Mets Minors: Jefferson Rojas Shows Up Big - Metsmerized

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Mets Minors: Jefferson Rojas Shows Up Big - Metsmerized

Today was a big day for the Mets minor league offenses, especially from new additions Jefferson Rojas and Sammy Stafura. Elian Peña has continued to look great. The pitching was more uneven but had some great performances including two strong rehab assignments. Triple-A Syracuse (56-58) 6, Jacksonville (57-56) 3 Box Score RF Ryan Clifford: 0-for-3, […]

Mets Daily Recap: Rojas Leads Binghamton To Eighth Victory In A Row

Jefferson Rojas. (Credits: South Bend Cubs on Instagram) Tuesday was a big day for the New York Mets’ minor league offenses, especially from new additions Jefferson Rojas and Sammy Stafura. Additionally, Elian Peña homered twice for St. Lucie. Triple-A Syracuse (56-58) 6, Jacksonville (57-56) 3 Box Score RF Ryan Clifford: 0-for-3, R, BB RF Nick Morabito: 1-for-4, HR, R, RBI, BB, SB 2B Ronny Mauricio: 0-for-4 LF MJ Melendez: 2-for-4, HR, R, 2 RBI 3B Andy Ibáñez: 1-for-4, HR, R, RBI 1B Eric Wagaman: 1-for-4 The Syracuse lineup brought out the big bats Tuesday slugging three home runs to drive in six runs. Ryan Clifford, unfortunately, continues to struggle but Nick Morabito homered snapping out of his respective funk. RHP Jonah Tong: 4.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 6 K RHP Austin Warren: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (W) RHP Matt Turner: 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K LHP Brian Metoyer: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K (H) RHP Zach Peek: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (S) Jonah Tong has another interesting outing where it was not exactly bad but it also was not exactly good. It took him 94 pitches to get through four innings, but he ran a 30% whiff rate overall, which was encouraging. Austin Warren, meanwhile, showed some of the best stuff of his 2026 breakout season. His velocity and movement were up and he attacked the zone. This is a good sign for a pitcher coming off an elbow injury. Jacob Reimer. Photo by Binghamton Rumble Ponies Double-A Binghamton (45-64) 14, Portland (57-51) 6 Box Score 3B Jefferson Rojas: 3-for-5, HR, 2 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI 2B Émilien Pitre: 1-for-5, R, RBI 1B Jacob Reimer: 2-for-6, R, 2 RBI DH Billy Amick: 2-for-5, 3 R, RBI, BB C Chris Suero: 0-for-5, R, BB LF Corey Collins, 1-for-3, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI, BB The Binghamton offense exploded scoring 14 runs via 15 hits and six walks. Jefferson Rojas hit his first home run and has been on fire to start his Mets career. Meanwhile, undrafted free agent John Bay has been red hot as well, and while he did not record a hit he walked twice and scored three runs. Billy Amick and Émilien Pitre continue to hit. Jacob Reimer logged two hits. Even Kevin Parada managed to smack a double. RHP R.J. Gordon: 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K (W) RHP Douglas Orellana: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K RHP Gabriel Rodriguez: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K RJ Gordon pitched a gem going seven innings allowing only one earned run. Since the start of July, Gordon has a 3.38 ERA and 1.25 WHIP with 40 strikeouts. He has brought his season ERA over two-and-a-half points. All of this has lined up with a spike in his whiff rate and a decrease in his walk rate. Sammy Stafura. Photo by Greensboro Grasshoppers High-A Brooklyn Cyclones (47-60) 4, Jersey Shore (40-67) 0 Box Score SS Sammy Stafura: 2-for-3, R, SB LF Trey Snyder: 0-for-3, BB CF John Spikerman: 0-for-2, R, 2 BB RF Aidan Smith: 0-for-4 C Ronald Hernandez: 1-for-3, HR, R, 4 RBI, BB All of the scoring came off a grand slam from Ronald Hernandez, driving in Antonio Jimenez, Sammy Stafura, and John Spikerman. Stafura has continued his hot post-trade form, logging two more hits. LHP Nicolas Carreno: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K (W) RHP Calvin Ziegler: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K LHP Gregori Louis: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K RHP Parker Carlson: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K A few days after joining Baseball America‘s top-30 Mets prospects, Nicolas Carreno posted a quality start. Baseball America gives Carreno a 55-grade slider and a 50-grade fastball. Calvin Ziegler also looked strong. He is starting to piece together some superb outings encouragingly. Elian Peña. Photo by Ed Delany of Metsmerized Single-A Jupiter (54-54) 3, St. Lucie (49-59) 2 Box Score SS Elian Peña: 3-for-5, 2 HR, 2 R, 2 RBI CF Aiden Robbins: 0-for-4, 3 K LF John Smith III: 0-for-4 Even though the St Lucie Mets did not win, Elian Peña was the MVP for the team crushing two home runs, one at 101 mph and the other at 100 mph. He has been on fire for the last month and has brought his season OPS up to .785. The remainder of the bats were quiet outside of Eli Serrano who went 2-for-3 in his rehab assignment and catcher Ryan Tayman who went 3-for-5. RHP Will Watson: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K RHP Candido Cuevas: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K LHP Conner Ware: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Will Watson made his second rehab start, this time going two innings. His velocity was down a little from his last outing but his movement and spin were good. He ran a 30% whiff rate and a 30.8% chase rate across his two innings. His fastball had some of the best arm-side movement he has shown this year while his slider continues to look strong. Dominican Sunmer League DSL Giants (33-18) 9, DSL Mets Orange (27-24) 1 Box Score RF Jhonael Cuello: 0-for-3 Aiberson Blanco had a good game, logging two hits in an otherwise quiet showing for the Mets Orange offense. RHP Yobanny Sanchez: 1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 1 K (L) This was a rough game for the pitching staff who gave up nine runs on 12 hits and seven walks. Only Jhoangel Marquez managed to not give up any runs. DSL Rangers (28-21) 9, DSL Mets Blue (20-31) 3 Box Score DH Yeremy Reyes: 2-for-3, 2B, R, RBI, SB Designated hitter Yeremy Reyes did a bit of everything for the Mets Blue offense, but the remainder of the lineup was largely quiet. They also did not help their pitching staff logging as many errors as hits. RHP Jhony Osoria: 2.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K The pitching staff did give up nine runs, but with five of them coming unearned. They did still give up more earned runs than the offense scored, but five errors in six innings is hard to overcome for any pitching staff.