Dan Murphy's Defense at 2b
Binghamton (16 games)
7/3: DP (643)
7/4: E (1, throw); 3 DP (543, two 643)
7/5:
7/6: E (2, fielding)
7/7
7/8 G2: 2 DP (643, 463)
7/9: E (3, fielding)
7/10
7/11: 2 DP (463, 341)
7/12: 2 DP (two 643)
7/13: 2 DP (543, 43)
7/14:
7/15:
7/16: DP 43
7/21: E (4, fielding), DP (463)
7/30: E (5, throw), DP (463)
Peoria Saguaros (15 games)
10/7:
10/9: DP (463)
10/10: DP (463)
10/13: DP (643)
10/14: 3 DP (643, two 463)
10/16:
10/17: E (1, fielding)
10/20: DP (543)
10/21:
10/23:
11/3: E (2, throwing)
11/4: E (3, fielding)
11/6:
11/7: 2 DP (463, 643)
11/10: E (4, fielding)
31 games, 9 errors. Not pretty, huh?
I know I typically don't like pushing posts down the page, but I figure you guys know how to use a blog, lol.
While I'm at it - does anyone have any comments/critiques/suggestions on how to improve the functionality/look/feel of the blog? If you do, either comment this post, email us at metsprospecthub@yahoo.com, or use the chat box.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
11/29 Winter League Report! CARP, Fernando, Antonini! + 11/30 Links
lf Mike Carp 3 for 3, run, 2 RBI, 2 BBs, .360
dh Fernando Martinez 2 for 5, run, 3b, HR, 3 RBI, K, .337
cf Endy Chavez 2 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .273
rf Fernando Tatis 2 for 4, 2 runs, 3b, RBI, K, .328
Edgar Alfonzo 0.1 IP, 2.40 era, 0:1:0
Junior Guerra 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3/2 R/ER, 2 Ks, 15.00 era, 2:1:2
Michael Antonini 6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5 Ks, HR, 4.22 era, 7:5:5
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, 2b, BB, .371
c Rene Rivera 2 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .240
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .340
Eddie Camacho IP, K, 4.82 era, 1:1:1
Tim McNab 1.1 IP, H, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 1:1:2
Eude Brito 0.1 IP, 3.09 era, 0:1:0
11/30 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
PRWL (all games @ 4pm unless noted)
Arecibo Boxscore
Gameday
Santurce Boxscore @ 6pm
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
DWL: Licey @ Escogido Boxscore - 5pm
Gameday
VWL: Caracas Boxscore NOW
Gameday
dh Fernando Martinez 2 for 5, run, 3b, HR, 3 RBI, K, .337
cf Endy Chavez 2 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .273
rf Fernando Tatis 2 for 4, 2 runs, 3b, RBI, K, .328
Edgar Alfonzo 0.1 IP, 2.40 era, 0:1:0
Junior Guerra 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3/2 R/ER, 2 Ks, 15.00 era, 2:1:2
Michael Antonini 6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5 Ks, HR, 4.22 era, 7:5:5
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, 2b, BB, .371
c Rene Rivera 2 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .240
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .340
Eddie Camacho IP, K, 4.82 era, 1:1:1
Tim McNab 1.1 IP, H, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 1:1:2
Eude Brito 0.1 IP, 3.09 era, 0:1:0
11/30 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
PRWL (all games @ 4pm unless noted)
Arecibo Boxscore
Gameday
Santurce Boxscore @ 6pm
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
DWL: Licey @ Escogido Boxscore - 5pm
Gameday
VWL: Caracas Boxscore NOW
Gameday
Saturday, November 29, 2008
11/28 Winter League Report + 11/29 Links! GEE!
dh Fernando Martinez 0 for 3, run, BB, .333
Dillon Gee 6 IP, 4 H, 2/1 R/ER, 3/8 BB/K, 1.57 era, 5:3:8
lf Mike Carp 1 for 4, run, HR (2), 3 RBI (7), .273
cf Endy Chavez 1 for 3, run, BB, .143
lf Fernando Tatis 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2 2b, 2 RBI, K, .322
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, 2b, .379
c Robinson Cancel 0 for 4, .150
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 2 for 5, run, 2b, K, .349
Jose De La Torre 2 IP, H, BB, 7.11 era, 3:3:0
Eddie Camacho 0.1 IP, 2 H, 5.40 era, 0:0:0
Nelson Figueroa 7 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/4 BB/K, .64 era, W (2-0), 12:5:4
Carlos Muniz 0.0 IP, H, 3 ER, BB, HR, 5.84 era
11/29 Links
Complete Organizational Stats for Winterball
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Santurce Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Dillon Gee 6 IP, 4 H, 2/1 R/ER, 3/8 BB/K, 1.57 era, 5:3:8
lf Mike Carp 1 for 4, run, HR (2), 3 RBI (7), .273
cf Endy Chavez 1 for 3, run, BB, .143
lf Fernando Tatis 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2 2b, 2 RBI, K, .322
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, 2b, .379
c Robinson Cancel 0 for 4, .150
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 2 for 5, run, 2b, K, .349
Jose De La Torre 2 IP, H, BB, 7.11 era, 3:3:0
Eddie Camacho 0.1 IP, 2 H, 5.40 era, 0:0:0
Nelson Figueroa 7 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/4 BB/K, .64 era, W (2-0), 12:5:4
Carlos Muniz 0.0 IP, H, 3 ER, BB, HR, 5.84 era
11/29 Links
Complete Organizational Stats for Winterball
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Santurce Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Friday, November 28, 2008
11/27 Winter League Report + 11/28 Links! Fernando!
Think the Titans were mad much? LOL.
LATE LATE EDIT 9:45pm
dh Fernando Martinez 2 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .345
ph Ambi Concepcion 0 for 1, .182
German Marte IP, H, BB, 1.59 era, 1:2:0
Escogido lost 10-3, and this boxscore was definitely NOT on the scoreboard at noon today. It's so not my fault!
IWLs
cf Ezequiel Carrera 0 for 2, K, .200
dh Endy Chavez 0 for 4, run, K
Jose Rojas 1.2 IP, H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, 1.93 era, 1:1:3
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 4, RBI, .347
Edgar Alfonzo 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2.45 era, 1:0:0
Matias Carrillo IP, 3 H, 4/3 R/ER, BB, K, 6.17 era
11/28 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard (fixed @ 725pm)
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
VWL Caracas Boxscore @ 730pm (fixed 730pm)
Gameday (fixed 730pm)
LATE LATE EDIT 9:45pm
dh Fernando Martinez 2 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .345
ph Ambi Concepcion 0 for 1, .182
German Marte IP, H, BB, 1.59 era, 1:2:0
Escogido lost 10-3, and this boxscore was definitely NOT on the scoreboard at noon today. It's so not my fault!
IWLs
cf Ezequiel Carrera 0 for 2, K, .200
dh Endy Chavez 0 for 4, run, K
Jose Rojas 1.2 IP, H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, 1.93 era, 1:1:3
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 4, RBI, .347
Edgar Alfonzo 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2.45 era, 1:0:0
Matias Carrillo IP, 3 H, 4/3 R/ER, BB, K, 6.17 era
11/28 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard (fixed @ 725pm)
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
VWL Caracas Boxscore @ 730pm (fixed 730pm)
Gameday (fixed 730pm)
Thursday, November 27, 2008
11/26 Winter League Report + 11/27 Link! Carp!
IWLs
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 2, RBI, K, .300 (3 for 10)
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, K, .208
lf Mike Carp 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 3 RBI, .278
lf Fernando Tatis 1 for 5, run, K, .308
ph, cf Ezequiel Carrera 1 for 1, run, .250
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 5, K, .240
dh Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, run, BB, .188
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, .389
c Rene Rivera 0 for 2, BB, 2 Ks, .222
3b, 1b Edgardo Alfonzo 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .357
Eddie Camacho 1.1 IP, H, 2 ER, BB, K, 2.38 era, 2:1:1
Ruddy Lugo 6 IP, 5 H, ER, 1/4 BB/K, 4.86 era, W (1-2), 8:6:4
Eude Brito 0.2 IP, H, 3.18 era, 1:1:0
Edgar Alfonzo IP, H, 2.57 era, 3:0:0
Game of the Night: Lara defeated La Guaira in the VWL by a final score of 22-20. The teams combined for 42 runs on 43 hits and 14 walks. They blasted a combined 12 homers in the game which took 4 hours and 22 minutes to complete.
No Links today, none of the games which are scheduled are Gameday (hack)(access)able.
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 2, RBI, K, .300 (3 for 10)
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, K, .208
lf Mike Carp 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 3 RBI, .278
lf Fernando Tatis 1 for 5, run, K, .308
ph, cf Ezequiel Carrera 1 for 1, run, .250
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 5, K, .240
dh Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, run, BB, .188
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, .389
c Rene Rivera 0 for 2, BB, 2 Ks, .222
3b, 1b Edgardo Alfonzo 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .357
Eddie Camacho 1.1 IP, H, 2 ER, BB, K, 2.38 era, 2:1:1
Ruddy Lugo 6 IP, 5 H, ER, 1/4 BB/K, 4.86 era, W (1-2), 8:6:4
Eude Brito 0.2 IP, H, 3.18 era, 1:1:0
Edgar Alfonzo IP, H, 2.57 era, 3:0:0
Game of the Night: Lara defeated La Guaira in the VWL by a final score of 22-20. The teams combined for 42 runs on 43 hits and 14 walks. They blasted a combined 12 homers in the game which took 4 hours and 22 minutes to complete.
No Links today, none of the games which are scheduled are Gameday (hack)(access)able.
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
11/25 Winter League Report + 11/26 Links
IWLs
lf Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 2, K, .250
rf Fernando Tatis 2 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .313
lf Mike Carp 1 for 3, .214, HBP
cf Ezequiel Carrera 1 for 3, .143
Carlos Muniz IP, H, 3.65 era, 1:2:0
c Robinson Cancel 0 for 2, BB, K, .231
cf Jesus Feliciano 4 for 5, 2 RBI, BB, .400
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .267
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 1 for 4, 2b, .353
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 2, BB, K, .270
Willie Collazo 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, BB, K, 6.75 era, L (0-1), 4:7:1
11/26 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Arecibo Boxscore
Gameday
Mayaguez Boxscore
Gameday
lf Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 2, K, .250
rf Fernando Tatis 2 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .313
lf Mike Carp 1 for 3, .214, HBP
cf Ezequiel Carrera 1 for 3, .143
Carlos Muniz IP, H, 3.65 era, 1:2:0
c Robinson Cancel 0 for 2, BB, K, .231
cf Jesus Feliciano 4 for 5, 2 RBI, BB, .400
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .267
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 1 for 4, 2b, .353
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 2, BB, K, .270
Willie Collazo 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, BB, K, 6.75 era, L (0-1), 4:7:1
11/26 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Arecibo Boxscore
Gameday
Mayaguez Boxscore
Gameday
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
11/24 Winter League Report + 11/25 Links! Fernando may be sick?
Why can't someone come up with a good webpage translator? Once more, this'll be good for a laugh or ten:
In the seventh entrance of from Leon one, double pushers of two races each connected by Batista and Guzmán were the most productive batazos for from Leon one, in whose opening alignment they did not only bat hit Fernando Martinez (1-0) and Abraham Núñez Adames (3-0).
Martinez, who wrote down a race, was replaced by Alex Fernandez, that she batted of 3-2, with a written down race and two pushed. ***Martinez been has affected of a strong gripal virus***
Edit 1215pm: Gripal means flu-like, so Fernando IS sick.
Yahoo Babelfished Article
IWLs
lf Fernando Martinez 0 for 1, run, BB, .338
pr, 2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 0, run, BB, .207
cf Ezequiel Carrera 0 for 4, K
3b, 1b Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 2, RBI, BB, .356
dh Saloman Manriquez 0 for 2, BB, .118
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .257
Ambiorix "The Murderer" Burgos 0.1 IP, 2 ER, 2/1 BB/K, 54 era
11/25 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Arecibo Boxscore
Gameday
Mayaguez Boxscore
Gameday
In the seventh entrance of from Leon one, double pushers of two races each connected by Batista and Guzmán were the most productive batazos for from Leon one, in whose opening alignment they did not only bat hit Fernando Martinez (1-0) and Abraham Núñez Adames (3-0).
Martinez, who wrote down a race, was replaced by Alex Fernandez, that she batted of 3-2, with a written down race and two pushed. ***Martinez been has affected of a strong gripal virus***
Edit 1215pm: Gripal means flu-like, so Fernando IS sick.
Yahoo Babelfished Article
IWLs
lf Fernando Martinez 0 for 1, run, BB, .338
pr, 2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 0, run, BB, .207
cf Ezequiel Carrera 0 for 4, K
3b, 1b Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 2, RBI, BB, .356
dh Saloman Manriquez 0 for 2, BB, .118
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .257
Ambiorix "The Murderer" Burgos 0.1 IP, 2 ER, 2/1 BB/K, 54 era
11/25 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Arecibo Boxscore
Gameday
Mayaguez Boxscore
Gameday
Monday, November 24, 2008
11/23 Winter League Report + 11/24 Links!
IWLs
c Raul Casanova 2 for 4, 2b, 3 RBI, .302
rf Fernando Tatis 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .303
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 2, K, .286
Nelson Figueroa 7 IP, 5 H, 1/7 BB/K, 0.00 era, W (1-0)
Ivan Maldonado IP, 2 H, ER, 3.38 era, 2:1:0
Jose De La Torre 0.2 IP, 4 H, 5/3 R/ER, BB, HR, 10.38 era, BS (2), 1:1:0
11/24 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
PRWL
Caguas Boxscore @ 730pm
Gameday
c Raul Casanova 2 for 4, 2b, 3 RBI, .302
rf Fernando Tatis 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .303
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 2, K, .286
Nelson Figueroa 7 IP, 5 H, 1/7 BB/K, 0.00 era, W (1-0)
Ivan Maldonado IP, 2 H, ER, 3.38 era, 2:1:0
Jose De La Torre 0.2 IP, 4 H, 5/3 R/ER, BB, HR, 10.38 era, BS (2), 1:1:0
11/24 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
PRWL
Caguas Boxscore @ 730pm
Gameday
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Introduction to the Blog (info for veterans and newbies alike!)
Welcome to MetsProspectHub! I'm Tejesh, I'm usually the one who does most of the posting here. David, who along with me, cofounded this blog, and The Man, our newest team member, will also post from time to time.
Our regulars know the deal, this time of year really isn't all that hot for prospects, so the site isn't as "hustle/bustle" as during the regular season, giving us time to reflect on said season, and put up top prospect lists. I put mine up HERE, and The Man put his up HERE. David should be putting one up shortly.
Now, I'm making this post for both the regulars and whatever new people may find this place...there are many widgets along the right side of the blog which you may or may not know about. In order, they are:
1. Fangraphs Searchbar (fangraphs does Baseball Statistics and Analysis, including Sabermetrics (WARP, WARP2, VORP, EQA and other stats)
2. MPH Searchbox (search for any past posts on the blog)
3. Chat box (well, duh!)
4. Polls
5. Mets Rotoworld (contains Mets news from Rotoworld)
6. NYFS News (contains Mets news from NYFS)
7. Mets Scoreboard from NYFS (system wide scoreboard, from the majors down to the GCL)
8. NYFS Player Profile Searchbox (NYFS profiles include career stats + pictures)
9. Blog Archive
10. Links
Our regulars know the deal, this time of year really isn't all that hot for prospects, so the site isn't as "hustle/bustle" as during the regular season, giving us time to reflect on said season, and put up top prospect lists. I put mine up HERE, and The Man put his up HERE. David should be putting one up shortly.
Now, I'm making this post for both the regulars and whatever new people may find this place...there are many widgets along the right side of the blog which you may or may not know about. In order, they are:
1. Fangraphs Searchbar (fangraphs does Baseball Statistics and Analysis, including Sabermetrics (WARP, WARP2, VORP, EQA and other stats)
2. MPH Searchbox (search for any past posts on the blog)
3. Chat box (well, duh!)
4. Polls
5. Mets Rotoworld (contains Mets news from Rotoworld)
6. NYFS News (contains Mets news from NYFS)
7. Mets Scoreboard from NYFS (system wide scoreboard, from the majors down to the GCL)
8. NYFS Player Profile Searchbox (NYFS profiles include career stats + pictures)
9. Blog Archive
10. Links
11/22 Winter League Report + 11/23 Links! Antonini!
Added some new stuff (incl Mike Carp) 4:05pm
IWLs
Michael Antonini 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1/4 BB/K, 4.80 era, 4:9:4
lf Mike Carp 0 for 3, BB, K, .182
rf Fernando Tatis 1 for 4, 2b, BB, 2 Ks, .305 (first time playing the field in winter)
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 2, run, 2b, 2 BBs, .258
1b Edgardo Alfonzo 1 for 5, run, 2 RBI, K, .361
c Robinson Cancel 2 for 4, run, RBI, .273
Joselo Diaz 0.1 IP, H, 2/1 BB/K, 4.98 era, 0:0:1
Willie Collazo 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, K, 13.50 era, 1:2:1
Ivan Maldonado 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0.00 era, BS (1), 1:3:0
Matias Carrillo 0.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 4.22 era, 1:0:0, 1 IHR allowed to score
Edgar Alfonzo 0.0 IP, 2 H, 2.77 era
11/23 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
PRWL (all games @ 4pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore @ 6pm
Gameday
Mayaguez Boxscore
Gameday
IWLs
Michael Antonini 6 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1/4 BB/K, 4.80 era, 4:9:4
lf Mike Carp 0 for 3, BB, K, .182
rf Fernando Tatis 1 for 4, 2b, BB, 2 Ks, .305 (first time playing the field in winter)
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 2, run, 2b, 2 BBs, .258
1b Edgardo Alfonzo 1 for 5, run, 2 RBI, K, .361
c Robinson Cancel 2 for 4, run, RBI, .273
Joselo Diaz 0.1 IP, H, 2/1 BB/K, 4.98 era, 0:0:1
Willie Collazo 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, K, 13.50 era, 1:2:1
Ivan Maldonado 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0.00 era, BS (1), 1:3:0
Matias Carrillo 0.1 IP, 2 H, BB, 4.22 era, 1:0:0, 1 IHR allowed to score
Edgar Alfonzo 0.0 IP, 2 H, 2.77 era
11/23 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
PRWL (all games @ 4pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore @ 6pm
Gameday
Mayaguez Boxscore
Gameday
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Combined regular season + winter league stats for HWL, AFL Players
Here, as promised, are the combined stats for our guys from Hawaii and Arizona. As a little bonus, I've decided to let you guys see the rankings that they'll have in our upcoming 2009 System Audit (coming to a blog near you). I think I'll throw out a first preliminary date for it: January 23rd, 2009. Keep in mind that last year I threw out 1/20 and the Santana trade forced me to scramble and delay it for 2 weeks, so 1/23/09 is a very very rough estimate.
1. Dan Murphy 4/1/85 (23.83) L/R (AA Binghamton .308/.374/.496/.870, 110 for 357, 56 runs, 26 2b, 3b, 13 HR, 67 RBI, 39/46 BB/K, 14/19 SBs, MLB New York .313/.397/.473/.871, 41 for 131, 24 runs, 9 2b, 3 3b, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 18/28 BB/K, AFL Peoria Saguaros 25 for 63, 22 runs, 8 2b, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 13/6 BB/K, .397/.487/.619/1.106)
Total 2008 Stats : .319/.394/.505/.898, 176 for 551, 102 runs, 43 2b, 4 3b, 17 HR, 102 RBI, 70/80 BB/K
9. Shawn Bowman 12/9/84 (24.16) R/R (A+ St. Lucie .340/.369/.485/.853, 33 for 97, 12 runs, 4 2b, 2 3b, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 4/23 BB/K, AA Binghamton .248/.263/.363/.626, 28 for 113, 12 runs, 7 2b, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 2/35 BB/K, 3/4 SBs, AFL Peoria Saguaros 11 for 37, 6 runs, 3 2b, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2/5 BB/K, .297/.333/.541/.874)
Total 2008 Stats: .291/.315/.437/.753, 72 for 247, 30 runs, 14 2b, 2 3b, 6 HR, 28 RBI, 8/63 BB/K, .1270 BB/K ratio, .255 K rate
3. Greg Veloz 6/3/88 (20.67) S/R (A Savannah .286/.339/.402/.742, 130 for 455, 25 2b, 5 3b, 6 HR, 52 RBI, 32/93 BB/K, 28/40 SBs, A+ St. Lucie .234/.298/.247/.544, 18 for 77, 8 runs, 2b, 4 RBI, 7/20 BB/K, 1/3 SBs HWL Honolulu 18 for 87, 10 runs, 2 2b, 7 RBI, 9/27 BB/K, 2/4 SBs, .207/.281/.230/.511)
Total 2008 Stats: .268/.326/.359/.685, 166 for 619, 86 runs, 28 2b, 5 3b, 6 HR, 63 RBI, 31/44 SBs, 48/140 BB/K, .3429 BB/K ratio, .226 K rate
4. Ruben Tejada 9/1/89 (19.42) R/R (A+ St. Lucie .229/.293/.296/.588, 114 for 497, 55 runs, 19 2b, 4 3b, 2 HR, 37 RBI, 41/77 BB/K, 8/13 SBs, HWL Honolulu 20 for 86, 14 runs, 3 2b, 3b, 10 RBI, 7/14 BB/K, 2/4 SBs, .233/.284/.291/.575)
Total 2008 Stats: .230/.291/.295/.586, 134 for 583, 69 runs, 22 2b, 5 3b, 2 HR, 47 RBI, 10/17 SBs, 48/91 BB/K, .5275 BB/K ratio, .156 K rate
1. Josh Thole 10/28/86 (22.29) L/R (A+ St. Lucie .300/.382/.427/.808, 104 for 347, 49 runs, 25 2b, 2 3b, 5 HR, 56 RBI, 45/38 BB/K, AFL Peoria Saguaros 22 for 69, 15 runs, 2b, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 10/6 BB/K, .319/.400/.420/.820)
Total 2008 Stats: .303/.385/.425/.810, 126 for 416, 64 runs, 26 2b, 2 3b, 7 HR, 73 RBI, 55/44 BB/K, 1.2500 BB/K, .106 K rate
Eddie Kunz 4/8/86 (22.83) R/R (AA Binghamton 1-4, 2.79 era, 44 G, 27 SVs, 48.1 IP, 39 H, 19/15 R/ER, 25/43 BB/K, 3.55 GO/FO, .222 BAA, 1.30 WHIP, MLB New York 0-0, 13.50 era, 4 G, 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, HR, BB, K, 6.00 GO/FO, .455 BAA, 2.26 WHIP, AAA New Orleans 0-1, 7.94 era, 6 G, 5.2 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, HR, 2/4 BB/K, 1.60 GO/FO, .346 BAA, 1.94 WHIP, AFL Peoria Sagauros 2-2, 10.93 era, 14 G, 2 SVs, 14 IP, 24 H, 17 ER, 3 HR, 10/14 BB/K, 3.00 GO/FO, .369 BAA, 2.43 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 3-7, 5.22 era, 68 G, 29 SVs, 70.2 IP, 77 H, 45/41 R/ER, 37/62 BB/K, 3.38 GO/FO, .270 BAA, 1.61 WHIP
c Jordan Abruzzo 8/2/84 (24.5) S/R (A Savannah .300/.347/.448/.795, 61 for 203, 24 runs, 13 2b, 3b, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 13/36 BB/K, A+ St. Lucie .303/.333/.455/.788, 20 for 66, 7 runs, 4 2b, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 2/7 BB/K, A- Brooklyn .275/.309/.440/.748, 50 for 182, 22 runs, 9 2b, 7 HR, 21 RBI, 8/27 BB/K, HWL Honolulu .200/.273/.229/.501, 14 for 70, 7 runs, 2 2b, 4 RBI, 7/19 BB/K)
Total 2008 Stats: 145 for 521, 60 runs, 28 2b, 3b, 14 HR, 63 RBI, 30/89 BB/K, .278/.322/.417/.738
Roy Merritt 9/22/85 (23.33) L/L (A+ St. Lucie 0-0, 5.87 era, 6 G, 7.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, HR, 6/4 BB/K, 1.43 GO/FO, .259 BAA, A- Brooklyn 3-0, 1.49 era, 25 G, 4 SVs, 42.1 IP, 22 H, 9/7 R/ER, HR, 17/55 BB/K, 1.33 GO/FO, .150 BAA, HWL Honolulu 1-2, 3.00 era, 16 G, 2/2 SVs, 24 IP, 15 H, 8 ER, HR, 11/26 BB/K, 1.08 WHIP, .188 BAA, 1.50 GO/FO)
Total 2008 Stats: 4-2, 2.43 era, 47 H, 74 IP, 44 H, 22/20 R/ER, 34/85 BB/K, 1.40 GO/FO, .174 BAA, 1.05 WHIP
Junior Guerra 1/16/85 (24.05) R/R (A- Brooklyn 0-0, 54 era, G, 0.1 IP, H, 2 ER, BB, .500 BAA, Kingsport 0-0, 2.25 era, 3 G, 4 IP, ER, 3/3 BB/K, 1.25 GO/FO, .000 BAA, A Savannah 1-1, 1.75 era, 2 SVs, 25.2 IP, 14 H, 6/5 R/ER, 3 HR, 2/34 BB/K, 1.15 GO/FO, .156 BAA, A+ St. Lucie 0-0, 0.00 era, 4 G, 4 IP, 1/4 BB/K, 0.60 GO/FO, .000 BAA, HWL Honolulu 1-1, 9.18 era, 14 G, 16.2 IP, 29 H, 19/17 R/ER, 13/10 BB/K, 2.52 WHIP, .382 BAA, 0.81 GO/FO)
Total 2008 Stats: 2-2, 4.44 era, 32 G, 50.2 IP, 44 H, 28/25 R/ER, 20/51 BB/K, 0.96 GO/FO, .213 BAA, 1.26 WHIP
1. Dan Murphy 4/1/85 (23.83) L/R (AA Binghamton .308/.374/.496/.870, 110 for 357, 56 runs, 26 2b, 3b, 13 HR, 67 RBI, 39/46 BB/K, 14/19 SBs, MLB New York .313/.397/.473/.871, 41 for 131, 24 runs, 9 2b, 3 3b, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 18/28 BB/K, AFL Peoria Saguaros 25 for 63, 22 runs, 8 2b, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 13/6 BB/K, .397/.487/.619/1.106)
Total 2008 Stats : .319/.394/.505/.898, 176 for 551, 102 runs, 43 2b, 4 3b, 17 HR, 102 RBI, 70/80 BB/K
9. Shawn Bowman 12/9/84 (24.16) R/R (A+ St. Lucie .340/.369/.485/.853, 33 for 97, 12 runs, 4 2b, 2 3b, 2 HR, 11 RBI, 4/23 BB/K, AA Binghamton .248/.263/.363/.626, 28 for 113, 12 runs, 7 2b, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 2/35 BB/K, 3/4 SBs, AFL Peoria Saguaros 11 for 37, 6 runs, 3 2b, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2/5 BB/K, .297/.333/.541/.874)
Total 2008 Stats: .291/.315/.437/.753, 72 for 247, 30 runs, 14 2b, 2 3b, 6 HR, 28 RBI, 8/63 BB/K, .1270 BB/K ratio, .255 K rate
3. Greg Veloz 6/3/88 (20.67) S/R (A Savannah .286/.339/.402/.742, 130 for 455, 25 2b, 5 3b, 6 HR, 52 RBI, 32/93 BB/K, 28/40 SBs, A+ St. Lucie .234/.298/.247/.544, 18 for 77, 8 runs, 2b, 4 RBI, 7/20 BB/K, 1/3 SBs HWL Honolulu 18 for 87, 10 runs, 2 2b, 7 RBI, 9/27 BB/K, 2/4 SBs, .207/.281/.230/.511)
Total 2008 Stats: .268/.326/.359/.685, 166 for 619, 86 runs, 28 2b, 5 3b, 6 HR, 63 RBI, 31/44 SBs, 48/140 BB/K, .3429 BB/K ratio, .226 K rate
4. Ruben Tejada 9/1/89 (19.42) R/R (A+ St. Lucie .229/.293/.296/.588, 114 for 497, 55 runs, 19 2b, 4 3b, 2 HR, 37 RBI, 41/77 BB/K, 8/13 SBs, HWL Honolulu 20 for 86, 14 runs, 3 2b, 3b, 10 RBI, 7/14 BB/K, 2/4 SBs, .233/.284/.291/.575)
Total 2008 Stats: .230/.291/.295/.586, 134 for 583, 69 runs, 22 2b, 5 3b, 2 HR, 47 RBI, 10/17 SBs, 48/91 BB/K, .5275 BB/K ratio, .156 K rate
1. Josh Thole 10/28/86 (22.29) L/R (A+ St. Lucie .300/.382/.427/.808, 104 for 347, 49 runs, 25 2b, 2 3b, 5 HR, 56 RBI, 45/38 BB/K, AFL Peoria Saguaros 22 for 69, 15 runs, 2b, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 10/6 BB/K, .319/.400/.420/.820)
Total 2008 Stats: .303/.385/.425/.810, 126 for 416, 64 runs, 26 2b, 2 3b, 7 HR, 73 RBI, 55/44 BB/K, 1.2500 BB/K, .106 K rate
Eddie Kunz 4/8/86 (22.83) R/R (AA Binghamton 1-4, 2.79 era, 44 G, 27 SVs, 48.1 IP, 39 H, 19/15 R/ER, 25/43 BB/K, 3.55 GO/FO, .222 BAA, 1.30 WHIP, MLB New York 0-0, 13.50 era, 4 G, 2.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, HR, BB, K, 6.00 GO/FO, .455 BAA, 2.26 WHIP, AAA New Orleans 0-1, 7.94 era, 6 G, 5.2 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, HR, 2/4 BB/K, 1.60 GO/FO, .346 BAA, 1.94 WHIP, AFL Peoria Sagauros 2-2, 10.93 era, 14 G, 2 SVs, 14 IP, 24 H, 17 ER, 3 HR, 10/14 BB/K, 3.00 GO/FO, .369 BAA, 2.43 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 3-7, 5.22 era, 68 G, 29 SVs, 70.2 IP, 77 H, 45/41 R/ER, 37/62 BB/K, 3.38 GO/FO, .270 BAA, 1.61 WHIP
c Jordan Abruzzo 8/2/84 (24.5) S/R (A Savannah .300/.347/.448/.795, 61 for 203, 24 runs, 13 2b, 3b, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 13/36 BB/K, A+ St. Lucie .303/.333/.455/.788, 20 for 66, 7 runs, 4 2b, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 2/7 BB/K, A- Brooklyn .275/.309/.440/.748, 50 for 182, 22 runs, 9 2b, 7 HR, 21 RBI, 8/27 BB/K, HWL Honolulu .200/.273/.229/.501, 14 for 70, 7 runs, 2 2b, 4 RBI, 7/19 BB/K)
Total 2008 Stats: 145 for 521, 60 runs, 28 2b, 3b, 14 HR, 63 RBI, 30/89 BB/K, .278/.322/.417/.738
Roy Merritt 9/22/85 (23.33) L/L (A+ St. Lucie 0-0, 5.87 era, 6 G, 7.2 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, HR, 6/4 BB/K, 1.43 GO/FO, .259 BAA, A- Brooklyn 3-0, 1.49 era, 25 G, 4 SVs, 42.1 IP, 22 H, 9/7 R/ER, HR, 17/55 BB/K, 1.33 GO/FO, .150 BAA, HWL Honolulu 1-2, 3.00 era, 16 G, 2/2 SVs, 24 IP, 15 H, 8 ER, HR, 11/26 BB/K, 1.08 WHIP, .188 BAA, 1.50 GO/FO)
Total 2008 Stats: 4-2, 2.43 era, 47 H, 74 IP, 44 H, 22/20 R/ER, 34/85 BB/K, 1.40 GO/FO, .174 BAA, 1.05 WHIP
Junior Guerra 1/16/85 (24.05) R/R (A- Brooklyn 0-0, 54 era, G, 0.1 IP, H, 2 ER, BB, .500 BAA, Kingsport 0-0, 2.25 era, 3 G, 4 IP, ER, 3/3 BB/K, 1.25 GO/FO, .000 BAA, A Savannah 1-1, 1.75 era, 2 SVs, 25.2 IP, 14 H, 6/5 R/ER, 3 HR, 2/34 BB/K, 1.15 GO/FO, .156 BAA, A+ St. Lucie 0-0, 0.00 era, 4 G, 4 IP, 1/4 BB/K, 0.60 GO/FO, .000 BAA, HWL Honolulu 1-1, 9.18 era, 14 G, 16.2 IP, 29 H, 19/17 R/ER, 13/10 BB/K, 2.52 WHIP, .382 BAA, 0.81 GO/FO)
Total 2008 Stats: 2-2, 4.44 era, 32 G, 50.2 IP, 44 H, 28/25 R/ER, 20/51 BB/K, 0.96 GO/FO, .213 BAA, 1.26 WHIP
11/21 Winter League Report + 11/22 Links!
IWLs
lf Mike Carp 1 for 3, K, .250
lf Fernando Martinez 0 for 3, K, .346
Dillon Gee 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2/4 BB/K, 1.59 era, WP, 7:4:4
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 3, BB, .241
lf Ambi Concepcion 0 for 2, K, .194
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .300
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 1 for 3, run, BB, .370
dh Raul Casanova 1 for 6, RBI, K, .282
Eddie Camacho 0.1 IP, 4.05 era, 0:1:0
Edgar Alfonzo 0.2 IP, 2.77 era, 1:1:0, 2:0:0
Eude Brito 0.1 IP, ER, BB, K, 3.60 era, 0:0:1
Ruddy Lugo 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 6.75 era, L (0-2), 8:4:3
11/22 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Mayaguez Boxscore
Gameday
lf Mike Carp 1 for 3, K, .250
lf Fernando Martinez 0 for 3, K, .346
Dillon Gee 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2/4 BB/K, 1.59 era, WP, 7:4:4
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 3, BB, .241
lf Ambi Concepcion 0 for 2, K, .194
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .300
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 1 for 3, run, BB, .370
dh Raul Casanova 1 for 6, RBI, K, .282
Eddie Camacho 0.1 IP, 4.05 era, 0:1:0
Edgar Alfonzo 0.2 IP, 2.77 era, 1:1:0, 2:0:0
Eude Brito 0.1 IP, ER, BB, K, 3.60 era, 0:0:1
Ruddy Lugo 5 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 6.75 era, L (0-2), 8:4:3
11/22 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Mayaguez Boxscore
Gameday
Friday, November 21, 2008
11/20 Winter League Report + 11/21 Links
*May be edited with another game
Peoria 4, Surprise 3
c Josh Thole 0 for 4, K, .319
IWLs
1b Robinson Cancel 1 for 2, BB
1b Nick Evans 0 for 1
Dillon Gee IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 1:0:2
* this is from a suspended game from Nov 13
Matias Carrillo IP, H, BB, K, 4.35 era
Carlos Muniz 1.2 IP, 3 BBs, 3.97 era
c Salvador Paniagua 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR (4), RBI (9), 2 Ks, .324
Julio Polanco 0.2 IP, 2 Ks, 1.50 era
dh Fernando Tatis 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .310
11/21 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
http://gd2.mlb.com/components/game/win/year_2008/month_11/day_20/miniscoreboard.html?server=web.minorleaguebaseball.com
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
VWL Caracas Boxscore @ 730pm
Gameday
Peoria 4, Surprise 3
c Josh Thole 0 for 4, K, .319
IWLs
1b Robinson Cancel 1 for 2, BB
1b Nick Evans 0 for 1
Dillon Gee IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 1:0:2
* this is from a suspended game from Nov 13
Matias Carrillo IP, H, BB, K, 4.35 era
Carlos Muniz 1.2 IP, 3 BBs, 3.97 era
c Salvador Paniagua 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR (4), RBI (9), 2 Ks, .324
Julio Polanco 0.2 IP, 2 Ks, 1.50 era
dh Fernando Tatis 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .310
11/21 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
http://gd2.mlb.com/components/game/win/year_2008/month_11/day_20/miniscoreboard.html?server=web.minorleaguebaseball.com
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
VWL Caracas Boxscore @ 730pm
Gameday
Thursday, November 20, 2008
AFL + HWL Season Ending Stats
Closing numbers for our guys in Arizona
c Josh Thole 22 for 69, 15 runs, 2b, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 10/6 BB/K, .319/.400/.420/.820
3b Shawn Bowman 11 for 37, 6 runs, 3 2b, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2/5 BB/K, .297/.333/.541/.874
2b Daniel Murphy 25 for 63, 22 runs, 8 2b, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 13/6 BB/K, .397/.487/.619/1.106
Tobi Stoner 2-0, 3.66 era, 11 G, 19.2 IP, 17 H, 8 ER, 7/15 BB/K, 1.22 WHIP, .227 BAA,
Eddie Kunz 2-0, 10.93 era, 14 G, 2/5 SVs, 14 IP, 24 H, 17 ER, 3 HR, 10/14 BB/K, 2.43 WHIP, .369 BAA
Bobby Parnell 3-1, 2.25 era, 7 GS, 20 IP, 15 H, 5 ER, 9/20 BB/K, 1.20 WHIP, .211 BAA
Jason Vargas 1-0, 2.10 era, 9 G, GS, 25.2 IP, 20 H, 7/6 R/ER, HR, 5/13 BB/K, .97 WHIP, .208 BAA
and Hawaii:
c Jordan Abruzzo 14 for 70, 7 runs, 2 2b, 4 RBI, 7/19 BB/K, .200/.273/.229/.501
ss Ruben Tejada 20 for 86, 14 runs, 3 2b, 3b, 10 RBI, 7/14 BB/K, 2/4 SBs, .233/.284/.291/.575
2b Greg Veloz 18 for 87, 10 runs, 2 2b, 7 RBI, 9/27 BB/K, 2/4 SBs, .207/.281/.230/.511
Roy Merritt 1-2, 3.00 era, 16 G, 2/2 SVs, 24 IP, 15 H, 8 ER, HR, 11/26 BB/K, 1.08 WHIP, .188 BAA
Josh Stinson 2-2, 4.50 era, 9 G, 5 GS, 1/2 SVs, 22 IP, 19 H, 13/11 R/ER, 2 HR, 13/13 BB/K, 1.45 WHIP, .235 BAA
Junior Guerra 1-1, 9.18 era, 14 G, 16.2 IP, 29 H, 19/17 R/ER, 13/10 BB/K, 2.52 WHIP, .382 BAA
Scott Shaw 2-2, 2.51 era, 8 G, 7 GS, 32.1 IP, 12 H, 13/9 R/ER, HR, 9/35 BB/K, .65 WHIP, .110 BAA
Stay tuned for combined stats in an hour or so...
c Josh Thole 22 for 69, 15 runs, 2b, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 10/6 BB/K, .319/.400/.420/.820
3b Shawn Bowman 11 for 37, 6 runs, 3 2b, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2/5 BB/K, .297/.333/.541/.874
2b Daniel Murphy 25 for 63, 22 runs, 8 2b, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 13/6 BB/K, .397/.487/.619/1.106
Tobi Stoner 2-0, 3.66 era, 11 G, 19.2 IP, 17 H, 8 ER, 7/15 BB/K, 1.22 WHIP, .227 BAA,
Eddie Kunz 2-0, 10.93 era, 14 G, 2/5 SVs, 14 IP, 24 H, 17 ER, 3 HR, 10/14 BB/K, 2.43 WHIP, .369 BAA
Bobby Parnell 3-1, 2.25 era, 7 GS, 20 IP, 15 H, 5 ER, 9/20 BB/K, 1.20 WHIP, .211 BAA
Jason Vargas 1-0, 2.10 era, 9 G, GS, 25.2 IP, 20 H, 7/6 R/ER, HR, 5/13 BB/K, .97 WHIP, .208 BAA
and Hawaii:
c Jordan Abruzzo 14 for 70, 7 runs, 2 2b, 4 RBI, 7/19 BB/K, .200/.273/.229/.501
ss Ruben Tejada 20 for 86, 14 runs, 3 2b, 3b, 10 RBI, 7/14 BB/K, 2/4 SBs, .233/.284/.291/.575
2b Greg Veloz 18 for 87, 10 runs, 2 2b, 7 RBI, 9/27 BB/K, 2/4 SBs, .207/.281/.230/.511
Roy Merritt 1-2, 3.00 era, 16 G, 2/2 SVs, 24 IP, 15 H, 8 ER, HR, 11/26 BB/K, 1.08 WHIP, .188 BAA
Josh Stinson 2-2, 4.50 era, 9 G, 5 GS, 1/2 SVs, 22 IP, 19 H, 13/11 R/ER, 2 HR, 13/13 BB/K, 1.45 WHIP, .235 BAA
Junior Guerra 1-1, 9.18 era, 14 G, 16.2 IP, 29 H, 19/17 R/ER, 13/10 BB/K, 2.52 WHIP, .382 BAA
Scott Shaw 2-2, 2.51 era, 8 G, 7 GS, 32.1 IP, 12 H, 13/9 R/ER, HR, 9/35 BB/K, .65 WHIP, .110 BAA
Stay tuned for combined stats in an hour or so...
Mike Carp Added to 40-man
The Mets elevated first baseman Mike Carp to their 40-man roster today, increasing said roster to 34 players. Carp, 22, hit .299 with 17 homers and 72 RBIs in 134 games for Double-A Binghamton en route to being named an Eastern League Postseason All-Star and is now playing winter ball in Venezuela. By placing Carp on the 40-man roster at today's deadline, the Mets avoided leaving him eligible for next month's Rule 5 draft. Carp, a potential down-the-line replacement for Carlos Delgado at first base, was a ninth-round pick by the Mets in 2004.
Link
Quickie guide to the Rule V - HS players from 2004 and college players from 2005 are eligible this year. Next year should be interesting, with some intriguing names up (Josh Thole and John Holdzkom among others should be eligible for the 2009 Rule V).
Link
Quickie guide to the Rule V - HS players from 2004 and college players from 2005 are eligible this year. Next year should be interesting, with some intriguing names up (Josh Thole and John Holdzkom among others should be eligible for the 2009 Rule V).
11/19 Winter League Report + 11/20 Links
*Metsblog is reporting that Daniel Murphy has a grade 2 hamstring strain. He'll miss the remainder of the AFL, and won't be going to Puerto Rico to play there.
The good news is that right now (and with our beloved inept moronic medical staff, who really knows?) it's being called a STRAIN, and not a tear. Obviously, we know hamstring tears are bad bad things. So for now - a strain is a good thing.
Peoria 4, Mesa 7
Eddie Kunz 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1/2 BB/K, HR, 10.93 era, BS (3)
IWLs
lf Nick Evans 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .097 (3 for 31, 3b, 4 RBI, 5/14 BB/K, .097/.243/.161/.405)
lf Fernando Martinez 0 for 4, .360 (snapped 9 gm hitting streak)
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 3, .207
1b Mike Carp 1 for 3, .200, HBP
cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, 2 runs, 3b, BB, K, .366
c Raul Casanova 0 for 3, .303
ph Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 1, run, .333
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 2 Ks, .303
dh Fernando Tatis 2 for 4, run, 2 2b, RBI, .313
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 2 for 3, run, HR, RBI, BB, .371
11/20 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
The good news is that right now (and with our beloved inept moronic medical staff, who really knows?) it's being called a STRAIN, and not a tear. Obviously, we know hamstring tears are bad bad things. So for now - a strain is a good thing.
Peoria 4, Mesa 7
Eddie Kunz 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1/2 BB/K, HR, 10.93 era, BS (3)
IWLs
lf Nick Evans 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .097 (3 for 31, 3b, 4 RBI, 5/14 BB/K, .097/.243/.161/.405)
lf Fernando Martinez 0 for 4, .360 (snapped 9 gm hitting streak)
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 3, .207
1b Mike Carp 1 for 3, .200, HBP
cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, 2 runs, 3b, BB, K, .366
c Raul Casanova 0 for 3, .303
ph Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 1, run, .333
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 2 Ks, .303
dh Fernando Tatis 2 for 4, run, 2 2b, RBI, .313
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 2 for 3, run, HR, RBI, BB, .371
11/20 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Daniel Murphy Update + 11/18 Winter League Report + 11/19 Links
According to a league source, Mets 2B Daniel Murphy suffered a right knee sprain in the Arizona Fall League, which is why he has not played since Nov. 10.
Murphy had been hitting .397 with 18 RBI in 15 games during the AFL.
Figure I'll just throw it all into this post, especially since it's like 20 minutes old, don't wanna push it down the page.
Peoria 14, Phoenix 8
Jason Vargas 2 IP, 4 H, R, 2.10 era, 40:29:11, 1:4:0
Tobi Stoner 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, BB, K, 3.66 era, 44:27:17, 2:2:1
IWLs
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .380
lf Nick Evans 0 for 5, 2 Ks, .071
dh Fernando Tatis 0 for 3, BB, .304
1b Mike Carp 0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K (Caribes - VWL)
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, .213
cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, BB, .351
Eddie Camacho IP, K, 4.26 era, 1:1:1
Eric Brown IP, 2 ER, 4/1 BB/K, 3.48 era, 1:1:1
1b Raul Casanova 0 for 3, BB, .333
ph, c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 1, .310
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 4, 3 runs, RBI, 2 BB, .231
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 1 for 4, run, K, .364
11/19 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
DWL: Licey @ Escogido Boxscore - 730pm
Gameday
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
Murphy had been hitting .397 with 18 RBI in 15 games during the AFL.
Figure I'll just throw it all into this post, especially since it's like 20 minutes old, don't wanna push it down the page.
Peoria 14, Phoenix 8
Jason Vargas 2 IP, 4 H, R, 2.10 era, 40:29:11, 1:4:0
Tobi Stoner 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, BB, K, 3.66 era, 44:27:17, 2:2:1
IWLs
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .380
lf Nick Evans 0 for 5, 2 Ks, .071
dh Fernando Tatis 0 for 3, BB, .304
1b Mike Carp 0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K (Caribes - VWL)
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, .213
cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, BB, .351
Eddie Camacho IP, K, 4.26 era, 1:1:1
Eric Brown IP, 2 ER, 4/1 BB/K, 3.48 era, 1:1:1
1b Raul Casanova 0 for 3, BB, .333
ph, c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 1, .310
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 4, 3 runs, RBI, 2 BB, .231
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 1 for 4, run, K, .364
11/19 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
DWL: Licey @ Escogido Boxscore - 730pm
Gameday
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Tejesh's FINAL post-season 2008 Prospect List
There were about 10 different versions of this list before I settled (finally) on this one. I started with a top 15, and then kept expanding it until I got to 30. Again, this is just MY list, The Man posted his, and David should be posting his in the next week or so. This will be my final postseason 2008 list. We'll probably do another round of lists shortly before the 2009 season starts.
1. Fernando Martinez OF
Consensus #1 prospect - has to prove he can stay on the field for a full season. Ripping shit up in the Dominican Winter League
2. Wilmer Flores SS
Many people have flipped Fernando and Wilmer - and they may not be wrong. Teenage hitting sensation, playing SS now, may have to move to a corner as he fills out. Keep in mind he'll be playing the majority of 2009 at age 17.
3. Jon Niese LHSP
OK, so he doesn't throw 95, and he needs a cutter/slider combination, but he spent the entire year at age 21, and reached the big leagues. He should, barring trade or necessity in NY, be anchoring Buffalo's rotation in 2009. Expect further gains from Niese.
4. Dan Murphy 3B/2B/1B/LF
We all saw what he can do with his bat, it's a question of finding him a position (3b, 2b, 1b, lf, rf). He won't be anything other then average at best anywhere, but with the type of offensive potential, he doesn't have to be.
5. Brad Holt RHSP
Yeah, I panned this pick when it was made, he was ranked 98th on BAs top 200 draft prospects. Oopsie. Holt is armed with a big mid 90s fastball, and has better command on his curveball then people thought. As with most NYPLers, we'll get a much better read on Holt after he spends time in the FSL, pitching friendly as it is.
6. Mike Carp 1B/LF
After a miserable 2007, Carp rebounded to post a career season in 2008, setting highs in AVG (.299), OBP (.403), OPS (.874), 2b (29), HR (17), and walks (79). It was a great season for the 21/22 year old, and one he can look to build off of next year in AAA, where he will be one of the younger everyday players, at age 22/23. Carp was able to put up such good numbers due to his newfound "prowess" against LHP (.792 OPS vs a career OPS of .661). Keeping that number over .750 will dictate whether the Mets view him as the successor to Carlos Delgado in 2010.
7. Nick Evans LF/1B
Evans, unlike Carp, did not falter in AA, instead proceeding directly to "kick the shit out of the league" phase, hitting .311/.365/.561/.926, and earning himself multiple callups to the majors, where he performed very well in a platoon situation. A very rough start to his winter league season ultimately means nothing, he should open 2009 either on the Mets bench, or preferably in Buffalo.
8. Reese Havens SS
Havens showed plus power when healthy this year, but he wasn't healthy all that often. Still, the Mets have to have liked what they saw, and a good bet is that he'll open 2009 in St. Lucie. Especially with Wilmer Flores likely opening in Savannah.
9. Josh Thole C/1B
High average, high OBP catcher who hits from the left side, only thing people question is his defense. Is tearing up the AFL, a very good sign for someone who played high A in the regular season. Booked for Binghamton in 2009.
10. Jenrry Mejia RHSP
Appeared out of nowhere to post a great half season between the GCL and Brooklyn, posting a 2.89 era in 71.2 innings. He'll play all of 2009 at age 19, so whether he's in Savannah, or St. Lucie, he'll be well ahead of the game. Mejia flashes a fastball between 94-96, which some scouts think could eventually reach into the upper 90s, and a curveball which shows plus potential. He also has a harder slider which he uses.
11. Jefry Marte 3B
Marte was signed in the same class as Flores, and he did just as well, but was a level behind, so he didn't get nearly the same pub as Wilmer. Make no mistake though, Marte is just as big a prospect as Flores, and should be playing alongside Wilmer in Savannah next season.
12. Bobby Parnell RHP
Parnell made his major league debut this year, one of 4 BMets to do so, he impressed out of the pen with a mid 90s fastball and good slider, just as advertised. Reportedly, he's making major strides with his slider in the AFL, tightening the spin on it. Still, it's hard to see how the Mets don't keep him in the pen for 2009.
13. Scott Moviel RHSP
Tall righty had a piss poor April (1-4, 9.68 era), but rebounded to post a very good season minus April (9-4, 3.35 era). Moviel features a low 90s fastball which should gain some velocity as he fills out, along with a curve and change which developed nicely as the season progressed. Moviel is on track to open 2009 in St. Lucie.
14. Maikel Cleto RHSP
Cleto, like Mejia, leaped onto many prospect lists this season, despite some rather on the surface unimpressive numbers (5-11, 4.25 in Savannah). But it was a couple of games which really grabbed people's eyes, first, a complete game shutout on May 22nd, and then 2 weeks later, firing 7 innings of 1 run ball, generating 19 groundball outs. Cleto's got a sinker (obviously), and throws in the mid to upper 90s right now, and there are some who think more velocity is possible. Cleto should open 2009 in St. Lucie.
15. Dillon Gee RHSP
Dillon Gee was one of a few pitchers who dominated the NYPL after being drafted in 2007, and as such, not much was expected of him in 2008. Well, Gee turned around and dominated the FSL, and then the EL, posting a sub 3 era cumulatively, and is unscored upon in Puerto Rico (2 GS, 11 IP). Gee should open 2009 back in Binghamton, but a quick promotion to Buffalo isn't out of the question.
16. Robert Carson LHSP
Carson features 4 pitches, a fastball, changeup, cutter and curveball. His fastball sits 90-92, and has topped out at 94. His changeup sits around 75-80, while his curveball is low to mid 70s. He feels his curveball needs more bite to it, and he is also working on developing a fifth pitch, a slider. He plowed through the GCL and Kingsport, and should open 2009 in Savannah.
17. Ike Davis 1B
Davis was drafted out of Arizona State in 2008, with the 18th overall pick, and debuted with a plop in Brooklyn. However, he's got massive power potential, and I find it very difficult to both judge, and take seriously, any stats put up by a recently drafted player. We should get a much better feel for Davis next season when he plays in St. Lucie.
18. Francisco Pena C
Pena improved slightly off a disasterous 2007 season, and he did play all of 2008 at age 18, so there are plenty of reasons to give him another mulligan, but reports of him being shaky behind the plate defensively, combined with his decline in plate discipline (.3152 BB/K in 2007, .2632 in 2008) led to his stock, in my eyes, plummetting. Despite very pedestrian numbers in Savannah (.264/.308/.380/.688), Pena should open in St. Lucie for 2009, at age 19.
19. Eddie Kunz RHRP
Kunz dominated AA, but has found life above AA to be very difficult, posting an ERA of 13.50 in 2.2 MLB innings, 7.94 in 5.2 AAA innings, and 10.13 in 13.1 AFL innings. Granted, all very small miniscule sample sizes, and the groundball tendencies are there (6.00 in the majors, 1.60 in AAA, 3.00 in the AFL), but he's given up 4 homers in those 21.2 innings above AA. Still, Kunz is either 1 or 2 amongst relief prospects, depending on what you call Parnell, and should open 2009 in Buffalo.
20. Michael Antonini LHSP
If Dillon Gee garnered a little attention post-draft in 2007, Antonini garnered none. A late teens pick out of a small college, who spent a good part of the 07 season in Kingsport, there wasn't much hype about Antonini. And then 2008 came around, and Michael blasted his way through 3 levels of the farm, starting in Savannah, and ending in Binghamton, posting a fabulous 9-7, 2.77 line in 28 GS. He should open 2008 in Binghamton, but a quick promotion to Buffalo isn't out of the question.
21. Jeurys Familia RHSP
22. Kyle Allen RHSP
23. Ezequiel Carrera OF
24. Ruben Tejada SS
25. Brant Rustich RHP
26. Nathan Vineyard LHSP
27. Angel Calero LHSP
28. Greg Veloz 2b
29. Lucas Duda 1b/OF
30. Nick Carr RHSP
1. Fernando Martinez OF
Consensus #1 prospect - has to prove he can stay on the field for a full season. Ripping shit up in the Dominican Winter League
2. Wilmer Flores SS
Many people have flipped Fernando and Wilmer - and they may not be wrong. Teenage hitting sensation, playing SS now, may have to move to a corner as he fills out. Keep in mind he'll be playing the majority of 2009 at age 17.
3. Jon Niese LHSP
OK, so he doesn't throw 95, and he needs a cutter/slider combination, but he spent the entire year at age 21, and reached the big leagues. He should, barring trade or necessity in NY, be anchoring Buffalo's rotation in 2009. Expect further gains from Niese.
4. Dan Murphy 3B/2B/1B/LF
We all saw what he can do with his bat, it's a question of finding him a position (3b, 2b, 1b, lf, rf). He won't be anything other then average at best anywhere, but with the type of offensive potential, he doesn't have to be.
5. Brad Holt RHSP
Yeah, I panned this pick when it was made, he was ranked 98th on BAs top 200 draft prospects. Oopsie. Holt is armed with a big mid 90s fastball, and has better command on his curveball then people thought. As with most NYPLers, we'll get a much better read on Holt after he spends time in the FSL, pitching friendly as it is.
6. Mike Carp 1B/LF
After a miserable 2007, Carp rebounded to post a career season in 2008, setting highs in AVG (.299), OBP (.403), OPS (.874), 2b (29), HR (17), and walks (79). It was a great season for the 21/22 year old, and one he can look to build off of next year in AAA, where he will be one of the younger everyday players, at age 22/23. Carp was able to put up such good numbers due to his newfound "prowess" against LHP (.792 OPS vs a career OPS of .661). Keeping that number over .750 will dictate whether the Mets view him as the successor to Carlos Delgado in 2010.
7. Nick Evans LF/1B
Evans, unlike Carp, did not falter in AA, instead proceeding directly to "kick the shit out of the league" phase, hitting .311/.365/.561/.926, and earning himself multiple callups to the majors, where he performed very well in a platoon situation. A very rough start to his winter league season ultimately means nothing, he should open 2009 either on the Mets bench, or preferably in Buffalo.
8. Reese Havens SS
Havens showed plus power when healthy this year, but he wasn't healthy all that often. Still, the Mets have to have liked what they saw, and a good bet is that he'll open 2009 in St. Lucie. Especially with Wilmer Flores likely opening in Savannah.
9. Josh Thole C/1B
High average, high OBP catcher who hits from the left side, only thing people question is his defense. Is tearing up the AFL, a very good sign for someone who played high A in the regular season. Booked for Binghamton in 2009.
10. Jenrry Mejia RHSP
Appeared out of nowhere to post a great half season between the GCL and Brooklyn, posting a 2.89 era in 71.2 innings. He'll play all of 2009 at age 19, so whether he's in Savannah, or St. Lucie, he'll be well ahead of the game. Mejia flashes a fastball between 94-96, which some scouts think could eventually reach into the upper 90s, and a curveball which shows plus potential. He also has a harder slider which he uses.
11. Jefry Marte 3B
Marte was signed in the same class as Flores, and he did just as well, but was a level behind, so he didn't get nearly the same pub as Wilmer. Make no mistake though, Marte is just as big a prospect as Flores, and should be playing alongside Wilmer in Savannah next season.
12. Bobby Parnell RHP
Parnell made his major league debut this year, one of 4 BMets to do so, he impressed out of the pen with a mid 90s fastball and good slider, just as advertised. Reportedly, he's making major strides with his slider in the AFL, tightening the spin on it. Still, it's hard to see how the Mets don't keep him in the pen for 2009.
13. Scott Moviel RHSP
Tall righty had a piss poor April (1-4, 9.68 era), but rebounded to post a very good season minus April (9-4, 3.35 era). Moviel features a low 90s fastball which should gain some velocity as he fills out, along with a curve and change which developed nicely as the season progressed. Moviel is on track to open 2009 in St. Lucie.
14. Maikel Cleto RHSP
Cleto, like Mejia, leaped onto many prospect lists this season, despite some rather on the surface unimpressive numbers (5-11, 4.25 in Savannah). But it was a couple of games which really grabbed people's eyes, first, a complete game shutout on May 22nd, and then 2 weeks later, firing 7 innings of 1 run ball, generating 19 groundball outs. Cleto's got a sinker (obviously), and throws in the mid to upper 90s right now, and there are some who think more velocity is possible. Cleto should open 2009 in St. Lucie.
15. Dillon Gee RHSP
Dillon Gee was one of a few pitchers who dominated the NYPL after being drafted in 2007, and as such, not much was expected of him in 2008. Well, Gee turned around and dominated the FSL, and then the EL, posting a sub 3 era cumulatively, and is unscored upon in Puerto Rico (2 GS, 11 IP). Gee should open 2009 back in Binghamton, but a quick promotion to Buffalo isn't out of the question.
16. Robert Carson LHSP
Carson features 4 pitches, a fastball, changeup, cutter and curveball. His fastball sits 90-92, and has topped out at 94. His changeup sits around 75-80, while his curveball is low to mid 70s. He feels his curveball needs more bite to it, and he is also working on developing a fifth pitch, a slider. He plowed through the GCL and Kingsport, and should open 2009 in Savannah.
17. Ike Davis 1B
Davis was drafted out of Arizona State in 2008, with the 18th overall pick, and debuted with a plop in Brooklyn. However, he's got massive power potential, and I find it very difficult to both judge, and take seriously, any stats put up by a recently drafted player. We should get a much better feel for Davis next season when he plays in St. Lucie.
18. Francisco Pena C
Pena improved slightly off a disasterous 2007 season, and he did play all of 2008 at age 18, so there are plenty of reasons to give him another mulligan, but reports of him being shaky behind the plate defensively, combined with his decline in plate discipline (.3152 BB/K in 2007, .2632 in 2008) led to his stock, in my eyes, plummetting. Despite very pedestrian numbers in Savannah (.264/.308/.380/.688), Pena should open in St. Lucie for 2009, at age 19.
19. Eddie Kunz RHRP
Kunz dominated AA, but has found life above AA to be very difficult, posting an ERA of 13.50 in 2.2 MLB innings, 7.94 in 5.2 AAA innings, and 10.13 in 13.1 AFL innings. Granted, all very small miniscule sample sizes, and the groundball tendencies are there (6.00 in the majors, 1.60 in AAA, 3.00 in the AFL), but he's given up 4 homers in those 21.2 innings above AA. Still, Kunz is either 1 or 2 amongst relief prospects, depending on what you call Parnell, and should open 2009 in Buffalo.
20. Michael Antonini LHSP
If Dillon Gee garnered a little attention post-draft in 2007, Antonini garnered none. A late teens pick out of a small college, who spent a good part of the 07 season in Kingsport, there wasn't much hype about Antonini. And then 2008 came around, and Michael blasted his way through 3 levels of the farm, starting in Savannah, and ending in Binghamton, posting a fabulous 9-7, 2.77 line in 28 GS. He should open 2008 in Binghamton, but a quick promotion to Buffalo isn't out of the question.
21. Jeurys Familia RHSP
22. Kyle Allen RHSP
23. Ezequiel Carrera OF
24. Ruben Tejada SS
25. Brant Rustich RHP
26. Nathan Vineyard LHSP
27. Angel Calero LHSP
28. Greg Veloz 2b
29. Lucas Duda 1b/OF
30. Nick Carr RHSP
11/17 Winter League Report + 11/18 Links! FERNANDO!!!!
Peoria 4, Phoenix 3
c Josh Thole 0 for 3, BB, .338
Bobby Parnell 4 IP, H, 1/3 BB/K, 2.25 era, WP, 53:37:16, 5:4:3
IWLs
c Salvador Paniagua 2 for 3, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, .321
dh Fernando Tatis 2 fof 4, .315
lf Fernando Martinez 3 for 4, 2 runs, HR (3), RBI (15), .394
rf Ambiorix Concepcion 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .207
11/18 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
PRWL (all games @ 4pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
VWL Caracas Boxscore @ 530pm
Gameday
c Josh Thole 0 for 3, BB, .338
Bobby Parnell 4 IP, H, 1/3 BB/K, 2.25 era, WP, 53:37:16, 5:4:3
IWLs
c Salvador Paniagua 2 for 3, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, .321
dh Fernando Tatis 2 fof 4, .315
lf Fernando Martinez 3 for 4, 2 runs, HR (3), RBI (15), .394
rf Ambiorix Concepcion 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .207
11/18 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
PRWL (all games @ 4pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
VWL Caracas Boxscore @ 530pm
Gameday
Monday, November 17, 2008
11/16 Winter League Report + 11/17 Links
IWLs
ph, dh Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 2, .400
lf, 1b Nick Evans 0 for 2, BB, K, .087
Michael Antonini 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2/1 BB/K, 6 era, 7:6:1
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 4, .222
Jose Rojas IP, H, 2 R, 4 BBs, 1.46 era, 1:2:0
Julio Polanco 0.2 IP, H, 1.59 era, 1:1:0
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .224
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 4, RBI, BB, K, .371
Jose De La Torre 0.2 IP, R, BB, 4.91 era, BS (1), L (0-1), 1:1:0
dh Fernando Tatis 2 for 7, RBI, 2 Ks, .306
ph, rf, lf Ambi Concepcion 0 for 3, .200
1b Raul Casanova 1 for 4, .370
cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 5, run, .333
Eddie Camacho 0.1 IP, H, 5.06 era
Matias Carrillo IP, 1/2 BB/K, 4.82 era, 2:0:1
dh Michel Abreu 0 for 4, .227
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 4, K, .368
Carlos Muniz IP, H, K, 4.66 era, 0:2:1
Joselo Diaz 0.2 IP, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 6.56 era, WP, HBP, 1:1:0
11/17 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
ph, dh Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 2, .400
lf, 1b Nick Evans 0 for 2, BB, K, .087
Michael Antonini 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2/1 BB/K, 6 era, 7:6:1
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 4, .222
Jose Rojas IP, H, 2 R, 4 BBs, 1.46 era, 1:2:0
Julio Polanco 0.2 IP, H, 1.59 era, 1:1:0
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .224
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 4, RBI, BB, K, .371
Jose De La Torre 0.2 IP, R, BB, 4.91 era, BS (1), L (0-1), 1:1:0
dh Fernando Tatis 2 for 7, RBI, 2 Ks, .306
ph, rf, lf Ambi Concepcion 0 for 3, .200
1b Raul Casanova 1 for 4, .370
cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 5, run, .333
Eddie Camacho 0.1 IP, H, 5.06 era
Matias Carrillo IP, 1/2 BB/K, 4.82 era, 2:0:1
dh Michel Abreu 0 for 4, .227
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 4, K, .368
Carlos Muniz IP, H, K, 4.66 era, 0:2:1
Joselo Diaz 0.2 IP, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 6.56 era, WP, HBP, 1:1:0
11/17 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
Sunday, November 16, 2008
11/15 Winter League Report + 11/16 Links! GEE, Evans!
Peoria 5, Scottsdale 4
Eddie Kunz IP, K, 10.13 era, W (2-2), 11:7:4, 2:0:1
Honolulu 4, Waikiki 5
dh Jordan Abruzzo 0 for 3, BB, 3 Ks, .200
2b Greg Veloz 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .207
Scott Shaw 4 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2/2 BB/K, 2.51 era, 66:37:29, 4:6:2
Dunno why, but Veloz was taken out of the game in the top of the 8th inning:
# Defensive switch from third base to second base for Bradley Emaus.
# Defensive Substitution: Darin Holcomb replaces second baseman Greg Veloz, batting 8th, playing third base.
IWLs
lf Nick Evans 2 for 4, run, 3b, 4 RBI, K, .095
ss Jose Coronado 1 for 3, BB, .286
ph, lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 2, RBI, .333
Dillon Gee 6 IP, 5 H, 4 Ks, 0.00 era, 7:5:4 (11 shutout innings in PR)
Eric Brown 4.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, 1.93 era, 4:8:2
1b Raul Casanova 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, .391
cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 4, run, BB, .321
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 4 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .381
Ruddy Lugo 2.2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 5/5 BB/K, HR, 7.94 era, L (0-1), 2:1:5
Tony Armas Jr 3.1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, BB, 8.59 era, 63:38:25, 2:8:0
Eddie Camacho 0.2 IP, 5.40 era, 0:2:0
11/16 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
PRWL (all games @ 4pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
Eddie Kunz IP, K, 10.13 era, W (2-2), 11:7:4, 2:0:1
Honolulu 4, Waikiki 5
dh Jordan Abruzzo 0 for 3, BB, 3 Ks, .200
2b Greg Veloz 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .207
Scott Shaw 4 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2/2 BB/K, 2.51 era, 66:37:29, 4:6:2
Dunno why, but Veloz was taken out of the game in the top of the 8th inning:
# Defensive switch from third base to second base for Bradley Emaus.
# Defensive Substitution: Darin Holcomb replaces second baseman Greg Veloz, batting 8th, playing third base.
IWLs
lf Nick Evans 2 for 4, run, 3b, 4 RBI, K, .095
ss Jose Coronado 1 for 3, BB, .286
ph, lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 2, RBI, .333
Dillon Gee 6 IP, 5 H, 4 Ks, 0.00 era, 7:5:4 (11 shutout innings in PR)
Eric Brown 4.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, 1.93 era, 4:8:2
1b Raul Casanova 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, .391
cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 4, run, BB, .321
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 4 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .381
Ruddy Lugo 2.2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 5/5 BB/K, HR, 7.94 era, L (0-1), 2:1:5
Tony Armas Jr 3.1 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, BB, 8.59 era, 63:38:25, 2:8:0
Eddie Camacho 0.2 IP, 5.40 era, 0:2:0
11/16 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
PRWL (all games @ 4pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
Saturday, November 15, 2008
11/14 Winter League Report + 11/15 Links! Fernando!
Peoria 8, Scottsdale 0
c Josh Thole 1 for 4, 2 RBI, BB, K, .355
Jason Vargas 3 IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 2.28 era, 38:26:12, 3:4:2
Tobi Stoner 2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 2.50 era, 27:20:7, 3:1:2
Honolulu 4, Waikiki 1
ss Ruben Tejadaa 1 for 5, K, .233
Roy Merritt 2 IP, 2 Ks, 3 era, SV (2), 19:13:6, 3:1:2
IWLs
lf Fernando Martinez 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, .379
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 4, K, .273
1b Nick Evans 0 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .000 (0 for 17, 9 Ks)
dh Fernando Tatis 2 for 3, run, 2b, 2 BBs, .308
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, BB, K, .235
1b Raul Casanova 2 for 4, RBI, .368
cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, run, 3b, RBI, K, .375
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, .357
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 5, K, .358
Jose De La Torre 2 IP, H, ER, 1/4 BB/K, HR, 6 era, 0:2:1
(remember him?) Orber Moreno IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era
Eddie Camacho IP, 6.23 era, 1:2:0
Edgar Alfonzo 0.1 IP, K, 2.92 era
Carlos Muniz 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 5.19 era, WP, 1:1:0
11/15 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
HWL Boxscore @ 1230am ET
HWL Gameday
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
c Josh Thole 1 for 4, 2 RBI, BB, K, .355
Jason Vargas 3 IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 2.28 era, 38:26:12, 3:4:2
Tobi Stoner 2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 2.50 era, 27:20:7, 3:1:2
Honolulu 4, Waikiki 1
ss Ruben Tejadaa 1 for 5, K, .233
Roy Merritt 2 IP, 2 Ks, 3 era, SV (2), 19:13:6, 3:1:2
IWLs
lf Fernando Martinez 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, .379
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 4, K, .273
1b Nick Evans 0 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .000 (0 for 17, 9 Ks)
dh Fernando Tatis 2 for 3, run, 2b, 2 BBs, .308
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, BB, K, .235
1b Raul Casanova 2 for 4, RBI, .368
cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, run, 3b, RBI, K, .375
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, .357
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 5, K, .358
Jose De La Torre 2 IP, H, ER, 1/4 BB/K, HR, 6 era, 0:2:1
(remember him?) Orber Moreno IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era
Eddie Camacho IP, 6.23 era, 1:2:0
Edgar Alfonzo 0.1 IP, K, 2.92 era
Carlos Muniz 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 5.19 era, WP, 1:1:0
11/15 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
HWL Boxscore @ 1230am ET
HWL Gameday
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
Friday, November 14, 2008
My Top 20 Prospect List
Wow, I struggled big time ranking these prospects. It not that they aren't good, because they are, it's just that they are all basically around the same level--prospect wise. For me, this list will probably change 5 times from now until the beginning of next year, but, for fun, I'll post my top 20 list as of now.
NOTE: I included Daniel Murphy (1 AB over) and Nick Evans (service time) on the list, just to see where they would rank
1. Fernando Martinez
Not ready to give Flores the #1 spot yet. Fernando hasn't exactly broken out like I hoped, but he has continued, when healthy, to put up "solid" stats.
2. Wilmer Flores
What can I say? A hitting sensation. Amazing. Lets hope he keeps it up!
3. Daniel Murphy
To me, he looks like a sure thing hitting wise, and that's good enough in my opinion to rank him 3rd.
4. Jon Niese
Some have soured (or just didn't like him to begin with) but I still have faith in him. I feel that if he can develop a harder curveball and develop his cutter a bit more, he can still be a #3 starter with #2 upside.
5. Brad Holt
Electric fastball combined with the fact that he dominated the NYPL jumps him all the way up to #5. It was a good to see him make progress with his breaking pitches as that will basically determine if he's a starter or relief pitcher at the MLB level.
6. Reese Havens
Reese was thought of as a great pick for the Mets at 22 but he just could not stay healthy in his pro debut. I still have high praise for the kid, and here's to hoping he stays healthy in 09.
7. Nick Evans
This is where the flip flopping began... I like Nick Evans, and I think he can be a solid role player for a team, however I'm not sold on the fact of him becoming an everyday player. But, you cannot, and I won't, ignore the fact that he destroyed AA.
8. Bobby Parnell
Yeah, I'm probably overrating him a bit, but he's a personal favorite, and I like to play favorites. The way I see it is that anytime you have a guy who can maintain high velocity late in games, you have to at least give him a chance. I've heard positive reports about his slider out of the AFL.
9. Jenrry Mejia ***
An 18 year old kid (just turned 19 last month) who can already throw 95-96 MPH with an at times plus curveball and changeup has to be in my top 10. Scouts have already said that they expect Mejia to be able to reach the upper 90's into the 100 range when he is fully developed.
10. Mike Carp
Ugh, where do I stand on Carp? He had a pretty darn good season in AA but I didn't like the reports I heard about him. Scouts said that he didn't look good against left handed pitchers and pitchers in general who threw hard. This added with the fact that Carp is slow of foot and a bad defensive 1B, doesn't give me much faith in him.
11. Jefry Marte
Jefry Marte turned 17 years old age this past June. And if there was no Wilmer Flores you better believe all the talk/hype would be around this kid. Playing in the GCL for his pro-debut Marte hit .324/.393/.528/.921. Pretty Fluffing impressive. The kid has HUGE upside offensively. He'll probably start the year in Savannah on the left side of the infield with Flores next season. They'll be an infield to watch.
12. Ike Davis
Getting back to short recaps.. Davis had a putrid start to his pro career but showed positive signs late in the year. He's still got big power potential and the arm/defense to play RF along with 1B.
13. Eddie Kunz
A bad start to his MLB career combined with the fact that he's getting torn apart in the AFL has made me concerned about Kunz. I know I ranked him 13th, but I still have faith in him. However, he really needs to develop his slider and change if he wants to be anything more than a ROOGY.
14. Josh Thole (SLEEPER ALERT)
Thole caught for the entire season for the first time in his pro career, and though he has some work to do on defense, his great patience at the plate has caught more than my eye. A high average/high OBP catcher should not be overlooked.
15. Dillon Gee
What did I think of Gee coming into this year? Not much, a product of the NYPL, who would get exposed at the higher levels. But Gee posted a 3.25 ERA in St. Lucie and a 1.33 ERA in 4 starts in Binghamton and he's starting to make me believe. Also helping, is the fact that his fastball velocity (91-93) is higher than I originally thought. Still, lucky to be a 4th starter in the majors.
16. Maikel Cleto
Another young, hard throwing, right hander from the lower level of the system. According to the Mets pitching coordinator, Cleto sat 95-96 this year and touched 100 "regularly"
17. Scott Moviel
Huge right hander who really figured things out after struggling early this season. Keep an eye on him.
18. Brant Rustich
Guy who supposivley had one of the best arms in the system coming into this year, switched into a starter, and battled multiple arm injures. A stress fracture in your pitching arms isn't a good thing.
19. Ezequiel Carrera
Not sure what to think of this kid, but a guy with a high OBP + great speed, is a special talent. It was nice to see him hit a couple of homeruns this year.
20. Francisco Pena
Ok, maybe he doesn't belong this low, but I just don't know how to rank him. He's still pretty young, and had a better year this year repeating A ball, but I haven't seen enough out of him to put him above the guys ranked ahead of him.
IN THE DISCUSSION (no particular order):
Nathan Vineyard, Cesar Puello, Micheal Antonini, Dylan Owen, Ruben Tejada, Javier Rodriguez, Greg Veloz.. NOT MATT BOUCHARD.
NOTE: I included Daniel Murphy (1 AB over) and Nick Evans (service time) on the list, just to see where they would rank
1. Fernando Martinez
Not ready to give Flores the #1 spot yet. Fernando hasn't exactly broken out like I hoped, but he has continued, when healthy, to put up "solid" stats.
2. Wilmer Flores
What can I say? A hitting sensation. Amazing. Lets hope he keeps it up!
3. Daniel Murphy
To me, he looks like a sure thing hitting wise, and that's good enough in my opinion to rank him 3rd.
4. Jon Niese
Some have soured (or just didn't like him to begin with) but I still have faith in him. I feel that if he can develop a harder curveball and develop his cutter a bit more, he can still be a #3 starter with #2 upside.
5. Brad Holt
Electric fastball combined with the fact that he dominated the NYPL jumps him all the way up to #5. It was a good to see him make progress with his breaking pitches as that will basically determine if he's a starter or relief pitcher at the MLB level.
6. Reese Havens
Reese was thought of as a great pick for the Mets at 22 but he just could not stay healthy in his pro debut. I still have high praise for the kid, and here's to hoping he stays healthy in 09.
7. Nick Evans
This is where the flip flopping began... I like Nick Evans, and I think he can be a solid role player for a team, however I'm not sold on the fact of him becoming an everyday player. But, you cannot, and I won't, ignore the fact that he destroyed AA.
8. Bobby Parnell
Yeah, I'm probably overrating him a bit, but he's a personal favorite, and I like to play favorites. The way I see it is that anytime you have a guy who can maintain high velocity late in games, you have to at least give him a chance. I've heard positive reports about his slider out of the AFL.
9. Jenrry Mejia ***
An 18 year old kid (just turned 19 last month) who can already throw 95-96 MPH with an at times plus curveball and changeup has to be in my top 10. Scouts have already said that they expect Mejia to be able to reach the upper 90's into the 100 range when he is fully developed.
10. Mike Carp
Ugh, where do I stand on Carp? He had a pretty darn good season in AA but I didn't like the reports I heard about him. Scouts said that he didn't look good against left handed pitchers and pitchers in general who threw hard. This added with the fact that Carp is slow of foot and a bad defensive 1B, doesn't give me much faith in him.
11. Jefry Marte
Jefry Marte turned 17 years old age this past June. And if there was no Wilmer Flores you better believe all the talk/hype would be around this kid. Playing in the GCL for his pro-debut Marte hit .324/.393/.528/.921. Pretty Fluffing impressive. The kid has HUGE upside offensively. He'll probably start the year in Savannah on the left side of the infield with Flores next season. They'll be an infield to watch.
12. Ike Davis
Getting back to short recaps.. Davis had a putrid start to his pro career but showed positive signs late in the year. He's still got big power potential and the arm/defense to play RF along with 1B.
13. Eddie Kunz
A bad start to his MLB career combined with the fact that he's getting torn apart in the AFL has made me concerned about Kunz. I know I ranked him 13th, but I still have faith in him. However, he really needs to develop his slider and change if he wants to be anything more than a ROOGY.
14. Josh Thole (SLEEPER ALERT)
Thole caught for the entire season for the first time in his pro career, and though he has some work to do on defense, his great patience at the plate has caught more than my eye. A high average/high OBP catcher should not be overlooked.
15. Dillon Gee
What did I think of Gee coming into this year? Not much, a product of the NYPL, who would get exposed at the higher levels. But Gee posted a 3.25 ERA in St. Lucie and a 1.33 ERA in 4 starts in Binghamton and he's starting to make me believe. Also helping, is the fact that his fastball velocity (91-93) is higher than I originally thought. Still, lucky to be a 4th starter in the majors.
16. Maikel Cleto
Another young, hard throwing, right hander from the lower level of the system. According to the Mets pitching coordinator, Cleto sat 95-96 this year and touched 100 "regularly"
17. Scott Moviel
Huge right hander who really figured things out after struggling early this season. Keep an eye on him.
18. Brant Rustich
Guy who supposivley had one of the best arms in the system coming into this year, switched into a starter, and battled multiple arm injures. A stress fracture in your pitching arms isn't a good thing.
19. Ezequiel Carrera
Not sure what to think of this kid, but a guy with a high OBP + great speed, is a special talent. It was nice to see him hit a couple of homeruns this year.
20. Francisco Pena
Ok, maybe he doesn't belong this low, but I just don't know how to rank him. He's still pretty young, and had a better year this year repeating A ball, but I haven't seen enough out of him to put him above the guys ranked ahead of him.
IN THE DISCUSSION (no particular order):
Nathan Vineyard, Cesar Puello, Micheal Antonini, Dylan Owen, Ruben Tejada, Javier Rodriguez, Greg Veloz.. NOT MATT BOUCHARD.
Prospect Focus: Lucas Duda
The first IWL game tonight is Puerto Rico @ 7ish, the links will be up around 645pm, give everyone 4 hours or so to read over this...
Splits courtesy www.minorleaguesplits.com
Lucas Duda is a 6'4/225 first baseman the Mets drafted in the 7th round (243rd overall) of the 2007 draft.
He got sporadic playing time in his freshman year at USC, only 77 ABs in 34 games. He hit just .208 with a .322 OBP and .299 SLG. We can throw those numbers out the window due to the lack of consistent PT.
In 2006, his sophomore season, he played everyday, getting 191 ABs in 56 games. He hit much better, .298/.391/.398, but with a decided lack of power. He only showed a 1/63.66 HR/AB rate, and had just 12 XBH in 191 ABs. He did, however, show a very good eye at the plate, with a 0.82352 BB/K ratio (walks per strikeout).
In 2007, Duda again played everyday, and hit .280/.378/.468, showing a burgeoning power stroke, increasing his HR/AB ratio to 1/26.57. He had 18 XBH in 186 ABs, with the increase in HR (4) and triples (2) driving his slugging higher. While in college, he had a 0.83333 BB/K ratio, virtually staying the same as in 2006.
In Brooklyn after getting drafted, Duda hit .299/.398/.462, vastly improving the number of doubles he hit. Duda hits lefty, and Keyspan park is death on left handed sluggers, so much so, that Mike Carp was sent to the GCL in 04, then Hagerstown in 05, skipping the deathly confines of Keyspan.
Duda, however, thrived at Keyspan. He hit 20 doubles, 3 triples and 5 homers in 248 ABs. While his BB/K ratio did decline slightly from his USC 07 season, from 0.83333 to 0.7347, it was more then offset by the 18 point increase in average.
Duda's Brooklyn splits are very interesting, as far as lefty/righty goes. Versus lefties, Duda hit .283/.377/.500/.877 with 7 2b and 1 HR in 46 ABs. He struck out 15 times and walked 6 times. Versus righties he batted .302/.401/.455/.856 with 13 2b, 3 3b and 4 HR in 202 ABs. He struck out 34 times and walked 30 times. We'll have to see if this trend continues at the higher levels, but so far, it is extremely promising. His K rate vs LHP was very high at .289, but the sample size (46 ABs) is too low to draw many conclusions. His K rate vs RHP was .151.
Duda's our 3rd best first base prospect, and 4th best corner infield prospect (3rd base is kind of filled for the foreseeable future). I would probably rank Duda somewhere between 9 and 15 on our prospect lists.
THE FUTURE: Duda should be opening his first full season in St. Lucie, manning first base for a completely new look Mets infield. Duda, at least so far in his pro career, has shown the ability to handle lefthanders. If this trend continues in St. Lucie, and Carp/Murphy scuffle in Binghamton vs LHP, Duda might vault all the way to the top spot in corner infielders. But that's a long long way off. For now, Duda fans should focus on his developing power, and his ability to control the strike zone.
UPDATE 2008: Lucas Duda started off the 2008 season with a bang in St. Lucie, hitting .330/.415/.447/.862 in April (34 for 103, 14 runs, 6 2b, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 14/25 BB/K), but from May 1st to July 31st, he struggled badly, hitting just .230/.333/.362/.695 (65 for 282, 28 runs, 16 2b, 3 3b, 5 HR, 33 RBI, 40/76 BB/K). He ended up bookending his season with solid months, hitting .286/.368/.449/.817 in August (28 for 98, 16 runs, 4 2b, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 12/28 BB/K).
Duda's overall line in 2008 wasn't all that bad (outside of the power numbers), .263/.358/.398/.755 (127 for 483, 58 runs, 26 2b, 3 3b, 11 HR, 66 RBI, 66/129 BB/K). Duda's K rate was vastly elevated from 2007, he struck out at a .267 clip, compared to the .198 clip he struck out at last season, and his BB/K is .5116, as compared to the .7347 at Brooklyn.
One of the biggest changes from his season in Brooklyn (and even Hawaii) is that he put up simply disasterous numbers vs LHP: .187/.281/.247/.527 (28 for 150, 11 runs, 4 2b, 3b, HR, 13 RBI, 18/55 BB/K), a 0.3273 BB/K ratio, and a K rate that is much much too high: .367. Of course, that means he's hitting very well against RHP, which he is: .297/.392/.465/.857 (99 for 333, 47 runs, 22 2b, 2 3b, 10 HR, 53 RBI, 48/74 BB/K), a BB/K ratio of .6486, and a much better K rate of .222.
THE NEW FUTURE: There has to be some consideration given to Duda's repeating St. Lucie, but a pretty good prediction would be that the Mets won't, and he'll be in Binghamton to open 2009. Duda's slipped from 3rd to possibly 5th or 6th on the depth chart at corner infielder, behind the Trinity of Binghamton, and maybe behind Ike Davis and/or Jefry Marte. He'll have to perform much better versus LHP to reclaim some of his glory, but he is already well behind the 8 ball, with, as I said, the Trinity well ahead of him on the depth charts. Duda's best bet to make the majors may well be in another organization, which is too bad, as I believe his bat is better then what we saw in 2008.
Splits courtesy www.minorleaguesplits.com
Lucas Duda is a 6'4/225 first baseman the Mets drafted in the 7th round (243rd overall) of the 2007 draft.
He got sporadic playing time in his freshman year at USC, only 77 ABs in 34 games. He hit just .208 with a .322 OBP and .299 SLG. We can throw those numbers out the window due to the lack of consistent PT.
In 2006, his sophomore season, he played everyday, getting 191 ABs in 56 games. He hit much better, .298/.391/.398, but with a decided lack of power. He only showed a 1/63.66 HR/AB rate, and had just 12 XBH in 191 ABs. He did, however, show a very good eye at the plate, with a 0.82352 BB/K ratio (walks per strikeout).
In 2007, Duda again played everyday, and hit .280/.378/.468, showing a burgeoning power stroke, increasing his HR/AB ratio to 1/26.57. He had 18 XBH in 186 ABs, with the increase in HR (4) and triples (2) driving his slugging higher. While in college, he had a 0.83333 BB/K ratio, virtually staying the same as in 2006.
In Brooklyn after getting drafted, Duda hit .299/.398/.462, vastly improving the number of doubles he hit. Duda hits lefty, and Keyspan park is death on left handed sluggers, so much so, that Mike Carp was sent to the GCL in 04, then Hagerstown in 05, skipping the deathly confines of Keyspan.
Duda, however, thrived at Keyspan. He hit 20 doubles, 3 triples and 5 homers in 248 ABs. While his BB/K ratio did decline slightly from his USC 07 season, from 0.83333 to 0.7347, it was more then offset by the 18 point increase in average.
Duda's Brooklyn splits are very interesting, as far as lefty/righty goes. Versus lefties, Duda hit .283/.377/.500/.877 with 7 2b and 1 HR in 46 ABs. He struck out 15 times and walked 6 times. Versus righties he batted .302/.401/.455/.856 with 13 2b, 3 3b and 4 HR in 202 ABs. He struck out 34 times and walked 30 times. We'll have to see if this trend continues at the higher levels, but so far, it is extremely promising. His K rate vs LHP was very high at .289, but the sample size (46 ABs) is too low to draw many conclusions. His K rate vs RHP was .151.
Duda's our 3rd best first base prospect, and 4th best corner infield prospect (3rd base is kind of filled for the foreseeable future). I would probably rank Duda somewhere between 9 and 15 on our prospect lists.
THE FUTURE: Duda should be opening his first full season in St. Lucie, manning first base for a completely new look Mets infield. Duda, at least so far in his pro career, has shown the ability to handle lefthanders. If this trend continues in St. Lucie, and Carp/Murphy scuffle in Binghamton vs LHP, Duda might vault all the way to the top spot in corner infielders. But that's a long long way off. For now, Duda fans should focus on his developing power, and his ability to control the strike zone.
UPDATE 2008: Lucas Duda started off the 2008 season with a bang in St. Lucie, hitting .330/.415/.447/.862 in April (34 for 103, 14 runs, 6 2b, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 14/25 BB/K), but from May 1st to July 31st, he struggled badly, hitting just .230/.333/.362/.695 (65 for 282, 28 runs, 16 2b, 3 3b, 5 HR, 33 RBI, 40/76 BB/K). He ended up bookending his season with solid months, hitting .286/.368/.449/.817 in August (28 for 98, 16 runs, 4 2b, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 12/28 BB/K).
Duda's overall line in 2008 wasn't all that bad (outside of the power numbers), .263/.358/.398/.755 (127 for 483, 58 runs, 26 2b, 3 3b, 11 HR, 66 RBI, 66/129 BB/K). Duda's K rate was vastly elevated from 2007, he struck out at a .267 clip, compared to the .198 clip he struck out at last season, and his BB/K is .5116, as compared to the .7347 at Brooklyn.
One of the biggest changes from his season in Brooklyn (and even Hawaii) is that he put up simply disasterous numbers vs LHP: .187/.281/.247/.527 (28 for 150, 11 runs, 4 2b, 3b, HR, 13 RBI, 18/55 BB/K), a 0.3273 BB/K ratio, and a K rate that is much much too high: .367. Of course, that means he's hitting very well against RHP, which he is: .297/.392/.465/.857 (99 for 333, 47 runs, 22 2b, 2 3b, 10 HR, 53 RBI, 48/74 BB/K), a BB/K ratio of .6486, and a much better K rate of .222.
THE NEW FUTURE: There has to be some consideration given to Duda's repeating St. Lucie, but a pretty good prediction would be that the Mets won't, and he'll be in Binghamton to open 2009. Duda's slipped from 3rd to possibly 5th or 6th on the depth chart at corner infielder, behind the Trinity of Binghamton, and maybe behind Ike Davis and/or Jefry Marte. He'll have to perform much better versus LHP to reclaim some of his glory, but he is already well behind the 8 ball, with, as I said, the Trinity well ahead of him on the depth charts. Duda's best bet to make the majors may well be in another organization, which is too bad, as I believe his bat is better then what we saw in 2008.
11/13 Winter League Report! CORONADO!
AFL - No Mets played
Hawaii - cancelled
IWLs
DWL - day off
Puerto Rico - only game was postponed
ss Jose Coronado 3 for 4, run, .429
Jose Rojas 2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 1.59 era, 3:2:0
dh Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 4, RBI, BB, K, .375
Edgar Alfonzo 0.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 era
God's Gift to Baseball Miguel Pinango IP, H, K, 3.18 era
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 4, RBI, .286 (Game 1)
1b Michel Abreu 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB, K, .364 (Game 2)
Hawaii - cancelled
IWLs
DWL - day off
Puerto Rico - only game was postponed
ss Jose Coronado 3 for 4, run, .429
Jose Rojas 2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 1.59 era, 3:2:0
dh Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 4, RBI, BB, K, .375
Edgar Alfonzo 0.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 era
God's Gift to Baseball Miguel Pinango IP, H, K, 3.18 era
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 4, RBI, .286 (Game 1)
1b Michel Abreu 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB, K, .364 (Game 2)
Thursday, November 13, 2008
11/12 Winter League Report + 11/13 Links! Fernando!
Peoria...
Sagauros 3, Javelinas 2
c Josh Thole 0 for 3, run, BB, .362
Honolulu 1, West Oahu 5
Junior Guerra IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K, 9.18 era, 22:14:8, 2:0:1
IWLs
lf Fernando Martinez 2 for 4, run, 3b, 2 RBI, K, .370
lf Nick Evans 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .000 (0 for 14, 7 Ks)
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 3, K, .000
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, K, .247
dh Fernando Tatis 0 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .293
3b Pornstache 1 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .263
1b Raul Casanova 0 for 3, BB, .333
ph, rf Ambi Concepcion 1 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .227
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 2 for 4, 2b, 3 RBI, .390
Matias Carillo 0.1 IP, 2 H, K, 5.40 era, BS (1)
Carlos Muniz 2 IP, H, BB, 2.25 era, 2:3:0
Eric Brown 2 IP, H, 2/5 BB/K, 0.00 era, 0:1:5
Eddie Camacho IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K, 8.10 era, BS (1), W (1-0)
11/13 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
AFL Boxscore @ 9pm ET
AFL Gameday
Ponce Boxscore @ 730pm ET
Gameday
Sagauros 3, Javelinas 2
c Josh Thole 0 for 3, run, BB, .362
Honolulu 1, West Oahu 5
Junior Guerra IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K, 9.18 era, 22:14:8, 2:0:1
IWLs
lf Fernando Martinez 2 for 4, run, 3b, 2 RBI, K, .370
lf Nick Evans 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .000 (0 for 14, 7 Ks)
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 3, K, .000
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, K, .247
dh Fernando Tatis 0 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .293
3b Pornstache 1 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .263
1b Raul Casanova 0 for 3, BB, .333
ph, rf Ambi Concepcion 1 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .227
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 2 for 4, 2b, 3 RBI, .390
Matias Carillo 0.1 IP, 2 H, K, 5.40 era, BS (1)
Carlos Muniz 2 IP, H, BB, 2.25 era, 2:3:0
Eric Brown 2 IP, H, 2/5 BB/K, 0.00 era, 0:1:5
Eddie Camacho IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K, 8.10 era, BS (1), W (1-0)
11/13 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
AFL Boxscore @ 9pm ET
AFL Gameday
Ponce Boxscore @ 730pm ET
Gameday
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
11/11 Winter League Report + 11/12 Links! Fernando!
Honolulu 4, North Shore 5
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 3, 2 runs, 2 BBs, K, .235
dh Jordan Abruzzo 0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .209
Josh Stinson IP, 2 H, ER, HR, 4.50 era, BS (1), 17:8:9, 2:1:0
Peoria 5, Phoenix 6
dh Josh Thole 2 for 4, RBI, .382, HBP
Bobby Freakin Parnell 4 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 Ks, 2.81 era, 56:38:18, 4:5:3
Eddie Kunz IP, H, ER, 2/2 BB/K, HR, 10.95 era, BS (2), L (1-2), 27:15:12, 1:0:2
IWLs
lf Nick Evans 0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .000 (0 for 10, 2/5 BB/K)
dh Fernando Tatis 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .310
lf Fernando Martinez 3 for 5, run, RBI, K, .360
Jose Rojas 1.1 IP, BB, K, 0.96 era, W (2-0), WP, 1:2:1
Michael Antonini 4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, HR, 9 era, 3:9:0
2b Argenis Reyes 3 for 5, 2 runs, RBI, .243
rf Ambi Concepcion 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .211
Eude Brito 0.0 IP, H, ER, 2.79 era
c Raul Casanova 2 for 3, 2b, 2 RBI, .417
3b Pornstache 1 for 4, 2b, K, .286
cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 4, BB, .375
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 2 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K, .385
11/12 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
HWL Boxscore @ 8pm ET
HWL Gameday
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
Does anyone use the PRWL and other IWL links? Just wondering...lemme know
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 3, 2 runs, 2 BBs, K, .235
dh Jordan Abruzzo 0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .209
Josh Stinson IP, 2 H, ER, HR, 4.50 era, BS (1), 17:8:9, 2:1:0
Peoria 5, Phoenix 6
dh Josh Thole 2 for 4, RBI, .382, HBP
Bobby Freakin Parnell 4 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 Ks, 2.81 era, 56:38:18, 4:5:3
Eddie Kunz IP, H, ER, 2/2 BB/K, HR, 10.95 era, BS (2), L (1-2), 27:15:12, 1:0:2
IWLs
lf Nick Evans 0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .000 (0 for 10, 2/5 BB/K)
dh Fernando Tatis 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .310
lf Fernando Martinez 3 for 5, run, RBI, K, .360
Jose Rojas 1.1 IP, BB, K, 0.96 era, W (2-0), WP, 1:2:1
Michael Antonini 4 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, HR, 9 era, 3:9:0
2b Argenis Reyes 3 for 5, 2 runs, RBI, .243
rf Ambi Concepcion 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .211
Eude Brito 0.0 IP, H, ER, 2.79 era
c Raul Casanova 2 for 3, 2b, 2 RBI, .417
3b Pornstache 1 for 4, 2b, K, .286
cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 4, BB, .375
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 2 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K, .385
11/12 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
HWL Boxscore @ 8pm ET
HWL Gameday
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
Does anyone use the PRWL and other IWL links? Just wondering...lemme know
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
11/10 Winter League Report + 11/11 Links
Peoria 13, Phoenix 11
2b Daniel Murphy 1 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, K, .397, E (4; fielding)
Tobi Stoner 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 Ks, 2.81 era, 28:21:7, 2:2:2
Jason Vargas 2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 2 BBs, HR, 2.61 era, BS (1), WP, 39:23:16, 4:2:0
IWLs
2b Argenis Reyes 2 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .217
dh Fernando Tatis 2 for 4, 2b, .313
German Marte 2.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 Ks, 1.93 era, 3:3:2
11/11 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
HWL Boxscore @ 8pm ET
HWL Gameday
AFL Boxscore @ 9pm ET
AFL Gameday
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
2b Daniel Murphy 1 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, K, .397, E (4; fielding)
Tobi Stoner 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 Ks, 2.81 era, 28:21:7, 2:2:2
Jason Vargas 2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER, 2 BBs, HR, 2.61 era, BS (1), WP, 39:23:16, 4:2:0
IWLs
2b Argenis Reyes 2 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .217
dh Fernando Tatis 2 for 4, 2b, .313
German Marte 2.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 Ks, 1.93 era, 3:3:2
11/11 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
HWL Boxscore @ 8pm ET
HWL Gameday
AFL Boxscore @ 9pm ET
AFL Gameday
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore
Gameday
Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
Monday, November 10, 2008
Off-Season Update: A's Trade For Holliday
That Billy Beane.. You just never know what he's going to do next. Just as you thought the A's off-season splurge was going to be trading Huston Street for more prospects, Billy Beane jumps at the chance to get a big name bat, and is now talking about spending and competing in 2009, with his eye now on free agent SS Rafael Furcal.
So what did the A's give up for Mr. Holliday? A package of Huston Street*, Carlos Gonzalez, and Greg Smith. A pretty decent amount for 1 year of Matt Holliday, but I guess Beane feels like he'll be able to get that much talent back in compensation for Holliday, who is a free agent after the upcoming season.
So.. How does any of this have to do with the Mets? No, they weren't getting Holliday, but they have had their eye on Mr. Street, and early reports are that the Rockies are already looking to trade the 26 year old Street... Now if I'm the Mets, I'm doing a fist pump right now that I don't have to deal with Billy Beane while making this trade.
Looking for further train reactions, if the Mets are able to trade for Street, this will give them more leverage in the closer market for guys such as Fuentes/K-Rod. No longer would they be "desperate" to bring in a closer, now it would be more of a luxury..
So what did the A's give up for Mr. Holliday? A package of Huston Street*, Carlos Gonzalez, and Greg Smith. A pretty decent amount for 1 year of Matt Holliday, but I guess Beane feels like he'll be able to get that much talent back in compensation for Holliday, who is a free agent after the upcoming season.
So.. How does any of this have to do with the Mets? No, they weren't getting Holliday, but they have had their eye on Mr. Street, and early reports are that the Rockies are already looking to trade the 26 year old Street... Now if I'm the Mets, I'm doing a fist pump right now that I don't have to deal with Billy Beane while making this trade.
Looking for further train reactions, if the Mets are able to trade for Street, this will give them more leverage in the closer market for guys such as Fuentes/K-Rod. No longer would they be "desperate" to bring in a closer, now it would be more of a luxury..
11/9 Winter League Report + 11/10 Links!
Honolulu 4, Waikiki 1
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 5, K, .244
ph, dh Jordan Abruzzo 0 for 1, .222
IWLs
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 4, K, .333
cf Ambi Concepcion 0 for 4, .200
dh Fernando Tatis 2 for 5, 2b, RBI, K, .302
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 1 for 4, RBI, .380
Edgar Alfonzo IP, H, 2/1 BB/K, 2.38 era, 27:12:15, 1:1:1
Julio Polanco 2.2 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 Ks, 1.69 era
Eude Brito IP, 3 H, 2 ER, HR, 1.86 era, 3:0:0
Carlos Muniz 0.1 IP, 3 era, W (1-0), 1:0:0
11/10 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
DWL: Licey @ Escogido Boxscore- 5pm
Gameday
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 5, K, .244
ph, dh Jordan Abruzzo 0 for 1, .222
IWLs
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 4, K, .333
cf Ambi Concepcion 0 for 4, .200
dh Fernando Tatis 2 for 5, 2b, RBI, K, .302
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 1 for 4, RBI, .380
Edgar Alfonzo IP, H, 2/1 BB/K, 2.38 era, 27:12:15, 1:1:1
Julio Polanco 2.2 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 Ks, 1.69 era
Eude Brito IP, 3 H, 2 ER, HR, 1.86 era, 3:0:0
Carlos Muniz 0.1 IP, 3 era, W (1-0), 1:0:0
11/10 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
DWL: Licey @ Escogido Boxscore- 5pm
Gameday
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Some Fernando Love
Some people have really soured on Fernando Martinez far to quickly. All I hear is that he's not hitting for power, or he strikes out too much, etc.. The problem with Fernando is not his bat, it's his health. For the past couple of seasons Fernando has not been able to stay on the field. Whether it be because of multiple hamstring injures or surgery on his hamate bone, Fernando has not consistently been able to stay on the field, and that's his problem. His bat however, is not.
No, the power hasn't emerged as quickly as we hoped, but remember, the kid was 19 years old playing in AA.. Take a quick look at these stats of Wright/Cabrera compared to Fernando at age 19. Notice the level at which each player played at.
Miguel Cabrera, age 19, A+: .274/.333/.421/.754
David Wright, age 19, A: .266/.367/.401/.768
Fernando Martinez, age 19, AA: .287/.340/.432/.772
So, just give the kid a second, he's been able to hold is own in a league where the average age is close to 4 years older than him, and doing so while not at 100%. Yet, his numbers still are better than the numbers that two young studs put up at the same age at lower levels.
And, yeah, I'm predicting a big 2009 for Mr. Martinez. I expect a Mid-May/Early July call-up.
No, the power hasn't emerged as quickly as we hoped, but remember, the kid was 19 years old playing in AA.. Take a quick look at these stats of Wright/Cabrera compared to Fernando at age 19. Notice the level at which each player played at.
Miguel Cabrera, age 19, A+: .274/.333/.421/.754
David Wright, age 19, A: .266/.367/.401/.768
Fernando Martinez, age 19, AA: .287/.340/.432/.772
So, just give the kid a second, he's been able to hold is own in a league where the average age is close to 4 years older than him, and doing so while not at 100%. Yet, his numbers still are better than the numbers that two young studs put up at the same age at lower levels.
And, yeah, I'm predicting a big 2009 for Mr. Martinez. I expect a Mid-May/Early July call-up.
11/8 Winter League Report! Thole, Shaw, FERNANDO, Gee! + 11/9 Links
Peoria 15, Scottsdale 16
dh Josh Thole 2 for 5, 2 runs, HR, 4 RBI, BB, .373 (made the last out of the game, stranding the tying and winning runs on base)
If you can trust Gameday, Thole was absolutely robbed of a walkoff 3 run HR by the CF.
Honolulu 4, Waikiki 1
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 5, run, .260
dh Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 4, K, .226
2b Greg Veloz 1 for 4, RBI, .214
Scott Shaw 5 IP, H, 2/6 BB/K, 1.91 era, W (2-2), 68:38:30, 5:4:6
Roy Merritt 1.1 IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 3.60 era, SV (1), 18:13:5, 2:0:2
IWLs
lf Fernando Martinez 3 for 4, 2 runs, 3b, HR, RBI, K, .341
lf Nick Evans 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .000 (0 for 8, 6 Ks first 2 games)
dh Fernando Tatis 1 for 5, run, .293
Dillon Gee 5 IP, 2 H, 7 Ks, 0.00 era, W (1-0)
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, 3 runs, BB, .500
1b Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 4, run, BB, .386
1b Raul Casanova 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .333
lf Pornstache 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .300
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 3, K, .203
Matias Carrillo IP, K, 5.63 era
Carlos Muniz IP, 2 H, 2/1 R/ER, HR, 3.18 era, WP, 1:2:0
Joselo Diaz IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4/1 BB/K, HR, 5.56 era, L (3-1), 1:1:1
Eude Brito IP, 2 BBs, 0.00 era
11/9 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
HWL Boxscore @ 6pm ET
HWL Gameday
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore @ 4pm
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore @ 6pm
Gameday
Mayaguez Boxscore @ 4pm
Gameday
VWL Caracas Boxscore @ 530pm
Gameday
dh Josh Thole 2 for 5, 2 runs, HR, 4 RBI, BB, .373 (made the last out of the game, stranding the tying and winning runs on base)
If you can trust Gameday, Thole was absolutely robbed of a walkoff 3 run HR by the CF.
Honolulu 4, Waikiki 1
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 5, run, .260
dh Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 4, K, .226
2b Greg Veloz 1 for 4, RBI, .214
Scott Shaw 5 IP, H, 2/6 BB/K, 1.91 era, W (2-2), 68:38:30, 5:4:6
Roy Merritt 1.1 IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 3.60 era, SV (1), 18:13:5, 2:0:2
IWLs
lf Fernando Martinez 3 for 4, 2 runs, 3b, HR, RBI, K, .341
lf Nick Evans 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .000 (0 for 8, 6 Ks first 2 games)
dh Fernando Tatis 1 for 5, run, .293
Dillon Gee 5 IP, 2 H, 7 Ks, 0.00 era, W (1-0)
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, 3 runs, BB, .500
1b Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 4, run, BB, .386
1b Raul Casanova 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .333
lf Pornstache 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .300
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 3, K, .203
Matias Carrillo IP, K, 5.63 era
Carlos Muniz IP, 2 H, 2/1 R/ER, HR, 3.18 era, WP, 1:2:0
Joselo Diaz IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4/1 BB/K, HR, 5.56 era, L (3-1), 1:1:1
Eude Brito IP, 2 BBs, 0.00 era
11/9 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
HWL Boxscore @ 6pm ET
HWL Gameday
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas Boxscore @ 4pm
Gameday
Carolina Boxscore @ 6pm
Gameday
Mayaguez Boxscore @ 4pm
Gameday
VWL Caracas Boxscore @ 530pm
Gameday
Saturday, November 08, 2008
11/7 Winter League Report! MURPHY! + 11/8 Links
Don't forget to check out an update from Eddie Kunz on the Mets AFL blog.
And read below for The Man's interpretation.
Peoria...
Sagaruos 13, Javelinas 4
2b Daniel Murphy 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2 BBs, .411, 2 DP (463, 643)
c Josh Thole 1 for 5, run, RBI, K, .383
Eddie Kunz 0.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, K, 11.12 era, HBP, 24:15:9, 1:0:1
Murphy's day @ 2b (Game 14)
Justin Turner grounds into double play, second baseman Daniel Murphy to shortstop Ian Desmond to first baseman Kyle Blanks. Rob Johnson out at 2nd.
J. T. Hall grounds into double play, shortstop Ian Desmond to second baseman Daniel Murphy to first baseman Kyle Blanks. Justin Smoak out at 2nd.
J. T. Hall pops out to second baseman Daniel Murphy.
Eddie Kunz' pitching appearance:
# Austin Jackson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Chad Huffman.
# Juan Miranda strikes out swinging.
# Justin Smoak singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Sean Kazmar. Austin Jackson to 2nd.
# J. T. Hall singles on a ground ball to center fielder Sean Kazmar. Austin Jackson scores. J. Hall to 2nd. Justin Smoak advances to 3rd, on missed catch error by center fielder Sean Kazmar. Justin Smoak advances to 3rd, on throwing error by center fielder Sean Kazmar.
# Matt Spring grounds out, third baseman Tyler Greene to first baseman Kyle Blanks. Justin Smoak scores. Hall to 3rd.
# Justin Turner doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Mike Baxter. J. Hall scores.
# Lorenzo Cain singles on a soft line drive to center fielder Sean Kazmar. Justin Turner scores.
# Kevin Russo hit by pitch. Lorenzo Cain to 2nd.
A couple "sharp line drives" in there, but also 2 ground balls and a soft fly ball.
Honolulu 0, Waikiki 2
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 3, BB, K, .265
2b Greg Veloz 2 for 3, K, .212
Josh Stinson 1.1 IP, K, 4.29 era, 17:9:8, 0:3:1
IWLs
3b, 2b Pornstache 1 for 3, run, BB, .333
lf Nick Evans 0 for 4, 2 Ks
cf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 5, 3 runs, 2 2b, 2 RBI
1b Raul Casanova 2 for 5, run, 2b, HR, RBI, 2 Ks
dh Fernando Tatis 1 for 4, K, .302
dh Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .405
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 5, RBI, .213
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .297
pr, lf Ambi Concepcion 1 for 1, run, 2b, RBI, .273
ph, dh Francisco Pena 0 for 1, .000
Julio Polanco IP, 2 Ks, 1.13 era, 1:0:2
Eddie Camacho 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, HR, 10.80 era, 0:3:2
Jose De La Torre IP, H, ER, BB, K, HR, 9 era
Joselo Diaz 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4.15 era, 1:0:0
11/8 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
HWL Boxscore @ 12am ET
HWL Gameday
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
DWL: Escogido @ Licey Boxscore @ 730pm
DWL Gameday
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas @ Santurce Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina @ Arecibo Boxscore
Gameday
Mayaguez @ Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
And read below for The Man's interpretation.
Peoria...
Sagaruos 13, Javelinas 4
2b Daniel Murphy 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2 BBs, .411, 2 DP (463, 643)
c Josh Thole 1 for 5, run, RBI, K, .383
Eddie Kunz 0.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, K, 11.12 era, HBP, 24:15:9, 1:0:1
Murphy's day @ 2b (Game 14)
Justin Turner grounds into double play, second baseman Daniel Murphy to shortstop Ian Desmond to first baseman Kyle Blanks. Rob Johnson out at 2nd.
J. T. Hall grounds into double play, shortstop Ian Desmond to second baseman Daniel Murphy to first baseman Kyle Blanks. Justin Smoak out at 2nd.
J. T. Hall pops out to second baseman Daniel Murphy.
Eddie Kunz' pitching appearance:
# Austin Jackson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Chad Huffman.
# Juan Miranda strikes out swinging.
# Justin Smoak singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Sean Kazmar. Austin Jackson to 2nd.
# J. T. Hall singles on a ground ball to center fielder Sean Kazmar. Austin Jackson scores. J. Hall to 2nd. Justin Smoak advances to 3rd, on missed catch error by center fielder Sean Kazmar. Justin Smoak advances to 3rd, on throwing error by center fielder Sean Kazmar.
# Matt Spring grounds out, third baseman Tyler Greene to first baseman Kyle Blanks. Justin Smoak scores. Hall to 3rd.
# Justin Turner doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Mike Baxter. J. Hall scores.
# Lorenzo Cain singles on a soft line drive to center fielder Sean Kazmar. Justin Turner scores.
# Kevin Russo hit by pitch. Lorenzo Cain to 2nd.
A couple "sharp line drives" in there, but also 2 ground balls and a soft fly ball.
Honolulu 0, Waikiki 2
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 3, BB, K, .265
2b Greg Veloz 2 for 3, K, .212
Josh Stinson 1.1 IP, K, 4.29 era, 17:9:8, 0:3:1
IWLs
3b, 2b Pornstache 1 for 3, run, BB, .333
lf Nick Evans 0 for 4, 2 Ks
cf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 5, 3 runs, 2 2b, 2 RBI
1b Raul Casanova 2 for 5, run, 2b, HR, RBI, 2 Ks
dh Fernando Tatis 1 for 4, K, .302
dh Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .405
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 5, RBI, .213
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .297
pr, lf Ambi Concepcion 1 for 1, run, 2b, RBI, .273
ph, dh Francisco Pena 0 for 1, .000
Julio Polanco IP, 2 Ks, 1.13 era, 1:0:2
Eddie Camacho 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, HR, 10.80 era, 0:3:2
Jose De La Torre IP, H, ER, BB, K, HR, 9 era
Joselo Diaz 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4.15 era, 1:0:0
11/8 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
HWL Boxscore @ 12am ET
HWL Gameday
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
DWL: Escogido @ Licey Boxscore @ 730pm
DWL Gameday
PRWL (all games @ 730pm unless noted)
Caguas @ Santurce Boxscore
Gameday
Carolina @ Arecibo Boxscore
Gameday
Mayaguez @ Ponce Boxscore
Gameday
Kunz Not Concerned Over "Struggles"
From his blog:
"I have been pitching very well and making all my pitches work for me. Now I know the numbers are not showing it but this is a league to work on things and get better so era and those things don't matter that much at all. I am getting stronger and a better feel for my pitches as well which is nice."
Kunz writes like a third grader, but that's not the point. Kunz is working on his pitches, he's working on his command.. This isn't the 9th inning of a playoff game where Kunz is throwing only his best pitch, he's throwing a combination of his pitches, and is just trying to get a feel for them. And it makes sense. Yes, he struggled in the big leagues, but he dominated AA, and the competition he's facing in the AFL is very close to the competition he faced in AA.
Video of Kunz pitching in the AFL:
Eddie Kunz - Arizona Fall League - 2008-10-28 from David Pratt on Vimeo.
"I have been pitching very well and making all my pitches work for me. Now I know the numbers are not showing it but this is a league to work on things and get better so era and those things don't matter that much at all. I am getting stronger and a better feel for my pitches as well which is nice."
Kunz writes like a third grader, but that's not the point. Kunz is working on his pitches, he's working on his command.. This isn't the 9th inning of a playoff game where Kunz is throwing only his best pitch, he's throwing a combination of his pitches, and is just trying to get a feel for them. And it makes sense. Yes, he struggled in the big leagues, but he dominated AA, and the competition he's facing in the AFL is very close to the competition he faced in AA.
Video of Kunz pitching in the AFL:
Eddie Kunz - Arizona Fall League - 2008-10-28 from David Pratt on Vimeo.
Friday, November 07, 2008
11/6 Winter League Report + 11/7 Links! MURPHY!
Peoria 20, Scottsdale 9
2b Daniel Murphy 3 for 6, 3 runs, 2b, RBI, K, .400
IWLs
3b Pornstache 1 for 3, 2 BBs
Jose Rojas IP, 3 Ks, 1.13 era, SV (1)
Matias Carrillo 0.2 IP, 6.43 era
11/7 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
HWL Boxscore @ 1230am ET
HWL Gameday
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
2b Daniel Murphy 3 for 6, 3 runs, 2b, RBI, K, .400
IWLs
3b Pornstache 1 for 3, 2 BBs
Jose Rojas IP, 3 Ks, 1.13 era, SV (1)
Matias Carrillo 0.2 IP, 6.43 era
11/7 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
HWL Boxscore @ 1230am ET
HWL Gameday
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Josh Thole AFL Clip
Mostly for Tej, as Thole is one of his favorite prospects in the system.
Quick Breakdown Of Thole: High average/OBP type hitter who doesn't hit for much power. He played catcher for the entire year for the first time in his pro career in 2008 and had mixed results. If he can get his defense to average, and add a little more pop, he'll turn into a top prospect by as soon as next year.
Josh Thole - Arizona Fall League - 2008-10-28 from David Pratt on Vimeo.
Quick Breakdown Of Thole: High average/OBP type hitter who doesn't hit for much power. He played catcher for the entire year for the first time in his pro career in 2008 and had mixed results. If he can get his defense to average, and add a little more pop, he'll turn into a top prospect by as soon as next year.
Josh Thole - Arizona Fall League - 2008-10-28 from David Pratt on Vimeo.
Puerto Rican Winter League Rosters
Thanks to the always wonderfully informed Adam Rubin.
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*Puerto Rico*
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Caguas
Casanova, Raúl
Castro, Ramón
De la Torre, José
Figueroa, Nelson
Negrón, Mickey
Carolina
Collazo, Willie
Delgado, Carlos
Maldonado, Iván
Rivera, Luis
Indios de Mayaguez
Rivera, Luis
Evans, Nick
Stoner, Tobi
Merritt, Roydrick
Guzman, Carlos
Leones de Ponce
Cancel, Robinson
Feliciano, Pedro
Martínez, Ramón
Pagan, Ángel
Pellot, Héctor
Murphy, Daniel
Stokes, Brian
Kunz, Eddie
Muñiz, Carlos
Antonini, Mike
Gee, Dillon
Carp, Mike
Lobos de Arecibo
Camacho, Eddie
Manati
Beltran, Carlos
Gonzalez, Raul
Maldonado, Brahiam
Valentin, Jose A
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*Puerto Rico*
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Caguas
Casanova, Raúl
Castro, Ramón
De la Torre, José
Figueroa, Nelson
Negrón, Mickey
Carolina
Collazo, Willie
Delgado, Carlos
Maldonado, Iván
Rivera, Luis
Indios de Mayaguez
Rivera, Luis
Evans, Nick
Stoner, Tobi
Merritt, Roydrick
Guzman, Carlos
Leones de Ponce
Cancel, Robinson
Feliciano, Pedro
Martínez, Ramón
Pagan, Ángel
Pellot, Héctor
Murphy, Daniel
Stokes, Brian
Kunz, Eddie
Muñiz, Carlos
Antonini, Mike
Gee, Dillon
Carp, Mike
Lobos de Arecibo
Camacho, Eddie
Manati
Beltran, Carlos
Gonzalez, Raul
Maldonado, Brahiam
Valentin, Jose A
Murphy Having Problems Defensively?
John Sickles of minorleagueball.com has recently returned from a trip to the AFL. Sickles, however, did not have a chance to get a first hand look at Murphy because Murphy was sidelined with his forearm injury, but, Sickles had a chance to talk to some scouts about Murphy's defense, and the reports weren't encouraging for us Murphy fans.
From Sickles himself:
"People I talked with said his glove was not going to work at second base."
Now take that for what it's worth, I mean, Murphy is still learning 2B, and hasn't had enough time to get comfortable with the position.. But it seems like these particular scouts didn't see enough out of Murphy to think he could handle 2B.
From Sickles himself:
"People I talked with said his glove was not going to work at second base."
Now take that for what it's worth, I mean, Murphy is still learning 2B, and hasn't had enough time to get comfortable with the position.. But it seems like these particular scouts didn't see enough out of Murphy to think he could handle 2B.
11/5 Winter League Report + 11/6 Links
Puetro Rican Winter League Opens with one game today. I'll post those rosters around 430pm.
Honolulu 0, West Oahu 0, 9.5 innings
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 1, .262 (came in late replacing someone who prolly got hurt)
Roy Merritt 1.2 IP, 2 H, BB, 3.86 era, 28:16:12, 3:2:0
Peoria 3, Scottsdale 7
Bobby Parnell 2.2 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, 3 era, L (3-1), WP, 59:35:24, 3:2:3
Tobi Stoner 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 2.57 era, WP, 29:16:13, 1:1:2
IWLs
dh Fernando Tatis 2 for 4, 3 runs, 2 2b, .306
dh Edgardo Alfonzo 3 for 4, K, .430
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 5, .214
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 3, run, K, .294
ph, rf Ambi Concepcion 0 for 1, .200
ss Anderson Machado 0 for 1, .235 (4 for 17)
Julio Polanco 0.2 IP, 1.29 era
Edgar Alfonzo 0.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, 3.48 era
Jose Rojas IP, H, ER, K, HR, 1.29 era
11/6 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
Honolulu 0, West Oahu 0, 9.5 innings
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 1, .262 (came in late replacing someone who prolly got hurt)
Roy Merritt 1.2 IP, 2 H, BB, 3.86 era, 28:16:12, 3:2:0
Peoria 3, Scottsdale 7
Bobby Parnell 2.2 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, 3 era, L (3-1), WP, 59:35:24, 3:2:3
Tobi Stoner 1.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 2.57 era, WP, 29:16:13, 1:1:2
IWLs
dh Fernando Tatis 2 for 4, 3 runs, 2 2b, .306
dh Edgardo Alfonzo 3 for 4, K, .430
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 5, .214
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 3, run, K, .294
ph, rf Ambi Concepcion 0 for 1, .200
ss Anderson Machado 0 for 1, .235 (4 for 17)
Julio Polanco 0.2 IP, 1.29 era
Edgar Alfonzo 0.0 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, 3.48 era
Jose Rojas IP, H, ER, K, HR, 1.29 era
11/6 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
AFL Boxscore @ 230pm ET
AFL Gameday
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
11/4 Winter League Report + 11/5 Links! MURPHY, Thole, Vargas!
Peoria 13, Mesa 12
2b Daniel Murphy 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K, .388
c Josh Thole 2 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, .405
Jason Vargas 3 IP, 4 H, ER, 0.48 era, 39:21:18, 3:6:0
Eddie Kunz 1.1 IP, 2 H, ER, K, HR, 8.44 era, BS (1), W (1-1), 22:13:9, 2:1:1
Daniel Murphy's day @ 2b (game 12):
Will Rhymes grounds out, second baseman Daniel Murphy to first baseman Bill Rhinehart.
Steve Clevenger grounds out, second baseman Daniel Murphy to first baseman Bill Rhinehart.
Matt Young grounds into a force out, second baseman Daniel Murphy to shortstop Ian Desmond. Will Rhymes out at 2nd. Matt Young to 1st.
Jeremy Slayden reaches on force attempt, fielding error by second baseman Daniel Murphy. Will Rhymes to 3rd. Matt Young to 2nd.
Honolulu 5, West Oahu 13
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 5, K, .266
dh Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 4, run, BB, .228
Junior Guerra 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3/2 R/ER, BB, 8.62 era, 27:15:12, 1:3:0
IWLs
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .292
1b Edgardo Alfonzo 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .413
Julio Polanco 0.1 IP, H, 1.42 era, 0:1:0
Joselo Diaz IP, H, K, 3.38 era, W (3-0), 2:0:1
Carlos Muniz 1.1 IP, 3 H, ER, HR, 1.93 era
11/5 Links
Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard
HWL Boxscore @ 8pm ET
HWL Gameday
AFL Boxscore @ 9pm ET
AFL Gameday
2b Daniel Murphy 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K, .388
c Josh Thole 2 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, .405
Jason Vargas 3 IP, 4 H, ER, 0.48 era, 39:21:18, 3:6:0
Eddie Kunz 1.1 IP, 2 H, ER, K, HR, 8.44 era, BS (1), W (1-1), 22:13:9, 2:1:1
Daniel Murphy's day @ 2b (game 12):
Will Rhymes grounds out, second baseman Daniel Murphy to first baseman Bill Rhinehart.
Steve Clevenger grounds out, second baseman Daniel Murphy to first baseman Bill Rhinehart.
Matt Young grounds into a force out, second baseman Daniel Murphy to shortstop Ian Desmond. Will Rhymes out at 2nd. Matt Young to 1st.
Jeremy Slayden reaches on force attempt, fielding error by second baseman Daniel Murphy. Will Rhymes to 3rd. Matt Young to 2nd.
Honolulu 5, West Oahu 13
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 5, K, .266
dh Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 4, run, BB, .228
Junior Guerra 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3/2 R/ER, BB, 8.62 era, 27:15:12, 1:3:0
IWLs
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .292
1b Edgardo Alfonzo 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .413
Julio Polanco 0.1 IP, H, 1.42 era, 0:1:0
Joselo Diaz IP, H, K, 3.38 era, W (3-0), 2:0:1
Carlos Muniz 1.1 IP, 3 H, ER, HR, 1.93 era
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008
11/3 Murphy Report + 11/4 Links
Peoria 11, Scottsdale 7
2b Daniel Murphy 0 for 4, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .364, E (2)
With Drew Sutton batting, Kevin Frandsen picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher Cory VanAllen to first baseman Kyle Blanks to shortstop Ian Desmond to first baseman Kyle Blanks to second baseman Daniel Murphy.
Drew Sutton pops out to second baseman Daniel Murphy.
Mark Trumbo singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Mike Baxter, deflected by second baseman Daniel Murphy.
Darren Ford grounds into a force out, shortstop Ian Desmond to second baseman Daniel Murphy.
Mark Trumbo pops out to second baseman Daniel Murphy.
Chris Pettit singles on a ground ball to second baseman Daniel Murphy. Chris Pettit advances to 2nd, on throwing error by second baseman Daniel Murphy.
IWLs
ph Francisco Pena 0 for 1, .000
dh Fernando Tatis 1 for 4, BB, K, .289
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AFL Gameday
2b Daniel Murphy 0 for 4, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .364, E (2)
With Drew Sutton batting, Kevin Frandsen picked off and caught stealing 2nd base, pitcher Cory VanAllen to first baseman Kyle Blanks to shortstop Ian Desmond to first baseman Kyle Blanks to second baseman Daniel Murphy.
Drew Sutton pops out to second baseman Daniel Murphy.
Mark Trumbo singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Mike Baxter, deflected by second baseman Daniel Murphy.
Darren Ford grounds into a force out, shortstop Ian Desmond to second baseman Daniel Murphy.
Mark Trumbo pops out to second baseman Daniel Murphy.
Chris Pettit singles on a ground ball to second baseman Daniel Murphy. Chris Pettit advances to 2nd, on throwing error by second baseman Daniel Murphy.
IWLs
ph Francisco Pena 0 for 1, .000
dh Fernando Tatis 1 for 4, BB, K, .289
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Monday, November 03, 2008
Prospect Focus: Mike Carp
Splits courtesy www.minorleaguesplits.com
Mike Carp was drafted out of Lakewood High in the 9th round of the 2004 draft, after putting up these stats as a senior: 32 games, 52 for 107, 14 2b, 8 3b, 11 HR, 60 RBI, 17 BBs, 11 Ks, .486/.557/1.075 with a 1.632 OPS. He was sent to the Gulf Coast League, where he batted .267/.358/.393 in 57 games (51 for 191, 30 runs, 12 2b, 4 HR, 26 RBI, 22/51 BB/K), for a BB/K ratio of .4313, and a K rate of .267.
In 2005, Carp skipped Kingsport and Brooklyn, landing with the full season Hagerstown Suns in the Sally League, where he hit .249/.358/.476/.834 (78 for 313, 49 runs, 12 2b, 3b, 19 HR, 63 RBI, 35/96 BB/K), with a .3646 BB/K ratio (worsened from 2004), and a very bad .306 K rate.
Carp got off to a hot start in Hagerstown, hitting .277/.397/.660/1.057 in April, before falling into a deep 39 for 169 (.231) 2 month slump. He struck out just 12 times in 47 April ABs, but that number ballooned to 36 in 94 May ABs, before trending lower in June (20 Ks in 75 ABs) and July (19 Ks in 81 ABs).
It's backward looking, but we've always harped on Carp's L/R splits as the only thing which is holding him back, and while he's hitting LHP better in 2008 (.257/.348/.429/.776), he didn't hit them well up until this year, 2005 was no exception. He hit just .233/.341/.370/.711 vs LHP in Hagerstown (17 for 73, 4 2b, 2 HR, 8/22 BB/K), a .3636 BB/K ratio, and a putrid .301 K rate. Conversely, vs RHP, he hit .260/.368/.511/.879 (60 for 231, 8 2b, 3b, 16 HR, 25/68 BB/K), a .3676 BB/K ratio and a still way too high .294 K rate.
Carp used the FSL in 2006 as his coming out party, setting career highs in BA, OBP, walks, and 2b. He hit .287.381/.449/.830 (142 for 494, 69 runs, 27 2b, 3b, 17 HR, 88 RBI, 53/107 BB/K), a .4953 BB/K ratio, and a .217 K rate, both markedly improved from 2006.
Carp struggled against LHP, much as he did in 2005, hitting just .245/.345/.336/.681 (35 for 143, 4 2b, 3 HR, 13/44 BB/K), a .2955 BB/K ratio, and a .308 K rate, very bad numbers. Against RHP, he hit a robust .305/.395/.496/.891 (107 for 351, 23 2b, 3b, 14 HR, 40/63 BB/K), a .6349 BB/K ratio and .179 K rate, career bests vs RHP.
Carp got off to a slow start in St. Lucie, batting just .208/.337/.351/.688 in April, but then turned it on big time, hitting .302/.389/.468/.857 from May 1st on. He hit much better at home (.315/.401/.506/.907) then on the road (.259/.359/.391/.750).
2007 saw Carp in Binghamton, where he had a miserable year to forget about, setting career lows in virtually every offensive category. He hit just .251/.337/.387/.725 (90 for 359, 55 runs, 16 2b, 11 HR, 48 RBI, 39/75 BB/K), a .5200 BB/K ratio, and a .209 K rate, so while the rest of his game suffered, he did somewhat improve his plate discipline/awareness.
Carp put up laughably abysmal numbers vs LHP, hitting just .174/.211/.211/.422 against lefties (19 for 109, 2b, HR, 2/24 BB/K), a .0833 BB/K ratio, and a .220 K rate. Conversely, he hit RHP very well, .278/.375/.451/.826 (71 for 255, 14 2b, 10 HR, 36/49 BB/K), a very good .7347 BB/K ratio, and a .192 K rate. Carp could never get on track, first injuring his finger in May, and then his leg in June, that combined with the advanced pitching made 2007 a year to throw away for Carp, and fans of Carp.
UPDATE 2008: Thankfully, Carp repeated AA, and he put up infinitely better numbers. Carp ended up hitting a miniscule shade under .300 (.2991). His line for the season was truly great, he set career highs in AVG, OBP, OPS, 2b, HR, and BBs. For the 2008 season, Carp hit .299/.403/.471/.874 (143 for 478, 67 runs, 29 2b, 3b, 17 HR, 72 RBI, 79/88 BB/K), an off the charts outstanding .8977 BB/K, easily the highest of his career. His K rate, .184, is also the best of his career.
Carp started off just abusing BOTH LHP and RHP, but his numbers vs LHP fell off dramatically. Still, he posted career highs in OPS, AVG, OBP and SLG against southpaws: .268/.354/.438/.792 (41 for 153, 21 runs, 6 2b, 3b, 6 HR, 23 RBI, 19/32 BB/K), a manageable .5938 BB/K ratio, and a K rate of just .209, again, both career highs vs LHP. Against RHP, Carp enjoyed his usual level of success, hitting .314/.425/.486/.911 (102 for 325, 46 runs, 23 2b, 11 HR, 49 RBI, 60/56 BB/K), a phenominal 1.0714 BB/K ratio, and an equally great .172 K rate.
In Mike Carp's 3.5 years covered by minorleaguesplits.com (2005-2008), he's gotten 1642 ABs, and has put up a .275/.371/.445/.816 line (452 for 1642, 83 2b, 3 3b, 63 HR, 200/357 BB/K), and has hit .233/.317/.344/.661 (111 for 477, 15 2b, 3b, 12 HR, 41/122 BB/K) vs LHP and .293/.393/.486/.879 (341 for 1165, 68 2b, 2 3b, 51 HR, 159/235 BB/K) vs RHP. Most of Carp's HR come on fly balls (58/63), and his 2b are pretty much split evenly between fly balls and line drives (35/80 FB, 36/80 LD)
THE FUTURE: With Nick Evans and Dan Murphy in NY, some may think the Mets have soured somewhat on Mike Carp, but that's not the case. Carp remains as prized in the front office's eyes as ever, perhaps even moreso after bouncing back from his disappointing 2007 to post a career year in 2008. Carp is on track to open 2009 in AAA, and then possibly succeed Carlos Delgado as the 2010 1b.
Mike Carp was drafted out of Lakewood High in the 9th round of the 2004 draft, after putting up these stats as a senior: 32 games, 52 for 107, 14 2b, 8 3b, 11 HR, 60 RBI, 17 BBs, 11 Ks, .486/.557/1.075 with a 1.632 OPS. He was sent to the Gulf Coast League, where he batted .267/.358/.393 in 57 games (51 for 191, 30 runs, 12 2b, 4 HR, 26 RBI, 22/51 BB/K), for a BB/K ratio of .4313, and a K rate of .267.
In 2005, Carp skipped Kingsport and Brooklyn, landing with the full season Hagerstown Suns in the Sally League, where he hit .249/.358/.476/.834 (78 for 313, 49 runs, 12 2b, 3b, 19 HR, 63 RBI, 35/96 BB/K), with a .3646 BB/K ratio (worsened from 2004), and a very bad .306 K rate.
Carp got off to a hot start in Hagerstown, hitting .277/.397/.660/1.057 in April, before falling into a deep 39 for 169 (.231) 2 month slump. He struck out just 12 times in 47 April ABs, but that number ballooned to 36 in 94 May ABs, before trending lower in June (20 Ks in 75 ABs) and July (19 Ks in 81 ABs).
It's backward looking, but we've always harped on Carp's L/R splits as the only thing which is holding him back, and while he's hitting LHP better in 2008 (.257/.348/.429/.776), he didn't hit them well up until this year, 2005 was no exception. He hit just .233/.341/.370/.711 vs LHP in Hagerstown (17 for 73, 4 2b, 2 HR, 8/22 BB/K), a .3636 BB/K ratio, and a putrid .301 K rate. Conversely, vs RHP, he hit .260/.368/.511/.879 (60 for 231, 8 2b, 3b, 16 HR, 25/68 BB/K), a .3676 BB/K ratio and a still way too high .294 K rate.
Carp used the FSL in 2006 as his coming out party, setting career highs in BA, OBP, walks, and 2b. He hit .287.381/.449/.830 (142 for 494, 69 runs, 27 2b, 3b, 17 HR, 88 RBI, 53/107 BB/K), a .4953 BB/K ratio, and a .217 K rate, both markedly improved from 2006.
Carp struggled against LHP, much as he did in 2005, hitting just .245/.345/.336/.681 (35 for 143, 4 2b, 3 HR, 13/44 BB/K), a .2955 BB/K ratio, and a .308 K rate, very bad numbers. Against RHP, he hit a robust .305/.395/.496/.891 (107 for 351, 23 2b, 3b, 14 HR, 40/63 BB/K), a .6349 BB/K ratio and .179 K rate, career bests vs RHP.
Carp got off to a slow start in St. Lucie, batting just .208/.337/.351/.688 in April, but then turned it on big time, hitting .302/.389/.468/.857 from May 1st on. He hit much better at home (.315/.401/.506/.907) then on the road (.259/.359/.391/.750).
2007 saw Carp in Binghamton, where he had a miserable year to forget about, setting career lows in virtually every offensive category. He hit just .251/.337/.387/.725 (90 for 359, 55 runs, 16 2b, 11 HR, 48 RBI, 39/75 BB/K), a .5200 BB/K ratio, and a .209 K rate, so while the rest of his game suffered, he did somewhat improve his plate discipline/awareness.
Carp put up laughably abysmal numbers vs LHP, hitting just .174/.211/.211/.422 against lefties (19 for 109, 2b, HR, 2/24 BB/K), a .0833 BB/K ratio, and a .220 K rate. Conversely, he hit RHP very well, .278/.375/.451/.826 (71 for 255, 14 2b, 10 HR, 36/49 BB/K), a very good .7347 BB/K ratio, and a .192 K rate. Carp could never get on track, first injuring his finger in May, and then his leg in June, that combined with the advanced pitching made 2007 a year to throw away for Carp, and fans of Carp.
UPDATE 2008: Thankfully, Carp repeated AA, and he put up infinitely better numbers. Carp ended up hitting a miniscule shade under .300 (.2991). His line for the season was truly great, he set career highs in AVG, OBP, OPS, 2b, HR, and BBs. For the 2008 season, Carp hit .299/.403/.471/.874 (143 for 478, 67 runs, 29 2b, 3b, 17 HR, 72 RBI, 79/88 BB/K), an off the charts outstanding .8977 BB/K, easily the highest of his career. His K rate, .184, is also the best of his career.
Carp started off just abusing BOTH LHP and RHP, but his numbers vs LHP fell off dramatically. Still, he posted career highs in OPS, AVG, OBP and SLG against southpaws: .268/.354/.438/.792 (41 for 153, 21 runs, 6 2b, 3b, 6 HR, 23 RBI, 19/32 BB/K), a manageable .5938 BB/K ratio, and a K rate of just .209, again, both career highs vs LHP. Against RHP, Carp enjoyed his usual level of success, hitting .314/.425/.486/.911 (102 for 325, 46 runs, 23 2b, 11 HR, 49 RBI, 60/56 BB/K), a phenominal 1.0714 BB/K ratio, and an equally great .172 K rate.
In Mike Carp's 3.5 years covered by minorleaguesplits.com (2005-2008), he's gotten 1642 ABs, and has put up a .275/.371/.445/.816 line (452 for 1642, 83 2b, 3 3b, 63 HR, 200/357 BB/K), and has hit .233/.317/.344/.661 (111 for 477, 15 2b, 3b, 12 HR, 41/122 BB/K) vs LHP and .293/.393/.486/.879 (341 for 1165, 68 2b, 2 3b, 51 HR, 159/235 BB/K) vs RHP. Most of Carp's HR come on fly balls (58/63), and his 2b are pretty much split evenly between fly balls and line drives (35/80 FB, 36/80 LD)
THE FUTURE: With Nick Evans and Dan Murphy in NY, some may think the Mets have soured somewhat on Mike Carp, but that's not the case. Carp remains as prized in the front office's eyes as ever, perhaps even moreso after bouncing back from his disappointing 2007 to post a career year in 2008. Carp is on track to open 2009 in AAA, and then possibly succeed Carlos Delgado as the 2010 1b.
11/2 Winter League Report + 11/3 Links
Honolulu 1, North Shore 3
dh Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 3, run, 2 BBs, K, .226
2b Greg Veloz 0 for 3, RBI, BB, .195 (1 for his last 27)
IWLs
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 2 for 3, run, RBI, 2 BBs, .400
c Saloman Manriquez 1 for 1, 2b, RBI, .133
c Gustavo Molina 0 for 3, .071
dh Fernando Tatis 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .293
c Francisco Pena 0 for 5, .000 (0 for 6)
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 3, .235, SAC
lf Fernando Martinez 0 for 4, run, .290
ph Ambi Concepcion 1 for 1, run, RBI, .222
c Salvador Paniagua 2 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, .350 (7 for 20)
Joselo Diaz 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3/2 R/ER, 2/7 BB/K, 3.54 era, 3:1:7, 19 BFs
Edgar Alfonzo 3 IP, H, ER, K, HR, 1.74 era
Julio Polanco 0.2 IP, 1.50 era, 0:2:0, 2 BFs
Carlos Muniz IP, 3 H, R, K, 0.00 era, 1:1:1, 6 BFs
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dh Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 3, run, 2 BBs, K, .226
2b Greg Veloz 0 for 3, RBI, BB, .195 (1 for his last 27)
IWLs
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 2 for 3, run, RBI, 2 BBs, .400
c Saloman Manriquez 1 for 1, 2b, RBI, .133
c Gustavo Molina 0 for 3, .071
dh Fernando Tatis 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .293
c Francisco Pena 0 for 5, .000 (0 for 6)
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 3, .235, SAC
lf Fernando Martinez 0 for 4, run, .290
ph Ambi Concepcion 1 for 1, run, RBI, .222
c Salvador Paniagua 2 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, .350 (7 for 20)
Joselo Diaz 4.1 IP, 6 H, 3/2 R/ER, 2/7 BB/K, 3.54 era, 3:1:7, 19 BFs
Edgar Alfonzo 3 IP, H, ER, K, HR, 1.74 era
Julio Polanco 0.2 IP, 1.50 era, 0:2:0, 2 BFs
Carlos Muniz IP, 3 H, R, K, 0.00 era, 1:1:1, 6 BFs
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Sunday, November 02, 2008
11/1 Winter League Report + 11/2 Links! Shaw!
Honolulu 2, North Shore 1
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 4, K, .288
dh Jordan Abruzzo 2 for 4, RBI, K, .220
2b Greg Veloz 0 for 4, K, .203
Scott Shaw 5 IP, H, ER, 1/6 BB/K, 2.31 era, 77:49:28, 6:4:6
Junior Guerra 1.1 IP, BB, K, 8.16 era, 26:13:13, 3:0:1
Roy Merritt 1.2 IP, 1/2 BB/K, 4.24 era, 27:17:10, 0:3:2
IWLs
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 2, 2 BBs, .388
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 5, 2b, K, .250
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 5, 3 Ks, .313
Jose Sanchez 2 IP, H, K, 6.10 era, 31:18:13, 3:2:1
German Marte IP, H, K, 0.00 era, 0:2:1
Matias Carrillo IP, H, BB, K, 7.11 era, 1:1:1
11/2 Links
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HWL Boxscore @ 6pm or 7pm EDT
HWL Gameday
Escogido @ Licey - 530pm
Boxscore
Gameday
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 4, K, .288
dh Jordan Abruzzo 2 for 4, RBI, K, .220
2b Greg Veloz 0 for 4, K, .203
Scott Shaw 5 IP, H, ER, 1/6 BB/K, 2.31 era, 77:49:28, 6:4:6
Junior Guerra 1.1 IP, BB, K, 8.16 era, 26:13:13, 3:0:1
Roy Merritt 1.2 IP, 1/2 BB/K, 4.24 era, 27:17:10, 0:3:2
IWLs
3b Edgardo Alfonzo 0 for 2, 2 BBs, .388
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 5, 2b, K, .250
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 5, 3 Ks, .313
Jose Sanchez 2 IP, H, K, 6.10 era, 31:18:13, 3:2:1
German Marte IP, H, K, 0.00 era, 0:2:1
Matias Carrillo IP, H, BB, K, 7.11 era, 1:1:1
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