Ed Delany Archive

25. Daison Acosta, RHP B/T: R/R Age: 21 (08/24/1998) Height: 6’2” Weight: 160 Acquired: International Free Agent (07/2016) $70K ETA: 2022  Previous Rank: N/A 2019 Stats (Brooklyn, Columbia): 3.06 ERA 1.28 WHIP, 4.1 BB/9, 9.4 K/9, 3.72 FIP At No. 25 we have starting pitcher Daison Acosta. He began the year in Brooklyn and showed

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In terms of record, it was a down year for the Chad Kreuter led St. Lucie Mets squad. It was also an uneven year in terms of player development. However, there were some highlights, especially on the pitching front. Over the course of the season, Justin Dunn would go

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MLB Pipeline recently released their top 100 prospects list for the 2019 season. The list featured two Mets; First baseman Peter Alonso at 51 and shortstop Andres Gimenez at 58. The main surprise here is that Pipeline seems a little low on Gimenez, who is considered by most prospect evaluators as the Mets’ top

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Prospects Live released their Top 100 Prospects list on Friday, and four Mets made the list. Shortstop Andres Gimenez was the first Met on the list at No. 24. At only 20 years old, Gimenez has already reached Double-A. After playing well in Class-A St. Lucie to begin the 2018 season,

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40. Kevin Smith Position: RP     B/T: L/L     Age: 5/13/97 (21) Acquired: 2018 7th Round Draft Pick from University of Georgia 2018 Stats (Brooklyn): 4-1, 0.76 ERA, 12 G, 3 GS, SV, 23.2 IP, 0.761 WHIP, 2.3 BB/9, 10.6 K/9 Drafted out of the 7th round in this recent draft, Smith started to find his role

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45. Hansel Moreno Pos: 2B/3B/SS/OF     B/T: S/R     Age: 9/3/96 (22) Acquired: International Free Agent from Dominican Republic on July 15, 2014. 2018 Stats (Columbia): 89 G, 319 AB, 44 R, 79 H, 16 2B, 4 3B, 8 HR, 33 RBI, 21 SB, 11 CS, 101 K, 24 BB, .248/.307/.398

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Junior College prospects are part of the reason why the average sports fan can’t get into the MLB draft. Seeing your team select a player from Manatee Community College (now State College of Florida) would be pretty confusing for the average sports fan that knows only about the SEC,

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Luis Carpio was once one of the better rated prospects in the Mets farm system, but that was until he suffered shoulder injuries. Despite a very good July, Carpio had a disappointing season hitting .219/.289/.365 in 112 games for St. Lucie. However, despite the should injuries and the down

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In addition to ranking organizations predicated upon the talent in a system, Fangraphs have ranked each organization according to the perceived value of their prospects. The calculations were derived by using a projected WAR for an organization’s prospects and assigning a value of $9 million per WAR. When running

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Top Mets prospects Peter Alonso and Andres Gimenez have been chosen to participate in the Arizona Fall League’s Fall Stars Game.  With both players being regarded as Top 100 prospects, their inclusion in this game comes as little surprise. Alonso has followed up a dominant regular season with another

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