The New York Mets are reportedly continuing their efforts to revamp their baseball operations department. According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the Mets are hiring former Cleveland hitting coordinator Kevin Howard as their farm director. Howard, 39, began his coaching career as the hitting coach for Cleveland’s Single-A affiliate, the Mahoning
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Three promising New York Mets prospects have been included in Baseball America‘s pre-2021 top-100 prospect rankings (paywall), with one player making a significant leap, another keeping his foothold in the middle of the pack, and another making his debut on the list. Catcher Francisco Alvarez (no. 48), infielder Ronny
The New York Mets added another depth arm on Tuesday, signing right-handed sidearmer Trevor Hildenberger to a minor-league contract, per Andy Martino of SNY. Hildenberger, 29, was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 2014 (22nd round), making his MLB debut in 2017 (3.21 ERA, 3.01 FIP, 1.29 walks per nine over 37
According to Indians Prospective, the New York Mets have signed right-handed reliever and former Cleveland farmhand Jared Robinson to a minor-league contract with an invite to Spring Training. Robinson, 26, was an 11th round draft pick of Cleveland in the 2014 draft. Over six MiLB seasons, the Cerritos College (Norwalk, CA) product
According to Ben Badler of Baseball America, the New York Mets have signed international free agent pitcher Richard Brito, 21, to a contract. Per Badler’s article: “By conventional signing standards in Latin America […], Brito is a relatively late developer, but he’s the same age as the college juniors
On Thursday afternoon, New York Mets legend and current organizational ambassador Edgardo Alfonzo made his first public comments following his dismissal as the Short Season-A Brooklyn Cyclones’ manager in October. In an Instagram post, Alfonzo, 45, made it clear he harbored no ill will toward the organization who signed
When Syracuse Mets infielder and former New York Mets mainstay, Ruben Tejada, re-signed with the organization in mid-March, many assumed the move to be just another hope-filled reclamation project that new general manager Brodie Van Wagenen has shown such affection for, with a slight pinch of nostalgia, to boot.