The New York Mets drafted Keyshawn Askew in the 10th round of the 2021 draft. The lanky left-hander made a very good impression right out of the gate. In four games, Askew pitched 9.0 innings striking out 14 and yielding a 0.778 WHIP. It was a big reason he

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9. Dominic Hamel, RHP B/T: R/R  Age: 23 (3/2/99) Ht: 6’2  Wt: 206 LBS Acquired: Drafted in the 3rd round of the July 2021 Amateur Draft ETA: 2024  Previous Rank: N/A Stats (FCL Mets): 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 3.0 IP, 0.000 WHIP, 0.0 BB/9, 21.0 K/9

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Francys Romero of MLB.com reports the New York Mets have signed 19 year old Cuban third baseman Yordis Perera. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Notably, Perera was only declared a free agent by the commissioner’s office on March 1. Previous to that, he had not

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Earlier on MMN, there were reports regarding the framework for the international draft and the justification for putting one in place. While good intentioned, there are going to be some complications in the institution of the draft. First, as noted by MMN‘s Michael Mayer, Major League organizations already have

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No. 10 Nick Plummer, OF B/T: L/L     Age: July 31, 1996 (25) Ht: 5’10”     Wt: 200 lb. Acquired: Signed to MLB deal (11/24/21) ETA: 2022     Previous Rank: N/A 2022 Stats (AA/AAA) .280/.415/.479, 20 2B, 6 3B, 15 HR, 54 RBI, 13 SB, 9 CS Plummer was selected by the

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One of the key bargaining points in the Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations is the institution of an International Draft. Currently, the Rule 4 draft includes players from the United States, territories of the United States like Puerto Rico, and Canada. The players from other countries not on this list

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Baseball America has released their top 30 prospects for each Major League organization, and given their top 100, the first three names should come as no surprise. Those three names along with the rest of the rankings are as follows: Francisco Alvarez, C Brett Baty, 3B/OF Ronny Mauricio, SS

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Johneshwy Fargas has returned to the New York Mets organization on a minor league deal. Fargas broke this story himself on Twitter, and the terms of the minor league deal have not yet been confirmed. https://twitter.com/Johneshwy/status/1500274842419044358?s=20&t=FSM0ClSZ3O1DPGgM0nwFpw Fargas, 27, was called up to the majors by the Mets during the

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11. Jose Butto, RHP B/T: R/R  Age: 23 (3/19/98) Ht: 6’1  Wt: 202 LBS Acquired: International free agent, Venezuela (2016) ETA: 2023  Previous Rank: 16 Stats (Brooklyn/Binghamton): 4-6, 3.83 ERA, 20 G, 20 GS, 98.2 IP, 1.095 WHIP, 2.19 BB/9, 10.03 K/9 As it stands now, with 40 man

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MLB has proposed an international draft in CBA negotiations, according to an article by Anthony Castrovince of MLB. The draft would be in place of the current signing system, which, as outlined by Castrovince, has Latin American kids making verbal commitments to baseball organizations as young as 12 to

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