The St. Lucie Mets played in their first playoff game since the 2012 season and dropped game one of the best-of three series to the Bradenton Marauders 11-6 in Port St. Lucie. Chris Flexen got the start for the Mets but had a terrible first inning in which he allowed six runs on six hits. Flexen would settle down with three scoreless innings to follow and struck out seven in his four innings of...
Las Vegas 51s (69-73) 11, Salt Lake Bees 2 Box Score Brandon Nimmo CF 2 for 5, 2 R, .354/.424/.545 Gavin Cecchini 2B 1 for 4, 2 BB, HR, 2 R, .327/.390/.453 T.J. Rivera 3B 4 for 6, 2 2B, RBI, 2 R, .349/.391/.511 Rivera narrowed the gap for the PCL batting title with a great night as he trails Nimmo with two games left. Cecchini played his second career game at second base and had his 16 game...
Bradenton Marauders (58-56) 10 vs. St. Lucie Mets (61-51) 7 BOX SCORE Patrick Biondi CF: 2 for 5, 2B, RBI, CS .266/ David Thompson 3B: 2 for 3, 2B, RBI, R .293/.353/.407 Luis Guillorme SS: 1 for 3, 2B, R, RBI .260/.332/.314 Lednier Ricardo C: 2 for 4, 2B, 3 RBIs, R, .184/.236/.254 The St. Lucie Mets scored five runs in the second to open the scoring. David Thompson extended his hitting streak to...
Vegas 51s(47-43) 3, Iowa 2 Box Score The victory brought the 51s to 5.5 games out of first. Dilson Herrera 2B: 2 for 5 .276/.320/.476 Michael Conforto RF: 0 for 3, BB, R .321/.400/.547 Kevin Plawecki C: 1 for 3, RBI .318/.404/.581 Plawecki and Eric Campbell drove in all three runs. Conforto played in right field for the third straight game while Matt Reynolds was in left. Darin Gorski LHP: 5.2...
On Wednesday, Baseball America released their Top 31 Mets Prospects. Why 31? Why else, they have a man-crush on Mike Piazza, doesn’t everyone? 1. Noah Syndergaard, rhp 2. Travis d’Arnaud, c 3. Rafael Montero, rhp 4. Dominic Smith, 1b 5. Kevin Plawecki, c/1b 6. Wilmer Flores, 2b/3b 7. Amed Rosario, ss 8. Brandon Nimmo, of 9. Gavin Cecchini, ss 10. Jacob deGrom, rhp 11. Cesar Puello,...
12. Jacob deGrom Height: 6’4” Weight: 185 lbs. Age: 25 Bats/Throws: Right/Right Jacob deGrom, drafted in the 9th round of the 2010 draft out of Stetson University, is already 25 years old. That does not mean he cannot be considered a true prospect, however. He played shortstop in college so it probably took him longer than most to develop his tools as a pitcher. deGrom started only 6 games in...
18. Domingo Tapia Height: 6’4” Weight: 186 lbs. Age: 22 Bats/Throws: Right/Right This kid’s arm strength is off the charts. Domingo Tapia consistently throws in the high 90’s with the ability to hit triple digits at times which is why he finds himself high on this list. Both his fastball and changeup have sink that help him induce a good amount of groundballs. His curveball lags behind the other...
We received an MMO Mailbag question from JetsMets13 asking for our top five prospects who could potentially close games in the future. Here are my top five choices for players who could become future closers. 5. Luis Mateo Mateo might be higher on this list had he not underwent Tommy John last season. Before he went under the knife, he had a solid fastball with a promising curve and probably the...
The analysts over at Fangraphs compiled their 2014 Top 10 Prospects in the Mets farm system. They took a good look at each player listed and included an in-depth individual assessment of their choices. They ranked the prospects in order: #10 — Wilmer Flores (3B) #9 — Gavin Cecchini (SS) #8 — Steven Matz (P) #7 — Jacob deGrom (P) #6 — Kevin Plawecki (C) #5 — Rafael Montero (P) #4 — Amed...
1. Zack Wheeler, RHP Status: Hot The MMN top prospect heading into 2013 enjoyed his most dominant start of his young MLB career on July 10th against the San Francisco Giants. He was in control for most of the game, throwing plenty of first pitch strikes, using his fastball wisely, and keeping his pitch count down.Wheeler went a career-high seven innings, allowing one run on three hits, three...
In response to which young arm or arms the Mets should trade for a bat this trade deadline or offseason… I actually believe that Rafael Montero is the least likely to be traded among all pitching prospects in the organization right now, at least as long as this front office is in place. There´s a pretty obvious pattern. The front office wants pitchers who throw a lot of strikes and control...
Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas snuck by Fresno, 2-1. Binghamton shutout New Hampshire, 6-0. St. Lucie lost the first game of their doubleheader against Charlotte, 2-1. The second game was rained out. Savannah shut down Kannapolis, 5-0. Both DSL Mets1 and Mets2 won their first games to begin the 2013 DSL. Prospect Pipeline A trio of top pitching prospects took the mound for the Mets...
