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Paul Articulates - Get to know Kevin Parada

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  Recently I had the privilege of being part of a media day interview with Binghamton Rumble Ponies’ catcher Kevin Parada.  Kevin was the 11th overall pick in 2022 out of Georgia Tech and the Mets’ first pick of that draft year.  Kevin began the year in St. Lucie, moved up to Brooklyn, and finished the season with Binghamton last year for the playoff run.  He will be starting the season in AA this year. The following questions were posed by a variety of writers and news crews with Kevin’s answers documented below.  I was very impressed with how articulate he was.  This is a guy who will not likely be fazed by the media as he moves up in the system. Question : You caught some innings in Binghamton last year with Hayden Senger who won the Platinum Glove award last year in the Mets minor league system – what have you been able to learn from him? Parada : We got to work together a lot the last couple of months and also when we were in Binghamton last year.  Obviously he is doing things rig
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Paul Articulates - Get to know Tyler Stuart

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  Recently I had the privilege of being part of a media day interview with Binghamton Rumble Ponies’ Pitcher Tyler Stuart.  Tyler is the Mets’ #18 prospect in 2024.  The 6’9” 250lb right hander was selected by the Mets in the sixth round of the 2022 draft out of Southern Mississippi.  He started 14 games last year for the single A Brooklyn Cyclones where he went 4-0 with a 1.55 ERA before being called up to AA Binghamton.  His combined 2.20 ERA was the best in the minor leagues last year among qualifying starters.  Tyler was selected to pitch in the Spring Breakout Game this year and delivered a scoreless inning, throwing only eight pitches to induce three consecutive ground ball outs! The following questions were posed by a variety of writers and news crew with Tyler’s answers documented below.  Once again I offer my thanks to Jacob Wilkins and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies for making Tyler available for the interview. Question : Coming off a big season, what have you been working in t
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Paul Articulates - Getting to know Reid Brignac

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  Recently I had the privilege of being part of a media day interview with Binghamton Rumble Ponies’ Manager Reid Brignac.  Reid is starting his third year as manager of the Mets’ AA franchise.  He has made a name for himself in this role with a great playoff run last year that brought the team into the Eastern League championship series.  Reid was also selected to manage the team in the inaugural Spring Breakout Game against the Washington Nationals’ top prospects.  He has already had five former players move up to the majors, and we expect that there will be several more. The following questions were posed by a variety of writers and news crews with Reid’s answers documented below.    Once again I offer my thanks to Jacob Wilkins and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies for making Reid available for the interview. Question : How do you deal with balancing all the big name prospects? Brignac : We have to take it one day at a time, have our staff attack their development needs to get them read
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Blade Tidwell interview

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  This interview provided courtesy of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies  Blade Tidwell Spring Training Interivew.mp4
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