In an interview with Justin Toscano of The Record, New York Mets director of player development Kevin Howard detailed how he is going to help revamp and improve the organization’s player development. In terms of his plan and philosophy, Howard said, “I think the one thing that you can

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With their first selection in the minor league portion of the Rule 5 Draft, the New York Mets selected RHP Alex Valverde from the Tampa Bay Rays. Valverde was the Rays 2017 22nd round draft pick out of Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus. Valverde, 25, made 10 starts and

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Carson Seymour, RHP B/T: R/R   HT: 6’6  WT: 210LB Age: December 16, 1998 (22 years old) Acquired: Mets 2021 6th Round Draft Pick (Kansas State) 2021 Stats (FCL): 0-0, 4 G, 4.1 IP 2.08 ERA 2.077 WHIP, 12.5 BB/9, 8.3 K/9 The old moniker goes “Don’t scout the stat-line”.

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In the Baseball America primer for the Rule 5 draft, J.J. Cooper and Geoff Pontes named Mets RHP Allan Winans as a potential Rule 5 target. Winans, 25, is coming off a very strong year with Brooklyn and Binghamton where he posted a 1.72 ERA. Baseball America noted he uses

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As reported by JJ Cooper of Baseball America, the MLB Portion of the Rule 5 Draft will be postponed indefinitely because of the lockout. While that is postponed, the minor league portion of the Rule 5 Draft will occur as scheduled on December 8 at 2:00 P.M. As noted

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Kevin Kendall, SS B/T: L/R HT: 5’10 WT: 175LB Age: June 25, 1999 (22) Acquired: Mets 2021 Seventh Round Draft Pick (UCLA – Los Angeles, CA) 2021 Stats (St. Lucie): .327/.421/.451, 22 R, HR, 11 RBI When Kendall was drafted in the seventh round by the New York Mets, the

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The Mets have signed left-handed pitcher Rob Zastryzny and catcher Nick Dini to minor league deals. Rob Piersall of MetsLegends was the first to report the transactions. Zastryzny, 29, last pitched in the big leagues during the 2018 season for the Cubs when he had a 4.76 ERA in

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As you know, the New York Mets reached an agreement on a $78 million deal to sign Starling Marte The offseason may have only just got going, with the World Series being clinched by the Atlanta Braves a matter of weeks ago, but the New York Mets have wasted

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Dominic Hamel, RHP B/T: R/R HT: 6’2 WT: 206LB Age: March 2, 1999 (22) Acquired: Mets 2021 Third Round Draft Pick (Dallas Baptist University – Dallas, TX) 2021 Stats (FCL) 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, 2 GS, 3.0 IP, 0 BB, 3k Third round pick Dominic Hamel was single

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Calvin Ziegler, RHP B/T: R/R     Ht: 6’0″     Wt: 205 lb. Age: October 3, 2002 (19) Acquired: Mets 2021 Second Round Draft Pick (TNXL Academy – Alamonte Springs, FL) 2021 Stats: DNP With the New York Mets not signing Kumar Rocker, Ziegler was their top draft pick in the 2021 draft.

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