Pete Alonso’s service time may be affected by the lockout and subsequent cancellation of games imposed by MLB owners, as a new story from SNY’s Andy Martino points out. As of the end of the 2021 season, Alonso accrued three full years of service time. This is due to him making the Opening Day roster for the team in 2019, after which he set a major-league record for home runs in a...
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Over the last couple days, Mets prospects have made their way to Port St. Lucie for spring training. (The MLB players–and some 40-man guys like Ronny Mauricio and Mark Vientos–aren’t allowed just yet.) MMO’s Ed Delany has been there to capture the sights of the first springs days for the minor leaguers. Top prospect Brett Baty was among the players to get a full workout...
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After a month of February where just about nothing happened on the baseball front, there was finally movement at spring training complexes around baseball. Sadly, that movement didn’t come from major-league players as players on teams 40-man rosters are still locked out by MLB owners. Once MLB players, hit camp, it’ll no longer be the offseason, and we’ll stop doing these! But...
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The Athletic’s Keith Law joined Sal, Mike and me on the latest episode of the Get Metsmerized podcast. We talked about the burgeoning stardom of Francisco Álvarez, the ceilings and floors of other top Mets prospects, Keith’s evaluation strategy, who from the farm may impact the MLB Mets in 2022 and high-upside candidates in the Mets prospect pool, like Mike Vasil and Alex Ramirez. Within the...
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Jorge Soler Position: Outfielder Bats/Throws: R/R Age (for the 2022 season): 30 (2/25/1992) Traditional Stats: 149 G, 602 PA, .223 BA, .316 OBP, .432 SLG, .748 OPS, 27 HR, 40 RBI, 74 R Advanced Stats: 101 wRC+, -0.2 fWAR, -0.3 bWAR, .354 xwOBA, 11.1 BB%, 23.6 K%, .209 ISO, .250 BABIP Rundown Jorge Soler has developed into a hitter who packs some power (56 home runs over 205 games from...
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