With the way his career has gone to this point, Keon Broxton is the type of guy that should be playing for his job. However, despite inconsistent major league stints over the past four seasons, Broxton is virtually guaranteed to make the Mets’ Opening Day roster because he is out of minor league options (i.e., can’t be sent to the minors without being exposed to the other 29 teams on...
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For a prospect as lauded as Andres Gimenez, his path to the major leagues is relatively unclear. A natural shortstop, the Mets aren’t going to move on from the incumbent at the position, fellow under-25 darling Amed Rosario, anytime soon. While Gimenez has also seen time at second base in the minor leagues, his team acquired a future Hall of Fame second baseman over the winter in Robinson...
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The Mets announced Tuesday morning that they had trimmed their MLB Spring Training roster by making 13 cuts, most notably optioning Chris Flexen, Franklyn Kilome, and Drew Gagnon. While Flexen and Gagnon made three appearances each over the first week of exhibition games, Kilome was absent as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. The presence of Kilome, a 23-year-old right-handed starter, as an...
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David Peterson Position: SP B/T: L/L Age: September 3, 1995 (23) Acquired: First round (20th) of 2017 Amateur Draft from U. Oregon 2018 Stats (High & Low-A): 22 GS, 553 BF (25.1 BF/G), 3.16 ERA, 2.77 FIP, 1.17 WHIP, 8.09 K/9, 2.11 BB/9 The concept of positional depth is perhaps the most important component of a team’s overall strength. With injuries as prevalent as they are in...
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The Brooklyn Cyclones announced their 2019 coaching staff on Tuesday, and it’s headlined by the return of manager Edgardo Alfonzo for his third season at the helm on Coney Island. The team will also have a new set of coaches, which features pitching coach Josue Matos, hitting coach Delwyn Young, and the previously reported Endy Chavez as an assistant coach. Both Matos and Young spent last season...
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