Mets News Archive

The anticipation as to which Mets prospects would be on the MLB Top 100 Prospect list grew as the time creeped closer to Thursday’s 10 pm start.  But as MLB began to update their list, it became truly apparent for Mets fans that the prized right handed future phenom

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Mets center fielder Juan Lagares was named Major League Baseball’s top Dominican Rookie. Lagares, 25, is coming off a solid campaign in Winter Ball that saw him bat .342/.379/.412 with 16 RBIs and five stolen bases in 114 regular-season at-bats. During the 2013 regular season, Lagares finished with a .242/.281/.352 batting line,

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Oh No, Ho Jo… New Seattle Mariners hitting coach Howard Johnson watched Zack Wheeler and Rafael Montero from the opposing dugout while coaching in Triple-A last season, but it was Mets prospect Jacob deGrom who impressed him the most at Triple-A Las Vegas last season, according to what he told Adam Rubin. “I saw deGrom. I like him a

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Mets third base coach Tim Teufel, dished a little about the state of the Mets infield, an infield that looks to be returning intact. Adam Rubin caught up with Teufel on Tuesday night at the B.A.T. Dinner in Manhattan. Teufel joked about the “Who’s On First” controversy with both Ike Davis and Lucas Duda expected to

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MLB.com ranked Wilmer Flores of the New York Mets as the tenth best second base prospect in the game, with Kolten Wong taking the number one spot. Dilson Herrera was not ranked. The Venezuelan native made his Major League debut on his 22nd birthday in 2013. Flores has a knack for putting his bat on the

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Dominic Smith was ranked as the number two best first base prospect by MLB Pipeline on Friday. Scouting Grades: Hit: 60 | Power: 55 | Run: 40 | Arm: 50 | Field: 60 | Overall: 55 Smith was perhaps the best pure prep hitter in the 2013 Draft class, and the Mets

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The Mets signed three players to a Minor League contract on Saturday. As reported by ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin, the team re-signed shortstop Omar Quintanilla and MLB Insider Chris Cotillo reported on his Twitter page, that Giancarlo Alvarado was also re-signed.  The third player to be given a minor league contract

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Here are some takeaways from Thursday’s Q&A with the Mets minor league officials (@MetsFarmReport) on Twitter. When asked who their top power hitter in the system was, Mets officials didn’t hesitate to mention Dustin Lawley. I asked a followup question and wondered if Lawley would stick at Triple-A after the

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The New York Mets signed free agent second baseman Jairo Perez to a minor league deal according to Matt Eddy of Baseball America. Perez, 25, is coming off a solid showing in the Venezuelan Winter League where he batted .342/.407/.591 with 12 doubles, seven home runs and 35 RBI in 149 at-bats.

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MLB.com named Travis d’Arnaud of the New York Mets their Number One ranked catching prospect on Thursday, edging out Austin Hedges of the San Diego Padres. Travis d’Arnaud, Mets: If it hadn’t been for injuries, d’Arnaud would be off this list. Despite missing time with a knee injury in 2012 and a broken foot in

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