Former Mets catcher Anthony Recker has signed with the Cleveland Indians on a minor league deal with an invitation to Spring Training. Earlier this off-season he was outrighted off the Mets 40-man roster and elected free agency. He got into 32 games for New York in 2015, batting .125/.239/.213 with only a double and two homeruns (both in same game) in 80 at bats. Recker slugged .374 in 2014 and...
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Update: Flores left the game in the 8th inning last night after being hit on the ankle with a pitch. He is out of the lineup tonight and is considered day-to-day. Mets infielder Wilmer Flores made his winter ball debut last night for the Bravos de Margarita in the Venezuelan Winter League. He played second base and batted third in the lineup going 1 for 4 with a hit by pitch and scored a run....
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Here is our All Star Lineup featuring the top performers this season by position. These players are chosen strictly on their numbers and not on their prospect rankings. It’s the first of a four part series with the bench, starting rotation, and bullpen still to come. Here is who we have chosen for the best player at each position in 2015: Catcher – Patrick Mazeika (Kingsport Mets)...
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Here is a story from our minor league coverage yesterday over at MetsMinors.net. The Arizona Fall League came to an end over the weekend when the Scottsdale Scorpions won the championship game. The guys over at MLB Pipeline chose their 13 man All-AFL Team and Dominic Smith was the only Met to make the team. He along with seven other Mets prospects played for the Salt River Rafters this fall. You...
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Yesterday the Mets added four players to their 40-man roster to protect them from the December 10th Rule 5 draft and one of them was starting pitcher Seth Lugo. The right-hander started a career high 24 games this year combined between the Binghamton Mets and Las Vegas 51’s. He went 8-7 with 3.84 ERA and 1.250 WHIP while leading all Mets minor league pitchers with 127 strikeouts in 136...
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