AAA Tuesday: Jacob deGrom and the Nature of Learning a Curveball
AAA: @ Las Vegas 51s 4, New Orleans Zephyrs (MIA) 3 Position Players C Travis d’Arnaud (.314/.486/.588 – 17 gms): 0-for-2, 2 BB d’Arnaud now has drawn 18 walks and fanned just 10 times in 17 games in...
View ArticleUpper Minors Wednesday: Travis d’Arnaud Still Waiting on BabyBuck
AAA: Las Vegas 51s 8, New Orleans Zephyrs (MIA) 1 For the second straight night, Travis d’Arnaud was hitless, (0-2,) but walked twice. You want strike zone control? d’Arnaud has walked 20 times and...
View ArticleUpper Levels Thursday: Rafael Montero Dominant Again in AAA
AAA: @ Las Vegas 51s 3, New Orleans Zephyrs (MIA) 2 Hey, now, Rafael Montero: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K. The eight strikeouts for Montero were one off a AAA season-high set in his last start....
View ArticlePlayoffs? Lets Talk about Playoffs
The Major League Mets are not going to the playoffs, but the majority of their minor league affiliates are still fighting for playoff berths. So lets check up on each race, starting with the...
View ArticleUpper Levels Thursday: A Ruben Renaissance?
AAA: Las Vegas 51s 10, Colorado Springs (COL) 7 Thin air baseball is a different beast indeed. SS Ruben Tejada hit his first home run of the year at any level in a 3-for-5 night that extended his...
View ArticleSweet Music Heads to Las Vegas
Frank Viola will join the Mets’ AAA staff in 2014. Viola will coach alongside manager Wally Backman and Hitting Coach George Greer. Viola’s great. He always had time for me in Savannah, but more...
View ArticleTom Signore will Fill in For Frank Viola in AAA
While Frank Viola is recovering from open heart surgery, the Mets will ask Tom Signore, who had been scheduled to serve as the pitching coach for SSA Brooklyn to fill in (Per Kevin Burkhart on...
View ArticleLas Vegas 51s Release Initial Roster
Monday, the Las Vegas 51s, the Mets’ AAA affiliate quietly posted an initial roster on the team’s site. There are no surprises here. This rotation of Noah Syndergaard, Rafael Montero and Jacob deGrom...
View ArticleUpper Levels Thursday: Montero Surgical in 51s Win
AAA: @ Las Vegas 51s 9, Fresno Grizzlies (SF) 2 - Rafael Montero turned in the pitching performance of the night in the Mets system: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, 55 of 79 pitches for strikes...
View ArticleMets Minor Recap: Monday, April 7
The Las Vegas 51s were the only minor league affiliate in action on Monday, and won 7-6 to improve to 4-1 this season. Need to Know: Daisuke Matsuzaka allowed three earned runs over five innings. He...
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