On Saturday Night, MLB Network announced their 2017 Top 100 MLB Prospects and the New York Mets had shortstop Amed Rosario ranked No. 5 on the list and first baseman Dominic Smith ranked No. 63. On Rosario, here’s what they had to say: “Always holding his own at every level, Rosario dominated across two stops in 2016 offensively. He’s always had very good contact skills and...
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The Mets have a glut of outfielders and that doesn’t appear to be changing any time soon with the news from earlier this week that the team intends to start the season with Jay Bruce as their starting right fielder. Scott Boras, Michael Conforto’s agent, disagrees with the notion that his client could potentially start the season at Triple-A Las Vegas. “Michael has shown he has the...
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A relatively unknown Mets prospect has a chance to make the leap from Double-A Binghamton to the Major League team out of spring training. David Roseboom, a 24 year-old lefty, is a sinker/slider pitcher who also has a changeup that allows him to get right-handed batters out. While Roseboom primarily sits in the high 80s to the low 90s, he remains effective because he is able to locate his...
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#20 RHP Chris Flexen Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 235 Level: Advanced-A St. Lucie Mets B/T: R/R Age: 7/1/94 (22) Age Dif: -2.1 Acquired: Drafted in 2012 (14th round) from Memorial HS in Newark, CA Last year: 17 2016 Statistics: 10-9, 3.56 ERA, 25 G, 25 GS, 134.0 IP, 1.313 WHIP, 6.4 K/9 If you look not just at the top prospects in any organization, Mets included, you see a number of guys who have all the...
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According to the New York Post the Mets have informed Jay Bruce they plan to start the season with him as their everyday right fielder. And thus concludes BruceGate 2017 (Maybe? Is it really over?). The prospect of Bruce being with the Mets on Opening Day doesn’t really bother me. Why? Generally, I refuse to get worked up over a Mets roster “dilemma” if the end result is the...
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