MARCUS STROMAN,&nbsp;Patchogue-Medford RHP | New Hampshire (Blue Jays, AA) 5-2, 3.16 ERA, 68 K, 17 BB in 12 starts Has allowed three runs or less in each of his last nine starts. 
 STEVEN MATZ,&nbsp;Ward Melville LHP | Savannah Sand Gnats (Mets, Class A) 3-4, 2.25 ERA, 83 K, 25 BB in 15 starts Has struck out eight or more hitters in four of last eight starts. 
 SEAN NOLIN,&nbsp;Seaford LHP | New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Jays, AA) 6-2, 2.09 ERA, 70 K, 14 BB in 12 starts Hasn’t allowed a run during his last three starts, spanning 192&lt;HS-1&gt;/&lt;HS-1&gt;3 innings. 
 NICK TROPEANO, West Islip RHP | Corpus Christi Hooks (Astros, AA) 3-7, 4.25 ERA, 79 K, 25 BB in 20 games (12 starts), 5 saves During last seven games, has struck out 30 and walked seven. 
 WILLIE CARMONA, Hempstead 1B | Lakewood Blue Claws (Phillies, Class A) .309 avg., .357 OBP, .436 SLG. 5 HR, 39 RBIs Has a .389 average and 1.021 OPS in last 10 games. JON MINCONE, H. H. Hills East LHP | Brooklyn Cyclones (Mets, Class A) 2-1, 0.84 ERA, 10 K, 1 BB, 4 saves in 9 games Strikeouts are impressive, but also gets 3.2 ground balls for every fly ball. MIKE BELFIORE, Commack LHP | Norfolk Tides (Orioles, AAA) 1-0, 3.67 ERA, 54 K, 19 BB in 26 games Has cut down on hits (23 in last 212&lt;HS-1&gt;/&lt;HS-1&gt;3 innings) without sacrificing strikeouts (27). KEITH COUCH,&nbsp;Elmont, Holy Trinity H.S., Adelphi RHP | Portland Sea Dogs (Red Sox, AA) 6-3, 3.75 ERA, 71 K, 33 BB in 22 games (eight starts) Started season in bullpen, but last eight games have all been starts (3-1, 2.86 ERA). DAN BURAWA, Rocky Point RHP | Trenton Thunder (Yankees, AA) 3-2, 3.50 ERA, 45 K, 34 BB, 2 saves in 31 games Has given up just 7 hits in last 16 innings — but also walked eight. CHRIS BURKE, Islip 1B/3B | Fort Wayne TinCaps (San Diego Padres, A/A+/AA/AAA) .306 avg., .367 OBP, .444 SLG., 4 HR, 21 RBIs Has bounced between four levels, but seen most of his time at Class A, with solid production.

MARCUS STROMAN, Patchogue-Medford RHP | New Hampshire (Blue Jays, AA) 5-2, 3.16 ERA, 68 K, 17 BB in 12 starts Has allowed three runs or less in each of his last nine starts. STEVEN MATZ, Ward Melville LHP | Savannah Sand Gnats (Mets, Class A) 3-4, 2.25 ERA, 83 K, 25 BB in 15 starts Has struck out eight or more hitters in four of last eight starts. SEAN NOLIN, Seaford LHP | New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Jays, AA) 6-2, 2.09 ERA, 70 K, 14 BB in 12 starts Hasn’t allowed a run during his last three starts, spanning 192<HS-1>/<HS-1>3 innings. NICK TROPEANO, West Islip RHP | Corpus Christi Hooks (Astros, AA) 3-7, 4.25 ERA, 79 K, 25 BB in 20 games (12 starts), 5 saves During last seven games, has struck out 30 and walked seven. WILLIE CARMONA, Hempstead 1B | Lakewood Blue Claws (Phillies, Class A) .309 avg., .357 OBP, .436 SLG. 5 HR, 39 RBIs Has a .389 average and 1.021 OPS in last 10 games. JON MINCONE, H. H. Hills East LHP | Brooklyn Cyclones (Mets, Class A) 2-1, 0.84 ERA, 10 K, 1 BB, 4 saves in 9 games Strikeouts are impressive, but also gets 3.2 ground balls for every fly ball. MIKE BELFIORE, Commack LHP | Norfolk Tides (Orioles, AAA) 1-0, 3.67 ERA, 54 K, 19 BB in 26 games Has cut down on hits (23 in last 212<HS-1>/<HS-1>3 innings) without sacrificing strikeouts (27). KEITH COUCH, Elmont, Holy Trinity H.S., Adelphi RHP | Portland Sea Dogs (Red Sox, AA) 6-3, 3.75 ERA, 71 K, 33 BB in 22 games (eight starts) Started season in bullpen, but last eight games have all been starts (3-1, 2.86 ERA). DAN BURAWA, Rocky Point RHP | Trenton Thunder (Yankees, AA) 3-2, 3.50 ERA, 45 K, 34 BB, 2 saves in 31 games Has given up just 7 hits in last 16 innings — but also walked eight. CHRIS BURKE, Islip 1B/3B | Fort Wayne TinCaps (San Diego Padres, A/A+/AA/AAA) .306 avg., .367 OBP, .444 SLG., 4 HR, 21 RBIs Has bounced between four levels, but seen most of his time at Class A, with solid production.

Sports

Baseball

Long Islanders on the farm

Newsday

stroman cropped

More MLB news

baseball article rail

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler says his career-high-tying 14-strikeout outing in a victory over the Cincinnati should be "a reminder" that Major League Baseball erred in excluding him from next week's All-Star game.

Phillies' Wheeler sharply critical of MLB decision to exclude him from All-Star game

Floral Park's John Re said: "[David] Stearns, in general, put together a terrible team and unfortunately [Carlos] Mendoza took the hit on it, was a scapegoat."

Mets fans from Long Island point finger at Stearns for club's woes

Shohei Ohtani hit his 300th career homer but two errors by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth inning led to three runs by the Colorado Rockies, who rallied for a 4-3 victory Tuesday night.

Rockies rally past the Dodgers 4-3 after 2 errors in the eighth

Jonatan Clase hit his first home run of the season, Ernie Clement had three hits, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the San Francisco Giants 9-3.

Blue Jays beat the Giants 9-3 as Jonatan Clase hits his 1st homer of season

Jake Cronenworth's three-run home run off Zac Gallen capped a four-run first inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 for just their second victory in 11 games.

Cronenworth's 3-run homer carries Padres to 4-1 win over Gallen, Diamondbacks

More New York Sports

Sports Article Bottom Module

Eric Nickel played varsity basketball and football at Kings Park High School.

New Knick Nickel's dad grew up on LI rooting for the team

The Yankees struck out 17 times for the second straight night. The 34 strikeouts are the most in a two-game stretch in club history.

Boland: Yanks continue to whiff vs. Rays, set ugly franchise mark

As for what the Mets can anticipate from Jorge Polanco the rest of the way, it's more about keeping him upright on a more permanent basis.

Lennon: Mets' Polanco returns, but injury-plagued season has gotten away from him

Sports articles trending links SATL

Watch highlights

Scores and stats

Columnists

App Nativo Ad Unit Slot

Baseball - megaslot

Complete coverage of NY Yankees & Mets baseball news, scores, analysis and schedules. Follow along with stories, videos and more from Spring Training through the World Series.

More MLB news

Stay logged in.