 8/10: Rosario Collects Three Hits, Cecchini Homers
Photo by Ed Delany Albuquerque Isotopes (Rockies, 53-64) 8, Las Vegas 51s (57-62) 7 Box Score Gavin Cecchini SS 1 for 5, HR (6th, 2 RBI, .317/.387/.444 L.J. Mazzilli 2B 1 for 5, HR (1st),...
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