Jack Wenninger was finally dominant. In his start, he allowed just a hit and three walks in seven scoreless innings. Wenninger struck out five in what was easily his best start of the season. He now has a 3.48 ERA in 16 appearances (13 starts). For more stats and news around the Mets minor leagues, continue reading the Minors Weekly Report below. Triple-A The Syracuse Mets lost four out of six...
Top international Wandy Asigen made his long-awaited professional debut for the Mets after missing the beginning of the Dominican Summer League due to injury. Asigen suited up for the DSL Mets Orange squad on Monday and went 0-for-1 with a walk and a strikeout. In the last international signing class, Asigen notably switched his commitment from the Yankees to the Mets and signed a massive $3.9...
There’s no hotter hitter in the Mets’ system, and perhaps all of the minor leagues, than 2024 first-round pick and Binghamton Rumble Ponies outfielder Carson Benge. Benge has been everything the Mets could have hoped for and more in his development. In his latest week at the Double-A level, Benge went 9-for-20 with three home runs, a triple, and five RBIs while stealing a base and...
Despite trading away several prospects during the trade deadline, the Mets still boast a promising farm system. Carson Benge dominated on the offensive side of the ball, tripling in the ninth and finishing the day 3-for-4. R.J. Gordon matched on the mound Friday night with a stellar outing for Binghamton. The 23-year-old right-hander fired seven strong innings, allowing just four hits and one...
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...
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,...
Congratulations are in order for Mets 2024 first-round pick Carson Benge, who received a promotion to Double-A Binghamton following a sustained stretch of great play since the beginning of the season. Joining Benge in earning a promotion are Jacob Reimer, who will go with Benge to Binghamton, and Colin Houck, whose spectacular recent play earned him a promotion to High-A Brooklyn. Relievers Luis...
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...
