Mets promote pitching prospect Rafael Montero to Triple-A Las Vages

by on May 19, 2013 06:01 pm in New York Mets

The New York Mets won the rubber match game against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon and capped off the day by promoting one of their top pitching prospects, 22-year-old Rafael Montero, to Triple-A Las Vegas.


Rafael Montero promoted to Las Vegas, for what that’s worth.
May 19, 2013 5:21 pm via TweetDeckReplyRetweetFavorite
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Adam Rubin

According to Lynn Worthy, who covers the Double-A Binghamton Mets for the Press & Sun-Bulletin newspaper, the promotion may just be a short term arrangement.


Montero’s Las Vegas start looking like a spot start situation. #BMets expect to have him back in their rotation.
May 19, 2013 5:36 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
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Lynn Worthy

Montero was 4-3 with a 3.47 ERA for the Binghamton Mets, with 54 strikeouts and just 6 walks in 46 2/3 innings of work.

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Toss out a horrendous outing on May 1st in which he allowed 7 ER over 6 2/3 innings and his ERA would be a full point lower, making his overall numbers look nearly as dominant as his strikeout total.


Mets MiLB: Rafael Montero (4-3, 3.47) leads the Eastern League in strikeouts with 54. He’s allowed just 6 BB’s in 46.2 IP (8 games). @
May 14, 2013 12:21 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
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Jessica Quiroli

There’s no doubt that Montero’s been turning heads ever since this Spring but it seems unlikely that this regime would rush any of their prospects and I’d be surprised if they didn’t approach this situation as they have others in the past.


@ Montero has just 8 starts at Double-A. Harvey has 12. Wheeler had 19. #Mets
May 19, 2013 5:40 pm via webReplyRetweetFavorite
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Lynn Worthy

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Photo by Michael G. Baron

In any case, it would be exciting to see the youngster get a call up in September as the future of the Mets pitching staff could be in very good shape should he make good on the attention he’s drawn throughout this season.

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by on May 19, 2013 10:00 am in Daniel Murphy, David Wright, New York Mets

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by on May 17, 2013 12:22 am in Bobby Parnell, New York Mets

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by on May 12, 2013 06:17 pm in New York Mets, Zack Wheeler

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by on May 10, 2013 01:39 am in New York Mets

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Matt Harvey drawing comparisons to Gooden and Verlander

by on May 09, 2013 05:43 pm in Matt Harvey, New York Mets

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by on May 08, 2013 12:02 am in New York Mets

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