Author: Jacob Resnick

MMO Top 30 Prospects: No. 11 Logan Verrett, RHP

  No. 11 RHP Logan Verrett Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 190 Age: 6/19/1990 (25) 2015 Level: MLB New York Mets/Texas Rangers, Triple-A Las Vegas 51s MLB Statistics: 18 G, 4 GS, 47.2 IP, 1-2 W-L, 3.59 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, .202 BAA, 39/15 K/BB, 6 HR MiLB Statistics: 18 G, 11 GS, 64.2 IP, 5-3 W-L, 4.59 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, .278 BAA, 53/19 K/BB, 1 HR The key to success for any major league team is depth. Whether it’s a...

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Coaches and Players Grind It Out At Minor League Camp

Kevin Morgan stood in front of his players after finishing that day’s workouts. He was extremely blunt. “We start games in two weeks,” he said. “Some of you may come with us, and some of you won’t come back. You only get one shot at this thing.” If anyone should know, it’s Morgan. Back in 1997, the Mets called him up to the major leagues, in need of an...

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MMO Top 30 Prospects: No. 15 Ali Sanchez, C

For the last three years, all of the talk surrounding young Mets catching prospects started and ended with Travis d’Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki, and for good reason. Now that both have graduated onto bigger and better things in the major leagues, you can forget about exciting minor league backstops now, right? Wrong. Enter Ali Sanchez. #15 C Ali Sanchez...

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FanGraphs’ Mets Prospect List Loaded With Surprises

Dan Farnsworth of Fangraphs continued the site’s team by team prospect lists on Tuesday with the New York Mets. You can see the list below, along with their placements on last year’s rankings. LHP Steven Matz (7) OF Desmond Lindsay (N/A) SS Amed Rosario (3) SS Gregory Guerrero (N/A) 1B Dominic Smith (9) SS Gavin Cecchini (14) RHP Marcos Molina (10) OF Wuilmer Becerra (NR) SS Luis...

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Mets Shortstop Prospect Luis Carpio Has Shoulder Surgery

Shortstop Luis Carpio, one of the top prospects in the New York Mets farm system, could miss an extended period of time with a shoulder injury, MetsMinors.net has learned. Carpio reportedly complained of the ailment while playing over the winter, and had surgery on his throwing shoulder last week. He was originally signed as an international free agent from Venezuela in July of 2013. Heralded...

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