Author: John Sheridan

MMO Prospect Spotlight: Dibrell’s Improving Command

Columbia right-handed pitcher Tony Dibrell is so tantalizing with his high strikeout numbers. Unfortunately, Dibrell has also frustrated with a high walk rate. That is until recently. In seven of Dibrell’s last eight starts, he had issued two or fewer walks. With him cutting down on his walks, Dibrell has become more dominant. That includes his six-inning effort tonight against the Pirates...

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MMO Prospect Spotlight: Oswalt Should Still Be In Majors

The last time Corey Oswalt took the mound, he limited the San Diego Padres to two earned on three hits in five innings pitched. At 62 pitches, he could have gone deeper in to the game, but Mickey Callaway opted to lift him for a pinch hitter as the Mets were down 2-0 in the bottom of the fifth, and they had a rally brewing. The decision worked for Oswalt and the Mets, as the four run rally would...

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Mets Minors Peak Performers: Dominic Smith Rising to Challenge

Las Vegas – Dominic Smith, LF Age: 23 Season MLB Stats: .183/.216/.324, 5 2B, 3B, HR, RBI Season MiLB Stats: .262/.339/.391, 18 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 30 RBI, SB Week Stats: .292/.333/.583, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, SB Smith’s future with the Mets organization grew murkier when not only did he lose his first base job in Triple-A to Peter Alonso, but Alonso responded with a big week. Well, Smith has...

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3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Go Younger In Series Split Against Pirates

3 UP 1. Wheeler Increasing Value Three years to the date of his being almost being traded to the Brewers, Zack Wheeler took the mound to impress scouts and contending teams to see if they will give up what it would take to pry him away from the Mets. Wheeler put on a show, pitching six scoreless against a Pirates team in the Wild Card race.  It was an all around dominant effort with him walking...

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Franklyn Kilome Makes Organizational Debut

New Mets prospect Franklyn Kilome made his organizational debut pitching for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies against the Pirates Double-A affiliate the Altoona Curve. According to MLB Pipeline, Altoona’s lineup had some of the Top 30 prospects in the Pirates farm system. This includes Ke’Bryan Hayes (2), Cole Tucker (6), Bryan Reynolds (10), and Will Craig (18). For the first five...

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