No. 5 Mark Vientos, 3B B/T: R/R     Age: December 11, 1999 (22) Ht: 6’4″       Wt: 200 lb. ETA: 2022  Previous Rank: 6 Acquired: Drafted in the 2nd round of the 2017 June Amateur Draft 2021 Stats (Binghamton/Syracuse): .281/.352/.581, 18 2B, 25 HR, 63 RBI, CS Mark Vientos entered the

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The New York Mets have signed LHP Chasen Shreve, LHP Mike Montgomery, and CF Travis Jankowski to minor league deals and invited them to Spring Training. Shreve and Montgomery join the wide-open left-handed reliever competition, and Jankowski becomes an option in the fourth outfielder race. Shreve, 31, pitched for

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In the case of Senne v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball, et al., Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero entered summary judgment in favor of minor league baseball players who play in the State of California and Arizona are considered employees of Major League Baseball. This was the

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MLB Pipeline released their top third base prospect list with Mets minor leaguer Brett Baty at the very top and fellow Mets minor leaguer Mark Vientos coming in at No. 9. The Mets are the only team with two players on the list. MLB Pipeline has already listed their top 10 right-handed pitchers, left-handed

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California State Senator Josh Becker has introduced legislation to the State of California legislature to establish a “Minor League Players’ Bill of Rights.” Notably, California was one of the states minor leaguers achieved class action status in the case Senne v. Office of the Commissioner of Baseball over wages

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As reported by Stefan Bondy and Deesha Thosar of the New York Daily News, unvaccinated baseball players are ineligible to play home games during the 2022 baseball season. While the focus has understandably been on the New York Mets and New York Yankees, the policy will also impact the

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No. 7 Alex Ramirez, OF B/T: R/R     Age: January 13, 2003 (19) Ht: 6’3″       Wt: 170 lb. ETA: 2025  Previous Rank: 15 Acquired: International Free Agent Signed July 2019 ($2.05 M signing bonus) 2021 Stats (St. Lucie) .258/.326/.384, 15 2B, 4 3B, 35 RBI, 16 SB, 7 CS With

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Now that the lockout is over, the New York Mets have begun Spring Training in earnest. Part and parcel with that is officially extending an invitation to non-40 man roster players to Spring Training. The list of the non-roster invitees to Spring Training are: Pitchers Alex Claudio, LHP Colin

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No. 8 Khalil Lee, OF B/T: L/L     Age: June 26, 1998 (23) Ht: 5’10”     Wt: 170 lb Acquired: Via trade as part of three team deal with Boston Red Sox and Kansas City Royals (2/10/21) ETA: 2021     Previous Rank: c 2021 Stats (MLB) .056/.056/.111, 2B, RBI 2021 Stats (Syracuse)

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J.T. Ginn, Photo by Ed Delany of MMN The New York Mets have upgraded their pitching rotation by obtaining Chris Bassitt from the Oakland Athletics. To obtain Bassitt, the Mets parted with top prospects J.T. Ginn and Adam Oller. Ginn, 22, was the Mets 2020 second round draft pick

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