Author: Robert Colonna

A.J. Ewing is One of Baseball America’s Fastest Risers

Baseball America has named A.J. Ewing as one of their largest risers in their most recent Top 100 Prospects list, moving from #68 to #37. Before the season Ewing was ranked #83. They describe Ewing as a complete player who can hit, run and field on a consistent basis. With Ewing now in Triple-A, BA wrote that “Ewing’s quick rise plus the early doldrums in Queens could afford him a chance...

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Checking in on Spring Training Trend Lines – Pitchers (April)

A lot of Spring Training is noise, but at the end of March we looked at one data point for each hitter in spring to see if they would translate to the regular season. One month in we check back in to see if any of these stuck into the regular season. Freddy Peralta – Zone Rate – Did Not Maintain Freddy Peralta has averaged roughly the same innings per start in 2026 as he did in 2025. In...

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Elian Peña Hits Second Home Run

The St. Lucie Mets had the best performance of the day led by Elian Peña’s home run. Ryan Clifford and Nick Morabito also had strong offensive showings while the St. Lucie pitchers performed well. Weather robbed the Syracuse Mets of a potential comeback and postponed the Brooklyn Cyclones game while Binghamton struggled both offensively and defensively. Triple-A Rochester (17-17) 3,...

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Checking in on Spring Training Trend Lines – Hitters (April)

A lot of spring training is noise, but at the end of March, we looked at one data point for each hitter in spring to see if they would translate to the regular season. One month in we check back in to see if any of these stuck into the regular season. Francisco Lindor – Average Exit Velocity – Maintained In his limited spring training games after his hamate injury Francisco Lindor maxed...

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Mets Extend Luis Torrens on Two-Year Deal

Per Will Sammon of the Athletic, the New York Mets have extended catcher Luis Torrens to a two-year, $11.5 million extension covering the 2027 and 2028 seasons. The deal has no options and Torrens has $1 million in incentives each year. Torrens has been among the best in the league at catching baserunners, placing 94th percentile in 2024, 100th percentile in 2025, and is currently in the 100th...

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