Good Morning, Mets Fans! Rise and shine, the MLB Draft is this week! Keep tuned to MMO for all draft-related content! Latest Mets News Deesha Thosar of The New York Daily News talked to Cleon Jones about his relationship with the late Jackie Robinson. After racist comments from the CEO of CPI Security, the Columbia Fireflies ended its relationship with the company. Latest MLB News Joey Votto...
In early January, the Columbia Fireflies – the Class-A affiliate of the New York Mets – announced their coaching staff for the upcoming 2020 season. Comprised of an entirely new staff, the Fireflies will be led by first-time manager Reid Brignac. Brignac, 34, spent nine years in the majors with six different organizations from 2008-2016. He was selected 45th overall out of St. Amant...
Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel of Fangraphs released their rankings of the top 31 prospects in the Mets farm system on Friday. The list, headlined by Ronny Mauricio, follows the rankings published by Baseball America and Baseball Prospectus. Fear not, our MMO list (going 50 deep this year) is on the way soon! Mauricio is now the consensus top minor leaguer in the organization, claiming the...
St. Lucie Mets 4 (62-50), Fort Myers 2 Box Score DH Carlos Cortes 2 for 4, 2B R .254/.327/.387 LF Wagner Lagrange 1 for 3, BB .390/.431/.559 Five St. Lucie Mets doubled. Wagner Lagrange is still on a tear after being promoted from the Fireflies. RHP Tylor Megill 5.1 ip, 2 h, 2 bb, 10 k 4.35 era Megill has been a very intriguing 8th rounder from last year with some nice mid-90’s fastball...
Columbia Fireflies 2 (12-24), Rome Braves 1 Box Score SS Ronny Mauricio 2 for 3, 3B, RBI, BB DH Mark Vientos 1 for 3, 2B, K 3B Shervyen Newton 1 for 3, E Columbia was behind until Mauricio drove in Walter Rasquin on a triple in the 5th inning. Columbia walked off in the first game of the doubleheader with a single by Brian Sharp. RHSP Jose Butto 5.1 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 8 K, 4.36 ERA LHP Andrew...
Las Vegas (28-39) 7, Colorado Springs (34-30) 5, 10 innings Box Kevin Kaczmarski RF: 2-for-5, .377/.414/.492 Zach Borenstein LF: 1-for-5, HR, RBI, 2 R, .239/.333/.462 Johnny Monell PH: 1-for-1, 2B, 3 RBI, .269/.340/.400 Colton Plaia C: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, R, .233/.333/.360 Las Vegas was held scoreless until the seventh inning, until a leadoff homer off the bat of Zach Borenstein (15th) and...
Tyler Bashlor, the New York Mets hard-throwing right-handed relief prospect, encountered quite the setback to his young career. Selected in the 11th-round of the 2013 MLB Draft, Bashlor was given a $550,000 signing bonus, which was $450,000 over-slot in order to keep him from continuing his college career at a four-year institution. Following his brief 2013 performance, in which Bashlor appeared...
In July 2015, the New York Mets signed 16-year-old Venezuelan shortstop Andres Gimenez for a $1.2 million signing bonus. This was a big signing for the Mets, as Ben Badler of Baseball America had recently ranked him as the second-best international prospect behind only Vladimir Guerrero Jr. at the time (the list omitted Cuban players). For the young Gimenez, being signed by a major league club...
Las Vegas 51s (49-76) 6, Fresno Grizzles (69-56) 0 Box Score RHP Luis Mateo (6.41) 3.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 5 K RHP Beck Wheeler (W, 4-5, 8.59) 2.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 5 K RHP Neil Wagner (H, 1, 0.00) 2.0 IP, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K LHP Kyle Regnault (3.29) 1.0 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K RHP Ben Rowen (4.34) 1.0 IP, 0 R The 51s shutout the Grizzlies on Thursday night. Luis Mateo tossed three innings, allowed two hits...
The New York Mets announced today that outfield prospect Desmond Lindsay underwent Ulnar Nerve Transposition surgery this morning at The Hospital for Special Surgery in Manahattan. This is the same surgery that Jacob deGrom had last year. The Mets second-round pick in the 2015 First-Year Player Draft is expected to make a full recovery and be ready for Spring Training. He was placed on the 7-day...
Las Vegas 51s (38-67) 7, Nashville Sounds (49-55) 1 Box Score RHP Ricky Knapp (W, 5-12, 6.41) 6.2 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 4 K RHP Ben Rowen (4.89) 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1K RHP Chase Bradford (4.15) 1.0 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 H Ricky Knapp won just his fourth game of the season as he pitched well in Thursday night’s win. Knapp tossed 6.2 innings of one run ball and struck out four. Ben Rowen then tossed...
UPDATE July 24: The interview was conducted prior to Jordan being placed on the disabled list on July 7. The article itself was then written just a few days after it was announced that he was placed on the 7-day disabled list, and still with very little information on the specific injury. In a text with Jordan, he revealed that he did have a small, small tear in his UCL, and ended up getting a...
