Author: John Sheridan

Mets Internal Bullpen Options

With Baseball America’s Adam Rubin reporting the Mets are considering using low A starter P.J. Conlon out of the bullpen, the Mets are giving the impression that they may not sign any relief pitchers this offseason. This would coincide with earlier reports the Mets may not have the budget to acquire another player unless the team is able to trade an outfielder, namely Jay Bruce. When...

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2017 Mets Top 30 Prospects: #17 Merandy Gonzalez, RHP

#17 RHP Merandy Gonzalez Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 195 Level: Brooklyn B/T: R/R Age: 10/9/95 (21) Age Dif: -1.4 Acquired: International Free Agent 2013 Last year: #67 2016 MiLB Statistics: 6-3, 2.87 ERA, 14 G, 14 GS, 69.0 IP, 1.33 WHIP, 9.3 K/9 Throughout his brief professional career, Gonzalez has been a very effective starting pitcher. Since graduating from the Dominican Summer Leagues,...

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Does Anybody Want Matt Wieters?

Across Major League Baseball, Pitchers and Catchers are set to report to Spring Training in three weeks.  Surprisingly, Matt Wieters, a four time All-Star and two time Gold Glove winner, has yet to find a team to report to.  Worse yet, it does not seem as if there is a strong interest for his services on the free agent market, certainly not in the National League East. Recently, the Atlanta...

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2017 Mets Top 30 Prospects: No. 15 T.J. Rivera, INF

#15 T.J. Rivera Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 205 Level: AAA & MLB B/T: R/R Age: 10/27/88 (28) Age Dif: 0.6 (AAA) & -1.2 (MLB) Acquired: Signed as undrafted amateur free agent in 2011 Last year: 37 2016 MiLB Statistics: 105 G, 442 PA, 405 AB, 67 R, 143 H, 31 2B, 3B, 11 HR, 85 RBI, .353/.393/.516 2016 MLB Statistics: 33 G, 113 PA, 105 AB, 10 R, 35 H, 4 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 16 RBI, .333/.345/.476 Hearkening...

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Dominic Smith Ranked Third Best 1B Prospect

MLB Pipeline unveiled their rankings for the Top 10 first base prospects in baseball, and Mets prospect Dominic Smith was ranked third for the second consecutive year. He finished behind Dodgers prospect Cody Bellinger and Pirates prospect Josh Bell. Smith, 21, is coming off his best season as a professional. While being the youngest player to play a full season in the Eastern League, Smith hit...

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