Toby Hyde, in a post at Mets Minor League Blog, details the beginning of the Arizona Fall League and the players from the Mets organization that will be participating.
Among those from the Mets organization participating are Jenrry Mejia, Ike Davis, and Reese Havens.

Adam Rubin of the Daily News believes the Mets will sign their top draft-pick Steven Matz, a lefthander from Ward Melville High School on Long Island, by Monday’s deadline.
To see a scouting video of Matz, click here.
Rubin details the amount of money Matz will sign for, which is double what players drafted around him will [...]

In 54 games since being promoted to Triple-A, the 26–year-old Jonathan Malo is hitting .186 with just four extra base hits and two stolen bases.
…malo is 26, and if he wasn’t called upon this season, when the Mets were always in need of middle infield help, i am not sure he’ll ever be called upon… [...]

In a report for the New York Times, Ken Belson spent time with Triple-A Buffalo and Double-A Binghamton, and writes, “The future is cloudy.”
…during the trade deadline, i talked with a handful of people in baseball, and nobody was impressed with the current state of the Mets minor league system, though people seem to very [...]

This morning, at Mets Minor League Blog, Toby Hyde recaps all of yesterday’s Mets minor-league action, including a strong performance from 1B Nick Evans, who who was 2-5 with a double in a win for the Double-A Binghamton Mets; as well as SS Matt Bouchard, who was 3-4 with a double in a win for Single-A [...]

Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times reports former Mets C Mike Difelice has agreed to manage the Kingsport Mets, the Mets rookie-league affiliate.
Difelice spent three of his 13 major league season with the Mets from 2005 to 2007.
Topkin also notes former Mets OF Cliff Floyd signed a one-year deal with the Padres.

Yesterday, the Mets signed RHP Kyle Snyder and LHP Jon Switzer to minor-league deals, and added them to the 15 other non-roster players invited to spring training.
Snyder, 31, pitched in just two games during 2008, but was 2–3 with a 3.81 ERA in 46 appearances for the Red Sox in 2007, though he was not added to [...]

Continuing his yearly list making over at ESPN.com, Keith Law released his Top 100 prospects in baseball. He ranked two Mets in the top 100: OF Fernando Martinez at #16, and SS Wilmer Flores at #55.
Law remains high on Martinez, saying he has a “special bat” and writing:
…Martinez offers huge power potential, putting on a [...]

Keith Law, writing for ESPN.com, ranks every organization’s farm system, with the Mets coming in at 17th:
It took a few major trades, but their system finally has thinned. Their international scouting department has saved the system, with three of their top six prospects (Fernando Martinez, Wilmer Flores and Jefry Marte) all coming via that route. [...]

According to the Buffalo News, the Mets signed OF Jason Cooper and LHP Casey Fossum to minor-league deals.
Cooper, 28, hit .247 with nine HR and 45 RBI in 102 games for Triple-A Buffalo last season.
“He also won his third straight Community Service Award for his efforts with the team’s youth baseball department,” according to the [...]