Gulf Coast Mets SS/3B Mark Vientos was ranked by Baseball America as the 10th best prospect in the Gulf Coast League this season.  Despite the Gulf Coast Mets having some talented prospects, Vientos was the only player from the team to be ranked in the top 20. Vientos was

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In a report from The Post Standard, the New York Mets have purchased the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs from the Community Baseball Club of Central New York Inc. for an undisclosed amount.  The purchase will likely soon end the Mets relationship with the Las Vegas 51s and will give the

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Las Vegas 51s Gavin Cecchini MiLB Stats:  110 G, 497 PA, 453 AB, 68 R, 121 H, 27 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 39 RBI, 5 SB, 4 CS, .267/.329/.380/ MLB Stats:  32 G, 82 PA, 77 AB, 4 R, 16 H, 2 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 1

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Throughout Mets history, they have rarely had a slugging first baseman. There have been far more seasons of players like Keith Hernandez and John Olerud than there have been “big bats” like Carlos Delgado and Lucas Duda. Certainly, under the Sandy Alderson regime the Mets have trended towards the latter. That was evident when the Mets

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The New York Mets have hired former Houston Astros Triple-A manager Tony DeFrancesco.  DeFrancesco will replace the outgoing Pedro Lopez as the manager for the Las Vegas 51s. DeFrancesco, himself, was terminated by the Astros after the Fresno Grizzlies had a 77-66 record finishing in second place in the

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Kingsport Mets catcher Juan Uriarte was ranked the 16th best prospect in the Appalachian League by Baseball America.  Uriarte was the only Mets prospect to appear in the Top 20. Uriarte took a big step forward in 2017.  In 52 games, Uriarte hit .305/.372/.455 with 13 doubles, a triple,

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Outfielder Jack Schneider has retired after just three games for the Gulf Coast Mets. Although an official reason was not given, the 2017 11th round draft pick had not appeared in a game since getting with a pitch on July 17. Schneider had received a $125,000 bonus largely due to

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There wasn’t much of a debate over who deserved this award. Corey Oswalt and his 2.28 ERA was the best starting pitcher in the Mets farm system this year. Oswalt is a big pitcher at 6’5″ and weighs 250 pounds out of Madison High School in San Diego. He was a seventh

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Las Vegas 51s Dominic Smith MiLB Stats: 114 G, 500 PA, 457 AB, 77 R, 151 H, 34 2B, 2 3B, 16 HR, 76 RBI, SB, CS, .330/.386/.519 MLB Stats: 46 G, 169 PA, 157 AB, 16 R, 32 H, 6 2B, 8 HR, 25 RBI, .204/.254/.395 MMN Rank:

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In addition to changes the Mets have undertaken with their Major League coaching staff, Sandy Alderson told reporters the Mets intend to have a “major shakeup” with the Las Vegas 51s coaching staff. (Anthony DiComo of MLB.com). This should come as no surprise as the changes have already begun. 

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