Jared King, a native of Dublin, Ohio credits his dad for his knowledge of baseball, “My father played at Ohio state in the 80’s and has taught me everything I know about the game,” Says King. King applied everything his dad taught him about the game and took his talents

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Adam Rubin of ESPN NY writes that upon his arrival on his first day of spring camp, Noah Syndergaard certainly felt more comfortable than his arrival a season ago. “I got my feet wet, and I’m not the new guy really anymore,” Syndergaard shares with Rubin. “That’s always comforting. I

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Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com writes that it was not long after Jose Valverde‘s arrival at Mets camp on Sunday that a small crowd of new teammates gathered around the 35-year-old veteran, pulling up chairs. If Bobby Parnell is unable to be ready for the start of the season, Valverde

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5. Brandon Nimmo, OF Height: 6’3 Weight: 185 DOB: 3/27/1993  (Age: 20) Bats/Throws: Left/Right Hit: 35/55 Power: 30/50 Run: 60/60 Field: 50/60 Arm: 50/50 Nimmo entered 2013 coming off a solid season for the Cyclones in 2012. While the numbers weren’t overly impressive during his time in Brooklyn, he

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Back in 1963 and 1964 when fringe-major leaguer Al Moran and later, aging veteran Roy McMillanwere playing shortstop for the Mets, the minor league system was developing two promising shortstops, one of whom who would hopefully be the long-term heir to the job. On the Mets’ Raleigh farm team, the shortstop was

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With the Mets signing relief pitchers Kyle Farnsworth and Jose Valverde to minor league deals and inviting both to spring training, the team has viable options and can see if Bobby Parnell will be ready to start the season as their closer. Adam Rubin of ESPN NY writes that Parnell,

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Adam Rubin of ESPN NY writes that Wilmer Flores will get some work at shortstop during spring training. The idea of playing Flores at the position was put to the side by the Mets after his 2011 season with S. Lucie (A+). Rubin also shares that Terry Collins is

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Happy Valentine’s Day and thought it was cool to share some tweets from the Mets prospects. Love is in the air. Happy Valentine’s Day to my beautiful wife @jennafurrr it’s not flowers but it is a lot of good conversation. pic.twitter.com/BH0ag1NSnH — Darin Gorski (@darin_gorski20) February 14, 2014 My

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6. Amed Rosario, SS Height: 6’2” Weight: 170 Born: 11/20/1995 (Age 18) Bat/Throws Right/Right Contact: 30/60 Power: 30/60 Run: 55/55 Arm: 60/60 Fielding: 40/60  You want that prospect you can dream on? 18 – Year Old Amed Rosario is that guy. The sky’s the limit on the young Dominican

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While the Mets plethora of pitching prospects often receives the most attention, they have some talented offensive players in the minors as well. In an excellent article for the New York Post, Fred Kerber spoke with Brandon Nimmo and Kevin Plawecki— two young hitters about to enter their first

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