I’ll be taking over from now on with the Prospect Face-Offs. This week, we have two young and promising Right Handers in Matthew Bowman and Luis Cessa. Both started out in Single-A Savannah this year, at 20 (Cessa) and 21 years (Bowman) of age respectively, and both did fairly

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  Posted on the Wall Street Journal website yesterday, Jared Diamond shared a great point about the state of the Mets and GM Sandy Alderson: Alderson can no longer ask for patience. He cannot afford to keep talking about a plan without delivering on those promises. The time for

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The Mets made two minor league signings over the weekend — Anthony Seratelli and Joel Carreno. Both players have received an invitation to Spring Training, so they’re worth keeping an eye on. Adam Rubin helped provide a little background on both of these guys… “Joel Carreno has really solid

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Welcome to the fourth installment of MMN’s off-season Organizational Depth Chart. Each week, we’ll take a look at the top players at each position in the Mets organization. We hope to provide Mets fans with some insight to what the Mets currently have at the major league level, as

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The Mets will protect Noah Syndergaard and Zack Wheeler, and feel it will be tougher to deal Jon Niese or Dillon Gee now that Matt Harvey will be missing next year, writes Joel Sherman. But if they bundle some minor league pitching — perhaps headed by Rafael Montero —

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23. Domingo Tapia, RHP Height: 6’4” Weight: 186 DOB: 12/16/1991 (Age: 21) Bats/Throws: Right/Right Fastball: 60/65+ Change-up: 50/60 Slider: 40/50  Control: 45/50 Makeup: 50/55 2013 was a weird year for Tapia, I’ll have to admit. After that burned hand incident that could only happen to a Mets prospect, he

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Congratulations to Juan Lagares for earning the 2013 Wilson Defensive Player of The Year for the Mets. The award is handed out to one player from each team that stands out with their defensive skills.  In 2013, Lagares, who was not in the initial early season plans to become a

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In last weeks installment I profiled University of Virginia outfielder Derek Fisher. This week we’ll stay in the college ranks, but switch it over to the pitching side. University of Hartford lefty Sean Newcomb is a promising young arm who could rocket up draft boards in the coming months.

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24. Jeff Walters, RP Height: 6’3 Weight: 170 DOB:  11/6/87 (Age: 26) Bats/Throws: Right/Right Fastball: 55/60 Slider: 60/65 Changeup: 40/50 Command: 40/50 Walters jumped onto the radar for most scouts in 2013 with a great season for the Double-A Binghamton Mets. In 56 relief innings for the Mets he

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With the 2013 season over, most players have taken the opportunity rest up, visit with family and friends they haven’t seen all summer or start their workout regimen for the new season.  A few players have chosen sent to play in the Fall and Winter Leagues to be hone

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