Las Vegas (53-57) 6, Omaha (50-59) 3 Box Score Peter Alonso 1B: 1-4, 2B, 3 K, .221/.326/.463 Dominic Smith LF: 0-4, 3 K, .251/.331/.375 Bryce Brentz DH: 2-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, K, .272/.339/.561 Patrick Kivlehan 3B: 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, .295/.343/.471 Alonso continues to slowly but surely hit better, batting .286 over his last ten games. Strikeouts continue to be a bit of a problem for him though....
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The New York Mets announced a flurry of personnel moves on Thursday afternoon with infielder Phillip Evans being placed on the 10-day disabled list, right-hander Jacob Rhame being optioned to Triple-A, third baseman Todd Frazier activated off the DL and the contract of righty Bobby Wahl getting purchased from the Las Vegas 51s. Evans left the game on Wednesday against the Washington Nationals...
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One of the key talking points for assistant GM John Ricco since taking over the weekly news conferences has been the New York Mets need to get more athletic and better on defense. On Wednesday against the Washington Nationals, the Mets made two errors (one by Jose Reyes, one by Wilmer Flores) in their 5-3 loss. The Nationals ended up scoring two unearned runs in the bottom of the eighth inning...
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The New York Mets have announced they traded veteran infielder Asdrubal Cabrera to the Philadelphia Phillies for right-handed pitching prospect Franklyn Kilome. MLB Pipeline updated their Top 30 Mets prospect rankings with Kilome sliding in at No. 5 behind Andres Gimenez, Peter Alonso, Jarred Kelenic and Justin Dunn. Kilmore will report to Double-A Binghamton to begin his Mets career. Original...
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Ken Rosenthal and Dan Hayes of The Athletic reported that the Minnesota Twins were close to trading infielder Eduardo Escobar to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jon Heyman of Fancred Sports says that the two teams have an agreement in place for the versatile Escobar. The Twins will receive righty Jhoan Duran and outfielders Gabriel Maciel and Ernie De La Trinidad from the D’Backs according to...
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