According to Matt Eddy of Baseball America, the New York Mets have released minor league relief pitcher Christian Montgomery. Montgomery was the Mets 2011 11th round draft pick.  Montgomery has been twice suspended for using “a drug of abuse” with him serving a 50 game suspension to start the

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MLB Pipeline unveiled their rankings for the Top 10 first base prospects in baseball, and Mets prospect Dominic Smith was ranked third for the second consecutive year. He finished behind Dodgers prospect Cody Bellinger and Pirates prospect Josh Bell. Smith, 21, is coming off his best season as a

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Keith Law of ESPN, released his rankings for the Top 10 farm systems in baseball and had the New York Mets as the 7th best. The Mets move up nine spots after being ranked 16th last year. For the second straight season, Law had the Atlanta Braves at the

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#14 C Ali Sanchez Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 200 Level: Short Season Brooklyn Cyclones B/T: R/R Age: 1/20/97 (20) Age Dif: -2.1 Acquired: Signed as International Free Agent for $690,000 (7/2/13) Last year: 15 2016 MiLB Statistics: 46 G, 181 PA, 171 AB, 15 R, 37 H, 10 2B, 11 RBI, 2 SB, .216/.260/.275 When the Mets signed Sanchez as a 16-year old international

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The New York Mets have announced Chad Kreuter will become the 17th manager in the history of the St. Lucie Mets. St. Lucie is the Mets High-A affiliate that plays in the Florida State League. Kreuter said this in a team press release, ”It is an honor to be named a manager

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#13 Marcos Molina Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 188 Level: High-A St. Lucie Mets (2015) B/T: R/R Age: 3/8/95 (21) Age Dif: -2.9 (2015) Acquired: Signed as International Free Agent for $100,000 (January 2012) Last year: 9 2015 MiLB Statistics: 1-5, 4.57 ERA, 8 G, 7 GS, 41.1 IP, 1.452 WHIP, 7.8 K/8 2016 AFL Statistics: 0-0, 3.78 ERA, 7 G, 2 GS, 16.2 IP, 1.380

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#12 1B Peter Alonso Ht: 6’3″ Wt: 225 Level: Class-A Short Season Brooklyn Cyclones B/T: R/R Age: 22 (December 7, 1994) Age Dif: -0.1 Acquired: Drafted in Round 2 (#64) in 2016 from University of Florida 2016 MiLB Statistics: 30 G, 109 AB, 20 R, 35 H, 12 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 21

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#11 OF Wuilmer Becerra Ht: 6’3”  Wt: 225  Level: High-A St. Lucie Mets B/T: R/R Age: 10/01/1994 (22) Age Dif: -1.7 Acquired: Part of seven player trade from the Toronto Blue Jays Last Year: #6 2016 Statistics: 65 G, 247 AB, 27 R, 77 H, 17 2B, HR, 34

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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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New York Mets minor league right-handed pitcher Gary Cornish has been suspended 50 games a positive test for an amphetamine according to Adam Rubin of ESPN. Cornish, 22, was taken by the Mets in the 19th round of the 2016 draft out of the University of San Diego. He made his pro

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