17. Robert Whalen Height: 6’2 Weight: 200 DOB: 1/31/1994 (Age: 19) Bats/Throws: Right/Right Fastball: 50/60 Curveball: 45/60 Slider: 40/50 Changeup: 40/50 Command: 50/60 Whalen took the mound in 2013 looking to prove himself after falling in the 2012 draft due to a bout with dead-arm that ended in him
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Luis Rojas will return to manage the Single-A Savannah Sand Gnats. in 2014. Joining the staff will be pitching coach Marc Valdes and athletic trainer Eric Velazquez, both of whom spent 2013 with the Mets Class-A Short-Season Brooklyn Cyclones. The club will also welcome first-year hitting coach and former Mets slugger Val Pascucci. Luis Rojas
Two Mets prospects took to social media to share their new engagements with their future wives. She said YES! Couldn’t be happier to be spending the rest of my life with at @tweetin_tay12 pic.twitter.com/SrulQNOcw6 — Kevin Plawecki (@kplawecki26) January 16, 2014 Best picture of the day! So incredibly blessed
Baseball season is just around the corner and as prospects get their assignments and prepare to report to the big league camp, we here at MMN are preparing to bring you the best Mets prospect coverage on the web. The countdown has begun: One Month and counting……
MLB.com today released their top ten prospect list for right-handed pitchers and #3 on their list is future Mets star, Noah Syndergaard. Quote from MLB.com In exchange for sending National League Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey to the Blue Jays in December 2012, the Mets may have gotten a pair
Miami Marlins infielder Jordany Valdespin has left his team in the Dominican Winter League after becoming infuriated when his manager pinch-hit for him in a playoff game this past weekend. The news was reported by ESPN Deportes’ Enrique Rojas. Valdespin hit only .167/.316/.612 in 108 regular season at bats for the Tigres
Neil Milbert, wrote an interesting post on the Chicago Tribune on Monday about the death of the founder of an environmental services company and thoroughbred owner, Nicholas Balodimas. The interesting fact about Balodimas is that he once played in the Mets Farm System. Balodimas, who battled Cancer since being
John Sickels of Minor League Ball on Monday released his Mets Top 20 Prospects for 2014. As expected, Syndergaard has the top spot and was the only player to get a grade of A-. Here are his Top 20 with comments for the first five players. You can check out the
Mexican Baseball has been dwindling as of late due to the factor of Soccer being the more popular sport. As of April 1st, 2013, 14 different players from Mexico were on Major League Rosters. However, while Soccer is the national pastime of Mexico, they have a deep history in