More and more young and exciting Mets’ prospects have been getting calls from the organization letting them know that they are being invited to big-league camp this spring. Adam Rubin has reported the two latest to receive the call are left-handed relief pitcher Jack Leathersich and outfielder Dustin Lawley. I recently named Lawley as one of
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Second base prospect Dilson Herrera finished the Colombian Winter league strong as he now shifts gears and prepares for the minor league spring training and a full season in the Mets organization. Herrera, originally a Pittsburgh Pirates prospect, came to the Mets in 2013 along with relief pitcher Vic Black
Daniel Muno tweeted that he received a call and was invited to the Mets Big League spring training camp. A great accomplishment for a young man working hard to achieve his goals of playing in the majors. That moment when u start to see your dream getting closer. Got
For the purpose of our series of posts, we define the word fringe as any prospects, which we considered, that were absent from MMN’s own Top 40 Prospect lists. The purpose of the series is to identify prospects that are showing promise above what fans might expect and what their futures will
Adam Rubin reports on ESPN.com today that the Mets have invited outfield prospect Cory Vaughn to the major league camp for spring training. Vaughn played with the B-Mets in 2013 and batted .267/.346/.424, with nine doubles, a triple, 10 home tuns, 50 RBI, and 24 walks in 295 plate
Anthony DiComo writes today that the Mets have named Frank Viola their new Triple-A pitching coach. Viola will join Wally Backman‘s staff, and look to continue the same success that he has experienced while coaching one year with Brooklyn (A-) and the past two with Savannah (A). Viola played with the
There has been some buzz this offseason regarding Cory Mazzoni possibly making the Mets’ Opening Day roster as a reliever. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, as the Mets do have to fill some holes in the bullpen and many have seen Mazzoni as a player that could transition to the
David Wright is now the Mets’ longest tenured player. The Mets 40 man roster presently has 38 occupants. 12 of those are occupied by players acquired during Sandy Alderson’s tenure. 25 were acquired under Omar Minaya. 1 was acquired under Steve Phillips. So how was the present 40-man roster
On the Detroit Free Press, Matt Pelc wrote a post today that I felt was very interesting and something that I have always thought about. He posted the question, Should we keep the designated hitter like it is, kill it altogether, or implement it throughout the sport? I have to