Author: Dilip Sridhar

Scouting the Draft: Mets Surprise With Slugger Brett Baty in First Round

Brett Baty, 3B HT: 6’3” WT: 210 Date of Birth: 11/13/1999 (19) School: Lake Travis High School (Texas) Bats/Throws: L/R Stats: Senior Year – .608/.737/1.319, 19 HR, 50 RBI, 46 BB/9 K, 1.04 ERA Background Every mock draft had the Mets linked to college players, specifically pitchers. The Mets were scouting most of them but even with three out of the four guys they were heavily...

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Game Recap: Noah Syndergaard Fires 7 Scoreless in 6-1 Win

The Mets played a rubber game against the Rockies tonight and managed to grab the series win thanks to seven shutout innings from Noah Syndergaard and a homerun and four RBI from Todd Frazier. (Box Score) Pitching In the first inning, Syndergaard struck out Charlie Blackmon to lead off the game. Trevor Story walked but was subsequently picked off. David Dahl ultimately struck out to end the...

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Mets Minors Recap: Freddy Valdez, Carlos Cortes Each Homer

Rochester (22-33) 6, Syracuse (29-29) 2 Box Score 2B Ruben Tejada: 0-for-5, 2 K, .393/. 465/.541 3B Danny Espinosa: 2-for-4, Run, 2 K, .277/.356/.495 The utility infielder, Espinosa, has been heating as of late. He’s hitting .359 over his last three games with three homers. RHP Casey Coleman (1-6, 5.24 ERA): 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, BB, 4 K RHP Zach Lee (3-2, 6.07 ERA): 4 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K...

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Mets Finish Day 2 With Two Power Bats

The Mets drafted Joe Genord with their ninth pick in the draft. The 6’2″, 200 pound catcher/first baseman hit .333/.446/.618 with 13 homers as a 22-year-old this year for the University of South Florida. Fish Stripes had this writeup on Genord: ” He has a ton of raw power and can be a middle of the order hitter at the next level. He’s a sound defensive first baseman with a high...

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Draft Primer: Who You Should Know for Tonight

Tonight is Major League Baseball’s annual draft. The draft will begin at 7 p.m. on MLB Network and can be seen on MLB.com. The Mets will be picking 12th overall tonight and they will $8,224,600 to work with. Here is a link for the full draft bonuses. The heavy consensus seems to indicate it will be a college player. Specifically, a college pitcher. The college pitchers who have been...

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