The New York Mets optioned Brandon Nimmo and Seth Lugo while recalling Ty Kelly and Josh Edgin. Nimmo, (.250/.311/.304) almost in the deal for Jay Bruce has performed about as well as expected in his short stints in NY. Lugo pitched to a 3.18 in 11.1 (mostly low leverage) innings.

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Thomas Szapucki continues to show up on the radar, being named to the MiLB Pipeline Prospect Team of the Week. The third such honor for the #8 ranked prospect in the Mets system according to MiLB. A feat that would be impressive on its own, even more so when

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  Las Vegas 51s (54-55) 10, El Paso Chihuahuas (62-48) 7  Box Score Roger Bernadina CF 3-5, HR (8), 2 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R, .298/.380/.484 T.J. Rivera 3B 3-4, RBI, R, BB, .337/.378/.480 Johnny Monell 1B 2-5, HR (18), RBI, R, .280/.344/.508 Vegas was without Dilson Herrera, who

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On July 13, 2016, Rafael Montero was demoted to AA Binghamton due to his struggles at AAA Las Vegas.  Montero has pitched much better since being demoted, and this past week, Montero was named the Eastern League’s Pitcher of the Week for the week ending July 30, 2016. Last

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AAA – Pacific Coast League El Paso 4, Las Vegas (53-54) 0 Box Score Dilson Herrera 2B 1 for 4, .276/.327/.462 Eric Campbell LF 2 for 4, SB, .296/.390/.419 51s only had three hits on the night as Matt Reynolds and Gavin Cecchini were both out of the lineup. Reynolds is

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Thomas Szapucki turned in six strong innings on Sunday, but the Brooklyn Cyclones fell to the Aberdeen Ironbirds 1-0 on Harry Potter night at MCU Park. Szapucki, the Mets’ number eight prospect according to MLB.com, struck out ten batters across seven innings. It was his third double-digit strikeout effort

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Fringe 40-man roster guys are players that Sandy has a history of moving. In 2015 we witnessed him moving Luis Cessa, Casey Meisner, John Gant, Robert Whalen, and Cory Mazzoni from this group. Getting value for these players is the kind of forward thinking that improves the roster without

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Last year, the Mets parted with number of pitching prospects in a drive to make it to the postseason for the first time since 2006. Over the course of this past year, we have seen some of them actually pitching in the major leagues: In 16 starts for the

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AAA – Pacific Coast League Fresno 8, Las Vegas (53-53) 1 Box Score Kevin Plawecki C: 2 for 3, 2B, .303/.357/.528 Gavin Cecchini SS: 2 for 3, RBI, .319/.395/.443 T.J. Rivera 3B: 1 for 2, BB, R, .337/.376/.482 Rivera was pulled from the game in the 7th inning but

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We now get into the second portion of our Top 50 Mets Midseason prospects and as you will read it’s stacked heavily with players the Mets drafted this year. #40 RHP Tyler Bashlor HT: 5’11”  WT: 195  Level: Full Season Low-A Columbia B/T: R/R  Age: April 16, 1993 (23) Age Dif: 1.1 Acquired: Drafted by

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