Opening Day is finally here for the Mets Minor League affiliates with Savannah, St. Lucie, Binghamton, and Las Vegas all playing their first game tonight. The most anticipated game of the night is at AAA where the Las Vegas 51’s take on the Fresno Grizzlies with Steven Matz making his AAA debut. If you didn’t get enough great pitching from Harvey Day you can watch Matz’s debut...
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No. 5 Kevin Plawecki, C/1B Age: 24 Height: 6’2 Weight: 225 Bats/Throws: Right/Right Last Year: No.5 Synopsis: I wouldn’t call 2014 a breakout year for Kevin Plawecki, more a continuation of a very good 2013 but now the Prospect Ranking pundits finally took notice. He was in all three of the higher regarded Top 100 including being ranked #63 in BA and Baseball Prospectus while MLB...
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Here are a couple of updates from the one and only Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. Former 1st rounder Brandon Nimmo will start begin the season in Double-A Binghamton. Earlier in the offseason, it was speculated by many that Nimmo might start the year in Triple-A Las Vegas. With Matt den Dekker being traded earlier this week, the outfield in Vegas suddenly becomes a big question mark. It looks like...
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The Savannah Sand Gnats have announced its initial roster for the 2015 season and it has some exciting names on it. The rotation will include Casey Meisner who was outstanding for Brooklyn last year and was #19 on MMO’s Top 25 Prospect list. Fellow Brooklyn starters Corey Oswalt, Martires Arias, and Alberto Baldonado should also join Meisner in Savannah. The bullpen will feature Shane Bay...
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No. 10 Jhoan Urena, 3B Age: 20 Height: 6’1 Weight: 200 Bats/Throws: Both/Right Last year: Unranked Synopsis: The Mets signed Jhoan Urena out of the Dominican Republic in 2011 for $425,000 because of his ability to drive the ball from both sides of the plate. Jhoan set career highs last year in every offensive category hitting .300/.356/.431 with 5 HR’s and 47 RBI’s over...
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