As Minor League Baseball reaches its midseason point, three of the New York Mets top hitting prospects have impressed with the Brooklyn Cyclones so far. With their impressive play, Francisco Alvarez, Brett Baty, and Ronny Mauricio have soared up the rankings for Baseball Prospectus, ranking them at number No. 11, No. 16, and No. 40 in their midseason prospect poll. Alvarez finds himself nestled...
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Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that the Mets are one of the teams showing interest in Pirates outfielder/second baseman Adam Frazier. Frazier, 29, is having a career year at the dish with a .326/.396/.461 slash line. The left-hander hitter has 25 doubles, four triples, four home runs, and five stolen bases this season in 85 games for the last place squad from Pittsburgh. The former sixth...
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Taijuan Walker has looked like one of the best free agent signings of the entire offseason, Kevin Pillar and Jonathan Villar have filled in valiantly after signing to be bench players, and then there’s left-handed reliever Aaron Loup. The 33-year-old is another free agent signing from the offseason that has the Mets front office looking smart. Loup has a 1.93 ERA and 0.96 WHIP in 18 2/3...
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The Major League Baseball trade deadline date was on June 15 from 1923 through the 1985 season before switching to it’s current July 31 date beginning in 1986. Multiple trades have been made by the New York Mets on this date, some that ended up helping the team tremendously and one that most consider the worst in franchise history. 1969 The Mets entered deadline day 30-25, 8.5 games behind the...
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Mets acting GM Zack Scott spoke to the media in front of the dugout on Friday before the team started their series with the San Diego Padres. Scott said that injured starter Carlos Carrasco (torn hamstring) received a PRP injection in his leg because he wasn’t able to strengthen it the way he wanted. Carrasco hasn’t thrown a pitch since early May in a simulated game. He first...
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