Somehow, the baseball season is already two months in. At this point, statistics are starting to stabilize, and we’re getting a sense of the caliber of season the players are in store for. May was an iffy month for Mets prospects, but at each level, there was at least one standout. TRIPLE-A: SYRACUSE METS HITTER OF THE MONTH: RYAN CLIFFORD Statistics: 27 G, .233/.308/.534/.842, 8 HR, 5 2B,...
Things are starting to look up for the Mets’ minor league affiliates, even if only slightly. Fantastic individual performances are starting to translate into team success, and the four affiliates combined to lose no series over the previous week. The FCL Mets also had their best week yet. Continue reading below for the latest updates and stats in this week’s Minors Weekly Report....
Wednesday was a good day for the Mets’ minor league affiliates, as three of the four teams emerged victorious. Ryan Clifford homered and reached base three times to power Syracuse’s offense, while Channing Austin continued his breakout season with another strong outing for Brooklyn. Triple-A Syracuse 10, Buffalo 5 Box Score 2B Christian Arroyo: 3-for-5, 2B, 3 RBI LF Ryan Clifford:...
Jonah Tong was unable to make it out of the second inning in a tough Syracuse loss, Jonathan Santucci had a solid outing but was let down by his defense in a Binghamton defeat, Channing Austin struck out five in a Brooklyn win and Elian Peña continued his onslaught of Low-A in a St. Lucie loss. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (21-20) 3, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (22-18) 11 BOX SCORE CF Nick...
The New York Mets’ farm system had an incredibly wild day on Saturday, with a blown late lead, a one-hitter, a suspended game, and a bizarre one in St. Lucie. The performance of the day goes to Brooklyn Cyclones’ (High-A) starter Channing Austin, who went 5 2/3 scoreless with just one hit and seven strikeouts. The 24-year-old is putting his name on some radars early this season, and...
Playoff baseball is back. The High-A Brooklyn Cyclones will visit the Greensboro Grasshoppers Tuesday in Game 1 of the Division Series of the South Atlantic League playoffs. Meanwhile, the Low-A St. Lucie Mets will battle the Daytona Tortugas in Game 1 of the Florida State League Division Series. Both series are best of three. Brooklyn vs. Greensboro Channing Austin, 23, gets the 6:30 p.m. Game...
Francisco Alvarez sprained the UCL in his right thumb last month and suffered a small fracture in his left pinky finger when he was hit by a pitch last week. No matter. He hit a 405-foot grand slam Wednesday and caught a whole game for the second straight night (though he did allow a passed ball) in Triple-A Syracuse’s 10-2 win over Buffalo. The Mets are hopeful he can return to the big...
Joander Suarez pitched six innings of two hit ball in a Binghamton win, Brendan Girton struck out eight in a Brooklyn extra-inning loss, St. Lucie was held scoreless in their loss and Elian Peña was unstoppable, hitting three home runs in the DSL on Thursday. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (33-44) vs. Rochester Red Wings (27-47) POSTPONED The Syracuse Mets/Rochester Red Wings game was postponed and will...
The big story from the Mets minor leagues on Wednesday was the continued power outburst by top outfield prospect Drew Gilbert for Triple-A. The Brooklyn Cyclones squeaked out a victory behind five shutout innings by Saul Garcia. Read more about it in our roundup below. Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (76-56) 10, Syracuse Mets (71-61) 8 BOX SCORE CF Drew Gilbert: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR (7),...
