This is our fourth installment of the MMN 2023 Top 30 Mets prospects, which brings us to No. 12. We will have solo articles for each of the players coming in the Top 11. 15. Jesus Baez, SS B/T: R/R Age: 2/26/05 (17) Ht: 5’10” Wt: 180 lb. Acquired: Signed as international free agent from the Dominican Republic (1/2022) ETA: 2028 Previous Rank: N/A Stats (DSL):...
Dominic Smith is signing with the Washington Nationals, as USA Today’s Bob Nightengale first reported. FanSided’s Robert Murray reports that the deal is one-year, $2 million with an additional $2 million available in performance bonuses. Smith, who was projected to make $4 million for the 2023 season through arbitration, was non-tendered by the Mets nearly two months ago. This past...
Despite a lot of stiff competition for this award, Dominic Hamel is Mets Minors’ 2022 Starting Pitcher of the Year. A third-round selection in the 2021 MLB Amateur Draft, Dominic Hamel came to the Mets after a successful collegiate career at Dallas Baptist. Hamel started the 2022 campaign with the Low-A St. Lucie Mets, where he pitched to a 5-2 record with a 3.84 ERA over the course of 13...
Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, the Mets non-tendered Dominic Smith, making him a free agent. Smith had been with the Mets for parts of the last six seasons and he struggled to consistently produce with the team. The 2020 season, possibly in part because it was shortened, was by far his best season with the team as he produced a brilliant slash of .316/.377/.616/.993. His 2021 and 2022...
The New York Mets announced on Friday night that they’ve non-tendered first baseman Dominic Smith and Sean Reid-Foley. Both players become free agents putting the Mets 40-man roster at 33 players. The six other remaining arbitration-eligible Mets players–Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil, Drew Smith, Tomás Nido, Luis Guillorme and Joey Lucchesi–will be tendered contracts. Smith, 27, was...
Last week, MLB Trade Rumors released their salary arbitration projections. They’re usually pretty spot on, and the highlight was Pete Alonso making close to $16 million in his penultimate arbitration year. The most interesting case, though, is that of Dominic Smith. If the Mets tender him a contract, the maligned first baseman is projected to make $4 million in his third year of...
Dominic Smith’s power had been virtually nonexistent since the second half of the 2021 season, but he seems to have finally found his stroke in recent days. His first-inning shot to right field on Saturday for Syracuse (Triple-A) was his second in as many games and his fifth in his last 11 games. AAA: Syracuse Mets (58-82) 8, Buffalo Bisons (72-66) 3 Box Score Dominic Smith 1B: 1-for-5,...
Off the field, Dominic Smith has seen his name in trade rumors ever since the offseason began. Most recently, rumors swirled that Smith might be flipped to the Padres, in a deal involving first baseman Eric Hosmer. Ultimately, the trade talk quieted, and now just three days until Opening Day, Smith remains a Met. With his role on the team still up in the air, Smith is taking the positive road...
The Mets and Astros faced off on Monday afternoon at the Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach in what was the penultimate game of spring training 2022 for the Mets. It was Carlos Carrasco on the mound for the visiting Mets against Jose Urquidy for the home-team Houston Astros. It was an offensive back-and-forth game for the first couple innings, but it was the Astros who struck first....
