Jonathan Araúz is one of two infielders the Mets have brought to major league camp this year. Araúz was signed by the Phillies in 2014. He was then packaged with Ken Giles and sent to the Astros for five players (most notably including Vince Velasquez). He was left unprotected by the Astros before the 2019 Rule 5 draft where he was selected by the Red Sox. Araúz made his major league debut the...
Denyi Reyes is another right-handed reliever trying to make it to Queens with the Mets this spring. Reyes was signed with the Red Sox in 2015 but reached the majors in that organization. He was then signed by the Orioles before the 2022 season and made his major-league debut in May of last year, tossing 7 2/3 innings with a 2.35 ERA, 2.72 FIP, 1.174 WHIP and a 179 ERA+ in three appearances....
The Mets signed Zach Muckenhirn to a minor league deal at the end of November. Muckenhirn, who will be 28 next week, is looking to break through to the 40-man roster as a lefty reliever. In addition to competing with the players already on the Mets roster, he is competing against other NRIs like T.J. McFarland to be a lefty specialist. Muckenhirn was drafted by the Orioles in the 11th round back...
In mid-November the Mets claimed William Woods off waivers from the Atlanta Braves. The 24-year old from Tennessee finally made the majors last year where he pitched in two games in late April / early May. Before the start of last season, the Braves were so worried that Woods be selected in the Rule V draft that they added him to the 40-man roster. In the process of creating roster space at the...
Josh Walker is one of several left-handed pitchers the New York Mets are bringing in as non-roster invitees this spring. The six-foot-six reliever is 28 years old. Walker was drafted by the Mets in the 37th round back in 2017 out of the University of New Haven. He has a low-90 MPH fastball, upper 70-MPH curveball, and a changeup. Walker also received a non-roster invitation to Mets’ camp...
For a second straight season Eric Orze gets an invite to major league camp for the Mets. Orze was one of the six players the Mets drafted back in 2020. They traded away their first pick, Pete Crow-Armstrong for Javier Baez. They traded J.T. Ginn for Chris Bassitt. They traded away Isaiah Green in the package for Francisco Lindor. Matthew Dyer was traded for Rich Hill. Anthony Walters was...
Baseball teams are always taking flyers on different arms before the start of the season. One thing the New York Mets have been good for over the last several seasons is taking a flyer on a lefty reliever. T.J. McFarland is that lefty reliever for the Mets this season. McFarland was drafted in round four by the Cleveland Guardians back in 2007. The Orioles then drafted McFarland five years later...
It is easy for catchers in the New York Mets system to go under-the-radar when your organization has the likes of Francisco Alvarez and Kevin Parada as two of its top prospects. With veteran catcher Omar Narvaez playing in the WBC next month, the Mets invited a few catcher prospects to spring training as non-roster invitees and one of them was Hayden Senger. Senger received an invite to major...
Tommy Hunter is, arguably, already a Mets Legend. Tommy Hunter, in his 476th career game, gets his first big league hit. pic.twitter.com/VsgfyXH1Gb — Michael Mayer (@mikemayer22) May 18, 2021 I’ve come around the Universal DH, but memories like that warm my National League heart. The 36-year old righty was drafted by the Rays back in 2005, made his debut in 2008 and has traveled all...
Non-roster invites (NRIs) to spring training run the gambit from top-tier prospects to veterans trying to get back on major league rosters to minor-league players who never got their shot. Connor Grey falls into the latter category. A New York state native who graduated from St. Bonaventure in 2016, Connor Grey was originally drafted by the Diamondbacks back in 2016. He made some noise back in...
If you are looking for one player in the New York Mets’ organization that made the biggest rise in 2022, one name that comes to mind is right-handed reliever Grant Hartwig. Last year, Hartwig made an appearance at each of the four levels in the system in his first full season of professional baseball. Due to the 20-round limit in the MLB Draft, Hartwig ended up signing as an undrafted free agent...
