One of the focuses for the New York Mets since owner Steve Cohen took over and after president of baseball operations David Stearns came on was to build the minor league system. The Mets have done so, now owning a farm system that is ranked around the top 10 by many. Of course, there are several intriguing bats that headline such system, including the likes of Jett Williams, Drew Gilbert, and...
The Syracuse Mets (1-2) finished off their opening series of the season with the Rochester Red Wings (2-1) on Sunday. Mike Vasil, MLB Pipeline’s No. 11 Mets prospect, was on the bump for his first start of the season, going against Jackson Rutledge, the starter for the Nationals’ Triple-A affiliate. In the rubber game between these two teams, Syracuse fell behind from the jump and...
The New York Mets will take starting pitching anywhere they can get it. Perhaps they might consider going back to one of their own, Joey Lucchesi. Lucchesi was named the International League Pitcher of the Week. He recorded a 1.32 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 13 2/3 innings in two starts with Triple-A Syracuse. Overall, in eight starts at that level, he has a 2.33 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and .198/.272/.347...
The Mets minor league full season affiliates 2019 season came to an end on Tuesday when the Triple-A Syracuse Mets suffered a brutal loss in their one-game playoff for the division title. Short season Brooklyn is the only team left playing, they are playing the final game of a best-of-three series in the first round of the New York-Penn League playoffs on Friday night. With the season over...
Today I host an extended podcast as I dive into the controversy that took place in the Mets locker room after Sunday’s game. Before we get to that, the original plan was to hear my good friend Jim “Mojo” Morrison discuss the Syracuse Mets trip to Charlotte and his observations on Mets prospect Anthony Kay. Mojo works Gameday Operations for the Charlotte Knights and knows the International...
In an effort to bolster the rotation after injuries to Jeremy Hefner and Jenrry Mejia, the New York Mets today announced the club agreed to terms with righthanded pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka on a one-year contract. Matsuzaka will wear #16 and will start tomorrow’s night game against Detroit. A corresponding move will be announced prior to tomorrow’s game. Matsuzaka, 32, pitched in...
The Buffalo Bisons honored their 2012 Season Award Winners as part of Fan Appreciation Night on Tuesday evening at Coca Cola Field. Players received their awards in a special pre-game ceremony in what has become an annual tradition for the Herd on their final home game of the season. OF Fred Lewis Most Valuable Player Lewis has been a force at the top of the Bisons lineup after being signed as a...
The New York Mets today announced the team has selected the contract of righthanded pitcher Manny Acosta from Buffalo (AAA) of the International League. Acosta will wear uniform #36 and will be available for tonight’s game vs. Atlanta. After yesterday’s game, the Mets optioned lefthanded pitcher Mike O’Connor to Buffalo. In order to make room on the 40-man roster, the Mets transferred...
According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, the Mets are expected to add right-hander Dillon Gee, left-hander Raul Valdes and first baseman/outfielder Nick Evans to the active roster on Monday in time for the series opener in Washington against the Nationals. Gee went 13-8 for the Bisons with a 4.96 ERA and currently leads the International League with 165 strikeouts. He was just named...
Press Release from the Buffalo Bisons: The New York Mets and Buffalo Bisons today announced a two-year extension of their player development partnership through 2012. Ike Davis, R.A. Dickey, Josh Thole, Elmer Dessens, Chris Carter and Bobby Parnell all began the season in Buffalo and have become key contributors to the success of the 2010 Mets. The Mets and Bisons partnership began with the 2009...
The Buffalo Bisons hit four home runs last night, but they still fell short of a miracle comeback and lost to the Gwinnett Braves 8-7 In that game, Val Pascucci hit a pinch hit home run, but the star of the night was right fielder Fernando Martinez, who clubbed a pair of home runs, his eighth and ninth of the season. F-Mart went 3-5 with three runs scored and a pair of RBI from his solo shots....
According to this press release, via NJ.com, the Camden Riversharks announced today that designated hitter, Valentino Pascucci has signed a contract with the New York Mets organization. He will join New York’s AAA team, the Buffalo Bisons, of the International League. “Valentino was a team leader for us. He came in as a former major league payer and worked hard to reprove himself,” Team Manager,...
