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Mets Minors Report 5/21: Montero On Tap, Puello Mashing, Verrett Solid
Montero makes his Triple-A debut today. Picture courtesy of MMO contributor Gordon Donovan.
Last Night’s Quick Scores
Las Vegas was washed out in Iowa.
Binghamton dropped New Britain, 6-3.
St. Lucie lost to Dunedin, 4-3.
Savannah dropped to Charleston, 5-2.
Prospect Pipeline
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Mets Minors Report 5/20: Montero To Vegas, Puello Still Hot, Zapata Drives In Five
Jack Leathersich is mowing down hitters this year. Photo courtesy of MMO contributor Gordon Donovan
Last Night’s Quick Scores
Las Vegas dropped to Omaha 4-3.
Binghamton dropped Portland, 8-5.
St. Lucie lost to Bradenton, 8-1.
Savannah topped Augusta, 12-10.
Prospect Pipeline
If you haven’t heard the news, Rafael Montero was brought up to Triple-A, and will be making a spot...
Mets Minors Report 5/18: Puello On A Hot Streak, Wheeler Hits DL, Mejia Makes Rehab Start
Last Night’s Quick Scores
Las Vegas defeated Omaha, 7-3.
Binghamton took down Portland, 6-3.
St. Lucie was edged by Bradenton, 5-4.
Savannah was one-hit by Augusta, 11-0.
Prospect Pipeline
Jenrry Mejia made his first “real” rehab start in St. Lucie last night where he lasted three innings. He threw only 61 pitches, and threw 41 of them for strikes, which was a good sign...
Vaughn’s Grand Slam, Puello’s 3 RBIs Propel B-Mets To 9-4 Win
Binghamton 9, Akron 4
Cory Vaughn highlighted a six-run fifth inning with a grand slam as the B-Mets came from behind to beat the Akron Aeros, 9-4 Wednesday night at NYSEG Stadium. The win gave Binghamton the series sweep, and their fourth consecutive victory overall.
For the third straight night, the Akron offense struck first against Binghamton pitching. In the fourth, Carlos Moncrief...
Mets News and Notes: Mejia, Murphy, Nieuwenhuis, Puello, Wright, Francisco, Minor League Deals, Prospects
Mets News and Notes:
MLB confirmed the age and identity of Jenrry Mejia and the right-hander has been granted a visa to report to camp, the Mets announced. Mejia should arrive today or Friday.
Daniel Murphy returned to camp Wednesday, after a medical exam in New York. Murphy received a cortisone injection in his right side for a strained intercostal muscle. He was limited to icing...
Hefner and Puello sent down...
The Mets have reduced camp to just 40 players by sending down OF Cesar Puello and RHP Jeremy Hefner. Both had very good games today and got sent down on a high note to build upon. Photo by Michael BaronPuello showed a solid glove, strong arm and hit .308, OBP .357, Slg. .308 and .665 OPS.Hefner appeared in five games, 6.2 innings in which he allowed one unearned run from five hits...
Mets send two more prospects to minor league camp
Puello
According to Adam Rubin of ESPN NY, the Mets optioned prospect Cesar Puello and right-hander Jeremy Hefner to minor league camp. Hefner had just tossed two scoreless innings against the Houston Astros.
The Mets now have 40 players in major league camp.
Top 10 Mets Prospects of 2012: #8 Cesar Puello
8. Cesar Puello, Outfield, Bats: R, Throws: R, Age: 20, ETA: 2013
I wish I could have more faith in Puello’s potential as an outfield prospect, but first he has several things to prove to me.
He has to show that he can stick to his roots and focus on hitting for the gaps and getting on base to strictly utilize his speed, and his plate discipline must improve.
When Cesar Puello...
Comparing Cesar Puello and Carlos Beltran
Recently over at his MetsMinorLeagueBlog.com Toby Hyde made an interesting age-based comparison when he matched up Cesar Puello and Carlos Beltran. Hyde pointed out that they were both playing center field in Hi-A at age 20 and both put up mediocre stat lines. Here are their respective numbers:
Beltran – .229/.311/.363
Puello – .259/.310/.397
The big difference was in their...
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