Mets Minors Thoughts Archive

Background After nearly 11 seasons in the American League, veteran outfielder Rajai Davis is returning to the Senior Circuit in 2019, where he began his career as the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 38th-round draft selection in 2001. Since then, Davis has solidified a reputation as one of the league’s best teammates

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As the year comes to a close, it’s time to look at the best highlights and plays from the New York Mets farm system in 2018. It was a big year for Mets first base prospect Peter Alonso, and he decided to go out with a bang. His final home

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Junior College prospects are part of the reason why the average sports fan can’t get into the MLB draft. Seeing your team select a player from Manatee Community College (now State College of Florida) would be pretty confusing for the average sports fan that knows only about the SEC,

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While most major league teams were busy on Tuesday, adding and dropping players from their 40-man rosters ahead of the deadline to file reserve lists with the Commissioner’s office, the Mets were noticeably quiet (save for the release of Jenrry Mejia). The silence can mostly be attributed to the

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This wasn’t how it was supposed to end. On Friday, two players acquired by the Mets in trades made nearly four and a half years apart came together to make their quiet exits from the organization. Jamie Callahan, who was outrighted off the 40-man roster, and Wuilmer Becerra both

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Barring late changes, 19 Mets minor leaguers will be declared free agents at 5:00 PM ET on Friday. Five players (Chris Beck, Bryce Brentz, Scott Copeland, Matt den Dekker, and Ty Kelly) have already hit the open market, a luxury afforded to them because they had been outrighted off

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More than any level of the minor leagues, the Dominican Summer Leagues are purely designed to provide developmental time for young and mostly foreign born prospects.  It is a place for the mostly teenage prospects to begin their professional careers in a comfortable environment before heading stateside to begin

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It was a season of rain outs and disappointment for the St. Lucie Mets, the Class A Advanced Affiliate for the New York Mets who finished dead last in the Florida State League South division with a 54-76 record. Though there was a number of key prospects developed over

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It was the home finale for the St. Lucie Mets on Sunday as they faced the Fort Myers Miracle, the Class High-A affiliate of the Twins and they came away with the victory winning 5-1. St. Lucie was lead by a dominant performance from Mets top pitching prospect David

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There’s outperforming the competition, then there’s what Steve Villines has done to opposing hitters through a season-and-a-half of professional baseball. The sidewinding right-hander from the University of Kansas has pitched at four levels since the Mets took him in the tenth round in 2017, and he’s found success everywhere he’s

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