When we did our Top 30 Mets prospect update it was a no-brainer to have Amed Rosario at No. 1 and Dominic Smith at No. 2. Well now both of them have exceeded the 130 at-bats mark and are no longer considered prospects. The loss of Rosario and Smith from the prospect rankings gives you a look at how barren the Mets system currently is and the likelihood they will be ranked in the bottom 10...
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When you dig deeper than the 56-86 record the Las Vegas 51s produced during the 2017 season, you find that the New York Mets Triple-A affiliate might have been as dysfunctional as the big league club. Pedro Lopez, highly respected by most in the industry, was promoted to be the manager of the 51s to replace Wally Backman. Lopez had previously spent five seasons with Double-A Binghamton, where he...
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According to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports, the New York Mets have hired Tony DeFrancesco to be their new manager of the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. DeFrancesco, 54, recently decided to move on from the Houston Astros organization after managing their Triple-A affiliate the Fresno Grizzlies for the past three seasons. Astros GM Jeff Luhnow had this to say about DeFrancesco last month, “We are...
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Bartolo Colon has indicated that he would like to pitch “just one more” season according to Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports. Colon, 44, finished the 2017 with the Minnesota Twins after being released by the Atlanta Braves on July 4. Down the stretch for the playoff bound Twins he went 5-6 with a 5.18 ERA, 5.31 FIP, 1.44 WHIP and 3.31 SO/W over 80 innings. Overall in 2017, the veterean...
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Game 2 (Astros lead 1-0) Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros, 2:00 p.m. ET, FS1 LHP Drew Pomeranz (17-6, 3.32) vs LHP Dallas Keuchel (14-5, 2.90) The Astros took a 1-0 lead on Thursday when Jose Altuve and Justin Verlander led them to a 8-2 win. Altuve launched three home runs becoming only the ninth player to do so in a playoff game and the first since Pablo Sandoval in 2012. Chris Sale struggled...
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