During the month of June, New York Mets infield prospect Mark Vientos has been absolutely tearing the cover off the ball for Double-A Binghamton. Vientos was named the Double-A Northeast Player of the Week on Monday afternoon after hitting five home runs, recording 10 RBI, and posting a slash-line of .400/.500/1.200 during the teams recent five game series with the Reading Fightin Phils. Vientos...
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Manager Luis Rojas revealed to the media on Saturday that starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco began throwing off a slope (not the rubber) at Citi Field as he begins to “ramp up” his throwing program. Carrasco, who has been plagued by a torn hamstring, could offer a much-needed arm to stabilize the Mets’ rotation and could potentially push them over the top as New York approaches...
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Mets manager Luis Rojas sat down to talk to the media prior to Sunday’s final game with the Phillies and gave an update on a host of topics. Rojas started off by revealing the tentative schedule for Jacob deGrom for the rest of the first half. He is slated to start Thursday in Atlanta against the Braves, July 6th in New York against the first place Milwaukee Brewers, and finally on July...
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The major league draft is set to kick off on July 11th, and the Mets are sitting at No. 10 in the first round draft order. The Mets are expected to take the best player available, but who that player is depends on how the nine picks before them shake out. *Note, players are listed in no particular order. Sal Frelick, OF, Boston College Frelick is arguably the best college bat available in this...
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Update: 3:33 p.m. Mets’ outfielder Brandon Nimmo, rehabbing with Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday in his first game action in over a month, went 1-for-2 at the dish with a run scored. Michael Conforto and Jeff McNeil, who have also been rehabbing with Syracuse, are all contenders to be added back to the team over the course of the next week or so, the former two likely before Nimmo, however....
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