Mets third base prospect Brett Baty continued his hot July hitting with three more hits on Tuesday night in Double-A. AAA: Omaha (47-46) 5, Syracuse (42-52) 1 Box Score C Francisco Alvarez 0-for-2, 2 BB, .118/.333/.265 (AAA numbers) DH Mark Vientos 1-for-4, 2 K, .261/.340/.506 Álvarez continues to struggle to find base hits in Triple-A but keeps getting on base via the walk. The Mets top...
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The Mets announced on Friday night that they’ve signed first rounder (14th overall) shortstop Jett Williams. Mets used their second of two first round picks in the 2022 draft on the prep infielder from Rockwall-Heath High School in Texas. Tim Healey of Newsday reports that the Mets and Williams agreed to a $3.9 million signing bonus. That comes in slightly under the slot value of...
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The Mets recently placed Dominic Smith on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right ankle. The move is retroactive to July 17. Now the Mets announced they’ve selected the contract of INF/OF Travis Blankenhorn from Triple-A Syracuse to take Smith’s place on the active roster. Blankenhorn was removed from the 40-man roster earlier this season but now he’s back on it making it...
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Sources tell me that the Mets have shown interest in Josh Bell as they hope to improve on the production from the designated hitter position before the August 2 trade deadline. Andy Martino of SNY recently reported that the Mets like Bell in addition to Trey Mancini from the Orioles, and C.J. Cron from the Rockies, and I previously reported that the Mets have talked to the Pirates about Daniel...
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The Mets went into Sunday knowing they had one of the more important drafts in recent team history on their hand with five picks in the first 90 and 22 selections overall. I believe most would say that the Mets continued to draft well including Keith Law of The Athletic that had all four of the Mets’ early selections in his top 50 draft-eligible prospects. As we noted in a previous...
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