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2013 Minor League Preview: St. Lucie Mets

The roster of this year’s St. Lucie Mets team is packed with some fantastic talent. This year, St. Lucie will showcase some of the finest pitching pitching prospects in the Met system, and even some of the finest in the minor leagues. This year’s team will likely be the most potential-packed of any in the …

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Link: Three Mets Prospects Make Baseball America Top 100

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Baseball America released their annual top 100 prospects list yesterday, and it included three Mets.Zacl Wheelr was the highest-ranked Met coming in at number 11. Travis d’Arnaud was ranked 21st and Noah Syndergaard 54th. Wheeler was fifth among right-handed pitchers, while d’Arnaud was second among catchers. This list was surprising, at least when it comes …

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2013 Up Along First Top 20 Prospects

20. Jack Leathersich, LHP Height: 5’11″ Weight: 205 Throws/Bats: L/R We may be seeing Josh Edgin 2.0 as Jack Leathersich shoots up the ladder. Another college lefty reliever. However, Leathersich is rather unconventional, and has been slightly more successful than Edgin was in his short time in the minors. Although he had a 4.12 ERA over the second …

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Analyzing the R.A. Dickey Trade

The dust has finally settled and the R.A. Dickey saga is over. On Monday night, he signed an extension with the Blue Jays, making the seven-player, blockbuster deal finally official after days of unconfirmed rumors and speculation. The deal surprised many Mets fans, including me. However, it was one that will pay off for them …

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