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This winter has come full circle for Johneshwy Fargas as he went from not having a team to being named the MVP of the 2020-21 season in the Liga Beisbol Profesional Roberto Clemente in Puerto Rico. As a member of the Gigantes de Carolina roster, Fargas was declared a

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  With the Australian Baseball League season set to begin next week, the Sydney Blue Sox have announced that Mets big-time catcher prospect Francisco Alvarez’s season will be over before it even begins. According to a press release from Blue Sox CEO/Owner Adam Dobb, “The hottest prospect in the

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Liga de Beisbol Profesional de la Republica Dominicana (LIDOM) Leones del Escogido 3, Gigantes del Cibao 1 In his fourth season as a member of the Leones, Mets right handed pitcher Franklyn Kilome finally secured his first victory in the league. Kilome had previously made six starts in the

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Toros del Este 2, Tigres del Licey 0 While we struggled at the plate going 0-for-4 with 2 strikeouts, catcher Bruce Maxwell was behind the dish the entire time as five Toros del Este pitchers combined to no-hit the Tigres del Licey. Right-hander Pedro Payano was one of those

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After a four week delay to allow for COVID-19 safety measures to be implemented, the 2020-2021 LIDOM (Dominican Winter League) season finally kicked off last night. For the Mets, a total of ten players (listed here) are on the rosters for one of the six teams in the league,

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According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network via Twitter, the pending sale of the Mets organization to Steve Cohen will also include the Syracuse, Port St. Lucie, and Brooklyn minor league franchises as well. It was widely expected that the Syracuse and the Port St. Lucie teams would be

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Since the Mets offered RHP Zack Wheeler a qualifying offer over the winter, the team received a Compensation Round B pick when the Philadelphia Phillies signed him. With that #69 pick, the Mets selected outfielder Isaiah Greene from Corona High School in Corona, California. Greene is among the fastest players

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3. Francisco Alvarez, C B/T: R/R Age: 18 (11/19/91) Height: 5’11” Weight: 220 lbs Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent in 2018 (Guatire, Venezuela) ETA: 2023 Previous Rank: 14 2019 Stats (GCL/Kingsport): .312/.407/.510, 10 2B, 7 HR, 26 RBI, 20.3% K, 11.5 BB%, 155 wRC+ Francisco Alvarez was widely regarded as one of the top 15 international

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20. Ali Sanchez, C B/T: R/R Age: 23 (1/20/97) Height: 6’0” Weight: 196 lbs Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent in 2013 (Carora, Venezuela) ETA: 2020 Previous Rank: 24 2019 Stats (Binghamton/Syracuse): .261/.326/.322, 17 2B, 1 HR, 33 RBI, 17.5% K, 7.8 BB%, 88 wRC+ When Sanchez was signed as part of the 2013 International Free Agent class, the

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By Christopher Soto Dominican Winter League (LIDOM) Tigres del Licey (7-8) 8, Gigantes del Cibao (6-9) 2 Box Score 2B Arismendy Alcantara: 1-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI(3), K | .237 AVG/.749 OPS RHP Harol Gonzalez: 3.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 K, 1 BB, Loss | 0-2,

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