MMN Exclusives Archive

With their third round selection (100th overall) in the 2016 draft, the New York Mets selected left-handed hitting third baseman Blake Tiberi out of Louisville, making him the fourth straight college player drafted by the team (Justin Dunn from Boston College, Anthony Kay from UConn, Peter Alonso from University

Read More...

After selecting Justin Dunn and Anthony Kay in the first round of the 2016 MLB Draft, the New York Mets continued the trend of drafting college players with their second round selection (64th overall) of first baseman, Peter Alonso out of the University of Florida. The six-foot-three, right-handed, slugging

Read More...

The New York Mets selected right-handed pitcher Andrew Church in the second round of the 2013 from Basic High School in Henderson, Nevada. Church, 22, struggled in his first three years as a professional in the Mets system with an ERA over 4.50 each year as well as a

Read More...

Gregory Guerrero was signed as an international free agent on July 2nd 2015 by the New York Mets for a $1.5 million signing bonus. Guerrero, 17,  began his professional career with the Domincan Summer League 1 Mets in 2016. During the 2016 season he hit .247/.324/.287 in his first 274 professional at-bats. He

Read More...

New York Mets right-handed pitching prospect Kevin McGowan had a breakout season after switching to a reliever. McGowan, 25, pitched to a 2.35 ERA and 1.091 WHIP in 84.1 innings over three levels. As a reliever he held opponents to a .222/.269/.349 slash line in 2016. McGowan made 42

Read More...

Paul Sewald was drafted by the Mets in the 2012 draft in the 10th round out of the University of San Diego. The right-handed reliever made his pro debut in spectacular fashion with the Brooklyn Cyclones. He had a 1.88 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and went 4 for 4 in

Read More...

Joseph Zanghi made his pro debut this season after signing with the Mets in February as a minor league free agent. He was drafted by the Reds in the 24th round of the 2015 draft, but did not sign. The Mets picked him up and he had a great

Read More...

St. Lucie Mets catcher Tomas Nido enjoyed a breakout season on both sides of the ball including winning the Florida State batting title with his .320 average. Nido threw out 42 percent of would-be basestealers, making him one of only two full season minor catchers to hit at least

Read More...

  While pitching coaches at various levels of a club may have different views on the art, the organizational philosophy must remain the same throughout. The man tasked with implementing and overseeing those philosophies with the Mets is Ron Romanick, the minor league pitching coordinator. Romanick joined the Mets in 2012, after

Read More...

The Mets drafted left-handed pitcher David Roseboom in the 17th round of the 2014 draft out of South Carolina-Upstate. He was previously drafted in 2010 by the Boston Red Sox in the 47th from LaSalle Institute of Troy, New York but instead decided to go to college. Roseboom from Pattersonville,

Read More...