Author: Michael Mayer

Mets Pitching Prospect Marcos Molina Has Tommy John Surgery

Marcos Molina who was ranked as the Mets number 6 prospect by Baseball America earlier today has had Tommy John surgery and will miss the entire 2016 season. The 20-year old right handed pitcher was shutdown on two separate occasions this year with the St. Lucie Mets. The first time came after a rough outing for St. Lucie in which he gave up six runs on eleven hits in 5.2 innings and saw...

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BA Releases Top 10 Mets Prospect List, Four Shortstops Included

Baseball America released their Top 10 Mets prospect list today and unsurprisingly they have left-hander Steven Matz at the top. They talk about the fact that the trades of Michael Fulmer, Robert Whalen, Matt Koch, Casey Meisner, Luis Cessa, John Gant and Miller Diaz has weakened the Mets starting pitching depth in the Minors. However, the Mets minor league system still finished with a .532...

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Granderson, Cespedes Named Gold Glove Finalists

Today Rawlings released their finalists for the Major League Gold Glove awards with Curtis Granderson being the only Met chosen for his time with the team. He is a finalist in the National League in right field against the St. Louis Cardinals Jason Heyward and the Washington Nationals Bryce Harper. Heyward won the award last year while playing for the Braves. Granderson had a strong year in the...

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Five Takeaways From Mets Game 2 Loss

Last night the Mets and Jacob deGrom got knocked out early as they were unable to solve Johnny Cueto. The series is not getting off to the start the Mets or their fans would have hoped for after being completely dominated and heading back to Citi Field down two games. Here’s what you can takeaway from the loss last night: 1. The Royals offense is better than I thought they would be and did...

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Five Takeaways From Mets Game 1 Loss

The Mets lost last night in what felt like a grueling 14-round prize fight with each team suffering body blows before the Royals delivered the knock out punch against Bartolo Colon. Here are five things you should take away from Game 1: 1. The Royals bullpen was as good as advertised, allowing only one unearned run in eight innings of work topped off by Game 4 starter Chris Young who now has 15...

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