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The very young Gavin Cecchini runs into a lot of criticism from fans because of the fact that he was drafted so high for the New York Mets — and perhaps rightfully so. It is unfortunate, however, that one so young faces such pressure to perform — although this

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Since we took a look at Dwight Gooden last week, I figured it’d be fun to highlight the minor league career of another former Met that was a huge part of the 1986 championship team, Darryl Strawberry. In 1980, the New York Mets had the first overall pick in

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Left-handed reliever Tim Byrdak had this to say on his twitter account earlier this morning: Off to Vegas, letting it all ride on red or black? — Tim Byrdak (@Givemethelefty) August 4, 2013 If he’s not going to Vegas to gamble, one would have to assume he’s reported to

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Welcome to this week’s edition of Boom or Bust! Today, some of the writers here at MMN will be debating whether or not the 2011 first round pick for the New York Mets, Brandon Nimmo, will end up being a successful major leaguer. Starting 2013 with Low-A Savannah, the

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As of 9:00am EST today, here are today’s Mets minor league starting pitchers: Las Vegas 51s @ Memphis Cardinals, 7:05pm EST Rafael Montero (2-3, 4.32 ERA) vs. Michael Wacha (5-2, 2.48 ERA) PCL League Scoreboard Montero turned in his second consecutive quality start on July 30th against Nashville, but

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As per Adam Rubin, who had a chat with Paul dePodesta… On why Cesar Puello, who has been tied to Biogenesis by “Outside the Lines,” has not started the past three games with Binghamton, DePodesta wrote: “Manager’s decision. Just giving him a break. He’s active and available.” Just in

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Memphis 4, Las Vegas 3 Matt Fox was relatively effective again for the 51s as he went six innings while allowing three runs — only two earned — and struck out five. He ran into trouble in the fourth inning, where he gave up four hits, including a lead-off

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St. Lucie 11, Clearwater 3 The Clearwater Threshers were routed 11-3 Saturday night by the St. Lucie Mets in front of 543 fans at Tradition Field. The Threshers (18-22, 53-56) wasted a bases-loaded opportunity in the top of the second and got only one more hit the rest of

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Binghamton 3, Harrisburg 2 The Binghamton Mets took an early lead, and held on to beat the Harrisburg Senators, 3-2 on Saturday night at Metro Bank Park. Logan Verrett won his 10th game of the season, and Binghamton picked up their 20th series win in the process. The B-Mets

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Savannah  6, Greenville 3 Light-hitting Jeff Glenn smacked a three-run home run in the ninth inning to lead the Savannah Sand Gnats past the Greenville Drive 6-3 on Saturday night at Fluor Field. Glenn, a ninth-round pick of the New York Mets in 2009, hit his third homer of

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