Week In Review The Las Vegas 51s (9-15, t-third in the Pacific Coast League Pacific Southern division) took four of five from Albuquerque, including a series-opening 7-0 shutout. P.J. Conlon (6.2 IP), Matt Purke (0.2), and Drew Smith (1.2) combined on the effort. The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (11-9, third
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Friday was a busy day on the Mets’ minor league transaction ledger, with moves affecting two levels and the major league squad. Most notably, left-handed pitcher Buddy Baumann was acquired from the San Diego Padres on a waiver claim. The 30-year-old will report to Triple-A Las Vegas. Joining Baumann
Marcos Molina, the New York Mets’ eighth-best prospect in the organization, according to MLB Pipeline, will be promoted to Triple-A Las Vegas from Double-A Binghamton and get the starting nod on Sunday for the 51s, Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported last night. The move will allow the Rumble
Week In Review The Las Vegas 51s (3-8, fourth in the Pacific Coast League Pacific Southern division) won back-to-back games for their second and third victories of the season, but through 11 contests have allowed a league-worst 85 runs. The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (3-5, t-third in the Eastern League
Of the hard-throwing relievers acquired by the Mets in exchange for veterans over the final two months of the 2017 season, Eric Hanhold understandably received the least fanfare. Three of the pitchers—Jacob Rhame, Gerson Bautista, and Stephen Nogosek—found themselves in MLB Pipeline’s top-30 prospect list, while Rhame and another,