Good morning, Mets fans! Reds right-hander Nick Martinez is accepting the $21.05 million qualifying offer, according to Francys Romero. Martinez appeared in 42 games, 16 of which were starts, and turned in a 3.10 ERA with 116 strikeouts against 18 walks over 142 1/3 innings. He was named the National League Pitcher of the Month in September, posting a sparkling 0.83 ERA with 30 strikeouts...
The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Double-A) came back from an early 3-0 deficit to beat the Akron Rubberducks. Sparked by a fourth-inning Ryan Clifford home run, his seventh in June, the Ponies earned the victory via a two-out, two-run single by Drake Osborn. Clifford now has a 1.138 OPS in June with seven home runs, four doubles, and a walk-to-strikeout ratio of 18:15. Though he is graded as a pure...
Wednesday was not the greatest day in the New York Mets farm system. The five teams in action combined for a 1-4 record with three of the teams scoring two runs or less. However, Syracuse saw the brief return of one of the Mets top pitching prospects, St. Lucie was able to find a way to squeak out a close victory, and one player down in Binghamton may be starting to heat up with home runs at the...
New York Mets starter Tylor Megill began his road back to the major league club on Saturday with his first rehab appearance at Maimonides Park in Coney Island. Returning from his shoulder sprain, which has sidelined him for nearly a month, Megill threw two perfect innings, striking out the side twice for the High-A Brooklyn Cyclones. Triple-A Columbus Clippers (10-14) Syracuse Mets (12-11) PPD...
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...
Dylan Cease Position: SP B/T: R/R Age: 27 (12/28/1995) 2023 Traditional Stats: 33 GS, 177 IP, 7-9, 4.58 ERA, 1.418 WHIP, 214 SO, 79 BB 2023 Advanced Stats: 97 ERA+, 27.3% SO%, 10.1% BB%, 4.07 xERA, 3.72 FIP, 4.08 xFIP, 3.7 fWAR, 2.4 bWAR Rundown Dylan Cease, a player who was once a top-100 prospect, has been a consistent piece of the Chicago White Sox’s rotation for the last four seasons....
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....
Even though the Triple-A season will be over after Sunday’s game, Syracuse Mets’ (61-84) outfielder Jaylen Palmer is going into the offseason on a strong note. The 23-year-old, and 22nd-round pick in 2018, went 2-for-3 with two walks and an RBI in Syracuse’s 6-4 loss to the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (72-75) on Saturday. Palmer ended up getting Syracuse on the board in the bottom of the...
Triple-A Syracuse Mets (58-81) 7, Worcester Red Sox (76-66) 2 BOX SCORE SS Danny Mendick: 3-for-5, R (.817 OPS) LF Brandon McIlwain: 0-for-2, R, 3 BB, SB, 2 K (.868 OPS) 1B Daniel Palka: 1-for-4, R, RBI (59), BB, K (.751 OPS) 3B Jaylen Palmer: 1-for-4, R, HR (5), 2 RBIs (12), K (.911 OPS) DH Joe Suozzi: 1-for-4, R, RBI (14), BB, K (.800 OPS) The Mets were able to get on the board first in the...
Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (53-57) 4, Syracuse Mets (46-65) 2 BOX SCORE SS Ronny Mauricio: 1-for-4, 2B, K (.837 OPS) 3B Brett Baty: 0-for-3, RBI (20), BB (1.315 OPS) 1B Luke Ritter: 1-for-3, R, BB, K (.789 OPS) DH José Peraza: 1-for-4, RBI (9), K (.664 OPS) The Mets managed just three hits on Saturday, but two of those three hits went for extra bases. Peraza had an RBI double to...
