Worth noting: With last week’s promotion of Rylan Sandoval to Triple-A Las Vegas, the Mets were forced to alter their lineup in order to fill his vacancy at first base. Aderlin Rodriguez, perhaps the most versatile player on the roster with his ability to play both corner infield spots and

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While Gabriel Ynoa took home this week’s honors as MMN Pitcher of the Week, his teammate Luis Cessa has been named the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week. Cessa turned in his best outing of 2013 his last time out on the mound, which was this past Saturday

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Anthony DiComo of MLB.com gave us a thorough draft preview for the New York Mets as we gear up for the 2013 MLB draft this Thursday. While it’s not always guaranteed an impact-type player will fall to the 11th overall pick (which is where the Mets currently reside), but

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Josh Satin had a huge week for the Las Vegas 51s, which gives him today’s MMN Player of the Week Award! Josh Rodriguez, last week’s winner, did his best to try and become MMN’s first back-t0-back winner, but I couldn’t give it to him. A huge shout out to

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Keith Law, ESPN’s draft and minor league expert, released his third mock draft today (insider subscription required). Once again, he pinned the Mets to take first baseman/outfielder Dominic Smith with the 11th overall pick. The left-hander attends Serra High School in California, and is currently committed to Southern California

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It was a dominant two-start week that forced us to award the third MMN Pitcher of the Week award to Gabriel Ynoa today. On the 27th, he earned the win against the Greenville Drive by throwing eight innings of one-run ball, allowing six hits, no walks, and six strikeouts.

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Travis Taijeron was selected by the New York Mets in the 18th round of the 2011 MLB Draft. Taijeron spent his college years playing for a D-II school, Cal Poly Pomona. His profile on CPP’s website reads: As a Senior in 2011: Selected as the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

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Las Vegas 51s @ Fresno Grizzlies, 10:05 pm EST Carlos Torres (4-3 5.03 ERA) vs. Mike Kickham (3-4, 4.33 ERA) The past two starts made by Torres have by far been his best of 2013. He’s won both appearances, throwing 13.2 innings and allowing three runs (two earned), 10

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Who’s Hot Rafael Montero, RHP (BIN): Montero makes this list once again with another spectacular week for Binghamton. Every week it seems he is getting closer to big league-ready. The right-hander tossed 13 shutout innings this week over two starts, allowing just nine hits and three walks while striking

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Charlotte 7, St. Lucie 3 St. Lucie 5, Charlotte 3 (Because of the nature of the image I cut for the scoreboard, you can check the box score links here and here. — SR) After 14 straight shutout innings, Angel Cuan‘s scoreless streak came to an abrupt end Sunday. Cuan, the reigning

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