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Mets Minors Weekly Review: Jannis Flirts With No-No, Smith Triples

By Michael Mayer

April 18, 2016 No comments

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(Buck Davidson/Pro Sports Media, Inc.)

Through a week and half of the minor league season the Mets farm system has a combined 22-17 record with St. Lucie leading the way at 7-3.

Sean Gilmartin was great for the Las Vegas 51s on Sunday going seven scoreless three-hit innings with eight strikeouts.

On Saturday, two of the Mets top prospects Amed Rosaio and Dominic Smith both tripled. It was the second of the season for Rosario and just the third of his career for Smith.

Writer MetsDaddy took a look at whether it was time for the Mets to call up infielder Matt Reynolds.

Baseball Prospectus talked about Mets prospects to watch in each league including Jhoan Urena and Wuilmer Becerra in the South Atlantic League.

The Columbia Fireflies won the first ever at Spirit Communications Park in front of 9,077 fans over the Greenville Drive on Thursday.

Mets minor league knuckleballer Mickey Jannis flirted with a no-hitter in his first start of the season on Thursday, he ended up losing it to the first hitter of the 7th inning.

On Tuesday, right-hander Casey Delgado pitched a six-inning gem in a St. Lucie 1-0 win over the Dunedin Blue Jays.

Baseball America broke down the youngest players in each league and Dominic Smith is the second youngest in the Eastern League. Here you can read about the rest of the Mets prospects that made the list.

Should the Mets have Travis Taijeron try a first baseman’s mitt? We take a look at that for you here.

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