Pitching was the name of the game for the Mets’ minor league affiliates on Thursday. Jonah Tong turned in another scoreless outing in his first start for the Brooklyn Cyclones while Joander Suarez pitched a perfect 6 1/3 innings in relief of Tylor Megill for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Offense was also aplenty on the day as both Syracuse and St. Lucie mashed their way to wins. Triple-A...
With April wrapping up, Syracuse, Binghamton, and Brooklyn enter May on a high note after winning their respective series this past week. Only St. Lucie drew a series loss, though all but one of their four losses was by two or fewer runs. The story of the season in the minor leagues has been pitching, and that was the case again this week. The Mets saw dominant pitching performances at all...
New York Mets starter Tylor Megill began his road back to the major league club on Saturday with his first rehab appearance at Maimonides Park in Coney Island. Returning from his shoulder sprain, which has sidelined him for nearly a month, Megill threw two perfect innings, striking out the side twice for the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones. Triple-A Columbus Clippers (10-14) Syracuse Mets (12-11) PPD...
Not too long ago, outfielder Alex Ramírez was regarded as a top-100 prospect in all of baseball. However, after a subpar 2023, he dropped out of the top 100 and down the organization top-30 list. If the beginning of 2024 is any indication, however, he may well be on his way back up those rankings. Ramírez was signed by the Mets as an international free agent in 2019 and was quickly regarded as a...
The Mets’ affiliates as a whole struggled Thursday, though Jonah Tong and Tyler Stuart impressed with dominant performances on the mound in two of the best games of their respective professional careers up to this point. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (12-10) 1, Columbus Clippers (9-14) 9 BOX SCORE LF Ben Gamel 0-for-1, 3 BB, K (.918 OPS) DH Luke Ritter 0-for-4, 2 K (.830 OPS) 3B Mark Vientos...
The Syracuse Mets pitching staff combined to throw a one-hitter on Wednesday, and J.D. Martinez had two hits and drove in two runs. Binghamton won behind the long ball, and Brooklyn walked 11 times in their blowout win. Right-hander Douglas Orellana tossed five perfect innings of relief for Brooklyn. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (12-9) 4, Columbus Clippers (8-14) 0 BOX SCORE DH J.D. Martinez: 2-for-4,...
It was a great day for the New York Mets’ system, who swept their four games up-and-down the East Coast on Saturday. Syracuse’s (Triple-A) Mark Vientos continued his scorching start to the year with another home run, raising his OPS to 1.018. Additionally, Alex Ramírez collected three more hits for Binghamton (Double-A) and drew a walk while leading them to a win over Reading. Most...
The second week of the season was a success for the likes of Syracuse and Brooklyn, who won their series, but not so much for Binghamton and St. Lucie, who lost their series. There were several offensive players, such as Rylan Bannon and Alex Ramírez, who shined for their respective teams, but it was really a week dominated by the pitchers, as it was during the first week of the season. Blade...
Despite a Binghamton Rumble Ponies loss on Sunday, outfielder Alex Ramírez continues to impress as he recorded a three-hit day. Other performances of note on Sunday were from Luke Ritter, who homered in both ends of Syracuse’s doubleheader, and Nick Lorusso, who recorded three hits and walked off Brooklyn’s win with a home run. Overall, the Mets’ affiliates went 2-3 on Sunday,...
2023 was somewhat of a magical season for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, who increased their win total by 21 from the year prior and made it to the Eastern League Champion Series. They didn’t win it all, but it was certainly a season to be proud of. Manager Reid Brignac is back for his third season at the helm, and he has plenty of exciting players to work with in 2024. Let’s preview...
No. 20: Alex Ramirez, OF B/T: R/R Age: 1/13/2003 (21) Ht: 6’3” Wt: 196 lb. Acquired: Signed by the Mets as an International Free Agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2019. ETA: 2025 Previous Rank: 11 Stats (Brooklyn A+): 120 games, .221/.310/.317, 7HR (29XBHs), 53 RBIs, 21 SB, .627 OPS Last season, prospect pundits were very high on Alex Ramírez. It was easy to see why; the...
The Mets announced on Friday that outfielder Taylor Kohlwey, RHP Chad Smith and LHP Nate Lavender were reassigned to minor league camp. Kohlwey joined the Mets in December after spending parts of eight seasons in the San Diego Padres organization and went 2-for-11 this spring with a walk and three strikeouts. Smith also signed with the club in December and appeared in 10 games at the major...
