Francisco Alvarez will turn 24 years old on November 19. For some perspective, he’s nearly 300 games into his MLB career, and yet he’s younger than rookie teammates Ronny Mauricio, Brandon Sproat, and Nolan McLean. Despite his young age, Alvarez’s presence and play command respect. Combining his dedication to improving his craft with his insatiable desire to win, you get a player anyone would...
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ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel has released an updated ranking of all MLB farm systems following the draft and trade deadline. Thanks to significant leaps by several prospects this year, the New York Mets now hold the top spot. In McDaniel’s January farm ranking, he placed the Mets at No. 9. Additionally, using dollar values assigned to prospect tiers developed by FanGraphs, the Mets farm was then worth...
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2025 is proving to be Brett Baty’s most productive year so far in his young career. However, given his month-to-month performance, it hasn’t always looked that way. But has the real Brett Baty finally stood up? First Half After pummeling the ball in spring training to a .353/.441/.745/1.186 slash line, Baty more than earned his spot on the opening day roster. However, the excitement was...
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FanGraphs has released the latest edition of its top 100 MLB prospect rankings. The update has three New York Mets carrying over from the post-spring training list as well as three newcomers. The three carryovers are right-handers Brandon Sproat (falling from No. 18 to No. 31) and Jonah Tong (rising from No. 90 to No.51), as well as infielder Jett Williams (rising from No. 101 to No. 63). The...
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The Houston Astros have been in contact with Mets’ brass about a few members of their infield, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, The Mets have had a logjam in the infield for much of the past month. Young infielders Mark Vientos, Ronny Mauricio, and Brett Baty have all earned consistent playing time in Queens. With the Astros’ righty dominant lineup, they’ve asked about...
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