Surprise, surprise: Francisco Álvarez is Mets Minors’ Top Hitter of 2022. The award came down to a three legged race between Álvarez, Brett Baty, and Mark Vientos, but Álvarez won out. Álvarez, a consensus top prospect in baseball, he tore through the Mets system in 2022, culminating in his Major League debut in late September and his first Major League home run at Citi Field. Álvarez, who...
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Despite a lot of stiff competition for this award, Dominic Hamel is Mets Minors’ 2022 Starting Pitcher of the Year. A third-round selection in the 2021 MLB Amateur Draft, Dominic Hamel came to the Mets after a successful collegiate career at Dallas Baptist. Hamel started the 2022 campaign with the Low-A St. Lucie Mets, where he pitched to a 5-2 record with a 3.84 ERA over the course of 13...
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The latest mock draft from Jim Callis and MLB Pipeline ties the Mets to a pair of top names in this year’s class, one being a high riser. Callis continues the slew of mock drafts that have tied the Mets to Daniel Susac in this year’s draft, where he mocks the Arizona catcher to the Mets at number 11. This is the third time that MLB.com has mocked Susac to the Mets at number 11. In...
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The most recent mock draft from Baseball America has the Mets selecting two of the more popular prospects in this year’s Amateur Draft. Baseball America mocks the New York Mets selecting Virginia Tech OF Gavin Cross and St. Mary Prep HS RHP Brock Porter at numbers 11 and 14 respectively. The main point that Baseball America rings home here is the financial flexibility the Mets have in this...
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A source informed me on Sunday afternoon that the Mets were promoting St. Lucie right-handed pitchers Mike Vasil and Carson Seymour to High-A Brooklyn following their game with Tampa. Vasil, 22, was an eighth round selection out of Virginia for the Mets in last year’s draft. To date, Vasil has posted a 1.80 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP to go along with 37 strikeouts and 11 walks. Vasil is coming...
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