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In Pete Alonso‘s first two at-bats of Spring Training, he hit a home run and a double. It seemed those two hits were the beginning of something special, and regardless of service time, Alonso was going to force his way onto the Opening Day roster. After that double, Alonso

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The new and revamped Mets front office has supplemented and rebuilt their minor league coaching staffs to aid in their vision of player development. As we saw with Endy Chavez being hired to serve as an assitant coach to Edgardo Alfonzo‘s staff in Brooklyn, the short season staffs are

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Mets middle infielder Luis Guillorme had a rough rookie season with the team. While receiving sporadic at-bats and playing time, he’d struggle at the plate hitting .209/.284/.239 (53 wRC+). This left Guillorme something to prove in 2019. Guillorme has noticeably put work in this offseason. So far this Spring,

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The New York Mets have agreed to a minor league deal with outfielder Carlos Gomez. Much like we saw in 2015, the re-acquisition of Gomez is pending a physical. That said, the expectation is Wilmer Flores will continue to be an ex-Met and this deal will get done. MMO’s

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With the injuries to Jed Lowrie and Todd Frazier coupled with the reports T.J. Rivera is still struggling in his attempt to return from Tommy John surgery, the door is wide open for J.D. Davis to impress the Mets. In fact, depending on how things play out, Davis may

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It’s been no secret Dominic Smith has not been the player the Mets hoped he would be. In 105 Major League games, he has been a -1.8 WAR. In his rookie season, he was out of shape, and last year, he showed up late to the first Spring Training

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Heading into Spring Training, the biggest area of Pete Alonso‘s game which needed to be addressed was his fielding. He has spent extra time on the field with Tim Teufel and others to help him improve that area of his game. Judging from yesterday’s game, his hard work is

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Former New York Mets prospect Robert Whalen has announced his retirement from baseball. As Whalen noted in his announcement on Twitter, the decision came as a surprise for the 25 year old pitcher. Whalen was the Mets 2012 12th round draft pick out of Haines City High School (Haines

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David Thompson/Photo by Jennifer NievesEntering the 2018 season, David Thompson was arguably the Mets top third base prospect. He was coming off a season where he seemed to discover his power stroke From June 1 until the end of the season, Thompson hit .281/.344/.484 with 21 doubles, a triple,

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Pete Alonso Position: 1B     Bats/Throws: R/R     Age: December 7, 1994 (24) Acquired: 2016 Second Round Draft Pick from the University of Florida Previous Ranking: 2 Stats (Binghamton/Las Vegas): .285/.395/.579, 31 2B, 3B, 36 HR, 119 RBI, 158 wRC+, .421 wOBA Let’s start with the obvious. Pete Alonso is a slugger. Both Baseball America and Fangraphs rate him as having 70 power on the

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