Tag: prospect

Minors Weekly Report: Elian Peña Breaks Out With Huge Week

Top international prospect Elian Peña had a monster week at the plate for the Mets Orange squad in the Domincan Summer League. Peña went 5-for-11 in four games with three home runs, eight RBIs, five walks, and seven runs. All three of his home runs occurred in the same game. After a dreadful start to his pro career, the highly touted prospect now owns a .744 OPS. Across the rest of the farm,...

Morning Briefing: Baseball America Names A.J. Ewing ‘Standout’ Prospect

Good morning, Mets fans! On Friday, Baseball America released an article naming 15 standout prospects outside of the top 100. The article named A.J. Ewing, who has been phenomenal for the St. Lucie Mets early in 2025. In 17 games, Ewing owns a 1.129 OPS with 19 RBIs and 13 stolen bases. Ewing was a fourth-round pick in the 2023 draft and is quickly making a name for himself in the Mets system....

Morning Briefing: Mets Hoping For Drew Gilbert to Return in July

Good morning, Mets fans! Tim Healey of Newsday gave a few injury and roster updates in an article on Saturday. Most notably, the Mets are hoping for top prospect Drew Gilbert to return in mid July. He hasn’t played in a game since April 6. For more, read Healey’s report. After an 11-1 series-opening win on Friday, the Mets dropped Game 2 to the Cubs, 8-1. Tylor Megill struggled...

2024 Mets Minors Prospects: No. 2 Drew Gilbert

No. 2 Drew Gilbert, OF B/T: L/L, Age: 23 (9/27/2000) Height: 5’9, Weight: 195 lbs Acquired: Via trade with Houston Astros at 2023 Trade Deadline Previous Rank: NA 2023 Stats (AA Binghamton): 35 G, .325 BA, .984 OPS, 6 HR, 21 RBI, 22 R, 19 BB Disclaimer: All prospects rankings were made in the preseason and have not been adjusted for play in 2024. Drew Gilbert is one of three highly-touted...

Mark Vientos Continues Improvements At Plate Against Reds

As Mark Vientos continues to progress through a challenging 2023 season with the Mets, he may very well emerge as a hidden gem among the team’s pool of prospects. He had a solid afternoon at the plate, contributing significantly to the Mets’ 8-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in front of a crowd of 38,044 at Citi Field on the final game of a weekend series. Vientos made solid...

Morning Briefing: Top Prospect Kevin Parada Lands on Injured List

Good morning, Mets fans! Mets top prospect Kevin Parada is going on the injured list with a right ankle sprain. Parada was injured on Thursday night when going from first to third on a base hit. The 21-year-old catcher who is generally considered the Mets’ no. 1 prospect, has built up to a .797 OPS for High-A Brooklyn after a slow start to the year. Latest Mets News The Mets defeated the...

Morning Briefing: Ronny Mauricio Continuing to Stay Hot in Triple-A

Good morning, Mets fans! As shared by SNY Mets, Ronny Mauricio on Saturday drove in his 28th and 29th runs of the year for Triple-A Syracuse. Mike Mayer of Metsmerized added that he’s the first hitter in the major or minor leagues to hit 20 doubles this season. Latest Mets News Per Will Sammon of The Athletic, Saturday’s game between the Mets and Guardians was postponed due to rain. It...

Morning Briefing: Kumar Rocker to Undergo Tommy John Surgery

Good morning, Mets fans! Former Mets first-round pick and current Texas Rangers prospect Kumar Rocker is going to have Tommy John surgery later this week, according to Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News, after suffering an ‘acute’ injury. Rocker, who was last pitching in Single-A ball in Hickory, suffered the elbow injury resulting in the surgery on May 11. Texas Rangers General...

2023 Bowman Baseball Loaded With Mets

For years, Bowman Baseball has served as the first product of the new season for collectors to get their hands on the first card of players that changed teams in the offseason in their new team’s uniform. This is in addition to rookie cards for top prospects that made late season debuts, and the first card for several of the game’s top prospects.The 2023 Bowman Baseball prospect delivers on all...

MLB Pipeline Releases Mets Prospect List

As we get a chance to see a number of the Mets’ top prospects in action this spring including Ronny Mauricio hitting a 450-foot home run and Brett Baty slugging a home run in his first at-bat, top baseball publications are releasing their prospect lists and MLB Pipeline put out their updated top 30 Mets list on Monday. Here’s the new list: Francisco Alvarez – C Brett Baty – 3B Kevin Parada – C...

Five Mets On FanGraphs Top 100 Prospect List

As the season gets closer to beginning, we have another Top 100 prospect list that was just released on Wednesday. Eric Longenhagen and Tess Taruskin unveiled their list of the Top 100 Prospects in the game on FanGraphs and the Mets were well-represented on the list. In total, the Mets had five prospects and had a chance at six on the list. Catcher Francisco Álvarez was the highest on the list...

MMO Top 30 Prospects: No. 4 Alex Ramirez

  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...

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