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The first 73 picks of the ’13 MLB Draft have come and gone — but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still value on the board. Here are five names I hope the Mets can target in Round 3: Jonathan Denney, C, Yukon High School, 6’2”, 205 LBs Big risk/reward

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Las Vegas 51s @ Tacoma Rainiers, 10:00pm EST Zack Wheeler (4-1, 3.86 ERA) vs. TBD PCL League Scoreboard Las Vegas turns to Wheeler to be their stopper after dropping the series opener against Tacoma, their fifth loss in a row to the Rainiers. After struggling in his first two

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Day one is in the books, and the New York Mets did exactly what everyone thought they would and went with a college bat with their first pick…well that is just a taste of the smoke and mirrors that takes place during draft time. It’s like a game of

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With the 48th pick in the 2013 MLB Draft, the Mets selected RHP Andrew Church, who has committed to the University of San Diego. The talented young man is a right-hander out of Palo Verde High School in Nevada. Listed at 6’3” / 199 LBs, Church still has some

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The New York Mets today announced the selection of first baseman Dominic Smith from Serra High School (CA) with the 11th pick of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft. Smith, 17, who bats and throws lefthanded, hit .493 (33-67) with seven home runs and 38 RBI in 27 games to

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Here is a complete wrap-up of Day One of the 2013 First Year Player Draft which includes the first two rounds and the competitive balance rounds. FIRST ROUND 1. Astros select: Mark Appel, RHP, Stanford University Well then… The dominant young Mark Appel ends up going first. Was Johnathan

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Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reported earlier today Mets outfield prospect, Matt den Dekker, is ready to return to game action. Den Dekker was being considered for one of the big league outfield roster spots in spring training, but fractured his wrist during a Grapefruit League game on

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Baseball America has truly noticed what Cesar Puello has been up to in the last week. Due to the MLB draft taking place tonight, they decided to publish their weekly prospect hot sheet a day early. Boston Red Sox prospect Xander Bogaert took the top billing, but Binghamton Mets

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The All-Star ballots for this year’s Triple-A All-Star game have been released for about a week now, and Zack Wheeler has emerged as one of the league leaders in the Pacific Coast League. The tilt will feature some of the best talent between the PCL and the International League

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To follow up my initial post from yesterday, I figured it would be cool to continue looking at past draft selections today since this is the day those following the MLB draft have been waiting for. Once again, thank you to Ultimate Mets Database for having all of this

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