With the Major League Baseball draft beginning today, the New York Mets, coming off their sweep at home of the Florida Marlins, will be in a very good position with the 7th overall pick in the first round. Sach C has done an impressive job by breaking down the many high school and college prospects recently. It’s a definite must read and I recommend everyone to check those out. The Mets last two first round [...]

Rightfielder Jeff Francoeur is on fire, and over his last eleven games, he is batting .451 with a .500 OBP, .559 SLG, and a 1.023 OPS. The streak coincides with the meeting he had with manager Jerry Manuel before the first game of the Phillies series. Manuel told Francoeur to tune out all the advice he had been getting and follow his own instincts, those same instincts that had him leading the Mets in nearly every offensive [...]

AAA International League: Buffalo  8/11/1, Norfolk 6/15/4 cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 6, 2 RBI, K, .385 2b Justin Turner 1 for 4, RBI, BB, .281 dh Mike Jacobs 2 for 5, 2b, K, .287 3b Mike Hessman 0 for 3, BB, .287 lf Mike Cervanek 0 for 5, .231 rf Russ Adams 1 for 5, run, HR, RBI, K, .264 1b Val Pascucci 2 for 4, 2 runs, BB, .250 ss Andy Green 2 [...]

The Mets completed their three-game sweep of the Marlins this afternoon at Citi Field, where they fought back from a 5-run deficit to win 7-6. They continue their success at home, and improve their record at Citi Field to 22-9. Game Summary Hisanori Takahashi looked good through the first three innings, until his second time through the Marlins lineup. He then gave up a solo home run to Dan Uggla, his 13th of the season, [...]

According to Andy Martino of the Daily News, MLB has told the Mets that they intend to review the circumstances leading up to the Mets placing Oliver Perez on the disabled list and want a copy of his latest MRI which prompted the Mets to DL him on Saturday..  There are some conflicting reports that the Mets had sent Perez for an MRI on Friday which revealed tendinitis in the knee, and another report that Perez approached the Mets on [...]

AAA International League: Buffalo 12/22/0, Norfolk 9/15/1 cf Jesus Feliciano 5 for 6, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, .392 ss Justin Turner 1 for 5, 2 runs, .282 dh Mike Jacobs 5 for 6, 2 runs, 2 2b, 3b, 5 RBI, K, .284 1b Mike Hessman 2 for 6, run, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .291 2b Russ Adams 3 for 5, run, BB, .266 3b Mike Cervanek 1 for 5, run, RBI, K, .240 rf Val [...]

Mets defeat the Marlins 6-1 with great pitching from Niese and help from Wright’s and Davis’ bats. Mets continue their home playing dominance going 21-9 at home, the only team with 20+ wins at home. Game Summary Jon Niese had his first start since the middle of May, being out with a hamstring injury. Coming into the game, Jerry Manuel limited him to a 100 pitch count for the game. Throughout his short career with [...]

The New York Mets have sent beleaguered starter-turned-reliever-turned distraction Oliver Perez to the DL (knee tendinitis) to make room for starter Jonathon Niese. Adam Rubin reported yesterday that others players thought Ollie’s knee was “messed up.” The move ends the firestorm, both public and private, over what the Mets should do with their $36 million man. As discussed on this site, every single day, Perez has refused a minor league assignment for a week-and-a-half, which [...]

Our own Elliot Teichman, who has been producing our game previews since 2007, has a great post on his site 213 Miles From Shea. It takes a look at some of the more interesting promotions our minor league teams are having this season. There’s definitely some really cool things going on with my favorite being Star Wars Night in Buffalo. Both teams will wear special jerseys as the Rebel Alliance takes on the Storm Troopers. Darth Vader is expected to throw out the first [...]