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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.

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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 get.

…from what i can gather, he’s likely to advance pretty quickly next season, though he’s still a ways off from seeing the big leagues… he’s a big kid, strong, with a decent fastball, but he’s not afraid to pitch inside… he has a decent curve ball and an advanced change-up… in a perfect world, he grows up to look like Barry Zito, minus the ridiculous contract and surfing…

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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… that said, malo seemed to turn heads in spring training, and clearly got the attention of Jerry Manuel for the way he plays the game…

Malo hit .233 with one extra base hit in 13 spring training games.

…i was able to talk with malo last month for a quick Q&A, which you can read by clicking the link below:

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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 impressed with Jennry Mejia… i did find most were intrigued by Ike Davis, Wilmer Flores, Brad Holt, and Josh Thole… these guys are young, just breaking in to Double-A, and so i suspect they’ll rise on lists over the next year or so…

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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 St. Lucie.

Evans is hitting .350 in his last 10 games for Binghamton, with six extra base hits and five RBI.

By the way, Toby Hyde was a guest on WFAN yesterday, during which he talked about the team’s prospects and recent draft.

To listen to Toby’s interview, go here.

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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.

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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 their post-season roster.

For more on Snyder, check out Mets Fever and Mack’s Mets.

Switzer, 29, has made 68 relief appearances during his four-year career, during which he has a 6.11 ERA, while striking out 43 batters and walking 36 through 66 innings. 

Switzer did not pitch in the major leagues during 2004 and 2008.

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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 display in BP, but it has only briefly started to emerge in games. He has very quick and strong wrists, letting the ball travel on him before exploding quickly and making solid, hard contact. In the field, he’s looking more likely to end up in right field…

Law writes that the Mets face a tough decision with where to place Martinez to open ’09: back in Binghamton for a third season, or advancing him to AAA Buffalo at age 20, even if he may not be quite ready.

As for Flores, Law is high on his offensive potential, as well:

Flores’ calling card is his bat — he has quick wrists and is very short to the ball, squaring very well except on balls toward the bottom of the zone. Flores plays short now but is below-average already, and he’ll move to another position as he fills out, probably third base given his arm strength and the fact that his bat will play there.

Law believes that while it’s early in his career, the young Venezuelan could end up topping 30 homers a year.

These seem like fair enough rankings… it says a lot that despite years of injuries, Martinez is still this highly regarded, though perhaps his successful DWL season helps that… hopefully he’s healthy this year… as much as i’d like to see him at Citi Field next year, the most important thing is getting his development on track and not rushing him like they have…

…also pleased to see Flores so high, which means that with a big year in the Sally League, he could shoot up this list next year…

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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. Keep an eye on Brad Holt, a potentially fast mover from the 2008 draft whose curveball is improving.

…i think this is a fair ranking, but one that could be drastically different next year… as Law notes, Wilmer Flores and Jefry Marte are two of the team’s top six prospects, and played at Kingsport and in the GCL, respectively in ’08… as such, big seasons further up the ladder should catapult them, as well as the rest of the system… also, better seasons out of first rounders Ike Davis and Reese Havens should help, as well…

Law ranks the Braves as the fourth best system, while he places the Marlins at eight, the Phillies at eleven and the Nationals at twenty nine, while the Yankees are fifteenth.

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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 report.

The 30–year-old Fossum was 3-1 with a 5.66 ERA last year in 31 relief appearances for the Tigers, during which left-handed batters hit .245 against him.

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