Category: Minor Leagues
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B-Mets sold, new owner pledges to keep club in Binghamton
On Monday, the Binghamton Mets announced the sale of the Eastern League Franchise to Evans Street Baseball Inc., headed by John Hughes, by former owner Michael Urda. Previously. here had been rumors Urda intended to sell the franchise to a group looking to move the B-Mets away from Binghamton to Delaware. But Hughes stated his intent […]
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Mets lose Matt Bowman to the Cardinals in the Rule 5 draft
The Mets pitching depth took an expected hit in the Rule 5 draft on Thursday morning, as they lost RHP Matt Bowman to the Cardinals in the Major League portion of the draft. Bowman, 24, had a rough season with Triple-A Las Vegas in 2016, going 7-16 with a 5.53 ERA in 28 appearances and 26 […]
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Dominic Smith named to the All-AFL Team in 2015
Mets 1B prospect Dominic Smith had a breakout year in 2015, winning the Florida State League Player of the Year award in 2015 after hitting .305/.354/.417 with six home runs and 79 RBI in 118 games with Single-A St. Lucie. But he missed time at the end of the season with a shoulder injury, and so he headed […]
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Brandon Nimmo, RHP Seth Lugo, RHP Jeff Walters, and RHP Robert Gsellman added to the 40-man roster
The Mets added four minor leaguers to the 40-man roster on Friday, protecting them from being exposed to the Rule 5 draft in December. OF Brandon Nimmo, RHP Seth Lugo, RHP Jeff Walters, and RHP Robert Gsellman were added to the 40-man roster, automatically receiving invites to major league spring training as a result. The 40-man roster now stands at 39. Nimmo, […]
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Mets have tough decisions to make as they aim to protect prospects from the Rule 5 draft
The deadline to add players to the 40-man roster in order to avoiding exposing them to the Rule 5 draft is Friday, November 20. The Rule 5 draft takes place on the final day of the Winter Meetings in December. The rule is designed to prevent teams from hoarding players in their minor league system […]