Omaha 2, Las Vegas 51s 1 (49-45) Box Score Brandon Nimmo CF 2 for 4, R, .331/.410/.508 Travis Taijeron RF 1 for 3, K, .307/.395/.565 Nimmo returned to the lineup in style as he collected two hits. If De Aza is designated for assignment (God bless us all if he is), Nimmo should definitely be the guy the Mets turn to. Gabriel Ynoa RHP 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2 K (L, 9-4, 4.09 ERA) Jim Henderson RHP 1...
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Amed Rosario had seen his highest ranking ever last week when Baseball Propectus’ Top 50 Midseason Prospects came out and placed him #15 among the elite talent in the minor leagues. Keith Law of ESPN released his Top 50 today with Rosario coming in at #13, a new high for the talented shortstop. Here is what Law had to say about Rosario: Rosario returned to high-A to start the year, spent...
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The Mets announced that Bartolo Colon has been added to the National League All-Star roster replacing San Francisco Giants starter Madison Bumgarner who is starting on Sunday and will be unavailable to pitch. “It means a lot, especially for someone my age,” Colon said through an interpreter. “It surprised me a lot. There’s a lot of great ballplayers around the league, and...
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Yesterday, Baseball Prospectus released their Top 50 Midseason prospects with Amed Rosario coming in at number 15, the highest ranking he has ever received from any outlet. Today he receives more high praise, this time from Baseball America who ranks him as the 18th best prospect in all of baseball. Joining him on the list is Binghamton Mets first baseman Dominic Smith at number 76. After two...
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Baseball Prospectus released their midseason Top 50 Prospects with J.P. Crawford, Yoan Moncada, Julio Urias, Alex Bregman and Brendan Rodgers as their top five. The only Mets prospect on the list is shortstop Amed Rosario at number #15, which is a huge jump from #98 where BP had him coming into the season. Here the excerpt from BP on why he was ranked number 15: Why He’ll Succeed: Rosario keeps...
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