Keith Law of ESPN (Insider Only) ranked the Houston Astros as having the top minor league system in baseball. But the Mets actually received a solid ranking as well coming in as the sixth best system. #6 New York Mets  The turnaround in this system is remarkable, especially when

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Back in November, I wrote a piece here on MMN entitled Rafael Montero Should Be On The Untouchable List. You can read that post in its entirety below, but it’s nice to see that Montero is starting to get the kind of recognition he deserves. Montero was recently ranked on

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There is a very good chance that Jeurys Familia can develop into a powerful weapon in the Mets bullpen beginning as soon as this season. The hard-throwing righty has just completed a dominating performance in Winter Ball that had more than one scout raving about his 100+ MPH fastball. On

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Noah Syndergaard is a wanted man, and as the 2014 season gets closer, more attention comes his way.  Wouldn’t it be great if this is the year that he becomes a star; that will be every Mets fans dream and his as well. This Wednesday the fans will get

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Baseball Prospectus released their 2014 Top Prospects list today and three Mets were amongst the 101 names. The fact that three Mets prospects made the list doesn’t come as a surprise, but the third name may raise some eyebrows. Let’s take a look at the players rankings: #11 Noah

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14. Rainy Lara, RHP Height: 6’4 Weight: 180 DOB: 3/14/1991  (Age: 22) Bats/Throws: Right/Right Fastball: 50/60 Slider: 40/50 Changeup: 35/50 Command: 60/60+ Having enjoyed success in each stop during his first three pro seasons, Lara began 2013 with the Savannah Sand Gnats of the South Atlantic League and did

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Tim Rohan of the New York Times, wrote an extensive piece on Josh Satin this past Saturday. He says that the 29-year old infielder has been taking this playing the outfield thing pretty seriously. Not willing to sit on his laurels and hope that he makes the team next Spring, he says

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In the tenth round of the 2010 draft, the New York Mets added right-handed pitcher Akeel Morris to the organization. The then 17 year old out of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands was bursting with potential, however raw it may have appeared. The 6’1”, 170 pound hurler came equipped with

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The Mets just announced that they have signed righthander Daisuke Matsuzaka to a minor league deal. Of course that includes a Spring Training invite. I like having the 33-year old Dice-K back, who seemed to rediscover his old self after three bad starts and a fix by pitching coach Dan Warthen. After

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I sat down with Former Mets General Manager and current Padres Senior Vice President, Omar Minaya, to conduct an interview pertaining to Dominican and Latin American development and the importance of baseball in developing countries such as the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. I asked Omar, who I know as

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