In his most recent column, Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reiterated that the Pittsburgh Pirates are open to trading their competitive-balance round pick for the upcoming draft. This is the 34th overall pick in the draft. The easy answer to whether or not the Mets should trade for that pick is easy – yes. A million times yes. So why should they trade for it and what would it cost? Mets...
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Mark Vientos was removed from today’s game after taking a 92 miles per hour sinker to his right hand. While he initially stayed in to run the bases, he was taken out in the top of the next inning. Immediately following the Mets’ 7-3 win over the Royals, the team announced Vientos is going on the injured list with a fractured hand. Brett Baty took over at third base while A.J. Ewing...
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The MLB draft is this Saturday, July 11! We previously broke down the typical archetype that Kris Gross and David Stearns typically draft: an athletic college bat that is an up-the-middle defender, with plus plate discipline, plus pitch recognition, a plus hit tool, and can run well. As of our article on July 2, the projected players drafted up to that date were: College Hitter – Aiden Robbins,...
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Per Will Sammon of the Athletic, Austin Warren was placed on the injured list with an undisclosed injury and will undergo imaging. The Mets already triggered his option for 2026 as he spent more than twenty days in the minor leagues so the injury is serious enough that they felt the need to pace him on the injured list instead of working through things in Syracuse. Warren is coming off...
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A lot of runs were scored by Mets minor league teams and we had some strong bounce back pitching performances. A certain veteran began his rehab assignment as well. Triple-A Postponed to July 8 Double-A Binghamton (30-52) 10, Hartford (44-37) 4 Box Score C Chris Suero: 0-for-4, 2 R, 2 BB 1B JT Schwartz: 1-for-3, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB C Kevin Parada: 1-for-2, RBI, 2 BB The Binghamton offense...
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