The Fireflies are ready to begin their inaugural season with a roster that will rely heavily on the 2015 draft class that makes up ten of the initial 28 players. The coaching staff will include familiar faces with manager Jose Leger entering his seventh season in the Mets system
The Las Vegas 51s will begin their fourth season as the Mets Triple-A affiliate in the Pacific Coast League and look to get back to the playoffs after missing them in 2015 for the first time with the Mets. Wally Backman is back at the helm, joined again
The inaugural season for the Columbia Fireflies is just two days away, they have already brought excitement not only to Mets fans and the community in South Carolina but all of minor league baseball with the gorgeous Spirit Communications Park and unique merchandise design. The Fireflies will have all 140
Yesterday Baseball America released their top 20 prospects in the Dominican and Venezuelan Summer League. The list wasn’t ranked, but there was 20 prospects to follow as they go stateside. Catcher Juan Uriarte was the lone Met listed on their top 20. Here’s their Report: Last year, the Mets
According to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, the New York Mets have signed catcher Rene Rivera to a minor league deal. He had been released by the Tampa Bay Rays on March 30, and will report to Triple-A Las Vegas, per Maria Guardado of the Star-Ledger. A native
2015 Brooklyn Cyclones OF Desmond Lindsay and RHP Matt Blackham suffered injuries in Spring Training, although Lindsay is expected to resume all baseball activities shortly, while Blackham will be sidelined for three months. Lindsay, 19, was the Mets’ second round pick in 2015. According to Field Coordinator Kevin Morgan
The big surprise here is that the Mets will be sending top position player prospect Amed Rosario back to St. Lucie, at least to start the season. They have said they want to protect him from the cold weather of Binghamton in April. The roster currently has 28 players
After losing their 2015 1st round pick due to the Michael Cuddyer signing and having a plethora of players graduate to the big leagues over the last two years, it’s easy to say this farm system has been depleted. The 2016 draft is a great opportunity for Sandy to