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Baseball America released their mid-season farm system rankings update, with the Mets jumping five spots up to No. 20. Preseason rankings had the Mets at No. 25 and No. 28 from mid-season 2019. The ranking place the Mets farm system third in the National League East, behind the Braves

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The Mets announced on Friday afternoon that they’ve activated right-handed reliever Robert Gsellman from the injured list, optioned left-handed reliever Daniel Zamora to their alternate training site, and added infielder Luis Carpio to their 60-player pool. Gsellman started the 2020 shortened season on the IL with right triceps tightness. The 27-year-old had a 4.66 ERA

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When the Mets signed 35-year-old knuckleballer R.A. Dickey to a minor league deal in December of 2009, it was met with the typical sneers of “World Series here we come.” Dickey would start the 2010 season in Triple-A with the Buffalo Bisons and it got off to a rocky

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With the Red Sox losing their 2020 second round pick as punishment for sign-stealing, the Mets second round pick has moved up to No. 69. The Mets No. 69 pick is compensation for the Phillies signing free agent right-handed starter Zack Wheeler. Mets have five picks in the top 120

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On Monday, we wrapped up MMO/MMN’s 2020 Top 30 Prospects with shortstop Ronny Mauricio leading a group that most outlets have in the bottom half as a farm system overall. There’s certainly upside in the Mets system, but most of it comes from younger players in the lower levels of system that has

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A non-profit called Advocates for Minor Leaguers sent out a press release on Friday announcing they are dedicating to helping minor league baseball players improve their working conditions. Garrett Broshuis, former minor league player and currently an attorney, helped create the group, “This organization is long overdue. Even though

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Since last week, Major League Baseball has been engaged in a variety of discussions with stakeholders to identify ways to blunt the wide-ranging impact of the national emergency resulting from the global coronavirus pandemic. As those conversations continue, MLB is announcing today a league-wide initiative that will create a

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Following a call with the 30 clubs, and after consultation with the Major League Baseball Players Association, Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. announced on Thursday that Major League Baseball has decided to suspend Spring Training games and to delay the start of the 2020 regular season by at least

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The New York Mets announced on Wednesday afternoon they’ve optioned right-handed pitcher Corey Oswalt to minor league camp and re-assigned left-handed pitcher David Peterson and right-handed pitcher Pedro Payano to minor league camp. Oswalt, 26, pitched well this spring allowing only one earned run in eight innings. In that

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The Mets announced on Friday afternoon they’ve optioned LHP Stephen Gonsalves, LHP Thomas Szapucki, RHP Jordan Humphreys, RHP Franklyn Kilome to minor league camp. They also reassigned RHP Matt Blackham, RHP Nick Rumbelow, RHP Francisco Rios, RHP Stephen Nogosek, C Austin Bossart, David Rodriguez, and OF Tim Tebow to minor league camp. Gonsalves, 25, was having the best camp of the group

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