It’s one of the first mock amateur drafts of the season on this frigid January day, and I have to tell you, I’ve got my blood pumping. Prospects Live dropped their first mock draft today, and it’s hard not to feel that surge of excitement seeing them placing Florida

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Mike Puma of the New York Post reports the New York Mets are finalizing a deal to hire Joey Cora as the team’s infield and third base coach. For Cora, it’s a return. After his 11 year playing career and one year as a minor league coach with the

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Keyshawn Askew, LHP B/T: L/L  Ht: 6’4  Wt: 190 LBS Age: January 5, 2000 (22 years old) Acquired: 2021 Mets 10th round draft pick (Clemson) 2021 Stats (FCL): 9 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 14 K, 1.00 ERA, 0.78 WHIP Every young baseball player that gets drafted

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It sure feels like the dominoes are falling perfectly for the Mets as they look ahead to the 2022 amateur draft cycle. Armed with a multitude of early round picks, Mets vice president of amateur scouting Tommy Tanous and director of amateur scouting Marc Tramuta must be having difficulty

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Brooklyn Cyclones manager Ed Blankmeyer was left the New York Mets organization, and he has accepted a role as the Chicago Cubs minor league coordinator. Blankmeyer, 67, was hired to replace Edgardo Alfonzo after the Mets legend led the Cyclones to what proved to be the final New York-Penn

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We all remember the August 11, cryptic Juan Soto Instagram post, peering out into the Apple with a few hashtags hinting he has New York on the mind. Well, Juan is still employed by the rival Nationals, but Yancen Pujols reports that Juan’s younger brother Elián intends to sign

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Justin Guerrera, SS B/T: R/R  Ht: 5’9  Wt: 185 LBS Age: January 11, 2000 (21 years old) Acquired: 2021 Mets 20th round draft pick (Fairfield) 2021 Stats (Rookie FCL/Low-A St. Lucie): 105 AB, .286/.369/.495/, Born and raised in Watertown, CT, Justin Guerrera has a real chance to become a

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Mike Vasil, RHP B/T: R/R  Ht: 6’5  Wt: 225 LB Age: March 19, 2000 (21 years old) Acquired: Mets 2021 8th round draft pick (Virginia) 2021 Stats (FCL): 0-0, 1.29 ERA, 3 G, 3 GS, 7,.0 IP, 0.429 WHIP, 0 BB, 10K It’s hard not to love the value

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The New York Mets inked OF Daniel Palka and RHP Kevin Gadea to minor league deals. Both players have been assigned to the Syracuse Mets roster. Palka, 30, played last season with the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. In 106 games, Palka hit .256/.364/.472 with 19 doubles, two

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Kolby Kubichek, RHP B/T: R/R  Ht: 6’0  Wt: 180 LBS Age: November 28, 1999 (22 years old) Acquired: Mets 2021 18th round draft pick (Texas) 2021 Stats (FCL/St. Lucie): 0-3, 7.71 ERA, 7 G, 3 GS, 18.2 IP, 1.82 WHIP, 11 BB, 12 K Sometimes you can look at

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