No. 6 Brett Baty, 3B B/T: L/R Age: 20 (11/13/1999) Height: 6’3″ Weight: 210 lbs ETA: 2022 Previous Rank: N/A Acquired: First round in 2019 from Lake Travis HS, Austin, Texas 2019 Stats: 51 Games, .234/.368/.452, 16 2B, 7 HR, 33 RBI, 115 wRC+ Brett Baty towered over his opponents in high school, both physically and competitively.

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A non-profit called Advocates for Minor Leaguers sent out a press release on Friday announcing they are dedicating to helping minor league baseball players improve their working conditions. Garrett Broshuis, former minor league player and currently an attorney, helped create the group, “This organization is long overdue. Even though

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Since last week, Major League Baseball has been engaged in a variety of discussions with stakeholders to identify ways to blunt the wide-ranging impact of the national emergency resulting from the global coronavirus pandemic. As those conversations continue, MLB is announcing today a league-wide initiative that will create a

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Although college baseball is currently on pause, mock draft season is back upon us. The MLB draft is currently scheduled for June 10, which is only less than two months away. However, with the cancelation of all collegiate baseball activities and the stoppage of all amateur scouting, it’s poised

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After COVID-19 canceled all future collegiate baseball activities, Major League Baseball has ordered all MLB clubs to pull all of their scouts — both domestically and internationally — indefinitely. Clubs will also not have the ability to host showcases for any player. Furthermore, teams will not be able to

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Following a call with the 30 clubs, and after consultation with the Major League Baseball Players Association, Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. announced on Thursday that Major League Baseball has decided to suspend Spring Training games and to delay the start of the 2020 regular season by at least

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The New York Mets announced on Wednesday afternoon they’ve optioned right-handed pitcher Corey Oswalt to minor league camp and re-assigned left-handed pitcher David Peterson and right-handed pitcher Pedro Payano to minor league camp. Oswalt, 26, pitched well this spring allowing only one earned run in eight innings. In that

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No. 7 David Peterson LHP B/T: L/L Age: 24 (9/3/1995) Height: 6’6’’ Weight: 240 lbs Acquired: Drafted in 1st round (20th overall) of 2017 Draft from University of Oregon ETA: 2020 Previous Rank: 6 2019 Stats (Double-A): 4.19 ERA, 3.19 FIP, 2.91 xFIP, 116.0 IP, 122:37 K:BB, 1.345 WHIP Since being selected as the Mets’ first-round draft pick

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No. 8 Shervyen Newton  Infielder  B/T: S/R   Age: 20 (4/24/1999) Height: 6’4”  Weight: 180 lbs Acquired: Signed as International Free Agent in 2015 ($50,000 out of Netherlands) ETA: 2022  Previous Rank: 10 2019 Stats: .209 AVG, .283 OBP, .330 SLG, 15 2B, 9 HR, 8.7 BB%, 32.9 K%, 81 wRC+ The infielder began his Mets career with the DSL

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The Syracuse Mets held their annual Open House on Saturday and I had the privilege of attending. This is the second year that I have done so and while there were improvements made versus last season it still seems to be lacking something. Last season’s event was highly anticipated

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