The Florida Complex League Mets start their season on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Roger Dean Stadium against the FCL Cardinals. Shortstop Jeremy Rodriguez is the top prospect on the FCL Mets roster, who they acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks last season at the trade deadline for veteran outfielder Tommy Pham. Rodríguez, 17, had an impressive 1.247 OPS in 13 games for the Mets and a .878 OPS...
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New York Mets prospect Ronald Hernández was named as a year-end Florida Complex League All-Star. Hernández was the only Mets Rookie League prospect who would be named an All-Star. Those leagues comprise the Arizona Complex League, Florida Complex League, and the Dominican Summer League. While Hernández,19, predominantly caught (25 games) and played some first base (5 games), he made the team as...
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Amidst a somewhat lost MLB season for the Mets, Baseball America just reported that in the Florida Complex League, the Mets had three of the top 20 prospects playing at that level. 5. Marco Vargas (SS/2B) Marco Vargas, the biggest return in the trade that sent David Robertson to the Miami Marlins. When the season began he was ranked 20th in the Marlins system but was known to have an advanced...
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The FCL Mets had a great regular season as they finished with the best win percentage in the league (32-18, .640). However, their season came to an abrupt end on Thursday when they lost in the FCL semifinals to the Braves, 7-1 at Clover Park. It was rough day for the defense as the team made five errors, which resulted in only three of the seven runs being earned. Even though the team look the...
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On Monday, MLB announced New York Mets minor league infielder Cristopher Larez received a 56-game suspension after testing positive for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone. Larez signed with the Mets as an international free agent out of Venezuela on January 15th for $1.4 million. The 17-year-old hit .274/.351/.405 with a homer, 13 RBIs, eight doubles, and nine stolen bases in 84...
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