From The Desk...

Good morning.

Yesterday’s results –

In Las Vegas:         RP Matt Purke continues to not live up to the hype: 0.1-IP, 4-ER, 7.14

In Binghamton:     AA Andres Gimenez went 1-3, and raised his AA batting average to .304. Gimenez is a 19-year old man-child.

In St. Lucie:           RP Stephen Villines continued his spectacular relief pitching at this level: 2.1-IP, 0-R, 4-K, 0.45

In Columbia:         LF Matt Winaker continued his improved hitting: 3-5, 2-R, 2-HR, 4-RBI

In Brooklyn:          2B Carlos Cortes’ bat is starting to heat up: 3-4, R, HR, 2-RBI

In Kingsport:         3B Mark Vientos continues to prove he was worth the draft pick: 2-4, R, HR, 2-RBI, .297

For the GCL-Mets:           no game on Sunday

For the DSL Mets teams:  no games on Sunday

Injury News – RP Anthony Swarzak (6.00-ERA) was placed on the 10-day DL with ‘right shoulder inflammation’. RP Jacob Rhame (8.00-ERA) was recalled to fill the slot… Columbia RHP, Chris Viall, was placed on the disabled list…

Roster Moves –  RHSP Scott Copeland was promoted from AA-Binghamton to AAA-Las Vegas. He did start in two games for Vegas earlier in the season and posted a 1-1, 3.75-ERA record… The Rumble Ponies also announced that they have signed  former Siena 

College LHP Matt Gage. Gage was a 2014 10^th round pick by the Giants that went 4-9, 5.47 for the combined Giants AA/AAA affiliates this season… the assumption is he will slot into the rotation spot left open by the Copeland promotion… Brooklyn’s OF, David Miranda, was promoted to A-Columbia. Miranda was a 25^th round pick in this year’s draft. The 23-year old has only had 45 at-bats, hitting .200.

Projected Top 10 Pick - MLB Draft 2019   -

        Bobby Witt Jr., SS, Coleyville Heritage (Tex.) HS

As a rising junior a summer ago, Bobby Witt Jr. was one of the youngest players selected to participate in the Under Armour All-America Game at Wrigley Field. Though he went 0 for 2 in the contest with a strikeout, his performance that week in front of dozens of scouts left a deep impression, as the 6-1, 185-pound shortstop solidified himself as possibly the best position player in the prep class of 2019. He combines raw power from the right side of the plate with top-end speed in the field, which gives him spectacular range at short. His frame could easily support another 10-15 pounds, leading scouts to believe he could hit for above-average power at the big-league level. Witt also has great bloodlines, as his father, Bobby Witt Sr., played nearly 16 seasons in the big leagues for eight organizations. He’s committed to the University of Oklahoma, but should he be taken where most expect him to be, it’s likely he would forgo his time in Norman to begin his professional career.

Michael Baron - Zack Wheeler has a 2.91 ERA with 72 strikeouts and 24 walks in 77 1/3 IP over his last 12 starts. So happy for him and his re-birth. Been a real long road for him (and remember he didn’t even make the team out of camp!).

        Jeff McNeil - who went 4-for-4 last night - is the seventh Mets player to turn in a four-hit game within the first 10 games of his career...The last was T.J. Rivera, who turned in four hits on August 16, 2016.

Anthony DiComo - Mickey Callaway said Swarzak's MRI revealed "just a little bit of inflammation." He believes this will be just a short DL stint for the reliever. In Swarzak's absence, Robert Gsellman should continue to see the bulk of save chances.

Hey Tom… Joe Vasile - Through 5 games with AAA Buffalo, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is batting .364/.579/.455 with 7 walks and only 2 strikeouts.

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