How Kelvin Herrera’s Trade Paints Picture for Familia’s

On Monday night, the Washington Nationals fortified their bullpen by acquiring Kelvin Herrera from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for outfielder Blake Perkins (#10 prospect according to MLB.com), third baseman Kelvin Gutierrez (#11), and right-hander Yohanse Morel. That deal is important to talk about, though, as Tim Britton of the Athletic points out could actually serve as a basis of...

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Mets Minors Recap: Andres Gimenez Steals 23rd Base

Las Vegas (30-42) 3, Oklahoma City (41-26) 2 Box 1B Peter Alonso 1-4, BB(.250/.368/.250) 2B Jeff McNeil  2-5, 2B, 2 RBI(.330/.405/.617) RF Zach Borenstein 2-5, 2 R(.253/.350/.486) For the second straight game, Zach Borenstein led the offensive charge, tallying two hits and scoring twice . The newly-promoted Jeff McNeil gave the 51s an early lead with an RBI double in the first against former Met...

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Morning Briefing: Lugo Looks to Get Mets Back on Winning Track

Good morning Mets fans! The Mets will send Seth Lugo to the mound as they take on Chad Bettis and the Rockies in the third game of this four-game tonight at 8:40 pm. Last night, Jason Vargas was knocked around by the Rockies as the Mets were defeated 10-8 at Coors Field. Latest Mets News The Mets called up reliever Tim Peterson and placed OF Jay Bruce on the 10-day disabled list. With Bruce...

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Game Recap: Mets Rally Late, Fall to Rockies 10-8

The New York Mets were defeated by the Colorado Rockies by a score of 10-8 at Coors Field on Tuesday night. Pitching The Rockies rallied off four straight hits against Jason Vargas to take a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first. After Charlie Blackmon singled and Nolan Arenado doubled, Trevor Story reached as Brandon Nimmo lost a ball in the clouds. Ian Desmond then followed that up with a single...

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AJ Ramos To Undergo Surgery To Repair Torn Labrum

The New York Mets announced that relief pitcher AJ Ramos will undergo surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Ramos, 31, last pitched on May 26th against the Brewers when he gave up three runs and a home run in two thirds of an inning. He will almost definitely miss the remainder of the season. The Mets acquired Ramos from Miami last summer and he will make $9,225,000 this season,...

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Jeff McNeil Drawing Trade Interest in Midst of Breakout Season

Photo by Ed Delany, MMO Mets’ minor league infielder Jeff McNeil has started to draw trade interest from other teams around the league, according to Matt Ehalt of The Record. Although he has no prospect status to speak of and only 11 at-bats to his name as a member of the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s, the 26-year old McNeil comes off the heels of a torrid campaign with the Binghamton Rumble...

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