Month: October 2018

10/29 Winter League Results: Alonso Drives in 14th RBI of AFL Season

Arizona Fall League (AFL) Peoria Javelinas 7 – 6 Surprise Saguaros Salt River Rafters 12 – 3 Mesa Solar Sox Scottsdale Scorpions 7 – 5 Glendale Desert Dogs 1B Peter Alonso: 1-for-5, RBI(14), K PH Andres Gimenez: BB C Ali Sanchez: Defensive Replacement RHP Stephen Nogosek: 0.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB RHP Gerson Bautista: 0.1 IP, 2 H, Hold(2) Alonso was not at his best today as he...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Welcome Brodie Van Wagenen!

Good morning, Mets fans! Welcome to the offseason! Yesterday was the first day in MLB’s free agency. While there was a bevy of news, there were no ground-breaking moves.  Latest Mets News The Mets made their hiring of Brodie Van Wagenen official. Personally, I thought Michael Scott would have been a good choice for GM (Just look at his mug)! Mike Puma of The New York Post tweeted that the Mets...

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Mets Make It Official, Name Brodie Van Wagenen GM

The New York Mets announced today that the club has named Brodie Van Wagenen the club’s 13th General Manager in franchise history. He will be introduced at a press conference tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at Citi Field. Van Wagenen, 44, co-founded the baseball division of CAA Sports in 2006 where he served as the co-head of CAA Baseball. In 2017, he was just one of three agents named on USA Today’s Top...

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MMO Exclusive: Mets’ First-Round Pick, Jarred Kelenic

Over the last fifteen years, the New York Mets have had five top-ten picks in the MLB Draft, selecting right-hander Philip Humber third overall in 2004, followed by Mike Pelfrey (9th) in 2005, Matt Harvey (7th) in 2010 and Michael Conforto (10th) in 2014. Their fifth top-ten selection came in this year’s Draft, where the Mets had the sixth pick. That was the highest they’ve drafted...

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Alonso, Gimenez Named to Arizona Fall League All-Star Team

New York Mets top prospects Peter Alonso and Andres Gimenez have been chosen to play in the Arizona Fall League All Star Game on Saturday at Surprise Stadium. They will be joining some of the top prospects in the game, including Blue Jays 3B Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Astros RHP Forrest Whitley, and Nationals SS Carter Kieboom. You can check out the full rosters for both the East and West squad here....

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