Low-A St. Lucie Mets outfielder Nick Morabito, who led the Florida State League in batting average, on-base percentage, OPS and hits, was named Player of the Month for April, Minor League Baseball announced today. Morabito slashed .397/.518/.529/1.047 for April across 68 at-bats. He was second in total bases with 36. He had two triples and nine stolen bases. For the season, he has stolen 11...
Not that it should come as a surprise to anyone who has paid attention over the past 17 months, but Pete Alonso is as excited as anyone for the return of major league baseball. But he also understands that things are just starting now for a couple of reasons — both the deadly virus that disrupted life as we know it and the thousands of health professionals whose work has allowed for this moment...
No. 15 Carlos Cortes, 2B B/T: L/S Age: 22 (6/30/1997) Height: 5’7″ Weight: 197 lbs ETA: 2021 Previous Rank: No. 25 Acquired: 3rd round in 2018 from University of South Carolina 2019 Stats: 127 Games, .255/.336/.397, 26 2B, 11 HR, 68 RBI, 119 wRC+ The second time was the charm for the New York Mets who originally drafted but did not sign Carlos Cortes out of high school in 2016. They...
Similar to how the New York Mets honored Hall of Famer Tom Seaver by changing the address of Citi Field to 41 Seaver Way, the Mets will also be honoring Mike Piazza by changing the address of First Data Field. First Data Field is the Mets Spring Training complex and the home to their Florida State League affiliate. In many ways, honoring Piazza in this location is quite fitting. The Hall of...
As reported Lindsay Kramer of Syracuse.com, the New York Mets have hired Brian Schneider to manage the Triple-A Syracuse Mets. Schneider will be replacing Tony DeFrancesco who was promoted to be the first base coach on Carlos Beltran’s staff. Schneider, 43, played 13 years in the majors. He was acquired by the Mets in 2007 from the Washington Nationals along with Ryan Church in exchange...
Andres Gimenez being just 19-years-old hasn’t stopped him from posting an impressive .821 OPS in his first 21 games with the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies. The New York Mets top prospect was promoted to Double-A after posting a .780 OPS in 85 games with the Advanced-A St. Lucie Mets. Gimenez was 3.4 year younger than the league average in the Florida State League and is now a whopping...
While prospects like Peter Alonso, Jeff McNeil, and since the draft, Jarred Kelenic receive all the headlines and attention, the consensus in scouting circles continues to be that Andres Gimenez is the best prospect in the Mets organization. We saw further evidence of that with Gimenez skyrocketing up into Baseball Prospectus Top 50. In their pre-season list, Gimenez was ranked 82. After a...
With the No. 19 pick in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, the Mets selected right-hander Justin Dunn out of Boston College. That season, he appeared in 11 games (eight started) for the Short-A Brooklyn Cyclones, recording a 1.50 ERA and .227 BAA in 30.0 innings pitched. However, 2017 wasn’t as kind to him. He spent the season with High-A St. Lucie, and registered a 5.00 ERA over 95.1...
The New York Mets have announced Chad Kreuter will become the 17th manager in the history of the St. Lucie Mets. St. Lucie is the Mets High-A affiliate that plays in the Florida State League. Kreuter said this in a team press release, “It is an honor to be named a manager in professional baseball. The Mets are a great organization. They have shown the ability to produce great homegrown...
Last night, St. Lucie Mets catcher Tomas Nido went 3-4 raising his batting average from .308 to .316. With that impressive performance, Nido passed Chace Numata, a catcher in the Phillies organization, in the race for the 2016 Florida State League batting title. After a 3-5 performance today, the final day of the season, Nido raised his batting average to .320 thereby cementing the batting...
Well, not only is Amed Rosario the best defensive shortstop in the Eastern League, but Baseball America just named him the best defensive shortstop in the Florida State League as well. The fact is that being the best defensive shortstop in the Florida State League is just scratching the surface, as Rosario was also rated as the league’s best hitter and the most exiting player. Rosario began the...
MLB Pipeline released their Minor League All-Defensive Team with Mets prospect Dominic Smith being selected as the first baseman. The eight man defensive team also included Minnesota Twins outfield prospect Byron Buxton, Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Orlando Arcia, and Pirates catcher Reese McGuire. Smith has been receiving rave reviews for his defense all year from a handful of different outlets....
