I’m sitting two rows behind the home dugout on the first base side on Autograph Session and Home Run Derby day, the day before the Eastern League All-Star game in New Britain, Connecticut. A near 90-degree sun is beating down on a glorious summer day. A huge throng of

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As expected, the New York Mets signed Luis Carpio today, a shortstop that hails from Venezuela. The Mets had to wait until today to sign the shortstop because today is his 16th birthday. The signing of the 30th best prospect in the July 2nd mix was first reported by

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As of 9:00am EST today, here are today’s Mets minor league starting pitchers: Tucson Padres @ Las Vegas 51s, 10:05pm EST Anthony Bass (2-2, 7.02 ERA) vs. Rafael Montero (1-2, 4.65 ERA) PCL League Scoreboard Montero takes the mound tonight for his second consecutive start against Tucson. This time,

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St. Lucie 9, Charlotte 4 St Lucie’s Starter Hansel Robles struggled in last night’s St Lucie’s 9-4 win against the Charlotte Stone Crabs.  Robles yielded 11 hits, 4 earned runs in only 4.1 innings, and he received a no decision.  Robles allowed two runs in the first off RBI

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  Savannah 1, Augusta 0 Game two of the three game series between the Savannah Sand Gnats and the Augusta GreenJackets was played in front of 1,580 fans Wednesday evening at Grayson Stadium. Augusta out hit Savannah 8-4, but Savannah ended up winning the pitcher’s duel, 1-0. The only

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Las Vegas 51s starting pitcher Jacob deGrom is the focus of this week’s Farm Report, put together by Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. The 25-year-old right-handed pitcher was selected by the Mets in the ninth round of the 2010 MLB draft, out of Stetson University. While he flashed

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According to Adam Rubin’s Weekly Mets Farm Report on ESPN New York, relief pitcher Chasen Bradford has been promoted from High-A St. Lucie to Double-A Binghamton. So far this season in the Florida State League, Bradford has appeared in 30 games, throwing 43.2 innings pitched. He’s compiled a 6-2

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And we’re back for a second installment of prospects today, ranging from No. 20 to No. 16… True to my word, the notes about the scouting scale will stay right there for you all. You can check out the first post in this series right here.  The traditional scouting

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So, Cesar Puello isn’t the only prospect getting some love from Baseball America today. Both Kevin Plawecki and Rafael Montero have been named to their Minor League All-Star team, which is a part of their massive midseason prospect update. This is a nice honor for both guys, and it

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The honors keep piling up for Mets Double-A prospect, Cesar Puello. He’s in New Britain preparing for the Eastern league All-Star game tonight, fresh off being named the EAS Player of the month for June. While he possibly could be facing a 50-game suspension for his apparent connection with

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