MMO 2019 Top 25 Prospects: No. 4, Mark Vientos

Position: 3B     B/T: R/R     Age: 12/11/99 (19) Acquired: 2017 Second Round Draft Pick (59th overall) from American Heritage High School (Plantation, FL) Previous Rank: 4 2018 Stats (Kingsport): 60 G, 262 PA, 223 AB, 32 R, 12 2B, 11 HR, 52 RBI, 1 SB/0 CS, .287 AVG/.389 OBP/.489 SLG/.878 OPS, .312 BABIP Vientos had himself about as perfect of a season as you could have expected out of an...

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Lowrie Dealing With Knee Soreness

As Matt Ehalt of Northjersey.com first reported, new Mets infielder, Jed Lowrie is dealing with left knee soreness that has limited his activity so far this spring. Manager, Mickey Callaway says they will be “cautious” with him moving forward and he will receive an MRI just to be safe, per Tim Healey of Newsday. Healey also noted that the team is unsure of how serious the injury is...

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Spring Training Going Much Better for Vargas This Year

Jason Vargas will be entering his second season wearing orange-and-blue since signing a two-year, $16 million deal during Spring Training last year. However, his tenure with the Mets got off to a very rough start as he needed surgery on his right hand at the very end of Spring Training in 2018. His return to the MLB club did not make people any more happy with the situation as he went 2-6 with...

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Rumor Roundup: Harper “Unsure” About Phillies

Good morning Mets Fans! It has happened! Superstar free agent shortstop, Manny Machado has finally come off the market, signing a mega-deal with the San Diego Padres for his desired 10 years and $300 million (largest contract in American sports history), per Jeff Passan of ESPN and Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, which was covered by Logan Barer of MMO yesterday. Now with the Machado deal out of the...

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Smith Ready To Shine Back At First Full Time

Dominic Smith has been inefficiently developed by the New York Mets. There’s no getting around that. The former first-round pick played his way through the organization’s minor-league system only to be perpetually blocked at his natural position — first base — by the likes of Adrian Gonzalez, Jay Bruce, and Wilmer Flores, among others, even as he appeared to be ready for...

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Morning Briefing: Machado Comes Off the Board

Good Morning Mets Fans!! There are 36 days left until Opening Day!! At 12:24 P.M. Jeff Passan of ESPN sent out a tweet that floored every baseball fan alive. The San Diego Padres had signed the co-star of the free-agent market, shortstop/third baseman, and greatest fielder alive Manny Machado. Machado, 26, was handed a record-shattering 10-year, $300 million deal with an opt-out after year five....

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