Mets' Pitching Prospects Soar with Tweaked Arsenals

0:00This is Cory with the story, with New York meds news today, powered by the Daily News Now. Subscribe for daily updates on your team. The New York meds are leading the way in minor league pitching development. Prospects like Nolan McLean, Jonah Tong, and Brandon Sprotall reached the majors in 2025 after tweaking their pitches. McLean added more sinkers. Tong adjusted his change-up grip to earn minor league pitching prospect of the year and Sprot relied on his sinker in a big trade with the Brewers. The meds focus on matching pitch types to each pitcher's body, release, and style. They emphasize fastball variations like four seamers, two seamers, and cutters, plus sweepers, sliders, and curves. The next wave includes Jack Weninger, Jonathan Santucci, Will Watson, and Zach Thorne, all refining their arsenals this spring. Meds Senior Vice President Andy Green says smarter analytics help pinpoint the right additions, though they balance that with training limits. These pitchers face upper minor league hurdles,

1:00just like their predecessors who bounce back stronger. Weninger led W.A. in strikeouts last year with his fastball in splitter. Injuries to Robert Stock and Justin Haggerman have thinned triple A depth, creating quick promotion chances. Only Weninger starts there, while the others can move up fast from W.A. Outfielder AJ. Ewing impressed and big league camp with a high average in steals before heading to minors. Meanwhile, shortstop Ellie and Peña and pitcher Jonah Tong are turning heads too. The 18-year-old Peña showed power after a slow start last year. Tong after a rough major league debut through lots of cutters in spring and dominated a recent backfields outing. This episode is supported by our sponsor, See Details in the Description. It looks like a pillow. It sounds like headphones, built for comfort and sound, S-O-L-I, solely pillow.com. Made in A.I.