Savanahh Sand Gnats 3, Rome Braves 3  Spartacus isn’t the only person raging war against Rome these days, Kevin Plawecki has been mounting his own campaign the past couple of nights against the Rome Braves. Plawecki added another two hits in Saturday night’s game, bringing his season hit total to six, and his batting average to .545 on the year. Plawecki drove in the first run of the game for the Gnats in the first [...]

Binghamton Mets 7, Akron Aeros 5 The Binghamton Mets moved to 3-0 on the season after defeating the Akron Aeros again this afternoon at Canal Park. The story of the day is Blake Forsythe, who led the offensive attack going 3 for 4, adding a double, a triple, and three RBI. The B-Mets offense jumped on Aeros starter, Matt Packer, right out of the gate. The offense pounded out thirteen hits, and six B-Mets players [...]

Binghamton Mets (1-0) at Akron Aeros (0-1) RHP Cory Mazzoni (0-0,) vs. LHP T.J. House (0-0) Friday, April 5, 2013 • Game #2 • Canal Park • Akron, OH • 6:35 PM LAST GAME The B-Mets started off 2013 on the right foot, defeating Akron 2-1 last night. Rafael Montero shined on the mound; throwing 5.2 innings and giving up just one run to earn the win. He also struck out eight without walking a [...]

Rome Braves 5, Savannah Sand Gnats 3 The Rome Braves scored three runs in the top of the eighth to come from behind to defeat the Savannah Sand Gnats 5-3 in front of 2,509 fans on Opening Night at Historic Grayson Stadium. CF Brandon Nimmo, the Mets’ first round pick in the 2011 draft, was 2-for-3 with a walk in his Savannah debut. Both of his knocks were hard singles up the middle. The Gnats (0-1) took a [...]

Binghamton Mets (0-0) at Akron Aeros (0-0) RHP Rafael Montero vs. RHP Danny Salazar 2012 IN REVIEW In their 21st season, the 2012 B-Mets went 68-74 and finished 5th in the Eastern League Eastern Division, trailing first-place Trenton by 11.0 games. Four players who played in Binghamton last year made their Major League debuts with the New York Mets later in the season: LHP Josh Edgin, RHP Collin McHugh, RHP Elvin Ramirez, and LHP Robert Carson. [...]

It hasn’t been officially announced yet, but Michael Fulmer will probably be spending some time on the disabled list to start this season after successfully undergoing knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee in early March. I checked in with Joe D. and he has received reports that Fulmer is rehabbing his knee with no problems, everything is going smoothly, and he should be back on a mound some time in early May. [...]

The minor league season kicks off this evening for all of the Mets minor league affiliates, aside from the short season teams (Kingsport and Brooklyn), which kick their seasons off in June. Here are some brief previews for tonight’s Opening Day games: Las Vegas 51s vs. Sacramento River Cats Location: Raley Field, Sacramento Time: 10:05 PM Zack Wheeler takes the hill for the 51s in tonight’s matchup, and Travis d’Arnaud will be behind the plate. The projected [...]

With Pacific Coast League action kicking off tomorrow, April 4, MiLB.com has released their top ten prospects to watch from the PCL in 2013. The Mets will have two of the top five players on that list when play opens up tomorrow in Travis d’Arnaud (4) and Zack Wheeler (5). It’s unclear how long many of these players will remain in the PCL, as they are some of the more exciting prospects in all of baseball, [...]

The Port St. Lucie residents will be in for a treat this season, as the St. Lucie Mets arguably have the best rotation in the minor leagues. If they aren’t the best right now, they certainly are in the discussion. The way the roster has shaken out, it looks as if the rotation will consist of Noah Syndergaard, Domingo Tapia, Luis Mateo, Hansel Robles, Alex Panteliodis and Jacob deGrom to start the season. The roster also consists of [...]

Here is the first look at the St. Lucie Mets roster. The starting pitching staff on this team may arguably be the best pitching staff in the minors, and if not the best, definitely in the discussion. Pitchers Hamilton Bennett Chasen Bradford Marcos Camarena T.J. Chism Angel Cuan Jacob deGrom - Finger Injury Randy Fontanez Jim Fuller Michael Fulmer - Knee Injury Luis Mateo Estarlin Morel Alex Panteliodis Hansel Robles Noah Syndergaard Domingo Tapia Taylor Whitenton Catchers [...]

As of April 2, the only Mets’ minor league affiliate to announce an official roster has been the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. There weren’t many surprises on the roster, and will be headlined by the organization’s top two prospects RHP Zack Wheeler and C Travis d’Arnaud. Here is their official roster: Here is the official roster of the 2013 Binghamton Mets: Pitchers Mark Cohoon John Church Mark Cohoon Adrian Rosario Erik Goeddel Darin Gorski Adam [...]