Minor League News Archive

Adam Rubin of ESPN NY reported on Wednesday that a team insider indicated that the Mets are not expected to make any external additions before Opening Day, big or small. Rubin adds that the source said something not currently foreseeable would have to develop quickly for a trade to materialize. Well

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Travis d’Arnaud, C Height: 6’2” Weight: 195 lbs. Age: 25 Bats/Throws: Right/Right Travis d’Arnaud was the centerpiece in the deal that moved R.A. Dickey to Toronto last offseason and he became the best position prospect the Mets had right way. To give you an idea of his ceiling, let me first mention

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The Mets traveled to Kissimmee on Wednesday night to take on the Astros under the lights at Osceola County Stadium. Newly anointed Opening Day starter Dillon Gee squared off against veteran right-hander Scott Feldman. The game started as a pitchers duel, with both teams locked in a scoreless battle heading into the

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After the Mets had gone through some lean years since the start of their existence, they started to give me a ray of hope once the latter part of the 60’s arrived. Tom Seaver was established as their ace and he got help from the stylish lefty Jerry Koosman. Seaver, who arrived

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The Mets have officially resigned veteran reliever Kyle Farnsworth to a minor-league deal. This news comes three days after the Mets released Farnsworth. This new deal saves the Mets from paying Farnsworth a $100,000 retention bonus, and ESPN’s Adam Rubin reports that it is believed to include an out if Farnsworth

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The Binghamton Mets announced that former B-Met player, Luis Rivera will become the teams new hitting coach for the 2014 season. Rivera is replacing longtime B-Met coach Luis Natera, who was added on Monday to the Major League staff as the new assistant hitting coach. Rivera spent the last

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Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reported on Tuesday that former Cy Young winner Frank Viola is scheduled to undergo open-heart surgery next Wednesday and will be unable to serve as pitching coach of the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s. Viola, 53, had a heart issue detected during his initial spring-training physical. Viola spent

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Photo by MetsMinors.net The Mets traveled to Viera on Tuesday to play the Washington Nationals at Space Coast Stadium with Zack Wheeler facing off against Stephen Strasburg. The Mets quickly scored three runs off Strasburg in the third, but it was all downhill from there as the Mets were defeated by the

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In 1962, I was 13 years old, my current wife Carmen was barely two, President John F. Kennedy was in his first term and the New York Mets were born. I sometimes wonder why I remember the Mets back then, because I really wasn’t a baseball fan that cared

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The Mets were home on Monday at Tradition Field to face the St. Louis Cardinals and Daisuke Matsuzaka was on the mound to face Red Birds pitcher Shelby Miller. Behind a strong pitching performance from Dice-K and timely hitting, the Mets defeated the Cardinals 5-3 and improved their Grapefruit League record to

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