Grayson Long has been in the zone for the last month with Double-A Mobile, and it's not gone unnoticed. "He doesn't get rattled," BayBears manager Sal Fasano said. "He's able to execute his pitches with restraint and not pitch with too much emotion."

More than a year away from affiliated ball got Gunnar Kines off on the wrong foot in his return with Class A Short Season Brooklyn. Almost literally.The Mets left-hander said he worked with Cyclones pitching coach Royce Ring on landing in the correct place to direct his body toward the