AA Eastern League: Binghamton 9/12/1, New Hampshire 5/10/1
The Mets poured 9 runs across in the first 2 innings and cruised from there to a 9-5 victory behind 3 hits from Nick Evans and 6 RBI from Lucas Duda. Evans, Duda, Marshall Hubbard and Luis Hernandez had multi hit games for the Mets, who were 3 for 12 with RISP and left 9 on base. They drew 4 walks and struck out 5 times. Carlos Guzman and Jose Coronado (0 for 5, .286) took 0-fers. Michael Antonini picked up the win with 5 innings of 4 hit 2 run ball for his first victory of 2010.
cf Kirok Nieuwenhuis 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .302
1b Nick Evans 3 for 5, 2 runs, .395
dh Marshall Hubbard 2 for 4, 2 runs, BB, .424
lf Lucas Duda 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b (4), HR (3), 6 RBI (14), K, .265
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 4, run, HR (3), RBI (5), BB, K, .333
rf carlos Guzman 0 for 4, run, K, .207
ss Luis Hernandez 2 for 4, 2b, BB, .375
c Mike Nickeas 1 for 5, 2 RBI, K, .250
Michael Antonini 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 2/5 BB/K, HR, 7.27 era, W (1-1), 1:8:5
Edgar Ramirez 3 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1/4 BB/K, 4.15 era, 4:1:4
John Lujan IP, H, BB, K, 3.24 era, 1:1:1
A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 5/8/2, Bradenton 14/14/3
Scott Moviel got torched for 9 runs on 9 hits, 2 walks and 2 HBP in 4 innings to take the loss. Jose Bierd added 5 hits and 5 runs (1 earned) to the fire. The Mets offense had 8 hits and 2 walks while going 2 for 8 with RISP, leaving 7 on base and striking out 8 times. Brahiam Maldonado (3) had the only multi hit game for the Mets, while Eric Campbell (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .238), Richard Lucas, Josh Satin (0 for 2, BB, K, .346), and Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 3, .240) all took 0-fers.
ss Jordany Valdespin 1 for 5, 2 runs, 2b (1), K, .270
lf Brahiam Maldonado 3 for 5, run, 2b (3), HR (2), 2 RBI (5), K, .414
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 5, K, .233
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, .179
3b Richard Lucas 0 for 3, run, BB, K, .310, E (4)
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 1 for 3, .240
Scott Moviel 4 IP, 9 H, 9 ER, 2/2 BB/K, HR, 15.75 era, L (0-1), 2 HBP, WP, 4:3:2
Jose Bierd 3 IP, 5 H, 5/1 R/ER, 2 Ks, HR, 1.23 era, 3:3:2
Jimmy Johnson IP, K, 4.70 era, 2:0:1
A South Atlantic League: Savannah 4/7/2, Rome 1/8/0
Collin McHugh and Brandon Moore, two older pitchers, combined to hold the Braves to a run on 8 hits tonight. The former got the win, the latter, the save. The Gnats offense hd 7 hits and 3 walks, while going 2 for 11 (.182) with RISP, leaving 6 on base and striking out 6 times. Pedro Zapata, Jeff Flagg (0 for 3, BB, .287), Kai Gronauer (0 for 2, 2 BBs, .263) and Luis Rivera (0 for 3, .083) took 0-fers, while Juan Lagares (3) had the only multi hit game.
cf Pedro Zapata 0 for 5, 2 Ks, .129
dh Juan Lagares 3 for 4, 3 runs, 3b (1), .324
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, run, K (1), .351
lf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 3, 3b (1), 3 RBI (7), 2 Ks, .257
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 4, RBI (2), .222
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 4, K, .233
Collin McHugh 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, 4.50 era, W (1-1), 11:1:3
Brandon Moore 4 IP, 4 H, 4 Ks, 0.00 era, SV (2), 4:1:4
Showing posts with label Brahiam Maldonado. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brahiam Maldonado. Show all posts
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
MPH System Audit IV, Part I: Introduction and Outfielders
MPH System Audit IV
Welcome to the 2010 MetsProspectHub System Audit. This year, I consulted 3 other people to get their opinions and feelings. Of course, David, my cowriter (well, you know) and co-founder of MPH, and then a couple of very good friends, Joey DeMayo of NYbaseballdigest.com, and Daniel Wexler (http://www.nleastchatter.com/realdirtymets/)
2009 was a total mess...on the major league side. Mess really doesn't even begin to cover what happened to the New York Mets in 2009, but that's in the rearview mirror. On the minor league side, however, 2009 was one of the best seasons in a long time, and 2010 promises to be significantly more exciting. For the first time in what seems like forever, the Mets did not strip off any prospects during 2009, leaving a nice stable of VERY exciting prospects. Talking to Joe, Dan and David, none of them can remember the last time the Mets had this many prospects across the top 3 levels. Below are writeups on most of them.
MPH's Position by Position Prospect Analysis and Ranking
-featuring contributions from David, Dan and Joe, written by Tejesh
-thanks to NYFS (www.nyfuturestars.com) for having up to date player profile capsules with relevant information handy!
-B/T is next to age and is in that order
-prospect eligibility for MPH is hitherto defined as 200 ABs or 100 IP in the majors, without regard to days spent on the roster
Affiliate Guide (2009):
Buffalo: AAA International League (new)
Binghamton: AA Eastern League
St. Lucie: A+ Florida State League
Savannah: A South Atlantic League (Sally)
Brooklyn: A- New York Penn League (Penn)
Kingsport: R Appalachian League (Appy)
GCL Mets: R Gulf Coast League
DSL Mets: R Dominican Summer League
VSL Mets: R Venezuelan Summer league
-------------
OUTFIELDERS
-------------
1. AAA/MLB OF Fernando Martinez L/R 10/10/88 (AAA Buffalo .290/.337/.540/.877, 51 for 176, 24 runs, 16 2b, 2 3b, 8 HR, 28 RBI, 11/33 BB/K, 2/3 SBs, MLB New York .176/.242/.275/.517, 16 for 91, 11 runs, 6 2b, HR, 8 RBI, 5/14 BB/K, 2 SBs)
Total 2009 Stats: .251/.304/.449/.754, 67 for 267, 35 runs, 22 2b, 2 3b, 9 HR, 36 RBI, 4/5 SBs, 16/47 BB/K
The Mets signed Fernando out of the Dominican in the IFA signing period of 2005 for 1.3 million, and since then, he's made a slow trek through the system (due to injuries), but last season cracked through to the major leagues. He started off in Hagerstown in 2006, spent two seasons (2007, 2008) in Binghamton, and last season played in Buffalo, and had a 91 AB stint with the Mets.
Fernando got hurt again in 2009, but managed to make his major league debut after having a torrid month of May in Buffalo (.337/.378/.663/1.041, 31 for 92, 17 runs, 7 2b, 3b, 7 HR, 20 RBI, 6/12 BB/K). He injured himself trying to make a diving catch in Milwaukee, playing CF, and did not appear in a game again.
Fernando still has a very high ceiling, despite being around forever, he will play all of 2010 at the age of 22, which is right on target for AAA, which is where he should play the entire season. Fernando still has considerable power projection left to all fields, as he displays during BP. As we saw in 2009, Fernando is faster then we we led to believe, and he can definitely play center field, something we were told he couldn't do (ok, ok, one epic fall/slide aside), he was solid filling in for Beltran. He should also steal between 15 and 25 bases in a season, definitely not a slouch. He still projects as an above average offensive player, no matter what OF spot he ultimately ends up playing.
THE FUTURE: Fernando made his MB debut in 2009, but should open 2010 in Buffalo, and hopefully will spnd all of the upcoming season there, before being permanently inserted into the lineup in 2011.
2. A+/AA OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis L/R 8/7/87 (A+ St. Lucie .274/.357/.467/.824, 132 for 482, 91 runs, 35 2b, 5 3b, 16 HR, 71 RBI, 53/118 BB/K, 16/20 SBs, AA Binghamton .406/.472/.656/1.128, 13 for 32, 8 runs, 3 2b, 3b, HR, 2 RBI, 4/9 BB/K, 1/2 SBs)
Total 2009 Stats: .282/.364/.479/.843, 145 for 514, 99 runs, 38 2b, 6 3b, 17 HR, 73 RBI, 57/127 BB/K, 17/22 SBs, .247 K rate, .4488 BB/K ratio
The Mets drafted Nieuwenhuis out of Azusa Pacific University in the 3rd round of the 2008 draft, and he spent his rookie season with Brooklyn, before being bumped up to St. Lucie for 2009, where he got off to an uneven beginning.
Nieuwenhuis had one of the hottest stretches in all of minor league ball during the second half of 2009. Between July 8th and September 2nd, Kirk hit a blistering .340/.411/.602/1.013 (70 for 206, 47 runs, 20 2b, 5 3b, 8 HR, 40 RBI, 24/48 BB/K). He ended his season in Binghamton where he didn't slow down, hitting .406/.472/.656/1.128 in 32 ABs.
Nieuwenhuis, as we saw in 2009, hits tons of XBH. Of his 145 hits, 61 of them (42.06%) were for extra bases (38 2b, 6 3b, 17 HR). He hits the ball well to all fields, and is a gap to gap hitter , but he struggles against LHP (just .233/.297/.346/.642 in 2009 in St. Lucie), and he also Ks a ton (127 Ks in 514 ABs), but provides good production from the outfield to make up for it, and is a possible 20-20 or 25-25-25 player. Nieuwenhuis has a good arm and probably profiles best as a right fielder, but for at least 2010, he will play center.
THE FUTURE: Kirk had a 32 AB cameo in Binghamton at the tail end of 2009, and this is where he will play most (if not all) of 2010. He should end his season in Arizona, and that sets him up to be a callup sometime in 2011.
3. R OF Cesar Puello R/R 4/1/91 (R Kingsport .296/.373/.423/.796, 58 for 196, 37 runs, 10 2b, 5 HR, 23 RBI, 10/51 BB/K, 15/20 SBs)
The Mets signed three IFAs in 2007, Wilmer Flores, Jefry Marte, and this guy, Cesar Puello. The other two were rushed further then Puello, who's been handled carefully, with good results. Puello played the 08 and 09 seasons in short season rookie ball, 08 in the GCL, and 09 in Kingsport.
Puello spent the 2009 season in short season rookie ball, playing for the Kingsport Mets of the Appalachian League, where he hit .296/.373/.423/.796 in 196 ABs. As he did in 2008, Puello got off to a slow start in 2009, hitting just .265/.324/.294/.618 in 34 June ABs, before coming on strong. From July 1st to the end of the season, Puello hit extremely well, .302/.383/.451/.833, though he was hit by 12 pitches in that span, inflating his OBP by 44 points.
Much of Puello's offensive game is still projection, as he's a) just 18, and b) has yet to cross the 200 AB barrier. He does have some pop in his bat, as evidenced by the .423 SLG and 127 IsoP, but he needs to refine his strike zone discipline in order to maximize his tools (again, he's just 18, so he has time to do that). Unlike most hitters, Puello can recognize offspeed/breaking pitches, which should help him transition to fullseason this season. Puello has good speed, as evidenced by his 15/20 success rate in steals in 2009. Puello also has a strong arm, so much so that the Mets used him exclusively in RF in 2009, and will do so again in 2010. He has very good range, owing to his speed.
THE FUTURE: Puello should open 2010 in Savannah, and he most likely will spend the whole season there (at age 19), but it wouldn't be a shock to see him end in St. Lucie. Conservative promotions from there should have him spend his age 20 season there, age 21 in Binghamton, age 22 in Buffalo, and then age 23 breaking into the majors (2014).
4. A+ OF Brahiam Maldonado R/R 9/18/85 (A+ St. Lucie .273/.348/.466/.813, 112 for 410, 62 runs, 19 2b, 3 3b, 18 HR, 73 RBI, 43/126 BB/K, 13/17 SBs)
The Mets drafted Brahiam Maldonado in the 10th round of the 2004 draft out of St. Francis High in Puerto Rico. After being drafted, Maldonado spent two seasons in the GCL, then Kingsport (2006), Savannah (2007), then the last two seasons in St. Lucie (08 and 09).
Maldonado enjoyed a second half rebirth of his prospect status, after for all the world looking like a total flameout. After hitting a pathetic .226/.277/.377/.653 over the first two months of the season, Maldonado EXPLODED, blistering the FSL to the tune of a .299/.384/.515/.900
Maldonado still strikes out at an extreme clip, over .300 again this season, and it will be this flaw which permanently puts the kabosh on his resurrected prospect status in 2010. He's got good speed and a good enough arm to play the corner outfield spots, but neither is anythign special.
THE FUTURE: Maldonado will definitely open 2010 with the BMets, and as I said, his fatal K rate will serve to permanently destroy his resurrected prospect status, unless, of course, he can bring it under control somehow. If he does, he should be poised to make his major league debut sometime in late 2011 or 2012.
5. A+/AA OF Carlos Guzman L/R 5/24/86 (A+ St. Lucie .290/.347/.453/.800, 137 for 472, 59 runs, 28 2b, 2 3b, 15 HR, 64 RBI, 39/95 BB/K, 6/11 SBs, AA Binghamton .130/.200/.261/.461, 3 for 23, 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI, 1/7 BB/K)
Total 2009 Stats: .283/.340/.444/.785, 140 for 495, 61 runs, 28 2b, 2 3b, 16 HR, 67 RBI, 40/102 BB/K, 6/11 SBs
Guzman was signed as a UDFA out of Brookdale Community College in 2006, and since has been mostly unheralded, first in the GCL in 2007, then Savannah (08), before exploding onto the scene in 2009 with a terrific first two months in St. Lucie.
Guzman launched himself onto prospect lists with a vengence in 2009, setting career highs in every offensive category, all while playing a good corner outfield. Guzman started off hot in St. Lucie, hitting .300/.354/.498 through the first two months of the season before falling into a deep slump (.220/.282/.370) over his next two months, before having the best month of his season in August, a blistering .396/.446/.523 which earned him a 23 AB cameo in Binghamton, where he should play all of 2010.
Guzman is a fastball hitter who has trouble with advanced breaking pitches, which should hamper him in 2010, unless he improves. He began switch hitting this year, and that is a definite work in progress, as he hit just .202/.305/.219/.525 from the right side of the plate. Guzman is a decent runner and athlete, and also has decent range, but he has a good arm, his best asset on the defensive side of the ball.
THE FUTURE: Guzman, as we said, will open 2010 in Binghamton, where his fringy prospect status will be put to the test by advanced offspeed pitches. If he passes the test, he will face another in 2011 at the AAA level, and if he passes that, he will make his MLB debut in 2012, likely as a power bat off the bench.
6. A/A+ OF Sean Ratliff L/L 2/24/87 (A Savannah .265/.312/.451/.763, 124 for 468, 64 runs, 28 2b, 7 3b, 15 HR, 68 RBI, 31/131 BB/K, 11/17 SBs, A+ St. Lucie .286/.286/.357/.643, 8 for 28, 3 runs, 2 2b, 6 RBI, 10 Ks)
Total 2009 Stats: .266/.311/.446/.756, 132 for 496, 67 runs, 30 2b, 7 3b, 15 HR, 74 RBI, 11/17 SBs, 31/141 BB/K, .284 K rate, .2199 BB/K ratio
Ratliff was drafted in the 4th round of the 2008 draft out of Stanford, and spent his rookie season in Brooklyn, before opening 2009 in fullseason ball, with Savannah.
Ratliff spent the vast majority of the season in Savannah where he had bursts of great production (.346 thru his first 26 games, .552 in the final week of April, .321 in May), but he was also ICE cold for long stretches of time, ending up with pedestrian numbers at age 22 in the Sally League.
Ratliff needs to cut down on his strikeouts, and also find a more consistent approach, as his wild fluxuations in production last season show. Ratliff profiles best as a left fielder, since he doesn't have the range for center (even though he spent most of 2009 playing center for Savannah), or the arm for right. He's got average speed at best, and the 11 steals he had last season should be close to his max output.
THE FUTURE: Ratliff should open 2010 in St. Lucie, and a level per season after means he should be in position to make the majors sometime in 2012. However, his high K totals may serve to derail him, much as Brahiam Maldonado.
7. 7. A- Nick Santomauro L/R 6/13/88 (A- Brooklyn .241/.368/.441/.809, 35 for 145, 18 runs, 5 2b, 3 3b, 6 HR, 21 RBI, 28/38 BB/K, 1/5 SBs)
Santomauro was drafted in the 10th round of the 2009 draft out of Dartmouth, and spent his rookie season in Brooklyn, where he didn't hit for much of an average, but showed very good periphials (127 IsoP, 200 IsoD).
Santomauro has good natural power (as his 200 IsoP indicates), but he does need to work on hiting for average. His eye is good (127 IsoD), and that should help him when he makes the jump to high A in 2010. He has good speed, but isn't a basestealer, he's more of a 1st to 3rd on a single type runner. His speed helps him cover ground in the outfield, but he sometimes takes bad routes to the ball. Santomauro, like Ratliff, is best profiled as a left fielder.
THE FUTURE: Santomauro should open 2010 in St. Lucie, and I expect him to have a breakout much like Kirk Nieuwenhuis did (although Kirk is definitely much more toolsy then Nick). A level per season after that puts him in the majors sometime in 2012/2013.
8. 8. A- Luis Rivera R/R 10/12/86 (A- Brooklyn .297/.402/.441/.844, 66 for 222, 38 runs, 14 2b, 3 3b, 4 HR, 34 RBI, 37/53 BB/K, 13/16 SBs)
9. R Darrell Ceciliani 6/22/90 (R Kingsport .234/.313/.310/.623, 37 for 158, 29 runs, 6 2b, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 13/31 BB/K, 14/16 SBs)
Ceciliani was taken in the 4th round of the 2009 draft out of Columbia Basin College in Washington State, and after signing, was sent to Kingsport where he showed flashes of the type of player he could be in the future, hitting .303/.361/.447/.809 in 76 July ABs, with 5 2b, 2 HR and 8 steals. However, outside of that one month, he was abysmal.
Ceciliani is a slap hitter who uses his speed to his advantage, he won't hit for much power, but he will be a threat on the bases. Ceciliani also uses his speed to be a plus defender in center field, and he's got the arm for the position, too. Ceciliani's best comp would be Juan Pierre.
THE FUTURE: Ceciliani should open 2010 with Savannah, and ascending a level per season after that puts him on track for a debut sometime in 2013.
10. R Chase Greene R/R 4/22/90 (R GCL .286/.361/.397/.758, 18 for 63, 7 2b, 5 RBI, 7/10 BB/K, 2 SBs)
The Mets took Greene in the 16th round out of West Boca Raton High in Florida, and assigned him to the GCL, where he performed very well. Greene projects much as Ceciliani does, a speedy slap hitter who profiles best as a leadoff hitter and centerfielder with plus range.
THE FUTURE: Greene should open 2010 with either Savannah, or Kingsport, and depending on which it is, that will determine when he's in a position to make his MLB debut. It will either be in 2013 or 2014.
Welcome to the 2010 MetsProspectHub System Audit. This year, I consulted 3 other people to get their opinions and feelings. Of course, David, my cowriter (well, you know) and co-founder of MPH, and then a couple of very good friends, Joey DeMayo of NYbaseballdigest.com, and Daniel Wexler (http://www.nleastchatter.com/realdirtymets/)
2009 was a total mess...on the major league side. Mess really doesn't even begin to cover what happened to the New York Mets in 2009, but that's in the rearview mirror. On the minor league side, however, 2009 was one of the best seasons in a long time, and 2010 promises to be significantly more exciting. For the first time in what seems like forever, the Mets did not strip off any prospects during 2009, leaving a nice stable of VERY exciting prospects. Talking to Joe, Dan and David, none of them can remember the last time the Mets had this many prospects across the top 3 levels. Below are writeups on most of them.
MPH's Position by Position Prospect Analysis and Ranking
-featuring contributions from David, Dan and Joe, written by Tejesh
-thanks to NYFS (www.nyfuturestars.com) for having up to date player profile capsules with relevant information handy!
-B/T is next to age and is in that order
-prospect eligibility for MPH is hitherto defined as 200 ABs or 100 IP in the majors, without regard to days spent on the roster
Affiliate Guide (2009):
Buffalo: AAA International League (new)
Binghamton: AA Eastern League
St. Lucie: A+ Florida State League
Savannah: A South Atlantic League (Sally)
Brooklyn: A- New York Penn League (Penn)
Kingsport: R Appalachian League (Appy)
GCL Mets: R Gulf Coast League
DSL Mets: R Dominican Summer League
VSL Mets: R Venezuelan Summer league
-------------
OUTFIELDERS
-------------
1. AAA/MLB OF Fernando Martinez L/R 10/10/88 (AAA Buffalo .290/.337/.540/.877, 51 for 176, 24 runs, 16 2b, 2 3b, 8 HR, 28 RBI, 11/33 BB/K, 2/3 SBs, MLB New York .176/.242/.275/.517, 16 for 91, 11 runs, 6 2b, HR, 8 RBI, 5/14 BB/K, 2 SBs)
Total 2009 Stats: .251/.304/.449/.754, 67 for 267, 35 runs, 22 2b, 2 3b, 9 HR, 36 RBI, 4/5 SBs, 16/47 BB/K
The Mets signed Fernando out of the Dominican in the IFA signing period of 2005 for 1.3 million, and since then, he's made a slow trek through the system (due to injuries), but last season cracked through to the major leagues. He started off in Hagerstown in 2006, spent two seasons (2007, 2008) in Binghamton, and last season played in Buffalo, and had a 91 AB stint with the Mets.
Fernando got hurt again in 2009, but managed to make his major league debut after having a torrid month of May in Buffalo (.337/.378/.663/1.041, 31 for 92, 17 runs, 7 2b, 3b, 7 HR, 20 RBI, 6/12 BB/K). He injured himself trying to make a diving catch in Milwaukee, playing CF, and did not appear in a game again.
Fernando still has a very high ceiling, despite being around forever, he will play all of 2010 at the age of 22, which is right on target for AAA, which is where he should play the entire season. Fernando still has considerable power projection left to all fields, as he displays during BP. As we saw in 2009, Fernando is faster then we we led to believe, and he can definitely play center field, something we were told he couldn't do (ok, ok, one epic fall/slide aside), he was solid filling in for Beltran. He should also steal between 15 and 25 bases in a season, definitely not a slouch. He still projects as an above average offensive player, no matter what OF spot he ultimately ends up playing.
THE FUTURE: Fernando made his MB debut in 2009, but should open 2010 in Buffalo, and hopefully will spnd all of the upcoming season there, before being permanently inserted into the lineup in 2011.
2. A+/AA OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis L/R 8/7/87 (A+ St. Lucie .274/.357/.467/.824, 132 for 482, 91 runs, 35 2b, 5 3b, 16 HR, 71 RBI, 53/118 BB/K, 16/20 SBs, AA Binghamton .406/.472/.656/1.128, 13 for 32, 8 runs, 3 2b, 3b, HR, 2 RBI, 4/9 BB/K, 1/2 SBs)
Total 2009 Stats: .282/.364/.479/.843, 145 for 514, 99 runs, 38 2b, 6 3b, 17 HR, 73 RBI, 57/127 BB/K, 17/22 SBs, .247 K rate, .4488 BB/K ratio
The Mets drafted Nieuwenhuis out of Azusa Pacific University in the 3rd round of the 2008 draft, and he spent his rookie season with Brooklyn, before being bumped up to St. Lucie for 2009, where he got off to an uneven beginning.
Nieuwenhuis had one of the hottest stretches in all of minor league ball during the second half of 2009. Between July 8th and September 2nd, Kirk hit a blistering .340/.411/.602/1.013 (70 for 206, 47 runs, 20 2b, 5 3b, 8 HR, 40 RBI, 24/48 BB/K). He ended his season in Binghamton where he didn't slow down, hitting .406/.472/.656/1.128 in 32 ABs.
Nieuwenhuis, as we saw in 2009, hits tons of XBH. Of his 145 hits, 61 of them (42.06%) were for extra bases (38 2b, 6 3b, 17 HR). He hits the ball well to all fields, and is a gap to gap hitter , but he struggles against LHP (just .233/.297/.346/.642 in 2009 in St. Lucie), and he also Ks a ton (127 Ks in 514 ABs), but provides good production from the outfield to make up for it, and is a possible 20-20 or 25-25-25 player. Nieuwenhuis has a good arm and probably profiles best as a right fielder, but for at least 2010, he will play center.
THE FUTURE: Kirk had a 32 AB cameo in Binghamton at the tail end of 2009, and this is where he will play most (if not all) of 2010. He should end his season in Arizona, and that sets him up to be a callup sometime in 2011.
3. R OF Cesar Puello R/R 4/1/91 (R Kingsport .296/.373/.423/.796, 58 for 196, 37 runs, 10 2b, 5 HR, 23 RBI, 10/51 BB/K, 15/20 SBs)
The Mets signed three IFAs in 2007, Wilmer Flores, Jefry Marte, and this guy, Cesar Puello. The other two were rushed further then Puello, who's been handled carefully, with good results. Puello played the 08 and 09 seasons in short season rookie ball, 08 in the GCL, and 09 in Kingsport.
Puello spent the 2009 season in short season rookie ball, playing for the Kingsport Mets of the Appalachian League, where he hit .296/.373/.423/.796 in 196 ABs. As he did in 2008, Puello got off to a slow start in 2009, hitting just .265/.324/.294/.618 in 34 June ABs, before coming on strong. From July 1st to the end of the season, Puello hit extremely well, .302/.383/.451/.833, though he was hit by 12 pitches in that span, inflating his OBP by 44 points.
Much of Puello's offensive game is still projection, as he's a) just 18, and b) has yet to cross the 200 AB barrier. He does have some pop in his bat, as evidenced by the .423 SLG and 127 IsoP, but he needs to refine his strike zone discipline in order to maximize his tools (again, he's just 18, so he has time to do that). Unlike most hitters, Puello can recognize offspeed/breaking pitches, which should help him transition to fullseason this season. Puello has good speed, as evidenced by his 15/20 success rate in steals in 2009. Puello also has a strong arm, so much so that the Mets used him exclusively in RF in 2009, and will do so again in 2010. He has very good range, owing to his speed.
THE FUTURE: Puello should open 2010 in Savannah, and he most likely will spend the whole season there (at age 19), but it wouldn't be a shock to see him end in St. Lucie. Conservative promotions from there should have him spend his age 20 season there, age 21 in Binghamton, age 22 in Buffalo, and then age 23 breaking into the majors (2014).
4. A+ OF Brahiam Maldonado R/R 9/18/85 (A+ St. Lucie .273/.348/.466/.813, 112 for 410, 62 runs, 19 2b, 3 3b, 18 HR, 73 RBI, 43/126 BB/K, 13/17 SBs)
The Mets drafted Brahiam Maldonado in the 10th round of the 2004 draft out of St. Francis High in Puerto Rico. After being drafted, Maldonado spent two seasons in the GCL, then Kingsport (2006), Savannah (2007), then the last two seasons in St. Lucie (08 and 09).
Maldonado enjoyed a second half rebirth of his prospect status, after for all the world looking like a total flameout. After hitting a pathetic .226/.277/.377/.653 over the first two months of the season, Maldonado EXPLODED, blistering the FSL to the tune of a .299/.384/.515/.900
Maldonado still strikes out at an extreme clip, over .300 again this season, and it will be this flaw which permanently puts the kabosh on his resurrected prospect status in 2010. He's got good speed and a good enough arm to play the corner outfield spots, but neither is anythign special.
THE FUTURE: Maldonado will definitely open 2010 with the BMets, and as I said, his fatal K rate will serve to permanently destroy his resurrected prospect status, unless, of course, he can bring it under control somehow. If he does, he should be poised to make his major league debut sometime in late 2011 or 2012.
5. A+/AA OF Carlos Guzman L/R 5/24/86 (A+ St. Lucie .290/.347/.453/.800, 137 for 472, 59 runs, 28 2b, 2 3b, 15 HR, 64 RBI, 39/95 BB/K, 6/11 SBs, AA Binghamton .130/.200/.261/.461, 3 for 23, 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI, 1/7 BB/K)
Total 2009 Stats: .283/.340/.444/.785, 140 for 495, 61 runs, 28 2b, 2 3b, 16 HR, 67 RBI, 40/102 BB/K, 6/11 SBs
Guzman was signed as a UDFA out of Brookdale Community College in 2006, and since has been mostly unheralded, first in the GCL in 2007, then Savannah (08), before exploding onto the scene in 2009 with a terrific first two months in St. Lucie.
Guzman launched himself onto prospect lists with a vengence in 2009, setting career highs in every offensive category, all while playing a good corner outfield. Guzman started off hot in St. Lucie, hitting .300/.354/.498 through the first two months of the season before falling into a deep slump (.220/.282/.370) over his next two months, before having the best month of his season in August, a blistering .396/.446/.523 which earned him a 23 AB cameo in Binghamton, where he should play all of 2010.
Guzman is a fastball hitter who has trouble with advanced breaking pitches, which should hamper him in 2010, unless he improves. He began switch hitting this year, and that is a definite work in progress, as he hit just .202/.305/.219/.525 from the right side of the plate. Guzman is a decent runner and athlete, and also has decent range, but he has a good arm, his best asset on the defensive side of the ball.
THE FUTURE: Guzman, as we said, will open 2010 in Binghamton, where his fringy prospect status will be put to the test by advanced offspeed pitches. If he passes the test, he will face another in 2011 at the AAA level, and if he passes that, he will make his MLB debut in 2012, likely as a power bat off the bench.
6. A/A+ OF Sean Ratliff L/L 2/24/87 (A Savannah .265/.312/.451/.763, 124 for 468, 64 runs, 28 2b, 7 3b, 15 HR, 68 RBI, 31/131 BB/K, 11/17 SBs, A+ St. Lucie .286/.286/.357/.643, 8 for 28, 3 runs, 2 2b, 6 RBI, 10 Ks)
Total 2009 Stats: .266/.311/.446/.756, 132 for 496, 67 runs, 30 2b, 7 3b, 15 HR, 74 RBI, 11/17 SBs, 31/141 BB/K, .284 K rate, .2199 BB/K ratio
Ratliff was drafted in the 4th round of the 2008 draft out of Stanford, and spent his rookie season in Brooklyn, before opening 2009 in fullseason ball, with Savannah.
Ratliff spent the vast majority of the season in Savannah where he had bursts of great production (.346 thru his first 26 games, .552 in the final week of April, .321 in May), but he was also ICE cold for long stretches of time, ending up with pedestrian numbers at age 22 in the Sally League.
Ratliff needs to cut down on his strikeouts, and also find a more consistent approach, as his wild fluxuations in production last season show. Ratliff profiles best as a left fielder, since he doesn't have the range for center (even though he spent most of 2009 playing center for Savannah), or the arm for right. He's got average speed at best, and the 11 steals he had last season should be close to his max output.
THE FUTURE: Ratliff should open 2010 in St. Lucie, and a level per season after means he should be in position to make the majors sometime in 2012. However, his high K totals may serve to derail him, much as Brahiam Maldonado.
7. 7. A- Nick Santomauro L/R 6/13/88 (A- Brooklyn .241/.368/.441/.809, 35 for 145, 18 runs, 5 2b, 3 3b, 6 HR, 21 RBI, 28/38 BB/K, 1/5 SBs)
Santomauro was drafted in the 10th round of the 2009 draft out of Dartmouth, and spent his rookie season in Brooklyn, where he didn't hit for much of an average, but showed very good periphials (127 IsoP, 200 IsoD).
Santomauro has good natural power (as his 200 IsoP indicates), but he does need to work on hiting for average. His eye is good (127 IsoD), and that should help him when he makes the jump to high A in 2010. He has good speed, but isn't a basestealer, he's more of a 1st to 3rd on a single type runner. His speed helps him cover ground in the outfield, but he sometimes takes bad routes to the ball. Santomauro, like Ratliff, is best profiled as a left fielder.
THE FUTURE: Santomauro should open 2010 in St. Lucie, and I expect him to have a breakout much like Kirk Nieuwenhuis did (although Kirk is definitely much more toolsy then Nick). A level per season after that puts him in the majors sometime in 2012/2013.
8. 8. A- Luis Rivera R/R 10/12/86 (A- Brooklyn .297/.402/.441/.844, 66 for 222, 38 runs, 14 2b, 3 3b, 4 HR, 34 RBI, 37/53 BB/K, 13/16 SBs)
9. R Darrell Ceciliani 6/22/90 (R Kingsport .234/.313/.310/.623, 37 for 158, 29 runs, 6 2b, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 13/31 BB/K, 14/16 SBs)
Ceciliani was taken in the 4th round of the 2009 draft out of Columbia Basin College in Washington State, and after signing, was sent to Kingsport where he showed flashes of the type of player he could be in the future, hitting .303/.361/.447/.809 in 76 July ABs, with 5 2b, 2 HR and 8 steals. However, outside of that one month, he was abysmal.
Ceciliani is a slap hitter who uses his speed to his advantage, he won't hit for much power, but he will be a threat on the bases. Ceciliani also uses his speed to be a plus defender in center field, and he's got the arm for the position, too. Ceciliani's best comp would be Juan Pierre.
THE FUTURE: Ceciliani should open 2010 with Savannah, and ascending a level per season after that puts him on track for a debut sometime in 2013.
10. R Chase Greene R/R 4/22/90 (R GCL .286/.361/.397/.758, 18 for 63, 7 2b, 5 RBI, 7/10 BB/K, 2 SBs)
The Mets took Greene in the 16th round out of West Boca Raton High in Florida, and assigned him to the GCL, where he performed very well. Greene projects much as Ceciliani does, a speedy slap hitter who profiles best as a leadoff hitter and centerfielder with plus range.
THE FUTURE: Greene should open 2010 with either Savannah, or Kingsport, and depending on which it is, that will determine when he's in a position to make his MLB debut. It will either be in 2013 or 2014.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
August Hotsheet
**For the purposes of the Hotsheet, "August" includes the few games played in September.
*This is not a prospect ranking, I'm simply going through every roster and picking out uber hot/stunningly cold players
I sincerely apologize for the lateness of the AUGUST hotsheet (it's early October, lol). I think all of you can understand when I say that I absolutely wanted to totally ignore all things baseball (except MR and NYFS) for the remainder of September, after the minor league season ended. So here ya go.
1. Nick Evans
Before August: .213/.282/.381/.663, 66 for 310, 32 runs, 19 2b, 3 3b, 9 HR, 30 RBI, 28/81 BB/K, .261 K rate, .3457 BB/K ratio
August: .289/.346/.557/.902, 28 for 97, 16 runs, 7 2b, 2 3b, 5 HR, 16 RBI, 9/16 BB/K
Season: .231/.298/.423/.720, 94 for 407, 48 runs, 26 2b, 5 3b, 14 HR, 46 RBI, 37/97 BB/K, .238 K rate, .3814 BB/K ratio
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
2. Eric Niesen
Before August: 4-10, 4.80 era, 20 GS, 99.1 IP, 98 H, 58/53 R/ER, 10 HR, 42/89 BB/K, 1.409 WHIP, 4.967 IP/GS
August: 3-1, 2.40 era, 7 GS, 41.1 IP, 29 H, 13/11 R/ER, HR, 15/45 BB/K, 0.98 GO/FO, .197 BAA
Season: 7-11, 4.09 era, 27 GS, CG, 140.2 IP, 127 H, 71/64 R/ER, 11 HR, 57/134 BB/K, 0.84 GO/FO, .242 BAA
A+ St. Lucie: 3-4, 3.28 era, 11 GS, 57.2 IP, 52 H, 25/21 R/ER, 5 HR, 16/49 BB/K, 0.87 GO/FO, .237 BAA
AA Binghamton: 4-7, 4.66 era, 16 GS, CG, 83 IP, 75 H, 46/43 R/ER, 6 HR, 41/85 BB/K, 0.81 GO/FO, .246 BAA
3. Ike Davis
Before August: .294/.380/.508/.889, 106 for 360, 47 runs, 26 2b, 3 3b, 15 HR, 56 RBI, 50/93 BB/K, .258 K rate, .5376 BB/K ratio
August (Binghamton + BWC): .323/.402/.657/1.058, 32 for 99, 21 runs, 7 2b, 3b, 8 HR, 20 RBI, 13/30 BB/K, .303 K rate, .4333 BB/K ratio
Season (regular + BWC): .301/.385/.540/.925, 138 for 459, 68 runs, 33 2b, 4 3b, 23 HR, 76 RBI, 63/123 BB/K, .268 K rate, .5122 BB/K ratio
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
4. Ruben Tejada
Before August: .280/.349/.362/.710, 99 for 354, 41 runs, 18 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 30 RBI, 10/12 SBs, 30/47 BB/K, .133 K rate, .6383 BB/K ratio
August: .313/.357/.433/.789, 42 for 134, 18 runs, 6 2b, 2 3b, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 9/10 SBs, 7/12 BB/K, .090 K rate, .5833 BB/K ratio
Season: .289/.351/.381/.732, 141 for 488, 59 runs, 24 2b, 3 3b, 5 HR, 46 RBI, 37/59 BB/K, 19/22 SBs
5. Shawn Bowman
Before August: .289/.338/.439/.776, 85 for 294, 32 runs, 17 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 36 RBI, 21/85 BB/K, .289 K rate, .2471 BB/K ratio
August (Binghamton + BWC): .306/.385/.528/.913, 33 for 108, 19 runs, 9 2b, 5 HR, 23 RBI, 12/34 BB/K, .315 K rate, .3529 BB/K ratio
Season (regular + BWC): .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
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
6. Brahiam Maldonado
Before August: .248/.327/.398/.725, 73 for 294, 37 runs, 13 2b, 2 3b, 9 HR, 40 RBI, 10/13 SBs, 32/92 BB/K, .313 K rate, .3478 BB/K ratio
August: .336/.402/.638/1.039, 39 for 116, 25 runs, 6 2b, 3b, 9 HR, 33 RBI, 3/4 SBs, 11/34 BB/K, .293 K rate, .3235 BB/K ratio
Season: .273/.348/.466/.813, 112 for 410, 62 runs, 19 2b, 3 3b, 18 HR, 73 RBI, 43/126 BB/K, 13/17 SBs
7. Carlos Guzman
Before August: .258/.316/.432/.748, 93 for 361, 43 runs, 20 2b, 2 3b, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 4/7 SBs, 30/72 BB/K, .199 K rate, .4167 BB/K ratio
August: .351/.404/.478/.882, 47 for 134, 18 runs, 8 2b, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 2/4 SBs, 10/30 BB/K, .224 K rate, .3333 BB/K ratio
Season: .283/.340/.444/.785, 140 for 495, 61 runs, 28 2b, 2 3b, 16 HR, 67 RBI, 40/102 BB/K, 6/11 SBs
8. Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Before August: .251/.341/.410/.751, 92 for 366, 67 runs, 22 2b, 3 3b, 10 HR, 46 RBI, 15/17 SBs, 42/94 BB/K, .257 K rate, .4468 BB/K ratio
August: .358/.421/.649/1.069, 53 for 148, 32 runs, 16 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 27 RBI, 2/5 SBs, 15/33 BB/K, .223 K rate, .4545 BB/K ratio
Season: .282/.364/.479/.843, 145 for 514, 99 runs, 38 2b, 6 3b, 17 HR, 73 RBI, 57/127 BB/K, 17/22 SBs, .247 K rate, .4488 BB/K ratio
9. Reese Havens
Before August: .229/.349/.403/.752, 53 for 231, 31 runs, 11 2b, 3b, 9 HR, 31 RBI, 37/49 BB/K, .212 K rate, .7551 BB/K ratio
August: .279/.383/.457/.840, 36 for 129, 22 runs, 8 2b, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 3/4 SBs, 18/24 BB/K, .186 K rate, .7500 BB/K ratio
Season: .247/.361/.422/.784, 89 for 360, 53 runs, 19 2b, 3b, 14 HR, 52 RBI, 55/73 BB/K, 3/5 SBs, .203 K rate, .7534 BB/K ratio
10. Scott Moviel
Before August: 0-4, 5.67 era, 6 GS, 27 IP, 30 H, 20/17 R/ER, 9/11 BB/K, 1.444 WHIP
August: 4-1, 2.65 era, 7 GS, 37.1 IP, 31 H, 17/11 R/ER, 15/35 BB/K, 1.359 GO/FO, .223 BAA, 1.232 WHIP
Season: 4-5, 3.92 era, 13 GS, 64.1 IP, 61 H, 37/28 R/ER, HR, 24/46 BB/K, 0.99 GO/FO, .250 BAA
11. Kyle Allen
Before August: 7-6, 3.98 era, 19/13 G/GS, 2 SVs, 92.2 IP, 87 H, 48/41 R/ER, 38/78 BB/K, 1.349 WHIP
August: 2-0, 1.93 era, 6 GS, 32.2 IP, 22 H, 9/7 R/ER, 13/33 BB/K, 2.452 GO/FO, .188 BAA, 1.071 WHIP
Season: 9-6, 3.45 era, 25/19 G/GS, 2 SVs, 125.1 IP, 109 H, 57/48 R/ER, 8 HR, 51/111 BB/K, 2.18 GO/FO, .234 BAA
12. Jeurys Familia
Before August: 8-6, 2.87 era, 20/19 G/GS, 113 IP, 90 H, 44/36 R/ER, 37/92 BB/K, 1.124 WHIP
August: 2-0, 1.71 era, 4 GS, 21 IP, 19 H, 5/4 R/ER, 9/17 BB/K, 0.92 GO/FO, .235 BAA
Season: 10-6, 2.69 era, 24/23 G/GS, 134 IP, 109 H, 49/40 R/ER, 3 HR, 46/109 BB/K, 1.40 GO/FO, .221 BAA
----------------
|||WHO IS NOT|||
----------------
1. Brad Holt
Before August: 6-5, 4.27 era, 17 GS, 84.1 IP, 75 H, 43/40 R/ER, 24/91 BB/K, 1.174 WHIP
August: 1-2, 7.94 era, 3 GS, 17 IP, 17 H, 15 ER, 2 HR, 12/8 BB/K, 0.64 GO/FO, .283 BAA
Season: 7-7, 4.88 era, 20 GS, 101.1 IP, 92 H, 58/55 R/ER, 14 HR, 36/99 BB/K, 0.84 GO/FO, .247 BAA
A+ St. Lucie: 4-1, 3.12 era, 9 GS, 43.1 IP, 34 H, 16/15 R/ER, 5 HR, 13/54 BB/K, 0.97 GO/FO, .215 BAA
AA Binghamton: 3-6, 6.21 era, 11 GS, 58 IP, 58 H, 42/40 R/ER, 9 HR, 23/45 BB/K, 0.77 GO/FO, .270 BAA
2. Jefry Marte
Before August: .239/.283/.356/.639, 98 for 410, 51 runs, 18 2b, 6 3b, 6 HR, 38 RBI, 1/5 SBs, 22/102 BB/K, .249 K rate, .2157 BB/K ratio
August: .200/.259/.240/.499, 15 for 75, 7 runs, 3 3b, 3 RBI, 3/15 BB/K, 4/5 SBs
Season: .233/.279/.338/.617, 113 for 485, 58 runs, 21 2b, 6 3b, 6 HR, 41 RBI, 25/117 BB/K, 5/10 SBs
3. Wilmer Flores
Before August: .281/.317/.364/.681, 101 for 360, 34 runs, 17 2b, 2 3b, 3 HR, 29 RBI, 15/47 BB/K, .131 K rate, .3191 BB/K ratio
August: .219/.271/.242/.514, 28 for 128, 10 runs, 3 2b, 7 RBI, 2/5 SBs, 7/25 BB/K, .195 K rate, .2800 BB/K ratio
Season: .264/.305/.332/.637, 129 for 488, 44 runs, 20 2b, 2 3b, 3 HR, 36 RBI, 22/72 BB/K, 3/6 SBs
*This is not a prospect ranking, I'm simply going through every roster and picking out uber hot/stunningly cold players
I sincerely apologize for the lateness of the AUGUST hotsheet (it's early October, lol). I think all of you can understand when I say that I absolutely wanted to totally ignore all things baseball (except MR and NYFS) for the remainder of September, after the minor league season ended. So here ya go.
1. Nick Evans
Before August: .213/.282/.381/.663, 66 for 310, 32 runs, 19 2b, 3 3b, 9 HR, 30 RBI, 28/81 BB/K, .261 K rate, .3457 BB/K ratio
August: .289/.346/.557/.902, 28 for 97, 16 runs, 7 2b, 2 3b, 5 HR, 16 RBI, 9/16 BB/K
Season: .231/.298/.423/.720, 94 for 407, 48 runs, 26 2b, 5 3b, 14 HR, 46 RBI, 37/97 BB/K, .238 K rate, .3814 BB/K ratio
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
2. Eric Niesen
Before August: 4-10, 4.80 era, 20 GS, 99.1 IP, 98 H, 58/53 R/ER, 10 HR, 42/89 BB/K, 1.409 WHIP, 4.967 IP/GS
August: 3-1, 2.40 era, 7 GS, 41.1 IP, 29 H, 13/11 R/ER, HR, 15/45 BB/K, 0.98 GO/FO, .197 BAA
Season: 7-11, 4.09 era, 27 GS, CG, 140.2 IP, 127 H, 71/64 R/ER, 11 HR, 57/134 BB/K, 0.84 GO/FO, .242 BAA
A+ St. Lucie: 3-4, 3.28 era, 11 GS, 57.2 IP, 52 H, 25/21 R/ER, 5 HR, 16/49 BB/K, 0.87 GO/FO, .237 BAA
AA Binghamton: 4-7, 4.66 era, 16 GS, CG, 83 IP, 75 H, 46/43 R/ER, 6 HR, 41/85 BB/K, 0.81 GO/FO, .246 BAA
3. Ike Davis
Before August: .294/.380/.508/.889, 106 for 360, 47 runs, 26 2b, 3 3b, 15 HR, 56 RBI, 50/93 BB/K, .258 K rate, .5376 BB/K ratio
August (Binghamton + BWC): .323/.402/.657/1.058, 32 for 99, 21 runs, 7 2b, 3b, 8 HR, 20 RBI, 13/30 BB/K, .303 K rate, .4333 BB/K ratio
Season (regular + BWC): .301/.385/.540/.925, 138 for 459, 68 runs, 33 2b, 4 3b, 23 HR, 76 RBI, 63/123 BB/K, .268 K rate, .5122 BB/K ratio
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
4. Ruben Tejada
Before August: .280/.349/.362/.710, 99 for 354, 41 runs, 18 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 30 RBI, 10/12 SBs, 30/47 BB/K, .133 K rate, .6383 BB/K ratio
August: .313/.357/.433/.789, 42 for 134, 18 runs, 6 2b, 2 3b, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 9/10 SBs, 7/12 BB/K, .090 K rate, .5833 BB/K ratio
Season: .289/.351/.381/.732, 141 for 488, 59 runs, 24 2b, 3 3b, 5 HR, 46 RBI, 37/59 BB/K, 19/22 SBs
5. Shawn Bowman
Before August: .289/.338/.439/.776, 85 for 294, 32 runs, 17 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 36 RBI, 21/85 BB/K, .289 K rate, .2471 BB/K ratio
August (Binghamton + BWC): .306/.385/.528/.913, 33 for 108, 19 runs, 9 2b, 5 HR, 23 RBI, 12/34 BB/K, .315 K rate, .3529 BB/K ratio
Season (regular + BWC): .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
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
6. Brahiam Maldonado
Before August: .248/.327/.398/.725, 73 for 294, 37 runs, 13 2b, 2 3b, 9 HR, 40 RBI, 10/13 SBs, 32/92 BB/K, .313 K rate, .3478 BB/K ratio
August: .336/.402/.638/1.039, 39 for 116, 25 runs, 6 2b, 3b, 9 HR, 33 RBI, 3/4 SBs, 11/34 BB/K, .293 K rate, .3235 BB/K ratio
Season: .273/.348/.466/.813, 112 for 410, 62 runs, 19 2b, 3 3b, 18 HR, 73 RBI, 43/126 BB/K, 13/17 SBs
7. Carlos Guzman
Before August: .258/.316/.432/.748, 93 for 361, 43 runs, 20 2b, 2 3b, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 4/7 SBs, 30/72 BB/K, .199 K rate, .4167 BB/K ratio
August: .351/.404/.478/.882, 47 for 134, 18 runs, 8 2b, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 2/4 SBs, 10/30 BB/K, .224 K rate, .3333 BB/K ratio
Season: .283/.340/.444/.785, 140 for 495, 61 runs, 28 2b, 2 3b, 16 HR, 67 RBI, 40/102 BB/K, 6/11 SBs
8. Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Before August: .251/.341/.410/.751, 92 for 366, 67 runs, 22 2b, 3 3b, 10 HR, 46 RBI, 15/17 SBs, 42/94 BB/K, .257 K rate, .4468 BB/K ratio
August: .358/.421/.649/1.069, 53 for 148, 32 runs, 16 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 27 RBI, 2/5 SBs, 15/33 BB/K, .223 K rate, .4545 BB/K ratio
Season: .282/.364/.479/.843, 145 for 514, 99 runs, 38 2b, 6 3b, 17 HR, 73 RBI, 57/127 BB/K, 17/22 SBs, .247 K rate, .4488 BB/K ratio
9. Reese Havens
Before August: .229/.349/.403/.752, 53 for 231, 31 runs, 11 2b, 3b, 9 HR, 31 RBI, 37/49 BB/K, .212 K rate, .7551 BB/K ratio
August: .279/.383/.457/.840, 36 for 129, 22 runs, 8 2b, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 3/4 SBs, 18/24 BB/K, .186 K rate, .7500 BB/K ratio
Season: .247/.361/.422/.784, 89 for 360, 53 runs, 19 2b, 3b, 14 HR, 52 RBI, 55/73 BB/K, 3/5 SBs, .203 K rate, .7534 BB/K ratio
10. Scott Moviel
Before August: 0-4, 5.67 era, 6 GS, 27 IP, 30 H, 20/17 R/ER, 9/11 BB/K, 1.444 WHIP
August: 4-1, 2.65 era, 7 GS, 37.1 IP, 31 H, 17/11 R/ER, 15/35 BB/K, 1.359 GO/FO, .223 BAA, 1.232 WHIP
Season: 4-5, 3.92 era, 13 GS, 64.1 IP, 61 H, 37/28 R/ER, HR, 24/46 BB/K, 0.99 GO/FO, .250 BAA
11. Kyle Allen
Before August: 7-6, 3.98 era, 19/13 G/GS, 2 SVs, 92.2 IP, 87 H, 48/41 R/ER, 38/78 BB/K, 1.349 WHIP
August: 2-0, 1.93 era, 6 GS, 32.2 IP, 22 H, 9/7 R/ER, 13/33 BB/K, 2.452 GO/FO, .188 BAA, 1.071 WHIP
Season: 9-6, 3.45 era, 25/19 G/GS, 2 SVs, 125.1 IP, 109 H, 57/48 R/ER, 8 HR, 51/111 BB/K, 2.18 GO/FO, .234 BAA
12. Jeurys Familia
Before August: 8-6, 2.87 era, 20/19 G/GS, 113 IP, 90 H, 44/36 R/ER, 37/92 BB/K, 1.124 WHIP
August: 2-0, 1.71 era, 4 GS, 21 IP, 19 H, 5/4 R/ER, 9/17 BB/K, 0.92 GO/FO, .235 BAA
Season: 10-6, 2.69 era, 24/23 G/GS, 134 IP, 109 H, 49/40 R/ER, 3 HR, 46/109 BB/K, 1.40 GO/FO, .221 BAA
----------------
|||WHO IS NOT|||
----------------
1. Brad Holt
Before August: 6-5, 4.27 era, 17 GS, 84.1 IP, 75 H, 43/40 R/ER, 24/91 BB/K, 1.174 WHIP
August: 1-2, 7.94 era, 3 GS, 17 IP, 17 H, 15 ER, 2 HR, 12/8 BB/K, 0.64 GO/FO, .283 BAA
Season: 7-7, 4.88 era, 20 GS, 101.1 IP, 92 H, 58/55 R/ER, 14 HR, 36/99 BB/K, 0.84 GO/FO, .247 BAA
A+ St. Lucie: 4-1, 3.12 era, 9 GS, 43.1 IP, 34 H, 16/15 R/ER, 5 HR, 13/54 BB/K, 0.97 GO/FO, .215 BAA
AA Binghamton: 3-6, 6.21 era, 11 GS, 58 IP, 58 H, 42/40 R/ER, 9 HR, 23/45 BB/K, 0.77 GO/FO, .270 BAA
2. Jefry Marte
Before August: .239/.283/.356/.639, 98 for 410, 51 runs, 18 2b, 6 3b, 6 HR, 38 RBI, 1/5 SBs, 22/102 BB/K, .249 K rate, .2157 BB/K ratio
August: .200/.259/.240/.499, 15 for 75, 7 runs, 3 3b, 3 RBI, 3/15 BB/K, 4/5 SBs
Season: .233/.279/.338/.617, 113 for 485, 58 runs, 21 2b, 6 3b, 6 HR, 41 RBI, 25/117 BB/K, 5/10 SBs
3. Wilmer Flores
Before August: .281/.317/.364/.681, 101 for 360, 34 runs, 17 2b, 2 3b, 3 HR, 29 RBI, 15/47 BB/K, .131 K rate, .3191 BB/K ratio
August: .219/.271/.242/.514, 28 for 128, 10 runs, 3 2b, 7 RBI, 2/5 SBs, 7/25 BB/K, .195 K rate, .2800 BB/K ratio
Season: .264/.305/.332/.637, 129 for 488, 44 runs, 20 2b, 2 3b, 3 HR, 36 RBI, 22/72 BB/K, 3/6 SBs
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Prospect Focus: Brahiam Maldonado
Maldonado was drafted out of St. Francis High, in Puerto Rico, in the 10th round of the 2004 draft. He was sent to the GCL Mets as an 18 year old, and struggled, hitting .185/.272/.238/.510 (28 for 151, 21 runs, 3 2b, 3b, HR, 12 RBI, 15/49 BB/K, 8/10 SBs), with a decent .3061 BB/K ratio, but an absurdly high .325 K rate.
Maldonado repeated the GCL in 2005, and posted markedly better numbers, hitting .256/.355/.359/.714 (30 for 117, 23 runs, 7 2b, 3b, HR, 21 RBI, 17/36 BB/K, 8/9 SBs), with a much better .4722 BB/K ratio, and an improved, but still much too high, .308 K rate. He hit .259/.382/.407/.789 (7 for 27, 2b, HR, 5/12 BB/K) vs LHP, with a .4167 BB/K ratio, and an absurd .444 K rate. Against RHP, he hit .250/.336/.333/.669 (24 for 96, 6 2b, 3b, 12/27 BB/K), with a .4444 BB/K ratio, and a .281 K rate.
Maldonado was promoted to Kingsport of the short season Appalachian League in 2006, where he hit .281/.363/.500/.863 (52 for 185, 29 runs, 17 2b, 4 3b, 7 HR, 35 RBI, 23/49 BB/K, 5/7 SBs), with a .4694 BB/K ratio, and a vastly improved (but still moderately high) .265 K rate (159 K pace in 600 ABs). Against LHP, he hit .246/.338/.574/.912 (15 for 61, 4 2b, 2 3b, 4 HR, 8/14 BB/K), with a .5714 BB/K ratio, and a .230 K rate. Against RHP, he hit a robust .298/.376/.508/.884 (37 for 124, 13 2b, 2 3b, 3 HR, 15/35 BB/K), with a .4286 BB/K ratio, and a very high .282 K rate. Maldonado hit markedly better at home (.362/.425/.628/1.053) then on the road (.198/.302/.429/.731)
2007 saw Maldonado in full season ball for the first time in his career (minus a 16 AB cameo for St. Lucie in 2005). He was in Savannah, where he hit extremely well, putting together a .310/.349/.500/.849 line (95 for 306, 40 runs, 20 2b, 4 3b, 10 HR, 39 RBI, 19/79 BB/K, 11/15 SBs), with a severely declining .2405 BB/K ratio, but a slightly improved .258 K rate. Strangely, Maldonado continued to struggle mightily against LHP, hitting just .224/.286/.395/.681 (17 for 76, 5 2b, 3b, 2 HR, 7/27 BB/K), with a .2593 BB/K ratio, and an abysmal .355 K rate. Against RHP, Maldonado fared much better, hitting .339/.370/.535/.905 (78 for 230, 15 2b, 3 3b, 8 HR, 12/52 BB/K), with a .2308 BB/K ratio, and a much better .226 K rate. For the second straight season, Maldonado hit much better at home (.338/.379/.606/.985), then on the road (.287/.322/.409/.731).
Maldonado spent his age 22 (2008) season with the St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League, where he had a dreadful year, hitting just .232/.284/.327/.611 (63 for 272, 18 runs, 11 2b, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 15/76 BB/K, 6/7 SBs), with a not good .1974 BB/K ratio, and an equally bad .279 K rate. This year, Maldonado hit better against LHP (.262/.340/.333/.674, 22 for 84, 5 runs, 3 2b, HR, 6 RBI, 7/22 BB/K), and struggled against RHP (.218/.258/.324/.582, 41 for 188, 13 runs, 8 2b, 4 HR, 24 RBI, 8/54 BB/K). Maldonado's BB/K ratio was .3182 against LHP, and a woeful .1481 against RHP. He struck out at a .262 clip vs southpaws, and a .287 clip against righties.
THE FUTURE: A disappointing year for Maldonado certainly clouds his future considerably. We'll say the Mets keep him in St. Lucie for his age 23 season, which puts him about a half year or so behind the optimal age/level curve (21-22 A+, 22-23 AA). This is not to say he's not a good prospect, just that he lost a considerable amount of his luster with his subpar 2008.
UPDATE 2009: Maldonado spent the first two months of 2009 hitting as awfully (if not worse) than he did in 2008, his line for April and May combined was a pitiful .226/.277/.377/.653 (33 for 146, 16 runs, 8 2b, 3b, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 8/46 BB/K, .1739 BB/K, .315 K rate). However, from June 1st on, Maldonado went on a ridiculous hot tear, hitting .299/.384/.515/.900 (79 for 264, 46 runs, 11 2b, 2 3b, 14 HR, 54 RBI, 12/15 SBs, 35/80 BB/K, .4375 BB/K, .303 K rate).
Overall in 2009, Maldonado hit .273/.348/.466/.813 (112 for 410, 62 runs, 19 2b, 3 3b, 18 HR, 73 RBI, 43/126 BB/K, 13/17 SBs, .3413 BB/K, .307 K rate). He still strikes out way way too much, something he will absolutely have to work on, lest AA pitching chew him up as A+ pitching did for 1.5 seasons. Still, the advances Maldonado made in 2009 were both exciting, and wholly unexpected, as many (including myself) had completely written him off.
A very very good sign this season for Maldonado is his extremely balanced L/R splits. Whereas in the past, he struggled against lefties, this season, he hit .270/.353/.450/.803 (27 for 100, 14 runs, 7 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 14/30 BB/K, 4/5 SBs, .4667 BB/K, .300 K rate) against southpaws, while hitting .274/.346/.471/.817 (85 for 310, 48 runs, 12 2b, 2 3b, 15 HR, 61 RBI, 29/96 BB/K, 9/12 SBs, .3021 BB/K, .310 K rate) against righties.
THE FUTURE: Maldonado will most assuredly open 2010 in Binghamton, where his resurrected prospect status will be put to the test. His .300+ K rate will not serve him well whatsoever in AA, as advanced breaking pitches will serve to eat him alive. My personal prediction is that Maldonado will once again lose his prospect status, this time permanently, in 2010.
Maldonado repeated the GCL in 2005, and posted markedly better numbers, hitting .256/.355/.359/.714 (30 for 117, 23 runs, 7 2b, 3b, HR, 21 RBI, 17/36 BB/K, 8/9 SBs), with a much better .4722 BB/K ratio, and an improved, but still much too high, .308 K rate. He hit .259/.382/.407/.789 (7 for 27, 2b, HR, 5/12 BB/K) vs LHP, with a .4167 BB/K ratio, and an absurd .444 K rate. Against RHP, he hit .250/.336/.333/.669 (24 for 96, 6 2b, 3b, 12/27 BB/K), with a .4444 BB/K ratio, and a .281 K rate.
Maldonado was promoted to Kingsport of the short season Appalachian League in 2006, where he hit .281/.363/.500/.863 (52 for 185, 29 runs, 17 2b, 4 3b, 7 HR, 35 RBI, 23/49 BB/K, 5/7 SBs), with a .4694 BB/K ratio, and a vastly improved (but still moderately high) .265 K rate (159 K pace in 600 ABs). Against LHP, he hit .246/.338/.574/.912 (15 for 61, 4 2b, 2 3b, 4 HR, 8/14 BB/K), with a .5714 BB/K ratio, and a .230 K rate. Against RHP, he hit a robust .298/.376/.508/.884 (37 for 124, 13 2b, 2 3b, 3 HR, 15/35 BB/K), with a .4286 BB/K ratio, and a very high .282 K rate. Maldonado hit markedly better at home (.362/.425/.628/1.053) then on the road (.198/.302/.429/.731)
2007 saw Maldonado in full season ball for the first time in his career (minus a 16 AB cameo for St. Lucie in 2005). He was in Savannah, where he hit extremely well, putting together a .310/.349/.500/.849 line (95 for 306, 40 runs, 20 2b, 4 3b, 10 HR, 39 RBI, 19/79 BB/K, 11/15 SBs), with a severely declining .2405 BB/K ratio, but a slightly improved .258 K rate. Strangely, Maldonado continued to struggle mightily against LHP, hitting just .224/.286/.395/.681 (17 for 76, 5 2b, 3b, 2 HR, 7/27 BB/K), with a .2593 BB/K ratio, and an abysmal .355 K rate. Against RHP, Maldonado fared much better, hitting .339/.370/.535/.905 (78 for 230, 15 2b, 3 3b, 8 HR, 12/52 BB/K), with a .2308 BB/K ratio, and a much better .226 K rate. For the second straight season, Maldonado hit much better at home (.338/.379/.606/.985), then on the road (.287/.322/.409/.731).
Maldonado spent his age 22 (2008) season with the St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League, where he had a dreadful year, hitting just .232/.284/.327/.611 (63 for 272, 18 runs, 11 2b, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 15/76 BB/K, 6/7 SBs), with a not good .1974 BB/K ratio, and an equally bad .279 K rate. This year, Maldonado hit better against LHP (.262/.340/.333/.674, 22 for 84, 5 runs, 3 2b, HR, 6 RBI, 7/22 BB/K), and struggled against RHP (.218/.258/.324/.582, 41 for 188, 13 runs, 8 2b, 4 HR, 24 RBI, 8/54 BB/K). Maldonado's BB/K ratio was .3182 against LHP, and a woeful .1481 against RHP. He struck out at a .262 clip vs southpaws, and a .287 clip against righties.
THE FUTURE: A disappointing year for Maldonado certainly clouds his future considerably. We'll say the Mets keep him in St. Lucie for his age 23 season, which puts him about a half year or so behind the optimal age/level curve (21-22 A+, 22-23 AA). This is not to say he's not a good prospect, just that he lost a considerable amount of his luster with his subpar 2008.
UPDATE 2009: Maldonado spent the first two months of 2009 hitting as awfully (if not worse) than he did in 2008, his line for April and May combined was a pitiful .226/.277/.377/.653 (33 for 146, 16 runs, 8 2b, 3b, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 8/46 BB/K, .1739 BB/K, .315 K rate). However, from June 1st on, Maldonado went on a ridiculous hot tear, hitting .299/.384/.515/.900 (79 for 264, 46 runs, 11 2b, 2 3b, 14 HR, 54 RBI, 12/15 SBs, 35/80 BB/K, .4375 BB/K, .303 K rate).
Overall in 2009, Maldonado hit .273/.348/.466/.813 (112 for 410, 62 runs, 19 2b, 3 3b, 18 HR, 73 RBI, 43/126 BB/K, 13/17 SBs, .3413 BB/K, .307 K rate). He still strikes out way way too much, something he will absolutely have to work on, lest AA pitching chew him up as A+ pitching did for 1.5 seasons. Still, the advances Maldonado made in 2009 were both exciting, and wholly unexpected, as many (including myself) had completely written him off.
A very very good sign this season for Maldonado is his extremely balanced L/R splits. Whereas in the past, he struggled against lefties, this season, he hit .270/.353/.450/.803 (27 for 100, 14 runs, 7 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 14/30 BB/K, 4/5 SBs, .4667 BB/K, .300 K rate) against southpaws, while hitting .274/.346/.471/.817 (85 for 310, 48 runs, 12 2b, 2 3b, 15 HR, 61 RBI, 29/96 BB/K, 9/12 SBs, .3021 BB/K, .310 K rate) against righties.
THE FUTURE: Maldonado will most assuredly open 2010 in Binghamton, where his resurrected prospect status will be put to the test. His .300+ K rate will not serve him well whatsoever in AA, as advanced breaking pitches will serve to eat him alive. My personal prediction is that Maldonado will once again lose his prospect status, this time permanently, in 2010.
Friday, September 04, 2009
9/4 Minor League Report! MALDONADO!
INT AAA: Buffalo 1/5/1, Lehigh Valley 4/6/1 - Game 1
ss Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, .286
3b Andy Green 0 for 1, 2 BBs, .245
rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, .304
1b Mike Lamb 0 for 3, .257
cf Chip Ambres 1 for 3, .261
lf Jason Dubois 0 for 3, K, .202
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 3, run, .250
2b Luis Rivera 1 for 3, .298
Atauro Lopez 3 IP, 5 H, 3/1 R/ER, 2/1 BB/K, 3.86 era, L (0-2), 59:33:26, 4:4:1
Eddie Kunz 3 IP, H, ER, K, HR, 5.02 era, 44:28:16 (bust)
INT AAA: Buffalo 2/5/0, Lehigh Valley 7/10/1 - Game 2
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 3, K, .286
ss Andy Green 1 for 3, run, .247
rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, RBI, .304
1b Mike Lamb 0 for 3, .255
cf Chip Ambres 1 for 3, 2b, .261
3b Javier Castillo 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .249
c Rene Rivera 0 for 3, K, .234
lf Josh Petersen 0 for 3, K, .258
Chris Mason 5 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 1/9 BB/K, HR, 5.82 era, L (1-1), 88:60:28, 3:3:9
Derrick Ellison IP, H, 3 Ks, 3.86 era, 20:12:8
EL AA: Binghamton 7/13/1, Altoona 2/12/0
Eric Brown won't set the Binghamton record for losses in 2009, he tied it at 14 a few weeks ago, and since doing so, has won his last 2 outings, including tonight.
The Mets offense hammered out 13 hits and 3 walks, beating up on Tim Alderson again this season. They went 5 for 11 (.455) with RISP and left 6 on base. Kirk Nieuwenhuis (2, of course he did!), DJ Wabick (2), Emmanuel Garcia (2) and Salvador Paniagua (3) had multi hit games, while Mark Kiger (0 for 1, run, BB, K, .225 - took over for Ruben Tejada who left the game in the 4th, no reason given), and Carlos Guzman (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .250) took 0-fers.
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 5, run, 2b (3), .476
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 2, RBI, .287, SB (19), E (21)
1b DJ Wabick 2 for 4, run, .295
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 4, RBI, K, .095
2b, ss Jose Coronado 1 for 4, RBI, .269
lf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, .246
c Salvador Paniagua 3 for 3, run, HR, 3 RBI, BB, .217
Eric Brown 7+ IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 4 Ks, 5.83 era, W (7-14), 6:10:4
Emary Frederick 2 IP, 2 H, 1/3 BB/K, 5.46 era, 0:3:3
FSL A+: St. Lucie 8/14/1, Palm Beach 7/10/1 - Game 1
Five players had multi hit games as the Mets poured across 8 runs on 14 hits and 2 walks, and won the opener of a twinight doubleheader over the Cardinals, 8-7. Reese Havens (2), Josh Satin (2), Sean Ratliff (3), Francisco Pena (2) and Brahiam Maldonado (2) had multi hit games, while Richard Pena (0 for 2, run, BB, .212) took the only 0-fer. Pena is 3 for his last 26. The Mets went 8 for 17 (.471) with RISP and left 7 on base.
Scott Shaw was not effective in his final outing of the season, he gave up 7 runs (4 earned, Josh Satin error) on 8 hits, over 5.2 innings. Manuel Alvarez stranded the tying run on base and picked up his 9th save with a 4 outer.
ss Reese Havens 2 for 4, run, 2b (18), .248
2b Josh Satin 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .417, E (1)
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 2, 2 runs, 2b (10), RBI, BB, .279
lf Eric Campbell 1 for 4, run, .273
cf Sean Ratliff 3 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .400
c Francisco Pena 2 for 4, run, 2 RBI (44), .226
rf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 3, 2b (19), 2 RBI (71), .273
3b Jake Eigsti 1 for 3, RBI, 2 Ks, .222
Scott Shaw 5.2 IP, 8 H, 7/4 R/ER, BB, K, 2 HR, 3.73 era, W (8-8), 9:7:1
Manuel Alvarez 1.1 IP, 2 H, K, 4.50 era, SV (9), 1:2:1
FSL A+: St. Lucie 8/9/2, Palm Beach 4/6/5
After losing half their lineup, you'd think the Mets wouldn't put up runs in bunches, right? Wrong. Josh Satin (2), and Brahiam Maldonado (2) had multi hit games in the nightcap, leading a 9 hit, 4 walk attack as the Mets swept the Cardinals today, winning the nightcap 8-4. Scott Moviel pitched well enough (4 runs, 2 earned in 5.1 innings) to pick up the win. Josh Stinson picked up the save with a 5 outer.
ss Reese Havens 1 for 4, run, 2b (19), .248
2b Josh Satin 2 for 3, run, 2 RBI, BB, K, .467
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 3, run, .280
lf Eric Campbell 1 for 3, run, BB, .286
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .368
dh Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 3, run, 3b (3), RBI, .275, SB (13)
3b Jake Eigsti 0 for 3, .217
c Tony MacCani 0 for 3, 3 Ks, .167
rf Richard Pena 1 for 1, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .221
Scott Moviel 5.1 IP, 5 H, 4/2 R/ER, 3 Ks, 3.92 era, W (4-5), 2 HBP, 5:8:3
Josh Stinson 1.2 IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 2.12 era, SV (6), 1:2:2
SAL A: Savannah 2/7/3, Charleston 3/6/0
Kyle Allen had a very good outing to end what can only be called a banner first full season. Allen finishes the year with a 3.45 era and 9 wins, though the Gnats defense likely cost him 3-5 more (as it cost every starter). Still, Allen had an A+ first full season. Tonight, he was (as happened alot) denied a win by his defense and bullpen. He gave up 3 hits and an UER in 5 innings, while walking a pair and striking out 6. Mike Lynn took the loss after allowing an UER in the 9th.
The Gnats offense had 7 hits and drew 4 walks, while going just 2 for 11 (.182) with RISP and leaving 7 on base. Wilmer Flores (2) and Nick Giarraputo (2) had multi hit games, while Alonzo Harris (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .176, E (1)), Raul Reyes (0 for 4, K, .249), Juan Lagares (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .273), and Luis Alen (0 for 3, BB, .143) all took 0-fers.
ss Wilmer Flores 2 for 4, run, 2b (19), K, .266 (10 for his last 29)
3b Nick Giarraputo 2 for 3, BB, .406
dh Kai Gronauer 1 for 3, 2b, BB, .243
lf Evan LeBlanc 1 for 4, .195
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 4, RBI, K, .071
Kyle Allen 5+ IP, 3 H, R, 2/6 BB/K, 3.45 era, 8:1:6
Jimmy Johnson 0.1 IP, H, BB, 1.09 era, BS (2), 0:1
Rhiner Cruz 1.2 IP, H, ER, BB, K, 1.92 era, 2:1:1
Mike Lynn IP, H, R, K, 0.00 era, L (0-1)
NYPL A-: Brooklyn 2/5/2, Lowell 8/12/0
Carlos Beltran continued his rehab tonight, going 0 for 3 while playing CF.
Manuel Olivares got jacked up something fierce in relief today, giving up 7 runs (only 2 earned, though) in the 7th inning, his 2nd of work, but it was Brandon Moore, who left down 1-0 after 5, who took the loss, his 3rd.
The Conies offense had just 5 hits and 2 walks, while going 0 for 6 with RISP and leaving 4 on base. Jordany Valdespin (0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .276), RJ Harris (0 for 1, K, .273), Joe Bonfe (0 for 2, K, .091), Juan Centeno (0 for 3, K, .164), and Luis Nieves (0 for 3, K, .142) all took 0-fers, while Ralph Henriquez (2) had the only multi hit game.
CF CARLOS BELTRAN 0 FOR 3, .125
1b Sam Honeck 1 for 3, 2b (9), BB, .252
dh Ralph Henriquez 2 for 4, run, K, .255
lf Scott Grimes 1 for 4, 2b, 2 Ks, .204
rf Nick Santomauro 1 for 4, run, HR (6), 2 RBI (20), .239
Brandon Moore 5 IP, 5 H, ER, 2/3 BB/K, 2.09 era, L (6-3), 8:3:3
Manuel Olivares 1.2 IP, 5 H, 7/2 R/ER, 2 BBs, HR, 3.52 era, 3:2
Bobby Gagg 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1/3 BB/K, 2.25 era, 4:0:3
ss Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, .286
3b Andy Green 0 for 1, 2 BBs, .245
rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, .304
1b Mike Lamb 0 for 3, .257
cf Chip Ambres 1 for 3, .261
lf Jason Dubois 0 for 3, K, .202
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 3, run, .250
2b Luis Rivera 1 for 3, .298
Atauro Lopez 3 IP, 5 H, 3/1 R/ER, 2/1 BB/K, 3.86 era, L (0-2), 59:33:26, 4:4:1
Eddie Kunz 3 IP, H, ER, K, HR, 5.02 era, 44:28:16 (bust)
INT AAA: Buffalo 2/5/0, Lehigh Valley 7/10/1 - Game 2
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 3, K, .286
ss Andy Green 1 for 3, run, .247
rf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, RBI, .304
1b Mike Lamb 0 for 3, .255
cf Chip Ambres 1 for 3, 2b, .261
3b Javier Castillo 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .249
c Rene Rivera 0 for 3, K, .234
lf Josh Petersen 0 for 3, K, .258
Chris Mason 5 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 1/9 BB/K, HR, 5.82 era, L (1-1), 88:60:28, 3:3:9
Derrick Ellison IP, H, 3 Ks, 3.86 era, 20:12:8
EL AA: Binghamton 7/13/1, Altoona 2/12/0
Eric Brown won't set the Binghamton record for losses in 2009, he tied it at 14 a few weeks ago, and since doing so, has won his last 2 outings, including tonight.
The Mets offense hammered out 13 hits and 3 walks, beating up on Tim Alderson again this season. They went 5 for 11 (.455) with RISP and left 6 on base. Kirk Nieuwenhuis (2, of course he did!), DJ Wabick (2), Emmanuel Garcia (2) and Salvador Paniagua (3) had multi hit games, while Mark Kiger (0 for 1, run, BB, K, .225 - took over for Ruben Tejada who left the game in the 4th, no reason given), and Carlos Guzman (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .250) took 0-fers.
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 5, run, 2b (3), .476
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 2, RBI, .287, SB (19), E (21)
1b DJ Wabick 2 for 4, run, .295
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 4, RBI, K, .095
2b, ss Jose Coronado 1 for 4, RBI, .269
lf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, .246
c Salvador Paniagua 3 for 3, run, HR, 3 RBI, BB, .217
Eric Brown 7+ IP, 10 H, 2 ER, 4 Ks, 5.83 era, W (7-14), 6:10:4
Emary Frederick 2 IP, 2 H, 1/3 BB/K, 5.46 era, 0:3:3
FSL A+: St. Lucie 8/14/1, Palm Beach 7/10/1 - Game 1
Five players had multi hit games as the Mets poured across 8 runs on 14 hits and 2 walks, and won the opener of a twinight doubleheader over the Cardinals, 8-7. Reese Havens (2), Josh Satin (2), Sean Ratliff (3), Francisco Pena (2) and Brahiam Maldonado (2) had multi hit games, while Richard Pena (0 for 2, run, BB, .212) took the only 0-fer. Pena is 3 for his last 26. The Mets went 8 for 17 (.471) with RISP and left 7 on base.
Scott Shaw was not effective in his final outing of the season, he gave up 7 runs (4 earned, Josh Satin error) on 8 hits, over 5.2 innings. Manuel Alvarez stranded the tying run on base and picked up his 9th save with a 4 outer.
ss Reese Havens 2 for 4, run, 2b (18), .248
2b Josh Satin 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .417, E (1)
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 2, 2 runs, 2b (10), RBI, BB, .279
lf Eric Campbell 1 for 4, run, .273
cf Sean Ratliff 3 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .400
c Francisco Pena 2 for 4, run, 2 RBI (44), .226
rf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 3, 2b (19), 2 RBI (71), .273
3b Jake Eigsti 1 for 3, RBI, 2 Ks, .222
Scott Shaw 5.2 IP, 8 H, 7/4 R/ER, BB, K, 2 HR, 3.73 era, W (8-8), 9:7:1
Manuel Alvarez 1.1 IP, 2 H, K, 4.50 era, SV (9), 1:2:1
FSL A+: St. Lucie 8/9/2, Palm Beach 4/6/5
After losing half their lineup, you'd think the Mets wouldn't put up runs in bunches, right? Wrong. Josh Satin (2), and Brahiam Maldonado (2) had multi hit games in the nightcap, leading a 9 hit, 4 walk attack as the Mets swept the Cardinals today, winning the nightcap 8-4. Scott Moviel pitched well enough (4 runs, 2 earned in 5.1 innings) to pick up the win. Josh Stinson picked up the save with a 5 outer.
ss Reese Havens 1 for 4, run, 2b (19), .248
2b Josh Satin 2 for 3, run, 2 RBI, BB, K, .467
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 3, run, .280
lf Eric Campbell 1 for 3, run, BB, .286
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .368
dh Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 3, run, 3b (3), RBI, .275, SB (13)
3b Jake Eigsti 0 for 3, .217
c Tony MacCani 0 for 3, 3 Ks, .167
rf Richard Pena 1 for 1, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .221
Scott Moviel 5.1 IP, 5 H, 4/2 R/ER, 3 Ks, 3.92 era, W (4-5), 2 HBP, 5:8:3
Josh Stinson 1.2 IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 2.12 era, SV (6), 1:2:2
SAL A: Savannah 2/7/3, Charleston 3/6/0
Kyle Allen had a very good outing to end what can only be called a banner first full season. Allen finishes the year with a 3.45 era and 9 wins, though the Gnats defense likely cost him 3-5 more (as it cost every starter). Still, Allen had an A+ first full season. Tonight, he was (as happened alot) denied a win by his defense and bullpen. He gave up 3 hits and an UER in 5 innings, while walking a pair and striking out 6. Mike Lynn took the loss after allowing an UER in the 9th.
The Gnats offense had 7 hits and drew 4 walks, while going just 2 for 11 (.182) with RISP and leaving 7 on base. Wilmer Flores (2) and Nick Giarraputo (2) had multi hit games, while Alonzo Harris (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .176, E (1)), Raul Reyes (0 for 4, K, .249), Juan Lagares (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .273), and Luis Alen (0 for 3, BB, .143) all took 0-fers.
ss Wilmer Flores 2 for 4, run, 2b (19), K, .266 (10 for his last 29)
3b Nick Giarraputo 2 for 3, BB, .406
dh Kai Gronauer 1 for 3, 2b, BB, .243
lf Evan LeBlanc 1 for 4, .195
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 4, RBI, K, .071
Kyle Allen 5+ IP, 3 H, R, 2/6 BB/K, 3.45 era, 8:1:6
Jimmy Johnson 0.1 IP, H, BB, 1.09 era, BS (2), 0:1
Rhiner Cruz 1.2 IP, H, ER, BB, K, 1.92 era, 2:1:1
Mike Lynn IP, H, R, K, 0.00 era, L (0-1)
NYPL A-: Brooklyn 2/5/2, Lowell 8/12/0
Carlos Beltran continued his rehab tonight, going 0 for 3 while playing CF.
Manuel Olivares got jacked up something fierce in relief today, giving up 7 runs (only 2 earned, though) in the 7th inning, his 2nd of work, but it was Brandon Moore, who left down 1-0 after 5, who took the loss, his 3rd.
The Conies offense had just 5 hits and 2 walks, while going 0 for 6 with RISP and leaving 4 on base. Jordany Valdespin (0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .276), RJ Harris (0 for 1, K, .273), Joe Bonfe (0 for 2, K, .091), Juan Centeno (0 for 3, K, .164), and Luis Nieves (0 for 3, K, .142) all took 0-fers, while Ralph Henriquez (2) had the only multi hit game.
CF CARLOS BELTRAN 0 FOR 3, .125
1b Sam Honeck 1 for 3, 2b (9), BB, .252
dh Ralph Henriquez 2 for 4, run, K, .255
lf Scott Grimes 1 for 4, 2b, 2 Ks, .204
rf Nick Santomauro 1 for 4, run, HR (6), 2 RBI (20), .239
Brandon Moore 5 IP, 5 H, ER, 2/3 BB/K, 2.09 era, L (6-3), 8:3:3
Manuel Olivares 1.2 IP, 5 H, 7/2 R/ER, 2 BBs, HR, 3.52 era, 3:2
Bobby Gagg 2.1 IP, 2 H, 1/3 BB/K, 2.25 era, 4:0:3
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
8/19 Minor League Report! NIEUWENHUIS, HAVENS, GUZMAN, MALDONADO, HALL!!!!
INT AAA: Buffalo 3/5/2, Syracuse 7/10/2
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, run, K, .286
cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 4, K, .298
1b Nick Evans 2 for 4, 3b (3), RBI (27), .203
3b Mike Lamb 0 for 4, K, .260
rf Chip Ambres 0 for 4, run, .256
lf Jason Dubois 0 for 3, run, BB, K, .071
ss Javier Castillo 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, .258
c Rene Rivera 0 for 4, K, .241
Lance Broadway 6.2 IP, 7 H, 5/4 R/ER, 3/4 BB/K, HR, 6.33 era, L (4-9), 104:62:42, 9:6:4
Jon Switzer 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, 3.38 era, 28:19:9, 1:1:2
EL AA: Binghamton 7/10/1, New Britain 5/10/1 (from 8/18)
Jenrry Mejia's second start off the DL was abbreviated to 2+ innings by rain, and he was charged with a run post-rain delay after Edgar Alfonzo allowed an IHR to score. Alfonzo picked up the win, despite allowing 3 runs on 6 hits in 2.1 innings. Roy Merritt came into the game with the tying run at the plate, and he picked up the save after Connor Robertson faced a pair and retired neither.
The Mets offense totalled 10 hits and drew 6 walks, while going 3 for 7 (.429) with RISP, and leaving 6 on base. DJ Wabick (2), and Jose Coronado (2) had multi hit games, while Mark Kiger (0 for 2, run, BB, .219), took the only 0-fer. Ike Davis, who started the game yesterday, was removed today, replaced by Kiger at first.
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 5, run, .288
c Josh Thole 1 for 4, .331
1b Ike Davis BB, .306
rf Caleb Stewart 1 for 3, run, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, K, .199
dh DJ Wabick 2 for 4, 2b (28), RBI, .283
3b Shawn Bowman 1 for 2, 2 runs, HR (8), RBI (39), 2 BBs, .291
cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 3, run, K, .249
lf Jon Malo 1 for 3, RBI, K, .246
2b Jose Coronado 2 for 2, run, RBI (33), BB, .272
Jenrry Mejia 2 IP, H, ER, 2 Ks, 4.39 era, 3:1:2
Edgar Alfonzo 2.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, BB, K, 3.86 era, 3:2:1
Derrick Ellison 3.2 IP, BB, K, 0.00 era, 2:8:1
Connor Robertson 2 H, ER, 3.49 era
Roy Merritt IP, H, 2 Ks, 3.74 era, SV (13), 0:1:2
EL AA: Binghamton 1/8/0, New Britain 6/8/0
Dylan Owen had another rough outing tonight, giving up 5 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings for his 9th EL loss of the season. The Mets had 8 hits and a walk in the game, but went 0-fer (0 for 6) with RISP, and left 6 on base. Shawn Bowman (2) had the only multi hit game, while Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 2, BB, .248) and Mark Kiger (0 for 3, .213) took 0-fers.
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 4, run, .288
2b Jose Coronado 1 for 3, .273
1b Josh Thole 1 for 3, 2b (28), RBI (43), .331
lf DJ Wabick 1 for 3, K, .283
3b Shawn Bowman 2 for 3, K, .294
dh Caleb Stewart 1 for 3, .201
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 3, 2 Ks, .188
Dylan Owen 5 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2/6 BB/K, HR, 5.58 era, L (4-9), 1:6:6
Emary Frederick 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 Ks, 5.40 era, 2:2:2
FSL A+: St. Lucie 12/13/0, Charlotte 2/6/0
Break up the Mets! Three days after pasting Jupiter with a 3 homer, 16 hit attack, the Mets turned their sights on Charlotte, pummeling the Stone Crabs with a 5 homer, 13 hit attack en route to a 10 run victory. Brahiam Maldonado, who had 2 homers in the game on the 16th, had two more tonight, his 13th and 14th of the season. Over his six last games, Maldonado is hitting .409 (9 for 22) with a 2b, 5 HR and 15 RBI. Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Reese Havens and Carlos Guzman had 3 hits each, with each homering once. Zach Lutz (0 for 5, K, .283), Stefan Welch (0 for 3, 2 runs, 2 BBs, K, .287) and Richard Pena (0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .239) took 0-fers. The Mets were 3 for 9 with RISP, and left 6 on base.
Scott Moviel worked the front 5 innings for his 2nd win, despite having a very meh outing (2 runs on 6 hits in 5 innings). Nick Waechter worked 4 perfect innings for his 2nd save.
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (27), HR (14), 3 RBI (60), BB, K, .257 (now hitting .290/.364/.565/.929 in August)
ss Reese Havens 3 for 5, run, 2b (14), HR (11), 2 RBI (43), K, .238
c Francisco Pena 1 for 5, run, .217
rf Carlos Guzman 3 for 4, 2 runs, HR (15), RBI (59), BB, K, .280 (now hitting .397/.461/.559/1.019 in August)
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR (14), 6 RBI (60), 2 Ks, .265 (now hitting .351/.381/.667/1.048 in August)
2b Hector Pellot 1 for 4, run, .257
Scott Moviel 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1/4 BB/K, 4.69 era, W (2-5), 5:6:4, WP, balk
Nick Waechter 4 IP, 2 Ks, 6.06 era, SV (2), 4:6:2
NYPL A-: Brooklyn 6/10/1, State College 1/2/2
Darin Gorski had his best outing of the season, allowing just a run on a hit and 2 walks in 7 innings for his 3rd win. The Conies offense generated 10 hits and drew 6 walks while going 4 for 13 (.308) with RISP, and leaving 8 on base. Robbie Shields (2) had the only multi hit game, every regular had at least one hit.
cf Justin Garber 1 for 5, run, 2b, K, .237
2b Jordany Valdespin 1 for 5, .200
1b Sam Honeck 1 for 4, run, RBI (21), BB, .270
rf Luis Rivera 1 for 4, run, BB, .290
dh Scott Grimes 1 for 3, run, 2 BBs, K, .286
lf Nick Santomauro 1 for 3, run, RBI (16), BB, .255
3b Tyler Vaughn 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .260
c Dock Doyle 1 for 3, RBI (16), BB, .248
ss Robbie Shields 2 for 4, run, K, .163
Darin Gorski 7 IP, H, ER, 2/5 BB/K, 4.72 era, W (3-3), 6:10:5
Jacob Goldberg IP, K, 0.00 era, 2:0:1
Manuel Olivares IP, H, BB, 0.00 era, 1:2
GCL R: Mets 2/4/2, Cardinals 7/11/2
rf ZeErika Hall 2 for 3, run, 2b (7), BB, .303
ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 4, run, K, .248
3b Aderlin Rodriguez 1 for 1, 2b (3), 2 RBI (4), 3 BBs, .269, E (6; in 8 games played, some of them DHing)
lf Julio Concepcion 1 for 4, K, .305
dh Charlie Hinojosa 0 for 4, K, .358
cf Javier Rodriguez 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .206
c Camden Maron 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .259
1b Giovanni Ortiz 0 for 3, K, .212
2b Ray Van Gurp 0 for 3, BB, K, .244
Michael Hebert 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2/6 BB/K, 3.09 era, L (1-2), 4:5:6
Jimber Mueses 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4/2 BB/K, 9.39 era, 5 (yes, 5) WP, 2:0:2
William Rackel 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2/1 R/ER, 2/6 BB/K, 4.15 era, 1:1:6
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, run, K, .286
cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 4, K, .298
1b Nick Evans 2 for 4, 3b (3), RBI (27), .203
3b Mike Lamb 0 for 4, K, .260
rf Chip Ambres 0 for 4, run, .256
lf Jason Dubois 0 for 3, run, BB, K, .071
ss Javier Castillo 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, .258
c Rene Rivera 0 for 4, K, .241
Lance Broadway 6.2 IP, 7 H, 5/4 R/ER, 3/4 BB/K, HR, 6.33 era, L (4-9), 104:62:42, 9:6:4
Jon Switzer 1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, 3.38 era, 28:19:9, 1:1:2
EL AA: Binghamton 7/10/1, New Britain 5/10/1 (from 8/18)
Jenrry Mejia's second start off the DL was abbreviated to 2+ innings by rain, and he was charged with a run post-rain delay after Edgar Alfonzo allowed an IHR to score. Alfonzo picked up the win, despite allowing 3 runs on 6 hits in 2.1 innings. Roy Merritt came into the game with the tying run at the plate, and he picked up the save after Connor Robertson faced a pair and retired neither.
The Mets offense totalled 10 hits and drew 6 walks, while going 3 for 7 (.429) with RISP, and leaving 6 on base. DJ Wabick (2), and Jose Coronado (2) had multi hit games, while Mark Kiger (0 for 2, run, BB, .219), took the only 0-fer. Ike Davis, who started the game yesterday, was removed today, replaced by Kiger at first.
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 5, run, .288
c Josh Thole 1 for 4, .331
1b Ike Davis BB, .306
rf Caleb Stewart 1 for 3, run, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, K, .199
dh DJ Wabick 2 for 4, 2b (28), RBI, .283
3b Shawn Bowman 1 for 2, 2 runs, HR (8), RBI (39), 2 BBs, .291
cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 3, run, K, .249
lf Jon Malo 1 for 3, RBI, K, .246
2b Jose Coronado 2 for 2, run, RBI (33), BB, .272
Jenrry Mejia 2 IP, H, ER, 2 Ks, 4.39 era, 3:1:2
Edgar Alfonzo 2.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, BB, K, 3.86 era, 3:2:1
Derrick Ellison 3.2 IP, BB, K, 0.00 era, 2:8:1
Connor Robertson 2 H, ER, 3.49 era
Roy Merritt IP, H, 2 Ks, 3.74 era, SV (13), 0:1:2
EL AA: Binghamton 1/8/0, New Britain 6/8/0
Dylan Owen had another rough outing tonight, giving up 5 runs on 6 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings for his 9th EL loss of the season. The Mets had 8 hits and a walk in the game, but went 0-fer (0 for 6) with RISP, and left 6 on base. Shawn Bowman (2) had the only multi hit game, while Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 2, BB, .248) and Mark Kiger (0 for 3, .213) took 0-fers.
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 4, run, .288
2b Jose Coronado 1 for 3, .273
1b Josh Thole 1 for 3, 2b (28), RBI (43), .331
lf DJ Wabick 1 for 3, K, .283
3b Shawn Bowman 2 for 3, K, .294
dh Caleb Stewart 1 for 3, .201
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 3, 2 Ks, .188
Dylan Owen 5 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 2/6 BB/K, HR, 5.58 era, L (4-9), 1:6:6
Emary Frederick 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 Ks, 5.40 era, 2:2:2
FSL A+: St. Lucie 12/13/0, Charlotte 2/6/0
Break up the Mets! Three days after pasting Jupiter with a 3 homer, 16 hit attack, the Mets turned their sights on Charlotte, pummeling the Stone Crabs with a 5 homer, 13 hit attack en route to a 10 run victory. Brahiam Maldonado, who had 2 homers in the game on the 16th, had two more tonight, his 13th and 14th of the season. Over his six last games, Maldonado is hitting .409 (9 for 22) with a 2b, 5 HR and 15 RBI. Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Reese Havens and Carlos Guzman had 3 hits each, with each homering once. Zach Lutz (0 for 5, K, .283), Stefan Welch (0 for 3, 2 runs, 2 BBs, K, .287) and Richard Pena (0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .239) took 0-fers. The Mets were 3 for 9 with RISP, and left 6 on base.
Scott Moviel worked the front 5 innings for his 2nd win, despite having a very meh outing (2 runs on 6 hits in 5 innings). Nick Waechter worked 4 perfect innings for his 2nd save.
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (27), HR (14), 3 RBI (60), BB, K, .257 (now hitting .290/.364/.565/.929 in August)
ss Reese Havens 3 for 5, run, 2b (14), HR (11), 2 RBI (43), K, .238
c Francisco Pena 1 for 5, run, .217
rf Carlos Guzman 3 for 4, 2 runs, HR (15), RBI (59), BB, K, .280 (now hitting .397/.461/.559/1.019 in August)
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR (14), 6 RBI (60), 2 Ks, .265 (now hitting .351/.381/.667/1.048 in August)
2b Hector Pellot 1 for 4, run, .257
Scott Moviel 5 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1/4 BB/K, 4.69 era, W (2-5), 5:6:4, WP, balk
Nick Waechter 4 IP, 2 Ks, 6.06 era, SV (2), 4:6:2
NYPL A-: Brooklyn 6/10/1, State College 1/2/2
Darin Gorski had his best outing of the season, allowing just a run on a hit and 2 walks in 7 innings for his 3rd win. The Conies offense generated 10 hits and drew 6 walks while going 4 for 13 (.308) with RISP, and leaving 8 on base. Robbie Shields (2) had the only multi hit game, every regular had at least one hit.
cf Justin Garber 1 for 5, run, 2b, K, .237
2b Jordany Valdespin 1 for 5, .200
1b Sam Honeck 1 for 4, run, RBI (21), BB, .270
rf Luis Rivera 1 for 4, run, BB, .290
dh Scott Grimes 1 for 3, run, 2 BBs, K, .286
lf Nick Santomauro 1 for 3, run, RBI (16), BB, .255
3b Tyler Vaughn 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .260
c Dock Doyle 1 for 3, RBI (16), BB, .248
ss Robbie Shields 2 for 4, run, K, .163
Darin Gorski 7 IP, H, ER, 2/5 BB/K, 4.72 era, W (3-3), 6:10:5
Jacob Goldberg IP, K, 0.00 era, 2:0:1
Manuel Olivares IP, H, BB, 0.00 era, 1:2
GCL R: Mets 2/4/2, Cardinals 7/11/2
rf ZeErika Hall 2 for 3, run, 2b (7), BB, .303
ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 4, run, K, .248
3b Aderlin Rodriguez 1 for 1, 2b (3), 2 RBI (4), 3 BBs, .269, E (6; in 8 games played, some of them DHing)
lf Julio Concepcion 1 for 4, K, .305
dh Charlie Hinojosa 0 for 4, K, .358
cf Javier Rodriguez 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .206
c Camden Maron 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .259
1b Giovanni Ortiz 0 for 3, K, .212
2b Ray Van Gurp 0 for 3, BB, K, .244
Michael Hebert 5 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2/6 BB/K, 3.09 era, L (1-2), 4:5:6
Jimber Mueses 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4/2 BB/K, 9.39 era, 5 (yes, 5) WP, 2:0:2
William Rackel 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2/1 R/ER, 2/6 BB/K, 4.15 era, 1:1:6
Sunday, August 16, 2009
8/16 Minor League Report! Davis, NIEUWENHUIS, GUZMAN, MALDONADO!
INT AAA: Buffalo 3/7/0, Lehigh Valley 0/5/1
ss Argenis Reyes 0 for 3, RBI, K, .288
cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 3, K, .305
lf Nick Evans 1 for 3, run, HR (9), RBI (25), .198
1b Mike Lamb 1 for 3, .258
rf Chip Ambres 2 for 3, run, 2 2b, .257
3b Javier Castillo 1 for 3, RBI, .249
c Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, .238
2b Andy Green 1 for 3, run, K, .270
Tobi Stoner 6 IP, 4 H, 2/3 BB/K, 4.58 era, 92:58:34, 8:6:3
Jon Switzer 2 IP, H, K, 3.07 era, 21:14:7, 2:3:1
Adam Bostick IP, 1.95 era, SV (3), 9:5:4, 1:2
EL AA: Binghamton 0/2/1, Reading 1/5/0
Eric Niesen's put together 3 straight decent+ outings, today's was 5 innings of 2 hit shutout ball. Over his last 3 outings, he's gone 16 innings, and allowed 12 hits, with 4 earned, 7 walks and 26 strikeouts, with a 1-0 record and a 2.25 era. Roy Merritt took the loss after giving up an UER in 1.1 innings of work. BMet pitchers held the Phillies to just 5 hits, but they did 5 walks.
The Mets managed just 2 hits and 2 walks on the game themselves, while going 0 for 3 with RISP, and leaving 5 on base. Jose Coronado (1 for 4, K, .267) and Ike Davis (1 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .306) had the lone hits for the Mets. The Mets had 5 baserunners in the game, Ike Davis accounted for 3 of them.
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 4, .290
lf DJ Wabick 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .280
3b Shawn Bowman 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .289
rf Jon Malo 0 for 3, .245
cf Emmanuel Garcia 0 for 3, K, .248
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .182
Eric Niesen 5 IP, 2 H, 3/8 BB/K, 5.62 era, 4:3:8
Jacob Ruckle 2 IP, 1/3 BB/K, 6.69 era, 3:0:3
Roy Merritt 1.1 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 3.81 era, L (4-5), 3:1
Emary Frederick H, 5.50 era
FSL A+: St. Lucie 14/16/1, Jupiter 6/9/0
The Mets scored 3+ runs in 3 seperate innings today (6 in the 3rd, 3 in the 5th, 4 in the 6th), blowing away the Hammerheads 14-6 behind a 16 hit, 4 walk attack. The Mets went 6 for 11 (.556) with RISP, and left 5 on base, while blasting 3 homers, and 9 XBH overall. Kirk Nieuwenhuis (3, single short of cycle), Zach Lutz (2), Stefan Welch (2), Carlos Guzman (2), Brahiam Maldonado (3 hits, 2 homers), and Hector Pellot had multi hit games, while Reese Havens (0 for 4, RBI, .229) took the lone 0-fer.
Salvador Aguilar was the beneficiary from the offensive barrage, he went 5 innings, allowing 3 hits and 3 runs (1 earned, Reese Havens' 19th error) for his first FSL victory. Brant Rustich returned off the DL and struck out a pair in the 6th.
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (25), 3b (4), HR (11), 3 RBI (54), BB, .252
3b Zach Lutz 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, .298
1b Stefan Welch 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI (23), 2 Ks, .297
rf Carlos Guzman 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .279 (.418/.475/.564/1.039 in August)
dh Brahiam Maldonado 3 for 4, 3 runs, 2 HR (11), 6 RBI (53), .265
2b Hector Pellot 2 for 5, run, 2 2b (14), 2 RBI (27), K, .256
lf Seth Williams 1 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .263
c Tony MacCani 1 for 4, run, K
Salvador Aguilar 5 IP, 3 H, 3/1 R/ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 4.50 era, W (1-1), 7:5:3
Brant Rustich IP, 2 Ks, 2.54 era, 0:1:2
Edgar Ramirez 2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3/1 BB/K, HR, 2.47 era, 4:1:1
Manuel Alvarez IP, H, BB, 4.04 era, 2:1
SAL A: Savannah 2/5/1, Delmarva 4/6/0, Game 1
Chris Schwinden gave up 4 runs on 5 hits in 6.1 innings to take the loss in game 1 of the twinbill tonight. The Gnats offense managed just 5 hits and a walk, while going 0 for 2 with RISP, and left 4 on base. Jefry Marte, Josh Satin (0 for 3, .289), Jean Luc Blaquiere (0 for 3, K, .219), and Joey August (0 for 3, .203) all took 0-fers. No Gnat had a multi hit game.
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 2, 2 Ks, .236
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 3, run, .269
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 2, run, HR (15), 2 RBI (66), BB, .270
dh Raul Reyes 1 for 3, K, .246
rf Evan LeBlanc 1 for 3, K, .173
1b Jose Jimenez 1 for 3, K, .160
Chris Schwinden 6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2/5 BB/K, 3.38 era, L (8-6), 9:5:5
Jacob Goldberg 0.2 IP, H, 2.89 era, 0:2
SAL A: Savannah 3/6/2, Delmarva 4/9/1
Eric Beaulac had an uneven outing today, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits in 5 innings, but it was Brad Burns who gave up the game winner, an UER in the 7th (his 2nd inning of work) to take his first loss of the season (he hasn't been with Savannah long).
The Gnats offense had 6 hits and 3 walks in the nightcap, but went a woeful 1 for 11 (.091) with RISP, and left 6 on base. Jefry Marte, Evan LeBlanc (0 for 3, RBI, .167), and Imbewer Alvarez (0 for 2, BB, .204) took 0-fers. No Gnat had a multi hit game.
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 4, .234
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 3, 2b (18), RBI (31), K, .269
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, K, .270
1b Josh Satin 1 for 2, run, 2b, BB, K, .290
dh Raul Reyes 1 for 2, run, 3b, RBI, K, .247
lf Joey August 1 for 2, 3b, BB, .210
c Luis Alen 1 for 3, run, .175
Eric Beaulac 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1/6 BB/K, 2.76 era, 4:4:6
Brad Burns 2 IP, 2 H, R, 1/2 BB/K, 1.69 era, L (0-1), 3:1:2
NYPL A-: Brooklyn 2/7/0, Oneonta 1/4/0
Wes Wrenn had hit best outing of the season, scattering a run on 4 hits over 7 innings for his 2nd win. Michael Powers struck out 2 in a perfect 9th for his 13th save of the season.
The Conies had 7 hits and 3 walks on the game, while going 2 for 9 (.222) with RISP, and they left 6 on base. Jake Eigsti (2) had the lone multi hit game for the Conies, while Dock Doyle (0 for 2, K, .246), Nick Giarraputo (0 for 3, K, .203), and John Servidio (0 for 2, BB, K, .184) all took 0-fers.
ss Robbie Shields 1 for 3, BB, .150
2b Jake Eigsti 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, .276
1b Sam Honeck 1 for 4, 2b (8), RBI (20), K, .270
rf Nick Santomauro 1 for 3, 2b (3), RBI (15), BB, 2 Ks, .252
lf Scott Grimes 1 for 4, K, .280
dh Ralph Henriquez 1 for 3, K, .228
Wes Wrenn 7 IP, 4 H, ER, 6 Ks, 3.11 era, W (2-0), 10:5:6
Matias Carrillo IP, 2 Ks, 2.33 era, 1:0:2
Michael Powers IP, 2 Ks, 2.60 era, SV (13), 1:0:2
APPY R: Kingsport 2/7/0, Princeton 3/9/1, Game 1
Angel Cuan had a second straight subpar outing, after giving up 6 runs on 9 hits in 4 innings his last time out, he gave up 3 runs on 9 hits in 4+ tonight, for his 3rd Appy League loss. The Mets offense had 7 hits, but were 2 for 9 (.222) with RISP, and left 8 on base. Luis Nieves (2) had the only multi hit game for the Mets, while RJ Harris (0 for 3, .296), Cesar Puello (0 for 3, K, .250), and John Freeman (0 for 3, .212) all took 0-fers.
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 4, RBI (34), K, .279
cf Darrell Ceciliani 1 for 3, K, .231
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .367
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .309
dh Juan Torres 1 for 2, run, 2b (2), K, .353
ss Luis Nieves 2 for 3, .375
Angel Cuan 4+ IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 1/2 BB/K, HR, 4.95 era, L (1-3), 6:4:2
Tim Smith 2 IP, 1/2 BB/K, 5.63 era, 1:2:2
Oscar Melendez IP, K, 6.17 era, 2:0:1
APPY R: Kingsport 4/5/2, Princeton 3/3/0 in 8 innings, Game 2
Kurt Steinhauer singled in Joe Bonfe in the 8th inning to give the Mets a walkoff victory and a split of the twinight doubleheader, after a pair of Pedro Zapata errors opened the door for a 3 run Princeton 3rd against Zach Von Tersch, who was spot starting. Tim Chism picked up the win with 1.1 perfect innings of relief, after Tersch gave up 3 runs and 3 UER in 4.1 innings. The Mets offense generated 5 hits and drew 6 walks while going 3 for 7 (.429) with RISP, and leaving 6 on base. John Semel (0 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .220), Mike Moras (0 for 4, RBI, .241), and Gered Mochizuki (0 for 2, BB, .268) all took 0-fers.
cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K, .336, 2 E (2)
2b Ryan Mollica 1 for 4, run, K, .275
1b Joe Bonfe 1 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .343, SB (3)
lf Kurt Steinhauer 1 for 3, 2 RBI, K, .306
3b James Schroeder 1 for 2
Zach Von Tersch 4.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 4/2 BB/K, 5.25 era, 5:6:2
Brian Needham 2.1 IP, 1/3 BB/K, 5.68 era, 4:0:3
Tim Chism 1.1 IP, K, 4.41 era, W (1-1), 3:0:1
ss Argenis Reyes 0 for 3, RBI, K, .288
cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 3, K, .305
lf Nick Evans 1 for 3, run, HR (9), RBI (25), .198
1b Mike Lamb 1 for 3, .258
rf Chip Ambres 2 for 3, run, 2 2b, .257
3b Javier Castillo 1 for 3, RBI, .249
c Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, .238
2b Andy Green 1 for 3, run, K, .270
Tobi Stoner 6 IP, 4 H, 2/3 BB/K, 4.58 era, 92:58:34, 8:6:3
Jon Switzer 2 IP, H, K, 3.07 era, 21:14:7, 2:3:1
Adam Bostick IP, 1.95 era, SV (3), 9:5:4, 1:2
EL AA: Binghamton 0/2/1, Reading 1/5/0
Eric Niesen's put together 3 straight decent+ outings, today's was 5 innings of 2 hit shutout ball. Over his last 3 outings, he's gone 16 innings, and allowed 12 hits, with 4 earned, 7 walks and 26 strikeouts, with a 1-0 record and a 2.25 era. Roy Merritt took the loss after giving up an UER in 1.1 innings of work. BMet pitchers held the Phillies to just 5 hits, but they did 5 walks.
The Mets managed just 2 hits and 2 walks on the game themselves, while going 0 for 3 with RISP, and leaving 5 on base. Jose Coronado (1 for 4, K, .267) and Ike Davis (1 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .306) had the lone hits for the Mets. The Mets had 5 baserunners in the game, Ike Davis accounted for 3 of them.
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 4, .290
lf DJ Wabick 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .280
3b Shawn Bowman 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .289
rf Jon Malo 0 for 3, .245
cf Emmanuel Garcia 0 for 3, K, .248
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .182
Eric Niesen 5 IP, 2 H, 3/8 BB/K, 5.62 era, 4:3:8
Jacob Ruckle 2 IP, 1/3 BB/K, 6.69 era, 3:0:3
Roy Merritt 1.1 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 3.81 era, L (4-5), 3:1
Emary Frederick H, 5.50 era
FSL A+: St. Lucie 14/16/1, Jupiter 6/9/0
The Mets scored 3+ runs in 3 seperate innings today (6 in the 3rd, 3 in the 5th, 4 in the 6th), blowing away the Hammerheads 14-6 behind a 16 hit, 4 walk attack. The Mets went 6 for 11 (.556) with RISP, and left 5 on base, while blasting 3 homers, and 9 XBH overall. Kirk Nieuwenhuis (3, single short of cycle), Zach Lutz (2), Stefan Welch (2), Carlos Guzman (2), Brahiam Maldonado (3 hits, 2 homers), and Hector Pellot had multi hit games, while Reese Havens (0 for 4, RBI, .229) took the lone 0-fer.
Salvador Aguilar was the beneficiary from the offensive barrage, he went 5 innings, allowing 3 hits and 3 runs (1 earned, Reese Havens' 19th error) for his first FSL victory. Brant Rustich returned off the DL and struck out a pair in the 6th.
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (25), 3b (4), HR (11), 3 RBI (54), BB, .252
3b Zach Lutz 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, .298
1b Stefan Welch 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI (23), 2 Ks, .297
rf Carlos Guzman 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .279 (.418/.475/.564/1.039 in August)
dh Brahiam Maldonado 3 for 4, 3 runs, 2 HR (11), 6 RBI (53), .265
2b Hector Pellot 2 for 5, run, 2 2b (14), 2 RBI (27), K, .256
lf Seth Williams 1 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .263
c Tony MacCani 1 for 4, run, K
Salvador Aguilar 5 IP, 3 H, 3/1 R/ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 4.50 era, W (1-1), 7:5:3
Brant Rustich IP, 2 Ks, 2.54 era, 0:1:2
Edgar Ramirez 2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3/1 BB/K, HR, 2.47 era, 4:1:1
Manuel Alvarez IP, H, BB, 4.04 era, 2:1
SAL A: Savannah 2/5/1, Delmarva 4/6/0, Game 1
Chris Schwinden gave up 4 runs on 5 hits in 6.1 innings to take the loss in game 1 of the twinbill tonight. The Gnats offense managed just 5 hits and a walk, while going 0 for 2 with RISP, and left 4 on base. Jefry Marte, Josh Satin (0 for 3, .289), Jean Luc Blaquiere (0 for 3, K, .219), and Joey August (0 for 3, .203) all took 0-fers. No Gnat had a multi hit game.
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 2, 2 Ks, .236
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 3, run, .269
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 2, run, HR (15), 2 RBI (66), BB, .270
dh Raul Reyes 1 for 3, K, .246
rf Evan LeBlanc 1 for 3, K, .173
1b Jose Jimenez 1 for 3, K, .160
Chris Schwinden 6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2/5 BB/K, 3.38 era, L (8-6), 9:5:5
Jacob Goldberg 0.2 IP, H, 2.89 era, 0:2
SAL A: Savannah 3/6/2, Delmarva 4/9/1
Eric Beaulac had an uneven outing today, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits in 5 innings, but it was Brad Burns who gave up the game winner, an UER in the 7th (his 2nd inning of work) to take his first loss of the season (he hasn't been with Savannah long).
The Gnats offense had 6 hits and 3 walks in the nightcap, but went a woeful 1 for 11 (.091) with RISP, and left 6 on base. Jefry Marte, Evan LeBlanc (0 for 3, RBI, .167), and Imbewer Alvarez (0 for 2, BB, .204) took 0-fers. No Gnat had a multi hit game.
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 4, .234
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 3, 2b (18), RBI (31), K, .269
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, K, .270
1b Josh Satin 1 for 2, run, 2b, BB, K, .290
dh Raul Reyes 1 for 2, run, 3b, RBI, K, .247
lf Joey August 1 for 2, 3b, BB, .210
c Luis Alen 1 for 3, run, .175
Eric Beaulac 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1/6 BB/K, 2.76 era, 4:4:6
Brad Burns 2 IP, 2 H, R, 1/2 BB/K, 1.69 era, L (0-1), 3:1:2
NYPL A-: Brooklyn 2/7/0, Oneonta 1/4/0
Wes Wrenn had hit best outing of the season, scattering a run on 4 hits over 7 innings for his 2nd win. Michael Powers struck out 2 in a perfect 9th for his 13th save of the season.
The Conies had 7 hits and 3 walks on the game, while going 2 for 9 (.222) with RISP, and they left 6 on base. Jake Eigsti (2) had the lone multi hit game for the Conies, while Dock Doyle (0 for 2, K, .246), Nick Giarraputo (0 for 3, K, .203), and John Servidio (0 for 2, BB, K, .184) all took 0-fers.
ss Robbie Shields 1 for 3, BB, .150
2b Jake Eigsti 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, .276
1b Sam Honeck 1 for 4, 2b (8), RBI (20), K, .270
rf Nick Santomauro 1 for 3, 2b (3), RBI (15), BB, 2 Ks, .252
lf Scott Grimes 1 for 4, K, .280
dh Ralph Henriquez 1 for 3, K, .228
Wes Wrenn 7 IP, 4 H, ER, 6 Ks, 3.11 era, W (2-0), 10:5:6
Matias Carrillo IP, 2 Ks, 2.33 era, 1:0:2
Michael Powers IP, 2 Ks, 2.60 era, SV (13), 1:0:2
APPY R: Kingsport 2/7/0, Princeton 3/9/1, Game 1
Angel Cuan had a second straight subpar outing, after giving up 6 runs on 9 hits in 4 innings his last time out, he gave up 3 runs on 9 hits in 4+ tonight, for his 3rd Appy League loss. The Mets offense had 7 hits, but were 2 for 9 (.222) with RISP, and left 8 on base. Luis Nieves (2) had the only multi hit game for the Mets, while RJ Harris (0 for 3, .296), Cesar Puello (0 for 3, K, .250), and John Freeman (0 for 3, .212) all took 0-fers.
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 4, RBI (34), K, .279
cf Darrell Ceciliani 1 for 3, K, .231
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .367
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .309
dh Juan Torres 1 for 2, run, 2b (2), K, .353
ss Luis Nieves 2 for 3, .375
Angel Cuan 4+ IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 1/2 BB/K, HR, 4.95 era, L (1-3), 6:4:2
Tim Smith 2 IP, 1/2 BB/K, 5.63 era, 1:2:2
Oscar Melendez IP, K, 6.17 era, 2:0:1
APPY R: Kingsport 4/5/2, Princeton 3/3/0 in 8 innings, Game 2
Kurt Steinhauer singled in Joe Bonfe in the 8th inning to give the Mets a walkoff victory and a split of the twinight doubleheader, after a pair of Pedro Zapata errors opened the door for a 3 run Princeton 3rd against Zach Von Tersch, who was spot starting. Tim Chism picked up the win with 1.1 perfect innings of relief, after Tersch gave up 3 runs and 3 UER in 4.1 innings. The Mets offense generated 5 hits and drew 6 walks while going 3 for 7 (.429) with RISP, and leaving 6 on base. John Semel (0 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .220), Mike Moras (0 for 4, RBI, .241), and Gered Mochizuki (0 for 2, BB, .268) all took 0-fers.
cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K, .336, 2 E (2)
2b Ryan Mollica 1 for 4, run, K, .275
1b Joe Bonfe 1 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .343, SB (3)
lf Kurt Steinhauer 1 for 3, 2 RBI, K, .306
3b James Schroeder 1 for 2
Zach Von Tersch 4.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 4/2 BB/K, 5.25 era, 5:6:2
Brian Needham 2.1 IP, 1/3 BB/K, 5.68 era, 4:0:3
Tim Chism 1.1 IP, K, 4.41 era, W (1-1), 3:0:1
Saturday, August 15, 2009
8/15 Minor League Report! Antonini, HAVENS, GUZMAN, MALDONADO, COHOON, RODRIGUEZ! EDIT: IKE DAVIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tonight's song: Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid
Thoughts go out to David Wright and Hiroki Kuroda, who took a line drive off his temple today.
INT AAA: Buffalo 7/13/2, Lehigh Valley 5/7/1
2b Argenis Reyes 3 for 4, 2 runs, BB, .291
cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, 2 runs, .307
lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, HR (8), 4 RBI (24), .196
1b Mike Lamb 3 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, .257
rf Chip Ambres 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, BB, .253
c Rene Rivera 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .246
3b Andy Green 2 for 4, .269
ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 4, run, .245
Pat Misch 6 IP, 5 H, 3/2 R/ER, 1/2 BB/K, 4.64 era, W (1-1), 87:58:29, 8:6:2
Ken Takahashi 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2/1 BB/K, 2.77 era, 45:25:20, 2:4:1
Jim Warden 0.2 IP, K, 1.17 era, 8:5:3, 1:0:1
EL AA: Binghamton 3/9/1, Reading 4/5/0, Game 1
Michael Antonini had one of his finest outings of the season, scattering 3 hits and a run over 6 innings, but Connor Robertson coughed up the lead by allowing 3 in the 7th, without recording an out, though it was officially Jose De La Torre who blew the save by allowing all of Robertson's runs to score.
The Mets offense had 9 hits and 2 walks in the 7 inning contest, while going just 1 for 8 with RISP, and leaving 6 on base. Ruben Tejada (2), Ike Davis (2), and Shawn Bowman (2) had multi hit games, while Caleb Stewart (0 for 3, K, .197), DJ Wabick (0 for 3, .283), and Jose Coronado (0 for 2, BB, .264) took 0-fers.
Edit (The Man): Time to stop the games, Ike Davis is a monster and needs his props. He hit his 17th homerun of the year tonight (combined A+/AA) and has an OPS over .900 during his time in AA. He's currently performing better than the other 4 1B (Alonso, Smoak, Cooper, Wallace) taken ahead of him in last years draft. So much for being a bust and hating on college picks.
ss Ruben Tejada 2 for 3, run, .295, SB (16)
c Josh Thole 1 for 3, run, BB, .332
1b Ike Davis 2 for 4, run, HR (10), 2 RBI (34), K, .305
3b Shawn Bowman 2 for 3, 2b (19), .292
cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 3, K, .250
Michael Antonini 6 IP, 3 H, ER, 6 Ks, HR, 5.08 era, 5:7:6
Connor Robertson H, 3 ER, BB, 3.18 era, L (2-1)
Jose De La Torre 0.2 IP, H, BB, 1.83 era, BS (2), 2:
EL AA: Binghamton 4/6/0, Reading 0/3/0, Game 2
Chris Mason got a spot start in the 2nd game of the Mets doubleheader, and did well, giving up just 3 hits over 5 innings for his first win in Binghamton. Derrick Ellison finished the game with 2 perfect innings. The Mets offense managed 6 hits and 4 walks in the nightcap, while going 2 for 8 with RISP, leaving 6 on base. Jose Coronado (2), had the only multi hit game, while Ruben Tejada (0 for 3, .292), Salvador Paniagua (0 for 3, K, .187) and Mark Kiger (0 for 2, BB, K, .223) took 0-fers.
2b Jose Coronado 2 for 4, run, RBI (32), K, .267
1b Ike Davis 1 for 4, 2b (12), RBI (35), K, .304
lf DJ Wabick 1 for 4, run, 2b (27), .283
rf Jon Malo 1 for 1, run, RBI, BB, .249
cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 BBs, .250
Chris Mason 5 IP, 3 H, 1/5 BB/K, 0.84 era, W (1-0), 6:4:5
Derrick Ellison 2 IP, K, 0.00 era, 0:5:1
FSL A+: St. Lucie 7/11/0, Jupiter 3/8/3
Angel Calero had a subpar outing tonight, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits in 5 innings, but that was enough to pick up his 2nd win of the season, as the Mets offense accumulated 11 hits and 3 walks, while going 4 for 15 (.267) with RISP, and leaving 8 on base. Reese Havens (3), Carlos Guzman (3) and Brahiam Maldonado (3) each had multi hit games, while Kirk Nieuwenhuis (0 for 4, BB, .247), Stefan Welch (0 for 4, run, .294), Hector Pellot (0 for 4, .253) and Luis Rivera (0 for 4, .167) all took 0-fers.
ss Reese Havens 3 for 4, 2 runs, RBI (39), BB, .232
dh Zach Lutz 1 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .296
rf Carlos Guzman 3 for 4, 2 runs, HR (14), 2 RBI (58), .276
c Francisco Pena 1 for 4, run, HR (8), RBI (40), .222
lf Brahiam Maldonado 3 for 4, run, 2b (16), 2 RBI (47), K, .259
Angel Calero 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1/6 BB/K, HR, 4.86 era, W (2-9), 3:4:6
Nick Waechter 4 IP, H, 8 Ks, 6.39 era, SV (1), 1:3:8
NYPL A-: Brooklyn 1/4/0, Oneonta 2/5/0 in 10 innings
Mark Cohoon had an excellent outing today, giving up a run on 4 hits with 9 Ks in 8 innings, but he would've taken a loss, if not for the Conies scoring a run in the 9th to tie it. Matias Carrillo then gave up a solo shot in the 10th to suffer the eventual loss, 2-1.
The Cyclones had just 4 hits, but drew 7 walks, while going 0-fer (0 for 9) with RISP, and leaving 11 on base. Jake Eigsti (2 for 5, 2b, .259), Scott Grimes (1 for 2, run, HR, RBI, K, .286), and Dock Doyle (1 for 4, 2b, .250) had the only Cyclone hits.
cf Justin Garber 0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .239
1b Sam Honeck 0 for 4, BB, .271
rf Luis Rivera 0 for 4, K, .291
3b Tyler Vaughn 0 for 3, BB, .261
lf Nick Santomauro 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .250
dh Alex Gregory 0 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .281
ss Robbie Shields 0 for 2, 2 BBs, .144
Mark Cohoon 8 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/9 BB/K, 2.59 era, 10:5:9
Brandon Sage IP, K, 1.38 era, 1:1:1
Matias Carrillo IP, H, ER, 2 Ks, HR, 2.42 era, L (1-2), 0:1:2
APPY R: Kingsport 11/14/0, Johnson City 0/3/1
For the first time all season, a participant in a Kingsport Mets game did not score, and it was the correct side of the ledger doing the blanking, with Armando Rodriguez and Travis Babin combining on a 3 hitter.
The Mets hammered out 14 hits and drew 4 walks, while going 8 for 17 (.471) with RISP, leaving 7 on base. Cesar Puello (0 for 4, .255) took the only 0-fer, there were 5 players with multi hit games, Pedro Zapata (3) had the lone 3 hit game.
2b Alonzo Harris 2 for 5, 2 runs, RBI (33), .280
cf RJ Harris 1 for 3, 3b (3), 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .302
dh Richard Lucas 1 for 4, 2b (12), RBI (21), BB, 2 Ks, .372
1b Jeff Flagg 2 for 4, 3 runs, 3b, BB, 2 Ks, .310
3b Joe Bonfe 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 4 RBI, .344
lf Pedro Zapata 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b (7), RBI (13), .333
c Mike Moras 2 for 5, run, 2b, 3 RBI, .259
ss Luis Nieves 1 for 5, run, 2b (1), RBI (2), .333
Armando Rodriguez 8 IP, 3 H, 2/4 BB/K, 2.58 era, W (3-0), 8:12:4
Travis Babin IP, 2.84 era, 2:1
GCL R: Mets 3/5/1, Nationals 4/7/3
cf Chase Greene 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .273
2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 4, .200
3b Charlie Hinojosa 1 for 4, 2b (11), K, .365
lf Julio Concepcionm 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .303
rf Javier Rodriguez 0 for 3, BB, .218
c Nelfi Zapata 0 for 3, BB, K, .271
1b Giovanni Ortiz 0 for 3, run, BB, K, .234
dh Orlando Rodriguez 1 for 3, run, 2b, BB, K, .281
ss Miguel Tejada 1 for 4, 2 RBI, K, .094
Orlando Tovar 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1/3 BB/K, 4.47 era, L (1-5), 7:5:3
Brian Valenzuela 3 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 Ks, 5.29 era, 3:2:3
William Rackel IP, 4.26 era, 0:3
Thoughts go out to David Wright and Hiroki Kuroda, who took a line drive off his temple today.
INT AAA: Buffalo 7/13/2, Lehigh Valley 5/7/1
2b Argenis Reyes 3 for 4, 2 runs, BB, .291
cf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 4, 2 runs, .307
lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, HR (8), 4 RBI (24), .196
1b Mike Lamb 3 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, .257
rf Chip Ambres 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, BB, .253
c Rene Rivera 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .246
3b Andy Green 2 for 4, .269
ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 4, run, .245
Pat Misch 6 IP, 5 H, 3/2 R/ER, 1/2 BB/K, 4.64 era, W (1-1), 87:58:29, 8:6:2
Ken Takahashi 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2/1 BB/K, 2.77 era, 45:25:20, 2:4:1
Jim Warden 0.2 IP, K, 1.17 era, 8:5:3, 1:0:1
EL AA: Binghamton 3/9/1, Reading 4/5/0, Game 1
Michael Antonini had one of his finest outings of the season, scattering 3 hits and a run over 6 innings, but Connor Robertson coughed up the lead by allowing 3 in the 7th, without recording an out, though it was officially Jose De La Torre who blew the save by allowing all of Robertson's runs to score.
The Mets offense had 9 hits and 2 walks in the 7 inning contest, while going just 1 for 8 with RISP, and leaving 6 on base. Ruben Tejada (2), Ike Davis (2), and Shawn Bowman (2) had multi hit games, while Caleb Stewart (0 for 3, K, .197), DJ Wabick (0 for 3, .283), and Jose Coronado (0 for 2, BB, .264) took 0-fers.
Edit (The Man): Time to stop the games, Ike Davis is a monster and needs his props. He hit his 17th homerun of the year tonight (combined A+/AA) and has an OPS over .900 during his time in AA. He's currently performing better than the other 4 1B (Alonso, Smoak, Cooper, Wallace) taken ahead of him in last years draft. So much for being a bust and hating on college picks.
ss Ruben Tejada 2 for 3, run, .295, SB (16)
c Josh Thole 1 for 3, run, BB, .332
1b Ike Davis 2 for 4, run, HR (10), 2 RBI (34), K, .305
3b Shawn Bowman 2 for 3, 2b (19), .292
cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 3, K, .250
Michael Antonini 6 IP, 3 H, ER, 6 Ks, HR, 5.08 era, 5:7:6
Connor Robertson H, 3 ER, BB, 3.18 era, L (2-1)
Jose De La Torre 0.2 IP, H, BB, 1.83 era, BS (2), 2:
EL AA: Binghamton 4/6/0, Reading 0/3/0, Game 2
Chris Mason got a spot start in the 2nd game of the Mets doubleheader, and did well, giving up just 3 hits over 5 innings for his first win in Binghamton. Derrick Ellison finished the game with 2 perfect innings. The Mets offense managed 6 hits and 4 walks in the nightcap, while going 2 for 8 with RISP, leaving 6 on base. Jose Coronado (2), had the only multi hit game, while Ruben Tejada (0 for 3, .292), Salvador Paniagua (0 for 3, K, .187) and Mark Kiger (0 for 2, BB, K, .223) took 0-fers.
2b Jose Coronado 2 for 4, run, RBI (32), K, .267
1b Ike Davis 1 for 4, 2b (12), RBI (35), K, .304
lf DJ Wabick 1 for 4, run, 2b (27), .283
rf Jon Malo 1 for 1, run, RBI, BB, .249
cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 BBs, .250
Chris Mason 5 IP, 3 H, 1/5 BB/K, 0.84 era, W (1-0), 6:4:5
Derrick Ellison 2 IP, K, 0.00 era, 0:5:1
FSL A+: St. Lucie 7/11/0, Jupiter 3/8/3
Angel Calero had a subpar outing tonight, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits in 5 innings, but that was enough to pick up his 2nd win of the season, as the Mets offense accumulated 11 hits and 3 walks, while going 4 for 15 (.267) with RISP, and leaving 8 on base. Reese Havens (3), Carlos Guzman (3) and Brahiam Maldonado (3) each had multi hit games, while Kirk Nieuwenhuis (0 for 4, BB, .247), Stefan Welch (0 for 4, run, .294), Hector Pellot (0 for 4, .253) and Luis Rivera (0 for 4, .167) all took 0-fers.
ss Reese Havens 3 for 4, 2 runs, RBI (39), BB, .232
dh Zach Lutz 1 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .296
rf Carlos Guzman 3 for 4, 2 runs, HR (14), 2 RBI (58), .276
c Francisco Pena 1 for 4, run, HR (8), RBI (40), .222
lf Brahiam Maldonado 3 for 4, run, 2b (16), 2 RBI (47), K, .259
Angel Calero 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1/6 BB/K, HR, 4.86 era, W (2-9), 3:4:6
Nick Waechter 4 IP, H, 8 Ks, 6.39 era, SV (1), 1:3:8
NYPL A-: Brooklyn 1/4/0, Oneonta 2/5/0 in 10 innings
Mark Cohoon had an excellent outing today, giving up a run on 4 hits with 9 Ks in 8 innings, but he would've taken a loss, if not for the Conies scoring a run in the 9th to tie it. Matias Carrillo then gave up a solo shot in the 10th to suffer the eventual loss, 2-1.
The Cyclones had just 4 hits, but drew 7 walks, while going 0-fer (0 for 9) with RISP, and leaving 11 on base. Jake Eigsti (2 for 5, 2b, .259), Scott Grimes (1 for 2, run, HR, RBI, K, .286), and Dock Doyle (1 for 4, 2b, .250) had the only Cyclone hits.
cf Justin Garber 0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .239
1b Sam Honeck 0 for 4, BB, .271
rf Luis Rivera 0 for 4, K, .291
3b Tyler Vaughn 0 for 3, BB, .261
lf Nick Santomauro 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .250
dh Alex Gregory 0 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .281
ss Robbie Shields 0 for 2, 2 BBs, .144
Mark Cohoon 8 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/9 BB/K, 2.59 era, 10:5:9
Brandon Sage IP, K, 1.38 era, 1:1:1
Matias Carrillo IP, H, ER, 2 Ks, HR, 2.42 era, L (1-2), 0:1:2
APPY R: Kingsport 11/14/0, Johnson City 0/3/1
For the first time all season, a participant in a Kingsport Mets game did not score, and it was the correct side of the ledger doing the blanking, with Armando Rodriguez and Travis Babin combining on a 3 hitter.
The Mets hammered out 14 hits and drew 4 walks, while going 8 for 17 (.471) with RISP, leaving 7 on base. Cesar Puello (0 for 4, .255) took the only 0-fer, there were 5 players with multi hit games, Pedro Zapata (3) had the lone 3 hit game.
2b Alonzo Harris 2 for 5, 2 runs, RBI (33), .280
cf RJ Harris 1 for 3, 3b (3), 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .302
dh Richard Lucas 1 for 4, 2b (12), RBI (21), BB, 2 Ks, .372
1b Jeff Flagg 2 for 4, 3 runs, 3b, BB, 2 Ks, .310
3b Joe Bonfe 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 4 RBI, .344
lf Pedro Zapata 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b (7), RBI (13), .333
c Mike Moras 2 for 5, run, 2b, 3 RBI, .259
ss Luis Nieves 1 for 5, run, 2b (1), RBI (2), .333
Armando Rodriguez 8 IP, 3 H, 2/4 BB/K, 2.58 era, W (3-0), 8:12:4
Travis Babin IP, 2.84 era, 2:1
GCL R: Mets 3/5/1, Nationals 4/7/3
cf Chase Greene 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .273
2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 4, .200
3b Charlie Hinojosa 1 for 4, 2b (11), K, .365
lf Julio Concepcionm 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .303
rf Javier Rodriguez 0 for 3, BB, .218
c Nelfi Zapata 0 for 3, BB, K, .271
1b Giovanni Ortiz 0 for 3, run, BB, K, .234
dh Orlando Rodriguez 1 for 3, run, 2b, BB, K, .281
ss Miguel Tejada 1 for 4, 2 RBI, K, .094
Orlando Tovar 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1/3 BB/K, 4.47 era, L (1-5), 7:5:3
Brian Valenzuela 3 IP, 3 H, ER, 3 Ks, 5.29 era, 3:2:3
William Rackel IP, 4.26 era, 0:3
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
8/12 Minor League Report! Maldonado!
INT AAA: Buffalo 7/12/0, Rochester 4/6/1
2b Argenis Reyes 3 for 4, run, .278
3b Andy Green 1 for 3, run, RBI, .236
lf Nick Evans 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .187
1b Mike Lamb 0 for 3, run, BB, .251
cf Chip Ambres 2 for 4, run, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .249
c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, K, .246
dh Javier Castillo 1 for 4, 2b, .251
rf Josh Petersen 2 for 4, run, .302
ss Wilson Valdez 2 for 4, run, .241
Kyle Snyder 6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 4.18 era, W (3-5), 86:52:34, 10:5:3
Adam Bostick 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 2.08 era, SV (2), 41:26:15, 2:4:3
----
cf Dustin Martin 1 for 3, K, .246
rf Jusin Huber 0 for 4, RBI, .263
EL AA: Binghamton 1/5/0, Harrisburg 4/7/0
Jenrry Mejia returned to the BMets tonight, and went 3 innings (scheduled 50-60 pitch count), giving up all 3 of his runs in the first, on 2 hits and 2 walks, taking his 4th loss. But, the most important thing tonight is that he pitched, felt good, and was hitting 94-98 on the gun. Tomorrow is key in seeing how his finger feels off his first game action since Juen 23rd.
The bullpen followed with 6 innings of 5 hit 1 run relief, but the offense managed just 5 hits and a walk, while going 0-fer (0 for 5) with RISP, leaving 5 on base. Ruben Tejada (0 for 4, .290), DJ Wabick (0 for 3, RBI, 2 Ks, .290), Jose Coronado (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .258) and Mark Kiger (0 for 2, BB, .232) took 0-fers. Ike Davis (2) had the only multi hit game.
c Josh Thole 1 for 4, run, .329
1b Ike Davis 2 for 4, 2b (11), K, .301
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 3, K, .281
cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 3, K, .249
Jenrry Mejia 3 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2/3 BB/K, 4.38 era, L (0-4), 5:1:3
Edgar Alfonzo 3 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 3.55 era, 3:3:2
Chris Mason IP, 2/2 BB/K, 1.59 era, 1:0:2
Emary Frederick IP, 5.50 era, 3:
Connor Robertson IP, H, K, 2.30 era, 1:0:1
FSL A+: St. Lucie 8/9/1, Charlotte 3/7/2
The Mets staged an OF ALL THE DRAMATIC THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN 9th inning comeback tonight, pouring 7 runs across to erase a 3-1 deficit. Kirk Nieuwenhuis' grounder tied the game, and after Zach Lutz struck out for the second out of the inning, Stefan Welch was IBBed, and Francisco Pena followed with a 2 run single to give the Mets the lead. Carlos Guzman and Brahiam Maldonado followed with doubles to plate 3 and cap the scoring outburst. Guzman (2) and Maldonado (3) had multi hit games, while Nieuwenhuis (0 for 4, run, RBI, BB, K, .252, SB (16)), Welch (0 for 3, run, 2 BBs, K, .296), and Hector Pellot (0 for 4, run, BB, .256) all took 0-fers. The Mets were 4 for 16 with RISP and left 9 on base.
The win went to Stephen Clyne, who worked 2 scoreless innings in back of Scott Shaw, who allowed 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings for a ND.
ss Reese Havens 1 for 4, RBI (37), BB, 2 Ks, .228
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 4, run, 2b (16), BB, 3 Ks, .297
c Francisco Pena 1 for 5, run, 2 RBI (38), .222
rf Carlos Guzman 2 for 5, run, 2b (24), 2 RBI (56), .272
lf Brahiam Maldonado 3 for 5, run, 2b (15), RBI, .252
dh Richard Pena 1 for 2, run, BB, .248
Scott Shaw 6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2/4 BB/K, HR, 3.63 era, 6:8:4
Stephen Clyne 2 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 1.50 era, W (3-1), 4:0:2
Josh Stinson IP, H, BB, 2.05 era, 2:1
NYPL A-: Brooklyn 1/5/3, Mahoning Valley 12/11/2
Darin Gorski got oblierated for 8 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits and 4 walks in 3.2 innings for his 3rd NYPL loss tonight. The Conies offense managed just a run on 5 hits and 3 walks, while going 0-fer (0 for 6) with RISP, leaving 8 on base. Justin Garber (2 for 3, .253) and Ralph Henriquez (2 for 4, run, HR, RBI, .221) had multi hit games. Jake Eigsti (1 for 4, K, .250) joined them as the only Conies with hits.
1b Sam Honeck 0 for 2, BB, 2 Ks, .283
>>1b Alex Gregory 0 for 1, K, .276
dh Luis Rivera 0 for 3, BB, K, .301
rf Nick Santomauro 0 for 4, K, .235
3b Tyler Vaughn 0 for 4, .270
lf Scott Grimes 0 for 3, BB, K, .263
ss Robbie Shields 0 for 4, K, .154
Darin Gorski 3.2 IP, 6 H, 8/4 R/ER, 4/3 BB/K, 5.31 era, L (2-3), 5:3:3, WP
Wes Wrenn 1.1 IP, H, BB, 3.52 era, 3:1
Mike Lynn 2 IP, 3 H, 4/3 R/ER, 2/2 BB/K, 3.98 era, 2:2:2, 2 WP
Sam Martinez IP, H, 2 Ks, 4.63 era, 1:0:2
By the way, great job using a 7th round pick on a great talent like Darin Gorski. Go Mets.
APPY R: Kingsport 4/10/0, Burlington 5/13/0
Eduardo Aldama, coming off his best pro outing, backed it up with a good one tonight, giving up 3 runs on 8 hits in 6 innings for a solid ND (and yes, there is such a thing). Chris Hilliard got tagged with the loss after giving up 2 runs on 5 hits in 3 innings.
The Mets offense had 10 hits and 3 walks, while going 3 for 12 with RISP, leaving 8 on base. Richard Lucas (2), Joe Bonfe (2) and Luis Nieves (2) had multi hit games, while Darrell Ceciliani (0 for 3, .229; 3 for his last 36), Alonzo Harris (0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .279) and Jeff Flagg (0 for 4, .309) took 0-fers.
>>cf Kurt Steinhauer 1 for 1, BB, .333
3b Richard Lucas 2 for 5, run, 2b (11), HR (3), RBI, .405
lf RJ Harris 1 for 4, run, K, .295
dh Joe Bonfe 2 for 4, run, RBI, K, .333
c John Freeman 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .206
rf John Semel 1 for 3, BB, .227
ss Luis Nieves 2 for 4, RBI, .250
Eduardo Aldama 6 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 5 Ks, 4.47 era, 6:6:5
Chris Hilliard 3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, K, 3 era, L (3-3), 4:3:1
GCL R: Mets 2/11/0, Astros 1/5/5 in 11 innings
Billy Wagner continued his rehab with another scoreless inning in Florida, he struck out a pair behind Gabriel Zavala, who went the first 4, allowing just a hit.
rf Chase Greene 0 for 3, .219
>>rf ZeErika Hall 0 for 2, BB, K, .294
2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 3
>>2b Ray Van Gurp 1 for 2, RBI, .248
3b Aderlin Rodriguez 2 for 5, K, .286
lf Julio Concepcion 1 for 5, .308
cf Javier Rodriguez 1 for 5, .233
c Nelfi Zapata 2 for 5, .290
dh Charlie Hinojosa 2 for 5, run, 2b, 3 Ks, .353
1b Travis Ozga 1 for 5, run, .158
ss Miguel Tejada 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, BB, .093
Gabriel Zavala 4 IP, H, 2/2 BB/K, 2.79 era, 5:5:2
Billy Wagner IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 1:0:2
Peralta 2 IP, 2 H, R, 1/2 BB/K, 2.76 era, 2:2:2
Jimber Mueses 2 IP, H, 1/3 BB/K, 6.92 era, 3:0:3
William Rackel 2 IP, H, BB, K, 4.50 era, W (2-2), 2:3:1
2b Argenis Reyes 3 for 4, run, .278
3b Andy Green 1 for 3, run, RBI, .236
lf Nick Evans 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .187
1b Mike Lamb 0 for 3, run, BB, .251
cf Chip Ambres 2 for 4, run, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .249
c Rene Rivera 1 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, K, .246
dh Javier Castillo 1 for 4, 2b, .251
rf Josh Petersen 2 for 4, run, .302
ss Wilson Valdez 2 for 4, run, .241
Kyle Snyder 6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 4.18 era, W (3-5), 86:52:34, 10:5:3
Adam Bostick 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 2.08 era, SV (2), 41:26:15, 2:4:3
----
cf Dustin Martin 1 for 3, K, .246
rf Jusin Huber 0 for 4, RBI, .263
EL AA: Binghamton 1/5/0, Harrisburg 4/7/0
Jenrry Mejia returned to the BMets tonight, and went 3 innings (scheduled 50-60 pitch count), giving up all 3 of his runs in the first, on 2 hits and 2 walks, taking his 4th loss. But, the most important thing tonight is that he pitched, felt good, and was hitting 94-98 on the gun. Tomorrow is key in seeing how his finger feels off his first game action since Juen 23rd.
The bullpen followed with 6 innings of 5 hit 1 run relief, but the offense managed just 5 hits and a walk, while going 0-fer (0 for 5) with RISP, leaving 5 on base. Ruben Tejada (0 for 4, .290), DJ Wabick (0 for 3, RBI, 2 Ks, .290), Jose Coronado (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .258) and Mark Kiger (0 for 2, BB, .232) took 0-fers. Ike Davis (2) had the only multi hit game.
c Josh Thole 1 for 4, run, .329
1b Ike Davis 2 for 4, 2b (11), K, .301
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 3, K, .281
cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 3, K, .249
Jenrry Mejia 3 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2/3 BB/K, 4.38 era, L (0-4), 5:1:3
Edgar Alfonzo 3 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 3.55 era, 3:3:2
Chris Mason IP, 2/2 BB/K, 1.59 era, 1:0:2
Emary Frederick IP, 5.50 era, 3:
Connor Robertson IP, H, K, 2.30 era, 1:0:1
FSL A+: St. Lucie 8/9/1, Charlotte 3/7/2
The Mets staged an OF ALL THE DRAMATIC THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN 9th inning comeback tonight, pouring 7 runs across to erase a 3-1 deficit. Kirk Nieuwenhuis' grounder tied the game, and after Zach Lutz struck out for the second out of the inning, Stefan Welch was IBBed, and Francisco Pena followed with a 2 run single to give the Mets the lead. Carlos Guzman and Brahiam Maldonado followed with doubles to plate 3 and cap the scoring outburst. Guzman (2) and Maldonado (3) had multi hit games, while Nieuwenhuis (0 for 4, run, RBI, BB, K, .252, SB (16)), Welch (0 for 3, run, 2 BBs, K, .296), and Hector Pellot (0 for 4, run, BB, .256) all took 0-fers. The Mets were 4 for 16 with RISP and left 9 on base.
The win went to Stephen Clyne, who worked 2 scoreless innings in back of Scott Shaw, who allowed 3 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in 6 innings for a ND.
ss Reese Havens 1 for 4, RBI (37), BB, 2 Ks, .228
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 4, run, 2b (16), BB, 3 Ks, .297
c Francisco Pena 1 for 5, run, 2 RBI (38), .222
rf Carlos Guzman 2 for 5, run, 2b (24), 2 RBI (56), .272
lf Brahiam Maldonado 3 for 5, run, 2b (15), RBI, .252
dh Richard Pena 1 for 2, run, BB, .248
Scott Shaw 6 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2/4 BB/K, HR, 3.63 era, 6:8:4
Stephen Clyne 2 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 1.50 era, W (3-1), 4:0:2
Josh Stinson IP, H, BB, 2.05 era, 2:1
NYPL A-: Brooklyn 1/5/3, Mahoning Valley 12/11/2
Darin Gorski got oblierated for 8 runs (4 earned) on 6 hits and 4 walks in 3.2 innings for his 3rd NYPL loss tonight. The Conies offense managed just a run on 5 hits and 3 walks, while going 0-fer (0 for 6) with RISP, leaving 8 on base. Justin Garber (2 for 3, .253) and Ralph Henriquez (2 for 4, run, HR, RBI, .221) had multi hit games. Jake Eigsti (1 for 4, K, .250) joined them as the only Conies with hits.
1b Sam Honeck 0 for 2, BB, 2 Ks, .283
>>1b Alex Gregory 0 for 1, K, .276
dh Luis Rivera 0 for 3, BB, K, .301
rf Nick Santomauro 0 for 4, K, .235
3b Tyler Vaughn 0 for 4, .270
lf Scott Grimes 0 for 3, BB, K, .263
ss Robbie Shields 0 for 4, K, .154
Darin Gorski 3.2 IP, 6 H, 8/4 R/ER, 4/3 BB/K, 5.31 era, L (2-3), 5:3:3, WP
Wes Wrenn 1.1 IP, H, BB, 3.52 era, 3:1
Mike Lynn 2 IP, 3 H, 4/3 R/ER, 2/2 BB/K, 3.98 era, 2:2:2, 2 WP
Sam Martinez IP, H, 2 Ks, 4.63 era, 1:0:2
By the way, great job using a 7th round pick on a great talent like Darin Gorski. Go Mets.
APPY R: Kingsport 4/10/0, Burlington 5/13/0
Eduardo Aldama, coming off his best pro outing, backed it up with a good one tonight, giving up 3 runs on 8 hits in 6 innings for a solid ND (and yes, there is such a thing). Chris Hilliard got tagged with the loss after giving up 2 runs on 5 hits in 3 innings.
The Mets offense had 10 hits and 3 walks, while going 3 for 12 with RISP, leaving 8 on base. Richard Lucas (2), Joe Bonfe (2) and Luis Nieves (2) had multi hit games, while Darrell Ceciliani (0 for 3, .229; 3 for his last 36), Alonzo Harris (0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .279) and Jeff Flagg (0 for 4, .309) took 0-fers.
>>cf Kurt Steinhauer 1 for 1, BB, .333
3b Richard Lucas 2 for 5, run, 2b (11), HR (3), RBI, .405
lf RJ Harris 1 for 4, run, K, .295
dh Joe Bonfe 2 for 4, run, RBI, K, .333
c John Freeman 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .206
rf John Semel 1 for 3, BB, .227
ss Luis Nieves 2 for 4, RBI, .250
Eduardo Aldama 6 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 5 Ks, 4.47 era, 6:6:5
Chris Hilliard 3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, K, 3 era, L (3-3), 4:3:1
GCL R: Mets 2/11/0, Astros 1/5/5 in 11 innings
Billy Wagner continued his rehab with another scoreless inning in Florida, he struck out a pair behind Gabriel Zavala, who went the first 4, allowing just a hit.
rf Chase Greene 0 for 3, .219
>>rf ZeErika Hall 0 for 2, BB, K, .294
2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 3
>>2b Ray Van Gurp 1 for 2, RBI, .248
3b Aderlin Rodriguez 2 for 5, K, .286
lf Julio Concepcion 1 for 5, .308
cf Javier Rodriguez 1 for 5, .233
c Nelfi Zapata 2 for 5, .290
dh Charlie Hinojosa 2 for 5, run, 2b, 3 Ks, .353
1b Travis Ozga 1 for 5, run, .158
ss Miguel Tejada 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, BB, .093
Gabriel Zavala 4 IP, H, 2/2 BB/K, 2.79 era, 5:5:2
Billy Wagner IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 1:0:2
Peralta 2 IP, 2 H, R, 1/2 BB/K, 2.76 era, 2:2:2
Jimber Mueses 2 IP, H, 1/3 BB/K, 6.92 era, 3:0:3
William Rackel 2 IP, H, BB, K, 4.50 era, W (2-2), 2:3:1
Sunday, August 02, 2009
8/2 Minor League Report! DUDA, HAVENS, LUTZ, GUZMAN, MALDONADO, VAN GURP, Hinojosa!
INT AAA: Buffalo 1/7/0, Toledo 6/10/1
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, K, .261
cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 4, .311
lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, 3 Ks, .162
1b Mike Lamb 1 for 3, run, BB, .253
rf Chip Ambres 1 for 4, K, .244
dh Javier Castillo 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .259
3b Andy Green 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .212
ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 3, .220
c Rafael Arroyo 0 for 3, 3 Ks
Adam Pettyjohn 6 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3/4 BB/K, 2 HR, 4.73 era, L (2-7), 94:56:38, 5:9:4
Eddie Kunz 2 IP, 2 H, ER, K, 3.97 era, 27:18:9, 2:3:1
EL AA: Binghamton 2/8/0, Akron 3/6/1
Brad Holt had massive control issues tonight, walking 6 in 6 innings while also allowing 3 hits, leading to 3 runs against him, resulting in his 5th EL loss. Emary Frederick, Roy Merritt and Connor Robertson each followed with a scoreless inning of relief, allowing the Mets to work themselves back into the game with a 2 run 7th, but they could not push across the tying run.
The Mets gathered 8 hits and drew 3 walks, but were just 1 for 9 (.111) with RISP, and left 9 on base. Lucas Duda (3), and Mark Kiger (2) had multi hit games, while Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 3, RBI, BB, 3 Ks, .254), Ike Davis (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .301), Caleb Stewart (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .202), and Jon Malo (0 for 3, .249) took 0-fers.
ss Jose Coronado 1 for 5, 2b, RBI, .260
lf Lucas Duda 3 for 4, 2 2b (26), .285
dh DJ Wabick 1 for 4, 2b (25), 2 Ks, .295
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .202
3b Mark Kiger 2 for 3, run, BB, K, .241
Brad Holt 6 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 6/2 BB/K, 5.36 era, L (2-5), 4:11:2
Emary Frederick IP, BB, K, 5.02 era, 0:1:1
Roy Merritt IP, 2 H, K, 4.02 era, 2:0:1
Connor Robertson IP, H, 2.78 era, 2:1
FSL A+: St. Lucie 12/24/2, Lakeland 11/14/2
For most of this game, the Mets were on cruise control, building themselves a 7-3 lead after 5 innings, and 11-3 after a 4 run 7th, but in horrifying fashion, Nick Waechter and Manuel Olivares combined to allow 8 runs in the top of the 9th, blowing the game for Scott Moviel. Stephen Clyne came in with the bases loaded and 2 down, and proceeded to allow all 3 runs to score, but escaped the inning with a tie. Brahiam Maldonado's 4 hit in the bottom of the 9th completed the narrow avoidance of disaster. Moviel started, and pitched a meh game, giving up 5 hits and 3 runs (2 earned) with 2 walks and 3 HBP. Clyne picked up the win, his 2nd in the FSL.
The Mets offense exploded today, registering one of the highest hit totals of the season (24), and alwo drawing a pair of walks while going 10 for 18 (.556) with RISP, thought they did leave a small army (15) on base. Every starter except Stefan Welch (0 for 6, run, K, .323) had a multi hit game, four players had 4 hit games.
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 6, run, RBI, .253
ss Reese Havens 4 for 6, 2 runs, 2b (12), HR (10), 4 RBI (35), K, .237
3b Zach Lutz 4 for 5, 2 runs, 2b (13), HR (9), 2 RBI (46), BB, K, .293
>>pr Richard Pena run, .250
rf Carlos Guzman 4 for 5, 2b (21), 2 RBI (52), .265
2b Greg Veloz 2 for 6, .232
lf Seth Williams 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB, K, .299
dh Brahiam Maldonado 4 for 6, 2 runs, 2b (14), RBI (41), K, .257
c Julio Rivera 2 for 4, run, RBI
Scott Moviel 5 IP, 5 H, 3/2 R/ER, 2/6 BB/K, 5.34 era, 6:3:6, 3 HBP
Nick Waechter 3.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2/3 BB/K, 6.68 era, 4:3:3
Manuel Alvarez 0.1 IP, H, 4 R, 2 BBs, 3.86 era, 1:
Stephen Clyne 0.1 IP, H, 1.73 era, BS (2), W (2-1), 1:
SAL A: Savannah 3/4/0, Bowling Green 1/6/1 in 5.5 innings
Robert Carson, coming off two horrific starts (4.2 innings, 21.21 era), had a good one today in a rain shortened game, going the distance, giving up just a run on 6 hits, generating 11 groundball outs.
The Gnats had 4 hits and a walk, while going 1 for 6 with RISP, but they put up 3 runs, enough on this day for the win. Raul Reyes (1 for 3, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .248), Josh Satin (1 for 2, 2b, .299), Jose Jimenez (1 for 2, run, .107) and Luis Alen (1 for 2, run, 2b, .152) had the hits for the Gnats, everyone else took 0-fers.
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 2, BB, K, .277
cf Sean Ratliff 0 for 3, K, .282
dh Jordan Abruzzo 0 for 2, K, .220
3b, lf Eric Campbell 0 for 2, .253
lf Joey August 0 for 1, .222
>>ph, 2b Imbewer Alvarez 0 for 1, K, .270
Robert Carson 5 IP, 6 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 2.84 era, W (8-7), 11:2:2
NYPL A-: Brooklyn 5/8/0, Hudson Valley 3/9/2
Brooklyn scored single runs in innings 4 thru 8, erasing a 3-1 deficit after 4, and earning their 28th win of the season (28-16, 3 up on the Yankees for first). The Cyclones had 8 hits and drew 3 walks, while going 4 for 12 with RISP, and leaving 6 on base. Justin Garber (2), Luis Rivera (2) and Dock Doyle (2) had multi hit games, while Jake Eigsti (0 for 5, K, .091), Sam Honeck (0 for 4, .301), Nick Santomauro (0 for 3, BB, K, .222) and Robbie Shields (0 for 3, run, BB, .153) all took 0-fers.
Collin McHugh started and had a bad outing, giving up 3 runs on 4 hits in 5 innings. Brandon Sage worked 2 scoreless innings of relief for his 2nd win, Michael Powers pitched a scoreless 9th for his 9th save.
cf Justin Garber 2 for 4, run, 2 RBI, K, .264
rf Luis Rivera 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, BB, .315
3b Tyler Vaughn 1 for 4, RBI, .305
c Dock Doyle 2 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, .260
lf Alex Gregory 1 for 4, run, .270
Collin McHugh 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1/7 BB/K, 3.83 era, 4:4:7
Brandon Sage 2 IP, 3 H, K, 0.55 era, W (2-0), 4:1:1
Matias Carrillo IP, H, K, 0.95 era, 0:2:1
Michael Powers IP, H, 2 Ks, 1.86 era, SV (9), 0:1:2
APPY R: Kingsport 6/9/1, Greeneville 4/9/2
Jhonathan Torres' 5th Appy start was arguably his "best", as he gave up a run on 5 hits in 4.1 innings, with 7 Ks. Samuel Taveras blew the save by giving up 3 runs in the 8th, and Travis Babin stranded one of Taveras' runners, keeping it a 1 run deficit at 4-3, and allowing the Mets time to regroup and rally for 3 in the 9th for the win. The 4 runs Kingsport gave up is the lowest run total against them since July 20th, when they gave up a run in an eventual 4-1 victory.
The Mets had 9 hits and drew 7 walks, while going 3 for 12 with RISP, and leaving 11 on base. RJ Harris (2) and Gered Mochizuki (2) had multi hit games, while Cesar Puello (0 for 5, 3 Ks, .280) and Tyler Howe (0 for 1, run, RBI, 3 BBs, K, .250) took 0-fers.
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 4, 2 runs, BB, 2 Ks, .305
c John Freeman 1 for 5, run, K, .202
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 4, run, RBI, BB, K, .409
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 4, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .326
cf RJ Harris 2 for 3, RBI, BB, .284
lf Kurt Steinhauer 1 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .324
ss Gered Mochizuki 2 for 4, K, .250
>>pr Pedro Zapata
>>ss Juan Torres (really?)
Jhonathan Torres 4.1 IP, 5 H, ER, 1/7 BB/K, 4.91 era, 4:1:7
Johnathan White 0.2 IP, 7.71 era, 0:2
Guillaume LeDuc 2 IP, H, K, 7.50 era, 1:3:1
Samuel Taveras 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 6.59 era, BS (2), 0:1:2, WP
Travis Babin 1.1 IP, H, K, 2.25 era, W (1-0), 1:2:1
GCL R: Mets 8/12/0, Astros 6/6/3
rf ZeErika Hall 2 for 4, run, RBI, K, .328
2b Ray Van Gurp 3 for 4, run, 2b, 3 RBI, BB, .271
cf Javier Rodriguez 0 for 5, K, .241
lf Julio Concepcion 2 for 4, run, .316
dh Scott Grimes 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .250
c Nelfi Zapata 1 for 4, run, .295
1b Marinus Vernooij 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .182
>>pr, 1b Chase Greene run, .143
3b Charlie Hinojosa 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .415
ss Miguel Tejada 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, 3 Ks, .103
Lachlan Hodge 5 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 3/7 BB/K, 3.21 era, 3:4:7
Santiago Valdez IP, K, 6 era, 1:1:1
Luis Rojas IP, K, 5.06 era, 1:1:1
Brad Burns 2 IP, 2 H, 3 Ks, 0.00 era, W (1-0), 2:1:3
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, K, .261
cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 4, .311
lf Nick Evans 1 for 4, 3 Ks, .162
1b Mike Lamb 1 for 3, run, BB, .253
rf Chip Ambres 1 for 4, K, .244
dh Javier Castillo 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .259
3b Andy Green 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .212
ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 3, .220
c Rafael Arroyo 0 for 3, 3 Ks
Adam Pettyjohn 6 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3/4 BB/K, 2 HR, 4.73 era, L (2-7), 94:56:38, 5:9:4
Eddie Kunz 2 IP, 2 H, ER, K, 3.97 era, 27:18:9, 2:3:1
EL AA: Binghamton 2/8/0, Akron 3/6/1
Brad Holt had massive control issues tonight, walking 6 in 6 innings while also allowing 3 hits, leading to 3 runs against him, resulting in his 5th EL loss. Emary Frederick, Roy Merritt and Connor Robertson each followed with a scoreless inning of relief, allowing the Mets to work themselves back into the game with a 2 run 7th, but they could not push across the tying run.
The Mets gathered 8 hits and drew 3 walks, but were just 1 for 9 (.111) with RISP, and left 9 on base. Lucas Duda (3), and Mark Kiger (2) had multi hit games, while Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 3, RBI, BB, 3 Ks, .254), Ike Davis (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .301), Caleb Stewart (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .202), and Jon Malo (0 for 3, .249) took 0-fers.
ss Jose Coronado 1 for 5, 2b, RBI, .260
lf Lucas Duda 3 for 4, 2 2b (26), .285
dh DJ Wabick 1 for 4, 2b (25), 2 Ks, .295
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .202
3b Mark Kiger 2 for 3, run, BB, K, .241
Brad Holt 6 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 6/2 BB/K, 5.36 era, L (2-5), 4:11:2
Emary Frederick IP, BB, K, 5.02 era, 0:1:1
Roy Merritt IP, 2 H, K, 4.02 era, 2:0:1
Connor Robertson IP, H, 2.78 era, 2:1
FSL A+: St. Lucie 12/24/2, Lakeland 11/14/2
For most of this game, the Mets were on cruise control, building themselves a 7-3 lead after 5 innings, and 11-3 after a 4 run 7th, but in horrifying fashion, Nick Waechter and Manuel Olivares combined to allow 8 runs in the top of the 9th, blowing the game for Scott Moviel. Stephen Clyne came in with the bases loaded and 2 down, and proceeded to allow all 3 runs to score, but escaped the inning with a tie. Brahiam Maldonado's 4 hit in the bottom of the 9th completed the narrow avoidance of disaster. Moviel started, and pitched a meh game, giving up 5 hits and 3 runs (2 earned) with 2 walks and 3 HBP. Clyne picked up the win, his 2nd in the FSL.
The Mets offense exploded today, registering one of the highest hit totals of the season (24), and alwo drawing a pair of walks while going 10 for 18 (.556) with RISP, thought they did leave a small army (15) on base. Every starter except Stefan Welch (0 for 6, run, K, .323) had a multi hit game, four players had 4 hit games.
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 6, run, RBI, .253
ss Reese Havens 4 for 6, 2 runs, 2b (12), HR (10), 4 RBI (35), K, .237
3b Zach Lutz 4 for 5, 2 runs, 2b (13), HR (9), 2 RBI (46), BB, K, .293
>>pr Richard Pena run, .250
rf Carlos Guzman 4 for 5, 2b (21), 2 RBI (52), .265
2b Greg Veloz 2 for 6, .232
lf Seth Williams 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB, K, .299
dh Brahiam Maldonado 4 for 6, 2 runs, 2b (14), RBI (41), K, .257
c Julio Rivera 2 for 4, run, RBI
Scott Moviel 5 IP, 5 H, 3/2 R/ER, 2/6 BB/K, 5.34 era, 6:3:6, 3 HBP
Nick Waechter 3.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2/3 BB/K, 6.68 era, 4:3:3
Manuel Alvarez 0.1 IP, H, 4 R, 2 BBs, 3.86 era, 1:
Stephen Clyne 0.1 IP, H, 1.73 era, BS (2), W (2-1), 1:
SAL A: Savannah 3/4/0, Bowling Green 1/6/1 in 5.5 innings
Robert Carson, coming off two horrific starts (4.2 innings, 21.21 era), had a good one today in a rain shortened game, going the distance, giving up just a run on 6 hits, generating 11 groundball outs.
The Gnats had 4 hits and a walk, while going 1 for 6 with RISP, but they put up 3 runs, enough on this day for the win. Raul Reyes (1 for 3, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .248), Josh Satin (1 for 2, 2b, .299), Jose Jimenez (1 for 2, run, .107) and Luis Alen (1 for 2, run, 2b, .152) had the hits for the Gnats, everyone else took 0-fers.
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 2, BB, K, .277
cf Sean Ratliff 0 for 3, K, .282
dh Jordan Abruzzo 0 for 2, K, .220
3b, lf Eric Campbell 0 for 2, .253
lf Joey August 0 for 1, .222
>>ph, 2b Imbewer Alvarez 0 for 1, K, .270
Robert Carson 5 IP, 6 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 2.84 era, W (8-7), 11:2:2
NYPL A-: Brooklyn 5/8/0, Hudson Valley 3/9/2
Brooklyn scored single runs in innings 4 thru 8, erasing a 3-1 deficit after 4, and earning their 28th win of the season (28-16, 3 up on the Yankees for first). The Cyclones had 8 hits and drew 3 walks, while going 4 for 12 with RISP, and leaving 6 on base. Justin Garber (2), Luis Rivera (2) and Dock Doyle (2) had multi hit games, while Jake Eigsti (0 for 5, K, .091), Sam Honeck (0 for 4, .301), Nick Santomauro (0 for 3, BB, K, .222) and Robbie Shields (0 for 3, run, BB, .153) all took 0-fers.
Collin McHugh started and had a bad outing, giving up 3 runs on 4 hits in 5 innings. Brandon Sage worked 2 scoreless innings of relief for his 2nd win, Michael Powers pitched a scoreless 9th for his 9th save.
cf Justin Garber 2 for 4, run, 2 RBI, K, .264
rf Luis Rivera 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, BB, .315
3b Tyler Vaughn 1 for 4, RBI, .305
c Dock Doyle 2 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, .260
lf Alex Gregory 1 for 4, run, .270
Collin McHugh 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1/7 BB/K, 3.83 era, 4:4:7
Brandon Sage 2 IP, 3 H, K, 0.55 era, W (2-0), 4:1:1
Matias Carrillo IP, H, K, 0.95 era, 0:2:1
Michael Powers IP, H, 2 Ks, 1.86 era, SV (9), 0:1:2
APPY R: Kingsport 6/9/1, Greeneville 4/9/2
Jhonathan Torres' 5th Appy start was arguably his "best", as he gave up a run on 5 hits in 4.1 innings, with 7 Ks. Samuel Taveras blew the save by giving up 3 runs in the 8th, and Travis Babin stranded one of Taveras' runners, keeping it a 1 run deficit at 4-3, and allowing the Mets time to regroup and rally for 3 in the 9th for the win. The 4 runs Kingsport gave up is the lowest run total against them since July 20th, when they gave up a run in an eventual 4-1 victory.
The Mets had 9 hits and drew 7 walks, while going 3 for 12 with RISP, and leaving 11 on base. RJ Harris (2) and Gered Mochizuki (2) had multi hit games, while Cesar Puello (0 for 5, 3 Ks, .280) and Tyler Howe (0 for 1, run, RBI, 3 BBs, K, .250) took 0-fers.
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 4, 2 runs, BB, 2 Ks, .305
c John Freeman 1 for 5, run, K, .202
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 4, run, RBI, BB, K, .409
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 4, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .326
cf RJ Harris 2 for 3, RBI, BB, .284
lf Kurt Steinhauer 1 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .324
ss Gered Mochizuki 2 for 4, K, .250
>>pr Pedro Zapata
>>ss Juan Torres (really?)
Jhonathan Torres 4.1 IP, 5 H, ER, 1/7 BB/K, 4.91 era, 4:1:7
Johnathan White 0.2 IP, 7.71 era, 0:2
Guillaume LeDuc 2 IP, H, K, 7.50 era, 1:3:1
Samuel Taveras 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 6.59 era, BS (2), 0:1:2, WP
Travis Babin 1.1 IP, H, K, 2.25 era, W (1-0), 1:2:1
GCL R: Mets 8/12/0, Astros 6/6/3
rf ZeErika Hall 2 for 4, run, RBI, K, .328
2b Ray Van Gurp 3 for 4, run, 2b, 3 RBI, BB, .271
cf Javier Rodriguez 0 for 5, K, .241
lf Julio Concepcion 2 for 4, run, .316
dh Scott Grimes 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .250
c Nelfi Zapata 1 for 4, run, .295
1b Marinus Vernooij 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .182
>>pr, 1b Chase Greene run, .143
3b Charlie Hinojosa 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .415
ss Miguel Tejada 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, 3 Ks, .103
Lachlan Hodge 5 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 3/7 BB/K, 3.21 era, 3:4:7
Santiago Valdez IP, K, 6 era, 1:1:1
Luis Rojas IP, K, 5.06 era, 1:1:1
Brad Burns 2 IP, 2 H, 3 Ks, 0.00 era, W (1-0), 2:1:3
Thursday, July 09, 2009
7/9 Minor League Report! ST. LUCIE! REYES (not Jose!)
Buffalo 3, Pawtucket 1
cf Cory Sullivan 0 for 4, .296
lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, .301
rf Chip Ambres 3 for 3, 2 runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB, .236
dh Emil Brown 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .262
1b Mike Lamb 0 for 4, K, .221
3b Javier Castillo 1 for 3, BB, .285
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 4, K, .233
ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 3, .201
2b Luis Rivera 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .325
Nelson Figueroa 8 IP, 3 H, ER, 1/9 BB/K, 2.50 era, W (5-4), 119:81:38, 2:13:9
Brandon Knight IP, K, 5.29 era, SV (1), 8:7:1, 2:0:1
Binghamton 2, Portland 1
Dylan Owen's now run off a string of 3 great starts in a row (20.2 innings, 14 hits, 4/15 bb/k), turning his season around. Tonight he went 7 shutout innings to push his AA ERA under 5, and pick up his 2nd win of the season. Connor Robertson struck out the side in the 9th for his 2nd AA save.
The Mets had 8 hits and 4 walks, while going 3 for 11 (.273) with RISP, leaving 8 on base. Jose Coronado and Shawn Bowman had multi hit games, while Josh Petersen (0 for 3, BB, .295), Jon Malo (0 for 3, BB, K, .268) and Mike Nickeas (Justin's favorite player; 0 for 3, K, .125) all took 0-fers.
cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 5, run, 2b, K, .277
2b Jose Coronado 2 for 4, run, .246
1b Ike Davis 1 for 3, BB, .276
3b Shawn Bowman 2 for 3, 2 RBI, K, .289
dh Lucas Duda 1 for 4, K, .270
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 3, BB, .269
Dylan Owen 7 IP, 5 H, R, 1/7 BB/K, 4.97 era, W (2-5), 3:11:7
Roy Merritt IP, K, 3.35 era, 1:1:1
Connor Robertson IP, 3 Ks, 3 era, SV (2)
St. Lucie 16, Palm Beach 3
The Mets straight up opened a can of collosal whoop ass tonight, scoring in each of the first 6 innings (4-4-1-1-4-2), hammering out 18 hits and drawing 9 walks en route to their largest margin of victory in quite some time. 7 of the 10 players who played today had multi hit games, while 2 took 0-fers, Francisco Pena (0 for 5, .218), and Zach Lutz (0 for 2, .273; and Lutz left the game in the 3rd inning).
Angel Calero did not make it out of the 3rd inning after being staked to an 8-0 lead. Josh Stinson pitched 2.2 scoreless for the win.
2b Hector Pellot 3 for 4, 3 runs, 2b, RBI, 2 BBs, .275
dh Kirk Nieuwenhuis 3 for 4, 3 runs, 2b, 4 RBI, 2 BBs, .246
cf Angel Pagan 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, 2 BBs, K, .417
1b Stefan Welch 3 for 5, run, HR (1), 5 RBI (6), .471 (8 for 17)
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 5, run, HR (10), 2 RBI (32), BB, K, .263
3b Greg Veloz 2 for 3, run, .248
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .242
ss Jake Eigsti 2 for 5, 3 runs, 2b, 2 Ks, .219
Angel Calero 2.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3/4 BB/K, 4.19 era, 1:2:4
Josh Stinson 2.2 IP, H, 2/1 BB/K, 1.35 era, W (2-0), 4:3:1
Brant Rustich IP, H, 2/2 BB/K, 2.59 era, 0:1:2
Jimmy Johnson 3 IP, 3 H, 6 Ks, 4.26 era, 2:1:6
Savannah 5, Lexington 9
Jeurys Familia had a very very bad outing tonight, giving up 9 hits and 6 runs in 4.2 innings for his 6th loss of the season, snapping a string of 4 good starts in 5.
The Gnats offense had 11 hits and 3 walks, while going 3 for 11 (.273) with RISP, leaving 7 on base. Raul Reyes (left the game after diving for a ball), Jefry Marte and Jordan Abruzzo had multi hit games, while Jean Luc Blaquiere (0 for 4, K, .215) and Jose Jimenez (0 for 4, K, .102) took 0-fers.
rf Raul Reyes 2 for 3, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB, .267 (5 game hitting streak, 8 for 15, 2 runs, 3 2b, HR, 4 RBI, 3/3/ BB/K)
>>rf Evan LeBlanc 0 for 1, .125
3b Jefry Marte 2 for 5, run, 2 2b, K, .231
2b Josh Satin 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, 2 Bbs, .299
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 3, RBI, .281
>>ph, ss Imbewer Alvarez 0 for 1, K, .118
lf Eric Campbell 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .255
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, 3 Ks, .270
dh Jordan Abruzzo 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 2 RBI, K, .429
Jeurys Familia 4.2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 2/7 BB/K, HR, 3.19 era, L (6-6), 3:4:7
Manuel Olivares 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2/1 R/ER, K, 3.35 era, 0:1:1
Jake Goldberg 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 3.32 era, 0:3:2
Phillips Orta IP, H, ER, K, 7.04 era, 2:0:1
Brooklyn 0, Aberdeen 1 in 16 innings
The failure of the Cyclones to do anything against Jacob Smith (normally a short reliever pushed to 6 innings) ended up biting them in the butt tonight, as they fell 1-0 in 16. They were held to just 7 hits and 2 walks, while going just 0 for 5 with RISP and leaving 9 on base.
On the flip side, 4 Cyclone pitchers combined to allow just 9 hits and 4 walks, with Mike Lynn suffering the loss after escaping his own bases loaded no out jam in the 15th, then giving up a run in the 16th.
cf John Servidio 0 for 7, 3 Ks, .221
2b Matt Gaski 2 for 7, K, .250
1b Sam Honeck 2 for 5, .324
>>ph, 1b Ralph Henriquez 0 for 2, K, .208
3b Nick Giarraputo 0 for 5, .192
dh Dock Doyle 1 for 3, .244
>>ph, dh Luis Rivera 0 for 2, BB, .356
lf Alex Gregory 1 for 6, 2 Ks, .283
rf Nick Santomauro 0 for 6, 4 Ks, .179
c Juan Centeno 0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .229
ss Luis Nieves 1 for 6, K, .177
Darin Gorski 6 IP, H, 2/7, 2.25 era, 7:4:7
Lance Hoge 4 IP, 4 H, 2 Ks, 2.53 era, 5:4:2
Brandon Sage 4 IP, H, K, 0.00 era, 6:5:1
Mike Lynn 2 IP, 3 H, ER, 2/2 BB/K, 1.29 era, L (0-1), 2:1:2
Kingsport 5, Elizabethon 6 in 10 innings
Met pitching gave up 16 hits, led by Guillaume LeDuc who gave up 11 in 5 innings. Zach Rosenbaum gave up an UER in the 6th to take a BS, and Luis Rojas gave up the gamewinner in the 10th for his first loss. LeDuc had a bad start, giving up 4 runs (2 earned) along with those 11 hits.
The Mets offense had just 9 hits, but drew 5 walks, and were 3 for 10 with RISP, while leaving 8 men on base. RJ Harris, Jeff Flagg and Gerad Mochizuki had multi hit games, while Alonzo Harris (0 for 3, BB, K, .235), John Freeman (0 for 4, K, .186), and Pedro Zapata (0 for 2, run, BB, K, .361) took 0-fers.
cf RJ Harris 2 for 5, 2 Ks, .224
3b Joe Bonfe 1 for 5, run, HR, 3 RBI, 2 Ks, .354
1b Jeff Flagg 2 for 5, 2 runs, HR, RBI, K, .400
dh Ryan Mollica 1 for 4, 2b, BB, K, .267
>>ph Jhonathan Torres 0 for 1, K
rf John Semel 1 for 4, RBI, BB, .277
>>lf Kurt Steinhauer 0 for 1, K
ss Gerad Mochizuki 2 for 3, run, BB, K, .283
Guillaume LeDuc 5 IP, 11 H, 4/2 R/ER, 4 Ks, 6.05 era, 4:5:4
Zach Rosenbaum 3 IP, 2 H, R, 2 Ks, 6.75 era, 3:4:2
Tom Chism IP, H, 3 Ks, 4.50 era
Luis Rojas IP, 2 H, ER, 2/2 BB/K, 21.60 era, L (0-1), 1:0:2
GCL
Mets 6, Marlins 2
ss Wilfredo Tovar 2 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, .327
2b Andy Green 0 for 3, run, BB, K (why do we even have him rehabbing?)
>>ph, 2b Marshal Davis 0 for 1, .250
c Neifi Zapata 2 for 4, run, 2 RBI, .395
lf Julio Concepcion 1 for 3, BB, .326
dh Charles Hinojosa 1 for 3, RBI, BB, .382
3b Josh Dunn 0 for 4, K (debut)
rf Cody Holliday 1 for 4, run, 2b, .148
1b Travis Ozga 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .138
cf Zeerika Hall 1 for 2, 2 runs, 2b, 2 BBs, .375
Lachlan Hodge 3.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 4/4 BB/K, 2.63 era, 4:3:4
Gabriel Zavala 3.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 2/2 BB/K, 2.16 era, W (1-0), 3:5:2
William Rackle 2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 9 era, 2:2:2
cf Cory Sullivan 0 for 4, .296
lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, run, .301
rf Chip Ambres 3 for 3, 2 runs, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB, .236
dh Emil Brown 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .262
1b Mike Lamb 0 for 4, K, .221
3b Javier Castillo 1 for 3, BB, .285
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 4, K, .233
ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 3, .201
2b Luis Rivera 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .325
Nelson Figueroa 8 IP, 3 H, ER, 1/9 BB/K, 2.50 era, W (5-4), 119:81:38, 2:13:9
Brandon Knight IP, K, 5.29 era, SV (1), 8:7:1, 2:0:1
Binghamton 2, Portland 1
Dylan Owen's now run off a string of 3 great starts in a row (20.2 innings, 14 hits, 4/15 bb/k), turning his season around. Tonight he went 7 shutout innings to push his AA ERA under 5, and pick up his 2nd win of the season. Connor Robertson struck out the side in the 9th for his 2nd AA save.
The Mets had 8 hits and 4 walks, while going 3 for 11 (.273) with RISP, leaving 8 on base. Jose Coronado and Shawn Bowman had multi hit games, while Josh Petersen (0 for 3, BB, .295), Jon Malo (0 for 3, BB, K, .268) and Mike Nickeas (Justin's favorite player; 0 for 3, K, .125) all took 0-fers.
cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 5, run, 2b, K, .277
2b Jose Coronado 2 for 4, run, .246
1b Ike Davis 1 for 3, BB, .276
3b Shawn Bowman 2 for 3, 2 RBI, K, .289
dh Lucas Duda 1 for 4, K, .270
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 3, BB, .269
Dylan Owen 7 IP, 5 H, R, 1/7 BB/K, 4.97 era, W (2-5), 3:11:7
Roy Merritt IP, K, 3.35 era, 1:1:1
Connor Robertson IP, 3 Ks, 3 era, SV (2)
St. Lucie 16, Palm Beach 3
The Mets straight up opened a can of collosal whoop ass tonight, scoring in each of the first 6 innings (4-4-1-1-4-2), hammering out 18 hits and drawing 9 walks en route to their largest margin of victory in quite some time. 7 of the 10 players who played today had multi hit games, while 2 took 0-fers, Francisco Pena (0 for 5, .218), and Zach Lutz (0 for 2, .273; and Lutz left the game in the 3rd inning).
Angel Calero did not make it out of the 3rd inning after being staked to an 8-0 lead. Josh Stinson pitched 2.2 scoreless for the win.
2b Hector Pellot 3 for 4, 3 runs, 2b, RBI, 2 BBs, .275
dh Kirk Nieuwenhuis 3 for 4, 3 runs, 2b, 4 RBI, 2 BBs, .246
cf Angel Pagan 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, 2 BBs, K, .417
1b Stefan Welch 3 for 5, run, HR (1), 5 RBI (6), .471 (8 for 17)
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 5, run, HR (10), 2 RBI (32), BB, K, .263
3b Greg Veloz 2 for 3, run, .248
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .242
ss Jake Eigsti 2 for 5, 3 runs, 2b, 2 Ks, .219
Angel Calero 2.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3/4 BB/K, 4.19 era, 1:2:4
Josh Stinson 2.2 IP, H, 2/1 BB/K, 1.35 era, W (2-0), 4:3:1
Brant Rustich IP, H, 2/2 BB/K, 2.59 era, 0:1:2
Jimmy Johnson 3 IP, 3 H, 6 Ks, 4.26 era, 2:1:6
Savannah 5, Lexington 9
Jeurys Familia had a very very bad outing tonight, giving up 9 hits and 6 runs in 4.2 innings for his 6th loss of the season, snapping a string of 4 good starts in 5.
The Gnats offense had 11 hits and 3 walks, while going 3 for 11 (.273) with RISP, leaving 7 on base. Raul Reyes (left the game after diving for a ball), Jefry Marte and Jordan Abruzzo had multi hit games, while Jean Luc Blaquiere (0 for 4, K, .215) and Jose Jimenez (0 for 4, K, .102) took 0-fers.
rf Raul Reyes 2 for 3, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB, .267 (5 game hitting streak, 8 for 15, 2 runs, 3 2b, HR, 4 RBI, 3/3/ BB/K)
>>rf Evan LeBlanc 0 for 1, .125
3b Jefry Marte 2 for 5, run, 2 2b, K, .231
2b Josh Satin 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, 2 Bbs, .299
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 3, RBI, .281
>>ph, ss Imbewer Alvarez 0 for 1, K, .118
lf Eric Campbell 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .255
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, 3 Ks, .270
dh Jordan Abruzzo 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 2 RBI, K, .429
Jeurys Familia 4.2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 2/7 BB/K, HR, 3.19 era, L (6-6), 3:4:7
Manuel Olivares 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2/1 R/ER, K, 3.35 era, 0:1:1
Jake Goldberg 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 3.32 era, 0:3:2
Phillips Orta IP, H, ER, K, 7.04 era, 2:0:1
Brooklyn 0, Aberdeen 1 in 16 innings
The failure of the Cyclones to do anything against Jacob Smith (normally a short reliever pushed to 6 innings) ended up biting them in the butt tonight, as they fell 1-0 in 16. They were held to just 7 hits and 2 walks, while going just 0 for 5 with RISP and leaving 9 on base.
On the flip side, 4 Cyclone pitchers combined to allow just 9 hits and 4 walks, with Mike Lynn suffering the loss after escaping his own bases loaded no out jam in the 15th, then giving up a run in the 16th.
cf John Servidio 0 for 7, 3 Ks, .221
2b Matt Gaski 2 for 7, K, .250
1b Sam Honeck 2 for 5, .324
>>ph, 1b Ralph Henriquez 0 for 2, K, .208
3b Nick Giarraputo 0 for 5, .192
dh Dock Doyle 1 for 3, .244
>>ph, dh Luis Rivera 0 for 2, BB, .356
lf Alex Gregory 1 for 6, 2 Ks, .283
rf Nick Santomauro 0 for 6, 4 Ks, .179
c Juan Centeno 0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .229
ss Luis Nieves 1 for 6, K, .177
Darin Gorski 6 IP, H, 2/7, 2.25 era, 7:4:7
Lance Hoge 4 IP, 4 H, 2 Ks, 2.53 era, 5:4:2
Brandon Sage 4 IP, H, K, 0.00 era, 6:5:1
Mike Lynn 2 IP, 3 H, ER, 2/2 BB/K, 1.29 era, L (0-1), 2:1:2
Kingsport 5, Elizabethon 6 in 10 innings
Met pitching gave up 16 hits, led by Guillaume LeDuc who gave up 11 in 5 innings. Zach Rosenbaum gave up an UER in the 6th to take a BS, and Luis Rojas gave up the gamewinner in the 10th for his first loss. LeDuc had a bad start, giving up 4 runs (2 earned) along with those 11 hits.
The Mets offense had just 9 hits, but drew 5 walks, and were 3 for 10 with RISP, while leaving 8 men on base. RJ Harris, Jeff Flagg and Gerad Mochizuki had multi hit games, while Alonzo Harris (0 for 3, BB, K, .235), John Freeman (0 for 4, K, .186), and Pedro Zapata (0 for 2, run, BB, K, .361) took 0-fers.
cf RJ Harris 2 for 5, 2 Ks, .224
3b Joe Bonfe 1 for 5, run, HR, 3 RBI, 2 Ks, .354
1b Jeff Flagg 2 for 5, 2 runs, HR, RBI, K, .400
dh Ryan Mollica 1 for 4, 2b, BB, K, .267
>>ph Jhonathan Torres 0 for 1, K
rf John Semel 1 for 4, RBI, BB, .277
>>lf Kurt Steinhauer 0 for 1, K
ss Gerad Mochizuki 2 for 3, run, BB, K, .283
Guillaume LeDuc 5 IP, 11 H, 4/2 R/ER, 4 Ks, 6.05 era, 4:5:4
Zach Rosenbaum 3 IP, 2 H, R, 2 Ks, 6.75 era, 3:4:2
Tom Chism IP, H, 3 Ks, 4.50 era
Luis Rojas IP, 2 H, ER, 2/2 BB/K, 21.60 era, L (0-1), 1:0:2
GCL
Mets 6, Marlins 2
ss Wilfredo Tovar 2 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, .327
2b Andy Green 0 for 3, run, BB, K (why do we even have him rehabbing?)
>>ph, 2b Marshal Davis 0 for 1, .250
c Neifi Zapata 2 for 4, run, 2 RBI, .395
lf Julio Concepcion 1 for 3, BB, .326
dh Charles Hinojosa 1 for 3, RBI, BB, .382
3b Josh Dunn 0 for 4, K (debut)
rf Cody Holliday 1 for 4, run, 2b, .148
1b Travis Ozga 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .138
cf Zeerika Hall 1 for 2, 2 runs, 2b, 2 BBs, .375
Lachlan Hodge 3.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 4/4 BB/K, 2.63 era, 4:3:4
Gabriel Zavala 3.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 2/2 BB/K, 2.16 era, W (1-0), 3:5:2
William Rackle 2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 9 era, 2:2:2
7/8 Minor League Report! Holt?, Maldonado, HONECK, ZAPATA!
Buffalo 4, Scranton 1
cf Cory Sullivan 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 2b, RBI, BB, .301
lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, 2 RBI, .302
rf Chip Ambres 0 for 3, RBI, K, .226
dh Emil Brown 0 for 4, .273
1b Mike Lamb 1 for 2, 2 BBs, .230
3b Javier Castillo 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .280
c Rene Rivera 1 for 3, .252
ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 3, run, K, .199
2b Luis Rivera 2 for 2, run, .338
Lance Broadway 9 IP, 7 H, ER, 2/4 BB/K, 5.68 era, W (2-5), 114:72,42, 10:13:4
Binghamton 1, Portland 3, Game 1
Brad Holt had a very mixed outing tonight, on one hand, he gave up 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk, on the other, he struck out 10 in 5 innings to take his 3rd loss. Ike Davis homered to account for the only BMet run, it is Davis' 3rd homer in his last 4 games. However, none have been hit off lefties, and Davis is 3 for 18 vs LHP in AA (.167/.286/.222/.508). He, Lucas Duda and Josh Petersen had the only hits for the Mets.
cf Emmanuel Garcia 0 for 3, .275
2b Jose Coronado 0 for 3, K, .240
1b Ike Davis 1 for 3, run, HR (3), RBI (12), K, .275
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 3, .269
rf Josh Petersen 1 for 3, .301
dh DJ Wabick 0 for 2, .286
ph, dh Caleb Stewart 0 for 1, K, .161
3b Shawn Bowman 0 for 3, K, .281
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 2, .267
c Mike Nickeas 0 for 2, .135
Brad Holt 5 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1/10 BB/K, 8.40 era, L (0-3), 1:3:10
Edgar Ramirez IP, H, BB, 5.92 era, 0:3
Binghamton 2, Portland 6, Game 2
Jacob Ruckle got destroyed in a spot start, giving up all 6 Sea Dog runs in just 1.2 innings to take the loss. The Mets offense had 10 hits, while going just 2 for 10 with RISP, and leaving 7 on base. Emmanuel Garcia, Jon Malo and Shawn Bowman had multi hit games, while DJ Wabick (0 for 3, RBI, K, .283), and Caleb Stewart (0 for 3, K, .153) took 0-fers.
cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 4, K, .278
2b Jon Malo 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, .275
1b Ike Davis 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .273
dh Lucas Duda 1 for 3, run, 2b, .270
3b Shawn Bowman 2 for 3, K, .285
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 3, run, .268
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 3, .211
Jacob Ruckle 1.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, BB, 4.63 era, L (0-1), 5:
Edgar Alfonzo 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 3.14 era, 0:2:2
Michael Antonini 2 IP, BB, K, 5.66 era, 0:5:1
Connor Robertson IP, 1/2 BB/K, 3.27 era, 1:0:2
St. Lucie 9, Palm Beach 8
It was a back and forth seesaw affair tonight, which saw the Mets trail 5-0, then 6-1 before tying it in the 5th, only to fall behind 7-6, then take the lead with 2 in the 8th, only to see Manuel Alvarez allow the tying run (8-8), only to see a walkoff single by Hector Pellot.
Scott Moviel got blitzed for 8 hits and 6 runs (5 earned) in just 3.1 innings. Alvarez blew the save and got the win, his 3rd.
The Mets offense had 11 hits and drew 8 walks, while going 6 for 16 (.375) with RISP, leaving 12 on base. Hector Pellot, Brahiam Maldonado, Stefan Welch and Seth Williams had multi hit games, while Greg Veloz (0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .244), Angel Pagan (0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .375), and Rafael Arroyo (0 for 3, RBI, K, .091) took 0-fers.
2b Hector Pellot 2 for 6, RBI, 2 Ks, .265
ph, dh Kirk Nieuwenhuis run, BB, .239
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 3, 2 runs, 3b, RBI, 2 BBs, .237
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 5, run, RBI, .264
1b Stefan Welch 2 for 4, 3 runs, 3b, BB, .417
cf Seth Williams 3 for 5, run, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .293
ss Jake Eigsti 1 for 4, RBI, BB, K, .206
Scott Moviel 3.1 IP, 8 H, 6/5 R/ER, BB, HR, 8.64 era, 2:8
Emary Frederick 3 IP, 3 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, HR, 3.32 era, 3:4:2
Jose De La Torre 1.2 IP, H, 1/3 BB/K, 2.77 era, 0:2:3
Manuel Alvarez IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K, 2.08 era, BS (2), W (3-1),
Savannah 3, Lexington 7
The boxscore is incorrect, I have the correct pitching lines below.
Allen had a very uneven outing, outside of 2 homers, he was dinked and dunked to death, and wasn't even in the game when 1 of the 3 runs he gave up scored. Still, giving up 2 homers as a groundball pitcher isn't a good sign, but it happens (Pelfrey gave up 3 in Cincy...). Overall, Allen gave up 4 runs, 3 earned in 5 innings for his 5th loss. He has a woeful 5.44 era as a starter this year in 48 innings pitched, and a stellar 2.49 era as a reliever in 25.1 innings pitched. All of his periphials are in line, however, except for a .202 BAA relieving, and a .290 starting (attributable to Savannah's woeful defense).
The Gnats offense had 7 hits and 2 walks, while going 2 for 7 (.286) with RISP, leaving 6 on base. Jefry Marte and Josh Satin had multi hit games, while Wilmer, Eric Campbell (0 for 4, K, .255), Jordan Abruzzo (0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks), Jose Jimenez (0 for 2, .111) and Evan LeBlanc (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .128) took 0-fers.
3b Jefry Marte 2 for 4, run, K, .228
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 4, .280
2b Josh Satin 2 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, .298
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, 2 Ks, .270
c Kai Gronauer 1 for 3, BB, .241
ph, lf Raul Reyes 1 for 2, K, .261
Kyle Allen 5 IP, 5 H, 4/3 R/ER, 1/4 BB/K, 4.42 era, L (5-5), 7:4:4, 72:44:28
Tim Smith 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5.40 era, 4:1:0
John Church IP, K, 4.15 era, 1:1:1
Brooklyn 4, Aberdeen 5 in 12 innings
Ronnie jinxed them. Brooklyn lost for just the 3rd time in 19 games, 5-4. Michael Powers took the loss, giving up a run, after being pushed to a 3rd inning (he's normally a 1 inning reliever). Wes Wrenn started and was terrific, giving up a run on 7 hits in 6 innings, but Sam Martinez gave up 3 runs without retiring a batter (Matias Carrillo allowed 2 of his 3 IHR to score).
The offense had just 11 hits and 3 walks, while going 2 for 9 with RISP and leaving 10 on base. John Servidio, Sam Honeck and Alex Gregory had multi hit games, while Nick Giarraputo (0 for 4, BB, .206), Ralph Henriquez (0 for 6, K, .216), Luis Rivera (0 for 5, .368) and Luis Nieves (0 for 5, 2 Ks, .179) all took 0-fers.
cf John Servidio 3 for 4, run, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .243
2b Matt Gaski 1 for 4, K, .240
>>ph, c Dock Doyle 1 for 2, 2b, RBI, .237
1b Sam Honeck 3 for 5, run, BB, .319
2b Alex Gregory 2 for 5, run, 2b, K, .298
c, 2b Juan "Craig" Centeno 1 for 4, run, .250
Wes Wrenn 6 IP, 7 H, ER, 3 Ks, 3 era, 10:4:3
Sam Martinez 2 H, 3 ER, 10.13 era
Matias Carrillo 2 IP, H, K, 0.00 era, BS (1), 2:2:1
Erik Turgeon IP, 3/1 BB/K, 0.00 era, 1:1:1
Michael Powers 3 IP, 3 H, ER, K, 0.96 era, L (1-1), 5:3:1
Kingsport 10, Elizabethon 7
The Mets tried this whole "score 10" thing again, this time coming out on the right side with a win. 5 players had multi hit games, led by Pedro Zapata's 4 hit game out of the 8 hole, as every regular had a hit, totalling up to a 16 hit 7 walk outburst. The Mets went 6 for 18 with RISP, leaving 11 on base.
Angel Cuan got pounded for 10 hits and 6 runs (4 earned) over 5 innings, but his offense bailed him out. Sam Taveras, working 3 innings for a second straight outing, picked up the win, despite giving up a run. Travis Babin picked up his second save.
lf Alonzo Harris 1 for 5, run, 3b, RBI, K, .246
cf RJ Harris 1 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .205
3b Joe Bonfe 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .367
1b Jeff Flagg 2 for 3, run, 2 BBs, .400
c Mike Moras 2 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .270
2b Ryan Mollica 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, BB, .268
rf John Semel 1 for 3, run, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .279
dh Pedro Zapata 4 for 5, 2b, RBI, K, .382
ss Gerad Mochizuki 1 for 5, run, .256
Angel Cuan 5 IP, 10 H, 6/4 R/ER, 2/2 BB/K, 6.52 era, 4:8:2
Samuel Taveras 3 IP, H, ER, BB, K, 6.48 era, W (1-2), 6:2:1
Travis Babin IP, K, 3.52 era, SV (2), 1:1:1
cf Cory Sullivan 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 2b, RBI, BB, .301
lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, 2 RBI, .302
rf Chip Ambres 0 for 3, RBI, K, .226
dh Emil Brown 0 for 4, .273
1b Mike Lamb 1 for 2, 2 BBs, .230
3b Javier Castillo 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .280
c Rene Rivera 1 for 3, .252
ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 3, run, K, .199
2b Luis Rivera 2 for 2, run, .338
Lance Broadway 9 IP, 7 H, ER, 2/4 BB/K, 5.68 era, W (2-5), 114:72,42, 10:13:4
Binghamton 1, Portland 3, Game 1
Brad Holt had a very mixed outing tonight, on one hand, he gave up 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk, on the other, he struck out 10 in 5 innings to take his 3rd loss. Ike Davis homered to account for the only BMet run, it is Davis' 3rd homer in his last 4 games. However, none have been hit off lefties, and Davis is 3 for 18 vs LHP in AA (.167/.286/.222/.508). He, Lucas Duda and Josh Petersen had the only hits for the Mets.
cf Emmanuel Garcia 0 for 3, .275
2b Jose Coronado 0 for 3, K, .240
1b Ike Davis 1 for 3, run, HR (3), RBI (12), K, .275
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 3, .269
rf Josh Petersen 1 for 3, .301
dh DJ Wabick 0 for 2, .286
ph, dh Caleb Stewart 0 for 1, K, .161
3b Shawn Bowman 0 for 3, K, .281
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 2, .267
c Mike Nickeas 0 for 2, .135
Brad Holt 5 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 1/10 BB/K, 8.40 era, L (0-3), 1:3:10
Edgar Ramirez IP, H, BB, 5.92 era, 0:3
Binghamton 2, Portland 6, Game 2
Jacob Ruckle got destroyed in a spot start, giving up all 6 Sea Dog runs in just 1.2 innings to take the loss. The Mets offense had 10 hits, while going just 2 for 10 with RISP, and leaving 7 on base. Emmanuel Garcia, Jon Malo and Shawn Bowman had multi hit games, while DJ Wabick (0 for 3, RBI, K, .283), and Caleb Stewart (0 for 3, K, .153) took 0-fers.
cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 4, K, .278
2b Jon Malo 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, .275
1b Ike Davis 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .273
dh Lucas Duda 1 for 3, run, 2b, .270
3b Shawn Bowman 2 for 3, K, .285
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 3, run, .268
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 3, .211
Jacob Ruckle 1.2 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, BB, 4.63 era, L (0-1), 5:
Edgar Alfonzo 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 3.14 era, 0:2:2
Michael Antonini 2 IP, BB, K, 5.66 era, 0:5:1
Connor Robertson IP, 1/2 BB/K, 3.27 era, 1:0:2
St. Lucie 9, Palm Beach 8
It was a back and forth seesaw affair tonight, which saw the Mets trail 5-0, then 6-1 before tying it in the 5th, only to fall behind 7-6, then take the lead with 2 in the 8th, only to see Manuel Alvarez allow the tying run (8-8), only to see a walkoff single by Hector Pellot.
Scott Moviel got blitzed for 8 hits and 6 runs (5 earned) in just 3.1 innings. Alvarez blew the save and got the win, his 3rd.
The Mets offense had 11 hits and drew 8 walks, while going 6 for 16 (.375) with RISP, leaving 12 on base. Hector Pellot, Brahiam Maldonado, Stefan Welch and Seth Williams had multi hit games, while Greg Veloz (0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .244), Angel Pagan (0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .375), and Rafael Arroyo (0 for 3, RBI, K, .091) took 0-fers.
2b Hector Pellot 2 for 6, RBI, 2 Ks, .265
ph, dh Kirk Nieuwenhuis run, BB, .239
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 3, 2 runs, 3b, RBI, 2 BBs, .237
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 5, run, RBI, .264
1b Stefan Welch 2 for 4, 3 runs, 3b, BB, .417
cf Seth Williams 3 for 5, run, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .293
ss Jake Eigsti 1 for 4, RBI, BB, K, .206
Scott Moviel 3.1 IP, 8 H, 6/5 R/ER, BB, HR, 8.64 era, 2:8
Emary Frederick 3 IP, 3 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, HR, 3.32 era, 3:4:2
Jose De La Torre 1.2 IP, H, 1/3 BB/K, 2.77 era, 0:2:3
Manuel Alvarez IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K, 2.08 era, BS (2), W (3-1),
Savannah 3, Lexington 7
The boxscore is incorrect, I have the correct pitching lines below.
Allen had a very uneven outing, outside of 2 homers, he was dinked and dunked to death, and wasn't even in the game when 1 of the 3 runs he gave up scored. Still, giving up 2 homers as a groundball pitcher isn't a good sign, but it happens (Pelfrey gave up 3 in Cincy...). Overall, Allen gave up 4 runs, 3 earned in 5 innings for his 5th loss. He has a woeful 5.44 era as a starter this year in 48 innings pitched, and a stellar 2.49 era as a reliever in 25.1 innings pitched. All of his periphials are in line, however, except for a .202 BAA relieving, and a .290 starting (attributable to Savannah's woeful defense).
The Gnats offense had 7 hits and 2 walks, while going 2 for 7 (.286) with RISP, leaving 6 on base. Jefry Marte and Josh Satin had multi hit games, while Wilmer, Eric Campbell (0 for 4, K, .255), Jordan Abruzzo (0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks), Jose Jimenez (0 for 2, .111) and Evan LeBlanc (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .128) took 0-fers.
3b Jefry Marte 2 for 4, run, K, .228
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 4, .280
2b Josh Satin 2 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, .298
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, 2 Ks, .270
c Kai Gronauer 1 for 3, BB, .241
ph, lf Raul Reyes 1 for 2, K, .261
Kyle Allen 5 IP, 5 H, 4/3 R/ER, 1/4 BB/K, 4.42 era, L (5-5), 7:4:4, 72:44:28
Tim Smith 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5.40 era, 4:1:0
John Church IP, K, 4.15 era, 1:1:1
Brooklyn 4, Aberdeen 5 in 12 innings
Ronnie jinxed them. Brooklyn lost for just the 3rd time in 19 games, 5-4. Michael Powers took the loss, giving up a run, after being pushed to a 3rd inning (he's normally a 1 inning reliever). Wes Wrenn started and was terrific, giving up a run on 7 hits in 6 innings, but Sam Martinez gave up 3 runs without retiring a batter (Matias Carrillo allowed 2 of his 3 IHR to score).
The offense had just 11 hits and 3 walks, while going 2 for 9 with RISP and leaving 10 on base. John Servidio, Sam Honeck and Alex Gregory had multi hit games, while Nick Giarraputo (0 for 4, BB, .206), Ralph Henriquez (0 for 6, K, .216), Luis Rivera (0 for 5, .368) and Luis Nieves (0 for 5, 2 Ks, .179) all took 0-fers.
cf John Servidio 3 for 4, run, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .243
2b Matt Gaski 1 for 4, K, .240
>>ph, c Dock Doyle 1 for 2, 2b, RBI, .237
1b Sam Honeck 3 for 5, run, BB, .319
2b Alex Gregory 2 for 5, run, 2b, K, .298
c, 2b Juan "Craig" Centeno 1 for 4, run, .250
Wes Wrenn 6 IP, 7 H, ER, 3 Ks, 3 era, 10:4:3
Sam Martinez 2 H, 3 ER, 10.13 era
Matias Carrillo 2 IP, H, K, 0.00 era, BS (1), 2:2:1
Erik Turgeon IP, 3/1 BB/K, 0.00 era, 1:1:1
Michael Powers 3 IP, 3 H, ER, K, 0.96 era, L (1-1), 5:3:1
Kingsport 10, Elizabethon 7
The Mets tried this whole "score 10" thing again, this time coming out on the right side with a win. 5 players had multi hit games, led by Pedro Zapata's 4 hit game out of the 8 hole, as every regular had a hit, totalling up to a 16 hit 7 walk outburst. The Mets went 6 for 18 with RISP, leaving 11 on base.
Angel Cuan got pounded for 10 hits and 6 runs (4 earned) over 5 innings, but his offense bailed him out. Sam Taveras, working 3 innings for a second straight outing, picked up the win, despite giving up a run. Travis Babin picked up his second save.
lf Alonzo Harris 1 for 5, run, 3b, RBI, K, .246
cf RJ Harris 1 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .205
3b Joe Bonfe 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .367
1b Jeff Flagg 2 for 3, run, 2 BBs, .400
c Mike Moras 2 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .270
2b Ryan Mollica 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 RBI, BB, .268
rf John Semel 1 for 3, run, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .279
dh Pedro Zapata 4 for 5, 2b, RBI, K, .382
ss Gerad Mochizuki 1 for 5, run, .256
Angel Cuan 5 IP, 10 H, 6/4 R/ER, 2/2 BB/K, 6.52 era, 4:8:2
Samuel Taveras 3 IP, H, ER, BB, K, 6.48 era, W (1-2), 6:2:1
Travis Babin IP, K, 3.52 era, SV (2), 1:1:1
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
MPH System Audit III - Part I
OK, well - I realized that outside of 2 SP writeups, I'm done with the Audit, so rather then continue my silence, and the blogs downtime, I decided to post this now. Here is the introduction to the Audit, and Part I - Outfielders. Expect Part II to be posted on 3/1.
--------------
MPH System Audit III
Over the past year, we've seen our blog explode onto the scene and really take on a legitimacy that we never could have envisioned, and we hope that is reflected in this Audit, a comprehensive look at not only the 2008 season, but the farm system as a whole. It was a VERY crucial, some would say pivotal, year for the system, with 4 of our top 10 prospects deleted in one fell swoop (for Johan), everyone knew the lower levels would have to step up, and boy did they ever do just that. Of course, the year was pretty much bookended with prospects being traded away, with 3 more prospects being deleted (for Putz), 2 more in the revised top 10.
We'll be doing something a little different this year, we'll post a section every 4 days, to allow you time to read through everything. Six official sections means it'll take roughly a month, so we hope you enjoy this look at our farm system.
MPH's Position by Position Prospect Analysis and Ranking
-cowritten by David and Tejesh (something something Dock Doyle)
-with contributions from Charlie aka The Man formerly of MetsProspectus and now MPH (YAY!)
-thanks to NYFS (www.nyfuturestars.com) for having up to date player profile capsules with relevant information handy!
-ages are in paranthesis next to the players name, and are as of 2/1/09
-B/T is next to age and is in that order
-prospect eligibility for MPH is hitherto defined as 200 ABs or 100 IP in the majors, without regard to days spent on the roster
-winterball stats cutoff at 2/1/09
Affiliate Guide (2009):
Buffalo: AAA International League (new)
Binghamton: AA Eastern League
St. Lucie: A+ Florida State League
Savannah: A South Atlantic League (Sally)
Brooklyn: A- New York Penn League (Penn)
Kingsport: R Appalachian League (Appy)
GCL Mets: R Gulf Coast League
DSL Mets: R Dominican Summer League
VSL Mets: R Venezuelan Summer league
Outfielders
A strength of the farm system just 2 seasons ago, outfield prospects are now very hard to find. Fernando tops the list, but it's very thin after him.
1. Fernando Martinez 10/10/88 (20.33) L/R (AA Binghamton .287/.340/.432/.772, 101 for 352, 48 runs, 19 2b, 4 3b, 8 HR, 43 RBI, 27/73 BB/K, 6/8 SBs, DWL Escogido .314/.376/.542/.919, 48 for 153, 26 runs, 7 2b, 5 3b, 6 HR, 26 RBI, 14/32 BB/K, 4/5 SBs, VWL Caracas .160/.250/.320/.570, 4 for 25, 4 runs, 2b, HR, RBI, 3/7 BB/K)
Total 2008 Stats: .289/.347/.458/.805, 153 for 530, 78 runs, 27 2b, 9 3b, 15 HR, 70 RBI, 10/13 SBs, 44/112 BB/K, .211 K rate, .3929 BB/K ratio
Splits courtesy www.minorleaguesplits.com
Fernando Martinez signed with the Mets during the IFA signing period of 2005 for a $1.4 million signing bonus. He started his pro career all the way in full season A ball, in Hagerstown, where he absolutely ripped it up, hitting .333/.389/.505/.894 (64 for 192, 24 runs, 14 2b, 2 3b, 5 HR, 28 RBI, 15/36 BB/K), for an excellent .4167 BB/K ratio, and a great .188 K rate (remember he was just 17 years old)
Fernando had just 24 ABs against LHP in Hagerstown, hitting a putrid .167/.310/.292/.602 (4 for 24, 3 2b, 4/4 BB/K), a very good 1.00 BB/K ratio, and an equally good .167 K rate. Against RHP, he hit a blistering .353/.404/.532/.936 (55 for 156, 9 2b, 2 3b, 5 HR, 12/29 BB/K), for a .4138 BB/K ratio, and a .186 K rate.
FMart was incredibly consistent in his rookie season, hitting .300+ in every month of the season (although he missed considerable time due to injury, getting just 94 ABs from May 1st to July 31st).
Martinez was sent to St. Lucie in August, finishing off his first year in pro ball at high A, where he hit just .193/.254/.387/.641 (23 for 119, 18 runs, 4 2b, 2 3b, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 6/24 BB/K), for a .2500 BB/K ratio, and a still very good .202 K rate. Martinez, by some metrics, outperformed his Hagerstown numbers (a .194 IsoP in St. Lucie vs a .172 in H-Town, for one). Nando hit .216/.259/.392/.651 vs LHP in St. Lucie (11 for 51, 3 HR, 2/14 BB/K), a .143 BB/K ratio, and an alarming rise to a .275 K rate. However, he controlled the zone better against RHP, as evidenced by his a .3637 BB/K ratio, and a very good .151 K rate. His other numbers, though, were not good, he hit .192/.259/.384/.643 (14 for 73, 4 2b, 2 3b, 2 HR, 4/11 BB/K).
Overall in 2006, Martinez hit .276/.336/.451/.787 (85 for 308, 16 2b, 4 3b, 10 HR, 22/59 BB/K) for a .3729 BB/K ratio, and an excellent .192 K rate. Against LHP, he hit .195/.271/.351/.622 (15 for 77, 3 2b, 3 HR, 6/19 BB/K), a .3157 BB/K ratio, with a corresponding .247 K rate. Versus RHP, he hit .303/.358/.485/.843 (70 for 231, 13 2b, 7 HR, 16/40 BB/K), with a .40 BB/K ratio, and a very good .173 K rate.
Despite posting extremely subpar numbers in St. Lucie (age/level aside), Martinez was promoted to Binghamton for the 2007 season, where he hit .271/.336/.377/.713 (64 for 236, 32 runs, 11 2b, 3b, 4 HR, 21 RBI, 20/51 BB/K), with a .3922 BB/K ratio, and a .216 K rate. HIs numbers improved a good deal versus LHP, he hit .263/.311/.368/.679 in 2007 (15 for 57, 3 2b, HR, 2/16 BB/K), with a very bad .125 BB/K ratio, and an equally bad .280 K rate. However, his improvement vs LHP came along with a vast reduction of his numbers against RHP. Martinez hit just .270/.342/.374/.716 (47 for 174, 7 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 18/33 BB/K), with a .5455 BB/K ratio, and a good .190 K rate.
Thankfully, the Mets let Fernando repeat AA in 2008, and he did put up better numbers across the board, with a .287/.340/.432/.772 line (101 for 352, 48 runs, 19 2b, 4 3b, 8 HR, 43 RBI, 27/73 BB/K, 6/8 SBs), for a .3699 BB/K ratio, and a corresponding .207 K rate. However, his IsoD was down from 65 in 2007 to 53 in 2008, but his IsoP (isolated power, SLG-AVG, or ((TB-1b)/ABs) did increase sharply from 106 in 2007 to 145 in 2008.
Fernando struggled mightily against LHP, hitting just .217/.298/.368/.665 (23 for 106, 15 runs, 5 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 12/31 BB/K), with a .3871 BB/K ratio and a very very alarming .292 K rate. Against RHP, Fernando did much better, hitting .317/.360/.459/.819 (78 for 246, 33 runs, 14 2b, 3 3b, 5 HR, 25 RBI, 15/42 BB/K), with a .3571 BB/K ratio and a .171 K rate.
Fernando missed about 5 weeks with a hamstring injury this year, the third consecutive year he's missed time with injuries. While concerning, the one thing in his favor is his age, he's still just 20 years old, and will play all of the 2009 season at age 20, likely in Buffalo, the new AAA affiliate of the Mets. And don't forget, our very own franchise shortstop battled leg injuries for the better part of 3 years before turning into an iron man.
He finished off his 2008 season playing for Escogido in the Dominican Winter League, and excelled to the tune of a .314/.376/.542/.919 line in 153 ABs, flashing off the raw power that makes many salivate over his future. He also, for the first time in his career, displayed vastly above average platoon splits, hitting .318/.362/.591/.953 in 44 ABs vs LHP, and hitting .312/.382/.523/.905 in 109 ABs vs RHP.
Fernando has yet to remain healthy for a full minor league season, so despite having 3 seasons worth of experience in the system, much of his value remains projection. He did show off what he can do when healthy and in a groove during the 2008 Dominican Winter League season, where he hit a blistering .314/.376/.542/.919 with 18 XBH in just 153 ABs, but then he injured his right elbow during the CWS and had to be shut down. Still, it can be considered a good season for the still 20 year old, he blasted 15 HRs and 27 2b in 520 ABs. As he matures and fills out, it wouldn't be out of the question for him to develop 30+ HR power, along with hitting for a high average. Even if his numbers don't show it, Fernando can control the strike zone very well.
Fernando, who played a majority of LF for Escogido, profiles there as a major leaguer. His arm is above average, but not suited for right field, and he does not possess the range to play CF. He also does not possess blazing speed, most, if not all, of his steals will come due to smarts. Martinez will develop into a good+ offensive force, capable of hitting in the middle of a lineup, but the hype has reached such proportions that he'll be hard pressed to ever meet expectations.
THE FUTURE: Martinez should open 2009 in Buffalo (the Mets new AAA affiliate), hopefully playing a corner OF position since he won't be playing CF in the majors. Fernando, as we saw in ST, can stay in on lefties, but the numbers speak for themselves, and he must improve that .665 OPS vs LHP, lest he be labelled as a future platoon player. And keep in mind, Fernando will only be 20 as he begins AAA, he can safely repeat the level twice, and still be on pace to make his MLB debut at age 22 in 2011 (but we'll say he makes it up at some point in 2009).
2. Cesar Puello 4/1/91 (17.83) R/R (R GCL .305/.350/.364/.714, 46 for 151, 24 runs, 6 2b, HR, 17 RBI, 5/32 BB/K, 13/18 SBs, .212 K rate, .1563 BB/K ratio)
Puello was signed in the International Free Agent class which produced Wilmer Flores and Jefry Marte, and while yes, a lot of the press went to Flores, and then Marte, make no mistake, Met officials are very high on this young outfielder.
After a disasterous June in which Puello hit .242/.265/.273/.537 with 14 Ks in 33 ABs (.424 K rate), he turned around to hit .322/.372/.390 the rest of the way, with just 18 Ks in 118 ABs (a very good .153 K rate, and an equally impressive .2778 BB/K ratio (for a 17 year old))
Puello is a physical prospect who projects to have average tools across the board. He's an instinctive player who learns quickly. He fits best as a right fielder with a strong arm and the requisite power for the position.
Puello's obviously very raw in all facets of his game, especially on the offensive side of the ball. Puello needs to work on his timing, especially on breaking pitches, as he chases too many out of the zone. He has a good swing on balls in on him, and his swing is also conducive to hitting balls the other way (in time). He is still young, but his frame (6'2/195) should be conducive to power as he grows and fills out. Puello has some of the best raw speed in the system, and he stole 13 bases in 18 tries in 2008. That speed enables him to cover a plethora of ground in the outfield, and his plus plus arm makes him a perfect candidate for RF, where he played in the GCL.
It is much too soon to predict what type of player Puello will ultimately become, we should get a better sense of that after the 2009 season, which he will play at 18 years old, likely in Savannah. A level per year after that should put him on track for a 2013 debut, at age 22.
3. Kirk Nieuwenhuis 8/7/87 (21.5) L/R (Azusa Pacific .400/.496/.724/1.220, 90 for 225, 84 runs, 20 2b, 4 3b, 15 HR, 68 RBI, 34/34 BB/K, 8/11 SBs, A- Brooklyn .277/.348/.396/.744, 79 for 285, 34 runs, 15 2b, 5 3b, 3 HR, 29 RBI, 29/70 BB/K, 11/18 SBs)
Total 2008 Stats: .331/.415/.541/.956, 169 for 510, 118 runs, 35 2b, 9 3b, 18 HR, 97 RBI, 19/29 SBs, 63/104 BB/K, .204 K rate, .6057 BB/K ratio
Nieuwenhuis was drafted by the Mets in the 3rd round, 100th overall, out of Azusa Pacific University, where as a junior, he hit .400/.496/.724/1.220 in 225 ABs. After signing (for $360,000), he was sent to Brooklyn, where he hit .277/.348/.396, showing a decent eye at the plate (.4143 BB/K, .246 K rate), and decent power (keep in mind he bats lefty and Keyspan Park is death on lefty hitters, especially powerwise).
Nieuwenhuis should be opening 2009 in the St. Lucie outfield, potentially playing a corner, depending on if the Mets move Greg Veloz to center field.
Despite 70 Ks in 285 ABs, Nieuwenhuis has good plate discipline (he had a 1:1 BB/K in college). The reason for his high K rate is tied to his swing, which he needs to adjust for pro ball. As with most college players, he has some holes which metal bats covered up - and wood bats exposed. He has the frame for additional power (23 XBH in Brooklyn), which will come when he adjusts his swing to pro ball. He is a good runner who has above average speed, but needs to hone his instincts in steals (11 for 18). There's no reason why he couldn't eventually blossom into a 25+ SB man.
Due to his speed and athleticism, Nieuwenhuis can remain in CF for the time being, but it would behoove the Mets to get him experience in both corner OF spots to prepare him for an Endy Chavez like utility role in the majors. He has the arm and accuracy to play RF, and did so rarely in Brooklyn. If all breaks right, Nieuwenhuis could become a hitter (once again) in the Daniel Murphy/Josh Thole mold, high average, good OBP, line drive gap power, but unlike Murphy and Thole, Nieuwenhuis can also steal 25+ bases in a season. He should open 2009 in St. Lucie, then ascend a level per year, breaking into the majors on opening day 2012 as a backup.
4. Javier Rodriguez 4/4/90 (18.83) R/R (R GCL .193/.258/.237/.495, 26 for 135, 17 runs, 3 2b, HR, 20 RBI, 10/27 BB/K, .200 K rate, .3704 BB/K ratio)
The Mets took Rodriguez in the 2nd round of the 2008 draft, 68th overall, out of the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy. After signing (for $585,000), he was sent to the GCL, where he had a miserable third of a year, hitting for an OPS under .500, driving just 4 XBH in 135 ABs. Here is a predraft scouting report on Rodriguez:
Considered one of the better prospects in Puerto Rico heading into the Excellence Tournament that annually draws scouts to see the island's best talent each May, Rodriguez elevated his status after his strong showing there. He is the best pure hitter from Puerto Rico and has good bat speed. With a lean, athletic body, Rodriguez should have the ability to add muscle to his long frame. He shows above-average raw power to the pull side, though there is some length to his swing. Rodriguez is an average to above-average runner, clocking in at 6.7 seconds in the 60-yard dash. Reviews of his fielding are mixed, though his arm is above-average for both the length and carry he gets on the ball and for its accuracy.
It really would behoove the Mets to hold him back in extended ST and then place him either back in the GCL, or move him up to Kingsport (and even that may be too aggresive considering his line in the GCL), but knowing the Mets, there is a very good chance he ends up in Savannah to start the season.
5. Brahiam Maldonado 9/18/85 (23.43) R/R (A+ St. Lucie .232/.284/.327/.611, 63 for 272, 18 runs, 11 2b, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 15/76 BB/K, 6/7 SBs, .279 K rate, .1973 BB/K ratio)
Maldonado was drafted out of St. Francis High, in Puerto Rico, in the 10th round of the 2004 draft. He was sent to the GCL Mets as an 18 year old, and struggled, hitting .185/.272/.238/.510 (28 for 151, 21 runs, 3 2b, 3b, HR, 12 RBI, 15/49 BB/K, 8/10 SBs), with a decent .3061 BB/K ratio, but an absurdly high .325 K rate.
Maldonado repeated the GCL in 2005, and posted markedly better numbers, hitting .256/.355/.359/.714 (30 for 117, 23 runs, 7 2b, 3b, HR, 21 RBI, 17/36 BB/K, 8/9 SBs), with a much better .4722 BB/K ratio, and an improved, but still much too high, .308 K rate. He hit .259/.382/.407/.789 (7 for 27, 2b, HR, 5/12 BB/K) vs LHP, with a .4167 BB/K ratio, and an absurd .444 K rate. Against RHP, he hit .250/.336/.333/.669 (24 for 96, 6 2b, 3b, 12/27 BB/K), with a .4444 BB/K ratio, and a .281 K rate.
Maldonado was promoted to Kingsport of the short season Appalachian League, where he hit .281/.363/.500/.863 (52 for 185, 29 runs, 17 2b, 4 3b, 7 HR, 35 RBI, 23/49 BB/K, 5/7 SBs), with a .4694 BB/K ratio, and a vastly improved (but still moderately high) .265 K rate (159 K pace in 600 ABs). Against LHP, he hit .246/.338/.574/.912 (15 for 61, 4 2b, 2 3b, 4 HR, 8/14 BB/K), with a .5714 BB/K ratio, and a .230 K rate. Against RHP, he hit a robust .298/.376/.508/.884 (37 for 124, 13 2b, 2 3b, 3 HR, 15/35 BB/K), with a .4286 BB/K ratio, and a very high .282 K rate. Maldonado hit markedly better at home (.362/.425/.628/1.053) then on the road (.198/.302/.429/.731)
2007 saw Maldonado in full season ball for the first time in his career (minus a 16 AB cameo for St. Lucie in 2005). He was in Savannah, where he hit extremely well, putting together a .310/.349/.500/.849 line (95 for 306, 40 runs, 20 2b, 4 3b, 10 HR, 39 RBI, 19/79 BB/K, 11/15 SBs), with a severely declining .2405 BB/K ratio, but a slightly improved .258 K rate. Strangely, Maldonado continued to struggle mightily against LHP, hitting just .224/.286/.395/.681 (17 for 76, 5 2b, 3b, 2 HR, 7/27 BB/K), with a .2593 BB/K ratio, and an abysmal .355 K rate. Against RHP, Maldonado fared much better, hitting .339/.370/.535/.905 (78 for 230, 15 2b, 3 3b, 8 HR, 12/52 BB/K), with a .2308 BB/K ratio, and a much better .226 K rate. For the second straight season, Maldonado hit much better at home (.338/.379/.606/.985), then on the road (.287/.322/.409/.731).
Maldonado spent his age 22 season with the St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League, where he had a dreadful year, hitting just .232/.284/.327/.611 (63 for 272, 18 runs, 11 2b, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 15/76 BB/K, 6/7 SBs), with a not good .1974 BB/K ratio, and an equally bad .279 K rate. This year, Maldonado hit better against LHP (.262/.340/.333/.674, 22 for 84, 5 runs, 3 2b, HR, 6 RBI, 7/22 BB/K), and struggled against RHP (.218/.258/.324/.582, 41 for 188, 13 runs, 8 2b, 4 HR, 24 RBI, 8/54 BB/K). Maldonado's BB/K ratio was .3182 against LHP, and a woeful .1481 against RHP. He struck out at a .262 clip vs southpaws, and a .287 clip against righties.
THE FUTURE: A disappointing year for Maldonado certainly clouds his future considerably. We'll say the Mets keep him in St. Lucie for his age 23 season, which puts him about a half year or so behind the optimal age/level curve (21-22 A+, 22-23 AA). This is not to say he's not a good prospect, just that he lost a considerable amount of his luster with his subpar 2008.
6. Raul Reyes 12/30/86 (22.08) L/L (A Savannah 14 for 47, 2 runs, 3 2b, 3b, HR, 5 RBI, 2/15 BB/K, .298/.327/.468/.795, .319 K rate, .1333 BB/K ratio)
The Mets signed Reyes prior to the 2005 season, then sent the 18 year old to the Dominican Summer League, where he hit .263 in 71 games, with 33 runs scored, 30 RBI, 12 2b, 3 3b, 4 HR, and 6 SB. In 2006, Reyes played for the Kingsport Mets of the Appalachian League, hitting .273/.393/.413 in 37 games. He had 10 2b, 2 3b, HR, 18 RBI, 20/34 BB/K, and 3 steals in 5 tries.
For the 2007 season, Reyes was bumped up to the New York Penn League, where he struggled, hitting .233/.321/.423, and striking out an alarming 94 times in just 253 ABs. In twice the ABs he got in Kport, Reyes had 13 2b, 4 3b, 9 HR, 33 RBI, and 9 steals in 15 tries. He projects best as a .265-.280 hitter with considerable power at the top of the order. Reyes has very good speed, which like the other parts of his game, is still raw and unrefined (career 60% SB success rate (12 of 20)). He uses his speed to cover huge swaths of ground in the outfield.
Despite struggling mightily in Brooklyn, the Mets saw fit to promote Reyes to Savannah for the 2008 season, where he got off to a good start, hitting .298/.327/.468/.795 in 47 ABs before fracturing his right ankle on April 16th, and missing the remainder of the season.
7. Dan Stegall 9/24/87 (22.33) L/R (A Savannah .196/.252/.308/.561, 21 for 107, 13 runs, 2b, 4 3b, HR, 9 RBI, 6/33 BB/K, 2/4 SBs, R Kingsport .295/.365/.418/.783, 36 for 122, 16 runs, 6 2b, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 13/26 BB/K)
Total 2008 Stats: .249/.313/.367/.680, 57 for 229, 29 runs, 7 2b, 4 3b, 4 HR, 22 RBI, 19/59 BB/K, 3/6 SBs, .257 K rate, .3220 BB/K ratio)
The Mets drafted Stegall in the 7th round of the 2006 draft, 214th overall, out of Greenwood High School in Arkansas, after hitting .500 his senior year. A two sport star in high school, Stegall featured a low to mid 90s fastball from the right side, but the Mets were drawn to his outfield abilities, not the power arm.
Upon drafting him, they sent him to the Gulf Coast League, where he hit .214/.324/.262/.586 in 40 games, 145 ABs. He split the 2007 between full season A ball Savannah, and short-season rookie ball Kingsport, hitting a combined .213/.293/.280/.573, 130 games, 103 for 483, 55 runs, 16 2b, 8 3b, 41 RBI, 20/29 SBs, 51/122 BB/K, with a decent enough .253 K rate, and a acceptable .4180 BB/K ratio.
8. Rafael Fernandez 8/3/88 (20.5) L/L (R Kingsport .259/.332/.399/.731, 59 for 228, 41 runs, 10 2b, 5 3b, 4 HR, 31 RBI, 24/69 BB/K, 4/8 SBs, .303 K rate, .3478 BB/K ratio)
The Mets signed Fernandez as an international free agent during the 2006 International Free Agent signing period. He played in the DSL in 2006, hitting .216/.316/.320/.636 (50 for 231, 30 runs, 7 2b, 3b, 5 HR, 43 RBI, 34/53 BB/K, 6/8 SBs, .229 K rate, .6415 BB/K ratio.
He missed virtually all of the 2007 season, getting just 8 ABs in the GCL, before returning to action in 2008 with Kingsport at age 19/20, where he hit .259/.332/.399/.731 in 228 ABs, with a much too high .303 K rate, and a significantly lowered .3478 BB/K ratio.
9. Gabriel Zavala 5/14/87 (21.75) R/R (R Kingsport .250/.289/.475/.764, 30 for 120, 18 runs, 13 2b, 3b, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 3/48 BB/K, .400 K rate, .0625 BB/K ratio)
The Mets signed Zavala as an International Free Agent in 2004, and after spending 2 seasons with the VSL Mets, he came stateside in 2007, playing for the Gulf Coast League Mets, and having a very good "rookie" season. He showed good tools with his bat, hitting .285, and also flashed very good power, hitting 8 doubles, 3 triples, and 6 hr in only 165 AB.
10. Pedro Zapata 10/3/87 (21.33) R/R (R Kingsport .221/.257/.248/.505, 50 for 226, 24 runs, 4 2b, 3b, 15 RBI, 8/56 BB/K, 12/14 SBs, .248 K rate, .1429 BB/K ratio)
Zapata was signed prior to the 2007 season out of the Dominican Republic. While playing in the DSL, Zapata displayed his excellent speed and ability to hit for average. We should know more about Zapata once he starts playing in the states.
--------------
MPH System Audit III
Over the past year, we've seen our blog explode onto the scene and really take on a legitimacy that we never could have envisioned, and we hope that is reflected in this Audit, a comprehensive look at not only the 2008 season, but the farm system as a whole. It was a VERY crucial, some would say pivotal, year for the system, with 4 of our top 10 prospects deleted in one fell swoop (for Johan), everyone knew the lower levels would have to step up, and boy did they ever do just that. Of course, the year was pretty much bookended with prospects being traded away, with 3 more prospects being deleted (for Putz), 2 more in the revised top 10.
We'll be doing something a little different this year, we'll post a section every 4 days, to allow you time to read through everything. Six official sections means it'll take roughly a month, so we hope you enjoy this look at our farm system.
MPH's Position by Position Prospect Analysis and Ranking
-cowritten by David and Tejesh (something something Dock Doyle)
-with contributions from Charlie aka The Man formerly of MetsProspectus and now MPH (YAY!)
-thanks to NYFS (www.nyfuturestars.com) for having up to date player profile capsules with relevant information handy!
-ages are in paranthesis next to the players name, and are as of 2/1/09
-B/T is next to age and is in that order
-prospect eligibility for MPH is hitherto defined as 200 ABs or 100 IP in the majors, without regard to days spent on the roster
-winterball stats cutoff at 2/1/09
Affiliate Guide (2009):
Buffalo: AAA International League (new)
Binghamton: AA Eastern League
St. Lucie: A+ Florida State League
Savannah: A South Atlantic League (Sally)
Brooklyn: A- New York Penn League (Penn)
Kingsport: R Appalachian League (Appy)
GCL Mets: R Gulf Coast League
DSL Mets: R Dominican Summer League
VSL Mets: R Venezuelan Summer league
Outfielders
A strength of the farm system just 2 seasons ago, outfield prospects are now very hard to find. Fernando tops the list, but it's very thin after him.
1. Fernando Martinez 10/10/88 (20.33) L/R (AA Binghamton .287/.340/.432/.772, 101 for 352, 48 runs, 19 2b, 4 3b, 8 HR, 43 RBI, 27/73 BB/K, 6/8 SBs, DWL Escogido .314/.376/.542/.919, 48 for 153, 26 runs, 7 2b, 5 3b, 6 HR, 26 RBI, 14/32 BB/K, 4/5 SBs, VWL Caracas .160/.250/.320/.570, 4 for 25, 4 runs, 2b, HR, RBI, 3/7 BB/K)
Total 2008 Stats: .289/.347/.458/.805, 153 for 530, 78 runs, 27 2b, 9 3b, 15 HR, 70 RBI, 10/13 SBs, 44/112 BB/K, .211 K rate, .3929 BB/K ratio
Splits courtesy www.minorleaguesplits.com
Fernando Martinez signed with the Mets during the IFA signing period of 2005 for a $1.4 million signing bonus. He started his pro career all the way in full season A ball, in Hagerstown, where he absolutely ripped it up, hitting .333/.389/.505/.894 (64 for 192, 24 runs, 14 2b, 2 3b, 5 HR, 28 RBI, 15/36 BB/K), for an excellent .4167 BB/K ratio, and a great .188 K rate (remember he was just 17 years old)
Fernando had just 24 ABs against LHP in Hagerstown, hitting a putrid .167/.310/.292/.602 (4 for 24, 3 2b, 4/4 BB/K), a very good 1.00 BB/K ratio, and an equally good .167 K rate. Against RHP, he hit a blistering .353/.404/.532/.936 (55 for 156, 9 2b, 2 3b, 5 HR, 12/29 BB/K), for a .4138 BB/K ratio, and a .186 K rate.
FMart was incredibly consistent in his rookie season, hitting .300+ in every month of the season (although he missed considerable time due to injury, getting just 94 ABs from May 1st to July 31st).
Martinez was sent to St. Lucie in August, finishing off his first year in pro ball at high A, where he hit just .193/.254/.387/.641 (23 for 119, 18 runs, 4 2b, 2 3b, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 6/24 BB/K), for a .2500 BB/K ratio, and a still very good .202 K rate. Martinez, by some metrics, outperformed his Hagerstown numbers (a .194 IsoP in St. Lucie vs a .172 in H-Town, for one). Nando hit .216/.259/.392/.651 vs LHP in St. Lucie (11 for 51, 3 HR, 2/14 BB/K), a .143 BB/K ratio, and an alarming rise to a .275 K rate. However, he controlled the zone better against RHP, as evidenced by his a .3637 BB/K ratio, and a very good .151 K rate. His other numbers, though, were not good, he hit .192/.259/.384/.643 (14 for 73, 4 2b, 2 3b, 2 HR, 4/11 BB/K).
Overall in 2006, Martinez hit .276/.336/.451/.787 (85 for 308, 16 2b, 4 3b, 10 HR, 22/59 BB/K) for a .3729 BB/K ratio, and an excellent .192 K rate. Against LHP, he hit .195/.271/.351/.622 (15 for 77, 3 2b, 3 HR, 6/19 BB/K), a .3157 BB/K ratio, with a corresponding .247 K rate. Versus RHP, he hit .303/.358/.485/.843 (70 for 231, 13 2b, 7 HR, 16/40 BB/K), with a .40 BB/K ratio, and a very good .173 K rate.
Despite posting extremely subpar numbers in St. Lucie (age/level aside), Martinez was promoted to Binghamton for the 2007 season, where he hit .271/.336/.377/.713 (64 for 236, 32 runs, 11 2b, 3b, 4 HR, 21 RBI, 20/51 BB/K), with a .3922 BB/K ratio, and a .216 K rate. HIs numbers improved a good deal versus LHP, he hit .263/.311/.368/.679 in 2007 (15 for 57, 3 2b, HR, 2/16 BB/K), with a very bad .125 BB/K ratio, and an equally bad .280 K rate. However, his improvement vs LHP came along with a vast reduction of his numbers against RHP. Martinez hit just .270/.342/.374/.716 (47 for 174, 7 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 18/33 BB/K), with a .5455 BB/K ratio, and a good .190 K rate.
Thankfully, the Mets let Fernando repeat AA in 2008, and he did put up better numbers across the board, with a .287/.340/.432/.772 line (101 for 352, 48 runs, 19 2b, 4 3b, 8 HR, 43 RBI, 27/73 BB/K, 6/8 SBs), for a .3699 BB/K ratio, and a corresponding .207 K rate. However, his IsoD was down from 65 in 2007 to 53 in 2008, but his IsoP (isolated power, SLG-AVG, or ((TB-1b)/ABs) did increase sharply from 106 in 2007 to 145 in 2008.
Fernando struggled mightily against LHP, hitting just .217/.298/.368/.665 (23 for 106, 15 runs, 5 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 12/31 BB/K), with a .3871 BB/K ratio and a very very alarming .292 K rate. Against RHP, Fernando did much better, hitting .317/.360/.459/.819 (78 for 246, 33 runs, 14 2b, 3 3b, 5 HR, 25 RBI, 15/42 BB/K), with a .3571 BB/K ratio and a .171 K rate.
Fernando missed about 5 weeks with a hamstring injury this year, the third consecutive year he's missed time with injuries. While concerning, the one thing in his favor is his age, he's still just 20 years old, and will play all of the 2009 season at age 20, likely in Buffalo, the new AAA affiliate of the Mets. And don't forget, our very own franchise shortstop battled leg injuries for the better part of 3 years before turning into an iron man.
He finished off his 2008 season playing for Escogido in the Dominican Winter League, and excelled to the tune of a .314/.376/.542/.919 line in 153 ABs, flashing off the raw power that makes many salivate over his future. He also, for the first time in his career, displayed vastly above average platoon splits, hitting .318/.362/.591/.953 in 44 ABs vs LHP, and hitting .312/.382/.523/.905 in 109 ABs vs RHP.
Fernando has yet to remain healthy for a full minor league season, so despite having 3 seasons worth of experience in the system, much of his value remains projection. He did show off what he can do when healthy and in a groove during the 2008 Dominican Winter League season, where he hit a blistering .314/.376/.542/.919 with 18 XBH in just 153 ABs, but then he injured his right elbow during the CWS and had to be shut down. Still, it can be considered a good season for the still 20 year old, he blasted 15 HRs and 27 2b in 520 ABs. As he matures and fills out, it wouldn't be out of the question for him to develop 30+ HR power, along with hitting for a high average. Even if his numbers don't show it, Fernando can control the strike zone very well.
Fernando, who played a majority of LF for Escogido, profiles there as a major leaguer. His arm is above average, but not suited for right field, and he does not possess the range to play CF. He also does not possess blazing speed, most, if not all, of his steals will come due to smarts. Martinez will develop into a good+ offensive force, capable of hitting in the middle of a lineup, but the hype has reached such proportions that he'll be hard pressed to ever meet expectations.
THE FUTURE: Martinez should open 2009 in Buffalo (the Mets new AAA affiliate), hopefully playing a corner OF position since he won't be playing CF in the majors. Fernando, as we saw in ST, can stay in on lefties, but the numbers speak for themselves, and he must improve that .665 OPS vs LHP, lest he be labelled as a future platoon player. And keep in mind, Fernando will only be 20 as he begins AAA, he can safely repeat the level twice, and still be on pace to make his MLB debut at age 22 in 2011 (but we'll say he makes it up at some point in 2009).
2. Cesar Puello 4/1/91 (17.83) R/R (R GCL .305/.350/.364/.714, 46 for 151, 24 runs, 6 2b, HR, 17 RBI, 5/32 BB/K, 13/18 SBs, .212 K rate, .1563 BB/K ratio)
Puello was signed in the International Free Agent class which produced Wilmer Flores and Jefry Marte, and while yes, a lot of the press went to Flores, and then Marte, make no mistake, Met officials are very high on this young outfielder.
After a disasterous June in which Puello hit .242/.265/.273/.537 with 14 Ks in 33 ABs (.424 K rate), he turned around to hit .322/.372/.390 the rest of the way, with just 18 Ks in 118 ABs (a very good .153 K rate, and an equally impressive .2778 BB/K ratio (for a 17 year old))
Puello is a physical prospect who projects to have average tools across the board. He's an instinctive player who learns quickly. He fits best as a right fielder with a strong arm and the requisite power for the position.
Puello's obviously very raw in all facets of his game, especially on the offensive side of the ball. Puello needs to work on his timing, especially on breaking pitches, as he chases too many out of the zone. He has a good swing on balls in on him, and his swing is also conducive to hitting balls the other way (in time). He is still young, but his frame (6'2/195) should be conducive to power as he grows and fills out. Puello has some of the best raw speed in the system, and he stole 13 bases in 18 tries in 2008. That speed enables him to cover a plethora of ground in the outfield, and his plus plus arm makes him a perfect candidate for RF, where he played in the GCL.
It is much too soon to predict what type of player Puello will ultimately become, we should get a better sense of that after the 2009 season, which he will play at 18 years old, likely in Savannah. A level per year after that should put him on track for a 2013 debut, at age 22.
3. Kirk Nieuwenhuis 8/7/87 (21.5) L/R (Azusa Pacific .400/.496/.724/1.220, 90 for 225, 84 runs, 20 2b, 4 3b, 15 HR, 68 RBI, 34/34 BB/K, 8/11 SBs, A- Brooklyn .277/.348/.396/.744, 79 for 285, 34 runs, 15 2b, 5 3b, 3 HR, 29 RBI, 29/70 BB/K, 11/18 SBs)
Total 2008 Stats: .331/.415/.541/.956, 169 for 510, 118 runs, 35 2b, 9 3b, 18 HR, 97 RBI, 19/29 SBs, 63/104 BB/K, .204 K rate, .6057 BB/K ratio
Nieuwenhuis was drafted by the Mets in the 3rd round, 100th overall, out of Azusa Pacific University, where as a junior, he hit .400/.496/.724/1.220 in 225 ABs. After signing (for $360,000), he was sent to Brooklyn, where he hit .277/.348/.396, showing a decent eye at the plate (.4143 BB/K, .246 K rate), and decent power (keep in mind he bats lefty and Keyspan Park is death on lefty hitters, especially powerwise).
Nieuwenhuis should be opening 2009 in the St. Lucie outfield, potentially playing a corner, depending on if the Mets move Greg Veloz to center field.
Despite 70 Ks in 285 ABs, Nieuwenhuis has good plate discipline (he had a 1:1 BB/K in college). The reason for his high K rate is tied to his swing, which he needs to adjust for pro ball. As with most college players, he has some holes which metal bats covered up - and wood bats exposed. He has the frame for additional power (23 XBH in Brooklyn), which will come when he adjusts his swing to pro ball. He is a good runner who has above average speed, but needs to hone his instincts in steals (11 for 18). There's no reason why he couldn't eventually blossom into a 25+ SB man.
Due to his speed and athleticism, Nieuwenhuis can remain in CF for the time being, but it would behoove the Mets to get him experience in both corner OF spots to prepare him for an Endy Chavez like utility role in the majors. He has the arm and accuracy to play RF, and did so rarely in Brooklyn. If all breaks right, Nieuwenhuis could become a hitter (once again) in the Daniel Murphy/Josh Thole mold, high average, good OBP, line drive gap power, but unlike Murphy and Thole, Nieuwenhuis can also steal 25+ bases in a season. He should open 2009 in St. Lucie, then ascend a level per year, breaking into the majors on opening day 2012 as a backup.
4. Javier Rodriguez 4/4/90 (18.83) R/R (R GCL .193/.258/.237/.495, 26 for 135, 17 runs, 3 2b, HR, 20 RBI, 10/27 BB/K, .200 K rate, .3704 BB/K ratio)
The Mets took Rodriguez in the 2nd round of the 2008 draft, 68th overall, out of the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy. After signing (for $585,000), he was sent to the GCL, where he had a miserable third of a year, hitting for an OPS under .500, driving just 4 XBH in 135 ABs. Here is a predraft scouting report on Rodriguez:
Considered one of the better prospects in Puerto Rico heading into the Excellence Tournament that annually draws scouts to see the island's best talent each May, Rodriguez elevated his status after his strong showing there. He is the best pure hitter from Puerto Rico and has good bat speed. With a lean, athletic body, Rodriguez should have the ability to add muscle to his long frame. He shows above-average raw power to the pull side, though there is some length to his swing. Rodriguez is an average to above-average runner, clocking in at 6.7 seconds in the 60-yard dash. Reviews of his fielding are mixed, though his arm is above-average for both the length and carry he gets on the ball and for its accuracy.
It really would behoove the Mets to hold him back in extended ST and then place him either back in the GCL, or move him up to Kingsport (and even that may be too aggresive considering his line in the GCL), but knowing the Mets, there is a very good chance he ends up in Savannah to start the season.
5. Brahiam Maldonado 9/18/85 (23.43) R/R (A+ St. Lucie .232/.284/.327/.611, 63 for 272, 18 runs, 11 2b, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 15/76 BB/K, 6/7 SBs, .279 K rate, .1973 BB/K ratio)
Maldonado was drafted out of St. Francis High, in Puerto Rico, in the 10th round of the 2004 draft. He was sent to the GCL Mets as an 18 year old, and struggled, hitting .185/.272/.238/.510 (28 for 151, 21 runs, 3 2b, 3b, HR, 12 RBI, 15/49 BB/K, 8/10 SBs), with a decent .3061 BB/K ratio, but an absurdly high .325 K rate.
Maldonado repeated the GCL in 2005, and posted markedly better numbers, hitting .256/.355/.359/.714 (30 for 117, 23 runs, 7 2b, 3b, HR, 21 RBI, 17/36 BB/K, 8/9 SBs), with a much better .4722 BB/K ratio, and an improved, but still much too high, .308 K rate. He hit .259/.382/.407/.789 (7 for 27, 2b, HR, 5/12 BB/K) vs LHP, with a .4167 BB/K ratio, and an absurd .444 K rate. Against RHP, he hit .250/.336/.333/.669 (24 for 96, 6 2b, 3b, 12/27 BB/K), with a .4444 BB/K ratio, and a .281 K rate.
Maldonado was promoted to Kingsport of the short season Appalachian League, where he hit .281/.363/.500/.863 (52 for 185, 29 runs, 17 2b, 4 3b, 7 HR, 35 RBI, 23/49 BB/K, 5/7 SBs), with a .4694 BB/K ratio, and a vastly improved (but still moderately high) .265 K rate (159 K pace in 600 ABs). Against LHP, he hit .246/.338/.574/.912 (15 for 61, 4 2b, 2 3b, 4 HR, 8/14 BB/K), with a .5714 BB/K ratio, and a .230 K rate. Against RHP, he hit a robust .298/.376/.508/.884 (37 for 124, 13 2b, 2 3b, 3 HR, 15/35 BB/K), with a .4286 BB/K ratio, and a very high .282 K rate. Maldonado hit markedly better at home (.362/.425/.628/1.053) then on the road (.198/.302/.429/.731)
2007 saw Maldonado in full season ball for the first time in his career (minus a 16 AB cameo for St. Lucie in 2005). He was in Savannah, where he hit extremely well, putting together a .310/.349/.500/.849 line (95 for 306, 40 runs, 20 2b, 4 3b, 10 HR, 39 RBI, 19/79 BB/K, 11/15 SBs), with a severely declining .2405 BB/K ratio, but a slightly improved .258 K rate. Strangely, Maldonado continued to struggle mightily against LHP, hitting just .224/.286/.395/.681 (17 for 76, 5 2b, 3b, 2 HR, 7/27 BB/K), with a .2593 BB/K ratio, and an abysmal .355 K rate. Against RHP, Maldonado fared much better, hitting .339/.370/.535/.905 (78 for 230, 15 2b, 3 3b, 8 HR, 12/52 BB/K), with a .2308 BB/K ratio, and a much better .226 K rate. For the second straight season, Maldonado hit much better at home (.338/.379/.606/.985), then on the road (.287/.322/.409/.731).
Maldonado spent his age 22 season with the St. Lucie Mets of the Florida State League, where he had a dreadful year, hitting just .232/.284/.327/.611 (63 for 272, 18 runs, 11 2b, 5 HR, 30 RBI, 15/76 BB/K, 6/7 SBs), with a not good .1974 BB/K ratio, and an equally bad .279 K rate. This year, Maldonado hit better against LHP (.262/.340/.333/.674, 22 for 84, 5 runs, 3 2b, HR, 6 RBI, 7/22 BB/K), and struggled against RHP (.218/.258/.324/.582, 41 for 188, 13 runs, 8 2b, 4 HR, 24 RBI, 8/54 BB/K). Maldonado's BB/K ratio was .3182 against LHP, and a woeful .1481 against RHP. He struck out at a .262 clip vs southpaws, and a .287 clip against righties.
THE FUTURE: A disappointing year for Maldonado certainly clouds his future considerably. We'll say the Mets keep him in St. Lucie for his age 23 season, which puts him about a half year or so behind the optimal age/level curve (21-22 A+, 22-23 AA). This is not to say he's not a good prospect, just that he lost a considerable amount of his luster with his subpar 2008.
6. Raul Reyes 12/30/86 (22.08) L/L (A Savannah 14 for 47, 2 runs, 3 2b, 3b, HR, 5 RBI, 2/15 BB/K, .298/.327/.468/.795, .319 K rate, .1333 BB/K ratio)
The Mets signed Reyes prior to the 2005 season, then sent the 18 year old to the Dominican Summer League, where he hit .263 in 71 games, with 33 runs scored, 30 RBI, 12 2b, 3 3b, 4 HR, and 6 SB. In 2006, Reyes played for the Kingsport Mets of the Appalachian League, hitting .273/.393/.413 in 37 games. He had 10 2b, 2 3b, HR, 18 RBI, 20/34 BB/K, and 3 steals in 5 tries.
For the 2007 season, Reyes was bumped up to the New York Penn League, where he struggled, hitting .233/.321/.423, and striking out an alarming 94 times in just 253 ABs. In twice the ABs he got in Kport, Reyes had 13 2b, 4 3b, 9 HR, 33 RBI, and 9 steals in 15 tries. He projects best as a .265-.280 hitter with considerable power at the top of the order. Reyes has very good speed, which like the other parts of his game, is still raw and unrefined (career 60% SB success rate (12 of 20)). He uses his speed to cover huge swaths of ground in the outfield.
Despite struggling mightily in Brooklyn, the Mets saw fit to promote Reyes to Savannah for the 2008 season, where he got off to a good start, hitting .298/.327/.468/.795 in 47 ABs before fracturing his right ankle on April 16th, and missing the remainder of the season.
7. Dan Stegall 9/24/87 (22.33) L/R (A Savannah .196/.252/.308/.561, 21 for 107, 13 runs, 2b, 4 3b, HR, 9 RBI, 6/33 BB/K, 2/4 SBs, R Kingsport .295/.365/.418/.783, 36 for 122, 16 runs, 6 2b, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 13/26 BB/K)
Total 2008 Stats: .249/.313/.367/.680, 57 for 229, 29 runs, 7 2b, 4 3b, 4 HR, 22 RBI, 19/59 BB/K, 3/6 SBs, .257 K rate, .3220 BB/K ratio)
The Mets drafted Stegall in the 7th round of the 2006 draft, 214th overall, out of Greenwood High School in Arkansas, after hitting .500 his senior year. A two sport star in high school, Stegall featured a low to mid 90s fastball from the right side, but the Mets were drawn to his outfield abilities, not the power arm.
Upon drafting him, they sent him to the Gulf Coast League, where he hit .214/.324/.262/.586 in 40 games, 145 ABs. He split the 2007 between full season A ball Savannah, and short-season rookie ball Kingsport, hitting a combined .213/.293/.280/.573, 130 games, 103 for 483, 55 runs, 16 2b, 8 3b, 41 RBI, 20/29 SBs, 51/122 BB/K, with a decent enough .253 K rate, and a acceptable .4180 BB/K ratio.
8. Rafael Fernandez 8/3/88 (20.5) L/L (R Kingsport .259/.332/.399/.731, 59 for 228, 41 runs, 10 2b, 5 3b, 4 HR, 31 RBI, 24/69 BB/K, 4/8 SBs, .303 K rate, .3478 BB/K ratio)
The Mets signed Fernandez as an international free agent during the 2006 International Free Agent signing period. He played in the DSL in 2006, hitting .216/.316/.320/.636 (50 for 231, 30 runs, 7 2b, 3b, 5 HR, 43 RBI, 34/53 BB/K, 6/8 SBs, .229 K rate, .6415 BB/K ratio.
He missed virtually all of the 2007 season, getting just 8 ABs in the GCL, before returning to action in 2008 with Kingsport at age 19/20, where he hit .259/.332/.399/.731 in 228 ABs, with a much too high .303 K rate, and a significantly lowered .3478 BB/K ratio.
9. Gabriel Zavala 5/14/87 (21.75) R/R (R Kingsport .250/.289/.475/.764, 30 for 120, 18 runs, 13 2b, 3b, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 3/48 BB/K, .400 K rate, .0625 BB/K ratio)
The Mets signed Zavala as an International Free Agent in 2004, and after spending 2 seasons with the VSL Mets, he came stateside in 2007, playing for the Gulf Coast League Mets, and having a very good "rookie" season. He showed good tools with his bat, hitting .285, and also flashed very good power, hitting 8 doubles, 3 triples, and 6 hr in only 165 AB.
10. Pedro Zapata 10/3/87 (21.33) R/R (R Kingsport .221/.257/.248/.505, 50 for 226, 24 runs, 4 2b, 3b, 15 RBI, 8/56 BB/K, 12/14 SBs, .248 K rate, .1429 BB/K ratio)
Zapata was signed prior to the 2007 season out of the Dominican Republic. While playing in the DSL, Zapata displayed his excellent speed and ability to hit for average. We should know more about Zapata once he starts playing in the states.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
