Mets Minors Thoughts Archive

Teams Played For: GCL Mets/Kingsport Mets Age: 17 (November 19, 2001) Traditional Stats: 42 GB, 157 AB, 10 2B, 7 HR, 26 RBI, 32 R, 21 BB, . 263/.330/.514, .844 OPS Advanced Stats: .391 wOBA, 143 wRC+ My oh my, what a year Francisco Alvarez had. In 2018, the Mets signed the 17-year-old

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With the 2019 World Series complete and free agency underway, the next notable date on the transaction calendar is November 20, the day by which Rule 5 draft-eligible minor leaguers must be added to the 40-man roster to protect them from being selected. Last November, a dearth of worthy

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Barring late changes (and there could be some), 21 Mets minor leaguers will be declared free agents at 5 p.m. ET on the fifth day following the conclusion of the World Series. Three players (Aaron Altherr, Tim Peterson, and Brooks Pounders) have already hit the open market, a luxury

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Edgardo Alfonzo, unlike Brooklyn Cyclones managers of years past, won’t chew your ear off. He goes about his day-to-day duties much like his playing career; Alfonzo, 45, has a brain packed with baseball acumen, and unless you ask why he decided to call for that hit-and-run in the seventh

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On a beautiful night in Binghamton, with one of the largest attendance turnouts of the season, the Rumble Ponies cruised to an easy 6-0 victory over the BaySox thanks to a quality start from RHP Harol Gonzalez and a full team effort offensively. (box score) Pitching From the very

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Professional baseball is a game of unavoidable labels. Nowhere is that more evident than in the products of the MLB Draft. There’s the first-rounder, the player who commanded the multi-million dollar signing bonus and will have eyes on him throughout his career, no matter the level he performs to.

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Baseball’s top prospect Wander Franco broke a 1-1 tie with a two-out solo home run in the fifth inning to propel the Charlotte Stone Crabs to a 2-1 win over the St. Lucie Mets at First Data Field on Tuesday night. The Stone Crabs won for the 19th time

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Recently, it’s been difficult to tell which is the bigger rollercoaster on Coney Island: the world-famous Cyclone, located just steps from MCU Park, or the first two weeks in the professional career of Jake Mangum, the speedy center fielder for the Cyclones — the baseball team. Through 12 games

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Thursday was a bullpen day for the St. Lucie Mets and five pitchers combined for a three-hit shutout of the Dunedin Blue Jays in a 3-0 win at First Date Field. Jake Simon, Darwin Ramos, Yeizo Campos, Carlos Hernandez and Ezequiel Zabaleta combined for 13 strikeouts in the victory.

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Luke Ritter, 2B Ht: 6’0″   Wt: 190 lbs.   Age: 2/15/1997 (22) Bats/Throws: R/R Round: 7, Pick: 208 School: Wichita State University Statistics: 2015 – 2016 (Freshman) 53 G, .272/.372/.373, 8 2B, 3 HR, 25 RBI, 2 SB 2016 – 2017 (Sophomore) 55 G, .223/.348/.349, 5 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 20 RBI

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