8/21 Minor League Report! Thole, SATIN, Ceciliani

INT AAA: Buffalo 7/11/2, Syracuse 2/7/1, Game 1

ss Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .283
cf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, .302
1b Nick Evans 1 for 3, run, .208
3b Mike Lamb 2 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, .261
rf Chip Ambres 2 for 3, run, HR, 3 RBI, .256
lf Jason Dubois 1 for 3, 2b, K, .152
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, .243
2b Luis Rivera 1 for 3, run, .341
Tobi Stoner 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2/6 BB/K, HR, 4.46 era, W (5-7), 99:61:38, 6:5:6
Adam Bostick IP, K, 2.16 era, 7:6:1, 2:0:1

INT AAA: Buffalo 1/8/1, Syracuse 2/5/3, Game 2

ss Argenis Reyes 2 for 4, .286
cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, .304
1b Nick Evans 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .204
c Rene Rivera 2 for 3, run, K, .243
lf Jason Dubois 1 for 3, K, .167
3b Javier Castilo 1 for 3, RBI, .256
rf Josh Petersen 0 for 2, BB, .242
2b Luis Rivera 0 for 3, .303
Tim McNab 3 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K, 4.33 era, L (5-4), 35:24:11, 7:1:1
Jim Warden 2 IP, 2 H, 1/2 BB/K, 1.59 era, 36:25:11, 2:1:2
Eddie Kunz 2 IP, 4 Ks, 20:15:5, 0:2:4

EL AA: Binghamton 3/12/0, Connecticut 2/13/0

Michael Antonini and the rest of the Mets staff danced in and out of trouble tonight, escaping with a 3-2 victory, despite giving up 13 hits and 3 walks. Antonini picked up his 6th win, giving up 2 runs on 8 hits in 5 innings. Connor Robertson allowed 2 hits in his 1.2 innings, but picked up his 11th EL save.

The Mets had 12 hits and 2 walks of their own, while going 4 for 12 with RISP, and leaving 10 on base (Connecticut was 4 for 17 and left 14 on). Ruben Tejada (2), Josh Thole (3), and Mark Kiger (2) had multi hit games, every regular had at least one hit.

ss Ruben Tejada 2 for 5, 3b (2), 2 RBI (38), 2 Ks, .287
2b Jose Coronado 1 for 5, run, .269
c Josh Thole 3 for 5, K, .332
3b Shawn Bowman 1 for 5, RBI (40), 2 Ks, .296
lf DJ Wabick 1 for 3, BB, .283
rf Caleb Stewart 1 for 3, 2b, .211
cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 4, .247
1b Mark Kiger 2 for 3, 2 runs, BB, K, .228
Michael Antonini 5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 5 era, W (6-3), 7:6:2
Jose De La Torre 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1/4 BB/K, 1.61 era, 2:0:4
Roy Merritt 0.2 IP, H, BB, 3.70 era, 2:
Connor Robertson 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 3.30 era, SV (11), 1:2:2

FSL A+: St. Lucie 5/11/0, Sarasota 8/9/0

3 more HRs tonight for the Mets (Lutz, Welch, Maldonado), but they didn't get the pitching support, and so fell 8-5, with Salvadoro Aguilar getting pummelled for 5 runs on 7 hits in 4 innings for his 2nd loss. Manuel Alvarez put the game out of reach by giving up 3 runs in his outing.

The Mets kept on hitting, with 11 more hits and 3 walks, while going 2 for 7 (.286) with RISP, and leaving 8 on base. As I mentioned, 3 Mets hit homers, while Carlos Guzman (2), and Maldonado (2) had multi hit games. Guzman is having a phenominal finish to a breakout campaign in St. Lucie. No Met took an 0-fer.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 5, 3 Ks, .258
ss Reese Havens 1 for 4, RBI (44), BB, .238
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 4, run, HR (11), RBI (57), BB, K, .282
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 5, run, HR (3), RBI (24), .291
rf Carlos Guzman 2 for 4, run, .281
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 4, run, HR (15), 2 RBI (62), K, .265
dh Seth Williams 1 for 4, 2b, K, .266
2b Hector Pellot 1 for 4, .264
c Tony MacCani 1 for 3, run, BB, .300
Salvador Aguilar 4 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 6 era, L (1-2), 8:2:2
Manuel Alvarez 1.1 IP, H, 3 ER, 4/1 BB/K, 4.38 era, 1:2:1
Brant Rustich 0.2 IP, H, BB, 2.45 era, 1:1
Stephen Clyne 2 IP, K, 1.30 era, 5:0:1

SAL A: Savannah 16/17/3, Augusta 5/13/3

The Gnats put up an 11 run barrage between innings 2 and 4, erasing a veyr brief 1-0 deficit and then proceeded to kick the absolute **** out of the Greenjackets. 3 players had 3 hit games, 6 overall had multi hit games, but amidst the offensive carnage, Jefry Marte had one of his worst days in pro baseball, he went 0 for 6 and committed errors 46 and 47. He was the only player to take an 0-fer. The Gnats had 17 hits and 7 walks, while going 8 for 17 (.471) with RISP, and leaving 10 on base.

Chris Schwinden was the beneficiary of the run support, he went the first 6 innings, allowing 7 hits and a run for his 9th win.

3b Jefry Marte 0 for 6, K, .227, 2 E (47)
cf Raul Reyes 3 for 6, 2 runs, 2b (14), .244
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 6, 3 runs, K, .267
2b Josh Satin 3 for 3, 4 runs, 2b, 3 BBs, .295
dh Eric Campbell 1 for 3, 3 runs, 3 RBI (41), 3 BBs, .246
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 2 for 5, run, 2 RBI, K, .229
1b Nick Giarraputo 2 for 4, run, 3 RBI (3), BB, K, .455
rf Joey August 3 for 5, run, 2 2b, 4 RBI, K, .227
lf Evan LeBlanc 2 for 5, run, HR, 3 RBI, .177
Chris Schwinden 6 IP, 7 H, ER, K, 3.28 era, 8:8:1
Mike Lynn 2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 0:4:2
John Church IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 6.75 era, 1:2

NYPL A-: Brooklyn 0/8/1, State College 8/12/1

Jim Fuller got tagged for 6 hits and 5 runs in the first, and the Cyclones never mounted any serious threat, getting blown out for a rare time this season.

The Conies had 8 hits and a walk, while going 0 for 3 with RISP, and leaving 9 on base. Justin Garber (3) and Luis Rivera (2) had multi hit games, while Jordany Valdespin (0 for 4, .214), Sam Honeck (0 for 4, 4 Ks, .264), Alex Gregory (0 for 4, .271), Robbie Shields (0 for 2, K, .165), Matt Gaski (0 for 2, .220) and Juan Centeno (0 for 3, BB, .160) took 0-fers.

cf Justin Garber 3 for 4, .255
rf Luis Rivera 2 for 2, .299
>>ph, rf John Servidio 1 for 2, K, .188
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .250
dh Ralph Henriquez 1 for 4, K, .228
Jim Fuller IP, 6 H, 5 ER, BB, HR, 2.79 era, L (3-6), 3:
Lance Hoge 3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2 Ks, 3.68 era, 2:5:2
Wes Wrenn 3 IP, H, 2/3 BB/K, 2.88 era, 2:4:3
Bobby Gagg IP, 2 Ks, 5.79 era, 1:0:2

APPY R: Kingsport 2/12/1, Bluefield 5/11/0

Armando Rodriguez made it into the 8th inning for the second straight outing, but unlike last time, he couldn't seal the deal, giving up 2 of his 4 runs in the 8th, and taking a very tough loss. His final line was pretty decent, he gave up 4 runs on 9 hits in 7.1 innings, taking his first loss of the season.

The Mets offense managed 12 hits and a walk, but were a beyond pathetic 1 for 14 (.071) with RISP, and left 9 on base. Darrell Ceciliani (3), Joe Bonfe (3), Cesar Puello (2), and Gered Mochizuki (2) had multi hit games, while James Schroeder (0 for 5, RBI (1), .143), Jeff Flagg (0 for 3, BB, K, .295), and Jon Semel (0 for 4, .212) took 0-fers.

cf Darrell Ceciliani 3 for 5, .244
2b Ryan Mollica 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .274
dh Joe Bonfe 3 for 4, .342
rf Cesar Puello 2 for 4, 2b (9), K, .264, CS (2)
c John Freeman 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .216
ss Gered Mochizuki 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, K, .276
Armando Rodriguez 7.1 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 4 Ks, 2.96 era, L (3-1), 3:14:4
Zach Rosenbaum 0.2 IP, 2 H, ER, K, 5.21 era, 0:1:1

New York Penn League Mets Leaderboard

Josh Satin .280/.350/.462/.812 (40 for 143, 21 runs, 10 2b, 2 3b, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 16/28 BB/K)

AVG (22nd), OBP (T-30th), SLG (10th), OPS (T-13th), 2b (T-12th), 3b (T-7th), HR (T-11th)

Kirk Nieuwenhuis .277/.348/.396/.744 (79 for 285, 34 runs, 15 2b, 5 3b, 3 HR, 29 RBI, 29/70 BB/K, 11/18 SBs)

AVG (T-24th), OBP (T-32nd), SLG (T-30th), OPS (T-28th), 2b (T-7th), 3b (T-4th), HR (T-12th), SB (T-12th)

Scott Shaw 6-3, 2.80 era, 15 G, 14 GS, 74 IP, 66 H, 24/23 R/ER, 4 HR, 15/79 BB/K, 1.09 WHIP

W (T-4th), L (T-7th), ERA (7th), GS (3), IP (6th), H (T-17th), HR (T-7th), BB (T-15th), K (T-4th), WHIP (T-5th)

Brad Holt 5-3, 1.87 era, 14 GS, 72.1 IP, 43 H, 18/15 R/ER, 3 HR, 33/96 BB/K, 1.05 WHIP

W (T-5th), L (T-7th), ERA (2nd), GS (3), IP (8th), H (T-37th), HR (T-8th), BB (T-2nd), K (1st), WHIP (3rd)

Chris Schwinden 4-1, 2.01 era, 14 G, 8 GS, 62.2 IP, 53 H, 21/14 R/ER, 3 HR, 12/70 BB/K, 1.04 WHIP

W (T-6th), L (T-9th), ERA (3rd), GS (9), IP (21st), H (29th), HR (T-8th), BB (T-18th), K (9th), WHIP (2nd)

Jenrry Mejia 3-2, 3.49 era, 11 GS, 56.2 IP, 42 H, 22 ER, 4 HR, 23/52 BB/K, 1.15 WHIP

W (T-7th), L (T-8th), ERA (18th), GS (6), IP (T-30th), H (T-38th), HR (T-7th), BB (T-11th), K (T-23rd), WHIP (T-6th)

7/12 Minor League Report! NIESE, Carrera, MALDONADO, Giarraputo, Satin!

I will be taking the next couple of weeks "off", to work on the Draft Database for 2008. David will be posting the Minor League Reports EXCLUSIVELY on MetsProspectHub, starting either tomorrow, of the day after tomorrow (so either Sunday the 13th, or Monday the 14th will be my first off day). David's on the left coast, so the reports will be up late, around 2-3am ish. I apologize for any inconvenience. I should return to posting around the 25th or 26th.

New Orleans 7, Nashville 0 in 6.5 innings (lightning)

Jesus Feliciano (cf) 0 for 2, run, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .299
Andy Green (2b) 0 for 3, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .257
John Rodriguez (lf) 2 for 4, run, K, .319
Val Pascucci (rf) 1 for 3, run, 2b, BB, K, .289
Michel Abreu (1b) 2 for 2, run, 2b, 2 RBI, 2 BBs, .252
Gustavo Molina (c) 1 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .246
Anderson Hernandez (ss) 0 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .193
Abraham Nunez (3b) 1 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .198
Brian Stokes 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BBs, 6 Ks, 4.67 era, W (9-8), 106:67:39, 7:4:6

Binghamton 3-7-1, Trenton 1-9-1

The Mets held a 1-0 lead into the 8th, when Tim LaVigne was greeted rudely with 3 consecutive singles, tying the game and ruining a great start from Jon Niese. Niese pitched 7 brilliant innings, allowing just 6 hits and striking out 5, but due to LaVigne, didn't get his 6th win of the season. The top 4 in the Mets order were just 1 for 16 with 4 Ks, the lone hit being Dan Murphy. Emmanuel Garcia and Mike Nickeas had 2 hits a piece hitting 7-8. Jose Coronado (0 for 4, BB, K, .255), Jon Malo (0 for 5, 2 Ks, .234), Ambi Concepcion (0 for 4, K, .247), and Salvador Paniagua (0 for 3, .216) took 0-fers.

Dan Murphy (2b) 1 for 3, BB, .310, 2 DP turned 643
Mike Carp (lf) 1 for 3, BB, K, .311
Caleb Stewart (rf) 1 for 4, run, .275
Emmanuel Garcia (dh) 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, BB, .223
Mike Nickeas (c) 2 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, .237
Jon Niese 7 IP, 6 H, 2 BBs, 5 Ks, 3.09 era
Tim LaVigne IP, 3 H, ER, K, 3.62 era, BS (2), W (2-1)
Eddie Kunz IP, 3.24 era, SV (25)

St. Lucie 7, Dunedin 8

Nick Carr had another very disappointing outing in the FSL, giving up 5 hits, walks and runs in 4.1 innings, ballooning his ERA to 7.13. The offense spared Carr his 8th FSL loss, but Edgar Ramirez was not so lucky. The Mets had taken a 7-6 lead after 5, but Ramirez allowed runs in the 6th and 7th, and the offense got no more. Ramirez took his first loss of the season.

The Mets poured out 7 runs and 11 hits in the first 5 innings, but afterwards, managed just a hit and 2 walks. Ezequiel Carrera, Josh Thole, Shawn Bowman, and Brahiam Maldonado had multi hit games, while Lucas Duda (0 for 3, 2 BBs, .268), and Peeter Ramos (0 for 4, run, K, .203) took 0-fers.

Ezequiel Carrera (cf) 2 for 4, 2 runs, BB, .268
Ruben Tejada (ss) 1 for 5, RBI, .242
Victor Mendez (rf) 1 for 4, 3 RBI, .247
Josh Thole (c) 2 for 5, run, 2b, .297
Shawn Bowman (3b) 2 for 4, run, BB, K, .305
DJ Wabick (dh) 1 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, .282
Brahiam Maldonado (lf) 3 for 4, run, RBI, .198
Nick Carr 4.1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 5 BBs, 2 Ks, HR, 7.13 era
Edgar Ramirez 2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, BB, K, HR, 6.43 era, L (0-1)
Elvys Quezada 2.1 IP, 3 H, BB, 3 Ks, 2.67 era
Emary Frederick 0.1 IP, K, 4.07 era

Savannah 3, Lexington 2

Greg Veloz' walkoff single in the bottom of the 9th won it for the Gnats, plating Michael Parker, who was running for Nick Giarraputo. Junior Guerra picked up the win with 3 scoreless innings in back of a decent outing from Josh Stinson. Casey Craig (0 for 4, .305), Juan Lagares (0 for 3, K, .276), Sean McCraw (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .275), and Carlos Guzman (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .224) took 0-fers, while Francisco Pena, Giarraputo, and Richard Pena had multi hit games.

Greg Veloz (2b) 1 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .270
Francisco Pena (c) 2 for 4, run, .249
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 3 for 4, .294
Richard Pena (cf) 2 for 3, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .215
Joaquin Rodriguez (1b) 1 for 3, BB, .235
Josh Stinson 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, ER, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, 3.03 era
Junior Guerra 3 IP, H, 4 Ks, 1.69 era, W (1-0)

Brooklyn 0-3-0, State College 1-9-1

More ineptitude from the Brooklyn offense, they were 3 hit (2 hit, really). The hits came from Zach Lutz (1 for 4, 2b, .322), Jordan Abruzzo (who was demoted from St. Lucie to "stack" the Cyclones, which is why I do not count his hit (1 for 3, BB)), and Kirk Nieuwenhuis (1 for 4, K, .265). Scott Shaw started and was brilliant for 6 innings, allowing just a run on 8 hits, but that was enough for him to take the loss.

Reese Havens (dh) 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .239
Angel Pagan (lf) 0 for 3, BB
Ike Davis (1b) 0 for 4, .275
Sean Ratliff (rf) 0 for 3, K, .186
Jacob Elgsti (ss) 0 for 3, K, .036
Ignacio Medrano (2b) 0 for 2, BB, K, .083
Scott Shaw 6 IP, 8 H, ER, 6 Ks, 1.42 era, L (1-1)
Chris Schwinden 3 IP, H, 2 Ks, 1.88 era

Kingsport 7, Pulaski 8

Guillaume LeDuc had a miserable outing today, surrendering 8 hits and 7 runs (5 earned) in 4.2 innings, but it was Phillips Orta who took the loss, his 3rd, giving up an UER in 3 innings of relief. Orta's comical line now stands at 0-3, 0.69 era.

The Mets offense had 10 hits and 7 runs, but only 1 of those runs, and 3 of those hits, came after the 3rd inning. Stefan Welch (0 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .315), Pedro Zapata (0 for 4, K, .229), and Doug McNulty (0 for 3, RBI, BB, .162) took 0-fers, while Rafael Fernandez, Dan Stegall and Josh Satin had multi hit games.

Rafael Fernandez (rf) 2 for 5, run, 2 2b, .328
Dan Stegall (lf) 2 for 4, run, BB, .286
Wilmer Flores (ss) 1 for 4, RBI, .337
Josh Satin (2b) 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, .583
Dock Doyle (c) 1 for 4, run, RBI, K, .235
Gabriel Zavala (dh) 1 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .302
Guillaume LeDuc 4.2 IP, 8 H, 7 R, 5 ER, BB, 5 Ks, 4.09 era
Travis Babin 0.1 IP, 4.32 era
Phillips Orta 3 IP, H, R, BB, K, 0.69 era, L (0-3)