Sources tell MMO that the New York Mets have fired director of player development Kevin Howard and multiple others who held director roles in the organization. The Mets have also fired director of pro player evaluation Jeff Lebow, director of baseball development Bryan Hayes, and director of performance Jim Cavallini. Michael Marino assisted with my reporting. Howard joined the Mets in 2021 as...
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With the Florida Complex League Mets season ending following their 7-1 loss to the Braves on Thursday, a big group of the players have been promoted to Low-A St. Lucie. The two most notable names are INF Marcos Vargas and 1B/C Ronald Hernandez, both acquired when the Mets traded veteran reliever David Robertson to the Marlins. Vargas, 18, has struggled a bit since the trade with a .666 OPS in 15...
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The long ball was king on Thursday, with Ronny Mauricio hitting his 21st of the season and Jeremiah Jackson and Stanley Consuegra both homering for the third straight game. Ryan Clifford and Kevin Parada chipped in with home runs as well for Brooklyn. Triple-A: Buffalo 9, Syracuse 4, Box Score 2B Ronny Mauricio 3-for-5, HR (21st), SB (22nd), 2 RBI, .841 OPS 3B Brett Baty 0-for-5, 2 K, 1.124 OPS...
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The FCL Mets had a great regular season as they finished with the best win percentage in the league (32-18, .640). However, their season came to an abrupt end on Thursday when they lost in the FCL semifinals to the Braves, 7-1 at Clover Park. It was rough day for the defense as the team made five errors, which resulted in only three of the seven runs being earned. Even though the team look the...
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As the Mets play out the string in 2023, most of the calls from fans have been to call up infielder Ronny Mauricio and/or starting pitcher Mike Vasil. While both of them certainly have their merits and are more highly thought-of prospects, I believe the Mets should bring up infielder Luke Ritter and outfielder Carlos Cortes. Neither of them is generally considered a top-30 prospect in the Mets...
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