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MMN Top 100 Prospects: #31-35 Batting Champ Tops Strong Group

February 9, 2017Prospect Rankings19 Comments

31. INF Phillip Evans Ht: 5’9″ Wt: 220 2016 Level: St. Lucie & Binghamton B/T: R/R Age: 9/10/92 (24) Age Dif: -1.3 (AA) Last Year: N/A Acquired: 11th Round Draft Pick in 2011 2016 Statistics: 105 G, 419 PA, 389 AB, 53 R, 125 H, 30 2B, 8 HR, 41 RBI, .321/.366/.460

MMN Top 30 Mets Prospect Comps

By John Sheridan

February 6, 2017Minor League News29 Comments

When Matt Harvey was first coming up through the Mets farm system, and he burst his way onto the scene in 2013, he began to draw comparisons to Tom Seaver. There were reasons why it was an apt comparison as Harvey was emerging as a bona fide ace, incredible

Kyle Johnson Describes A Minor Leauger’s Plight

By John Sheridan

February 2, 2017Minor League News2 Comments

$10,750. That’s the minimum salary paid to a Triple-A baseball player. With players playing from February until October that amounts to $1,343.75 per month. Now, major league baseball teams will tell you they’re paying the players a more manageable $2,150.00 per month. They say this because teams begin

MMN Top 100 Prospects: #20 Chris Flexen Brings The Heat

By John Sheridan

January 28, 2017Prospect Rankings2 Comments

#20 RHP Chris Flexen Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 235 Level: Advanced-A St. Lucie Mets B/T: R/R Age: 7/1/94 (22) Age Dif: -2.1 Acquired: Drafted in 2012 (14th round) from Memorial HS in Newark, California Last year: 17 2016 Statistics: 10-9, 3.56 ERA, 25 G, 25 GS, 134.0 IP, 1.313 WHIP, 6.4 K/9

Las Vegas 51s May Get A New Stadium In Summerlin

By John Sheridan

January 26, 2017Minor League News2 Comments

The issues with Cashman Field have been well documented, and it has left both the New York Mets and the Las Vegas 51s to look for a better home for the AAA team. According to KTNV, there have been renewed talks to build a new stadium for the 51s

MMN Top 100 Prospects: #17 Merandy Gonzalez Brings Live Arm

By John Sheridan

January 25, 2017Prospect Rankings4 Comments

#17 RHP Merandy Gonzalez Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 195 Level: Brooklyn B/T: R/R Age: 10/9/95 (21) Age Dif: -1.4 Acquired: International Free Agent 2013 Last year: #67 2016 MiLB Statistics: 6-3, 2.87 ERA, 14 G, 14 GS, 69.0 IP, 1.33 WHIP, 9.3 K/9 Throughout his brief professional career, Gonzalez has been

Proposed Tradition Field Upgrades

By John Sheridan

January 24, 2017Minor League News2 Comments

Previously, it was reported the Mets were going to receive a $20 million grant as part of an $80 million renovation project intended to upgrade the facilities at Tradition Field. MMN‘s own Michael Mayer has learned how the Mets are going to use the money to improve Tradition Field.

MMN Top 100 Prospects: #15 T.J. Rivera Finally Gets Chance

By John Sheridan

January 23, 2017Prospect Rankings2 Comments

#15 T.J. Rivera Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 205 Level: AAA & MLB B/T: R/R Age: 10/27/88 (28) Age Dif: 0.6 (AAA) & -1.2 (MLB) Acquired: Signed as undrafted amateur free agent in 2011 Last year: 37 2016 MiLB Statistics: 105 G, 442 PA, 405 AB, 67 R, 143 H, 31 2B, 3B, 11 HR, 85 RBI, .353/.393/.516 2016 MLB Statistics: 33 G, 113 PA, 105

Right Hander Reliever Christian Montgomery Released By Mets

By John Sheridan

January 23, 2017Minor League News2 Comments

According to Matt Eddy of Baseball America, the New York Mets have released minor league relief pitcher Christian Montgomery. Montgomery was the Mets 2011 11th round draft pick. Montgomery has been twice suspended for using “a drug of abuse” with him serving a 50 game suspension to start the

Dominic Smith Ranked Third Best 1B Prospect

By John Sheridan

January 21, 2017Minor League News3 Comments

MLB Pipeline unveiled their rankings for the Top 10 first base prospects in baseball, and Mets prospect Dominic Smith was ranked third for the second consecutive year. He finished behind Dodgers prospect Cody Bellinger and Pirates prospect Josh Bell. Smith, 21, is coming off his best season as a

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