Monthly Archives: February 2025

Get To Know A Non-Roster Invitee: Kevin Parada

Kevin Parada is one of four catchers in camp as non-roster invitees. The Mets right now only have two catchers on their 40-man roster, so for all four NRI catchers (Kevin Parada, Jakson Reetz, Hayden Senger and Chris Williams) there … Continue reading

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Get To Know A Non-Roster Invitee: Brandon Waddell

Waddell signed with Mets in mid-December on the same day that Jared Young signed an MLB split deal with the Mets. This is notable because both players were coming back stateside after some time with with the KBO’s Doosan Bears. … Continue reading

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Spring Training Game Preview: Marlins vs Mets

As mentioned earlier, yesterday’s home crowd at Clover Park (7,394) just missed the record set in 2015 (7,444). Expect to see more scouts this afternoon, or just more attention by baseball professionals because of who the Mets are facing. Sandy … Continue reading

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Spring Training Game Preview: Mets @ Nationals

What a start for the 2025 Mets yesterday! Juan Soto hit a home run in first spring at bat as a Met. Clay Holmes tossed three perfect innings in his first start. The almost broke the record for most fans … Continue reading

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Get To Know A Non-Roster Invitee: Blade Tidwell

Blade Tidwell is competing for a roster spot this season. If we were to rank prospects by how close they are to the majors, Tidwell, Dom Hamel and Brandon Sproat would round out the short list of starting pitchers who … Continue reading

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Spring Training Game Preview: Astros vs Mets

Cue the SNY music! Mets baseball is back! The Mets return to the baseball field, St. Lucie, our television sets and our lives this afternoon, taking on the Houston Astros. Juan Soto, one of the most exciting players in baseball, … Continue reading

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Get To Know A Non-Roster Invitee: Brandon Sproat

By now you have probably heard of Brandon Sproat, the 2023 Mets draftee who has sky rocketed up the prospect charts over the last season or so. Going into 2025 he is the #61 prospect overall by Baseball America, #39 … Continue reading

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Get To Know A Non-Roster Invitee: Yacksel Ríos

The Mets in the David Stearns era love loading up on hard throwing pitchers on minor league deals, and that’s why the Mets brought in Yacksel Ríos in January 2024. Ríos leans on his mid-to-upper 90’s fastball, let’s take a … Continue reading

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Get To Know A Non-Roster Invitee: Oliver Ortega

The Mets signed Oliver Ortega to a minor league deal at the start of December after he was outrighted by the Astros (and then chose free agency). Ortega signed with the Angels in 2014 and made his debut with them … Continue reading

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Get To Know A Non-Roster Invitee: Grant Hartwig

If you have watched the Mets over the last two seasons, you already know today’s NRI player! Grant Hartwig made his major league debut with the Mets in 2023. He pitched in 28 games totaling 35 1/3 innings with a … Continue reading

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