Minor league baseball is back, with each of the Mets’ affiliates underway in their seasons. The Brooklyn Cyclones are the early team to watch this year as they steamrolled their way through the first week. Meanwhile, Syracuse, Binghamton, and St. Lucie either tied or lost their respective series as they’ve mostly struggled out of the gate. There have been great performances from Mets...
The second week of the season was a success for the likes of Syracuse and Brooklyn, who won their series, but not so much for Binghamton and St. Lucie, who lost their series. There were several offensive players, such as Rylan Bannon and Alex Ramírez, who shined for their respective teams, but it was really a week dominated by the pitchers, as it was during the first week of the season. Blade...
During the 2023 MLB draft the Mets selected a total of 23 players, including seven within the first four rounds. The Mets agreed to deals with their first 14 draft selections and 20 overall, with college pitchers Brady Kirtner and Christian Little, and prep pitcher Gavyn Jones choosing to forgo signing with the team. Most, but not all, of the draft choices who elected to sign made their brief...
Following a 2022 season in which the Syracuse Mets posted a disappointing 64-85 record, there was hope that they would be able to turn things around in 2023. Unfortunately, things didn’t work out that way. In fact, the team arguably experienced an even worse season in Dick Scott’s first year managing the club. Posting the second-worst record in the International League at 61-85, the...
