By Scott Engel, The Game Day As the Mets look to improve on offense during the rest of the season and possibly in the future, one certain presence in the dugout and around the batting cage may play a key role in more success. Assistant hitting coach Eric Hinske, in his first season with the team, has much winning experience and can be someone for the hitters to lean on as they attempt to get on...
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The New York Mets started the second half with more of the same, a series loss that put them farther out of playoff contention and close to sealing their fate as sellers at the upcoming trade deadline. The Mets dropped two of three to the Dodgers to put their record at 43-50 and 8.5 games out of a playoff spot. The Mets offense combined for only 10 hits in the series, including getting one-hit...
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According to Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline, the Mets have signed first round pick Colin Houck. The prep shortstop will get a signing bonus of $2.75 million, slightly above the slot value of $2,607,500 for the 32nd overall pick. Callis also reports that the Mets have signed second rounder Brandon Sproat a year after they will unable to sign the hard-throwing right-hander from Florida. Sproat’s...
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Right-handed pitchers Tyler Stuart and Dylan Tebrake have been promoted from the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones to Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Both pitchers were selected in the draft last year with Stuart being a sixth round pick and Tebrake being an eighth round pick. Stuart, 23, leads all of Minor League Baseball with his 1.55 ERA this season in 14 starts for Brooklyn. The 6’9”...
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According to a source, the Mets have signed eighth round pick Boston Baro to a $700,000 signing bonus. The slot value for the pick is $192,900. Baro played this season at Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, California, and had a commitment to UCLA. Baro, 18, was ranked as high as 98th by Baseball America in pre-draft prospect rankings. Baro is one of three prep shortstops the Mets...
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