In a year in which many Mets prospects have had breakout seasons, MLB Pipeline selected Peter Alonso as the Mets Hitting Prospect of the Year and David Peterson as the Mets Pitching Prospect of the Year. The criteria for being selected for either award was the prospect being both among the team’s top 30 prospects as determined by MLB Pipeline and having spent at least half the season in...
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The Kingsport Mets were one of the more exciting minor league teams all season long. For that reason alone, it should come as no surprise the Mets had more players on Baseball America’s ranking of the Top 20 prospects from the Appalachian League. As Baseball America explained, there was some real promising talent we need to follow closely: No. 3 Jarred Kelenic, OF MMN Rank: 2 Stats:...
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As part of their recap of the 2018 season, Baseball America has named Jose Medina as the 20th best prospect from the New York-Penn League. With this being his breakout season, it should not come as no surprise he would be included in these rankings. As Baseball America explains, this happened because Medina finally was able to translate his potential into performance: He is known for having a...
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A.J. Pollock Position: CF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: December 5, 1987 (30) Traditional Stats: .257/.316/.484, 21 2B, 5 3B, 21 HR, 65 RBI, 13 SB, 2 CS Advanced Stats: 2.5 bWAR, 2.5 fWAR 106 OPS+, 110 wRC+ Defensive Stats: 6 DRS, -0.7 UZR In 2015, Pollock appeared to be a budding star in the game. In the only year he was an All Star and he won a Gold Glove, Pollock hit .315/.367/.498 with 39 doubles,...
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In the fourth inning of Game 2 of the ALDS, Ron Darling said there was a “chink in the armor” referring to how Masahiro Tanaka was losing his control. Of course, this would lead the New York Daily News to say Darling “used a racial slur.” This is completely dishonest reporting, and it is surprising a newspaper which trades in words, language, idioms, and common vernacular...
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