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Mets Minors Thoughts Archive

Niese Starting Over Ynoa is the Wrong Move

August 17, 2016Mets Minors Thoughts9 Comments

With the Mets finally admitting that Logan Verrett was not capable of being the team’s fifth starter for the rest of the season, the Mets had to make a decision on who should be the fifth starter for the rest of the year. Seemingly, there were a few options.

Look Out For St. Lucie Mets Catcher Tomas Nido

By Teddy Klein

August 17, 2016Mets Minors Thoughts24 Comments

I’m not sure about any of you, but I believe but Tomas Nido has been one of the biggest Mets surprises on the farm in the 2016 season. Drafted out of Orangewood Christian School in the 8th round of the 2013 Draft, Tomas Nido was known for his power, and was

Mets Minors Players of the Month for July

By Corne Hogeveen

August 16, 2016Mets Minors Thoughts3 Comments

Although we’re already in mid-August we still need to give out our players of the month of July. As in every month we look at the best offensive player, defensive player, starting pitcher and relief pitchers in the Mets minor leagues. Offensive Player of the Month Tomas Nido (St.

Mets Ongoing Third Base Prospect Situation in St. Lucie

By Ernest Dove

August 10, 2016Mets Minors Thoughts2 Comments

I continue to keep an eye on the third base situation down in Port St. Lucie, not only because I live down in South Florida but also because, as expected, David Thompson was promoted from low-A and has since continued to have a strong season overall. It appears that

Eric Campbell and T.J. Rivera Would’ve Been Better Options

By John Sheridan

August 6, 2016Mets Minors Thoughts11 Comments

With Asdrubal Cabrera and Jose Reyes joining David Wright and Lucas Duda on the disabled list, the Mets needed to go to AAA to find a utility infielder. For some reason or another they chose Ty Kelly. Kelly has been a nice story this year. He dominated AAA forcing

Fringe 40-Man Roster Players Could Help Shape Deadline Deals

By John Sasso

July 31, 2016Mets Minors Thoughts6 Comments

Fringe 40-man roster guys are players that Sandy has a history of moving. In 2015 we witnessed him moving Luis Cessa, Casey Meisner, John Gant, Robert Whalen, and Cory Mazzoni from this group. Getting value for these players is the kind of forward thinking that improves the roster without

Which Young Trade Chips Could the Mets Deal?

By John Sheridan

July 30, 2016Mets Minors Thoughts14 Comments

Last year, the Mets parted with number of pitching prospects in a drive to make it to the postseason for the first time since 2006. Over the course of this past year, we have seen some of them actually pitching in the major leagues: In 16 starts for the

Eyewitness Report: St. Lucie Mets Starter P.J. Conlon

By MMN News Desk

July 23, 2016Mets Minors Thoughts6 Comments

The Mets seem to have a plethora of lower level pitchers that have been putting up some eye popping numbers and catching the attention of minor league fans across Mets Nation, one such pitcher is P.J. Conlon of the St. Lucie Mets. In a little over a full season

Live Report From Tradition Field: St. Lucie Mets Thoughts

By Ernest Dove

July 21, 2016Mets Minors Thoughts5 Comments

Today I had the pleasure of making a trip to beautiful Port St. Lucie Florida to check out our A-ball Mets take on the Tampa Yankees at Tradition Field. Unfortunately, the Mets apparently ran into a buzz saw by the name of soft tossing lefty James Reeves. Throughout the

Six Mets Minor Leaguers That Could Be On the Move

By John Sasso

July 18, 2016Mets Minors Thoughts24 Comments

The rumor mill is about to be churning out hypothetical scenarios with the fury of the Mets offense facing Jon Lester. Most of the rumors will lead to nothing, some will come to fruition, and on occasion, a completely separate deal comes out of the talks. With the second

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