It’s Saturday, January 15, the most monumental day of the year for MLB’s International Free Agency (IFA) program. The opening of the 2022 signing period has officially arrived. Hundreds of amateur baseball players from around the world, mostly from South and Central America, will be signing their first professional contracts with MLB clubs. The Mets plan to kick off their incoming...
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It sure feels like the dominoes are falling perfectly for the Mets as they look ahead to the 2022 amateur draft cycle. Armed with a multitude of early round picks, Mets vice president of amateur scouting Tommy Tanous and director of amateur scouting Marc Tramuta must be having difficulty containing their excitement as their department has been working all year on making the 2022 draft class one...
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I hear there are going to be some pretty big festivities out in Denver next week, what with Shohei Ohtani, Pete Alonso and others set to take on Coors Field in a home run derby, for starters. But for those of us who follow the draft and minor leagues, not to mention the scouts and evaluators who poured their heart and energy into evaluating amateur talent all year round, this Sunday at 7...
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15. Alexander Ramirez, OF B/T: R/R Age: 18 (1/13/2003) Height: 6’3″ Weight: 175 lbs ETA: 2025 Previous Rank: 19 Acquired: International Free Agent (7/2019) $2.05M Stats: N/A Every system has it’s lottery tickets, and you never know when a $5 scratch-off will yield you a nice return. But the Mets handed Alexander Ramirez over $2 million to sign with the organization as a...
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We kick started our 2021 prospect list with the Mets’ 30-26 prospects over at MetsMinors.net. 25. Patrick Mazeika, C B/T: L/R Age: 27 (10/14/1993) Height: 6’3″ Weight: 210 lbs Acquired: 2015 Amateur Draft, eighth round out of Stetson University ETA: 2021 Previous Rank: N/A 2020 Stats: N/A 2019 Stats: (Double-A Binghamton) 413 AB, .245/.312/.426, 16 HR, 8.9% BB rate, 21.5% K...
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