Author: Michael Mayer

Bruce Expects To Be Everyday Right Fielder

New York Mets outfielder Jay Bruce spoke to the media in Port St. Lucie on today and one of the things he said was that the front office told him to be ready to be the everyday right fielder. The Mets seem intent on keeping the veteran outfielder (for now) after having shopped him most of the offseason which would clear up the outfield logjam and presumably shed some of his $13 million salary...

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Fernando Salas Passes Physical, Officially Signs With Mets

Fernando Salas has passed his physical and has officially signed with the Mets, according to Anthony DiComo on Twitter. The back end of the bullpen is shaping up to be very strong, with Salas, Jerry Blevins, Hansel Robles, Addison Reed, and Jeurys Familia. Original Post – Feb 3 The New York Mets are re-signing reliever Fernando Salas according to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports. The deal is...

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BP Leaves Dominic Smith Off Top 101 Prospects

Baseball Prospectus published their Top 101 Prospect list today which will certainly raise some eyebrows among New York Mets. The first Mets prospect on the list was the consensus #1 overall prospect in the system in shortstop Amed Rosario at #8. The 21-year old Rosario was ranked as high #3 by Keith Law then #5 by MLB Pipeline and #8 previously by Baseball America. Rosario hit .324/.374/.459...

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Three Mets Prospects Make Baseball America’s Top 100

Baseball America released their Top 100 MLB Prospects late Friday night which included three players from the New York Mets farm system. The highest ranking Mets prospect on the list was shortstop Amed Rosario at #8. Rosario has been previously ranked #3 by Keith Law and #5 by MLB Pipeline earlier this offseason. Rosario, 21, is the Mets consensus number one prospect and was ranked as such in...

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Six Prospects That Could Make Major League Debut In 2017

The New York Mets had a number of prospects that made their Major League debut during the 2016 season to varying degrees of success. Prior to the start of the 2016 season if I had told you that Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo would play a key role in the Mets returning to the playoffs you would’ve called me crazy. The Mets also saw contributions from other players that made their big league...

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