Welcome to this week’s edition of Boom or Bust! Today, some of the writers here at MMN will be debating whether or not the 2011 first round pick for the New York Mets, Brandon Nimmo, will end up being a successful major leaguer. Starting 2013 with Low-A Savannah, the

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As of 9:00am EST today, here are today’s Mets minor league starting pitchers: Las Vegas 51s @ Memphis Cardinals, 7:05pm EST Rafael Montero (2-3, 4.32 ERA) vs. Michael Wacha (5-2, 2.48 ERA) PCL League Scoreboard Montero turned in his second consecutive quality start on July 30th against Nashville, but

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Adam Rubin of ESPN New York emailed Paul DePodesta a few questions regarding a few of the Mets prospects and regarding Wilmer Flores they had the following exchange: Asked if Wilmer Flores remaining in the minors is fielding-related, DePodesta wrote: “Wilmer played some first base largely because of the

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As per Adam Rubin, who had a chat with Paul dePodesta… On why Cesar Puello, who has been tied to Biogenesis by “Outside the Lines,” has not started the past three games with Binghamton, DePodesta wrote: “Manager’s decision. Just giving him a break. He’s active and available.” Just in

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Memphis 4, Las Vegas 3 Matt Fox was relatively effective again for the 51s as he went six innings while allowing three runs — only two earned — and struck out five. He ran into trouble in the fourth inning, where he gave up four hits, including a lead-off

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St. Lucie 11, Clearwater 3 The Clearwater Threshers were routed 11-3 Saturday night by the St. Lucie Mets in front of 543 fans at Tradition Field. The Threshers (18-22, 53-56) wasted a bases-loaded opportunity in the top of the second and got only one more hit the rest of

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Binghamton 3, Harrisburg 2 The Binghamton Mets took an early lead, and held on to beat the Harrisburg Senators, 3-2 on Saturday night at Metro Bank Park. Logan Verrett won his 10th game of the season, and Binghamton picked up their 20th series win in the process. The B-Mets

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Savannah  6, Greenville 3 Light-hitting Jeff Glenn smacked a three-run home run in the ninth inning to lead the Savannah Sand Gnats past the Greenville Drive 6-3 on Saturday night at Fluor Field. Glenn, a ninth-round pick of the New York Mets in 2009, hit his third homer of

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Brooklyn 7, Jamestown 4 For the first time in nearly six weeks, the Brooklyn Cyclones climbed above .500 as they defeated the Jamestown Jammers, 7-4. John Gant came away with the victory going 5.0 IP, giving up two runs, one earner, three hits, walking three and striking out five. In the

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Like the U.S. during the Cold War, the New York Mets continue to build an arsenal of long range power arms. A ‘shock and awe’ strike capacity with a first wave including weaponry labeled  Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Jenrry Mejia, Rafael Montero, Noah Syndergaard, Logan Verrett, Jack Leathersich, Jeff

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