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May
30
2013

Mets Minors Report 5/30: Satin Pushing The Envelope, Quintanilla On The Way, Dykstra In The Mix

Satin Is Ready To Hit In The Bigs

Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas rocked Reno, 7-1. Binghamton dropped a game to Altoona, 8-4. St. Lucie split a double header with Jupiter, 4-1 & 7-4.  Savannah dropped to Greenville, 5-1. Prospect Pipeline In his second game back from his stint on the DL, Brandon Nimmo was 0-for-2 with two strikeouts in last night’s loss. His average has now dipped below the .300 mark for the first time this year (.299). The Mets are [...]

May
29
2013

Mets Minors Report 5/29: Nimmo Returns, Leathersich Slams The Door, Quintanilla’s Knocking

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Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas dropped to Reno, 6-5. Binghamton topped Altoona, 8-5. St. Lucie game was postponed due to rain.  Savannah defeated Greenville, 8-3. Prospect Pipeline Welcome back Brandon Nimmo! Nimmo finally returned from his stint on the disabled list, and was in the lineup for Savannah last night batting second, and playing center field. It was his first game back since April 29, and it showed. Nimmo was 0-for-5 at the plate, [...]

May
28
2013

Prospect Spotlight: Francisco Pena Is Tearing It Up In Vegas

After Five Years In The System Pena Has Made It To The Upper Levels

Francisco Pena, the son of former major league catcher Tony Pena, is making the most of his situation in Las Vegas. He basically inherited the starting catching job with Travis d’Arnaud and Juan Centeno on the disabled list, and is doing his best to make us forget about those other two guys. Pena has come to the plate in seven games with Las Vegas, and is hitting a robust .385 with four homers and 10 [...]

May
28
2013

Mets Minors Report 5/28: Wheeler Still Rusty, Pena Smoking Hot, Where’s Nimmo?

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Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas topped Salt Lake, 9-7. Binghamton defeated Portland, 6-5. St. Lucie had the day off. Savannah topped Greenville, 4-1. Prospect Pipeline Zack Wheeler was arguably rustier in yesterday’s start, than he was in his first game back from his brief DL stint. His three walks were the most he’s given up since April 25. In his two starts from returning from the DL, he has pitched in nine innings, and [...]

May
27
2013

Fixing Ike Davis

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I can fix Ike Davis. I know that you don’t believe me, but Davis can fix this if he wants to. I wrote a piece on MMN over the weekend about why I didn’t think it was the right move to demote Davis. I know I am in the small minority that thinks this, but if he makes a couple of minor mechanical adjustments he can work this out at the big league level. Look [...]

May
27
2013

Mets Minors Report 5/27: Montero and Bowman Spin Gems, Lutz Injures Oblique, Wheeler Starts Today

Rafael Montero will have B-Mets fans buzzing.

Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas topped Salt Lake, 13-9. Binghamton shut out Portland, 5-0. Savannah dropped to Augusta, 3-1. St. Lucie shut out Bradenton, 8-2. Prospect Pipeline Rafael Montero killed it last night…again. The righty was absolutely dominant through six innings today – allowing just four hits and two walks while striking out eight batters. He allowed no earned runs and dropped his ERA in AA down to 3.08. He was touching 95 mph on [...]

May
26
2013

Cesar Puello Could Be Just What The Mets Outfield Is Looking For In 2014

Cesar Puello

Cesar Puello is currently one of the hottest hitters in the Mets organization. Over his last ten games, he is hitting a very solid .364, with two home runs and nine RBI. His OPS over that ten game span is an outstanding 1.031. Puello started off the season slow, but has really kicked things into high gear over the past couple of weeks. He is starting to live up to his reputation of once being considered [...]

May
23
2013

Team Source On Wheeler: “He’s Ready”

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Updated By Joe D. On 5/23 A high-ranking team official told he New York Post on Thursday that barring a setback, Zack Wheeler is expected to make 2-3 more starts for Triple-A Las Vegas and then join the Mets. If Wheeler remains on normal rest, that would put his Mets debut somewhere in the June 6-11 range. “If not for the minor setback with the shoulder, he might already be here,” the club official said. “We [...]

May
22
2013

Mets Minors Report 5/22: Alderson Says Wheeler Could Get Promoted After 2-3 Good Starts

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Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas got swept in a doubleheader with Iowa, 2-1 and 6-5 Binghamton dropped to New Britain, 9-3. St. Lucie dropped Dunedin, 5-3. Savannah dropped to Charleston, 2-0.  Prospect Pipeline Zack Wheeler gets back on the hill this afternoon against the Iowa Cubs. The Mets top prospect is back on-track to pitch every five days beginning today for the Las Vegas 51s. Sandy Alderson stopped by the SNY booth during last night’s game [...]

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NL East Standings

TeamWLPct.GB
Braves4230.583 -
Phillies3537.4867.0
Nationals3436.4867.0
Mets2740.40312.5
Marlins2248.31419.0

Last updated: 06/19/2013

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