For the purpose of our series of 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

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Wishing you all a wonderful and safe Holiday Season.  2013 was great for MMN, but 2014 will be even better. The future of the Mets looks bright and we promise to continue to bring you great coverage of the prospects as they make their way to Citi Field. Lets

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In the 2010 Draft, the Mets picked Peter Birdwell in the 25th round, 752nd overall. Peter lasted three years in the Mets system and struggled with injuries, never rising above rookie level ball. In 2010, he started out with the Gulf Coast League Mets and appeared in one game

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Hunter Carnevale from California was picked in the 33rd round of the 2010 draft, 992nd overall.  He is still in the Mets organization today. After pitching four years for the Pacfic Tigers in the Big West Conference, Carnevale played at two levels of pro ball in 2010 with the

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Just a few weeks ago, Juan Lagares and Allan Dykstra were tearing the cover off the ball in their respective winter leagues, but both suffered injuries and had to cut their season short. Lagares left the Dominican Winter League with a minor knee injury and finished the season batting

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The Mets 11th round pick in the 2010 MLB draft is an intriguing one, Adam Kolarek was selected 332nd overall and is a left handed relief pitcher who has posted some pretty good numbers in the minors, and has pitched as high as AAA Las Vegas. In four minor league

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Here are the updated stats of the prospects in the various Winter Baseball Leagues. *all stats active as of 12/20/2013 Dominican Winter League Cesar Puello – OF 2013 Winter League  – 39 games; (220 for 107), .206/.261/.271, 7 R, Double, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 5 SB  Notes: Last 10 games; (5 for

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Dilson Herrera was brought to the Mets when John Buck and Marlon Byrd were sent to the Pirates.  In the trade the Mets also received pitcher Vic Black, who should be competing for the Mets closer role for 2014. Herrera, who is listed at 5’10”, has been playing very

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This year saw the continued decline of once promising young talents such as Ike Davis and Ruben Tejada, allowing for a slew of fresh prospects to enter the mix at the major-league level. Terry Collins best described it at the time as “we got to see the pieces that will soon make this team

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In the 2010 MLB Draft, the Mets chose with the 572nd overall selection in the 19th round, RHP Jonathan Kountis.  Jonathan played for two seasons in the Mets organization. Jonathan began his professional career in June 2010 with the Brooklyn Cyclones (A-) of the New York Penn League and

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