The Mets have announced that infielders Mark Vientos, Ronny Mauricio, and Travis Blankenhorn, outfielders Khalil Lee and Nick Plummer, catcher Patrick Mazeika, and right-handed pitcher Jose Butto have been optioned to minor league camp. There’s now 51 players in big league camp. The powerful Vientos and shortstop (for now) Mauricio are two of the Mets top prospects. Mauricio is No. 3 on my...
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The Atlanta Braves announced on Friday night that they’ve signed Kenley Jansen. It’s a one-year deal worth $16 million. Jansen, 34, is coming off a 2021 season in which he posted a 2.22 ERA, 38 saves, and 86 strikeouts in 69 innings. The long-time Dodgers closer did see his strikeouts number fall a bit and his walk rate go up slightly, but his 4.7 H/9 was his lowest in five seasons....
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The Mets beat the Mets by a score of 4-3 on Friday afternoon at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie. In the game dubbed Orange vs Blue, both Mets teams wore blue jerseys. The Mets hosted a Fan First game, where fans got into the park for free and could also get a free beer. The free beer might’ve confused people a few times when the Mets kept doing weird things during the scrimmage that was...
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The Mets have their first game of the 2022 season! Kind of, sort of. The Mets are having their first ever Fan First Orange vs Blue game at Clover Park on Friday with a 1:10 p.m. ET start. The game will be live streamed on all of SNY’s social channels. Tickets and parking for the game are free, and each fan will also get a soda or beer for free as well. The Mets first spring training game...
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MLB Pipeline released their Top 100 prospect list on Thursday evening with three Mets included. Baseball America, Baseball Prospectus, FanGraphs, Keith Law, and ESPN all released their lists earlier this offseason. The first Mets on the list, as always, is catcher Francisco Álvarez at No. 10. This seems to be right in the middle of where the six major outlets have put the 20-year-old. MLB...
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