Minor League News Archive

Allan Dykstra was drafted in the first round of the 2008 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres. He played his college ball at Wake Forest University, and the Demon Deacon was considered one of the top power threats in college baseball at the time. Some considered Dykstra to be

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In 2010, the Mets selected Infielder Jet Butler of Mississippi State University in the 26th round of the Major League Draft, 782nd overall. Jet played for two seasons in the Mets organization – with the Brooklyn Cyclones (A-) and Savannah Sand Gnats (A) in 2010 with the Savannah Sand

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Great pitching was the lifeline of the Binghamton Mets record setting baseball season this summer.  Wherever you looked; the starting rotation, long relief or closing, the B-Met pitching excelled.  There were multiple B-Mets who could be considered the 2013 Most Valuable Pitcher.  I’ve boiled that choice down to four

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There are two Mets prospects that I will be keeping a very close eye on in 2014, and I would suggest other Mets fans do the same. It’s not Noah Syndergaard…it’s not Rafael Montero…nope, it’s not even Travis d’Arnaud. The two Mets prospects everyone should be keeping an eye on in 2014

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The Winter Ball regular season ended on December 30th for all Caribbean League teams in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The Colombian Winter League regular season will be completed on January 8, 2014. Here are the final stats of the prospects in the various Caribbean Winter Leagues. *all stats

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In years past when January would roll around, I would get all excited that baseball season was only a month away.  Even while living in Brooklyn, NY and the snow all around us; all I had on my mind was playing baseball again, watching it and rooting the Mets

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Today, when teams discuss trades, prospects have inflated value based on what they MIGHT achieve according to scouts and also because they will be relatively cheap and under team control for several years to come. But prospects often don’t turn out to be big stars; some don’t make the

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Last week, FanGraphs had a small blurb about Mets catching prospect Kevin Plawecki in a post about underrated minor leaguers. “Mets’ 2012 supplemental first rounder Kevin Plawecki has shown that his tremendous hand-eye coordination carried from Purdue to the pro ranks. He only hit eight balls over the fence this year, but eventually

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You’ve heard the name before, but 2013 was the first real look at the Mets’ LHP prospect Steven Matz due to him missing significant time recovering from arm injuries. I recently named him as my Mets’ pitching prospect to watch in 2014, as he seems to be on a path to be

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In the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft, the Mets chose RHP out of New Mexico Todd Weldon in the 27th Round, 812th overall. Todd Pitched two seasons in the Mets organization before being released on March 31, 2012 at the end of Spring Training. He started his professional career

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