Author: Ted Klein

Baseball America Hot Sheet: Cecchini No. 4, Flores in Team Photo

After a hot week in Savannah, Gavin Cecchini joins the list of Mets Prospects that have been recognized this season on Baseball America’s Hot Sheet – that featured Brandon Nimmo and Noah Syndergaard a week ago. After a torrid week at the plate, Cecchini has raised his  average to .286 this season with a .353 on-base and a .454 slugging to go with his 13 extra-base hits, 21 runs scored, and...

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Scouts Are High On Brandon Nimmo

Baseball Prospectus today released a host of eyewitness scouting reports on top prospects in the minors, one including Brandon Nimmo, which, in contrast to other top picks like Bubba Starling is an excellent scouting report with a good future projection on his value. The scouting report was issued by scout Jeff Moore, who saw him on three separate occasions in May, with very satisfactory...

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Nimmo and Syndergaard on BA Hot Sheet

Earlier today, Baseball America released their Hot Sheet, which highlights this past week’s best minor league performances. For the Mets, outfielder Brandon Nimmo and right-hander Noah Syndergaard made it at #7 and #12 respectively. This is what they had to say about the two: No. 7 Brandon Nimmo, cf, Mets Team: high Class A St. Lucie (Florida State) Age: 21 Why He’s Here: .423/.545/.577...

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Nimmo Homers, Collects Four Hits, Now Batting .407

April 29 Brandon Nimmo went 4-for-4 with two singles, a home run and a double on Monday night for St. Lucie. He scored twice, drove in two runs and fell a triple short of the cycle. Nimmo and teammate T,J, Rivera are both hitting .407, the best mark in the Florida State League. Each player has a league leading 37 hits apiece. April 28 When it comes to Brandon Nimmo, people usually think of...

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Weighing in on Baseball America’s International Review

Yesterday, Baseball America started reviewing the International signings of each club, starting with the National League East. During these annual reviews, they summarize each team’s IFA signings, mainly those that happen during the July 2nd signing period.That is when the teams sign players 16 and over to play professionally. Many of the big-name Dominican, Venezuelan, Colombian, and Panamanian...

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