A.J. Ewing homered for the second straight night Friday in Double-A Binghamton’s 10-2 victory over Erie. (Watch it here.) The 21-year-old has hit safely in 13 of 16 games and is slashing a team-leading .345/.466/.552. He is the Mets’ No. 3 prospect on MLB Pipeline. Elian Peña, the Mets’ No. 8 prospect, kept hitting as well. The shortstop smacked his sixth double (see it here)...
The Mets’ farm system is loaded. The pitching, headlined by Jonah Tong, Christian Scott, Jack Wenninger and Jonathan Santucci, is as deep as any team in baseball. The hitting, with bats like A.J. Ewing, Jacob Reimer and Ryan Clifford, is also strong. As a result, Chris Suero and his rise through the organization has gone a bit under the radar. At this point, most Mets fans know of Suero,...
It’s been a slow start to the season in the Mets’ minor leagues, as three of the organization’s four minor league affiliates have losing records. But that doesn’t mean all is bad. Two of the highlights of the early season so far are Elian Peña and Chris Suero. Suero leads the organization in OPS early on and has looked like one of the best position players on the farm,...
Elian Peña started off 0-for-26 last season in the Dominican Summer League before finding his footing. This year, he is hot from the get-go. The 18-year-old homered, doubled, and made a nifty backhanded catch at shortstop Friday in Low-A St. Lucie’s 9-2 loss to Dunedin. Peña is 9-for-24 with a home run and three doubles in six games (1.069 OPS). He is also 3-for-3 stealing bases. Triple-A...
Juan Soto’s early-season injury has raised an important question: Which position players are in line for promotions when the Mets call on their minor league depth in 2o26? It’s not a fun topic, but it’s a necessary one. For pitching depth, it’s pretty clear. There are a handful of starters on call in Syracuse, and the same goes for the relievers. For the hitting depth,...
In our last Top 50 prospect article, key bullpen arms such as Ryan Lambert and Zach Thornton filled the 20-16 range. In this article, MMO has highlighted exciting outfielders and a key starter who could move up the Mets’ farm system quickly to impact the roster in the next couple of seasons. Previous rankings: 50-46, 45-41, 40-36, 35-31, 30-26, 25-21, 20-16 No. 15: Nick Morabito, OF B/T:...
The Mets on Tuesday welcomed their own third baseman, Mark Vientos, and Team Nicaragua to Clover Park for an exhibition game before the tournament begins. They faced Mets No. 2 pitching prospect Jonah Tong. Tong, who struggled a bit with the wet field conditions, lasted 2 2/3 innings, giving up one run on five hits—one being a single to Vientos. He threw 54 pitches (34 for strikes), striking out...
Good morning, Mets fans! Tom Seaver would have been 81 years old today. A Manhattan judge on Friday granted a temporary restraining order to the United States Tennis Association, which accuses the city in a lawsuit of violating the terms of a lease agreement so it can help Steve Cohen with a plan to build a casino on parking lots next to Citi Field. The USTA owns and runs the tennis complex that...
Sunday marked a milestone in Arizona Fall League play with the AFL Fall Stars Game. Met prospects Nick Morabito and Chris Suero were named to the NL Fall Stars Team. The duo is part of the Scottsdale Scorpions, the Mets’ AFL affiliate, and MLB.com ranks Suero as New York’s 15th-best prospect and Morabito as its 16th-best. Morabito went 0-for-3 in Sunday night’s festivities,...
Good morning, Mets fans! One billionaire’s advice: Don’t spend like a drunken sailor. Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz were charged in an alleged scheme to fix pitches to win bettors hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to an indictment unsealed Sunday in a Brooklyn, N.Y., court. The Guardian pitchers could each face up to 65 years in prison if convicted on all charges. Ortiz,...
Good morning, Mets fans! Shea Stadium was the place to be 39 years ago tonight. After one season with the Mets, assistant pitching coach Desi Druschel is headed crosstown to rejoin the Yankees, where he spent 2022-2024, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The Mets fired pitching coach Jeremy Hefner after the season and granted Druschel permission to speak with other teams while they searched for a new...
Mets prospect Chris Suero hit an opposite-field blast for his third home run in seven Arizona Fall League games Thursday in the Scottsdale Scorpions’ 12-3 victory over the Peoria Javelinas (7-7). He went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and two stolen bases. Suero, ranked the No. 14 prospect on our most recent MMO list, is 8-for-29 with a .964 OPS and four steals in the AFL. The...
