Mets Minors Thoughts Archive

Steven Matz has been named the third best left-handed pitching prospect in baseball by MLB Pipeline in their Top 10 list. He is behind the Dodgers Julio Urias (#1) and the Rays Blake Snell (#2). Matz is just 14.1 innings away from losing his prospect status. Matz made his Major

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The Indios de Mayaguez lost last night 5-2 to the Cangrejeros de Santurce in the Puerto Rican playoffs. T.J. Rivera went 3 for 4 with a strikeout for the Indios, he is now hitting .321 during the playoffs. Johnny Monell was 1 for 3 for the Indios out of

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Lefty Joel Huertas got into his first playoff action last night for the Cangrejeros Santurce pitching 1.2 innings in their 4-0 loss to the Indios de Mayaguez. He didn’t allow a run on one hit, two walks, and two strikeouts. The 19-year old struggled in the Puerto Rican League

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Last night before all the craziness and joy of the Mets bringing back Yoenis Cespedes, MLB Pipeline announced their Top 10 first base prospects. Mets prospect Dominic Smith came in at #3 after the Astros A.J. Reed (former Mets draft pick) and the Pirates Josh Bell. Smith is coming

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Rafael Montero had a rough outing for the Leones del Escogido last night, he got only one out while allowing four hits and one run. The first batter he faced was Diory Hernandez who hit a solo homerun. He then retired Joey Terdoslavich on a ground ball to first

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Update: According to a source, Joel Fuentes will slide down from the St. Lucie Mets to be the first hitting coach in Columbia Fireflies history.  According to Adam Rubin, Valentino Pascucci will be the St. Lucie Mets hitting coach in 2016 after holding the same role for the Savannah

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  Mets catching prospect Xorge Carrillo returned to the Aguilas de Mexicali lineup just three days after getting hit in the face with a pitch and leaving the field in an ambulance. He was said to have suffered only a fractured nose and was able to go 1 for

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    According to Brooklyn Baseball Banter, Tom Gamboa will return to manage the Brooklyn Cyclones for the third straight year. Immediately after the disappointing 33-42 2015 season, Gamboa was unsure of whether he was going to retire or not. His first season with the Cyclones went much better,

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Wuilmer Becerra has been replaced on the Tigres de Aragua playoff roster because he is heading back to the US to start training for the 2016 season. Becerra has seen limited playing time in the Venezuelan Winter League over the past two weeks with the manager going with veteran

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  Major League Baseball announced that Mets third base prospect Eudor Garcia has been suspended 80 games without pay. He tested positive for  Bumetanide and Furosemide, both of which can be used to mask drugs or steriods by helping to dilute the content of the user’s urine. Garcia was the

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