According to a source, the Mets have signed eighth round pick Boston Baro to a $700,000 signing bonus. The slot value for the pick is $192,900. Baro played this season at Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, California, and had a commitment to UCLA. Baro, 18, was ranked

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The New York Mets finished the first half of the 2023 season 42-48, six games below .500. As such, tensions are high both in the clubhouse and among fans. In response to the team’s poor first half, Mets owner Steven Cohen met with the media in July. He expressed

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Two of the Mets High School picks from the 2023 MLB draft have indicated they will sign with the team. With the compensation pick in the fourth round ($483K slot value) for Jacob deGrom signing with the Rangers, the Mets selected shortstop A.J. Ewing from Springsboro High School in

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The 2023 MLB Draft has come and gone as the New York Mets made their selections from Rounds 11-20 on Tuesday. They were hoping to find some late-round gems to wrap up this year’s class. Our own Mike Mayer broke down the class that was predominantly right-handed pitchers, but

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The last week of minor league game action before the 2023 MLB Draft saw plenty of players make some noise before the next crop of Mets prospects enter the system. Here are the biggest developments, including continuations of excellent stretches for Blade Tidwell and Rowdey Jordan. Triple-A Syracuse The

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Jake Zitella, Photo by Sandy Bressner Media Tuesday rounded out day three of the 2023 MLB Draft. With their last six picks of the draft, the Mets went pitcher heavy. They drafted four pitchers, an infielder, and an outfielder with their last six picks. Over the course of the

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With their rounds 11, 12, 13, and 14 picks, the Mets stayed consistent and went with all right-handed pitchers. They selected RHP Brett Banks from UNC WIlmington at No. 336, RHP Brady Kirtner from Virginia Tech with pick No. 366, RHP Ben Simon from Elon University (NC) with pick

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The New York Mets were one of the teams under the spotlight in Day 2 of the 2023 MLB Draft for having a good amount of picks in between Rounds 3-5. Out of the 11 picks that the Mets made, seven of them were pitchers, including their third-round pick

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9th Round: 3B Nick Lorusso, Maryland; 175.1K Slot Value  A teammate of the 13th overall pick Matt Shaw, the fifth-year senior, posted an insane .379/.446/.765 triple-slash over the 2023 season with 26 home runs and 105 RBIs, the latter of which tied for the D1 lead. Another Cape Cod

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  7th Round: RHP Noah Hall, South Carolina; Slot Value: $235,000 Hall, a fourth-year senior from South Carolina, was snagged with the club’s 10th pick (216th overall). The third Gamecock pitcher to be selected in Day 2, Hall was previously drafted in the 20th round by Milwaukee Brewers last

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