Noted and respected “prospect prognosticator” John Sickels is the latest baseball writer to join The Athletic, and his annual Top 100 prospects has been released with both Peter Alonso and Andres Gimenez being named to the list. In what may be seen as a growing trend, Sickels has

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Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com comprised a list of the top 10 prospects “in each league who could get the opportunity to show what they can do at the highest level this year, perhaps even contending for Rookie of the Year honors.” The second ranked player in the National League

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The New York Mets signed a pair of minor league free agent outfielders on Monday, bringing back Travis Taijeron and welcoming Alfredo Escalera to the organization. Taijeron, 30, was originally an 18th-round draft choice of the Mets in 2011. He reached Triple-A Las Vegas in 2015 and stalled out

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Endy Chavez, forever a part of Mets playoff lore due to one tremendous catch, will be rejoining the team as a minor-league coach according to Tim Healey of Newsday. He will be on the staff of short-season Class A Brooklyn which begins play in June. He will also be in

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Background Once a top-ranked prospect in the Mets’ system, Dilson Herrera is back to prove that the team was wrong to give up on him in the first place. At one point anointed as the organization’s second baseman of the future, Herrera was originally acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates

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Desmond Lindsay Position: CF    B/T: R/R     Age: 1/15/97 (22) Acquired: June 2015 Amateur Draft – Round: 2, Pick: 11, Overall: 53, Out-Of-Door Academy, FL Previous Rank: 19 2018 Stats (Gulf Coast League/St. Lucie Mets):  .223/.317/.325, 13 2B, 5 3B, 3 HR, 33 RBI, 9 SB, 7 CS If you are a person

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For these selections, the MMN writers voted based on 2018 performance and current prospect standing. Full Season Hitter of the Year: Peter Alonso A cluster of infielders showed off at the dish in the Mets farm system in 2018. Alonso, arguably the Mets top positional prospect, slugged his way

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With their fourth-round selection in the 2016 draft, the New York Mets selected infielder Michael Paez out of Coastal Carolina University. Paez was a shortstop at Coastal Carolina, where he helped lead his team to a College World Series victory in 2016. Paez is best known for his walk-off single against

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Adrian Hernandez Position: CF Bats/Throws: R/R Age: February 8, 2001 (18) Acquired: Signed as an International Free Agent from the Dominican Republic on 7/2/17 ($1.5 million bonus) Previous Ranking: 20 Stats (DSL): .261/.351/.386, 12 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 34 RBI, 9 SB, 5 CS Back in 2017, Hernandez

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Will Toffey Position: 3B    B/T: L/R     Age: 12/31/94 (24) Acquired: Traded from the Oakland Athletics for Jeurys Familia (July 21, 2018) Previous Rank: N/A 2018 Stats (Single-A, Binghamton): .248/.375/.406, 20 2B, 9 HR, 51 RBI, 2 SB Just a couple of weeks before his acquisition. Toffey was also rated the Athletics 7th best

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