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One of the turning points of Jacob deGrom‘s career was having Tommy John surgery. The reason why this became a turning point was he was rehabbing from his injury at the same time Johan Santana was rehabbing from his own shoulder surgery. With both pitchers being on the backfields

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Through 10 games, the Scottsdale Scorpions are in first place in the Eastern Division. On a roster comprised of Reds, Astros, Phillies, Giants, and Mets prospects, two of the Mets position player prospects have stood tall and are among the best performers in league action. Behind them are notable

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Last year, the New York Mets purchased the Syracuse Chiefs Triple-A franchise, but they had to wait a year to make Syracuse their Triple-A affiliate as the Mets agreement with Las Vegas and the Nationals agreement with Syracuse lasted through the 2018 season.  With the season over, the Mets

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In their recap and analysis of the 2018 season across all minor league levels, Baseball America rated Mets shortstop prospect Ronny Mauricio as the second best prospect in the Gulf Coast League this season. This ranking is based not just on how much Maurcio has literally and figuratively grown

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Following the League Championship Series, you have the opportunity to see players whose careers have been forever changed due to their implementation of a new swing. J.D. Martinez and Justin Turner were non-tendered the year before their breakout season. Max Muncy had not been in the majors in over

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In a year in which many Mets prospects have had breakout seasons, MLB Pipeline selected Peter Alonso as the Mets Hitting Prospect of the Year and David Peterson as the Mets Pitching Prospect of the Year.  The criteria for being selected for either award was the prospect being both

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The Kingsport Mets were one of the more exciting minor league teams all season long.  For that reason alone, it should come as no surprise the Mets had more players on Baseball America‘s ranking of the Top 20 prospects from the Appalachian League.  As Baseball America explained, there was

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As part of their recap of the 2018 season, Baseball America has named Jose Medina as the 20th best prospect from the New York-Penn League. With this being his breakout season, it should not come as no surprise he would be included in these rankings. As Baseball America explains,

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MLB Pipeline has updated their 2018 Prospect Watch List, and for the first time since 2015, the Mets organization has four prospects to make the list.  With four prospects ranked, the Mets have the sixth most Top 100 prospects among Major League teams. No. 55 Andres Gimenez, SS MMN

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Binghamton Rumble Ponies Pitching Coach Frank Viola has announced he will not be returning to the Mets organization in 2019. Viola has been a member of the Mets organization since 2011, and he has worked with nearly every pitcher who is currently a part of the 2018 Major League

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