It was only a few years ago that Jenrry Mejia was considered the Mets top prospect. The hard throwing righty ranked in Baseball America’s top 100 prospects in 2010 and 2011, and it appeared that he had a very bright future in the organization. Since then, Mejia has suffered
The B-Mets announced a flurry of roster moves via twitter (both links). Here’s what’s happening in Binghamton: Cory Vaughn hasn’t seen action with the B-Mets since the beginning of June. He went on the disabled list with an elbow strain. Once he received the good news that he wouldn’t
UPDATE, 7/23/13: Well, it’s settled then. Looks like Jacob deGrom will wait a little longer before making his MLB debut, as reports are saying the Mets will promote Mejia to start Game 1 of a Friday doubleheader against the Washington Nationals. Reporters at Citi Field said Jenrry Mejia will
Congratulations to Yeixon Ruiz of the Kingsport Mets; he’s been named today’s MMN player of the week! How did the 22-year-old second baseman earn this incredible honor? Take a look at the week he put together in the Appalachian League: .462/.500/.538, 12-for-26, 2 2B, 2 BB, 2 SB, 4
Welcome to the next installment of MMN’s Mid-Season Top 25 Prospects! We’re in the final stretch now… 5. Cesar Puello, OF Height: 6’2” Weight: 195 Age: 22 Bats/Throws: R/R Contact: 40/50 Power: 50/55 Speed 60/60 Arm: 50/50 Fielding 50/55 For years, when you talked about raw potential in the
Congratulations to both Chris Flexen and Miller Diaz; they’ve been selected as the pitcher of the week in their respective leagues! Not to be outdone, Dustin Lawley was named the FSL offensive player of the week, as well. First, let’s start with the stellar week that Flexen had for
Alex Machillanda, who is a catcher for the GCL Mets, was caught shoplifting clothes from a department store on Sunday evening. To add insult to injury, he was also charged with battery, resisting a merchant, and resisting an officer (without violence). The Palm Beach Post was the first to
Worth noting: Prior to the season, the Mets did not fancy themselves as a running club and have spent most of the year at the bottom of the Florida State League in stolen bases. But that thinking has apparently changed since fleet-footed outfielder Kyle Johnson joined St. Lucie from Savannah
As of 9:00am EST today, here are today’s Mets minor league starting pitchers: Reno Aces @ Las Vegas 51s, 10:05pm EST Charles Brewer (4-8. 4.95 ERA) vs. Jacob deGrom (3-1, 3.00 ERA) PCL League Scoreboard deGrom is rumored to be one of the pitchers the Mets were considering to
