Keith Law of The Athletic published his farm system rankings for all 30 MLB clubs earlier this morning, ranking the Mets system as the 16th strongest in the game. Law notes that although the Mets have traded away four of their top 10 prospects over the last year, a strong draft and shrewd international signings have helped their system stay relevant. Brett Baty, Matthew Allan, Francisco Alvarez,...
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After producing a 4.76 ERA and 5.61 FIP in 2019, a strong spring training is exactly what Michael Wacha needed. The former all-star – and 2012 first round pick – tossed two scoreless innings in his first start against the Tigers, and he fired three scoreless yesterday against the Marlins. While these outings are encouraging first signs, he needs to keep impressing in order to pry a...
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Now that he’s got all the heart tests behind him, it sure is nice to see Brandon Nimmo doing his thing on the baseball diamond again. While we need to take Spring Training stats with a grain of salt, he’s looking like his usual self through 11 at-bats, evidenced by a .364/.500/.455 triple slash. After going 1-for-2 with a run scored in Friday’s win against the St. Louis...
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Good morning, Mets fans! There’s only 24 Days until Opening Day! Today, the Mets have an off-day. Clover Park will be locked up and players will be able to do whatever their hearts desire. Mets baseball will resume on Tuesday against the Marlins. Noah Syndergaard is among the Mets hurlers that will make an appearance. The Mets had two split-squad games yesterday, winning one and losing the...
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In the historic battle of hotel ottoman versus Mets reliever, a winner is surfacing. That winner looks to be Seth Lugo, who threw his first live bullpen session against Mets batters since fracturing his left pinky toe. Featuring a sharp curveball, the right-hander could look to make his Spring debut later this week. Seth Lugo: filthy, even in BP pic.twitter.com/wZcZ8jZDzl — SNY (@SNYtv)...
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Dominic Smith is coming off a breakout season in 2019, finding legitimate success at the big league level for the first time. Yet throughout this offseason, Smith was probably the most talked about trade piece among the Mets young core. The reason being that Smith is blocked from his natural position of first base, with Pete Alonso clearly representing the future at that position for the Mets....
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