With pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training just around the corner, it is that time of the year again: time for top-100 prospects. Following a strong year for the Mets farm system, several Mets players cracked top-100 lists, with a few being consensus top-50 prospects. Top-100 lists have become more important than ever with MLB’s Prospect Promotion Incentive Program, rewarding...
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According to Will Sammon of The Athletic, the Mets are close to an agreement with veteran left-handed reliever Jake Diekman. Diekman, 37, had a tale of two seasons last year. The veteran struggled mightily with the White Sox to start the 2023 season, posting a 7.94 ERA over 11 1/3 innings. Following his rough start, Diekman was let go by the White Sox and latched on with the Tampa Bay Rays,...
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Six Mets prospects cracked Kiley McDaniel’s Top-100 Prospects list on ESPN, which was released Wednesday morning. The six Mets who made the list tied the team with the Tigers, Padres, Reds, and Yankees for second-most top-100 prospects, just one behind the Orioles. The Mets who made the list were Jett Williams at 31, Drew Gilbert at 39, Luisangel Acuńa at 58, Ronny Mauricio at 72, Ryan...
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The New York Mets enter the 2024 season with a brand new top-catching prospect for the first time since the 2017 season: the last season before they signed Francisco Álvarez. The Mets’ catching crop of prospects is headlined by recent international free agent signing Yovanny Rodriguez and 2021 first-round selection Kevin Parada. In The Bigs Francisco Álvarez, Omar Narvaéz At the major...
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MLB Network ranked Mets’ first baseman Pete Alonso as baseball’s sixth-best in the game. Alonso ranked last year as the fifth-best first basemen in the sport, according to MLB Network. He has ranked as high as the third spot on the list (entering 2020), and his 2024 rank is his third-best finish on MLB Network’s list. Alonso was ranked just behind Yandy Diaz, who finished fifth...
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