Baseball America has released its annual preseason MLB Organization Talent Rankings. This year, a once much maligned New York Mets farm system was ranked as the 16th best in the majors. As Baseball America notes, their rankings both look at the entire organization and emphasize “the top prospects who drive the most value for their clubs.” With Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty, and Ronny...
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Since 1989, you would tune into the occasional New York Mets broadcast, and you would hear Howie Rose incredulous another Mets player wearing the number 17. With the New York Mets announcing Keith Hernandez‘s 17 will now be retired, we will be forever robbed of those moments, but we can look back at the players who wore the number after Hernandez left the Mets. David Cone – Cone would change his...
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Like Baseball America‘s rankings, Baseball Prospectus has named Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty, and Ronny Mauricio to their top 101 prospect rankings. it should be noted Baseball Prospectus also believes these are the New York Mets three best prospects; however, they rank them far differently in their overall rankings. Alvarez has been named the 10th best prospect in baseball. That is not only...
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The New York Mets inked outfielder Daniel Palka and right-handed pitcher Kevin Gadea to minor league deals. Both players have been assigned to the Syracuse Mets roster. Palka, 30, played last season with the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. In 106 games, Palka hit .256/.364/.472 with 19 doubles, two triples, 18 homers, and 58 RBI. Daniel Palka thought he hit a homer, got back in...
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Baseball America named 10 sleeper pitching prospects from the Dominican Summer League for the 2022 season. Coming in at number three was New York Mets prospect Joel Diaz. When the 17-year-old Diaz signed out of the Dominican Republic in January, he was regarded by Baseball America as the Mets top prospect of the international free agent class. He was recently given the following grades: Overall:...
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