; ;

Mets Minors Thoughts Archive

Teddy Klein: 10 Players I Believe are Top 50 Worthy

February 21, 2018Mets Minors Thoughts7 Comments

RHP Ricky Knapp The son of pitching coach, Rick Knapp, Ricky has been the forgotten man in the Mets’ system for quite a long time. Knapp pitched excellent in 2015 and 2016 before hitting a wall in 2017 in Las Vegas. While being unable to strike many guys (6.3

Jacob Resnick: 10 Players I Believe Are Top 50 Worthy

By Jacob Resnick

February 20, 2018Mets Minors ThoughtsNo comments

RHRP Trey Cobb I was extremely impressed by Cobb last summer in Brooklyn, following his selection in the eighth round of the draft from Oklahoma State. In 27.1 innings with the Cyclones, the 23-year-old recorded a 1.13 WHIP and struck out 30 batters against 10 walks. He showed a

Sights and Sounds From Mets Camp In Port St. Lucie

By Ernest Dove

February 14, 2018Mets Minors Thoughts12 Comments

Wednesday was the first day that Mets camp was open to the public and I was lucky enough to have made the trip out. I wanted to share some photos and videos I took while in Port St. Lucie. There are some newer faces with the Mets this year

Mets Daddy: 10 Players I Believe Are Top 50 Worthy

By John Sheridan

February 9, 2018Mets Minors Thoughts17 Comments

We recently finished out Top 50 here at MMN but will now give a chance to each writer to express their own opinions on which players they felt should have been included in the list or are in the next group of players just outside the list: RHP Ricky

Ernest Dove: 10 Players I Feel Are Top 50 Worthy

By Ernest Dove

February 8, 2018Mets Minors Thoughts18 Comments

Rays Sign Xorge Carrillo to Minors Deal

By Jacob Resnick

January 30, 2018Mets Minors ThoughtsNo comments

The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to terms with catcher Xorge Carrillo on a minor league contract, sources tell Chris Cotillo of SB Nation. Carrillo, 28, had spent his entire career in the New York Mets organization. Originally selected in the 14th round of the 2011 draft, the former Arizona

MMN 2018 Top Prospects 3-2: Peterson and Alonso On The Way

By Matt Mancuso

January 25, 2018Mets Minors Thoughts, Prospect Rankings, Top 80 Prospects6 Comments

#3 1B Peter Alonso Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 245 lbs. Age: 12/7/94 (23) B/T: R/R 2017 Level: St.Lucie Mets, Binghamton Rumble Ponies Age Dif: -2.9 Stats: 93 G, 353 AB, 52 R, 102 H, 27 2B, 1 3B, 18 HR, 63 RBI, 27 BB, .289/.359/.524 Dominic Smith may need to start

Fixing The Mets System, Part 1: Athletes

By Ted Klein

January 11, 2018Mets Minors Thoughts16 Comments

A few months ago, I got a call from someone I knew who wanted to know about the system. He asked me what I knew about it, and I said, “it’s not looking very good right now. We have a few guys at the bottom, who I like, but

Best Tools In Mets System Includes Athleticism of Lindsay

By Michael Mayer

January 8, 2018Mets Minors Thoughts2 Comments

I thought it would be a fun time in a slow offseason to take a look at the best tools in the farm system. One thing the Mets were lacking coming into last season was relief prospects capable of pitching in the back-end of a bullpen with a big

Breakout 2017 for Jannis Has Knuckler Inching Closer to Big Leagues

By Matt Mancuso

December 29, 2017Mets Minors Thoughts4 Comments

Every knuckleballer has a difficult path to the Show. No one gets drafted as one, they are forced to adapt as their baseball career begins to crater. Mickey Jannis fits this stereotype to a T. As a 44-round pick in 2010, he had always needed to exceed expectations. However,

Last »