Author: Michael Mayer

Jett Williams, Drew Gilbert Among ESPN’s Top 50 MLB Prospects

Kiley McDaniel of ESPN updated his Top 50 MLB Prospect list on Wednesday, and two New York Mets players are on the list, though the two names might surprise folks. Center fielder/shortstop prospect Jett Williams is the first Mets player on the list at No. 45, and center fielder Drew Gilbert is right behind him at No. 46. McDaniel also said that infielder Ronny Mauricio and shortstop Luisangel...

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Mets Minors Recap: Drew Gilbert Hits First Mets Home Run

Brett Baty had a big night in Triple-A Syracuse with a home run off former Met Jerad Eickhoff. In Binghamton, Mets center field prospect Drew Gilbert hit his first home run in the Mets organization. Triple-A: Syracuse 6, Columbus 4, Box Score 2B Ronny Mauricio 1-for-3, BB, 2 R, .832 OPS 3B Brett Baty 2-for-4, HR (8th), 2B, 5 RBI, 1.317 OPS Since rejoining Triple-A Syracuse, Baty has three home...

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Report: Mets Will Pursue Shohei Ohtani

There has been a lot of talk about what the New York Mets might or might not do this offseason, but one thing we know is that Steve Cohen is going to be in the bidding for superstar Shohei Ohtani, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. I mentioned on our most recent podcast that despite all of the re-tooling, rebuilding, or repurposing, the Mets would be in the bidding for Ohtani. It doesn’t...

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Mets Minors Recap: Brett Baty Homers in Return to Triple-A

The Thursday night minor league focus was on Triple-A Syracuse with Ronny Mauricio and Brett Baty on the infield together and Minor League Baseball’s ERA leader Tyler Stuart on the mound for Binghamton. Let’s just say it was a mixed bag of results. Triple-A: Syracuse 10, Scranton-Wilkes/Barre 1, Box Score LF Tim Locastro 0-for-3, 2 BB, .658 OPS 2B Ronny Mauricio 1-for-5, 2 R, .820...

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Mets Minors Game Chat: Tyler Stuart Pitching For Binghamton

With the Mets not playing on Thursday and the minor leagues being in full swing –and potentially the more intriguing watch for some Mets fans right now– we’ve decided to bring you a game chat to talk about the revamped farm system. All four games can be watched on MiLB tv, which I would highly recommend. Triple-A: Syracuse (45-63) vs. Scranton-Wilke/Barre (51-56), 6:36 PM Of...

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