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MLB Draft Profile: UCLA Shortstop Matt McLain

May 18, 2021MLB DraftNo comments

As the weeks start counting down until the July MLB Amateur Draft and various outlets’ mock drafts start to become more refined with sourced intel, we will start taking a more detailed look at the hot names that are being linked to the Mets with the 10th overall pick.

Tylor Megill is Turning Heads

By Doug M

May 5, 2021Minor League NewsNo comments

Tuesday’s minor league opening day was the talk of the niche community, with many of the Mets top prospect bats showing well and generating buzz. But with Matt Allan not lining up for the Cyclone’s opener and J.T. Ginn still rehabbing from last year’s elbow surgery, it was seemingly

MLB Pipeline Mock Draft: Mets Get Big Right-Handed Arm

By Doug M

April 28, 2021MLB DraftNo comments

With mock draft season about to get into full gear as the July Amateur Draft draws closer, MLB Pipeline’s Jim Callis and Jonathan Mayo put out their latest mock earlier this week, and it has the Mets switching gears just a touch, though staying in the same demographic: collegiate

Mets Top 30 Prospects for 2021: 15-11 Showcases Raw Youngsters

By Doug M

April 14, 2021Prospect RankingsNo comments

15. Alexander Ramirez, OF B/T: R/R Age: 18 (1/13/2003) Height: 6’3″ Weight: 175 lbs ETA: 2025 Previous Rank: 19 Acquired: International Free Agent (7/2019) $2.05M Stats: N/A Every system has it’s lottery tickets, and you never know when a $5 scratch-off will yield you a nice return. But the Mets handed Alexander Ramirez over $2

Report: 2021 MLB Draft Will Be 20 Rounds

By Doug M

April 2, 2021MLB DraftNo comments

According to a report by Baseball America, Major League Baseball teams have been officially informed that the 2021 Rule 4 Amateur Draft will be limited to only 20 rounds. The shortened draft will be significantly longer than the 2020 draft, which was limited to only five rounds due to

Mets Top 30 Prospects for 2021: 25-21 Looking For Breakouts

By Doug M

March 23, 2021Minor League News, Prospect RankingsNo comments

25. Patrick Mazeika, C B/T: L/R Age: 27 (10/14/1993) Height: 6’3″ Weight: 210 lbs Acquired: 2015 Amateur Draft, eighth round out of Stetson University ETA: 2021 Previous Rank: N/A 2020 Stats: N/A 2019 Stats: (Double-A Binghamton) 413 AB, .245/.312/.426, 16 HR, 8.9% BB rate, 21.5% K rate While the 27-year-old Mazeika is no stranger to our annual list here, his prospect

Breaking Down MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 Mets Prospects

By Doug M

March 22, 2021Minor League NewsNo comments

With major league spring training in full throes, there’s been plenty of focus on top prospects all around the game. In fact, a few of the Mets top prospects showed quite well down in Port St. Lucie in the early weeks of March. It came as surprise to nobody

A Whole New World: Looking at Mets’ Player Development Overhaul

By Doug M

March 10, 2021Mets Minors ThoughtsNo comments

I believe it was The Athletics‘ Eno Sarris who borrowed the phrase ‘A Brave New World’, referring to the rapidly changing and modernized terrain of Player Development (PD). I believe it was also Princess Jasmine and Prince Aladdin who coined the phrase ‘A Whole New World’, which might even

Playin’ With the Big Boys: J.T. Ginn Invited to Major League Camp

By Doug M

February 28, 2021Minor League NewsNo comments

Welcome to the big leagues Mr. Ginn. Well, at least a valuable taste of it. According to Tim Healey of Newsday, the Mets have officially invited J.T. Ginn to big league spring training. The Mets selected Ginn in the second round of the 2020 Amateur Draft (52nd overall), and

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Draft Season!

By Doug M

February 25, 2021MLB DraftNo comments

Can you smell it? The outfield grass, bristling in the sun. Can you feel it? The thawing of the last winter cold, or the rough seams on the baseball. Can you hear it? The crack of the bat. Wait…was that aluminum? If you’re a Mets player or coach preparing