Mets Minors 2024 Prospects: No. 6 Marco Vargas

No. 6 Marco Vargas, INF B/T: L/R      Age: 5/14/2005 (18) Ht: 5’11”        Wt: 170 lb. Acquired: Via trade during the 2023 season (David Robertson) ETA: 2026  Previous Rank: N/A Stats (FCL/ Low A-St. Lucie): .275/.432/.821, 2 HR, 28 RBI, 53 BB, 38 K Initially signed by the Marlins as a 17-year-old out of Chihuahua, Mexico, in 2022, Vargas came over to the Mets, along with Ronald Hernandez, in...

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Jose Quintana Struggles Again in Loss To Braves on Friday

The Mets came home early to face the Braves after taking two games from the Cardinals in St. Louis. Jose Quintana took the bump on Friday, looking to win a fourth straight game against the Braves and rebound after a miserable start against the Rays. Unfortunately for the lefty, the start wasn’t much better. He made it five innings at home, but allowed four earned runs to Atlanta, all via...

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Kevin Parada Homers, Luisangel Acuña Three Hits in Syracuse

Across the five levels of Mets minor league affiliates, they combined to score 38 runs. Top prospects on every team seemed to perform, namely Luisangel Acuña, Kevin Parada, Ryan Clifford, and Boston Baro, all of whom had multi-hit efforts. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (21-14) 8, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (12-22) 3 BOX SCORE 2B Luisangel Acuña 3-for-6, R, 2B, RBI (11), K (.627 OPS) DH Trayce Thompson...

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Morning Briefing: Adrian Houser Makes Mets Bullpen Debut

Good morning, Mets fans! During Friday’s game against the Braves, Adrian Houser made an appearance out of the bullpen for the first time this season. It was the first time Houser appeared in a game since being removed from the rotation after a string of brutal starts. Houser allowed a hit and two walks over two innings during his appearance, but he didn’t allow a run. Houser has much...

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Long Balls Bite Quintana in Mets’ 4-2 Loss to Braves

A sizable track record of avoiding the long ball during a long career ended in short order. Jose Quintana had started his career going 1,837 consecutive innings without allowing three home runs in one frame, per the SNY broadcast. That streak ended Friday as Ronald Acuña Jr., Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson took him deep in the third inning and the Atlanta Braves (23-12) beat the Mets, 4-1, at Citi...

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Game Chat: Braves vs Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Friday, May 28, 2024 • 1:10 PM Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Charlie Morton (2-0, 3.50) vs. LHP Jose Quintana (1-3, 5.20) SNY The Mets are having a mini break right now that might get extended by another day. On Wednesday, the Mets were primed to sweep a three-game series from the St. Louis Cardinals, and then the severe weather started. The two sides couldn’t get the final game of the series in...

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