The Mets’ minor league affiliates struggled on Sunday as each team lost. Among the highlights were Calvin Ziegler (High-A) and Jonah Tong (Low-A) pitching phenomenally, recording 20 strikeouts in 8 1/3 shutout innings between the two. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (4-4) 2, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders (4-4) 7 Box Score DH Ben Gamel: 2-for-4, R, HR (2), RBI, 2K 3B Luke Ritter: 1-for-4, R, HR...
Coming off of a seven-game road trip, the Mets traveled back home to take on the Angels for the first of a three-game series on Friday night. Fittingly, it was Japanese Heritage Night at the ballpark with not only Kodai Senga on the mound, but with Shohei Ohtani making his first visit to Queens. In a game with very little offense, it was Ohtani’s team that came out on top 3-1, sending the...
The Mets swept the Phillies on Thursday as they defeated Taijuan Walker in the third game of the three-game set. On Friday, the Mets faced another member of their 2022 team as Chris Bassitt and the Blue Jays traveled to Citi Field to start a three-game series. For the Mets, Justin Verlander took the mound hoping to rebound from a poor performance in Colorado. The game, originally scheduled for a...
No. 1 Francisco Álvarez, C B/T: R/R Age: November 19, 2001 (21) Ht: 5’10″ Wt: 233 lb. ETA: 2023 Previous Rank: 1 Acquired: Signed during the 2018 International Free Agency Period 2022 Stats (AA/AAA): 112 games, 495 PAs, 22 2B, 27 HR, 78 RBIs, 70 BB, 123 K, .260/.374/.511/.885 Probably to no one’s surprise, Francisco Álvarez is the Mets top prospect for the third consecutive...
No. 2 Brett Baty, 3B B/T: L/R Age: November 13, 1999 (23) Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 210 lb. ETA: 2023 Previous Rank: 2 Acquired: Drafted 1st round (12th overall) of 2019 MLB Draft (Lake Travis HS, Austin, TX). 2022 Stats (AA/AAA): 95 games, 362 at-bats, 22 2B, 19 HR, 60 RBIs, 49 BB, 104 K, .315/.410/.533/.943 The New York Mets have done a good job of replenishing their farm system with...
Baseball America has released their ratings of the MLB farm systems, and they ranked the Mets as the fifth-best in baseball. We got a sense of how highly rated the Mets system could be rated when six prospects were ranked among BA’s top-100 prospects. Following the Mets system the past few years, we have seen their top prospects progress to the upper levels of the minors. Notably, they had...
No. 3 Kevin Parada, C B/T: R/R Age: August 3, 2001 (21) Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 197 lb. ETA: 2025 Previous Rank: 3 Acquired: Drafted in the first round (11th overall) of the 2022 MLB Amateur Draft (Georgia Tech). 2022 Statistics (Low-A and FCL): .275/.455/.425 (.880 OPS), 1 HR, 8 RBI, 13 SO, 12 BB (55 plate appearances) The New York Mets selected the California-native with their first of two...
No. 4 Alex Ramirez, CF B/T: R/R Age: 1/13/03 (20) Ht: 6’3” Wt: 170 lb. Acquired: Signed in 2019’s International Free Agency Period from the Dominican Republic ETA: 2025 Previous Rank: 7 Stats (DSL): .281/.346/.436, 30 2B, 11 HR, 71 RBI, 21 SB, 16 CS The Mets have done incredibly well in the international free-agent market during the last decade. The club parlayed IFA...
No. 5, Jett Williams, SS B/T: R/R Age: November 3, 2003 (19) Ht: 5’8″ Wt: 175 lb. ETA: 2026 Previous Rank: N/A Acquired: Drafted in the first round (14th overall) of the 2022 MLB Draft 2022 Stats (FCL regular season): 10 games, 41 PAs, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 6 RBIs, 4 BB, 6 K, .250/.366/.438/.803 The Mets’ 2022 draft haul was viewed across the board as a success by draft...
No. 6 Ronny Mauricio, SS B/T: S/R Age: April 4, 2001 (21) Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 222 lb. ETA: 2024 Previous Rank: 6 Acquired: Signed as International Free Agent During The 2017-2018 IFA Signing Period 2022 Stats (Binghamton): .259/.296/.472, 26 2B, 2 3B, 26 HR, 89 RBI, 4.4 BB%, 23.1 K%, 104 wRC+ As recently as three years ago, Ronny Mauricio was viewed as the top overall prospect in the...
No. 7 Blade Tidwell, RHP B/T: R/R Age: June 8, 2001 (21) Ht: 6’4″ Wt: 207 lb. ETA: 2025 Previous Rank: 9 Acquired: Drafted in the 2nd round of the 2022 June Amateur Draft from Tennessee 2022 Stats (College): 3-2, 3.00 ERA, 39.0 IP, 51 K, 11 BB 2022 Stats (St. Lucie): .0-1, 2,16 ERA, 8.1 IP, 9 K, 6 BB With a first name like Blade, it’s hard not to be excited about the Mets 2022...
No. 5 Mark Vientos, 1B/3B/DH B/T: R/R Age: December 11, 1999 (23) Ht: 6’4″ Wt: 200 lb. ETA: 2022 Previous Rank: 5 Acquired: Drafted in the 2nd round of the 2017 June Amateur Draft from American Heritage HS (Plantation, FL) 2022 Stats (Syracuse):.280/.358/.519, 16 2B, 3B, 24 HR, 72 RBI, 2 CS 2022 Stats (MLB): .167/.268/.278, 2B, HR, 3 RBI There is a common pattern developing in Mark...
