Prospect Features Archive

Andrew Brown, who was called up from Las Vegas on Wednesday to restore the bench to its customary five players, hit his second home run on the season and drove in two runs, during Thursday’s game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Brown started the season with the Mets

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He’s the Eastern League’s top batter with a .365 batting average. He’s second on the Eastern League’s leader board in on-base-percentage at .445. Matt Reynolds continues to rake near the top of the Binghamton Mets lineup. After missing a handful of games with back issues, B-Met fans had to be concerned

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With all of the buzz surrounding several top pitching prospects in the New York Mets organization, there are several others producing at all different levels of the minor leagues.  We all know that success in the lower level of the minor leagues doesn’t always translate to success as they

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Matt den Dekker, CF Height: 6’1” Weight: 210 lbs. Age: 26 Bats/Throws: left/left In only his first game since being recalled from AAA Las Vegas, Outfield prospect Matt den Dekker has already made a strong impression. Den Dekker went 1-5 at the plate, but he managed to save two

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Wilmer Flores has been the odd man out ever since Ruben Tejada started to play better baseball again, and even though Flores has been relegated to the backup role, he has found a way to make his presence known in the lineup, as he did on Monday night in

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He’s a New York Met pitching prospect enigma, at times an untouchable strikeout machine and at times a guy who struggles to get the ball over the plate.  Jack Leathersich is a perplexing Met pitching puzzle, a pitching paradox that often lands him at one end or the other

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Anyone who follows the Mets minor league system knows Brandon Nimmo hasn’t had it easy. Along with all the buzz that comes with being a top pick of a New York team, the early successes of fellow 2011 first rounder Jose Fernandez has only brought more intense scrutiny to

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The Baseball America’s Prospect Hot Sheet covers minor league games from May 16-22 and recognizes the hottest prospects in the minors during the past week only. 4. Dilson Herrera, 2b/ss, Mets Team: high Class A St. Lucie (Florida State) Age: 20 Why He’s Here: .484/.500/.839 (15-for-31), 7 R, 5 2B, 2

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When the Mets finally unloaded Ike Davis, they sent him to the Pittsburgh Pirates and in return they received relief pitcher Zack Thornton and a player to be named later. Thornton, was signed by the Oakland A’s in the 2010 Amateur draft, and after just two seasons, he was

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Eric Campbell has done with the Mets exactly what he has done in his minor league career and that is hit and play great defense. During Wednesday nights game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Campbell launched his first home run of the season into the left field stands. The

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