Category: Minor Leagues
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Steven Matz might already be with the Mets, if there was room for him
Steven Matz has done nothing but show the organization he is ready to join the big league rotation. He’s 6-4 with a 1.94 ERA in 11 starts for Triple-A Las Vegas, a remarkable accomplishment in the last professional league on earth where hitting dominates. There’s just one problem right now: There’s no room for him in…
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Mets sign INF/OF Brock Peterson to minors deal
The Mets fortified their minor league infield and outfield depth on Friday, signing IF/OF Brock Peterson to a minor league contract and assigning him to Double-A Binghamton. Peterson, 31, last played in the big leagues with the Cardinals in 2013. His stint with St. Louis was brief – he went 2-for-26 with 2 RBI for St.…
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Steven Matz could be promoted by the All-Star break
Steven Matz continues to dazzle in the Pacific Coast League – he’s 6-3 with a 1.98 ERA in 11 appearances and ten starts over 68 1/3 innings with Triple-A Las Vegas. Matz has thrown 100 pitches only twice in his 11 appearances this season, and under 80 in his last two starts, during which he…
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Dominic Smith named Florida State League Player of the Week
Another member of the St. Lucie Mets has earned league honors in the early part of the 2015 season. Mets 1B prospect Dominic Smith is the Florida State League Player of the Week for the week of May 25-May 31. In six games last week, Smith, 19, hit .385/.385/.692 with a home run and ten RBI…
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Michael Conforto promoted to Double-A
Outfield prospect Michael Conforto has been promoted to Double-A Binghamton, the Mets announced on Twitter on Friday morning. Selected just under a year ago with the 10th overall pick in the 2014 MLB First Year Player Draft, the 22-year-old Conforto has risen through the Mets farm system quickly, succeeding at each of his stops. In 46…
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