Minor League News Archive

Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline rated the five teams who drafted the best talent on the second day of the draft, and he had the Mets coming in at four. Notably, Callis came away impressed with the collection of collegiate right-handed relievers who can ramp it up to the

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Las Vegas (25-34) 11, New Orleans (27-31) 10   Box Score Kevin Kaczmarski CF: 3-5, 2B, 3B, 2 K, .424/.447/.606 Phillip Evans SS: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, .255/.323/.531 Dominic Smith 1B: 2-5, K, .264/.351/.376 Christian Colon 2B: 3-4, 2B, RBI, BB, .283/.328/.450 Cody Asche 3B: 2-5, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, K, .227/.298/.518 The 51s did

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Baseball America has named Mets right-handed relief prospect Eric Hanholdas a “Helium” as part of their Prospect Hot Sheet for the week ending June 3, 2018. In naming Hanhold as a Helium prospect, Baseball America said, “Hanhold, 24, sits at 95-98 mph with his fastball and mixes in a

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Three members of the St. Lucie Mets bullpen were named to the 2018 Florida State League All-Star Game on Tuesday, but two players won’t be around to participate. Matt Pobereyko and Ryder Ryan were selected after being promoted, leaving Matt Blackham as the team’s lone representative. Blackham, 25, continues

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Round 9 Bryce Montes de Oca Height/Weight: 6’7″, 265 LBS Position: RHP Date of Birth: 4/23/1996 MLB Pipeline Rank: 138 Montes de Oca remains one of the biggest enigmas in the Draft, perhaps the biggest. He had Tommy John surgery as a Missouri high school junior in 2013 and

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Round Seven The Mets have selected southpaw Kevin Smith out of Georgia Tech in the seventh round of the 2018 MLB Draft. Ht/Wt:  6’5”/200      B/T: R/L Age:21 MLB.com:  Smith led the Bulldogs with 76 strikeouts this season in 59 2/3 innings. The 6-foot-5, 233-pound left-hander has been

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The Mets have selected Cal Poly Catcher Nick Meyer in the sixth round of the 2018 MLB Draft. Ht/Wt:  6’0”/ 195 lbs.       B/T: R/R       Age: 21 Baseball America Meyer served as the backup catcher for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team last summer and

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The Mets have selected Clemson RHP Ryler Gilliam in the fifth round of the 2018 MLB Draft. Ht/Wt:  5’10”/175 lbs.       B/T: R/R       Age: 21 Baseball America Gilliam had a breakout sophomore season for Clemson in 2017, seizing the closer’s role early in the year and then going

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Last night, the New York Mets first two picks were perhaps an embodiment of what the draft night was in its entirety: a perceived sure thing followed by what some considered to be a head-scratching move.  In what was an interesting night for the Mets, here is a breakdown

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The Columbia Fireflies will be well-represented at the South Atlantic League All-Star Game later this month, as the team will send four representatives to Greensboro, N.C. Fireflies pitchers David Peterson and Joe Cavallaro, catcher Scott Manea, and first baseman Jeremy Vasquez received the nod on Tuesday, the league announced. Peterson,

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