After the New York Mets took a 10-7 loss to the Washington Nationals in West Palm Beach Saturday night, the organization announced their first round of roster cuts as players start to get sent to minor league camp with the season two-and-a-half weeks away. In this latest round of cuts, the Mets optioned right-handed pitcher José Butto to Triple-A Syracuse while sending four pitchers...
Non-roster invites (NRIs) to spring training run the gambit from top-tier prospects to veterans trying to get back on major league rosters to minor-league players who never got their shot. Connor Grey falls into the latter category. A New York state native who graduated from St. Bonaventure in 2016, Connor Grey was originally drafted by the Diamondbacks back in 2016. He made some noise back in...
Syracuse was defeated in the organization’s lone minor league game on Saturday, but Francisco Álvarez had yet another impressive game. He reached base three times, continuing the impressive hot streak he has been on since returning from injury in early September. Over the last week, Álvarez is second in the International League in OPS with a .500/.556/.958 slash line. AAA: Worcester Red...
