Mayer’s Top 50 Prospects: 10-7, 2021 Draft Arms and Toolsy Outfielders

No. 10 Calvin Ziegler, RHP Age: 19 (10/3/2002) HT: 6’0, WT: 205 B/T: R/R Acquired: Drafted in 2nd Rd in 2021 – TNXL Academy ETA: 2026 Previous MMO Ranking: 15 2022 Statistics (St. Lucie Mets): 10.1 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 9 BB, 17 K, 4.35 ERA, 40.5 K% Ziegler, the Mets’ top pick signed from the 2021 draft class, chose to leave Canada last year and join the TNXL Academy because COVID-19 travel...

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Baseball America Mock Draft 3.0 Has Mets Looking At Bats

Baseball America has released their latest mock draft, and they see the New York Mets selecting two bats with their first round draft picks. As is typical with the Mets organization, the focus has been on shortstops and center fielders, i.e. more athletic players at the top of the draft. The Mets looking to take bats shouldn’t be that much of a surprise. On that point, Baseball America...

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OTD 2016: Mets Explode for Record 12-Run Inning Against Giants

Less than a year ago, the Mets were lucky to score 12 runs in a series. On June 9, 2015, the last time the San Francisco Giants came to Citi Field, unheralded Chris Heston tossed a no-hitter. By April 2016, things had definitely changed. Yoenis Céspedes, a trade deadline acquisition who was the catalyst to the 2015 team and re-signed the past off-season, changed the dynamic of the Mets lineup....

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Mets Minors Recap: David Peterson Gets Knocked Around

David Peterson had just a 0.64 ERA when he was sent down to the minor leagues last week, but that didn’t stop the Rochester hitters from knocking him around for eight runs. AAA: Syracuse Mets 6 (6-13) vs. Rochester Red Wings 13 (11-9) Box Score DH Carlos Rincon: 3-for-5, 1 HR (2), 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 SO, .298/.344/.439 SS Wyatt Young: 1-for-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 SO, .294/.455/.382 LF Carlos...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Will Meet With MLB About Hit Batters

Good morning, Mets fans! Tim Healy of Newsday reports that MLB executive Morgan Sword will meet with the New York Mets today regarding the team’s frequency of players getting hit-by-pitches. This meeting comes after the Mets and St. Louis Cardinals engaged in a bench clearing incident Wednesday afternoon after Yoan Lopez threw up and in on Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado, as a result...

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Nolan Arenado Suspended, Mets Receive Fines For Brawl

During Wednesday’s series finale between the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets, things got a little…chippy. A little more than 24 hours after the benches cleared following some chin music from Mets reliever Yoan López to St. Louis third baseman, Nolan Arenado, MLB has handed down its decision on who will be disciplined from the fracas. Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported...

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