Mets VP of Player Development Paul DePodesta told reporters that Noah Syndergaard will be permitted somewhere in the vicinity of a 30-inning increase over last season’s total which will put him roughly at a 150-155 innings cap. “A lot of it’s going to be on how he actually racks up those

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Keith Law of ESPN listed Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud among his top twenty impact prospects for 2014, but says he is “the archetypal GWH player” — Good When Healthy. D’Arnaud can catch, throw, and hit for power, but has to stay on the field. The Mets don’t have a heavy-use backup on the

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Mets have been in Port St. Lucie almost a week now and they have been busy not only catching up with old and new teammates but also working on commanding their skills for a new season. The Mets Twitter page has done a great job in keeping us fans

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Las Vegas 51′s new pitching coach Frank Viola spoke to Adam Rubin of ESPN NY on Wednesday and explained how he understands the responsibility and pressure he will face coaching a lineup that may include Noah Syndergaard, Rafael Montero, Jacob deGrom and Jenrry Mejia. Viola shared a little humor with Rubin about the upcoming season in Vegas, “It could be the

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I’d like to take a look at a few names that should be watched closely this upcoming season. They are all players that I feel are flying under the radar. I also believe these sleeper prospects have a shot to really make an impact in 2014. Let’s get started.

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Paul DePodesta had a lengthy chat with Ken Davidoff of the New York Post about some of the Mets’ top pitching prospects and the system as a whole. Discussing Rafael Montero, DePo said that he is certainly close, citing that the 23-year old righty spent a good chunk of last year in Triple-A,

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Dustin Lawley, 24, is one of the prospects in big league camp, but after a great 2013 campaign where he hit 25 home runs with 92 RBIs, and was named the Florida State League player of the year, there really hasn’t been much mention of him. Lawley was also

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Baseball America released its annual list of the top 100 prospects in baseball today, and unsurprisingly, the list included a few notable future Mets. The four who made the cut were Noah Syndergaard, Travis d’Arnaud, Rafael Montero, and Dominic Smith. Here is what John Manuel, the editor of the

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Update 3:20 pm: Sandy Alderson spoke with ESPNNewYork.com and gave some more information about a tweet from Mike Puma of the NY Post that  he wanted to remain with the Mets as GM for two or three more years. “That was a guess on the part of the writer and the source,”

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Terry Collins strongly hinted that Wilmer Flores seems destined for a Triple-A start unless he can work his way into an infield position, reported ESPN’s Adam Rubin. Something that doesn’t seem likely. I think with what we have on the infield — you know what? — if he’s not going to get a

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