Major League Baseball, not unlike the other major professional sports leagues, is largely a copycat circuit. As analytics and other advances in player development change the landscape of the game, the new age mantra is simple: if you can’t beat them, emulate them. The Mets have taken that sentiment to
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Growing up, New York Mets pitching prospect and Washington native Conner O’Neil played baseball with his brother Spencer, two years his senior. They both loved baseball from an early age, but Conner describes Spencer as always being the more talented one. At Southridge High School in Kennwick, Washington, Spencer, a left-handed
With their fourth-round selection in the 2016 draft, the New York Mets selected infielder Michael Paez out of Coastal Carolina University. Paez was a shortstop at Coastal Carolina, where he helped lead his team to a College World Series victory in 2016. Paez is best known for his walk-off single against
Going into the 2017 MLB Draft, the Mets were looking to help replenish their minor leagues with quality pitching. With their pick in the fourth round, they selected right-handed pitcher Tony Dibrell. A native of Johns Creek, Georgia, a suburb outside of Atlanta, he attended Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Professionally,
There’s outperforming the competition, then there’s what Steve Villines has done to opposing hitters through a season-and-a-half of professional baseball. The sidewinding right-hander from the University of Kansas has pitched at four levels since the Mets took him in the tenth round in 2017, and he’s found success everywhere he’s
With their 16th selection in 2017 MLB Draft, the Mets selected outfielder Raphael Gladu out of Louisiana Tech University. The Quebec native transferred to Louisiana Tech for his junior year from Galveston College in Texas. While at Louisiana Tech, he won the Conference USA batting title his senior year