Thursday was a rough one for Major League Baseball with multiple teams releasing a significant amount of minor leaguers. Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that there could be upwards of 1,000 minor leaguers released over the week. The Mets released 39 players on Thursday according to Mike Mayer of MMO. One of those players is pitcher Andrew Church and he shared his thoughts about the Mets system on...
This is part two of the interview, Jon Updike talked about Pete Alonso and Matthew Allan on Monday here. Former Mets’ area scouting supervisor Jon Updike believes in paying it forward. As a former 28th-round pick by the Seattle Mariners in the 1993 MLB Draft, Updike reflects fondly on the scout, John Ramey, who took the chance on him as a reliever and offered Updike all he could ask...
Former Mets’ area scouting supervisor Jon Updike believes in paying it forward. As a former 28th-round pick by the Seattle Mariners in the 1993 MLB Draft, Updike reflects fondly on the scout, John Ramey, who took the chance on him as a reliever and offered Updike all he could ask for: an opportunity. After his professional playing career was over, in which he spent time with the Mariners,...
The Mets took a risk in the 2019 draft when they selected right-hander Matthew Allan in the third round of the draft. He was considered a first round talent that dropped because of signability concerns. Allan signed with the Mets to go along with first rounder Brett Baty and second rounder Josh Wolf, a nice trio to add to the Mets minor leagues. Brodie Van Wagenen and the Mets front office...
Binghamton Rumble Ponies (5-4) 7, Erie SeaWolves (7-4) 5 Box Score RHP Harol Gonzalez (1-0, 3.24 ERA): 6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB, 8 K RHP Joshua Torres (1-0, 9.00 ERA): 2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, 2 K RHP Stephen Villines (0-0, 0.00 ERA): IP, 2 H, K Harol Gonzalez took the mound for Binghamton and turned in a quality start against the Erie SeaWolves. In six innings of work, Gonzalez allowed three runs on...
Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The bus destined for Port St.Lucie left Citi Field yesterday. The bus will arrive in Florida in a week and contains all of the baseball gear that’s needed for the Mets to start their spring training schedule promptly. The Mets came in as No.14 on Keith Law’s updated farm system rankings. Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com calls Brandon Nimmo the...
We recently posted our Midseason Top 30 Mets Prospects with voting that took place before the deadline. With the Mets making a couple of additions to their prospect pool we wanted share where we thought the new players ranked. The New Top 30 Andres Gimenez SS – Binghamton Rumble Ponies (AA) Jarred Kelenic OF – Kingsport Mets (Rookie) Justin Dunn RHP – Binghamton Rumble Ponies...
Salt Lake (51-46) 11, Las Vegas (45-52) 5 Box Score Kevin Kaczmarski CF: 3-5, 2 2B, RBI, .373/.422/.471 Jeff McNeil LF: 1-4, 2B, BB, K, .381/.433/.637 Peter Alonso 1B: 0-5, 2 K, .165/.293/.392 Christian Colon 3B: 4-4, .302/.367/.450 McNeil had yet another solid game with an extra-base hit and a walk as his monster July continues. Kaczmarski continues to rake as well, and his average and on-base...
It’s that time of the year again, as we take a look at the young men who may soon don the orange and blue. Our top 50 prospects list has begun over at Mets Minors, but we’ve decided to bring you the best 30 here on MMO. Today’s group of 30-26 feature a mix of young international prospects and players in the upper minors on the cusp of breaking through to the Show. 30. RHP Jamie...
