No. 11 Colin Houck, SS/3B B/T: R/R Age: 19 (9/30/2004) Height: 6’2 Weight: 190 lbs Acquired: 1st round of 2023 Draft from Parkview HS (Lilburn, GA) Previous Rank: 2023 Stats (FCL Mets): 9 G, .241 BA, .699 OPS, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 6 R, 7 BB Colin Houck was the Mets’ lone first-round pick of the 2023 Draft, selected 32nd overall given the Mets’ draft position penalty for exceeding the luxury tax. Houck...
Pitching was the name of the game for the Mets’ minor league affiliates on Thursday. Jonah Tong turned in another scoreless outing in his first start for the Brooklyn Cyclones while Joander Suarez pitched a perfect 6 1/3 innings in relief of Tylor Megill for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies. Offense was also aplenty on the day as both Syracuse and St. Lucie mashed their way to wins. Triple-A...
With April wrapping up, Syracuse, Binghamton, and Brooklyn enter May on a high note after winning their respective series this past week. Only St. Lucie drew a series loss, though all but one of their four losses was by two or fewer runs. The story of the season in the minor leagues has been pitching, and that was the case again this week. The Mets saw dominant pitching performances at all...
The Mets’ affiliates as a whole struggled Thursday, though Jonah Tong and Tyler Stuart impressed with dominant performances on the mound in two of the best games of their respective professional careers up to this point. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (12-10) 1, Columbus Clippers (9-14) 9 BOX SCORE LF Ben Gamel 0-for-1, 3 BB, K (.918 OPS) DH Luke Ritter 0-for-4, 2 K (.830 OPS) 3B Mark Vientos...
No. 14 Dominic Hamel, RHP B/T: R/R, Age: 25 (3/2/1999) Height: 6’2, Weight: 237 lbs Acquired: 3rd round of 2021 Draft from Dallas Baptist University Previous Rank: 2023 Stats (AA Binghamton): 25 GS, 124 IP, 3.85 ERA, 160 SO, 49 BB, 1.266 WHIP, 11.6 K/9 Dominic Hamel is an intriguing arm with extremely strong strikeout stuff. He put himself on the map during his 2021 season at Dallas Baptist...
Of the four Mets affiliates this past week, one won their series (St. Lucie), two split their series (Binghamton, Brooklyn), and one lost their series (Syracuse). Although there was just one series win among the four teams, there were many individual performances across the organization that lifted their teams up. Triple-A Syracuse The Syracuse Mets only played five games this past week due to a...
No. 16 Jacob Reimer, 3B/1B B/T: R/R, Age: 20 (2/22/2004) Height: 6’2, Weight: 205 lbs Acquired: 4th round of 2022 Draft from Yucaipa HS (Yucaipa, CA) Previous Rank: 2023 Stats (FCL Mets/Low-A St. Lucie/A+ Brooklyn): 102 G, .265 BA, .774 OPS, 8 HR, 49 RBI, 63 R Jacob Reimer was one of three high school players that the Mets drafted in the first four rounds of the 2022 MLB Draft, joining Jett...
St. Lucie’s pitching mates Austin Troesser and Jonah Tong dominated the Tampa Tarpons in their combined two-hit effort as the Mets rolled. Troesser began the game striking out the side in the first two innings, lowering his season ERA to 1.54. Tong continued his impressive season with a relief outing in St. Lucie’s victory over the Tarpons. Tong has recorded 27 strikeouts in his 12...
No.17 Jesus Baez, SS B/T: R/R Age: 2/26/2005 (19) Ht: 5’9″ Wt: 180 lb. Acquired: Signed by Mets as International Free Agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2022 ETA: 2027 Previous Rank: 11 2023 Stats (Mets FCL): 40 Games, .210/.306/.333, 2 HR (12 XBH), 17 RBI, 5 SB, .640 OPS Jesus Baez, the fairly highly-touted Mets prospect with excellent raw power and consistently...
One of the Mets’ top pitching prospects the mound on Thursday while two affiliates were rained out on an uneven day for the farm system. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (6-5) 5, Worcester Red Sox (4-7) 4 BOX SCORE CF Ben Gamel 2-for-4, R, HR (3), 2 RBI (6), 0 BB, 2 K (1.190 OPS) 3B Rylan Bannon 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI (2), 0 BB, K (.788 OPS) 1B Mark Vientos 1-for-4, 2 K (.966 OPS) SS Luisangel Acuña...
No. 19: Ronald Hernandez, C B/T: S/R Age: 10/23/2003 (20) Ht: 5’11” Wt: 155 lbs Acquired: Via trade during 2023 season (David Robertson) ETA: 2026 Previous Rank: N/A 2023 Stats (FCL/St. Lucie): .274/.452/.423, 4 HR, 43 RBI, 53 BB, 50 SO Hernandez was acquired by the Mets days before the trade deadline during the 2023 season, heading from the Marlins with Marco Vargas for...
Friday night was Opening Day for three of the New York Mets full-season affiliates. The Low-A St. Lucie Mets were the only team to come away with a victory. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (2-3) 4, Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders (3-2) 8 BOX SCORE LF Ben Gamel: 3-for-3, 2 R, HR(1), 2 RBI, BB CF Drew Gilbert: 2-for-4, BB, K C Austin Allen: 1-for-4, 2 RBI, HR (1) 3B Mark Vientos: 1-for-5, 2 K SS Luisangel...
