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Jeremy Rodriguez Makes First Top 100 List

February 15, 2024Mets NewsNo comments

Four Mets prospects were ranked in the top-100 list that FanGraphs published on Thursday: Drew Gilbert, Jett Williams, Jeremy Rodriguez and Christian Scott. Two of the four were acquired at last season’s trade deadline. All four received future value grades of 50. The Mets’ highest-ranked prospects were Gilbert and

RIP MMO Founder Joe D

By Joseph Hill

April 19, 2023Minor League NewsNo comments

Joseph DeCaro, known by most readers, friends and coworkers as “Joe D.,” passed away Sunday afternoon. He was 62. Joe D. was one of the original Mets bloggers, founding Metsmerized Online in 2005 as a way to share his opinions and interact with fans. Born and raised in Brooklyn,

Mets Pick Outfielder Nick Morabito With 75th Pick

By Joseph Hill

July 18, 2022MLB DraftNo comments

The Mets selected outfielder Nick Morabito with the 75th pick in the 2022 MLB draft Sunday. The selection came at the end of the second round as a compensation pick for Noah Syndergaard. Morabito was ranked the No. 91 draft prospect by MLB and No. 82 by Baseball America.

Gosuke Katoh Claimed Off Waivers, Assigned To Syracuse

By Joseph Hill

May 7, 2022Minor League NewsNo comments

The Mets claimed infielder Gosuke Katoh off waivers from the Blue Jays and assigned him to Triple-A Syracuse, the team announced Saturday. Katoh, 27, was originally drafted by the Yankees in the second round of the 2013 draft. As Michael Mayer pointed out, current Mets general manager Billy Eppler

MLB Proposes International Draft in CBA Negotiations

By Joseph Hill

March 5, 2022Minor League NewsNo comments

MLB has proposed an international draft in CBA negotiations, according to an article by Anthony Castrovince of MLB. The draft would be in place of the current signing system, which, as outlined by Castrovince, has Latin American kids making verbal commitments to baseball organizations as young as 12 to

Luis Vasquez, 56 Others Graduate From Mets Education Program

By Joseph Hill

November 6, 2021Minor League NewsNo comments

Arizona Fall League The Salt River Rafters took a 3-2 loss to the Mesa Solar Sox on Friday. Mets pitcher Colin Holderman threw a scoreless inning in the effort, improving his ERA to 11.37. A pitcher named Wilmer Flores started for the River Rafters, giving up two runs in

Tylor Megill Promoted to the Mets

By Joseph Hill

June 22, 2021Mets NewsNo comments

Right-hander Tylor Megill will start for the Mets in their game against the Braves on Wednesday, as Anthony DiComo of MLB was the first to report. The news comes after Marcus Stroman had to depart early on Tuesday, potentially another hit to an already depleted rotation. It also comes

Mets Announce Minor League Invites

By Joseph Hill

February 13, 2021Mets NewsNo comments

The Mets announced their non-roster invitees to spring training on Saturday. The first name that might jump out at people is Tim Tebow, whether for good or for bad. But besides the Tebow experiment continuing on, the Mets are including a handful of their top prospects. This includes Ronny

Source: Mets Acquire Three Prospects For Steven Matz

By Joseph Hill

January 28, 2021Mets NewsNo comments

The Mets have traded starting pitcher Steven Matz to the Toronto Blue Jays for prospects Sean Reid-Foley, Yennsy Diaz and Josh Winckowski. Our very own Michael Mayer of Metsmerized and Mets Minors was the first to report that a deal was happening. Diaz, a 24-year-old right-handed pitcher out of

Mets 2021 International Free Agency Tracker

By Joseph Hill

January 15, 2021Mets NewsNo comments

The Major League Baseball international free agency signing period begins today, and the Mets are projected to sign a bunch of players in the $100,000 to $600,000 range. Teams that received a Competitive Balance Pick in Round B of the 2020 MLB draft are given a pool of $6,431,000,