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Tuesday, July 06, 2010

7/5 Minor League Report! Evans, CARSON, PUELLO, CUAN, ADERLIN, GOMEZ, CONCEPCION (no it's not 2006!)

David will be taking over the Minor League Report starting tomorrow night, and as usual when he posts it, it will be EXCLUSIVELY on MetsProspectHub, apologies to those of you who read this thing on NYFS or MetsMerized. I should be back sometime around the week of the 26th.

AAA International League: Buffalo 6/9/1, Syracuse 8/10/0

2b Justin Turner 1 for 5, K, .270
ss Luis Hernandez 0 for 5, .320
cf Jorge Padilla 1 for 4, run, K, .328
1b Mike Jacobs 1 for 4, HR, RBI, .257
rf Val Pascucci 1 for 3, run, BB, .229
3b Mike Cervanek 3 for 4, run, RBi, K, .238
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 3, run, HR (7), 3 RBI (20), BB, K, .294 (.174/.269/.652/.921 off LHP in AAA)
c JR House 0 for 3, BB, K, .287
ph Fernando Martinez 1 for 1, run, HR (7), RBI (23), .261
Tobi Stoner 5.2 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 4/4 BB/K, 2 HR, 5.54 era, 110:69:41, 7:5:4
Mike O'Connor 0.1 IP, H, 3.15 era, 3:2:1, 1:
Adam Pettyjohn IP, 2 H, K, 4.81 era, 13:8:5, 2:0:1
Jose De La Torre IP, BB, 3.22 era, 16:8:8, 3:
Manny Acosta 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, K, HR, 3.60 era, L (1-3), 11:7:4

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 1/7/0, Altoona 6/15/0

Michael Antonini had a QS today, but Scott Shaw put the game out of reach by giving up 3 runs on 5 hits in 1.2 innings. The Mets offense was held to just a run on 7 hits and a 2/6 BB/K, while going just 1 for 4 with RISP and leaving 5 on base. Nick Evans and Josh Satin had multi hit games, while Jon Malo (0 for 4, K, .215), Sean Ratliff, Mike Nickeas (0 for 3, BB, .314), and Raul Reyes took 0-fers.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 4, run, 2b (23), K, .286 (8 for his last 14, 7 XBH)
1b Nick Evans 2 for 3, RBI (43), BB, .289
lf Sean Ratliff 0 for 4, K, .302
2b Josh Satin 2 for 4, K, .295
rf Raul Reyes 0 for 3, .354
3b Michael Fisher 1 for 3, K, .400
Michael Antonini 6 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 1/9 BB/K, 4.08 era, L (5-7), 4:5:9
Scott Shaw 1.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, K, 7.14 era, 2:0:1
Dylan Owen 0.1 IP, H, 2.61 era, 1:

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 0/4/2, Charlotte 7/11/0 from yesterday

cf Carlos Beltran 1 for 2, BB, K, .375

As I said yesterday, Robert Carson took the loss despite pitching very well. The Mets were hitless in 2 ABs with RISP and left 4 on base.

2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 4, .301
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, .408
cf Carlos Beltran 1 for 2, BB, K, .375
>>lf Joey August 0 for 1, .295
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .298
c Michael Barrett 0 for 3
>>c Mike Moras
rf, cf JUan Lagares 0 for 3, .186
lf, rf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 3, K, .318
3b Richard Lucas 0 for 3, K, .202
dh Hector Pellot 0 for 3, .203
Robert Carson 7 IP, 7 H, 3/2 R/ER, 1/7 BB/K, 4.37 era, L (6-5), 8:3:7
Erik Turgeon 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, BB, K, 4.05 era, 0:1:1
Elvin Ramirez 1.1 IP, H, ER, 2/2 BB/K, 4.30 era, 2:0:2

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 3/6/1, Charlotte 7/12/0

cf Carlos Beltran 2 for 4, RBI (5), K, .389

Brad Holt got ripped again today, giving up 4 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks in 5 inings for his 2nd FSL loss. Kyle Allen again piggybacked and on the surface, wasn't good, but he had a 2:1 strike to ball ratio, and generated all his outs on the ground or via K. The Mets went 2 for 3 with RISP and left 1 on base, while tallying 6 hits and a 2/9 BB/K ratio. Carlos Beltran had the lone multi hit game, while Jordany Valdespin, Juan Lagares, Stefan Welch and Michael Barrett (0 for 3, K, .000) took 0-fers.

2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .296
rf Juan Lagares 0 for 4, K, .170
cf Carlos Beltran 2 for 4, RBI (5), K, .389 (14 for 36, 2 runs, 3 2b, 5 RBI, 4/3 BB/K, .389/.439/.472/.911)
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, run, .396
1b Stefan Welch 0 for 3, K, .295
c Kai Gronauer 1 for 2, RBI, BB, K, .357
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 3, run, K, .203
lf Hector Pellot 1 for 3, run, K, .210
Brad Holt 5 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4/5 BB/K, 5.79 era, L (1-2), 98:57:41, 2:8:6
Kyle Allen 4 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 4 Ks, 74:49:25, 8:0:4

A South Atlantic League: Savannah 5/11/5, Rome 6/9/2

The Gnats had 11 hits and a 2/8 BB/K, but it wasn't enough, as Marcos Tabata had his first rough SAL outing of the season, giving up 2 runs in the 8th inning (both IHR Michael Powers allowed to score). Armando Rodriguez gave up 4 runs on 7 hits in 6 innings for a ND. Pedro Zapata, Cesar Puello and Wilfredo Tovar had multi hit games, while RJ Harris (0 for 4, BB, K, .140) and Nick Santomauro took 0-fers.

dh Pedro Zapata 2 for 5, run, RBI (39), K, .286
rf Cesar Puello 3 for 4, run, 2b (16), 2 RBI (21), .263, CS (6)
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 4, 2b (14), RBI (31), .228
lf Nick Santomauro 0 for 3, BB, K, .170
c Juan Torres 1 for 4, run, 2b (2), 3 Ks, .190
1b Alex Gregory 1 for 4, .236
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .230
ss Wilfredo Tovar 2 for 4, run, RBI (3), .405 (15 for 37, 4 runs, 2 2b, 3 RBI, 4/3 BB/K, .405/.476/.459/.936)
Armando Rodriguez 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1/5 BB/K, 3 era, 7:5:5
Marcos Tabata IP+, H, 2 ER, BB, K, 4.50 era, L (0-1), 1:1:1
Michael Powers IP, H, K, 1.72 era, BS (1), 1:1:1
Guillaume LeDuc IP, 2 Ks, 4.50 era, 1:0:2

A- New York Penn League: Brooklyn 4/8/1, Jamestown 2/5/1

No 11 run meltdown today! Darrell Ceciliani, Cory Vaughn and Juan Centeno took 0-fers, but Angel Cuan pitched very well, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits in 7 innings, for a ND.

ss Rylan Sandoval 3 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, .339
dh Darrell Ceciliani 0 for 4, K, .380
cf Cory Vaughn 0 for 4, BB, K, .265
1b Jeff Flagg 2 for 5, 2b, 3b, 2 Ks, .366
3b Joe Bonfe 0 for 3, BB, K, .300
2b JB Brown 1 for 3, .176
>>ph, 2b James Schroeder 0 for 1, K, .227
rf Will Cherry 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 2b, .245
c Juan Centeno 0 for 3, .259
lf Cody Holliday 0 for 3, .196
>>ph, lf Kurt Steinhauer run, BB, .188
Angel Cuan 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3/3 BB/K, 2.35 era, 9:8:3
Yohan Figuereo 2 IP, K, 3.68 era, 1:4:1

R Appalachian League: Kingsport 7/12/0, Greeneville 2/6/2

The middle 4 in the Mets order went a combined 11 for 17, while the bottom 4 were a combined 0 for 14. Overall, the Mets offense had 12 hits and a 3/3 BB/K, while going just 1 for 8 with RISP and leaving 7 on base. Justin Schafer, ZeErika McQueen, Lucas Stewart and Aderlin had multi hit games, while Albert Cordero, Nelfi Zapata, Charlie Hinojosa and John Semel (0 for 4, K, .162) took 0-fers. Hinojosa is now 0 for 18 on the season. Lachlan Hodge pitched 4.1 innings for a ND, giving up 2 runs on 3 hits with 6 Ks. Samuel Taveras picked up the win, Richard Pena the save.

2b Ray Van Gurp 1 for 4, run, 3b (1), BB, .281
ss Justin Schafer 4 for 5, run, 2b, 3b, RBI, .333
cf ZeErika Hall 2 for 5, run, 2b (6), RBI (3), 2 Ks, .400
1b Lucas Stewart 2 for 2, 2 runs, RBI, BB, .324
3b Aderlin Rodriguez 3 for 5, 2 runs, HR (5), 2 RBI (8), .245
dh Albert Cordero 0 for 3, .227
c Nelfi Zapata 0 for 3, BB, .205
lf Charlie Hinojosa 0 for 4, RBI (1), .000
Lachlan Hodge 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1/6 BB/K, HR, 10.38 era, WP, HBP, 3:4:6
Samuel Taveras 2.2 IP, H, 4 Ks, 2.08 era, (2-1), 4:0:4
Richard Pena 2 IP, 2 H, K, 2.25 era, SV (1), 3:2:1

R Gulf Coast League: GCL Mets 8/15/2, Astros 12/15/0

ss Robbie Shields 1 for 2, .281
>>ss Randoll Santana 0 for 2, .257, CS (1)
2b Yucarybert De La Cruz 1 for 5, run, HR (1), 2 RBI (4), 2 Ks, .190
3b Brian Harrison 3 for 5, 2b, 3b, K, .400
1b Alexander Sanchez 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .286
cf Dylan Brown 1 for 5, run, 3b, 2 Ks, .200
dh Josh Dunn 0 for 3, run, RBI (1), BB, .214
rf Gilbert Gomez 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (4), RBI (5), .294
lf Julio Concepcion 3 for 4, run, 2b (2), .282
c Cam Maron 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (1), 3b (1), 2 RBI (2), .400
Juan Urbina 3 IP, 7 H, 8/7 R/ER, 2/2 BB/K, 5.68 era, L (1-1), 3:2:2
David Frias 2 IP, 2 H, 3/2 R/ER, BB, K, 3.38 era, 1:4:1
Brant Rustich IP, 2 H, ER, 9 era, 2:1
Nick Carr IP, BB, K, 4.50 era, 2:0:1
Steve Winnick 2 IP, 4 H, 0. 00 era, 4:0:0

Saturday, June 26, 2010

6/25 Minor League Report! PUELLO, CECILIANI, MCQUEEN, ADERLIN, VAN GURP!

AAA International League: Buffalo 2/5/2, Charlotte 5/11/0

ss Justin Turner 1 for 4, run, .269
2b Russ Adams 2 for 3, run, 2b, HR, RBI, BB, .236
cf Jorge Padilla 1 for 3, BB, K, .296
dh Mike Jacobs 1 for 4, RBI, K, .258
1b Val Pascucci 0 for 3, BB, .226
rf Fernando Martinez 0 for 4, K, .256
3b Mike Cervanek 0 for 4, .227
lf Lucas Duda 0 for 4, .256
c JR House 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .292
Tobi Stoner 7 IP, 11 H, 5/4 R/ER, K, 5.16 era, L (3-7), 93:59:34, 6:11:1
Jose De La Torre IP, 3 Ks, 4 era, 14:9:5

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 5/10/1, Akron 3/7/1

Michael Antonini had a meh outing, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits in 5.1 innings, but picked up his 5th win of the season. Eddie Kunz had another bad outing, giving up a run on a hit and 3 walks in 1.1 innings. Manuel Alvarez picked up his 3rd save with a scoreless 9th.

The Mets offense had 10 hits and a 0/6 BB/K, while going 2 for 7 (.286) with RISP and leaving 4 on base. Luis Hernandez and Mike Nickeas had multi hit games, while Marshall Hubbard (0 for 4, RBI, .255) and Jose Coronado (0 for 4, K, .221) took 0-fers.

ss Luis Hernandez 2 for 4, K, .302
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, run, .279
1b Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, .280
2b Josh Satin 1 for 4, K, .333
c Mike Nickeas 3 for 4, run, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, .308
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 4, run, HR (4), RBI (12), 2 Ks, .260
rf Raul Reyes 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .286
Michael Antonini 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3/2 BB/K, 4.07 era, W (5-5), 9:3:2
Eddie Kunz 1.1 IP, H, ER, 3 BBs, 5.40 era, 3:1
Emary Frederick 0.1 IP, H, 1.59 era, 0:1
Derrick Ellison IP, K, 4.85 era, 1:1:1
Manuel Alvarez IP, K, 3.10 era, SV (3), 0:2:1

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 5/9/4, Palm Beach 10/13/1

dh Carlos Beltran 2 for 3, 2b, BB, .400 (2 for 5)

Eric Beaulac pitched decently today, despiting giving up 8 hits and 2 walks in 5.2 innings, he allowed 5 runs (2 earned, 4 errors, 3 on Wilmer Flores, one on Richard Lucas), but took the loss, his 2nd. The Mets offense had 9 hits and a 2/0 BB/K ratio, while going 2 for 6 with RISP and leaving 5 on base. Carlos Beltran DHed the whole game and had 2 hits. Juan Lagares and Kai Gronauer also had multi hit games, in their 2nd games at high A. Wilmer Flores, Richard Lucas and Rafael Fernandez took 0-fers.

2b Jordany Valdespin 1 for 5, run, .298, SB (7)
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 3, BB, .125, 3 E (3)
dh Carlos Beltran 2 for 3, 2b, BB, .400
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 3, run, 2b (20), .306
lf Joey August 1 for 4, run, .294
cf Juan Lagares 2 for 4, run, 2b (1), RBI (1), .333
c Kai Gronauer 2 for 4, run, HR (1), 2 RBI (2), .375
3b Richard Lucas 0 for 4, .206, E (14)
rf Rafael Fernandez 0 for 4, .167
Eric Beaulac 5.2 IP, 8 H, 5/2 R/ER, 2/7 BB/K, 3.59 era, L (3-2), 8:1:7
Stephen Clyne 1.1 IP, H, 2/1 R/ER, 2/1 BB/K, 4.15 era, 1:2:1
Jimmy Johnson 2 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, 5.06 era, 1:2:3

A South Atlantic League: Savannah 9/13/2, Asheville 0/6/2

Jim Fuller fired 6 shutout innings tonight to lead the Gnats to victory...or maybe it was the 13 hits and 4/5 BB/K, but either way, the Gnats rolled 9-0 tonight. The Gnats went 6 for 15 (.400) with RISP and left 9 on base. Pedro Zapata, RJ Harris, Nick Santomauro, and Cesar Puello had multi hit games, while Alonzo Harris took the only 0-fer.

dh Pedro Zapata 2 for 5, run, RBI (35), K, .292
cf RJ Harris 2 for 5, run, RBI, 2 Ks, .250
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 5, run, 2b (13), 2 RBI (28), K, .248
lf Nick Santomauro 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2 2b (5), K, .161
rf cesar Puello 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2 2b (14), 2 RBI (17), BB, .254
c Juan Torres 1 for 4, .250 (A debut)
1b Travis Ozga 1 for 2, run, RBI, 2 BBs (A debut)
2b Alonzo Harris 0 for 4, .235
ss Wilfredo Tovar 1 for 3, run, BB, .200
Jim Fuller 6 IP, 6 H, 1/4 BB/K, 1.81 era, W (7-2), 5:5:4
Gabriel Zavala IP, K, 0.00 era, 1:1:1
Luis Rojas IP, K, 0.00 era, 1:1:1
Sam Martinez IP, K, 3.86 era, 0:2:1

A- New York Penn League: Brooklyn 3/8/1, Hudson Valley 4/7/1

The Cyclones lost today but that's OK, because both prospects who played today had very very good games. Darrell Ceciliani had 3 more hits, including his 2nd triple, and Angel Cuan fired 5 innings of 3 hit, 1 run ball, but took a ND after Johan Figuereo blew the save good, giving up 3 runs on 4 hits.

lf Cody Holliday 0 for 4, K, .125
cf Darrell Ceciliani 3 for 4, run, 3b (2), .375, SB (2), CS (1)
rf Cory Vaughn 0 for 3, BB, .214
1b Jeff Flagg 2 for 4, RBI, K, .303
dh Will Cherry 1 for 4, K, .263
2b JB Brown 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .125
3b Joe Bonfe 1 for 3, run, K, .250
>>3b James Shroeder BB, .250
c Taylor Freeman 1 for 2, run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BBs, .077
ss Rylan Sandoval 0 for 4, 2 Ks
Angel Cuan 5 IP, 3 H, ER, 3/4 BB/K, 1.64 era, 8:2:4
AJ Pinera 2 IP, 2 Ks, 2.25 era, 2:1:2
Nelson Pereira IP, K, 0.00 era, 0:2:1
Johan Figereo 0.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 Ks, 7.36 era, BS (1), L (0-1)

R Appalachian League: Kingsport 15/16/4, Elizabethon 6/11/4

The Mets scored early (5 in the 3rd) and often (5 of 9 innings), just dismantling the Twins tonight, hammering out 16 hits and drawing 12 walks against 10 strikeouts. They were 6 for 20 with RISP and left 13 on base. The top 3 in the batting order (McQueen, Schafer and Aderlin) were a combined 8 for 15 with 5 RBI and 5 runs scored. Ray Van Gurp had the other multi hit game for the Mets.

cf ZeErika McQueen 4 for 5, run, RBI (2), 2 BBs, .450, 2 SB (2)
ss Justin Schafer 2 for 6, 2 runs, 3 RBI, K, .400
3b Aderlin Rodriguez, 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR (3), RBI (3), 2 BBs, .353, E (1)
dh Lucas Stewart 1 for 3, 2 runs, RBI, BB, K, .273
>>ph, dh Ismael Tijerina 0 for 1, K, .200
c Albert Cordido 1 for 4, run, 2b (2), RBI (1), K, .250
>>c Amauris Valdez 1 for 1, run, 1.000
rf Javier Rodriguez 1 for 2, 3 runs, RBI (1), 3 BBs, .267
1b Eddie Lora 0 for 4, run, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, .000
John Semel 1 for 6, 3 Ks, .200
2b Ray Van Gurp 3 for 4, 2 runs, 4 RBI (5), 2 BBs, .500
Brett Mitchell 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/8 BB/K, 1.80 era, W (1-0), 5:2:8
Jeff Walters 2 IP, 5 H, 5/3 R/ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 13.50 era, 1:1:3
Sam Taveras 2 IP, 2 H, 3 Ks, 0.00 era, 3:0:3

R Gulf Coast League: GCL Mets 9/11/0, Astros 5/13/6

ss Randoll Santana 0 for 3, RBI (2), BB, 2 Ks, .267
2b Yucarybert De La Cruz 1 for 5, RBI (1), 3 Ks, .188
cf Jason Pridie 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, K (rehab)
>>rf Miguel Tejada 0 for 1, .273
rf, cf Gilbert Gomez 1 for 5, run, 2b (2), 2 Ks, .235
1b Alex Sanchez 1 for 4, run, RBI (2), .214
dh Robbie Shields 1 for 4, run, 2b, .100
3b Josh Dunn 0 for 2, run, K, .222
>>3b Marinus Venooji 1 for 1, run, RBI (1), BB, .167
lf Julio Concepcion 2 for 3, run, RBI (4), K, .214
c Camden Maron 2 for 3, run, BB
Zach Dotson 3.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3/4 BB/K, 5.40 era, 2:2:4
Adam O'Neill 1.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2/1 BB/K, 10.80 era, 3:1:1
Carlos Muniz 2 IP, 3 H, 2 Ks, 6 era, W (1-0), 2:1:2
Tony Feliz IP, 2 H, ER, 4.50 era, 2:1
Daniel Carela IP, BB, K, 0.00 era, 0:1:1

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

6/22 Minor League Report! RATLIFF, ADERLIN!

AAA International League: Buffalo 6/10/1, Gwinett 3/10/0

2b Justin Turner 1 for 5, run, K, .282
ss Andy Green 0 for 1, .262
>>ph, ss Russ Adams 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .229
cf Juan Padilla 3 for 5, 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI, .313
1b Val Pascucci 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .233
rf Fernando Martinez 1 for 3, BB, K, .254
3b Mike Cervanek 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, .236
c Josh Thole 0 for 3, BB, K, .273 (0 for his last 7, 3/1 BB/K)
lf Jon Malo 0 for 4, .231
Pat Misch 8 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 3.49 era, W (6-3), 113:72:41, 15:5:3
Manny Acosta IP, 3 Ks, 3.75 era, SV (2), 16:11:5

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 13/14/3, New Britain 3/7/1

The Mets used 3 in the 7th and 7 in the 8th to turn a 3-3 tie into a 10 run rout late, brutalizing the Rock Cat bullpen in the process. Luis Hernandez, Sean Ratliff and Josh Satin had multi hit games, while Omir Santos (0 for 4, RBI, .138) took the only 0-fer. The Mets were 6 for 9 with RISP, while leaving 7 on base, they amassed 14 hits and 3 walks, while striking out 5 times. Josh Stinson worked the first 5 innings, giving up 4 hits and 3 runs (1 earned, Jose Coronado and his errors), with 6 strikeouts. Eddie Kunz picked up the win with 2 scoreless in relief.

ss Luis Hernandez 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 3b, 3 RBI, .307
cf Sean Ratliff 3 for 5, 3 runs, 2 HR (3), 5 RBI (8), 2 Ks, .323
1b Nick Evans 1 for 3, run, 2 BBs, .286
lf Eric Campbell 1 for 4, run, RBI (23), K, .315
2b Josh Satin 3 for 5, run, 2 2b, 2 RBI, K, .367
dh Mike Nickeas 1 for 4, run, .285
rf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 4, 3 runs, 2b, .258
3b Jose Coronado 1 for 2, run, RBI, BB, K, .222
Josh Stinson 5 IP, 4 H, 3/1 R/ER, 3/6 BB/K, 2.59 era, 6:2:6
Eddie Kunz 2 IP, 2 H, BB, 5.37 era, 3:3
Manuel Alvarez IP, 2 KS, 3.63 era, 0:1:2
Emary Frederick IP, H, K, 1.74 era, 1:1:1

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 2/6/1, Bradenton 5/8/1, Game 1

Brad Holt's first FSL outing this season went as awfully as his previous EL outings did, meaning pretty awful. Not only did he give up 5 runs (4 earned) on 8 hits, he also put Tony Sanchez (Pirates 4th overall pick in 2009) in the hospital after hitting him in the face with a pitch, one of 3 batters Holt hit today.

The Mets offense had 6 hits and 2 walks in the game, but were just 1 for 6 with RISP, left 8 on, and struck out just 3 times. Wilfredo Tovar, Stefan Welch, and Richard Lucas took 0-fers.

ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 4, run, .266
dh Mike Moras 1 for 4, RBI, K, .095
2b Jordany Valdespin 1 for 4, .304
1b Stefan Welch 0 for 3, K, .298
lf Joey August 1 for 3, .307
3b Richard Lucas 0 for 2, BB, .210 (6/8 BB/K last 9 games)
cf Raul Reyes 1 for 2, run, HR, RBI, BB, .206
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 1 for 3, K, .188
rf John Semel 1 for 3, .286
Brad Holt 4 IP, 8 H, 5/4 R/ER, 1/2 BB/K, 9 era, L (0-1), 2:4:2, WP, 3 HBP
Marcos Tabata 2 IP, 1/2 BB/K, 3.48 era, 2:1:2

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 3/5/1, Bradenton 2/5/0, Game 2

Robert Carson had a difficult outing today, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks in 4.2 innings, but he took a ND after the Mets rallied for 2 in the 7th to win it. Elvin Ramirez picked up the win with 1.1 hitless innings of relief, Jose Bierd notched his 6th save.

The Mets had 5 hits and 3 walks of their own, and struck out just 3 times, while going hitless in 6 ABs with RISP, and leaving 4 on base. Stefan Welch and Raul Reyes had multi hit games, while Wilfredo Tovar, Ryan Mollica (0 for 3, K, .200), Jordany Valdespin, Joey August (0 for 1, run, 2 BBs, .303), Hector Pellot (0 for 2, .171) and Mike Moras (0 for 2, RBI, BB, .087) all took 0-fers.

ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .257
dh Jordany Valdespin 0 for 3, .297
1b Stefan Welch 2 for 3, .302
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 3, run, HR (8), 2 RBI (30), .212
cf Raul Reyes 2 for 3, run, 2b, .215
Robert Carson 4.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3/3 BB/K, 4.52 era, 9:1:3
ElvIn Ramirez 1.1 IP, BB, 4.35 era, W (2-2), 1:2
Jose Bierd IP, BB, 3.96 era, 0:2:0

A- New York Penn League: Brooklyn 9/9/0, Aberdeen 3/5/2

Mitch Houck made his first start of the season, and was good, giving up 2 hits and a walk over 5 innings for his first win, and the Cyclones rolled with a 7 run 5th to seal it. Darrell Ceciliani, JB Brown and RJ Harris had multi hit games, while Cory Vaughn, Joe Bonfe (0 for 4, K, .167) and Taylor Freeman (0 for 3, run, RBI, .000) took 0-fers.

dh Jet Butler 1 for 4, run, K, .333
>>ph, dh Kurt Steinhauer RBI, .000
cf Darrell Ceciliani 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2 RBI (5), 2 Ks, .304
rf Cory Vaughn 0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .167
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 4, run, 2 RBI, .200
2b JB Brown 2 for 3, 2 RBI, .188
lf RJ Harris 2 for 4, run, 2b, .429
ss Rylan Sandoval 1 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, BB, .273
Mitch Houck 5 IP, 2 H, 1/3 BB/K, 0.00 era, W (1-0), 9:2:3
Brian Needham IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, HR, 20.25 era, 2:1
Hamilton Bennett 2 IP, K, 0.00 era, 3:2:1
Guillaume LeDuc IP, BB, 0.00 era, 3:

R Appalachian League: Kingsport 8/11/3, Johnson City 5/6/3

lf ZeErika McQueen 2 for 5, 2b, RBI, K
cf Chase Greene 0 for 4
3b Aderlin Rodriguez 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 2 RBI
dh Charlie Hinojosa 0 for 4, run
rf Javier Rodriguez 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks
c Nelfi Zapata 1 for 3, run, BB, K
1b Travis Ozga 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 2 RBI
2b Ray Van Gurp 1 for 3, RBI, K
ss Ismael Tijerina 1 for 4, run, 2b
Gonzalez Germen 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2/1 R/ER, 3/4 BB/K, HR, 1.69 era, W (1-0), 7:3:4
Orlando Tovar 1.1 IP, H, 2 R, 2/1 BB/K, 0.00 era, 1:2:1
Tim Chism 1.1 IP, 2 H, ER, K, 6.75 era, 2:0:1
Michael Weldon IP, 1/2 BB/K, 0.00 era, SV (1), 1:0:2

R Gulf Coast League: GCL Mets 6/8/3, Nationals 2/5/4

ss Randoll Santana 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .429, SB (2)
2b Yucarybert De La Cruz 1 for 4, run, K, .125
cf Gilbert Gomez 2 for 4, 2b (1), 3 RBI (4), .375
1b Alexander Sanchez 1 for 4, run, K, .167
3b Josh Dunn 0 for 3, .286
>>3b Marinus Vernooij 0 for 1, run, .000
dh Robbie Shields 0 for 3, run, BB, K, .000
lf Julio concepcion 1 for 4, 2b (1), 2 RBI (3), K, .143
c Jeyckol De Leon 1 for 4, run, K, .250
rf Miguel Tejada 1 for 4, run, 3 Ks, .286
Juan Urbina 5 IP, 2 H, 1/3 BB/K, 0.00 era, W (1-0), 5:4:3
Carlos Muniz IP, H, 2 ER, BB, K, 18 era, 2:0:1
Estarlin Morel IP, H, 0.00 era, 1:2
Tony Feliz IP, 0.00 era, 3:
Nick Carr IP, H, BB, K, 1:0:1

Thursday, March 25, 2010

MPH System Audit IV: Part II: Corner Infielders

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CORNER INFIELDERS
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1. A+/AA 1B Ike Davis L/L 3/22/87 (A+ St. Lucie .288/.376/.486/.863, 64 for 222, 28 runs, 17 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 28 RBI, 31/52 BB/K, AA Binghamton .309/.386/.565/.951, 64 for 207, 30 runs, 14 2b, 13 HR, 43 RBI, 26/60 BB/K, BWC .333/.444/.767, 10 for 30, 10 runs, 2 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 6/11 BB/K, AFL Surprise .341/.394/.565/.958, 29 for 85, 13 runs, 7 2b, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 8/23 BB/K)

Total 2009 Stats: .307/.387/.544/.931, 167 for 544, 81 runs, 40 2b, 4 3b, 27 HR, 92 RBI, 71/146 BB/K, .268 K rate, .4863 BB/K ratio

Ike Davis was the Mets first pick in the 2008 draft, 18th overall, out of Arizona State, and he was sent to Brooklyn after signing, where he endured a miserable season, hitting a pathetic .256/.326/.326/.652 in 215 ABs, with just 15 2b and 0 HR.

However, Davis exploded in 2009, mashing the cover off the ball no matter where he was, St. Lucie, Binghamton, the Baseball World Classic, or Arizona. He ended up with one of the best overall seasons a Mets prospect has had in a long time, with 40 2b and 27 HR.

Ike has tremendous power (um, as we saw on his absurd BOMB to right field in St. Lucie), and especially to the pull side. He has issues hitting lefties (.200/.234/.283/.518 in the FSL, but he did turn that around to hit .268/.342/.465/.807 in the EL). Davis is a very good first basemen, but as we've seen this spring, he does have some kinks to work out. His arm is very good, and it's likely he could man left field if he needed to (he doesn't have the range for RF, especially @ Citifield).

THE FUTURE: Davis, despite his big spring so far, should open 2010 in the minors, likely in Buffalo, though a return to Binghamton wouldn't be a total shock. What also wouldn't be be a total shock is Ike taking 1b from Daniel Murphy by midseason. Still, we'll say he'll be the 2011 opening day 1b.

2. AAA/AA/MLB 1B/OF Nick Evans R/R 1/30/86 (AAA Buffalo .211/.280/.414/.693, 50 for 237, 27 runs, 12 2b, 3 3b, 10 HR, 30 RBI, 23/55 BB/K, AA Binghamton .276/.350/.467/.817, 29 for 105, 16 runs, 9 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 10/22 BB/K, 2 SBs, MLB New York, .231/.275/.385/.660, 15 for 65, 5 runs, 5 2b, 3b, HR, 7 RBI, 4/20 BB/K, AFL Surprise .171/.216/.371/.588, 6 for 35, 4 runs, 2b, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2/11 BB/K)

Total 2009 stats: .226/.289/.419/.708, 100 for 442, 52 runs, 27 2b, 5 3b, 16 HR, 50 RBI, 39/108 BB/K, .244 K rate, .3611 BB/K ratio

Nick Evans was drafted in the 5th round of the 2004 draft out of St. Mary's High in Arizona. After toiling through the system for 5 years, Evans made his MLB debut in 2008, but opened 2009 in BUffalo.

EVans endured a tumultuous 2009, after getting off to a sub .100 start in Buffalo, he was demoted to extended spring, then Binghamton, where he recovered his stroke (.817 OPS). Still, for whatever reason, as the major league season progressed to the point of absurdity, Evans did not receive any meaningful playing time, in favor of stiffs like Cory Sullivan and Fernando Tatis. Evans, despite his terrible season, did hit 16 HR and 27 2b in 442 ABs, showing very good power.

THE FUTURE: He should open 2010 in Buffalo playing LF/RF/1b, and hopefully he gets another real crack at the majors. Keep in mind he hit .329/.390/.529/.919 against lefties in 2009 in the majors.

3. A+/AA 3b Zach Lutz R/R 6/3/86 (A+ St. Lucie .284/.381/.441/.822, 101 for 356, 46 runs, 19 2b, 2 3b, 11 HR, 62 RBI, 50/72 BB/K, AA Binghamton .207/.324/.241/.565, 6 for 29, 2b, 2 RBI, 5/7 BB/K)

Total 2009 Stats: .278/.376/.426/.802, 107 for 385, 46 runs, 20 2b, 2 3b, 11 HR, 64 RBI, 55/79 BB/K

Lutz was drafted in the 5th round of the 2007 draft out of Alvernia University, and injuries have severely hampered him throughout his minor league career, but when he's been healthy, he's hit. For the majority of the 2009 season, he was healthy, and showed what he could do.

Lutz was healthy for the first time in his career in 2009, and after a slow start in St. Lucie (.230/.370/.391/.761 thru the end of May), Lutz took off thereafter, ripping the FSL to the tune of .301/.384/.457/.842 and earning a cup of coffee with Binghamton.

Lutz can hit, he is a very disciplined hitter (50/72 BB/K in St. Lucie, 5/7 in Binghamton), who sprays the ball gap to gap and has good HR power. Due to concurrent ankle injuries in 2007 and 2008, Lutz' speed, such that it was, is not an asset at all. As with his hitting, he's an intelligent runner who won't run himself into many outs. Lutz is a decent defender at 3b, with good range to his left (backhand) side. Overall, Lutz should be a very good player, but it likely will not be with the Mets (Wright/Davis).

THE FUTURE: Lutz ended 2009 in Binghamton and that's where he wants to go (not way down in Kokomo) in 2010 (I apologize for the horrible joke). Figuring 2011 will be spent in Buffalo, we'll say he makes his MLB debut sometime in 2011. Lutz will have to be put onto the 40 man roster at the end of this season, or be eligible for the Rule V draft (it's 2006 HS and 2007 college this year).

4. R/A- Richard Lucas 11/2/88 R/R (R GCL .333/.400/.500/.900, 6 for 18, run, 3 2b, 3 RBI, 2/5 BB/K, R Kingsport .357/.471/.622/1.094, 35 for 98, 28 runs, 12 2b, 3b, 4 HR, 21 RBI, 20/20 BB/K, A- Brooklyn .250/.319/.400/.719, 15 for 60, 4 runs, 5 2b, 2 3b, 6 RBI, 7/14 BB/K)

Total 2009 Stats: .318/.414/.534/.948, 56 for 176, 33 runs, 20 2b, 3 3b, 4 HR, 30 RBI, 29/39 BB/K, 3/6 SBs

Lucas was drafted in the 4th round of the 2009 draft, out of Wolfson High in Florida. After struggling through his first two seasons with the Mets, he turned it on big time in 2009.

Lucas had a terrific 2009 season, his 3rd in the organization. He was injured to start, and then received the bulk of his playing time this season in Kingsport, where he oblierated the Appy League and showed tremendous plate discipline (20/20 BB/K) and outstanding power (.622 SLG, 17 XBH in 98 ABs).

Lucas has natural ability to hit the ball to all fields, and shows good power doing so. As mentioned, he's got very good plate discipline, which allows him to wait for his pitch and then hit it hard somewhere. Defensively, Lucas is an average 3rd baseman, with a steady arm.

THE FUTURE: Coming off a terrific season, Lucas will likely open 2010 in Savannah manning 3rd base (hopefully with Jefry Marte at 1st!), and then a level per season should have him in position to make his debut sometime in 2013, or 2014 at the latest.

5. AA 1B Lucas Duda L/R 2/3/86 (AA Binghamton .281/.380/.428/.808, 111 for 395, 49 runs, 29 2b, 3b, 9 HR, 53 RBI, 61/91 BB/K, AFL Surprise .400/.500/.600/1.100, 2 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI, BB)

Total 2009 Stats: .283/.381/.430/.811, 113 for 400, 50 runs, 30 2b, 3b, 9 HR, 55 RBI, 62/91 BB/K, .228 K rate, .6813 BB/K ratio

Duda was drafted in the 7th round of the 2007 draft out of USC. He spent the remainder of the 2007 season in Brooklyn, before moving to the FSL in 2008, where he had a very down year.

Duda rebounded off a down 2008 season to post career highs in 2b and HR, but he still hasn't shown off the power one would expect from someone as big as he is (6'4/225). Duda vastly improved his BB/K ratio from 2008 (.5516 to .6703). Duda cannot hit lefty pitching to save his life (.192/.283/.225/.508 in 120 ABs)

As seen throughout his minor league career, especially in 2007 and 2009, Duda's got a very good notion of the strike zone. Duda is a line drive gap to gap hitter, but he did start hitting for more power late in the season in Binghamton. Duda's an average defensive 1b, and adequate in LF, but he won't win many (if any) games with his defense.

THE FUTURE: Duda likely could handle being the lefty part of a MLB platoon right now, but he will instead attempt to gain a clue against LHP in AAA in 2010. He's not on the 40 man roster, so he likely won't be called up this season, and he doesn't have to be put on the 40 man roster until the end of this season.

6. A 3b Jefry Marte R/R 6/21/91 (A Savannah .233/.279/.338/.617, 113 for 485, 58 runs, 21 2b, 6 3b, 6 HR, 41 RBI, 25/117 BB/K, 5/10 SBs)

The Mets signed Jefry Marte in the IFA signing period of 2007, along with OF Cesar Puello and SS Wilmer Flores. He was sent to the GCL in 2008 and had a banner rookie season, and then endured an awful 2009.

Marte had a dismal season in 2009, both offensively and defensively. Besides hitting for just a .617 OPS, Marte made 49 errors in 123 games, and keep in mind he DHed a few games, too. However, also keep in mind he played the season at age 17/18. And, for his age relative to level, he had an OK offensive season, and there were points where he was downright impressive. Combining his April, June and July numbers, roughly half his season, he hit .271/.315/.385/.700 (81 for 299, 42 runs, 15 2b, 5 3b, 3 HR, 30 RBI, 17/71 BB/K). However, the downside to that, of course, is that in the other 186 ABs, Marte hit .172/.222/.263/.486.

Marte, as we saw last year (.532 SLG, 21 XBH in 154 ABs), Marte's got impressive raw power, which should be enhanced as he physically matures. However, the lack of any approach curtailed his power numbers significantly (.2136 BB/K). He mostly pulls the ball, which leaves him vunerable to breaking balls away. Defensively, he's a mess, with not much lateral movement, and a strong, but unpredictable, arm at third.

THE FUTURE: Marte likely will open 2010 back in Savannah, this time either outright as the teams 1b, or in a 1b/3b platoon with Richard Lucas. Assuming some growth as a hitter, Marte should open 2011 in St. Lucie, and ascend a level per year, making his MLB debut sometime in 2013. A more conservative approach would give him time to repeat a level along the way (again), pushing his debut back to 2014.

7. A/A+ 1b/3b Stefan Welch L/R 8/12/88 (A Savannah .239/.271/.359/.630, 22 for 92, 7 runs, 3 2b, 3b, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 4/19 BB/K, A+ St. Lucie .278/.350/.412/.762, 60 for 216, 38 runs, 10 2b, 2 3b, 5 HR, 37 RBI, 20/37 BB/K)

Total 2009 Stats: .266/.327/.396/.724, 82 for 308, 45 runs, 13 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 47 RBI, 24/56 BB/K

8. R 1b/3b/LF Charlie Hinojosa R/R 1/16/89 (R GCL .323/.387/.441/.828, 41 for 127, 10 runs, 12 2b, HR, 15 RBI, 9/30 BB/K)

9. R 3b Aderlin Rodriguez R/R 11/18/91 (R GCL .290/.389/.387/.776, 18 for 62, 5 runs, 3 2b, HR, 10 RBI, 9/15 BB/K, 12 errors in 17 games (he also DHed some))

Aderlin Rodriguez made his pro debut in 2009, playing in the GCL. He had an OK offensive season, and showed off some good plate discipline (.6000 BB/K at age 17), but no power and was a total mess in the field.

Aderlin is a big kid (6'3/210), and should show off more power as he gains strength and grows into his frame. Aderlin has a strong arm and should develop into a good defensive 3b, but he's extremely raw right now.

THE FUTURE: Aderlin will likely open 2010 in Kingsport (since he's blocked in Savannah), although there is a possibility he could open in Brooklyn, which would shorten his development schedule by one season (the Mets like jumping prospects from Kingsport to Savannah, and from Brooklyn to St. Lucie). If he opens 2010 in Kingsport, his MLB debut will likely occur in the 2014 season, if he opens in Brooklyn, it would be in 2013 (assuming no setbacks with performance)

10. AA 3b Shawn Bowman R/R 12/9/84 (AA Binghamton: .294/.346/.458/.804, 102 for 347, 42 runs, 24 2b, 3 3b, 9 HR, 44 RBI, 25/101 BB/K, .291 K rate, .2475 BB/K ratio, BWC: .291/.381/.491, 16 for 55, 9 runs, 2 2b, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 8/18 BB/K)

Total 2009 Stats: .294/.351/.463/.813, 118 for 402, 51 runs, 26 2b, 3 3b, 12 HR, 59 RBI, 33/119 BB/K, .296 K rate, .2773 BB/K ratio

Bowman was drafted in the 12th round of the 2002 draft, and by 2005, was one of the Mets top prospects, and was rumored to be "moving David Wright to first base". That never happened, as Bowman instead succumbed to a series of debilitating back injuries over the next 3 years. He made a comeback over the last 2 seasons, and has landed back onto the radar, but time is against him, unfortunately, as is Ike Davis at 1b. However, Bowman is still the best defensive 3b in the organization, and he was placed on the 40 man roster to protect him from the Rule V draft. Bowman has...or had, terrific power, but his injuries have somewhat curtailed that.

THE FUTURE: Bowman should open 2010 in Buffalo, and is a phone call away from the majors. His story is one of endurance, and MPH feverently hopes he makes the majors at some point this season, we're all rooting for him.