Tag: prospects

Mets Minors 2024 Prospects: 30-26 Features Jeremiah Jackson

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...

3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Off To Hot Start in Spring Training

Welcome to the first 3 Up, 3 Down of the 2024 season! It has been a near-perfect start to spring training for the Mets, who are 4-1 in Grapefruit League play heading into Thursday’s game against the Astros. Granted, results don’t really matter all that much in spring training, but performances and trends do. There have been plenty of positives for the Mets on that front. Not...

Five Pitchers That Could Debut in 2024

Each spring, non-roster invitees and prospects are points of intrigue for fans hoping to become acquainted with new prospects and MLB depth pieces. While many of the arms that will back up in the MLB spring training games are just there to finish off innings, some of the names you haven’t heard of have a good chance to debut in Queens this season. Here are five names of pitchers that you...

Updated Top 75 Mets Prospects

With the New York Mets signing a couple of highly-rated players during the opening of international free agency on Jan. 15, I wanted to do a quick update on my top 75 prospects before I began doing player write-ups. Catcher Yovanny Rodriguez was given the top signing bonus in Mets history at $2.85 million (and $150K for education), outfielder Edward Lantigua was given a $950,000 bonus, and...

Ranking the Mets’ Catcher Prospects

The New York Mets enter the 2024 season with a brand new top-catching prospect for the first time since the 2017 season: the last season before they signed Francisco Álvarez. The Mets’ catching crop of prospects is headlined by recent international free agent signing Yovanny Rodriguez and 2021 first-round selection Kevin Parada. In The Bigs Francisco Álvarez, Omar Narvaéz At the major...

Top 75 Mets Prospects

The New York Mets farm system was expected to take a hit in overall rankings in 2023, with the likelihood of at least Francisco Álvarez, Mark Vientos, and Brett Baty all getting enough playing time at the major league level to graduate from lists. That’s not the case; however, after they received multiple top 100 prospects and multiple other close-to-top 100 prospects at the deadline, and...

Baseball Prospectus Releases Updated Mets Prospect List

The fantastic folks at Baseball Prospectus released their updated New York Mets prospect list with the first 10 free for readers. The following 10, and reports for all of them are available via subscription. Here are their top 10 heading into the 2024 season: Jett Williams – SS/CF Drew Gilbert – OF Luisangel Acuña – SS/2B/CF Ryan Clifford – 1B/OF Christian Scott –...

2023 Syracuse Season Recap: Top Prospects Shine in Disappointing Season

Following a 2022 season in which the Syracuse Mets posted a disappointing 64-85 record, there was hope that they would be able to turn things around in 2023. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out that way. In fact, the team arguably experienced an even worse season in Dick Scott’s first year managing the club. Posting the second-worst record in the International League at 61-85, the...

Mayer: Jett Williams Promoted To Double-A Binghamton

On Sunday evening, MMO’s own Michael Mayer reports SS/CF Jett Williams has been promoted from High-A Brooklyn to Double-A Binghamton. Williams, 19, was rated by MMN as the New York Mets fourth-best prospect (as of Sept. 2023). So far this season, Williams is slashing .265/.431/.461 with 21 doubles, eight triples, 13 homers, and 53 RBIs. He is 44-for-51 in stolen base attempts. The promotion...

Morning Briefing: Nationals Cancel Strasburg’s Retirement Press Conference

Good morning, Mets fans! The Washington Nationals have unexpectedly canceled Stephen Strasburg’s retirement press conference, according to sources reported by Britt Ghiroli of The Athletic. Initially, the plan was to hold the press conference to honor Strasburg and retire his number. However, the Nationals have now altered their approach. It was the team that approached Strasburg about...

Mets Minors Recap: Williams, Clifford Homer In Brooklyn Loss

Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs (71-59) 9, Syracuse Mets (52-77) 2 Box Score Danny Mendick 2B: 1-for-4, R, HR, RBI, K, .265/.353/.411 Daniel Palka DH: 1-for-3, R, HR, RBI, BB, K, .243/.317/.443 Chase Estep 3B: 2-for-3, .357/.400/.500 With just four hits and two walks in this game, the Mets had very few offensive opportunities in Sunday’s game. In fact, they had just two at-bats with...

Morning Briefing: The Baby Mets Are All Together

Good morning, Mets fans! Following months of anticipation, the New York Mets will finally call up Ronny Mauricio, to the big league ball club and make his debut in the major leagues this weekend. According to the initial report by Daniel Álvarez-Montes from El Extrabase and subsequently corroborated by Joel Sherman of The New York Post, the Mets are planning to promote Mauricio, their...

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