Today we talk about the dearth…er, depth we have at catcher. Okay, maybe it isn’t as great as the times we had with Travis d’Arnaud and Kevin Plawecki coming through the system, but there are some guys that you’ll see coming through to watch and look forward to. The Mets 2015 pick Mazeika being one of them, doing an excellent job raking in the Appalachian League. However, we have a teenager...
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After the Mets promoted Steven Matz and Noah Syndergaard, the two final pieces of the Mets amazing major league rotation, fans probably believe the organization took a hit in premium talent. However, MMN is going to reveal there are still some interesting top prospects in our top 5 right-handed pitchers. 1. Marcos Molina Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 188 Level: GCL & St. Lucie Mets B/T:R/R Age: 3/8/1995...
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Continuing our series of potential breakout prospects is right-handed pitcher Chris Flexen, a projectable righty drafted in 2012, who suffered a delay due to Tommy John Surgery. Our first two candidates in the series were third baseman David Thompson and Jhoan Urena. Profile: Chris Flexen was drafted out of Newark Memorial HS in California, during the 14th round. He was awarded an...
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Next in our breakout candidates is a relatively new face, 3rd Baseman David Thompson. Our first prospect in the series was fellow third baseman Jhoan Urena. Profile: Before Thompson was a 4th rounder for the Mets, he was an offensive star in the Miami area. As a Westminster Christian Alumni, (Same high school as Alex Rodriguez), he the record for homeruns in a season (19) and career (55) for the...
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This is my first post in a while. MetsMinors.Net is starting a new series of who we believe will be our top breakout candidates for 2016. Both editors have picked 3 prospects we believe will break out in 2016 and be on the radar for this coming minor league system. I will kick this off with sweet-swinging Jhoan Urena. Urena was signed out of the Dominican Republic in 2011 for $425,000. In his...
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