7/13 Minor League Report! CECILIANI, Dotson!

Hey there...just giving D the night off. I'll be back for the remainder of the season on the 27th :)

A- New York Penn League: Brooklyn 12/9/0, Lowell 9/14/4

The Cyclones built an early 5-2 lead (after 3 1/2) only to watch Mitch Houck implode in the bottom half, giving up 5 runs without escaping the inning (6 total scored in the frame). The teams traded runs in the 5th, before Brooklyn came back from 9-6 down with 1 in the 6th and 2 in the 7th to tie (Cory Vaughn HR), then 3 in the 9th to win. Houck gave up 7 runs total on 6 hits in 3.2 innings, but Wes Wrenn did great in long relief, allowing just a run on 7 hits in 4 innings for his 2nd win.

ss Rylan Sandoval 1 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .318
cf Darrell Ceciliani 3 for 5, 3 runs, K, .388, SB (9)
rf Cory Vaughn 1 for 3, 3 runs, HR (4), 2 RBI (23), BB, .258
1b Jeff Flagg 0 for 5, 3 Ks, .320
dh Joe Bonfe 2 for 5, run, 2 RBI, K, .346
lf Will Cherry 0 for 4, RBI, .200
3b Brian Harrison 2 for 5, 2 runs, 3b (1), HR (1), 2 RBI (2), K, .250
2b James Schroeder 0 for 3, run, BB, .303
c Juan Centeno 0 for 4, .275
Mitch Houck 3.2 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 3/2 BB/K, HR, 2.90 era, 4:4:2, WP
Daniel Carela 0.1 IP, H, ER, BB, HR, 2.45 era, 0:0:0
Wes Wrenn 4 IP, 7 H, ER, 7 Ks, 3.81 era, W (2-2), 3:2:7
Johan Figuereo IP, K, 4.66 era, SV (5), 1:0:1

R Gulf Coast League: GCL Mets 6/7/0, Cardinals 8/8/2

ss Robbie Shields 0 for 2, run, 3 BBs, .283
2b Randoll Santana 1 for 4, run, .250
rf Gilbert Gomez 1 for 4, 2 runs, RBI (9), K, .258
1b Alexander Sanchez 1 for 3, run, HR (1), 3 RBI (12), .262
cf Dylan Brown 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .212
c Jeff Glenn 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .276
lf Julio Concepcion 2 for 3, run, HR (1), RBI (10), .284
dh Nestor Moreno 1 for 4, K, .154
3b Miguel Tejada 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .176
Zach Dotson 5 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/7 BB/K, 3.31 era, 6:2:7
Carlos Muniz IP, 9.35 era, 3:
Brant Rustich 0.1 IP, 4 ER, 3 BBs, K, 13.50 era, 3 WP
Ramiro Peralta 0.2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K, 3.86 era, BS (1), 1:0:1
Eduardo Aldama IP, 3 H, 2 ER, K, HR, 9 era, L (1-1), 0:2:1

June Hotsheet

Barebones version, sorry about missing May.

1. Eric Beaulac

June: 1-1, 2.63 era, 4 GS, 24 IP, 18 H, 16/7 R/ER, HR, 8/21 BB/K, 2.33 BAA, .196 BAA

2. Armando Rodriguez

June: 3-1, 1.57 era, 5 GS, 28.2 IP, 21 H, 6/5 R/ER, 2 HR, 5/23 BB/K, 0.49 GOFO, .202 BAA

3. Jim Fuller

June: 2-0, 1.63 era, 5 GS, 27.2 IP, 26 H, 12/5 R/ER, HR, 8/21 BB/K, 1.27 GOFO, .245 BAA

4. Eric Niesen

June: 4-1, 2.55 era, 5 GS, 24.2 IP, 18 H, 7 ER, 2 HR, 13/17 BB/K, 0.83 GOFO, .209 BAA

5. Mark Cohoon

June: 4-0, 1.38 era, 4 GS, 32.2 IP, 21 H, 5 ER, 4/23 BB/K, 1.89 GOFO

6. Jordany Valdespin

June: .310/.349/.450/.799, 31 for 100, 18 runs, 7 2b, 2 3b, HR, 14 RBI, 3/14 BB/K, 7/10 SBs

7. Nick Evans

June: .292/.356/.481/.837, 31 for 106, 15 runs, 11 2b, 3 HR, 8 RBI, 11/20 BB/K

8. Lucas Duda

June: .277/.370/.521/.892, 26 for 94, 11 runs, 9 2b, 3b, 4 HR, 15 RBI, 11/16 BB/K

9. Stefan Welch

June: .293/.383/.424/.807, 27 for 92, 16 runs, 7 2b, 3b, HR, 9 RBI, 9/19 BB/K

10. Darrell Ceciliani

June: .404/.415/.635/1.050, 21 for 52, 16 runs, 4 2b, 4 3b, 9 RBI, 1/9 BB/K, 2/4 SBs

7/4 Minor League Report! Fernando, NIEUWENHUIS, RATLIFF, CECILIANI, VAUGHN!

AAA International League: Buffalo 10/12/0, Syracuse 2/7/1

2b Justin Turner 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .272
ss Luis Hernandez 3 for 4, run, 3b, 2 RBI, .400
cf Jorge Padilla 1 for 4, run, RBI, K, .333
1b Mike Jacobs 1 for 3, 2 runs, HR, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .258
lf Lucas Duda 0 for 4, RBI, K, .292
rf Fernando Martinez 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR (6), 3 RBI (22), BB, K, .256
3b Russ Adams 2 for 4, .243
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 1 for 4, run, 2b, 3 Ks, .500 (6 for 12)
Dillon Gee 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 6 Ks, 4.82 era, W (8-5), 4.82 era, 81:59:22, 6:8:6 (last 4 GS, 23 ip, 22 h, 12/11 r/er, 1/23 bb/k, 2-1, 4.30 era)
Bobby Livingston 2 IP, 2 H, 2 Ks, 4.85 era, 29:21:8, 3:1:2

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 10/14/2, Portland 8/13/2

Kirk Nieuwenhuis may just be getting into one of his patented idiotic hot streaks, after 4 XBH yesterday, he had 3 more hits today, including 2 more doubles, leading the Mets to a 14 hit, 10 run attack and a 10-8 victory. The Mets also had 2 walks, while striking out 4 times, and were 7 for 17 (.412) with RISP and left 8 on base. Nieuwenhuis, Sean Ratliff and Mike Nickeas had 3 hit games, while Raul Reyes had another multi hit game, his 6th in 12 games with Binghamton. Nick Evans and Jon Malo (0 for 4, run, RBI, .222) took 0-fers.

Roy Merritt got the win with 1.2 scoreless innings in relief, after Eric Niesen and Eddie Kunz got torched for 8 runs between them, 4 each. Niesen in 1.2 innings, and Kunz in 3.2 innings. Come Rule V time, the Mets should consider DFAing Eddie Kunz, he's a BUST of a prospect, so much for the quick moving reliever idea in 2007 (haha).

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2 2b (22), 2 RBI (46), .286 (7 for 10 last 2 games, 5 2b, HR)
lf Sean Ratliff 3 for 5, 2b (6), RBI (15), .317
1b Nick Evans 0 for 4, BB, K, .285
dh DJ Wabick 1 for 5, 2 runs, K, .278
2b Josh Satin 1 for 4, 2 runs, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .284
rf Raul Reyes 2 for 5, 2 runs, .378
c Mike Nickeas 3 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, .321
3b Jose Coronado 1 for 4, 2 RBI, .230
Eric Niesen 1.2 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 4/2 BB/K, 3.61 era, 0:3:2
Eddie Kunz 3.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2/2 BB/K, 5.78 era, 4:4:2
Roy Merritt 1.2 IP, H, 4.62 era, W (2-3), 3:2
Emary Frederick 0.2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 5.02 era
Derrick Ellison 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3.90 era, 1:1
Edgar Ramirez 0.2 IP, 4.19 era, SV (1), 2:

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie

The game was suspended in the top of the 8th with Charlotte ahead 6-0. Robert Carson was awesome again, giving up 3 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits in 7 innings, but unless the Met rally, he'll get tagged with his 5th loss of the season. He threw 89 pitches, 64 for strikes. 4Carson's kicked it into another gear over his last 7 starts, he's gone at least 7 innings in 4 of the 7, and had gone 3-2 (counting his outing tonight as a loss) with a 3.67 era in 41.2 innings, and a 11/35 BB/K ratio. Over his last 5 outings, he's given up 10 earned in 32.1 innings, for a 2.78 era, and a 7/28 BB/K ratio.

A South Atlantic League: Savannah 1/3/1, Rome 0/4/1

John Church had his best professional outing to date, with a 4 hit shutout over 7 innings for his 4th win of the season, and Michael Powers notched his 10th save with a perfect 9th. The Gnats had just 3 hits and a 3/6 BB/K, but it was enough tonight. They went 2 for 8 with RISP and left 6 on base.

cf Pedro Zapata 0 for 4, K, .284
lf RJ Harris 0 for 3, BB, K, .154
rf Cesar Puello 0 for 4, .256
dh Jefry Marte 0 for 4, .228
1b Travis Ozga 1 for 3, run, 2b, K, .435
c Dock Doyle 0 for 3, .178
3b Jet Butler 1 for 2, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .400
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 3, K, .230, 2 SB (10)
ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 2, BB, K, .394
John Church 7 IP, 4 H, 1/2 BB/K, 1.14 era, W (4-0), 13:3:2
Brandon Sage IP, 4.13 era, 1:2
Michael Powers IP, 1.77 era, SV (10), 2:1

A- New York Penn League: Brooklyn 12/17/1, Jamestown 13/13/3

The Cyclones built a 12-2 lead after 6 1/2 innings, then watched in horror as Jamestown put up 3 in the bottom of the 6th and 7 in the 8th to tie, then 1 in the 9th to win it, 13 to 12. Darrell Ceciliani and Cory Vaughn had multi hit games, and Chris Hilliard gave up 5 runs in 5.1 innings.

ss Rylan Sandoval 2 for 5, run, 2 RBI, .308
>>ss Luis Nieves 0 for 1, .333
cf Darrell Ceciliani 3 for 6, 3 runs, 2b (6), 3b (5), 2 Ks, .403
rf Cory Vaughn 3 for 4, 3 runs, 2 2b (2), 2 RBI (16), .281
>>rf Kurt Steinhauer 1 for 1, .188
1b Jeff Flagg 3 for 3, 2b, 3b, 3 RBI, BB, .364
>>3b James Schroeder 0 for 1, .238
3b, 1b Joe Bonfe 0 for 4, BB, 3 Ks, .319
2b JB Brown 1 for 5, RBI, .167
dh, lf Will Cherry 2 for 5, RBI, K, .222
c Juan Centeno 2 for 3, run, 2 BBs, K, .292
lf, cf Cody Holliday 0 for 5, run, .209
Chris Hilliard 5.1 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2/3 BB/K, 3.52 era, 5:3:3
Daniel Carela 1.2 IP, 1/2 BB/K, 0.00 era, 2:1:2
Hunter Carnevale 2 H, 5 ER, 3 BBs, 18 era (AWFUL)
Jonathan Kountis 0.1 IP, ER, K, 4.91 era, HBP
Hamilton Bennett 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2.89 era, BS (1), L (0-1), 2:2
Johan Figuereo H, 5.06 era

R Appalachian League: Kingsport 4/5/0, Greeneville 0/4/1

Michael Hebert and 2 relievers combined to shutout Greeneville tonight, with Hebert picking up his first win of the season. The Mets offense had 5 hits and a 2/7 BB/K, while going 1 for 1 with RISP and leaving 3 on base.

2b Ray Van Gurp 0 for 3, RBI (8), K, .286
cf Chase Greene 1 for 3, run, BB, .333
1b Lucas Stewart 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .286
3b Aderlin Rodriguez 1 for 4, run, HR (4), 2 RBI (6), .208
rf Javier Rodriguez 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .426
dh Albert Cordero 1 for 4, .244
c Nelfi Zapata 0 for 4, .222
lf Charlie Hinojosa 0 for 2, run, BB, K, .000
ss Brandon Brown 0 for 3, K, .185
Michael Hebert 5 IP, 4 H, 2/4 BB/K, 3.86 era, W (1-1), 5:6:4
Adam Kolarek 3 IP, 8 Ks, 4.32 era, 0:1:8
Michael Weldon IP, 1.80 era, 2:1

7/2 Minor League Report! VALDESPIN, P. ZAPATA, Ceciliani, TIJERNIA, MCQUEEN, JA ROD, CORDERO!

AAA International League: Buffalo 12/13/2, Rochester 4/8/2

2b Justin Turner 3 for 5, 3 runs, RBI, .274
ss Luis Hernandez 1 for 3, run, .308
cf Jorge Padilla 1 for 4, 2 runs, BB, K, .345
1b Mike Jacobs 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 2b, 3 RBI, BB, .257
rf Fernando Martinez 1 for 5, run, HR (5), 2 RBI (19), K, .250
3b Mike Cervanek 1 for 4, RBI, .232
lf Lucas Duda 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b (5), HR (6), 3 RBI (16), 2 BBs, .328 (.328/.409/.759/1.168, 19 for 58, 10 runs, 5 2b, 3b, 6 HR, 16 RBI, 8/8 BB/K in 16 games)
dh Russ Adams 1 for 3, 2 BBs, K, .240
c JR House 1 for 3, run, BB, .300
Pat Misch 7 IP, 7 H, 4/2 R/ER, 1/5 BB/K, HR, 3.40 era, W (8-3), 105:73:32, 9:4:5
Manuel Alvarez IP, H, 0.00 era, 8:6:2, 2:1
John Lujan IP, K, 5.14 era, 15:10:5, 2:0:1

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 10/11/0, Portland 0/2/1, Game 1

Chris Schwinden had a CG two hit shutout, and the Mets used two big innings (3 run 4th, 7 run 5th) to crush the SeaDogs in the first game of a twinight doubleheader, 10-0. Sean Ratliff had the only multi hit game, while DJ Wabick (0 for 1, run, K, .280) took an 0-fer after PHing for Marshall Hubbard. The Mets had 11 hits and a 5/6 BB/K ratio, while going 6 for 11 (.556) with RISP and leaving 4 on base.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 3, run, HR (11), RBI (42), BB, K, .273
lf Sean Ratliff 2 for 4, run, 2 2b (5), K, .310
1b Josh Satin 1 for 4, run, K, .292
dh Marshall Hubbard 1 for 2, RBI, BB, .249
rf Raul Reyes 1 for 4, run, HR (5), RBI (11), K, .394
c Mike Nickeas 1 for 2, 2 runs, 2 RBI, BB, .313
3b Jose Coronado 1 for 2, 2 runs, RBI, BB, .222
ss Jon Malo 1 for 2, run, HR, 3 RBI, BB, .235
2b Michael Fisher 2 for 3, RBI, K, .500
Chris Schwinden 7 IP, 2 H, 5 Ks, 4.53 era, W (4-5), 5:11:5

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 2/5/1, Portland 10/13/0, Game 2

One blowout deserves an equal but opposite blowout, and in Game 2, the SeaDogs dealt one to the Mets, crushing 4 pitchers for 10 runs on 13 hits and 4 walks. Scott Shaw spot started and was terrible, giving up 3 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks in 3 innings, and no one who followed was particularly better, except for Edgar Ramirez. The Mets offense had 5 hits and a 2/7 BB/K ratio, while going 1 for 7 (.143) with RISP and leaving 5 on base.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0 for 2, RBI (43), BB, K, .271
lf Sean Ratliff 0 for 2, .301
>>1b Mike Nickeas 0 for 1, .311
1b, 3b Josh Satin 0 for 2, BB, .284
dh DJ Wabick 1 for 3, 2b, K, .281
rf Raul Reyes 0 for 3, K, .361
3b, ss Jose Coronado 1 for 3, run, K, .224
c Saloman Manriquez 1 for 3, K, .357
2b Michael Fisher 1 for 3, run, K, .429
ss, lf Jon Malo 1 for 3, RBI, K, .237
Scott Shaw 3 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3/1 BB/K, HR, 6.92 era, L (4-6), 2:4:1
Edgar Ramirez 2.1 IP, 3 H, ER, 4 Ks, 4.25 era, 1:2:4
Roy Merritt 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, HR, 4.79 era, 2:
Emary Frederick IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB, K, 5.27 era, 0:2:1

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 3/7/1, Fort Myers 2/5/2, Game 1

Wilmer Flores had an RBI single in the top of the 8th to put the Mets ahead, but it was a Carlos Beltran sac fly which provided the ultimate winning run as the Mets hung on to win 3-2. Jordany Valdespin and Beltran had the multi hit games, while Kai Gronauer, Juan Lagares, Richard Lucas and Rafael Fernandez took 0-fers. Eric Beaulac started and gave up a run on 3 hits in 5 innings but got a ND. Elvin Ramirez pitched 2 hitless innings for the win, Jose Bierd allowed a run in the 8th but got his 8th save. The Mets had 7 hits and struck out 5 times, while going 1 for 4 with RISP and leaving 5 on base.

2b Jordany Valdespin 2 for 4, run, 2b (11), .313
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, RBI (3), .444
dh Carlos Beltran 2 for 3, 2b, RBI (4), .423
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 3, run, 2b (21), .299
c Kai Gronauer 0 for 4, K, .364
cf Juan Lagares 0 for 3, .188
lf Joey August 1 for 3, K, .306
3b Richard Lucas 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .205
rf Rafael Fernandez 0 for 3, run, K, .200
Eric Beaulac 5 IP, 3 H, ER, 2/3 BB/K, 3.45 era, 5:5:3
Elvin Ramirez 2 IP, 1/2 BB/K, 4.23 era, W (3-2), 1:2:2
Jose Bierd IP, 2 H, ER, 2 BBs, 3.83 era, SV (8), 2:1

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 7/8/1, Fort Myers 3/5/2, Game 2

The Mets swept the Miracle in the doubleheader, winning the nightcap with a 4 run 7th. Jordany Valdespin, Wilmer Flores and Hector Pellot had multi hit games in the nightcap, while Juan Lagares, stefan Welch, Joey August (0 for 3, .299), Richard Lucas and Mike Moras (0 for 2, run, BB, .161) took 0-fers. The Mets overall had 8 hits and a 1/5 BB/K, while going 4 for 12 with RISP and leaving 3 on base. Erik Turgeon picked up the win with 2 scoreless after Brandon Moore gave up 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits in 5 innings.

2b Jordany Valdespin 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (12), RBI (23), K, .317
cf Juan Lagares 0 for 4, run, .167
ss Wilmer Flores 2 for 4, 2 RBI (5), K, .450
1b Stefan Welch 0 for 3, K, .296
3b Richard Lucas 0 for 2, run, K, .203
lf Hector Pellot 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, .214
dh Ryan Mollica 2 for 3, 3 RBI, .308
Brandon Moore 5 IP, 5 H, 3/2 R/ER, 1/6 BB/K, 3.27 era, 7:1:6
Erik Turgeon 2 IP, BB, K, 0.00 era, W (1-0), 1:3:1

A South Atlantic League: Savannah 3/9/3, Greenville 8/12/0

Pedro Zapata and Wilfredo Tovar had multi hit games, but it wasn't enough as Darin Gorwki got crushed for 6 runs on 9 hits in 5 innings to take his 4th loss. Oveall, the Gnats had 9 hits and a 2/8 BB/K ratio, while going 1 for 6 with RISP and leaving 6 on base.

cf Pedro Zapata 3 for 4, 2b (14), RBI (38), .291, CS (6)
lf RJ Harris 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .156
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 4, run, K, .234
dh Nick Santomauro 1 for 3, run, 2b (7), BB, .179
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .259
c Dock Doyle 0 for 4, RBI, .184
2b Jet Butler 1 for 3, BB, K
1b Alex Gregory 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .236
ss Wilfredo Tovar 2 for 4, run, 2b (2), .393
Darin Gorski 5 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 6 Ks, 3 HR, 3.79 era, L (2-4), 5:3:6
Gabriel Zavala IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0.00 era, 1:2
Marcos Tabata 2 IP, H, BB, K, 2.57 era, 4:1:1

A- New York Penn League: Brooklyn 1/9/2, Staten Island 2/7/2 in 10 innings.

Prospect wrap up for Brooklyn: Darrel Ceciliani, Cory Vaughn and Luis Nieves each had one hit today, while Juan Centeno took an 0-fer. Ceciliani got base 3 times, and Vaughn stole his 3rd base.

dh Cody Holliday 1 for 3, run, 2 Ks, .257
>>ph, dh Kurt Steinhauer 1 for 2, K, .133
>>>>ph, dh JB Brown 0 for 1, .150
cf Darrell Ceciliani 1 for 3, 2 BBs, .414 (24 for 58, 17 runs, 5 2b, 4 3b, 11 RBI, 7/9 BB/K, .414/.450/.638/1.098)
rf Cory Vaughn 1 for 4, BB, K, .268, SB (3)
1b Jeff Flagg 2 for 4, RBI, BB, K, .322
lf Will Cherry 0 for 5, 4 Ks, .200
3b Joe Bonfe 1 for 2, 3 BBs, K, .366
2b Rylan Sandoval 1 for 3, 2 BBs, .326
c Juan Centeno 0 for 3, .238
ss Luis Nieves 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .350
Mitch Houck 7 IP, 4 H, R, 2/4 BB/K, 0.87 era, 7:4:4
Hamilton Bennett 2 IP, 2/3 BB/K, 1.13 era, 2:1:3
AJ Pinera 0.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 3.68 era, L (0-2), 1:
Johan Figereo 0.1 IP, H, 5.06 era, 0:1

R Appalachian League: Kingsport 13/22/2, Pulaski 1/5/2

The Mets offense exploded for 22 hits and a 2/5 BB/K, oblierating Pulaski 13 to 1. The Mets went 5 for 14 (.357) with RISP and left 10 on. Ismael Tijernia, ZeErika McQueen, Javier Rodriguez and Albert Cordero had 3 or more hits, Amauris Valdez and John Semel had 2 hits apiece.

2b Ismael Tijernia 4 for 6, .375
ss Justin Schafer 1 for 6, 2 runs, RBI, K, .258
cf ZeErika McQueen 5 for 5, 4 runs, 2b (4), .400
3b Lucas Stewart 1 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, BB, K, .308
rf Javier Rodriguez 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b (2), HR (2), 5 RBI (7), .395
c Albert Cordero 3 for 5, run, 2b (3), 3 RBI (5), .250
1b Eddie Lora 1 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .071
dh Amauris Valdez 2 for 5, RBI, .500
lf John Semel 2 for 5, run, 2 Ks, .172
Jacob DeGrom 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1/2 BB/K, 6.75 era, 8:2:2
Samuel Taveras 2.2 IP, H, ER, 3 Ks, HR, 2.61 era, W (1-1), 3:2:3
Peter Birdwell 2 IP, H, 2/1 BB/K, 0.00 era, 3:1:1

7/1 Minor League Report! RATLIFF, CECILIANI!

AAA International League: Buffalo 2/7/0, Rochester 0/6/0

2b Justin Turner 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .266
ss Luis Hernandez 3 for 4, run, 3 2b, .300
cf Jorge Padilla 2 for 3, BB, K, .353
dh Mike Jacobs 0 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .253
1b Val Pascucci 0 for 3, BB, K, .225
rf Fernando Martinez 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .252
3b Mike Cervanek 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .231
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 3, run, HR (5), RBI (13), .309
c JR House 1 for 3, 2b, .299
Raul Valdes 5 IP, 3 H, 6 Ks, 0.93 era, W (1-0), 73:51:22, 2:5:6
Bobby Livingston 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 Ks, 4.97 era, 33:23:10, 4:2:2
Manny Acosta 1.1 IP, 3 Ks, 3.14 era, 15:12:3, 1:0:3

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 3/10/1, Portland 5/6/2

Mark Cohoon's second AA outing was decidedly better then his first, he gave up 3 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits in 5 innings for a ND. Eddie Kunz took the loss, giving up 2 runs on a hit and walk in 1.1 innings. The Mets had 10 hits and a 5/7 BB/K, while going just 1 for 9 (.111) with RISP and leaving 10 on base. Sean Ratliff, NicK Evans, and Raul Reyes had multi hit games, while Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Josh Satin (0 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .295), and Jose Coronado (0 for 3, BB, K, .219) took 0-fers.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0 for 3, run, 2 BBs, K, .272
lf Sean Ratliff 3 for 5, run, HR (6), RBI (14), K, .299
3b Nick Evans 2 for 5, RBI (42), 2 Ks, .291
1b Marshall Hubbard 1 for 4, .246
dh DJ Wabick 1 for 4, .282
rf Raul Reyes 2 for 3, run, HR (4), RBI (10), K, .414
c Saloman Manriquez 1 for 3, .364
Mark Cohoon 5 IP, 5 H, 3/1 R/ER, 4 Ks, 5.06 era, 5:5:4
Eddie Kunz 1.1 IP, H, 2 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 5.56 era, L (5-5), 0:2:2 (1-2, 6.14 era as a reliever, 22 ip, 23 h, 16/15 r/er, hr, 19/7 bb/k (yes, 19 to 7)
Derrick Ellison 2.2 IP, 1/2 BB/K, 4.11 era, 2:3:2

A South Atlantic League: Savannah 7/13/0, Greenville 3/10/2

The Gnats hammered out 13 hits and scored late and often, with all their runs occuring past the 4th inning (every inning from 4 to 9 except 7) in beating Greenville 7 to 3. Pedro Zapata, Cesar Puello, Travis Ozga and Wilfredo Tovar had multi hit games, while Nick Santomauro and Alonzo Harris had hitless games. Collin McHugh picked up the win with 6.2 innings of 2 run ball, Michael Powers got his 9th save.

dh Pedro Zapata 2 for 5, K, .285
cf RJ Harris 1 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB, .179
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 5, run, HR (4), 2 RBI (30), .234
lf Nick Santomauro 0 for 5, 2 Ks, .176
rf Cesar Puello 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (15), K, .259
c Juan Torres 1 for 3, 2b (1), RBI (1), BB, .143
1b Travis Ozga 4 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, .471
2b Alonzo Harris 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .230
ss Wilfredo Tovar 2 for 3, run, 2b (1), RBI (1), .375
Collin McHugh 6.2 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 2/7 BB/K, 3.48 era, W (3-6), 7:5:7
Guillaume LeDuc IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 9 era, 3:
Michael Powers 1.1 IP, H, 2 Ks, 1.82 era, SV (9), 0:1:2

A- New York Penn League: Brooklyn 5/9/2, Staten Island 8/11/1

Cory Vaughn took an 0-fer, but Darrell Ceciliani had another HUGE game, getting on base 4 times.

lf cody Holliday 2 for 4, run, 2b, BB, .250
cf Darrell Ceciliani 2 for 3, run, 2b (5), 2 RBI (11), 2 BBs, .418
rf Cory Vaughn 0 for 5, RBI (14), K, .269
1b Jeff Flagg 0 for 5, 3 Ks, .309
dh JB Brown 2 for 4, RBI, .154
3b Joe Bonfe 1 for 4, .359
c Taylor Freeman 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .125
2b Rylan Sandoval 0 for 3, run, BB, K, .325
ss Luis Nieves 2 for 4, 2 runs, 3b, RBI, .400
Wes Wrenn 5 IP, 7 H, 5/4 R/ER, 4 Ks, 2 HR, 3.71 era, L (1-1), 4:6:4
Ryan Fraser IP, H, R, 1/2 BB/K, 2.25 era, 0:1:2
Jon Kountis 1.1 IP, H, ER, 3 Ks, 2.70 era, 1:0:3
Nelson Pereira 1.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 3/2 BB/K, 3.18 era, 3:0:2

R Appalachian League: Kingsport 3/8/3, Pulaski 13/13/1

Jeff Walters got blitzed for 3 runs on 4 hits in 4 innings for his first loss, and the Mets bullpen was horrible, leading to a 13-3 rout. The Mets offense had 8 hits and a 4/5 BB/K, while going 2 for 10 with RISP and leaving 11 on base. Ray Van Gurp, Javier Rodriguez and ZeErika McQueen had multi hit games, while Nelfi Zapata, Brandon Brown ( 0 for 3, K, .200), Albert Cordero (0 for 4, K, .185) and John Semel (0 for 2, 2 BBs, .125) all took 0-fers.

2b Ray Van Gurp 2 for 4, 2b (1), 2 RBI (7), .320
rf Javier Rodriguez 2 for 5, run, HR (1), RBI (2), .364
cf ZeErika McQueen 2 for 4, K, .333
3b Aderlin Rodriguez 1 for 5, .225
1b Lucas Stewart 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .304
dh Nelfi Zapata 0 for 1, run, BB, .222
>>ph, dh Amauris Valdes 0 for 1, K, .667
Jeff Walters 4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2/4 BB/K, 9 era, L (0-1), 6:1:4
Michael Weldon 2 IP, 3 H, 5/1 R/ER, 2/4 BB/K, HR, 2.25 era, 2:0:4
John Holdzkom 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 3 BBs, 108 era, 1: (wild thing LIVES! :P)
Jhonathan Torres 2.2 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/4 BB/K, 5.14 era, 2:2:4

R Gulf Coast League: GCL Mets 1/6/0, Marlins 5/5/1

ss Randoll Santana 1 for 4, .273
dh Robbie Shields 1 for 3, BB, .267
3b Brian Harrison 1 for 4, run, 2b (2), K, .300
cf Dylan Brown 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .200
lf Julio Concepcion 1 for 4, 3b (1), RBI (7), K, .229
1b Nestor Moreno 0 for 4, K
c Jeff Glenn 2 for 3, .412
rf Miguel Tejada 0 for 3, .211
2b Yucarybert De La Cruz 0 for 3, .189
Zach Dotson 4 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 3/4 BB/K, 6.14 era, L (0-1), 6:1:4
Ernesto Yanez IP, H, 2 ER, 2 BBs, 6.75 era, 1:2
David Frias 2 IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 0.00 era, 2:2:2
Nick Carr IP, 1/2 BB/K, 6 era, 0:0:2

6/27 Minor League Report! WILMER, LAGARES, Ceciliani!

Song of the Night: Derek and the Dominoes - Layla (love it!)

AAA International League: Buffalo 6/9/0, Charlotte 3/11/1

2b Justin Turner 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .270
ss Russ Adams 1 for 5, run, K, .235
cf Juan Padilla 2 for 4, run, 2b, .286
1b Mike Jacobs 1 for 4, run, .253
rf Val Pascucci 1 for 3, 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .222
dh Fernando Martinez 1 for 4, K, .248
3b Mike Cervanek 0 for 3, run, K, .225
lf Andy Green 0 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .254
c JR House 2 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, .306
Pat Misch 6 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 3.46 era, W (7-3), 95:67:28, 11:5:2
Mike O'Connor IP, 3 H, ER, 2 KS, 3.38 era, 28:19:9, 0:1:2
Manny Acosta IP, H, 2 Ks, 3.42 era, 15:9:6, 0:1:2
Adam Pettyjohn IP, K, 5.02 era, SV (2), 15:10:5, 2:0:1

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 8/12/2, Akron 5/12/3

Jenrry Mejia needed 44 pitches to get through 1 inning plus 2 batters, then was removed due to injury, apparently needing assistance to get off the field. The Mets did a terrific job here, from turning him into a reliever, to using him on 3 days rest as a starter...everyone involved deserves a degree in How To Wreck a Pitching Prospect 101. Lets hope we're overreacting, but it doesn't sound good

Chris Schwinden picked up the win by pitching 5 innings of relief, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 4 hits. Manuel Alvarez picked up save number 4. The Mets offense had 12 hits and a 3/11 BB/K, while going 4 for 10 with RISP and leaving 6 on base. Luis Hernandez, DJ Wabick, Raul Reyes and Salomon Manriquez had multi hit games, while Josh Satin took the only 0-fer.

ss Luis Hernandez 2 for 5, RBI, 3 Ks, .300
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 5, run, HR (4), RBI (9), K, .245
1b Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .289
2b Josh Satin 0 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .327
dh DJ Wabick 2 for 5, run, 3b, 2 RBI, K, .285
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 3, run, HR (5), RBI (13), K, .269
>>lf Marshall Hubbard 0 for 1, .251
3b Jose Coronado 1 for 4, run, K, .221
rf Raul Reyes 2 for 3, 2 runs, K, .467
c Salomon Manriquez 2 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, .286
Jenrry Mejia IP+, 2 H, 2/2 BB/K, 2.70 era, 0:1:2, 44 pitches
Chris Schwinden 5 IP, 4 H, 2/1 R/ER, 3 Ks, 5.35 era, W (3-5), 3:7:3
Roy Merritt 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, K, HR, 4.30 era, 4:0:1
Eddie Kunz 0.1 IP, H, 5.37 era, 0:1
Manuel Alvarez IP, 2 H, 2.95 era, 2:1

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 7/13/1, Jupiter 3/5/1

The Mets used a pair of big innings to win tonight, with 4 in the 6th and 3 in the 9th, overcoming a 2-0 deficit. Jeurys Familia had one of his stronger outings of the season, giving up 3 runs on 4 hits in 6.1 innings, earning his first win of the season, though he did walk 4 in the process. Jose Bierd notched save #7.

The Mets offense had 13 hits and a 2/7 BB/K ratio, while going 6 for 14 (.429) with RISP and left 9 on base. Jordany Valdespin left the game in the 9th after being hit on the leg trying to bunt. Wilmer Flores, Juan Lagares and Joey August had multi hit games, while Valdespin and Rafael Fernandez took 0-fers.

2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .295
>>pr, 2b Hector Pellot run, .184
rf Rafael Fernandez 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .100
1b Michael Fisher 1 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .375
dh Stefan Welch 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .305
ss Wilmer Flores 4 for 5, run, RBI (1), .412 (7 for 17)
cf Juan Lagares 3 for 5, run, 2 RBI (4), .353 (6 for 17)
lf Joey August 2 for 5, run, RBI, K, .297
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 3, 3b (2), 2 RBI (33), K, .208
c Mike Moras 1 for 4, run, .111
Jeurys Familia 6.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4/5 BB/K, 5.95 era, W (1-4), 6:4:5
Jimmy Johnson IP, K, 4.93 era, 1:1:1
Jose Bierd 1.2 IP, H, K, 3.69 era, SV (7), 2:2:1

A South Atlantic League: Savannah SUSPENDED

A- New York Penn League: Brooklyn 6/13/0, Aberdeen 3/10/0

Mitch Houck had a very very good outing tonight, giving up 2 runs on 8 hits in 7 innings for the win (Houck is not a prospect). Darrell Ceciliani had a multi XBH game, while Rylan Sandoval, Jeff Flagg, and Joe Bonfe also had multi hit games. Kurt Steinhauer took the only 0-fer for Brooklyn.

ss Rylan Sandoval 2 for 5, K, .333
dh Darrell Ceciliani 2 for 4, run, 2b (3), 3b (3), RBI (6), .375 (15 for 40)
cf cory Vaughn 1 for 4, run, HR (2), 2 RBI (7), K, .222 (8 for 36, 6/5 BB/K)
1b Jeff Flagg 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, .317
lf, rf Will Cherry 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, 2 Ks, .259
3b Joe Bonfe 3 for 4, 2 2b, RBI, K, .333
rf Kurt Steinhauer 0 for 3, K, .000
>>lf Cody Holliday 0 for 1, .190
2b James Schroeder 1 for 4, run, K, .250
c Juan Centeno 1 for 4, K, .278
Mitch Houck 7 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2/8 BB/K, 1.32 era, W (2-0), 8:4:8
Hunter Carnevale 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, 9 era, 1:2:3

R Appalachian League: Kingsport 0/4/2, Elizabethon 8/12/0

Gonzalez Germen got crushed for 5 runs (4 earned) on 10 hits in 5.2 innings for his first loss of the season as the KMets got blown out for a second straight game by the Twins, by identical 8-0 scores. In this game, the Mets were held to 4 hits and a walk, against 12 strikeouts, and they went hitless in 8 ABs with RISP and left 5 on base.

cf ZeErika McQueen 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .345
dh Justin Schafer 0 for 3, BB, K, .278
3b Aderlin Rodriguez 0 for 3, .280
>>Amauris Valdez 1 for 1, 1.000
c Nelfi Zapata 1 for 4, 2b (1), .278, 2 E (2)
ss Brandon Brown 1 for 4, .182
1b Eddie Lora 0 for 3, 3 Ks, .000
rf John Semel 0 for 3, .154
lf Charlie Hinojosa 0 for 3, 3 Ks, .000
2b Ismael Tijerina 1 for 3, 2b, 2 Ks, .250
Gonzalez Germen 5.2 IP, 10 H, 5/4 R/ER, 4 Ks, 4.09 era, L (1-1), 6:7:4
Richard Pena 0.1 IP, 6.75 era
Adam Kolarek IP, H, 3 ER, 2/1 BB/K, HR, 12 era, 2:0:1
Michael Waldon IP, H, K, 0.00 era, 0:0:1

R Gulf Coast League: GCL Mets 6/13/2, Nationals 4/8/4

ss Randoll Santana 1 for 1, RBI (4), BB, .286
>>ss Miguel Tejada 0 for 2, BB, 2 Ks, .231
2b Yucarybert De La Cruz 2 for 5, RBI (2), .240, CS (2)
rf Gilbert Gomez 1 for 5, run, 2 Ks, .250
1b Alexander Sanchez 2 for 5, K, .261
cf Dylan Brown 0 for 5, 2 Ks, .250
dh Robbie Shields 2 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K, .167
lf Julio Concepcion 2 for 4, run, .227
3b Marinus Vernooij 1 for 3, run, .200
c Jeyckol De Leon 2 for 3, 2 runs, RBI (1), .429
Carlos Vasquez 5 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 6 Ks, HR, 5.06 era, W (1-0), 3:5:6
Jeremy Gould IP, 1/2 BB/K, 0.00 era, 0:1:2
Steve Winnick IP, K, 0.00 era, 1:1:1
Peter Birdwell IP, 2/1 BB/K, 0.00 era, 0:2:1
Daniel Carela IP, K, 0.00 era, SV (2), 1:1:1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6/24 Minor League Report! NIESEN, CECILIANI, CENTENO!

AAA International League: Buffalo 4/7/1, Gwinett 10/17/0

2b Justin Turner 0 for 4, .270
ss Russ Adams 2 for 4, run, RBI, .230
cf Juan Padilla 1 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, .292
1b Mike Jacobs 0 for 4, .258
rf Fernando Martinez 2 for 3, 2b (9), BB, K, .264
3b Mike Cervanek 0 for 4, .232
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .286
c JR House 1 for 3, run, K, .306
Dillon Gee 3 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 4 Ks, 5.31 era, L (6-5), 76:50:26, 3:2:4
Mike O'Connor 3 IP, 3 H, R, 4 Ks, 3.19 era, 36:26:10, 3:2:4
Roy Merritt IP, 4 H, 2 ER, K, 14.54 era, 30:18:12, 2:0:1
John Lujan IP, H, BB, K, 5.26 era, 23:13:10, 1:1:1

AA Eastern League: Binghamton 5/7/1, New Britain 1/5/1

Eric Niesen had one of his best outings of the season, with 7 terrific innings (his highwater mark this year), giving up just a run on 4 hits and only 2 walks, for his 3rd win. Manuel Alvarez struck out 5 in his 2 innings of work, and now has a 3/27 BB/K in 19.1 AA innings, and overall 7/51 in 45 innings with a 1.40 era.

The Mets offense had 7 hits and a 2/6 BB/K ratio, while going 2 for 7 (.286) with RISP and leaving 5 on base. The big blow in the game was a 7th inning grand slam off the bat of Brahiam Maldonado, putting the Mets ahead 5 to 1. Marshall Hubbard and Maldonado had multi hit games, while the top 3 in the order (Luis Hernandez (0 for 4, .298), Sean Ratliff and Nick Evans) went a combined 0 for 12 with 5 Ks, they, along with Jose Coronado (0 for 3, run, BB, .226) took 0-fers.

cf Sean Ratliff 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .282 (0/10 BB/K in AA)
1b Nick Evans 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .281
dh Marshall Hubbard 2 for 4, run, .261
2b Josh Satin 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .342
c Mike Nickeas 1 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .295
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 3, run, HR (3), 4 RBI (11), .260
rf Raul Reyes 1 for 3, 2b
Eric Niesen 7 IP, 4 H, ER, 2/4 BB/K, HR, 2.66 era, W (3-3), 8:9:4
Manuel Alvarez 2 IP, H, 5 Ks, 3.26 era, 0:1:5

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 3/7/3, Palm Beach 6/8/1

cf Carlos Beltran 0 for 2, BB (5 innings)

Kyle Allen had a rough start today, giving up 5 runs (3 earned) in the first 2 innings of the game before settling down and throwing up 3 zeroes to end his outing, but the Mets couldn't rally back. Allen walked 3 more in his 5 innings tonight, bringing his season total to 42 walks in 73 innings. Again, he walked just 51 in 125.1 innings last season.

The Mets offense had 7 hits and a 6/7 BB/K ratio, while going just 3 for 14 (.214) and leaving 11 on base. Jordany Valdespin had the only multi hit game, while Stefan Welch, Joey August (0 for 4, K, .296) and Richard Lucas took 0-fers.

2b Jordany Valdespin 2 for 4, 2 RBI (20), BB, .301, E (14)
rf, cf Juan Lagares 1 for 5 (high A debut)
CF CARLOS BELTRAN 0 FOR 2, BB, .000 (5 INNINGS)
>>rf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 2, 3b (1), K (high A debut)
1b Stefan Welch 0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K, .305
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 5, 2 Ks (high A debut)
3b Richard Lucas 0 for 3, run, RBI (31), BB, 2 Ks, .210
c Kai Gronauer 1 for 4 (high A debut)
dh Michael Fisher 1 for 2, run, 2b, BB (high A debut)
Kyle Allen 5 IP, 4 H, 5/3 R/ER, 3/4 BB/K, HR, 4.81 era, L (5-5), 6:4:4, 2 WP, HBP
Elvin Ramirez 1.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 BBs, 4.43 era, 2:2:0
Erik Turgeon 1.2 IP, H, 2 BBs, 0.00 era, 4:1:0
Jose Bierd IP, H, 3.86 era, 3:

A South Atlantic League: Savannah 0/2/3, Asheville 2/7/1

Despite having given up just an UER in 4.1 innings, Armando Rodriguez was taken out of the game (no word yet on if it was an injury). He got tagged with the loss after the Gnats managed just 2 hits (but 5 walks) against top prospect Tyler Matzek (who Mike Newman has a mancrush on ;)), and 4 relievers. Matzek actually no hit Savannah for 5.2 innings. The Gnats went hitless in 9 ABs with RISP and left 7 on base, while striking out 7 times.

cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 3, 2b (12), BB, K, .290, SB (21)
dh RJ Harris 0 for 3, BB, 3 Ks (A debut)
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 4, K, .249
lf Nick Santomauro 0 for 3, BB, K, .150
rf Cesar Puello 0 for 3, .246
c Dock Doyle 0 for 4, .179
1b Alex Gregory 0 for 3, BB, K, .246
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 3, .238, SB (8)
ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 2, BB (A debut...backwards)
Armando Rodriguez 4.1 IP, 4 H, R, 1/2 BB/K, 2.92 era, L (5-5), 4:6:2
Sam Martinez 1.1 IP, BB, K, 4.91 era, 2:1:1
Brandon Sage 1.1 IP, K, 2.59 era, 1:2:1
Marcos Tabata 2 IP, 3 H, ER, K, 4.50 era, 4:1:1

A- New York Penn League: Brooklyn 16/19/3, Hudson Valley 5/9/4

The Cyclones had their best offensive game of the season, crushing Renegade pitching for 19 hits and a 3/3 BB/K ratio, while going 10 for 23 (.435) with RISP and leaving 7 on base. Rylan Sandoval, Darrell Ceciliani, Cory Vaughn, Jeff Flagg, Joe Bonfe, James Schroeder and Juan Centeno had multi hit games, while Luis Nieves and Kurt Steinhauer (0 for 5, RBI, K, .000) took 0-fers. Chris Hilliard picked up the win with 6 innings, allowing 3 UER. Wally Backman notched ejection #1.

ss Rylan Sandoval 2 for 4, run, 2b, HR, 3 RBI, .333
>>ph, ss Luis Nieves 0 for 2, K, .200
cf Darrell Ceciliani 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b (2), .321
>>ph, rf Cody Holliday 1 for 2, run, 2b, RBI, .167
rf, cf Cory Vaughn 2 for 4, run, BB, .240
1b Jeff Flagg 4 for 5, 2 runs, 2 3b, 4 RBI, .276
lf Will Cherry 1 for 4, run, RBI, BB, .267
3b Joe Bonfe 2 for 5, 3 runs, 2b, RBI, K, .235
2b James Schroeder 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, BB, .250
c Juan Centeno 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2 2b (2), 3 RBI (3), .286
Chris Hilliard 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 Ks, 1.50 era, W (2-0), 8:7:2
Ryan Fraser IP, BB, K, 0.00 era, 0:2:1
Hunter Carnevale IP, 2 H, 3 Ks, 13.50 era
Pedro P Martinez IP, H, 2 ER, 1/2 BB/K, HR, 18 era, 1:0:2

R Appalachian League: Kingsport 4/8/0, Johnson City 7/12/2

Lachlan Hodge's first start of the season was a very bad one, he gave up 4 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks in 3 innings for the loss. Richard Pena's first pro pitching outing also went very badly, he gave up 2 runs on 5 hits in 2.1 innings.

The Mets offense had 8 hits and a 2/4 BB/K ratio, while going 1 for 12 (.083) with RISP and leaving 8 on base.

cf ZeErika McQueen 2 for 5, K, .333
rf Javier Rodriguez 0 for 5, .231
3b Aderlin Rodriguez 0 for 5, K, .308
1b Lance Stewart 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, .250
dh Cesar Cordido 1 for 4, run, 2b, .250
c Nelfi Zapata 1 for 3, 2 RBI (3), BB, .300
ss Brandon Brown 0 for 3, run, .143
lf John Semel 1 for 4, 3b, RBI, 2 Ks, .250
2b Ray Van Gurp 1 for 3, BB, .333
Lachlan Hodge 3+ IP, 5 IP, 4 ER, 4/2 BB/K, 12 era, L (0-1), 5:1:2
Richard Pena 2.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 Ks, HR, 7.71 era, 3:1:3
Tom Chism 0.2 IP, 2/1 BB/K, 4.50 era, 1:0:1
Adam Kolarek 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 Ks, 4.50 era, 2:1:3
Josh Edgin IP, K, 0.00 era, 0:2:1

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

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OUTFIELDERS
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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7/23 Minor League Report! Davis, LUTZ, CECILIANI, J-Rod!

Buffalo 1, Louisville 3

ss Argenis Reyes 0 for 4, K, .271
cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 4, K, .308
rf Chip Ambres 0 for 4, .239
3b Javier Castillo 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .266
1b Nick Evans 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, K, .139
lf Josh Petersen 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .273
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 3, .220 (broke up no hit bid in 6th)
2b Andy Green 0 for 2, BB, .182
Nelson Figueroa 7 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 5 Ks, 2.42 era, L (6-5), 105:73:32, 8:8:5
Jon Switzer IP, K, 2.88 era, 10:7:3, 1:1:1

Binghamton 6, Connecticut 5

Brad Holt had a miserable outing tonight, giving up 5 runs on 9 hits (4 homers, including a solo shot by the opposing pitcher) in 6 innings, but the Mets touched up Tim Alderson for 10 hits and 4 runs, then scratched across a pair in the 8th on a hit, balk, walk, bunt, SF, and WP, eeking out a hard fought 6-5 win. Jose De La Torre picked up the win with 2 scoreless, Connor Robertson notched his 6th save.

The Mets hammered out a total of 13 hits, and drew a walk, while going 2 for 6 with RISP and leaving 6 on base. Every Met regular had a hit in the game, with Emmanuel Garcia (2), Josh Thole (2), Ike Davis (2), and Jose Coronado (2) having multi hit games.

cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 4, run, .266
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 4, run, .278
c Josh Thole 2 for 4, run, RBI (37), .343
1b Ike Davis 2 for 3, run, RBI (21), BB, .294 (winning run)
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 3, run, HR (7), RBI (46), .280
3b Jon Malo 1 for 3, run, RBI (20), K, .258
rf DJ Wabick 1 for 3, .291
>>ph, rf Caleb Stewart 1 for 1, .196
2b Jose Coronado 2 for 4, .255
Brad Holt 6 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 3 Ks, 4 HR, 5.45 era, 6:9:3
Jose De La Torre 2 IP, 2 H, 1/4 BB/K, 0.96 era, W (1-0), 1:1:4
Connor Robertson IP, H, K, 3 era, SV (6), 1:1:1

St. Lucie 4, Brevard County 5

Manuel Alvarez got jacked up for 2 runs in an inning of work, plus allowed Josh Stinson's IHR to score, blowing his 4th save and taking his 3rd loss, after a so-so outing from Scott Moviel. Moviel gave up 4 runs and 4 walks in 5.1 innings, but just 2 UER (thanks to his own error, and a Reese Havens error).

The Mets had 11 hits and drew 4 walks, while going 6 for 20 with RISP, leaving 10 on base. Stefan Welch (0 for 3, BB, K, .333; 3 for his last 25, after an 18 for 38 start in A+), Carlos Guzman (0 for 5, K, .252) and Francisco Pena (0 for 3, run, BB, .227) took 0-fers, while Reese Havens (2), Zach Lutz (3), Hector Pellot (2), and Brahiam Maldonado (2) all had multi hit games. Lutz had a perfect game with 3 hits and a walk.

dh Greg Veloz 1 for 5, run, 2 Ks, .246
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .244
ss Reese Havens 2 for 4, 2 runs, BB, K, .240
3b Zach Lutz 3 for 3, 2 RBI, BB, .281
2b Hector Pellot 2 for 3, 2b, .264
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 4, RBI, K, .246
Scott Moviel 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 4/2 BB/K, 4.74 era, 6:5:2
Josh Stinson 1.2 IP, H, ER, 5 Ks, 3.46 era
Manuel Alvarez IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BBs, K, HR, 3.67 era, BS (4), L (3-3), 0:2:1

Savannah 7, West Virginia 6

The Gnats scored early, and then held off a furious Power rally, with Phillips Orta picking up his first win of the season, in back of an ineffective Eric Beaulac. Beaulac went just 3+ innings, giving up 7 hits and 4 runs in his shortest outing since being returned to the rotation on July 2nd. Rhiner Cruz picked up a 4 out save, despite allowing an IHR to score.

The Gnats had 8 hits and 3 walks, taking advantage of 3 errors along the way to score 7 runs. They were 3 for 11 (.273) with RISP, and left 6 on base. Imbewer Alvarez (came in for Raul Reyes, who left after 2 ABs, 0 for 2, RBI, 2 Ks, .172), Jefry Marte, Eric Campbell (0 for 3, 2 runs, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .266), and Joey August (0 for 4, run, .103) took 0-fers, while Josh Satin and Jean Luc Blaquiere had multi hit games.

rf Raul Reyes 1 for 2, .255
dh Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 5, run, K, .232
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 5, K, .286
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 3, run, 2b, BB, .271
2b, 1b Josh Satin 2 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .298
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 2 for 4, run, 2 2b, RBI, K, .220
Eric Beaulac 3+ IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2/3 BB/K, 2.79 era, 4:1:3
Phillips Orta 2.2 IP, ER, 2/2 BB/K, 4.11 era, W (1-0), 3:3:2
Manuel Olivares 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 3.16 era, 2:2:2
Rhiner Cruz 1.1 IP, H, BB, K, 1.90 era, SV (19), 0:2:1

Kingsport 7, Pulaski (wasn't she a doctor on TNG?) 9

Well, another game, another ridiculously high scoring affair. Kingsport gives up 9 tonight, RA of 7.24, scores 7, RSA of 6.79. Might explain why they're 10-19 on the season, RA of 7.24...

Kingsport hammered out 11 hits, and drew 5 walks, and also benefitted from 4 errors in scoring 7 runs, while going 3 for 12 with RISP and leaving 8 on base. Darrell Ceciliani (4), Richard Lucas (2), and Kurt Steinhauer (2) had multi hit games, while Alonzo Harris (0 for 3, 2 BBs, 3 Ks, .300), Ryan Mollica (0 for 3, K, .256 ->left with a head injury<-), Cesar Puello (0 for 5, 3 Ks, .263), and Pedro Zapata (0 for 3, K, .339) all took 0-fers.

Eduardo Aldama lasted just 2 innings, giving up 3 runs (2 earned) on 3 hits and 4 walks. Jonathan White gave up 8 hits and 4 runs in 4 innings to pick up his 3rd loss. Every pitcher (4) used by Kingsport gave up a run.

cf Darrell Ceciliani 4 for 5, 2 runs, RBI, K, .301
3b Richard Lucas 2 for 4, 2 runs, BB, .450
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .324
>>ss Gerad Mochizuki 1 for 2, 2b, 3 RBI, .229
c Tyler Howe 1 for 4, K, .262
lf Kurt Steinhauer 2 for 2, run, 2b, BB, .500 (10 for 20)
Eduardo Aldama 2 IP, 3 H, 3/2 R/ER, 4/2 BB/K, 5.47 era, 2:2:2
Jonathan White 4 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, HR, 7.97 era, L (1-3), 4:7:0
Tom Chism 0.2 IP, H, ER, BB, 4.35 era, 1:0:0
Travis Babin 1.1 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K, 2.84 era, 1:1:1

GCL
Mets 7, Astros 8

ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 2, K, .268
>>ss Miguel Tejada 1 for 2, run, RBI, K, .118
2b Ray Van Gurp 2 for 5, run, 3b, 2 RBI, .284
rf Scott Grimes 1 for 4, run, 3b, RBI, BB, K, .300
cf Javier Rodriguez 2 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .250
dh Nelfi Zapata 1 for 5, run, 2b, K, .317
1b Giovanni Ortiz 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .320
>>pr Marshal Davis run, .182
>>1b Marinus Vernooij 1 for 1, 2b, RBI, .225
c Orlando Rodriguez 1 for 3, .261
>>ph Julio Concepcion 1 for 1, run, .297
>>Amauris Valdez 0 for 1, .320
3b Josh Dunn 0 for 2, BB, K, .067
lf Chase Greene 1 for 3, 2b, .143
>>ph, lf Cody Holliday BB, .175
Michael Hebert 3 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 3 era, 3:3:2
Brian Valenzuela 3 IP, 4 H, 2/1 R/ER, 3/2 BB/K, HR, 3 era, 5:2:2
Marcos Tabata 2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, K, 2.51 era, 2:2:1
Santiago Valdez 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1/5 BB/K, HR, 7.71 era, L (0-1), 0:1:5

7/4 Minor League Report! CALERO, FAMILIA, CECILIANI!

Buffalo 8, Rochester 3

cf Cory Sullivan 2 for 4, 2 runs, BB, K, .294
lf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .305
rf Chip Ambres 0 for 2, RBI, 2 BBs, .239
dh Emil Brown 1 for 4, run, RBI, BB, K, .304
3b Mike Lamb 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .225
ss Javier Castillo 2 for 5, .274
1b Michel Abreu 1 for 5, 3 Ks, .240
c Rene Rivera 2 for 4, run, RBI, K, .241
Nelson Figueroa 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1/8 BB/K, 2.63 era, W (4-4), 113:76:37, 5:4:8
Ken Takahashi 2 IP, 4 H, ER, 0.95 era, 35:22:13, 3:3
Lance Broadway IP, 6.65 era, 5:4:1, 0:3

From the "Here They Are" files

dh Justin Huber 2 for 4, 2b, K, .283
lf Dustin Martin 0 for 4, K, .275
c Drew Butera 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .219
Kevin Mulvey 5.1 IP, 7 H, 6/5 R/ER, 5/4 BB/K, 4.17 era, L (3-5), 108:66:42, 8:3:4

Binghamton 4, Erie 0

Dylan Owen had his second straight strong outing for Binghamton, allowing just 5 hits over 6 innings for his first EL victory. The Mets offense had 8 hits and 3 walks, and were powered by Ike Davis' first EL homer, a 3 run shot in the 6th inning to give Owen and the Mets all the offense they'd need. They went 2 for 5 with RISP and left 6 on base. Jose Coronado (2b, 0 for 2, BB, .247), Jon Malo (0 for 3, run, BB, .289), and Ruben Tejada (0 for 3, .267) took 0-fers, while Lucas Duda and Shawn Bowman had multi hit games.

1b Ike Davis 1 for 4, run, HR (1; 8), 3 RBI (9; 37), K, .262
rf Caleb Stewart 1 for 4, K, .188
lf Lucas Duda 2 for 4, K, .269
3b Shawn Bowman 2 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .291
dh DJ Wabick 1 for 4, .286
c Mike Nickeas 1 for 2, run, RBI, BB, .152
Dylan Owen 6 IP, 5 H, 2/1 BB/K, 5.48 era, W (1-5), 3:13:1
Edgar Alfonzo 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2.95 era, 1:1
Jacob Ruckle 2.1 IP, H, K, 0.00 era, SV (1), 2:3:1

St. Lucie 1, Sarasota 4

Angel Calero went through a period of extremely poor (some would call it downright horrible, they wouldn't be wrong) pitching (5 starts in a 7 start span with ERAs over 5, those 5 starts totalled 19 innings, with an 0-4 record, a 9.47 era, and a WHIP of 2.53 (33 hits, 15 walks in 19 innings). However, over his last 3 starts, he's begun to turn his season back around (20 innings, 20 hits, 4 runs, 4/17 bb/k, 0-1, 1.80 era). Tonight, he gave up a run on 4 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings (his second straight 7 inning outing, and 4th in his last 7 starts).

Emary Frederick gave up 3 runs in 4 hits in 1.1 innings to take the loss. The Mets had 6 hits and 3 walks, while going a putrid 0 for 6 with RISP, they left 9 on base. Kirk Nieuwenhuis (0 for 3, BB, .244), Brahiam Maldonado (0 for 4, K, .235), Hector Pellot (0 for 4, K, .260) and Jake Eigsti (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .204) all took 0-fers, Zach Lutz had a multi hit game, extending his hitting streak to 13 (he's hitting .447/.523/.632, 17 for 38, 8 runs, 2b, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 6/4 BB/K over the streak)

3b Greg Veloz 1 for 5, run, HR, RBI, .245
1b Zach Lutz 2 for 3, 2b, .277
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .271
c Francisco Pena 1 for 4, .227
cf Richard Pena 1 for 4, 2b, .259
Angel Calero 7 IP, 4 H, ER, 2/8 BB/K, HR, 3.96 era, 3:9:8
Emary Frederick 1.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, BB, K, HR, 3.35 era, L (2-5), 2:0:1
Manuel Alvarez 0.2 IP, H, 1.83 era, 1:1

Savannah 4, Greeneville 2

Jeurys Familia had a very good outing tonight, giving up just 2 UER (Joey August error), on 3 hits and a walk for his 6th SAL victory of the season. Over his last 5 starts, he's gone 6 or more in 4 of them, and has a 3-1 record with a 1.47 era in 30.2 ip. He's given 20 hits, walked 7 and struck out 28. Rhiner Cruz worked around major trouble (of his own doing) to pick up his 13th save.

The Gnats had 8 hits and drew 4 walks, while going 2 for 8 with RISP, leaving 7 on base. Every regular except Raul Reyes (0 for 3, BB, .244) had a hit.

lf Joey August 1 for 4, RBI, BB, K, .111, E (1)
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 5, .285
1b Eric Campbell 1 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .281
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .271
2b Josh Satin 1 for 4, 2b, .292
c Kai Gronauer 1 for 4, run, .239, PB (9)
dh Jean Luc Blaquiere 1 for 3, run, BB, .226
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 3, 3b, RBI, .225
Jeurys Familia 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1/7 BB/K, 2.75 era, W (6-5), 4:7:7
Phillips Orta 2 H, 7.94 era
Jacob Goldberg 2 IP, K, 4 era, 1:4:1
Rhiner Cruz IP, 2 H, BB, K, 2.04 era, SV (13), 1:0:1

PS: It's time to promote Jeurys Familia, Robert Carson, Kyle Allen, and Rhiner Cruz. Just to get these groundball pitchers away from the nightmarish defense in Savannah. Promote Brandon Moore, Mark Cohoon and Jim Fuller.

Brooklyn 2, TriCity 1 in 10 innings

Brandon Moore was in complete command of this game from the first pitch, in fact, he had a chance to throw the first 9 inning complete game in the system, but he faltered and gave up a run in the bottom of the 9th. Michael Powers worked 2 scoreless innings to get the win after the Cones pushed across a run in the 10th. The Cones had just 4 hits and 4 walks on the game, and were just 1 for 3 with RISP, leaving 6 on base.

cf John Servidio 0 for 3, BB, K, .200
2b Matt Gaski 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .167
ph, 2b James Ewing 0 for 1, K, .200
1b Sam Honeck 1 for 3, .275
3b Nick Giarraputo 0 for 3, RBI, K, .235
c Ralph Henriquez 0 for 4, .220
rf Luis Rivera 1 for 3, run, BB, .405
lf Nick Santomauro 0 for 3, .250
dh Dock Doyle 1 for 3, RBI, BB, .217
ss Luis Nieves 0 for 4, .190
Brandon Moore 8+ IP, 6 H, ER, 3 Ks, 0.82 era, 15:5:3
Michael Powers 2 IP, 2/2 BB/K, 0.00 era, W (1-0), 2:2:2

Kingsport 8, Burlington 3

The Mets hammered out 16 hits and drew 3 walks en route to an 8-3 pounding of the Royals tonight. The Mets were 7 for 19 (.368) with RISP, despite leaving 11 men on base. Darrell Ceciliani had a much needed multi hit breakout game. Joe Bonfe, John Freeman, Jeff Flagg, John Semel and Tyler Howe also had multi hit games, while Alonzo Harrias took a tough collar (0 for 6, K, .261). Gered Mochizuki (0 for 4, BB, K, .214) also took an 0-fer.

Guillaume LeDuc went the first 5 innings to pick up the win. Jonathan White picked up the save with 4 innings.

rf Darrell Ceciliani 3 for 4, 4 runs, 2b, HR, RBI, BB, .217
3b Joe Bonfe 2 for 3, run, BB, .349
1b Jeff Flagg 4 for 5, 2 runs, 3b, 2 RBI, .395
cf RJ Harris 1 for 5, RBI, 3 Ks, .200
c John Freeman 2 for 5, run, 2b, 3 RBI, .233
lf John Semel 2 for 4, .250
dh Tyler 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .263
Guillaume LeDuc 5 IP, 4 H, ER, 3/3 BB/K, 6.91 era, W (2-1), 4:7:3
Jonathan White 4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1/5 BB/K, 9.64 era, SV (1), 5:2:5

GCL

Mets 2, Marlins 7

ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 3, .241
>>ss Miguel Tejada 0 for 1, K, .111
2b Ray Van Gurp 1 for 3, .290
>>2b Marshal Davis (NDFA) 0 for 1, K (GCL debut)
rf Kurt Steinhauer 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .281
lf Julio Concepcion 0 for 2, run, K, .303
>>ph Zeerika Hall 0 for 1, K, .000
c Neifi Zapata 1 for 2, run, HR (1), RBI (6), BB, .400
>>c Amauris Valdez 0 for 1, .286
1b Juan Torres 0 for 2, K, .300
>>ph, 1b Travis Ozga 0 for 1, K, .136
dh Giovanni Ortz 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, K, .333
3b Charles Hinojosa 2 for 3, .400
>>pr, 3b Marinus Vernooij
cf Ruben Martinez 0 for 3, .105
Lachlan Hodge 5 IP, 7 H, 2 ER, 3 Ks, HR, 2.70 era, 7:5:3
Tony Feliz 2 IP, 7 H, 5/4 R/ER, K, 6 era, L (0-1), 3:2:1
Marcos Tabata IP, H, 1.42 era, 0:3