A couple of days ago Sandy Alderson noted Eastern League teams were beginning to pitch around Binghamton Rumble Ponies first baseman Peter Alonso. With teams being more careful, we’ve finally seen Alonso struggle this season. Over the past 12 games, Alonso has had nine hitless games while hitting .143/.326/.229.

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Altoona (30-28) 12, Binghamton (34-29) 3 Box RHP Joseph Shaw (1-4, 6.47 ERA): 5 IP, 6 H, 8 R, 4 K, 5 BB RHP Mickey Jannis (4-3, 4.73 ERA): 3 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 1 K, RHP Matt Blackham (4-1, 1.82 ERA): 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0

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As he usually does, Sandy Alderson spoke with the media at length regarding issues related to the Mets as well as how the team is handling different players and prospects. With the Mets releasing Adrian Gonzalez, Las Vegas first baseman Dominic Smith was called-up to the majors.  How long

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Las Vegas (27-38) 6, Round Rock (29-35) 1  Box Score Christian Colon 2B: 2-5, RBI, .294/.342/.456 Phillip Evans SS: 1-4, BB, .252/.333/.528 Johnny Monell DH: 3-3, 2B, BB, .264/.338/.392 Colton Plaia C: 3-4, HR, 2B, 4 RBI, .232/.330/.354 The 51s won in large part due to Colton Plaia, who has struggled offensively in

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St. Lucie Mets righty, Josh Prevost,  won this week’s Pitcher of the Week award in the Florida State League. Prevost, 26, had one start this past week but it was a really good one. The big righty pitched a complete game shutout retiring 26 in a row after allowing

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In Baseball America‘s Hot Sheet for the week ending June 10, 2018, the newest member of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies pitching staff was ranked fourth after two dominating starts.  In ranking Dunn fourth, Baseball America said: After finishing his high Class A career with a 10-strikeout dazzler, the Mets

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With full season affiliates being two months into the season and baseball holding it’s 2018 draft, Fangraphs updated their list of the top 131 prospects in the game.  This list includes three Mets prospects: 76. Peter Alonso, 1B Level: Binghamton Previous Ranking: NR MMN Preseason Rank: 3 2018 Stats: .310/.441/.567,

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As reported by MMN‘s Jacob Resnick, New York Mets 2018 first round pick (sixth overall) OF Jarred Kelenic will begin his professional career with the GCL Mets, who will open their season on June 18th. As a point of comparison, when Brandon Nimmo was drafted by the Mets as

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The New York Mets drafted right-handed pitcher Cameron Planck in the 11th round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rowan County High School in Morehead, KY. Cameron later signed with the Mets on July 13, 2016 and received a $1,000,001 million signing bonus. After the signing, Cameron

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Round Rock (29-34) 10, Las Vegas (26-38) 6  Box Score Phillip Evans SS: 1-3, 2B, RBI, 2 BB, K, .252/.331/.535 Dominic Smith 1B: 1-5, K, .260/.343/.370 Zach Borenstein DH: 1-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 K, .241/.340/.451 Kevin Kaczmarski RF: 2-3, BB, K, .396/.429/.542 Ezequiel Carrera CF: 2-3, 2B, .222/.222/.278 Evans has swung a solid bat

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