I was back at Mets spring camp for day two of the teams full squad practices in Port Saint Lucie on a hot morning full of Tebow Mania. It was the largest crowd I’ve seen at a workout since coming to the backfields yearly starting in 2015. There remains a

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Position: SP     B/T: L/L     Age: September 3, 1995 (23) Acquired: First round (20th) of 2017 Amateur Draft from U. Oregon 2018 Stats (High & Low-A): 22 GS, 553 BF (25.1 BF/G), 3.16 ERA, 2.77 FIP, 1.17 WHIP, 8.09 K/9, 2.11 BB/9 The concept of positional depth is perhaps the most important component of

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MLB Pipeline has released their updated list of the top 30 prospects in the Mets farm system, and the most noticeable change is Peter Alonso usurping Andres Gimenez as the top prospect in the Mets organization. It should be noted this is not driven by Gimenez’s stock falling, but

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The New York Mets have signed former Minnesota Twins prospect Zack Jones to a minor league deal according to Mike Mayer of MMN. The 28-year-old reliever was the Twins fourth round draft pick in the 2012 draft, and he would pitch in the Twins organization until June last year.

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Anthony Kay Position: SP     Bats/Throws: L/L     Age: March 21, 1995 (23) Acquired: 2016 First Round Draft Pick (31st overall) from the University of Connecticut Previous Rank: 9 Stats (Columbia & St. Lucie): 7-11, 4.26 ERA, 1.410 WHIP, 3.6 BB/9, 9.0 K/9 The Mets appear to really like the left-handed pitchers

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Every offseason, teams pick up player of minor league contracts to help fill out the rosters in their system. This year, one of the first players new Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen picked up was 1B/OF Dario Pizzano.   To the average fan, this signing doesn’t seem that notable.

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When Tim Tebow signed a minor league deal with the New York Mets, he had not played competitive baseball in a little more than a decade. It should not be surprising at all how he struggled in his first season. In 126 games between Columbia and St. Lucie, he

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This morning I traveled to First Data Field to attend the second official day of Mets spring camp workouts.  Even though it was officially camp for pitchers and catchers it was evident that most of the position players were ready to go as well and were part of the

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Simeon Woods-Richardson Position: SP     B/T: R/R     Age: September 27, 2000 (18) Acquired:  2018 2nd Round Draft Pick from Kempner High School (Sugar Land, Texas) 2018 Stats (GCL & Kingsport): 1-0, 1.56 ERA, 1.096 WHIP, 2.1 BB/9, 13.5 K/9 Simeon Woods-Richardson is a name that Mets fans should get used to hearing. The Mets surprised some

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Recently, Fangraphs published their ranking of the Top 100 prospects in baseball. Their list included Peter Alonso (48), Andres Gimenez (52), Ronny Mauricio (68), and Mark Vientos (92). While many fans will be excited about this, the natural question is who else do the Mets have in their farm

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