2018 New York Mets first round draft pick Jarred Kelenic made his professional debut this morning for the Gulf Coast League Mets, going 3-for-4 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored. Kelenic, 18, batted third and was the designated hitter. The Wisconsin native signed with New York on June 15 for $4.5 million, significantly under the $5,525,200 slot value for the No. 6 pick. The left-handed...
Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas 7, Albuquerque 5 Binghamton 3, Harrisburg 0 Bradenton 2, St. Lucie 1 Savannah 6, Augusta 4 Brooklyn 5, Batavia 2 Kingsport 7, Johnson City 4 Prospect Pipeline Logan Verrett wins his 10th game on the season by tossing seven innings and allowing two runs on four hits, while walking three and striking out two. Matt Reynolds was 3 for 5, with two runs scored and a...
Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas 3, Sacramento 0 Binghamton 9, Richmond 6 Charleston 6, Savannah 2 – Game 1 Savannah 1, Charleston 0 – Game 2 Pulaski 6, Kingsport 5 Prospect Pipeline Rafael Montero (6-3, 3.28) threw eight shutout innings, allowing only one hit, two walks and struck out 11 batters. In his last two starts he has not allowed a run in 14.2 innings, allowing just four...
Former St. Lucie right-hander Hansel Robles recently cleared waivers and was subsequently removed from the Mets 40-man roster according to ESPN’s Adam Rubin. With the drop the Mets roster moves to 39 players, making room until Chris Young passes physicals and is added sometime next week. Robles pitched two games for the Gulf Coast Mets before begin promoted to St. Lucie in 2013. He went on to go...
When I was a child, my mother and father always asked me what did I want to be when I grew up; I think they knew the answer before I even said it because I didn’t go anywhere without my baseball glove. I wanted to be a Major League baseball player; I wanted to be a NY Met. It was all I could dream about. I wanted to dress up in the uniform and run around the bases at Shea Stadium. I imagined...
It is funny how sometimes we look like famous people. I for example have been told that I look like a bloated Danny Partridge or a late in his career Rusty Staub (hence my nickname Rustyjr). But it is amazing when some of our favorite current Mets players and coaches look like other famous people. So here I am happy to revive an old feature I used to do at another blog called ……....
According to Terry Collins, Jon Niese threw a bullpen session today and will appear in rehab games starting next week. He will begin his rehab stint with the Gulf Coast Mets. Niese has been off his game this year, pitching to a 4.32 ERA in 14 starts that have spanned 77.0 innings. He has given up 91 hits and 33 walks over that time period, while striking out just 49. In other pitching related...
