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Mets Minors Thoughts Archive

Capra, Medina Return to Brooklyn for 2019 Cyclones Season

June 14, 2019Mets Minors Thoughts, Minor League News, MMN Feature StoriesNo comments

Every couple of years or so, the Brooklyn Cyclones will get a player who has played on Coney Island before. In 2016, catcher Dan Rizzie returned to MCU Park, the site of his Big East tournament win two years prior as a member of the Xavier University baseball team.

Analyzing Mets College Draftees With Context: Hitters

By Jacob Resnick

June 13, 2019Mets Minors ThoughtsNo comments

After the Mets made their picks in last week’s MLB Draft, many fans surely scrambled to the Baseball Cube, a website known for housing college statistics, to size up the newest members of the organization. The problem with the brief consumption of data at that level is the lack

Scouting the Draft: First Rounder Brett Baty, 3B

By Michael Mayer

June 13, 2019Mets Minors Thoughts, MLB DraftNo comments

Brett Baty, 3B HT: 6’3” WT: 210 DOB: 11/13/1999 (19) School: Lake Travis High School (Texas) Bats/Throws: L/R Stats: Senior Year – .608/.737/1.319, 19 HR, 50 RBI, 46 BB/9 K, 1.04 ERA Background Every mock draft had the Mets linked to college players, specifically pitchers. The Mets were scouting

A Mets Minor Leaguer Needs Your Help

By Jacob Resnick

May 28, 2019Mets Minors ThoughtsNo comments

Last year, tragedy struck the Mets organization when one of their own, Dominican pitcher Luis Vasquez, was diagnosed with cancer in his left leg. While Vasquez was able to defeat the disease, his battle is far from over. Since returning to his home in Santo Domingo, Vasquez has been

Walker Lockett Impressive, Quinn Brodey Shines in St. Lucie Mets Win

By Ernest Dove

May 25, 2019Mets Minors Thoughts, Minor League NewsNo comments

The St. Lucie Mets avoided a late scare from the Lakeland Flying Tigers and won 5-4 on Friday night at First Data Field lead by starting pitcher Walker Lockett and right fielder Quinn Brodey. The Mets built a 5-0 lead over the middle three innings. All five runs tonight

Luis Carpio Continues Hot Start With First Double-A Homer

By Jacob Resnick

May 20, 2019Mets Minors ThoughtsNo comments

Luis Carpio, the 21-year-old Mets middle infield prospect, spent all but one game of the 2018 season with the St. Lucie Mets. The outlier was four at-bats with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on the final day of the season. Carpio returned to St. Lucie to open 2019, looking to

Colin Holderman Impressing in Return From Tommy John

By Jacob Resnick

May 16, 2019Mets Minors ThoughtsNo comments

Colin Holderman — the Mets’ ninth-round selection in 2016 — raised many an eyebrow with six shutout innings and 11 strikeouts in his full-season debut with the Columbia Fireflies on April 10, 2017. Holderman would make just three more starts before succumbing to a small labrum tear in his

Dedniel Nunez Debuts, Campusano Impressive in St. Lucie Loss

By Ernest Dove

May 8, 2019Mets Minors Thoughts, Minor League NewsNo comments

After being listed as the starter for days waiting out postponements and rain delays Mets pitching prospect Dedniel Nunez finally made his St. Lucie Mets debut tonight in game one of the double header against the Jupiter Hammerheads. The 22 year old from the Dominican Republic was recently promoted

Cody Bohanek Walks It Off For St. Lucie

By Ernest Dove

April 28, 2019Mets Minors Thoughts, Minor League NewsNo comments

The hits were flying and the base runners were all over once again at First Data Field as the St. Lucie Mets win a slugfest beating the Florida Fire Frogs 10-9 with a walk-off for an ending. The game featured 19 runs, 25 hits, wild pitches and multiple hit

Nick Meyer Hits First Career Homer In St. Lucie Mets Loss

By Ernest Dove

April 19, 2019Mets Minors ThoughtsNo comments

The St. Lucie Mets lost game 1 of the three-game series with the Palm Beach Cardinals on Thursday night as they began a six-game road trip at Roger Dean Stadium. The wind was blowing in, but it did not stop the teams from combining for 12 runs on 18

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