Good morning, Mets fans! The Mets finished up their west coast trip on Wednesday afternoon on a high note as they salvaged the last of three games against the San Francisco Giants. After taking the first two games against the Los Angeles Dodgers in impressive fashion, it seemed as though the Mets would be able to eclipse .500 during their west coast swing. However, a dormant offense which...
Good morning, Mets fans! The Cubs have called up top prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong to their major league roster. A former first-round pick by the Mets, Crow-Armstrong was dealt to Chicago at the 2021 trade deadline in exchange for Javier Báez and Trevor Williams. Crow-Armstrong is the 12th-ranked prospect by MLB Pipeline and is hitting .283/.365/.511 with 20 homers, 26 doubles, seven triple, and...
It feels like it’s been the question of a couple of years now, but we’re still figuring out how Mark Vientos fits into the Mets’ plans and what his exact role is. With no clear position but a hot bat in Syracuse, it’s hard for the Mets to keep him down there with nothing else to prove. However, they need to figure out a clear plan as to what his future looks like in Queens so he can have a...
Major League Baseball on Thursday released the rosters for the 2022 Sirius XM All-Star Futures Game. Four catchers from the National League were selected for the game, including New York Mets top prospect Francisco Alvarez. This will be Álvarez’s second appearance in the Futures Game, having also played in it in 2021. Álvarez has split the 2022 season between Double-A Binghamton and most...
The New York Mets prized acquisition at last year’s trade deadline was Javier Báez. In that deal made on July 30th, New York sent prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong — who is now regarded by some as a top-100 prospect in baseball — to Chicago. The last asset of that trade that is sometimes forgotten is pitcher Trevor Williams. He, along with Báez, was sent back to New York. Williams...
The Mets officially announced the acquisition of Javier Báez and pitcher Trevor Williams from the Chicago Cubs ahead of Friday’s trading deadline. They sent Pete Crow-Armstrong, the team’s fifth-ranked prospect, back to the Cubs in exchange for the two players. It’s been reported that the Cubs will cover the majority of Báez’s and Williams’ salaries the remainder of...
Good morning, Mets fans! Today the Mets will open a series against the Tampa Bay Rays. For Pete Alonso, this will be a special weekend as he returns home to Tampa. He will have the opportunity to play in his hometown this weekend in front of many friends and family as the Mets look to keep their bats and their win streak alive against the Rays. Latest Mets News Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay...
Worcester (3-4) 8, Syracuse (1-6) 5 Box Score Johneshwy Fargas CF: 2-5, 2B, .385/.385/.692 Jake Hager 2B: 3-5, 2B, R, .414/.452/.655 Khalil Lee RF: 2-4, 2 RBI, .250/.478/.313 Martin Cervenka C: 1-4, HR, .313/.353/.938 Fargas led off the game with a double, but was thrown out third base while trying to stretch the hit into a triple. Hager lined a one-out single to left, then came around to score...
Per brand new rankings via Keith Law of The Athletic, the Mets have four top-100 prospects heading into the 2021 season. Francisco Alvarez was the highest at no. 19 (!), Ronny Mauricio slotted in at no. 32, Matthew Allan came in at no. 90, and Pete Crow-Armstrong came in at no. 94. The two surprises to me are how high Alvarez was and the fact Crow-Armstrong made the list. Alvarez got the highest...
For a second straight year, the New York Mets’ draft strategy was to infuse their system with high-end, high-impact talent that included taking risks on players with signability questions. And while teams prioritize talent over need, the Mets were able to add two exciting players within their first three picks of the 2020 MLB Draft that fills a major void in their system: high-upside...
For the second straight year, the Mets were able to infuse a weak farm system with high upside talent through the draft. They got outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong in the first round, a consensus Top 25 talent in the 2020 draft. First round talent in the second round with right-handed pitcher J.T. Ginn, and tremendous upside when they used the No. 69 pick (comp for Phillies signing Zack Wheeler) on...
According to MLB Pipeline the Mets have inked their first-round pick from this year’s amateur draft, outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. The prep bat agreed to sign for the full slot value for the 19th overall pick, so $3.359 million will be docked from the Mets’ total bonus pool. “I know I’m going to love the city, and I think I’m going to thrive there,” Crow-Armstrong told...
