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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Adam Rubin of ESPN NY writes that the Mets have improved the farm system in the four years under Sandy Alderson to the point where ESPN’s Keith Law ranks the organization sixth in the majors. Rubin shares that however the prospects arrived to the Mets, things are starting to

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For the purpose of our posts, we define the word fringe as any prospects, which we considered, that were absent from MMN’s own Top 40 Prospect lists.  The purpose of the series is to identify prospects that are showing promise above what fans might expect and what their futures will hold within

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