No. 14 Dominic Hamel, RHP B/T: R/R, Age: 25 (3/2/1999) Height: 6’2, Weight: 237 lbs Acquired: 3rd round of 2021 Draft from Dallas Baptist University Previous Rank: 2023 Stats (AA Binghamton): 25 GS, 124 IP, 3.85 ERA, 160 SO, 49 BB, 1.266 WHIP, 11.6 K/9 Dominic Hamel is an intriguing arm with extremely strong strikeout stuff. He put himself on the map during his 2021 season at Dallas Baptist...
Of the four Mets affiliates this past week, one won their series (St. Lucie), two split their series (Binghamton, Brooklyn), and one lost their series (Syracuse). Although there was just one series win among the four teams, there were many individual performances across the organization that lifted their teams up. Triple-A Syracuse The Syracuse Mets only played five games this past week due to a...
No. 16 Jacob Reimer, 3B/1B B/T: R/R, Age: 20 (2/22/2004) Height: 6’2, Weight: 205 lbs Acquired: 4th round of 2022 Draft from Yucaipa HS (Yucaipa, CA) Previous Rank: 2023 Stats (FCL Mets/Low-A St. Lucie/A+ Brooklyn): 102 G, .265 BA, .774 OPS, 8 HR, 49 RBI, 63 R Jacob Reimer was one of three high school players that the Mets drafted in the first four rounds of the 2022 MLB Draft, joining Jett...
St. Lucie’s pitching mates Austin Troesser and Jonah Tong dominated the Tampa Tarpons in their combined two-hit effort as the Mets rolled. Troesser began the game striking out the side in the first two innings, lowering his season ERA to 1.54. Tong continued his impressive season with a relief outing in St. Lucie’s victory over the Tarpons. Tong has recorded 27 strikeouts in his 12...
No.17 Jesus Baez, SS B/T: R/R Age: 2/26/2005 (19) Ht: 5’9″ Wt: 180 lb. Acquired: Signed by Mets as International Free Agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2022 ETA: 2027 Previous Rank: 11 2023 Stats (Mets FCL): 40 Games, .210/.306/.333, 2 HR (12 XBH), 17 RBI, 5 SB, .640 OPS Jesus Baez, the fairly highly-touted Mets prospect with excellent raw power and consistently...
One of the Mets’ top pitching prospects the mound on Thursday while two affiliates were rained out on an uneven day for the farm system. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (6-5) 5, Worcester Red Sox (4-7) 4 BOX SCORE CF Ben Gamel 2-for-4, R, HR (3), 2 RBI (6), 0 BB, 2 K (1.190 OPS) 3B Rylan Bannon 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI (2), 0 BB, K (.788 OPS) 1B Mark Vientos 1-for-4, 2 K (.966 OPS) SS Luisangel Acuña...
No. 19: Ronald Hernandez, C B/T: S/R Age: 10/23/2003 (20) Ht: 5’11” Wt: 155 lbs Acquired: Via trade during 2023 season (David Robertson) ETA: 2026 Previous Rank: N/A 2023 Stats (FCL/St. Lucie): .274/.452/.423, 4 HR, 43 RBI, 53 BB, 50 SO Hernandez was acquired by the Mets days before the trade deadline during the 2023 season, heading from the Marlins with Marco Vargas for...
Friday night was Opening Day for three of the New York Mets full-season affiliates. The Low-A St. Lucie Mets were the only team to come away with a victory. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (2-3) 4, Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders (3-2) 8 BOX SCORE LF Ben Gamel: 3-for-3, 2 R, HR(1), 2 RBI, BB CF Drew Gilbert: 2-for-4, BB, K C Austin Allen: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, HR (1) 3B Mark Vientos: 1-for-5, 2 K SS Luisangel...
The 2023 season was a tale of two halves for the Brooklyn Cyclones. They finished as the worst team in their division in the first half of the year before posting the joint best record in their division in the second half of the year. It wasn’t enough to earn them a postseason berth, but the Cyclones enter the 2024 season with a strong roster and clear aspirations. Here is a look at how the...
Editor’s note: Six Mets Minors writers/editors compiled this list after they submitted their personal top 35 prospects in the Mets farm system. This list is different from the previously released Top 75 Mets prospects by MMO Editor-in-Chief Mike Mayer. You can view No. 35-31 here. No. 30 Paul Gervase, RHP B/T: R/R, Age: 23 (5/23/2000) Height: 6’10, Weight: 230 lbs Acquired: 12th round of 2022...
Editor’s note: This list was compiled by six Mets Minors writers/editors after they submitted their personal top 35 prospects in the Mets farm system. This list is different than the previously released Top 75 Mets prospects by MMO Editor-in-Chief Mike Mayer. The new baseball season is just around the corner, and spring training games have already begun in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Mets...
Baseball has long been a sport obsessed with service time. Young players can be the catalyst of a team’s prolonged success. However, fears of losing that player to free agency can often cause an organization to delay a player’s major league debut for reasons beyond that player’s capabilities on the field. The most recent collective bargaining agreement agreed to by players and owners before the...
