Noah Syndergaard allowed a run on two hits while striking out four over three innings in his third start of the spring Sunday against the Houston Astros. The right-hander caught George Springer, Michael Brantley, Alex Bregman, and Jack Mayfield looking at strike three. Syndergaard retired the side in order in the first and second inning before allowing consecutive doubles, which put the Mets in...
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Underscoring what has become a strong position within the organization, Mets farmhand Brett Baty was named the sixth-best third base prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline, while Mark Vientos was listed under the “keep an eye on” section. Last week, Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez was listed at number five among minor league backstops. The third base top ten is headlined by Phillies prospect and...
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Measuring defense accurately is not an easy task. While batting and pitching are relatively binary (you either reached base or you didn’t; you either recorded a strikeout or you didn’t), fielders often deceive us by making routine plays seem phenomenal due to, for example, slow reaction times or by completing an out but taking a less-than-efficient route to get to the ball....
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Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel of Fangraphs released their rankings of the top 31 prospects in the Mets farm system on Friday. The list, headlined by Ronny Mauricio, follows the rankings published by Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus. Fear not, our MMO list (going 50 deep this year) is on the way soon! Mauricio is now the consensus top minor leaguer in the organization, claiming the...
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It’s the question that has been asked each of the past three offseasons, and the answer remains the same: Tim Tebow will be returning to the Mets organization next year. The 2020 campaign will be the former quarterback’s fourth and most important season in the system. Tebow reached Triple-A for the first time in 2019, playing in 77 games for the Syracuse Mets before suffering a finger laceration...
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