The disappointing end to the 2025 season for the New York Mets has been well documented. The team that once owned a league-best 45-24 record not only didn’t hold onto their division lead, but didn’t even make the playoffs. All despite having a clear path to do so on the last day of the season. Following the disappointing season, a lot has been made of what exactly went wrong. One...
The July 31 MLB Trade Deadline was only 17 days ago. However, the New York Mets were extremely busy and saw a lot of prospects, albeit mainly in the lower levels, depart the system. It is way too early to say for sure how New York made out in each of these deals. But, the performances of the departed prospects are always intriguing. Note, all statistics are as of Sunday morning prior to the...
David Stearns and company made four trades for rentals they hope will help the Mets finally get back to the World Series. Let’s take a look at how these four trades were made in terms of prospect rankings, roster status and what the Mets got in return. The Deals RHPs Wellington Aracena (Low-A) and Cam Foster (Double-A) for LHP Gregory Soto OF Drew Gilbert (Triple-A), RHPs Blade Tidwell...
It proved to be a busy trade deadline for the New York Mets. President of baseball operations David Stearns managed to address a number of key needs. The bullpen was bolstered, while center field received a much-needed upgrade. However, on the flip side, the Mets were unable to deal for another starter. You could also make a compelling argument that another bat was needed. With that said, it was...
A busy trade deadline for the Mets ends with lefty Gregory Soto, righty relievers Tyler Rogers and Ryan Helsley and outfielder Cedric Mullins coming to Queens and 10 prospects (plus José Buttó) leaving the organization. Here’s a look at who the Mets gave up: Mullins Trade Anthony Nunez, 24, struck out 60 in 40 innings combined between High-A Brooklyn and Double-A Binghamton, with 25 2/3 of...
Just after it was announced that reliever Jhoan Duran is headed to Philadelphia, Jon Heyman of New York Post Sports reported that the New York Mets were finalizing a deal to acquire right-handed reliever, Ryan Helsley, from the St. Louis Cardinals. It was later confirmed that the package the Mets are sending St. Louis consist of three prospects; infielder Jesus Baez and right-handed pitchers...
Carson Benge is keeping his stellar 2025 season on track, this time with a big day at the plate in the Rumble Ponies 3-0 win, Syracuse managed a walk-off win behind an RBI single by Joey Meneses, and St. Lucie and Brooklyn both scored over 10 runs in their victories, giving the Mets farm system a clean sweep on Wednesday. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (42-47) 2, Lehigh Valley IronPigs (52-35) 1 BOX...
In his first start of his final rehab assignment, Frankie Montas struggled, giving up eight hits, including four home runs. The 32-year-old aims to rejoin the Mets’ starting rotation soon, hoping to leave the struggles of these rehab appearances behind in the minors. Meanwhile, Binghamton picked up their tenth straight win behind strong offensive performances from Kevin Parada and Nick Morabito....
With the month of May complete, let’s take a look around the Mets minor league teams and see who was the most impressive over the last 31 days. For the first time this year, that includes the Florida Complex League, which kicked off play towards the beginning of May. Triple-A: Syracuse Mets Hitter of the Month: Ronny Maurico Stats: 8 G, .517/.559/.862/1.421, 3 HR, 1 2B, 7 RBI, 4 BB, 5 SO...
There were several great performances in the Mets’ minor leagues this past week. One of the more notable and encouraging developments was a fantastic week from Jesus Baez, a prospect the Mets are high on, in High-A Brooklyn. Baez was simply unconscious at the plate, recording 11 hits in 17 at-bats with two homers, a double, and 10 RBIs. If that’s not impressive enough, Baez also...
High-A Brooklyn Cyclones infielder Jesus Baez went 6-for-8 with a two-run homer and a three-run homer, a double, and seven RBIs combined in a doubleheader sweep Friday of Jersey Shore. Baseball America ranked the 20-year-old from the Dominican Republic 92nd on its prospect list before the season. In Binghamton, Jonah Tong gave up two runs in four innings and struck out six Flying Squirrels. The...
No. 5: Jesus Baez, IF B/T: R/R Age: 20 (02/26/2005) Height: 5’10” Weight: 180 Acquired: 2022 international free agency, $275,000 signing bonus ETA: 2027 2024 Stats: High-A Brooklyn: .267/.313/.467, 32 PA, 8 H, 1 HR, 3 2B, 1 SB, 4 RBI, 5 SO, 2 BB Low-A St. Lucie: .262/.338/.444, 284 PA, 66 H, 10 HR, 14 2B, 8 SB, 39 RBI, 46 SO, 25 BB Overview Signed out of the Dominican Republic as a...
