Entering the 2018 season, the New York Mets lone representative on Baseball America’s Top 100 list was SS Andres Gimenez, and he was ranked just 94th overall. Well, with the Mets prospects performing and developing better than expected, Gimenez has not only jumped more than a few spots, but he also joined by 1B Peter Alonso and OF Jarred Kelenic on Baseball America’s midseason Top...
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Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com reports that T.J. Rivera will be shut down for the next ten days after leaving a rehab game last week in which he had soreness in his surgically repaired elbow. The 29-year old will resume baseball activities once that ten-day period is up. Rivera started his rehab going 4-for-22 in six games between Port St. Lucie and Las Vegas, playing both second and third...
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Can you imagine where the Mets would be without Jacob deGrom? Well, probably not as bad as you think. The Mets “Core Four”, if you will, has begun to show its potential. The oft-injured group has been mostly healthy this year and been very productive. When healthy, Noah Syndergaard has continued to be an ace. Steven Matz, if he had enough innings, would be a top-ten ERA leader in the...
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Yoenis Cespedes played in his second rehab game for the GCL Mets today and went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run and one strikeout. He also played the field the entire game, but it all came at first base for him. This marked the first time he has appeared in the infield in a game since he played third base in Cuba. The 32-year-old played in a simulated game Monday in Port St. Lucie, where he...
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Former GM Steve Phillips of MLB Network Radio reports that there is a potential snag preventing the Los Angeles Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles from completing the Manny Machado deal. That snag, according to Phillips, is related to one or more of the prospects’ physicals. For most teams, that isn’t that interesting, but the Orioles have a history of nixing signings for the same reason,...
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At the Major League level, with Jose Reyes playing every day, there has been debate over whether Dominic Smith should be sent down to Triple-A to get the at-bats he needs to develop. It’s a debate the Mets were having not too long ago with respect to Luis Guillorme. Entering the 2018 season, the Mets added Guillorme to the 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 Draft. It was an...
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