There has been a lot of talk about what the New York Mets might or might not do this offseason, but one thing we know is that Steve Cohen is going to be in the bidding for superstar Shohei Ohtani, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. I mentioned on our most recent podcast that despite all of the re-tooling, rebuilding, or repurposing, the Mets would be in the bidding for Ohtani. It doesn’t...
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Late on Thursday evening, MLB Pipeline updated their top-100 prospect rankings and team-specific top-30 lists. This following Baseball America’s update earlier in the day. In the most recent edition of Pipeline’s rankings, the New York Mets have five prospects. This is the third most of any team in the league, only the Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates, each with six, have...
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The Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night 4-3, taking the rubber game and series from the hottest team in the National League after going 0-5 on their previous road trip. However, the Mets’ win on Wednesday didn’t come easily, as they were one mistake away from losing another game in the late innings. Thankfully for New York, their rookie catcher Francisco Álvarez made a...
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The Thursday night minor league focus was on Triple-A Syracuse with Ronny Mauricio and Brett Baty on the infield together and Minor League Baseball’s ERA leader Tyler Stuart on the mound for Binghamton. Let’s just say it was a mixed bag of results. Triple-A: Syracuse 10, Scranton-Wilkes/Barre 1, Box Score LF Tim Locastro 0-for-3, 2 BB, .658 OPS 2B Ronny Mauricio 1-for-5, 2 R, .820...
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The Baltimore Orioles made news earlier in the week when they suspended broadcaster Kevin Brown for saying on-air that the Birds had not fared well recently against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Many play-by-play announcers from other teams verbally flogged Orioles management for this decision, including the Mets’ Gary Cohen. To make this story even more bizarre, Brown was asked...
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Good morning, Mets fans. Mets right-handed pitching prospect Coleman Crow underwent Tommy John surgery, according to MLB Pipeline. Crow was acquired from the Angels in June in the trade that sent veteran infielder Eduardo Escobar from the Mets to Los Angeles. Crow was on the injured list at the time of the trade and the Mets were aware he had an elbow issue. Crow ranked No. 29 in the Mets...
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