Kevin Plawecki, C Height: 6’2” Weight: 205 lbs. Age: 22 Bats/Throws: Right/Right Kevin Plawecki doesn’t quite have the ceiling as Travis d’Arnaud but he’s a nice prospect in his own right. He was drafted in the supplemental first round of the 2012 draft out of Purdue University; a draft in

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According to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com, the Mets sent RHP Jacob deGrom down to minor league camp. The former ninth round pick had pitched pretty well this spring, posting a 1.23 ERA in 7.1 innings. He struck out seven batters and walked three during that span. However, he entered

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The Mets beat the Nationals 7-5 on Thursday at Space Coast Stadium.  The win improved the Mets spring record to 6-7. Daisuke Matsuzaka started and threw 3 2/3 innings, giving up a run on three hits and striking out four. A good outing from Dice K who looks like the

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  ESPN released their annual Future Power Rankings (Insider only) today. The panel consisted of Buster Olney, Keith Law and Jim Bowden. Each team is ranked in five categories- Majors (MLB talent), Minors (MiLB talent and depth), Finance, Management, and Mobility (“Do they have a lot of young, cheap

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The Mets travel to Viera, Fla. this afternoon to play the Washington Nationals at Space Coast Stadium at 1:05 PM. Daisuke Matsuzaka gets the start for the Mets and will oppose Nationals lefthander Ross Detwiler. Terry Collins plans to have Dice-K and Noah Syndergaard piggyback and combine to throw all nine innings. For Syndergaard, this

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Dominic Smith, 1B Height: 6’0” Weight: 185 lbs. Age: 18 Bats/Throws: Left/Left The Mets drafted a 17 year old Dominic Smith with the 11th overall pick of last year’s draft and he didn’t waste any time showing off his skills. In 173 AB’s across the Gulf Coast League and Appalachian League,

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Brian Costa of the Wall Street Journal recently completed a little experiment, comparing the Florida (Grapefruit League) Spring Training experience with that of the Arizona (Cactus League) Spring Training experience. Costa attempted to see eight Cactus League games in the same time it took his WSJ colleague Stu Woo

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The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Mets 6-4 on Wednesday at Tradition Field. The loss dropped the Mets’ record to 5-7 this Spring. John Lannan started and tossed four innings, giving up two runs, none earned, on three hits and struck out five batters. Nice outing for Lannan who retired

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Domingo Tapia Height: 6’4” Weight: 186 lbs. Age: 22 Bats/Throws: Right/Right This kid’s arm strength is off the charts. Domingo Tapia consistently throws in the high 90’s with the ability to hit triple digits at times. Both his fastball and changeup have sink that help him induce a good amount of

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Terry Collins has Daniel Murphy penciled into the lineup today as the Mets host the St. Louis Cardinals at Tradition Field at 1:10 p.m. Murphy last played in a game last Friday, when he injured his right shin on an aggressive slide into second base attempting to break up a double play. John Lannan gets

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