The Syracuse Mets released their inaugural roster as the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets on Friday night. Here’s the group that manager Tony DeFrancesco will take into battle: Pitchers (13): Tyler Bashlor, Arquimedes Caminero, Casey Coleman, Chris Flexen, Drew Gagnon, Eric Hanhold, Ryan O’Rourke, Corey Oswalt, Jacob

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In terms of record, it was a down year for the Chad Kreuter led St. Lucie Mets squad. It was also an uneven year in terms of player development. However, there were some highlights, especially on the pitching front. Over the course of the season, Justin Dunn would go

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Last year, Commissioner Rob Manfred instituted a series of pace of play measures in minor league baseball to help adjudge their effectiveness with the potential to implement those changes in the majors. Those changes included reduction in the amount of mound visits, a pitch timer, and extra innings beginning

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With Opening Day being less than a week away for the Mets full season affiliates, the organization has made a series of transactions to help those rosters take shape. As reported by MMN‘s Jacob Resnick, the Mets have released infielder J.J. Franco. Franco is the son of the former

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Sources have told me that the Class-A Columbia Fireflies infield will include teenage prospects SS Ronny Mauricio, 3B Mark Vientos, and INF Shervyen Newton. The 17-year-old Mauricio was our No. 3 Mets prospects and was ranked as high as No. 68 in FanGraphs’ Top 100 MLB prospects. Mauricio signed

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Last year, Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil got their start in Double-A, and now they appear to be key pieces for the Mets in 2019. This year, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies will feature some of the Mets top prospects. If they develop in similar fashion to Alonso and McNeil,

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In Syracuse’s inaugural season as the Mets Triple-A affiliate, they are going to give fans plenty of reasons to come to the ballpark. First and foremost, there is Tebow, who has proven to be a draw at each stop in the minors. More than that, Syracuse promises to put

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Joe Cavallaro, a sidearm-throwing righty, grew up in Venice, Florida. He pitched at Sarasota High School, where his dad was the baseball coach. From there he went on to pitch for the University of South Florida, where he was met with mixed results in his first two years. As

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The Mets made Ronny Mauricio their highest paid international free agent signing ($2.1 million) at the time for a reason it would appear. The 17-year-old, soon to be 18, has gotten good reviews this spring and today, he showcased it in the major league game on Friday afternoon. Mauricio

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The New York Mets have announced Tyler Bashlor, Tim Peterson, and Daniel Zamora have been optioned to minor league camp. With less than a week to go before Opening Day, this not only reduces the current roster to 36, but it also means the race for the last spot

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