The St. Louis Cardinals had an exciting week leading up to the trade deadline. They executed three trade deadline deals, most notably sending Ryan Helsley to the New York Mets for a package of prospects in return.
It’s the third relief pickup of the week for the Mets, who had already acquired hard-throwing lefty Gregory Soto from the Baltimore Orioles and paid a hefty price to get submariner Tyler Rogers from the San Francisco Giants.
What minor league players put up the best numbers this past week, May 20th to May 25th? Week: 6 G, 17 AB, .647/.739/1.059, 11 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 6 BB,
There were several great performances in the Mets’ minor leagues this past week. One of the more notable and encouraging developments was a fantastic week from Jesus Baez, a prospect the Mets are high on, in High-A Brooklyn.