When the Mets and Rene Rivera avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $1.75 million salary, it was an indication Rivera was going to return to the Mets as the backup catcher. This also means the former supplemental round draft pick Kevin Plawecki is likely going to start the 2017

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Until Mets prospects reach AAA, they spend a vast majority of their time in the minors playing in pitchers’ leagues and pitcher’s ballparks. Nowhere was that more true than when the Mets were located in Savannah. While the Mets full season A affiliate was located in Savannah, they played

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We have voted on our Top 5 prospects at each position in the Mets minor league system. For the sixth installment in the series we now analyze the Mets five best outfield prospects. We have already covered shortstop, second base, catcher, third base, and first base. Looking over the Mets top

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Alejandro Castro is a sidearm right-handed reliever for the Brooklyn Cyclones. In his second season after signing with the Mets, Castro pitched to a 1-2 record with a 4.82 ERA in 28 innings for the Cyclones in 2016. Over his minor league career, Castro has pitched 50 innings. In

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We have voted on our Top 5 prospects at each position in the Mets minor league system. For the fifth installment in the series we now analyze the Mets five best first base prospects. We have already covered shortstop, second base, catcher, and third base. The Mets first base

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Left-handed pitcher Andrew Barbosa has signed a minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers after spending the entire 2016 season in the New York Mets system. The 29-year old Barbosa went 3-0 with a 1.51 ERA, 0.907 WHIP and 8.9 K/9 in 71.2 innings over four levels in the Mets system.

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The New York Mets didn’t lose any players in the major league portion of the Rule 5 draft and didn’t draft any. Phillip Evans and Paul Sewald were both seen as possible selections, but will remain with the organization. The Mets did lose pitchers in the Triple-A phase, lefties Paul

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While Mets fans were relieved that no one took either Paul Sewald or Phillip Evans in the major league portion of the Rule 5 Draft, the Mets did lose a pair of left-handed relievers in the AAA portion of the draft. The Seattle Mariners selected Paul Paez. Many took

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During Terry Collins’ appearance on MLB Network, he addressed a variety of topics including, but not limited to Tim Tebow. Collins stated he intends to play Tebow in a couple of Spring Training games in 2017.  Collins stated he will play Tebow in those games whether he is in

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According to Steve Gelbs of SNY, the New York Mets intend to have top prospect Amed Rosario learn third base during the upcoming season as part of a change in organizational philosophy. Overall, the New York Mets organization now wants to expose all of their prospects to multiple positions

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