I believe it was The Athletics‘ Eno Sarris who borrowed the phrase ‘A Brave New World’, referring to the rapidly changing and modernized terrain of Player Development (PD). I believe it was also Princess Jasmine and Prince Aladdin who coined the phrase ‘A Whole New World’, which might even

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As week two of spring training begins in Port St. Lucie, the New York Mets have made their first round of roster moves. On Tuesday night, the team announced that 19 players have been reassigned from big league camp. Pitchers reassigned include right-handed pitchers Matt Allan, Oscar De La Cruz, Ryley Gilliam, J.T. Ginn, Harol

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Today marks exactly one year since Mets’ second-round draft pick J.T. Ginn had Tommy John surgery, and he’s proving to be coming back strong. Ginn, 21, threw a bullpen session on Tuesday morning in Port St. Lucie and is already throwing over 90 mph. Per Tim Healey of Newsday,

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The New York Mets were back in action on Monday afternoon against the Washington Nationals in a game they lost by a score of 9-5. The big story coming out of the game was Matt Allan’s 2021 debut. Allan is the Mets’ top pitching prospect and has been leaning

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The St. Lucie Mets announced their coaching staff for the 2021 season Monday morning. Former major league infielder Reid Brignac was named manager of New York’s Low-A affiliate and is joined by pitching coach Jerome Williams, hitting coach Tommy Joseph and bench coach Jay Pecci. Austin Dayton and Kory

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The New York Mets won by five runs over the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon. Jacob deGrom (2 IP, 0ER, 3K) and Dominic Smith (HR) may have stolen the headlines, but Mets outfield prospect Pete Crow-Armstrong finally got the monkey off his back this spring, as he recorded his

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Consensus top 100 prospect Ronny Mauricio, 19, is listed at 166 pounds. He’s certainly much heavier than that now, coming into spring training having added noticeable mass to his lanky 6 feet 3 inch frame. Switch hitting shortstops at Mauricio’s size are very rare, which is part of what

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The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 8-4 in eight innings on Thursday afternoon. Most of the Mets’ projected 26-man roster got the majority of the playing time since the exhibition game was at home, but a couple of prospects made an impact late in the game. Jake

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The Brooklyn Cyclones announced their 2021 coaching staff on Thursday, with Ed Blankmeyer getting another chance to be their manager. His staff is rounded out by Nic Jackson as the hitting coach, Royce Ring as the pitching coach, and Mariano Duncan as the bench coach. Blankmeyer was hired last

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According to Jeff Passan a source has told ESPN, Major League Baseball has informed it’s teams that they will begin the 2021 season with alternate training sites. As a result, the beginning of the Triple-A season will be delayed at least one month. Triple-A clubs now expect to begin their season around the first week of

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