Each offseason, teams around the league need to make tough decisions in regards to which Rule 5 draft eligible players will be added to the 40-man roster to ensure they are not taken by another team. This is a lighter group than normal for first year Rule-5 eligibility because the group corresponds to the abbreviated 2020 MLB Draft class. There are, of course, more players in the minor league...
In the minor league baseball season, players ride the rising and falling sea of promotion hopes and dreams. Carlos Cortes recently wiped out on the biggest wave of his 2023 season as he was nearly called up to the major leagues for the first time in last week’s wave of September call-ups. Representing solid outfield depth and consistent production, Cortes put up an attractive yet non-sexy...
The Binghamton Rumble Ponies carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning behind Joander Suarez’s first Double-A start and Drew Gilbert reached base three times in the game as Binghamton got closer to clinching a playoff spot. Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs 9, Syracuse Mets 8, 10 Innings Box Score DH Carlos Cortes 2-for-5, R, 2 K, .857 OPS CF Brandon McIlwain 0-for-3, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 K, .787...
Kevin Parada made his Double-A debut and batted third for Binghamton. Blade Tidwell tossed another scoreless outing. Ronny Mauricio continued his torrid stretch at the plate, swatting his 23rd homer of the year, and Carlos Cortes slugged two home runs. TRIPLE-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs (66-59) 9, Syracuse Mets (52-72) 8 BOX SCORE 2B Ronny Mauricio 3-for-5, 2 R, HR(23), 2 RBI(71), .860 OPS DH...
Triple-A Syracuse Mets (24-38) 13, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (32-29) 8 BOX SCORE RF DJ Stewart: 3-for-3, 3 R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, .230/.368/.547 LF Carlos Cortes: 3-for-4, 3 R, 2B, HR, RBI, BB, .255/.341/.441 3B Nick Meyer: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, K, .204/.301/.286 The Mets had a huge game offensively on Sunday afternoon: eight of their 13 hits went for extra bases, including four home runs, and...
Triple-A Louisville Bats (26-23) 6, Syracuse Mets (19-31) 4 in 10 innings BOX SCORE DH Carlos Cortes: 2-for-5, R, 2B, HR (3), 3 RBIs (15), K (.751 OPS) SS Luis Guillorme: 1-for-5, RBI (3) (.832 OPS) LF Danny Mendick: 2-for-4, 3B (.701 OPS) C Nick Meyer: 2-for-4, R, 2 K (.560 OPS) RF Jaylin Davis: 1-for-5, 2B, 3 K (.787 OPS) 2B Ronny Mauricio: 1-for-4, BB, CS, HBP (.963 OPS) The bulk of the...
Triple-A Game 1: Syracuse Mets (4-3) 2, Rochester Red Wings (1-5) 1 Box Score LF Carlos Cortes: 2-for-2, 1 run scored CF Lorenzo Cedrola: 1-for-2, HR (1), 2 RBIs (2) 3B Danny Mendick: 1-for-3, SB 1B Mark Vientos: 1-for-3 Despite the Syracuse offense only putting up five hits in this seven-inning game, Cedrola had the big two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth to put the Mets ahead. Joey...
Triple-A Recap Syracuse Mets (6-11) 4, Worcester Red Sox (10-8) 2 Box Score Nick Plummer CF: 2-for-4, R, HR, 3 RBI, K, .300/.400/.600 Mark Vientos 3B: 1-for-4, 3B, 2 K, .160/.232/.320 Travis Blankenhorn 2B: 1-for-4, R, 2B, 2 K, .191/.220/.426 The Mets didn’t have a ton going on offense in Sunday’s game, but they got the big hit when they needed it. Plummer was the one who came...
Monday afternoon in Port St. Lucie brought about another round of cuts, including prized catching prospect Francisco Álvarez. According to Tim Healey, fellow C Nick Meyer, OF Carlos Cortes, RHPs Yennsy Diaz, Jose Rodriguez, Antonio Santos, and LHP Josh Walker were also among the cuts. Álvarez showed out in camp this March, as MMO’s Michael Mayer wrote. Drawing rave reviews from manager...
Arizona Fall League The Salt River Rafters took a 3-2 loss to the Mesa Solar Sox on Friday. Mets pitcher Colin Holderman threw a scoreless inning in the effort, improving his ERA to 11.37. A pitcher named Wilmer Flores started for the River Rafters, giving up two runs in two innings. RHP Colin Holderman: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K Brett Baty started at third base hitting cleanup, while Carlos...
The Salt River Rafters defeated the Scottsdale Scorpions 8-1 last night to improve their record to 5-5 (.500). Three Mets prospects had an at-bat in the game, and zero Mets prospects pitched in Saturday night’s contest. Below are the hitting statistics from Saturday night’s game. Carlos Cortes – LF: 1-5, RBI, BB, 3K, R Wilmer Reyes – 2B: 0-5, BB, 3K, R Hayden Senger...
