Ryan Clifford had an explosive week for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, totaling four home runs and 12 RBIs while batting 12-for-23. He walked a whopping eight times and scored an even crazier 11 runs. Clifford’s OPS has jumped significantly to .864, and he raised his home run total from 17 to 21. He is the first player in the Mets minor leagues this season to cross the 20-home run...
Each of the Mets’ full-season minor league affiliates played just a three-game series this past week due to the All-Star break. Brandon Sproat looked extremely sharp in his start against Norfolk, tossing five scoreless innings with nine strikeouts. He allowed just one hit and one walk. Sproat has now thrown 23 innings in his last four starts and has not allowed a single run in that span....
Francisco Alvarez struggled mightily in his time with the major league club this year, but that is not the case in Triple-A Syracuse. This past week, Alvarez crushed four homers and 10 RBIs in just six games, reaching a total of eight home runs in just 64 at-bats since being sent down. His play helped secure the Syracuse Mets a series win in the final series before the All-Star break....
Drew Gilbert had a scorching week at the plate for the Syracuse Mets, going 6-for-17 with three home runs and six RBIs. He also stole a base. Gilbert has been disappointing this year, owning a .746 OPS for the season in an offense-happy league, but he had arguably his best week yet and has a .930 OPS in his last 20 games. Gilbert was the best among several great individual performances in the...
In what has been a strong rebound season, Jett Williams had his best week yet, going 10-for-26 with three doubles, three triples, two home runs, four walks, and a stolen base. He also led the Binghamton Rumble Ponies with eight runs scored. Williams has been crushing it lately, and he now owns a .926 OPS for the season. Due to his exceptional play, Williams was named Eastern League Player of the...
Jonah Tong remained unhittable this week—literally. Over five innings in his start for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Tong didn’t allow a hit, walked three, and struck out 11 batters. There aren’t enough words to describe just how impressive Tong has been. Over 10 starts for Binghamton, he owns a 2.02 ERA with 83 strikeouts in 49 innings. In other Mets minor league news, the...
The Mets’ four full-season minor league affiliates experienced tremendous success this past week, combining for a 21-2 record. Three of these four affiliates now sit in first place in their respective divisions, with Binghamton and Brooklyn especially playing at an extremely high level. Triple-A The Syracuse Mets went 5-1 against the Iowa Cubs, winning a lot of close games but also...
There were several great performances in the Mets’ minor leagues this past week. One of the more notable and encouraging developments was a fantastic week from Jesus Baez, a prospect the Mets are high on, in High-A Brooklyn. Baez was simply unconscious at the plate, recording 11 hits in 17 at-bats with two homers, a double, and 10 RBIs. If that’s not impressive enough, Baez also...
A Mets’ minor league affiliate has swept a six-game series for the first time this year. The Brooklyn Cyclones achieved this feat against the Winston-Salem Dash, putting forth a dominant effort where everything was firing on all cylinders. Carson Benge and A.J. Ewing were among the catalysts, but it was a total group effort to shut down the Dash. Let’s get into the last week of the...
A perfect game was thrown for the first time in Mets minor league history. There were some caveats, as it was a seven-inning game, and it was technically a combined perfect game. However, Jonah Tong pitched for 6 2/3 of the seven innings, only being removed because he was at 99 pitches. TJ Shook recorded the final out to clinch the first-ever Mets minor league perfect game for the Binghamton...
It’s around that time when we start to see minor league players rewarded for their excellent early-season play with promotions to the next level. Five Mets prospects were given promotions this past week, including A.J. Ewing and Marco Vargas, who tore up Low-A St. Lucie (1.121 OPS and 1.073 OPS, respectively) and will now head to High-A Brooklyn. Ewing and Vargas will join Chandler...
It hasn’t been the best start to the season for the Mets’ minor league affiliates. Just one team, High-A Brooklyn, has a winning record through the start of the year. However, several minor leaguers are performing well, including A.J. Ewing and Drew Gilbert in St. Lucie. Even in a small sample size, Ewing looks like a breakout candidate this year, while Gilbert has been crushing...
