August 2 of this past season left a lot of fans and pundits a tad puzzled at Billy Eppler and the New York Mets’ trade deadline approach. Interestingly enough, Friday morning Eppler defended the team’s decision making once again explaining that he has “no regrets” with how the deadline was handled. The approach that the Mets took was one that showed great conservatism....
Jaylen Palmer hit three home runs this week as Brooklyn took four of six from Hudson Valley. We’ll take a closer look at Palmer’s potential breakout series and other happenings throughout the Mets’ system. Triple-A Syracuse Syracuse dropped three of four to the Buffalo Bison with a pair of rainouts. Johneshwy Fargas led the Mets with five hits in 18 at-bats last week including...
A source informed me on Sunday afternoon that the Mets were promoting St. Lucie right-handed pitchers Mike Vasil and Carson Seymour to High-A Brooklyn following their game with Tampa. Vasil, 22, was an eighth round selection out of Virginia for the Mets in last year’s draft. To date, Vasil has posted a 1.80 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP to go along with 37 strikeouts and 11 walks. Vasil is coming...
Carson Seymour was one of the more interesting players taken in the Mets’ pitcher-heavy 2021 draft. The 6-foot-6, 260-pound right-hander pitched two seasons at Kansas State, where he posted a 6.19 ERA across 56 2/3 innings in 2021 with a 1.59 WHIP, after transferring from Dartmouth following his freshman season. While the results may not have been encouraging, Seymour featured some very...
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...
Columbus Clippers (9-3) 4, Syracuse Mets (1-10) 3 Box Score Khalil Lee CF: 1-for-2, 2 BB, .103/.235/.138 Patrick Mazeika 1B: 2-for-3, R, BB, .226/.333/.226 Travis Blankenhorn 2B: 1-for-5, R, HR, 2 RBI, K, .233/.258/.533 Despite only recording six hits, the Mets’ offense had plenty of opportunities in Sunday’s game, but they went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Following a...
