Author: Michael Mayer

Mets Announce 2024 Minor League Coaching Staffs

With the return to baseball less than a week away, the New York Mets announced the minor league coaching staffs for all of their full season teams. The Mets recently held a camp for minor league pitchers (and some hitters) in Port St. Lucie and hitters as well. Here are the 2024 Mets minor league coaching staffs: Triple-A Syracuse Mets Manager: Dick Scott (returning for second season) Hitting...

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Mets Farm System Ranked 11th By ESPN, 8th By Baseball America

Kiley McDaniel of ESPN released his farm system rankings on Friday, with the New York Mets coming in at No. 11. Going into the 2023 season, ESPN had the Mets farm system ranked No. 12, though they had only three top 100 prospects at the time. McDaniel released his Top 100 MLB Prospects list earlier in the week, and the Mets had six players on it. The six top 100 prospects for the Mets are tied...

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Mets Sign José Rondón to Minor League Deal

The New York Mets have signed utilityman José Rondón to a minor league deal. Rondón, 29, is currently leading all winter ball hitters with 17 home runs. He’s playing for the Leones del Caracas in the Venezuelan Winter League. During their regular season, Rondón slashed .338/.413/.624 with 17 doubles, 14 home runs, and 42 RBIs in 65 games. His teammates in Venezuela include Jonathan Villar,...

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Hector Neris Signs One-Year Deal With Cubs

Updated Post – Jan. 27, 11:45  Héctor Neris has signed a one-year, $9 million deal with the Chicago Cubs, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN.com. Surprisingly, it took the former Phillie until the end of January to sign with a team. Neris is coming off the best season of his career in 2023, logging a 1.71 ERA, 10.1 K/9, 1.054 WHIP, and 246 ERA+ in 68 1/3 innings. The Mets and Yankees were...

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Updated Top 75 Mets Prospects

With the New York Mets signing a couple of highly-rated players during the opening of international free agency on Jan. 15, I wanted to do a quick update on my top 75 prospects before I began doing player write-ups. Catcher Yovanny Rodriguez was given the top signing bonus in Mets history at $2.85 million (and $150K for education), outfielder Edward Lantigua was given a $950,000 bonus, and...

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