The Las Vegas 51’s try to bounce back after a tough 2-1 loss on Opening Night that saw them only get 2 hits. Overlooked Prospect Matt Bowman will be on the mound for the 51’s who play at 10:05 ET in Fresno again and you can watch it on MiLB.tv. Bowman impressed this Spring allowing only 2 runs in 10 innings with a 7/2 K/BB ratio. Last night only players to collect hits were Eric...
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Last night Steven Matz made his AAA debut last night in a 2-1 for the Las Vegas 51’s and pitched 5 scoreless before running into trouble in the 6th. Matz left the in the 6th inning after walking a batter that would later come around to score against Zack Thornton. Matz final line: 5.1, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, and 4 strikeouts. The 51’s didn’t muster a hit until Eric Campbell singled to...
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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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