As first reported by MMN‘s Michael Mayer, LHP David Peterson was promoted from Columbia to St. Lucie. While Peterson has been long pushing the issue, his last start may have finally forced the Mets hands. In a career high eight innings, he allowed just one run in six hits

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Round Rock (28-34) 18, Las Vegas (26-37) 7  Box Score Dominic Smith 1B: 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB, K, .262/.346/.374 Zach Borenstein RF: 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 K, .242/.343/.443 Cody Asche 3B: 2-4, HR, 2 RBI, K, .238/.304/.540 Smith had a solid night at the plate, driving in a run in the first

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Columbia Fireflies starter David Peterson was dominant on Saturday night in a career-high eight innings against the Augusta GreenJackets. Peterson, 22, allowed six hits and only one earned run with a career-high 10 strikeouts and no walks. He threw 95 pitches with a whopping 70 of them coming for

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Round Rock (27-34) 12, Las Vegas (26-36) 5  Box Score Phillip Evans SS: 1-4, HR, RBI, .255/.321/.544 Dominic Smith DH: 0-4, 2 K, .262/.345/.371 Patrick Kivlehan 1B: 2-4, 2B, .270/.350/.393 Cody Asche got the 51s on the board in the first with a ball that was misplayed by left fielder Willie Calhoun for a triple. They

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Once again, there have been a number of outstanding performances in the Mets minor leagues during the Month of May with some players starting to raise their profiles. While we cannot mention everyone who has had a good month, here are the staff selections for the top performers in

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Las Vegas (26-35) 7, New Orleans (28-32) 6  Box Score Ezequiel Carrera CF: 2-4, 2B, RBI, K, .200/.200/.233 Ty Kelly 2B: 2-3, RBI, 2 BB, .270/.347/.464 Dominic Smith 1B: 0-4, K, .267/.350/.379 Patrick Kivlehan RF: 1-3, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K, .259/.344/.376 Colton Plaia C: 2-4, 2B, .205/.301/.274 The 51s got three in the

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Ryley Gilliam/David Grooms Independent Mail After the draft, Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline named five players from the 2018 draft he believes could be the first player to make their Major League debut. Coming in at number two was Mets fifth round pick Ryley Gilliam. In his assessment, Callis

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According to a source, New York Mets right-handed pitching prospect Justin Dunn is being promoted to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies from the St. Lucie Mets. Dunn, 22, is coming off the best start of his pro career when he tossed seven scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts on Monday for

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As reported by Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Aaron Laffey has decided to retire after a nightmare IFA game where he allowed 14 runs (12 earned) on 15 hits. Overall, Laffey had an eight year Major League career where he played for eight teams including his making

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On the third day of the draft, in rounds 11-40, the New York Mets picked 19 college players and 11 high school players. Of these thirty picks, they selected 10 right-handed pitchers, four left-handed pitchers, eight infielders, four outfielders, and four catchers. Here we will review the picks the

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