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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

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After a relatively slow start to the 2018 season, Binghamton Rumble Ponies outfielder Tim Tebow has kicked it into high gear as of late, helping his team to four wins in their last eight contests. Last night against New Hampshire, he was on base four times, knocking a pair

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Week In Review The Las Vegas 51s (5-13, fourth in the Pacific Coast League Pacific Southern division) have dropped seven of their last nine contests. In a Friday loss, the team used two position players, Matt den Dekker and Colton Plaia, to pitch. The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (6-8, fourth

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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

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The New York Mets have fallen victim to an overtaxed bullpen early in the 2018 season, which has led to some of the minor league depth being called into duty earlier than expected. The organization is attempting to temporarily patch this issue by signing a pair of pitchers to

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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

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In their annual review of all ten full-season minor leagues, Baseball America noted that 19-year-old shortstop Andres Gimenez, the top prospect in the Mets’ system, was the third youngest player in the Florida State League as of Opening Day. Playing for the St. Lucie Mets, Gimenez is the first

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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,

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Week In Review The Las Vegas 51s (1-3, t-second in the Pacific Coast League Pacific Southern division) have struggled to get their own runners on base and keep their opponents off them. Their eight home runs allowed are tied for the most in the league. The Binghamton Rumble Ponies

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