Yesterday MLB Pipeline released their top 100 prospects list. The list featured two Mets: First baseman Peter Alonso at 51 and shortstop Andres Gimenez at 58. The main surprise here is that Pipeline seems a little low on Gimenez, who is considered by most prospect evaluators as the Mets’ top prospect. For reference, he was ranked 30th by Baseball America and 38th by Baseball Prospectus....
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Position: RP B/T: R/R Age: 11/1/93 (25) Acquired: Traded from the Milwaukee Brewers for Neil Walker in 2017 2018 Stats (Brooklyn, Binghamton, and Las Vegas): 5-3, 4.20 ERA, 35 G, GS, 8 SV, 49.1 IP, 1.277 WHIP, 2.9 BB/9, 10.4 K/9 The Mets did well to acquire a talented young reliever like Eric Hanhold from the Brewers for less than two months of Neil Walker. He was not officially named as...
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As mentioned in a report from MMO yesterday, the Mets are actively pursuing many options including Adam Warren, Marwin Gonzalez, Asdrubal Cabrera, and Justin Wilson. Now, Wilson is a name that’s been floating around in Mets trade rumors all offseason, but personally I feel as though he’s a guy they should stay away from. There are better, cheaper options out there, and Wilson just...
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According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the New York Yankees have agreed to a deal with five-time All-Star Troy Tulowitzki, pending a physical. The former Rockies star shortstop was once on a Hall of Fame trajectory until injuries derailed his career. He hasn’t been the same type of player since the Rockies traded him to the Blue Jays in 2015, hitting an average .250/.313/.414 in his Blue...
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It was a sunny, 105-degree day at the friendly confines of Cashman Field, home of the Las Vegas 51s. With less than 10,000 seats in the park, maybe only 100 were actually filled about an hour before game time. There wasn’t a single player on the field, but there was my dad and I, sitting in the front row right above the home dugout as we always do. We saw a stocky figure rise out of the...
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