Editor’s note: Six Mets Minors writers/editors compiled this list after they submitted their personal top 35 prospects in the Mets farm system. This list is different from the previously released Top 75 Mets prospects by MMO Editor-in-Chief Mike Mayer. You can view No. 35-31 here. No. 30 Paul Gervase, RHP B/T: R/R, Age: 23 (5/23/2000) Height: 6’10, Weight: 230 lbs Acquired: 12th round of 2022...
We’ve reached the hot corner in our 2024 New York Mets positional outlook, which is maybe the most complicated position on the Mets roster.
The Rule 5 Draft is set to take place on Wednesday, December 6, during the Winter Meetings in Nashville at 2 p.m. ET on MLB dot com. David Stearns has made it clear in his New York Mets tenure that he’s focused on building significant depth, and the Rule 5 Draft is a place where you can find that with minimal risk. Let’s begin with a quick summary of the Rule 5 Draft and how it works. The...
The New York Mets were quite active during this past trade deadline, but not in the way that most fans envisioned them being entering the 2023 season. Here is a look at how all of the prospects the Mets acquired a few months ago ended up faring in their new organization. SS Luisangel Acuña Acuña arrived in the trade that sent Max Scherzer to the eventual World Series champion Texas Rangers. He...
A look at the optimism, pessimism and realism of the 2024 Mets season
Updated Post, 11/14/23 Surprisingly, the Mets protected only Alex Ramírez from the Rule 5 draft by placing him on the 40-man roster. That leaves Justin Jarvis, Coleman Crow, Joander Suarez and others listed below to get picked to an MLB roster in the December 6 draft. The team’s 40-man roster sits at 33 after adding Ramírez and placing Penn Murfee on waivers. He was claimed by the Braves....
With no clear starter, here’s a look at what the Mets depth chart in left field looks like going into the 2024 offseason.
Each offseason, teams around the league need to make tough decisions in regards to which Rule 5 draft eligible players will be added to the 40-man roster to ensure they are not taken by another team. This is a lighter group than normal for first year Rule-5 eligibility because the group corresponds to the abbreviated 2020 MLB Draft class. There are, of course, more players in the minor league...
Buttressed by late-season acquisitions, the 2023 Binghamton Rumble Ponies rode a 39-27 second-half record to advance to the Eastern League Championship Series. Though the Erie Seawolves cut their magical season short in the championship, the prospect-laden Binghamton squad made it a fun season to follow the squad. The trio of Drew Gilbert, Luisangel Acuña ,and Jeremiah Jackson jolted the...
The final week of the minor league season is here, with the Syracuse Mets rounding out a disappointing season with a series split. In Double-A, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies advanced to the Eastern League Championship Series and then lost Game 1 to the Erie SeaWolves. To win their first title since 2014, the Rumble Ponies will have to win two consecutive games in Erie. Game 2 is scheduled for...
Update: Game 1 of the series was postponed due to inclement weather on Sunday. Game 1 will now be played on Monday, September 25. After defeating the Somerset Patriots 2-0 to clinch the Northeast Division, the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies are set to face the Erie Seawolves in the best-of-three Eastern League Championship. Blade Tidwell (3-3, 4.72 ERA) will get the ball for Game 1; first...
Only two affiliates are still in action, and while Syracuse is limping toward the finish line, Binghamton is looking stronger than ever as they gear up for a postseason run. Here are the biggest developments throughout the organization, including a strong end of the regular season for Drew Gilbert and a Herculean effort from the entire Binghamton starting rotation. Triple-A Syracuse The Syracuse...
