With April wrapping up, Syracuse, Binghamton, and Brooklyn enter May on a high note after winning their respective series this past week. Only St. Lucie drew a series loss, though all but one of their four losses was by two or fewer runs. The story of the season in the minor leagues has been pitching, and that was the case again this week. The Mets saw dominant pitching performances at all...
The Mets’ affiliates as a whole struggled Thursday, though Jonah Tong and Tyler Stuart impressed with dominant performances on the mound in two of the best games of their respective professional careers up to this point. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (12-10) 1, Columbus Clippers (9-14) 9 BOX SCORE LF Ben Gamel 0-for-1, 3 BB, K (.918 OPS) DH Luke Ritter 0-for-4, 2 K (.830 OPS) 3B Mark Vientos...
The Mets’ top pitching prospect and their two-way player were in action during an intriguing day in the minor leagues. Both pitched well, and Mark Vientos continued to show off his power. Triple-A Syracuse Mets (5-5) 3, Worcester Red Sox (4-6) 2 BOX SCORE 3B Mark Vientos: 1-for-3, R, HR (3), 2 RBIs (9), K (1.016 OPS) SS Luisangel Acuña: 1-for-4, R, 3B, 2 Ks (.444 OPS) 2B Jose Iglesias:...
2023 was somewhat of a magical season for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, who increased their win total by 21 from the year prior and made it to the Eastern League Champion Series. They didn’t win it all, but it was certainly a season to be proud of. Manager Reid Brignac is back for his third season at the helm, and he has plenty of exciting players to work with in 2024. Let’s preview...
Counting down towards baseball season, Metsmerized and Mets Minors are counting down our list of the Mets’ Top 35 prospects. This is the third edition of the series, breaking down the prospects ranked between 25 through 21 in the Mets’ system. Read: No. 35-31 No. 30-26 25. José Butto, RHP B/T: R/R Age: 3/19/1998 (25) Ht: 6’1″ Weight: 202 lbs Acquired: Signed as an...
The inaugural Spring Breakout event was a huge hit with fans and players alike on Friday at Clover Park. The Mets won the game 4-2 behind high-octane pitching and run-scoring hits from two players acquired at the trade deadline last year. Dom Hamel got the start on the mound for the Mets, and he showed off an exciting repertoire of pitches. He allowed one run in two innings and struck out two....
Ryan Clifford doubled in a run and three other prospects added run-scoring singles to help a team of New York Mets prospects to a 4-2 victory over Washington Nationals prospects at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The game was part of MLB’s inaugural Spring Breakout event, which is a series of 16 games that will feature minor-league stars from all 30 teams. A 1985 Mets promo would...
With spring training games officially underway, baseball is officially back. One of the best parts of the early months of camp is seeing the prospects people hear about all year and watching them play with current big leaguers. For the Mets, that includes Jett Williams, Luisangel Acuña, Drew Gilbert, Christian Scott and Nate Lavender, to name a few. Some top prospects have already put on a show...
The Mets (2-1) traveled to CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches on Monday for an intra-division matchup against the Washington Nationals. Max Kranick started the game, his first appearance in a Mets uniform, against Josiah Gray, who silenced the Mets offense in two starts last year (0 ER in 12 IP). Both pitched two clean innings, but after their departures, the Mets were able to take the lead first...
If preseason predictions were made for who would end up being the pitchers of the year in the New York Mets organization for 2023, many names would have popped up. While Mike Vasil, Blade Tidwell, or Dominic Hamel would have been guessed the most in the beginning, the Mets showed it’s an organization that is built up strong pitching depth at all levels of the system. Hence, two names,...
A look at the optimism, pessimism and realism of the 2024 Mets season
The New York Mets’ farm system ultimately had a far more intriguing 2023 season than fans could have predicted entering the year. With the disappointing play of the major league club and the subsequent deals at the trade deadline, it’s arguable that more eyes were on the team’s farmhands than on the major leaguers by the end of the season. Nowhere was this more evident than in Binghamton, where...
