Three prospects whom the Mets acquired at the trade deadline were among the five from their farm system that Baseball America included in their latest Top 100 MLB prospects rankings. Luisangel Acuña, who the Mets acquired from the Rangers in exchange for Max Scherzer, was ranked No. 57. Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford, who were the return from the Houston Astros in the Justin Verlander trade,...
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The Boston Red Sox announced they’ve fired chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom. The Red Sox are currently 73-72 on the season and 7.5 games out of a Wild Card spot. The Red Sox made the playoffs once since they hired Bloom in October of 2019. The Red Sox search for a new leader of baseball operations will begin immediately. In the meantime, current general manager Brian O’Halloran has been...
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Going into the 2023 season, the Mets appeared to have plenty of pitching depth. For several reasons, that pitching depth did not hold up, leading the Mets to spend the second half of their season trying out all of their options rather than fighting for a postseason birth. Joey Lucchesi, who was largely a forgotten option after missing all of 2022 after undergoing Tommy John surgery, has stepped...
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Amidst a somewhat lost MLB season for the Mets, Baseball America just reported that in the Florida Complex League, the Mets had three of the top 20 prospects playing at that level. 5. Marco Vargas (SS/2B) Marco Vargas, the biggest return in the trade that sent David Robertson to the Miami Marlins. When the season began he was ranked 20th in the Marlins system but was known to have an advanced...
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Triple-A Syracuse Mets (56-80) 7, Worcester Red Sox (75-64) 1 BOX SCORE DH/1B Daniel Palka: 4-for-5, 2 RBIs (57), K (.755 OPS) 2B Danny Mendick: 2-foer-4, 2B, 4 RBIs (51), BB, K (.813 OPS) 3B Jaylen Palmer: 1-for-3, 2 R, BB, SB, K (.688 OPS) LF/1B/DH Carlos Cortes: 0-for-3, R, BB, K (.809 OPS) CF Brandon McIlwain: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB, K (.850 OPS) The Mets offense got out to an early lead against...
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Good morning, Mets fans! With their 96th win on Wednesday night, the Atlanta Braves clinched their sixth consecutive National League East title. Atlanta needed every game they could get last season to beat out the Mets down the stretch, but with their 4-1 over the Phillies last night they put the division to bed with 16 games left. The 2023 Braves have become the second quickest to do so as they...
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