Author Archive

Other Teams Marketing Tim Tebow in Midst of Hot Streak

July 21, 2017Minor League News2 Comments

One of the reported reasons the Mets signed outfielder Tim Tebow was because of the marketing and increasing attendance. Sandy Alderson admitted as much when he said in a press conference, “Look, we signed him because he is a good guy, partly because of his celebrity, partly because this

MMN Recap: Rizzie Has Five Hits in Fireflies’ 16 Run Burst

By John Sheridan

July 20, 2017Minor League News4 Comments

Las Vegas 51s 4 – Fresno Grizzlies 2 Box Score LF Phillip Evans 0-2, 2 R, 2 BB, .263/.330/.386 1B Dominic Smith 2-4, R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, .334/.388/.512 2B Jio Mier 1-3, R, 2B, .295/.353/.459 Smith continued his second half tear knocking in all four runs. In July, he’s

Chris Flexen Throws 7.1 No-Hit Innings In Rumble Ponies Win

By John Sheridan

July 13, 2017Minor League News4 Comments

Mets prospect Chris Flexen has had a special season thus far. After three good states in St. Lucie, he was promoted to Double-A Binghamton where he has been even better. Perhaps he has never been better than he was tonight. Through 7.1 innings, Flexen was nearly perfect. The future ace had

Rosario Focal Point Of Pacific Coast League’s All-Star Victory

By John Sheridan

July 13, 2017Minor League News6 Comments

Before the first pitch was even thrown in the game, Amed Rosario was the focal point of the Triple-A All Star Game. From the outset of the broadcast, the announcers from MLB Network, Jim Callis, Billy Ripken, and Paul Severino questioned why Rosario wasn’t on the Mets major league roster yet.

Guillorme, Nido, Oswalt Start In Eastern League All-Star Game, East Wins 7-1

By John Sheridan

July 13, 2017Minor League NewsNo comments

In what has been a good season for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, it should come as no surprise the team would have three starters in the Eastern League All-Star Game. Defensive highlight reel Luis Guillorme was the starting second baseman and lead-off hitter for the Eastern All Stars. He was

MMN June Players Of The Month

By John Sheridan

July 8, 2017Mets Minors Thoughts6 Comments

Once again, there have been a number of outstanding performances in the Mets minor leagues during the Month of June with some players starting to raise their profiles. While we cannot mention everyone who has had a good month, here are the staff selections for the Player of the

Smith Vaults Into Baseball America Top 50 While Rosario Remains Steady

By John Sheridan

July 7, 2017Minor League News6 Comments

Baseball America just released their Midseason Top 100 prospects, and the one thing that immediately jumps out at you is how Mets first base prospect Dominic Smith has been vaulted into the Top 50. Part of the reason for this surprise is the narrative regarding Smith’s 2017 season is

MMN Recap: Flexen A Pitcher Who Rakes, Jabs Continues His Hot Hitting

By John Sheridan

July 6, 2017Minor League NewsNo comments

Las Vegas 51s 7 – El Paso Chihuahuas 3 Box Score SS Amed Rosario 2-4, 2 R 1B Dominic Smith 2-4, 2 R, 2 2B, RBI RF Travis Taijeron 4-4, R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI The 51s jumped right out of the gate scoring four first inning runs on

Desmond Lindsay Activated From the DL, Will DH Tonight

By John Sheridan

July 5, 2017Minor League NewsNo comments

After being on the seven day disabled list for about a month, Desmond Lindsay has been activated, and he is in the lineup tonight as the DH. There was no official team release regarding the nature of Lindsay’s injury. While there is no confirmation on what the injury was or how

Ronny Mauricio Breaks Amed Rosario’s Bonus Record In Mets Terrific IFA Class

By John Sheridan

July 2, 2017Minor League News12 Comments

With today being the day Major League teams can sign International Free Agents, the Mets have been busy signing four players from Baseball America’s Top 50 group of prospects. The headliner is SS Ronny Mauricio who received a $2.1 million signing bonus. Mauricio was ranked the number three prospect

Last »