Showing posts with label Dylan Owen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dylan Owen. Show all posts

Saturday, April 04, 2009

MPH System Audit III - Part VII: SPs (23-34)

Starting Pitchers

23. Dylan Owen 7/12/86 (22.54) R/R (A+ St. Lucie 12-6, 3.43 era, 24 GS, 2 CG, CGSO, 133.2 IP, 135 H, 55/51 R/ER, 12 HR, 33/116 BB/K, 1.30 GO/FO, .265 BAA, 1.26 WHIP, AA Binghamton 1-1, 5.51 era, 3 GS, 16.1 IP, 20 H, 10 ER, 3 HR, 9/15 BB/K, 1.06 GO/FO, .299 BAA, 1.78 WHIP)

Total 2008 Stats: 13-7, 3.66 era, 27 GS, 2 CG, CGSO, 150 IP, 155 H, 65/61 R/ER, 15 HR, 42/131 BB/K, 1.27 GO/FO, .269 BAA, 1.31 WHIP

The Mets selected Owen with their 20th round pick in the 2007 draft, 633rd overall, out of Francis Marion College, where he went 10-1, 1.14 as a junior. Owen was sent to Brooklyn where he put up insane numbers, going 10-1 with a 1.40 era. Overall in 2007, Dylan Owen put together an altogether ridiculous year, with 20 wins and a 1.25 era over 179.2 innings. Owen will no doubt be in St. Lucie to open the 2008 season, and it wouldn't be shocking to see him end up in Binghamton.

Owen did start the season in St. Lucie, and performed very well in 24 starts, posting a 12-6 record with a 3.43 era in 133.2 innings. A late season promotion to Binghamton didn't go as well, as he posted a 5.51 in 16.1 innings over 3 starts.

Owen throws 5 pitches, a 2 and 4 seam fastball, curve, slider and change. He doesn't have much in the way of velocity, his 4 seamer tops out in the low 90s, Owen gets by on smarts and guile. Owen's best pitch is a nasty slider he throws in the low 80s, he uses this pitch to get swings and misses. He also features an upper 70s curveball, and rounds out his arsenal with a mid 70s changeup, which is a WIP.

Owen is pretty much a finished product, he may tinker around with his pitches, tightening some up in an effort to get through to the majors, but in my opinion, he likely will top out in AAA, perhaps eventually becoming a Carlos Muniz esque quad A pitcher. His first cup of coffee is likely to come in 2011.

24. Brant Rustich 1/23/85 (24) R/R (A Savannah 3-4, 3.62 era, 20 G, 8 GS, 49.2 IP, 42 H, 26/20 R/ER, HR, 16/48 BB/K, 1.22 GO/FO, .231 BAA, 1.17 WHIP)

The Mets took Rustich in the 2nd round of the 2007 draft, 93rd overall, out of UCLA, where as a senior, he went 3-2, 6.67 in 20 games, over 29.2 innings. A finger injury (more specifically, recovery from finger surgery in 2006) contributed to the poor season, and also contributed to his dropping stock. Expected to go somewhere in the first round proper, Rustich fell into the Mets' laps at 93, where they scooped him up. After signing, Rustich was sent to Kingsport, and then Brooklyn, where he totalled 27 innings over 17 games, putting up a 1.33 era, with a .63 WHIP. Rustich played winterball in Hawaii, where he struggled due to poor mound conditions, putting up a 5.82 era in 17 innings.

Rustich, as we found out after the season ended, was all kinds of messed up during the 2008 season, pitching with variou serious injuries. He pitched this past season with a fractured humerus bone in his upper right arm that wasn't detected until afterward. Suggestions that Rustich had simple arm soreness clearly were unwarranted. Rustich is expected to pitch in 2009 without the need for surgery. He also has labrum and UCL tears, but rehab is the prescribed course of action. The Mets are taking a big chance with Rustich' future that he won't need surgery, but what else do you expect from an absolutely inept medical staff which allowed this situation to develop in the first place? Rustich should open 2009 in St. Lucie, with an outside shot of endidng up in Binghamton, assuming he doesn't end up under the knife first.

25. Raul Batis 3/5/89 (19.92) L/L (R Kingsport 2-4, 4.15 era, 12 G, 8 GS, SV, 52 IP, 58 H, 35/24 R/ER, 5 HR, 13/41 BB/K, 1.27 GO/FO, .278 BAA, 1.37 WHIP

Batis was signed during the International Free Agent signing period in 2006, and he spent that season in the DSL, pitching 45 innings and producing a 1-6 record with a 4.20 era. Batis was brought stateside for the 2007 season, and sent to the GCL, where he pitched only 26.2 innings, with a 2-1 record and 4.73 era.

26. Michael Olmsted 5/2/87 (21.75) R/R (R GCL 0-0, 3.86 era, 2 GS, 4.2 IP, 6 H, 4/2 R/ER, HR, 2/3 BB/K, 0.50 GO/FO, .333 BAA, 1.71 WHIP, R Kingsport 1-1, 1.83 era, 4 GS, 19.2 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, HR, 5/23 BB/K, 1.75 GO/FO, .164 BAA, .81 WHIP, A Savannah 1-0, 3.86 era, 2 GS, 9.1 IP, 12 H, 4 ER, HR, 3/11 BB/K, 0.89 GO/FO, .293 BAA, 1.61 WHIP)

Total 2008 Stats: 2-1, 2.67 era, 8 GS, 33.2 IP, 29 H, 12/10 R/ER, 3 HR, 10/37 BB/K, 1.19 GO/FO, .230 BAA, 1.16 WHIP

The Mets drafted Olmsted in the 9th round, 303rd overall, out of Cypress College, where as a junior, he posted the following line: 9-4, 4.19 era, 24 G, 7 GS, 73 IP, 80 H, 24 BBs, 63 Ks, BAA .280. After signing, he appeared at 3 levels (Brooklyn, GCL, Kingsport), posting a

His fastball sits 90-93 as a reliever, and 88-92 as a starter. He also throws a slider, curveball and changeup. His changeup is in a developmental stage, while his curveball is a pitch he can throw at anytime. He feels his best secondary pitch varies nightly, between his curve and slider. Olmstead's pitching coach used to be Trevor Hoffman's pitching coach, so Olmstead uses the same grip on his changeup as Hoffman. He would most compare himself, however, to John Lackey.

27. Guillaume Leduc 7/28/87 (21.5) R/R (R Kingsport 3-4, 4.24 era, 13 G, 9 GS, CGSO, SV, 57.1 IP, 58 H, 38/27 R/ER, 9 HR, 9/41 BB/K, 0.92 GO/FO, .264 BAA, 1.17 WHIP)

The Mets drafted LeDuc in the 6th round, 213th overall, of the 2007 draft, out of Edouard Montpetit College in Montreal, and after signing, he was sent to the GCL, where he pitched sporadically, getting into 6 games, half of them starts, totalling 20.1 innings. In those 20.1 innings, he posted a 1-1 record with a 2.21 era.

LeDuc throws 3 pitches, a fastball, curveball, and changeup. His fastball is a boring 2 seamer which sits in the low 90s and it dives down and in to righties. His best secondary pitch is a down breaking plus changeup sitting in the mid 70s. His finishes up his arsenal with a fringy (at best) curveball which he spins up in the upper 70s.

LeDuc doesn't have the arsenal to run deep counts, his game is all about trying to get you out within the first 3-4 pitches. He doesn't have the velocity to challenge hitters, so must pitch to contact, which is difficult with only two pitches which he has confidence in. Right now, LeDuc is a starter, and it's likely that despite his limited arsenal, he'll remain in the rotation at least through the 2009 season, which he should open in Savannah. After that, it will depend on his curveball and the strides he makes with it. His debut date as a reliever is probably sometime in the mid 2011 season, as a starter, it would be late 2012.

28. Eduardo Aldama 12/23/89 (19.08) R/R (R GCL 1-5, 4.75 era, 12 G, 9 GS, 47.1 IP, 48 H, 36/25 R/ER, HR, 13/42 BB/K, 1.51 GO/FO, .265 BAA, 1.29 WHIP)

The Mets signed Aldama as an international free agent from Venezuela in July 2006. He made his pro debut with the VSL Mets in 2007, where he was 2-2 with a 2.81 era over 25.2 innings. In 2008 he came stateside to pitch in the GCL, where he went 1-5 with a 4.75 era over 47.1 innings.

29. Eric Niesen 9/4/85 (23.42) L/L (A+ St. Lucie 6-12, 4.64 era, 26 G, 24 GS, 118.1 IP, 136 H, 75/61 R/ER, 10 HR, 46/77 BB/K, 1.51 GO/FO, .286 BAA, 1.54 WHIP)

The Mets selected Niesen in the 3rd round of the 2007 draftt, with their 99th overall pick, out of Wake Forest University, where he was 6-5, with a 3.00 era in 84 innings. After signing, the Mets sent him to Brooklyn, where he got into 9 games, all starts, but only totalling 30 innings. He ended his season with the St. Lucie Mets as they made a push to the playoffs, and he got into 2 games for them, one start during the regular season (3 innings), and one relief outing during the playoffs (1 inning). Overall, he had an ERA a shade under 3 in 118 innings split between 3 "levels" as it were.

We would expect Niesen to open 2008 right where he ended 2007, in St. Lucie. Whether it be in a starting role or relief role remains to be seen. We would hope Niesen remains in the bullpen where his fastball can be used as a true plus pitch.

Instead, Niesen spent the season as a starter, much to his overall detriment, as he posted a 6-12 record with a 4.64 era, which for much of the season was over 5.00. He went 1/3 of an inning over his previous career high (set last year at 118).

Niesen throws a 2 and 4 seam faster, slider, and changeup. While the Mets had him working as a starter in 2008, and probably will do so again in 2009, his ultimate role in the majors will be a reliever, probably a LOOGY, given that righties absolutely TORCHED him in 2008 to the tune of a .305 average and a 6.02 era and 9 HR in 83.2 innings. Lefties hit just .232 off him, with a 1.30 era and 1 HR in 34.2 innings.

With that in mind, his 4 seam fastball, which sat 90-92 starting, should gain a tick or two, bumping it into the low/mid 90s and making it a plus pitch, as it was when he relieved in college. Niesen also throws a 2 seamer in the upper 80s, a slider in the 78-81 range which he uses as a putaway pitch, and a 72-74 MPH changeup which he gained a good amount of confidence in during the season.

Despite averaging 4.76 innings per start, Niesen did a good job of going right after hitters, issuing just 46 walks in 118.1 innings, an average of 3.50 per 9. His problem was that his stuff just does not translate well to a starting role. Niesen should be in Binghamton for 2009, likely in the rotation, but as I said, his ultimate fate is in the bullpen, whether he makes the move there after the 2009 season, or after the 2010 season is unknown, but he will be in line to crack the majors sometime in late 2010, and definitely by 2011.

30. Mark Cohoon 9/15/87 (21.38) L/L (R Kingsport 1-1, 5.89 era, 6 G, 3 GS, 18.1 IP, 17 H, 13/12 R/ER, 10/22 BB/K, 2.67 GO/FO, .239 BAA, 1.47 WHIP, A Savannah 2-2, 3.82 era, 7 GS, 33 IP, 29 H, 17/14 R/ER, 2 HR, 18/21 BB/K, 0.74 GO/FO, .242 BAA, 1.42 WHIP)

Total 2008 Stats: 3-3, 4.56 era, 13 G, 10 GS, 51.1 IP, 46 H, 30/26 R/ER, 2 HR, 28/43 BB/K, 1.08 GO/FO, .241 BAA, 1.44 WHIP

The Mets drafted Cohoon in the 12th round, 374th overall, out of North Central Texas College, and then sent him first to Kingsport, and then Savannah, where he put up a combined 3-3 record with a 4.56 era over 51.1 innings. Interestingly, he pitched much better at Savannah (3.82) then Kingsport (5.89), but that may have something to do with the fact he was used both as a starter and reliever in Kingsport, whereas he was used exclusively as a starter in Savannah.

31. Josh Stinson 3/14/88 (20.92) R/R (A Savannah 3-6, 3.52 era, 21 G, 6 GS, 3 SVs, 71.2 IP, 78 H, 36/28 R/ER, 7 HR, 32/46 BB/K, 1.67 GO/FO, .280 BAA, 1.54 WHIP, A+ St. Lucie 0-2, 6.14 era, 7 G, 2 GS, 14.2 IP, 17 H, 12/10 R/ER, 5/14 BB/K, 0.93 GO/FO, .293 BAA, 1.50 WHIP, HWL Honolulu 2-2, 4.50 era, 9 G, 5 GS, 1/2 SVs, 22 IP, 19 H, 13/11 R/ER, 2 HR, 13/13 BB/K, 1.45 WHIP, .235 BAA, 1.17 GO/FO)

Total 2008 Stats: 5-10, 4.07 era, 37 G, 13 GS, 108.1 IP, 114 H, 61/49 R/ER, 50/73 BB/K, 1.47 GO/FO, .273 BAA, 1.51 WHIP

The Mets drafted Stinson in the 37th round of the 2006 draft, and sent him to the rookie level Gulf Coast League, where he went 1-2 with a 2.00 era in 9 games (4 starts), totalling 27 innings. A late season promotion to Hagerstown of the South Atlantic League didn't derail the righty, as he put up a 0-1 record, but an outstanding 1.35 era in 3 starts, 13.1 IP. He combined between the two levels to go 1-3 with a 1.79 era. The Mets found themselves another steal with Stinson, since he was projected to go around rounds 8 to 10. Instead, he dropped to the 37th round, but signed for 7th round money.

We said this about Stinson in the 07 audit: Expect Stinson to open the 2007 season as a 19 year old in the South Atlantic League, with the new class A affiliate Savannah. A promotion to the Florida State League wouldn't be out of the question.

However, that didn't come to frutition, as Stinson struggled to find himself in Savannah, and spent the entire season there, barely managing to get his ERA under 5. Stinson's stock has dropped a bit in the last year, but he is still young enough to turn that around. He needs to gain a few ticks on his fastball, and strengthen his curve and change. He should spend all of 2008 in St. Lucie, affording him a friendly ball park to make adjustments to his game. It looks like he will still need another three years of minor league baseball until he breaks into the bigs.

Stinson, however, was held back in Savannah, where he pitched much better in long relief/spot starter duty, posting a 3.52 era in 71.2 innings, spread over 21 games, including 6 starts. Overall he posted an ERA of 4.07 over 108.1 innings spread over 3 levels, including Hawaii. Stinson should open 2009 right where he ended 2008, with the St. Lucie Mets.

32. Gonzalez Germen 9/23/87 (21.33) R/R (R DSL 5-2, 1.34 era, 15 G, 14 GS, 74 IP, 41 H, 21/11 R/ER, 15/70 BB/K, 1.47 GO/FO, .159 BAA, .76 WHIP)

Obviously the risk for flameout is extremely high for any players in the VSL/DSL, which is why Cuan, Mendez and Germen are all so low on this list, but the potential for reward is also high.

Here is a partial scouting report from "Superpitcher" on NYFS.

Gonzalez Germen, throws 89-93 tops at 94,
has a nasty Slider, i think, i'm not quite sure...
His changeup is his K pitch, straight up, nasty change.

33. Angel Cuan 5/29/89 (19.66) L/L (R VSL 1-8, 3.13 era, 14 GS, 72 IP, 71 H, 36/25 R/ER, 2 HR, 11/74 BB/K, 1.01 GO/FO, .254 BAA, 1.14 WHIP)

Cuan gave up 68% of his runs in a 4 start span (4 GS, 16 IP, 23 H, 17 ER, 6/16 BB/K). Outside of that stretch, he put up an off the charts line. 1-4, 1.29 era, 10 GS, 56 IP, 48 H, 8 ER, 5/58 BB/K). Obviously the risk for flameout is extremely high for any players in the VSL/DSL, which is why Cuan, Mendez and Germen are all so low on this list, but the potential for reward is also high. One thing working against Cuan is his build (he's only 5'11/150). Of course, you can't make any inferences about velocity or the like from that, but chances are he doesn't throw hard.

34. Ismael Mendez 5/23/90 (18.66) L/L (R DSL 6-1, 1.07 era, 15 G, 14 GS, 75.2 IP, 38 H, 16/9 R/ER, 2 HR, 29/62 BB/K, 1.26 GO/FO, .151 BAA)

Obviously the risk for flameout is extremely high for any players in the VSL/DSL, which is why Cuan, Mendez and Germen are all so low on this list, but the potential for reward is also high.


Why 34 and not 35? Maikel Cleto was traded away, and we didn't fill in his spot. So there ;)

Friday, September 26, 2008

Florida State League Leaderboard

Florida State League (A+)

Josh Thole .300/.382/.427/.808 (104 for 347, 49 runs, 25 2b, 2 3b, 5 HR, 56 RBI, 45/38 BB/K)

AVG (T-5th), OBP (T-3rd), SLG (T-13th), OPS (T-9th), 2b (10th), HR (T-15th), BB (15th)

Lucas Duda .263/.358/.398/.755 (127 for 483, 58 runs, 26 2b, 3 3b, 11 HR, 66 RBI, 66/129 BB/K, 2/9 SBs)

AVG (T-25th), OBP (T-9th), SLG (22nd), OPS (19th), 2b (9th), HR (T-9th), BB (1st), K (4th)

Ezequiel Carrera .263/.344/.393/.737 (113 for 430, 61 runs, 11 2b, 12 3b, 7 HR, 29 RBI, 46/86 BB/K, 28/37 SBs)

AVG (T-25th), OBP (T-17th), SLG (26th), OPS (23rd), 2b (24th), 3b (1st), HR (T-13th), BB (14th), SBs (4th)

Dylan Owen 12-6, 3.43 era, 24 GS, 2 CG, CGSO, 133.2 IP, 135 H, 55/51 R/ER, 12 HR, 33/116 BB/K, 1.26 WHIP

W (T-1st), L (T-8th), ERA (9th), GS (T-3rd), IP (9th), H (10th), HR (T-7th), BB (T-25th), K (4th), WHIP (8th)

Dillon Gee 8-6, 3.25 era, 21 GS, 127.1 IP, 117 H, 49/46 R/ER, 6 HR, 19/94 BB/K, 1.07 WHIP

W (T-5th), L (T-8th), ERA (6th), GS (T-6th), IP (14th), H (T-18th), HR (T-13th), BB (T-39th), K (T-16th), WHIP (3rd)

Friday, August 15, 2008

8/14 Minor League Report! CARP, OWEN, NIEUWENHUIS, HOLT!

New Orleans 3, Iowa 6

Jon Niese most likely set a season high for pitches with 110, going 7 innings, allowing 4 runs on 10 hits, striking out 6. The PCL has inflated his HR rate considerably (2 tonight, 3 total in 26 innings, after giving up just 5 in 124.1 AA innings), but through those 26 innings, he's given up 24 hits and struck out 20, with 7 walks. And the Cubs (his opponent tonight) have some firepower in their lineup. Each of their top 6 hitters, and 7 of their 8 have averages over .288. So add all that up, and Niese got his first AAA loss. Eude Brito gave up 2 runs over the final inning to put the game out of reach.

cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 3, BB, .315
2b Andy Green 0 for 2, run, RBI, 2 BBs, .303
lf Chris Aguila 0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .286
rf Val Pascucci 2 for 5, 3 Ks, .282
1b Raul Casanova 2 for 5, 2b, RBI, .309
ss Anderson Hernandez 1 for 5, 2b, K, .204
c Mike Nickeas 2 for 4, 2 runs, BB, .228
3b Abraham Nunez 1 for 3, BB, .214
Jon Niese 7 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 2/6 BB/K, 2 HR, 3.12 era, L (3-1), 110:69:41, 7:7:6
Eude Brito IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, 5.50 era

Binghamton 9, Reading 1

Mike Carp continued his very odd August with 3 hits, all for XBH. His monthly line so far: 11 for 49, 10 runs, 4 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 12/11 BB/K, .224/.371/.531/.902. Everything but the singles, and as some people know, I do not like Adam Dunn one iota. But still, it's very nice to see the power returning to Carp's game after a 150 or so AB stretch where it was dormant. He's put together back to back multi hit games for one of the rare times in the last 2.5 months, so here's hoping he finishes strong. Aside from Carp, Fernando and Ambi Concepcion also had multi hit games, while Shawn Bowman (0 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .271) and Caleb Stewart (0 for 2, run, K, .276) took 0-fers.

Eric Brown started and went the first 6, allowing just a run on 5 hits for his 6th win. Billiam Wagner pitched a perfect 7th with 2 Ks, getting closer to returning (thank god!). Casey Hoorelbeke finished it out with 2 scoreless innings.

cf Fernando Martinez 2 for 4, run, 2b (15), 3 RBI, BB, .291
2b Peeter Ramos 1 for 4, run, BB, .333
lf, 1b Mike Carp 3 for 4, run, 2 2b (23), HR (15), 3 RBI (67), BB, .294
1b Josh Petersen 1 for 3, K, .319
rf Ambi Concepcion 3 for 4, 2 runs, 3b, .249
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 4, run, RBI, .256
ss Jose Coronado 1 for 3, 2 runs, 2b, BB, .258
Eric Brown 6 IP, 5 H, ER, 2/4 BB/K, 5.16 era, W (6-9)
Billiam Wagner IP, 2 Ks
Casey Hoorelbeke 2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 2.53 era

St. Lucie 1, Daytona 4 (Completion of game previously suspended on 8/13/08)

Josh Stinson got his first FSL start yesterday, going the first 3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits to take his first FSL loss. Edgar Ramirez relieved him, giving up a solo homer in his 3 innings, and then Emary Frederick closed it out with 2 innings, allowing another solo shot.

The Mets offense had just 3 hits, but drew 8 walks, and left 9 on base, with 2 GIDP. Ruben Tejada (0 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .229), Ezequiel Carrera (0 for 1, 2 BBs, .274), Josh Thole (0 for 4, K, .296), DJ Wabick (0 for 3, BB, .288), Jason Jacobs (0 for 4, run, 3 Ks, .231) and Joe Holden (0 for 3, BB, .250) all took 0-fers. The lone RBI belonged to Greg Veloz, his first in St. Lucie.

2b Greg Veloz 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .250, SB (1/29)
1b Lucas Duda 1 for 4, .262
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 3, BB, .244
Josh Stinson 3 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 Ks, 3.52 era, L (0-1)
Edgar Ramirez 3 IP, H, ER, BB, K, HR, 5.06 era
Emary Frederick 2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K, HR, 4.39 era

St. Lucie 4, Daytona 1, regularly scheduled thingymabobjiggydohicky

Greg Veloz had his first multi hit game in high A, going 2 for 4 with a run scored, driving his average over .300 (.313). Through his first 4 games, he's 5 for 16 with 3 runs, and a 2/3 BB/K (.313/.389). His was the only multi hit game, but it was enough. Ruben Tejada (0 for 2, BB, .227), Josh Thole (0 for 2, RBI, .294), Jason Jacobs (0 for 3, K, .225) and Luis Rivera (0 for 3, run, .224) all took 0-fers.

Dylan Owen struck out 10 over 6 innings to pick up his 12th win, lowering his ERA to 3.43. German Marte walked 2 in the 7th, but escaped unscathed to pick up his 8th save.

2b Greg Veloz 2 for 4, run, .313
dh Ezequiel Carrera 1 for 2, BB, .275 (41/73 BB/K, 82 IsoD)
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, .245
cf Joe Holden 1 for 3, K, .253
Dylan Owen 6 IP, 4 H, ER, 10 Ks, HR, 3.43 era, W (12-6)
German Marte IP, 2/2 BB/K, 3 era, SV (8)

Savannah 2, Lakewood 3

John Holdzkom was in full on Wild Thing mode tonight, walking 6 in 5 innings, but allowing just a run on 2 hits. Junior Guerra blew his first SAL save, denying Holdzkom his 3rd SAL victory.

Jefferies Tatford had the only multi hit game for the Gnats, while 34 players took 0-fers (once again, it was the top two of the order, Richard Pena, Casey Craig and Francisco Pena, going 0 for 12 with 4 Ks). Carlos Guzman also took an 0-fer (0 for 3, BB, .284).

1b Jefferies Tatford 2 for 4, run, K, .323
ss Juan Lagares 1 for 4, .254
3b Nick Giarraputo 1 for 4, run, RBI, K, .242
lf Bradley Hubbert 1 for 4, K, .178
2b Michael Parker 1 for 3, RBI, 2 Ks, .189
John Holdzkom 5 IP, 2 H, ER, 6/5 BB/K, 6.92 era
Jason LaVorgna 1.1 IP, H, BB, 3.38 era
Junior Guerra 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, ER, 2 Ks, 1.46 era, BS (1), L (1-1)

Brooklyn 9, Auburn 1

The Cyclones scored early, and late in dominating Auburn 9-1. Unlike Savannah, the top 2 in the Cyclones order powered the 16 hit attack, combining to go 7 for 12 with 2 runs, 2 2b and 5 RBI. Jose Jimenez, Eric Campbell and Cesar Cordido also had multi hit games, while JR Voyles (0 for 6, .258) and Sean Ratliff (0 for 5, 3 Ks, .200) took 0-fers.

Brad Holt was dominant, again, in picking up his 4th win, going 7 innings allowing just 3 hits and a run (on a solo homer), striking out 8. Erik Turgeon and Jim Fuller finished off the game.

rf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 4 for 6, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .283
lf Seth Williams 3 for 6, 2b, 3 RBI, K, .205
2b Josh Satin 1 for 5, run, RBI, 3 Ks, .250
dh Jose Jimenez 2 for 5, run, RBI, .291
1b, 3b Eric Campbell 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, BB, .262
c Cesar Cordido 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, BB, .200
ss Matt Smith 1 for 3, RBI, .198
1b Ike Davis 0 for 0, run, 2 BBs, .235
Brad Holt 7 IP, 3 H, ER, 2/8 BB/K, HR, 1.98 era, W (4-3)
Erik Turgeon IP, 2 Ks, 2.84 era
Jim Fuller IP, 2 Ks, 1.86 era

Kingsport 6, Johnson City 4

Rafael Fernandez broke out of a long slump with a 2 hit day (2b, 3b), and so did Stefan Welch, as the Mets pounded out 11 hits to beat the Cardinals 6-4. Jean Luc Blaquiere also had a multi hit game, while Doug McNulty (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .201) took the only 0-fer.

Oscar Melendez went the first 4, allowing 5 hits and 3 UER (Blaquiere had 2 PBs, 11 and 12), with 4 Ks. Santiago Valdez came off the 60 day DL to make his season debut for Kingsport, and it was a brilliant one for the 21 year old righty, he scattered a hit over 4 innings of shutout relief to pick up the win. Michael Powers gave up a run in the 9th, but secured his 7th save.

rf Rafael Fernandez 2 for 5, 2b, 3b, 3 RBI, 2 Ks, .280
lf Justin Garber 1 for 5, run, 2 Ks, .284
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, K, .327
dh Dock Doyle 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .304
3b Stefan Welch 2 for 4, run, .272
cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 5, run, 3 Ks, .227
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 2 for 5, run, 2 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .272
pr, 2b Kyle Suire 1 for 3, run, .287
Oscar Melendez 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1/4 BB/K, 6.49 era
Santiago Valdez 4 IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 0.00 era, W (1-0)
Michael Powers IP, 2 H, ER, K, 1.42 era, SV (7)

GCL

Mets 1, Marlins 4 in 8 innings

Alonzo Harris 1 for 2, run, BB, K, .338
Cesar Puello 1 for 2, .275
Trot Nixon 2 for 3, .500
Jefry Marte 0 for 2, K, .329
Charles Hinojosa (ph for Marte) 0 for 1, K, .121
Javier Rodriguez 0 for 3, .195
Miguel Tejada 0 for 3, .174
Eduardo Aldama 4 IP, 5 H, 3 R, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 4.91 era
Ambi Burgos 2 ip, 2 h, er, 3 ks, 5.40 era
Jonathan Sanchez IP, 4.08 era
Mike Lynn IP, 2/1 BB/K, 0.00 era

Saturday, August 09, 2008

8/8 Minor League Report! FERNANDO! Owen!

As per Toby Hyde - Dillon Gee's been promoted to Binghamton, something I pretty much called yesterday. Thanks, Toby ;)

New Orleans5, Memphis 3

cf Jesus Feliciano 3 for 4, run, BB, .327
2b Andy Green 3 for 5, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .300
lf Chris Aguila 1 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K, .290
rf Val Pascucci 2 for 3, run, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BBs, .287
1b Ramon Martinez 1 for 5, K, .267
ss Anderson Hernandez 0 for 4, BB, K, .200
c Gustavo Molina 1 for 5, .226
3b Abraham Nunez 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .206
Nelson Figueroa 7 IP, 9 H, ER, BB, 4 Ks, 4.13 era, W (4-4)
Tim McNab 0.1 IP, K, 4.28 era
Eude Brito 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 6.57 era
Nate Field IP, 4.88 era, SV (11)

Binghamton 2, New Hampshire 4

Fernando Martinez returned to full action today, playing the entire game in center field, and had a homer, his 6th. Fernando was on base 3 times with 2 hits and a walk, but the Mets fell 4-2, mainly due to the next two guys in the order (Coronado, Carp) combining to go 0 for 8 with 3 Ks. In fact, outside of Fernando, there wasn't much offensively to speak of, Salvador Paniagua went 3 for 3, that was about it. In addition to Coronado and Carp, Ambi Concepcion (0 for 4, K, .247) and Shawn Bowman (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .263) also took 0-fers. Eric Brown gave up 4 runs in 8 innings to take his 9th loss of the season.

cf Fernando Martinez 2 for 3, run, HR (6), 2 RBI (28), BB, .291
lf Mike Carp 0 for 4, K, .293
rf Caleb Stewart 1 for 4, K, .280
1b Anderson Machado 1 for 3, .231
c Salvador Paniagua 3 for 3, .259
2b Jon Malo 1 for 3, run, 2b, .273
Eric Brown 8 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2/5 BB/K, 5.37 era, L (5-9)
Tim LaVigne IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 4.95 era

St. Lucie 6, Vero Beach 0

Dylan Owen was masterful tonight for 7 innings, shutting out Vero Beach on 6 hits, for his 11th win of the season.

Luis Castillo continued to struggle on his rehab assignment, he's now 1 for 16 in the minors, he took an 0-fer tonight (0 for 4, run, BB, .091). Ezequiel Carrera (0 for 2, 3 BBs, K, .277), and Jake Elgsti (0 for 4, .158) also took 0-fers, while DJ Wabick and Joe Holden had multi hit games.

2b Luis Castillo 0 for 4, run, BB, .091 (1 for 16 GCL/St. Lucie)
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 5, 2b, RBI, .235
dh Ezequiel Carrera 0 for 2, 3 BBs, K, .277
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 5, K, .245
1b Lucas Duda 1 for 4, run, K, .266
c Jason Jacobs 1 for 3, 2 runs, BB, .227
rf DJ Wabick 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, HR, 3 RBI, .290
cf Joe Holden 2 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .229
Dylan Owen 7 IP, 6 H, 2/4 BB/K, 3.52 era, W (11-6)
Nick Abel IP, 14.21 era
German Marte IP, H, 2 Ks, 3 era

Savannah 3, Columbus 5 - Game 1

Mark Cohoon went 5 innings, but gave up 7 hits and 5 runs (3 earned) doing it. Rhiner Cruz pitched the final 2 innings, striking out 4.

The Gnats were down 3-0 before even coming to bat, and down 4-1 after 1.5 innings. Hampering their comebackability was Greg Veloz's 0-fer (0 for 4, K, .285) out of the leadoff spot. Juan Lagares (0 for 2, RBI, .266), Carlos Guzman (0 for 3, K, .287) and Darren Clark (0 for 2, .252) also took 0-fers, while 3 Gnats had multi hit games.

lf Casey Craig 4 for 4, 2 runs, .290
c Francisco Pena 2 for 4, K, .269
1b Jefferies Tatford 1 for 4, RBI, K, .256
cf Richard Pena 1 for 3, run, 2b, .206
3b Nick Giarraputo 2 for 2, 2b, RBI, .263
Mark Cohoon 5 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 2 BBs, K, 4.50 era
Rhiner Cruz 2 IP, H, 4 Ks, 3.32 era

Savannah 2, Columbus 5 - Game 2

Scott Moviel rebounded from a string of 3 straight rough outings (12 ip, 19 h, 12 er, 4/9 bb/k, 0-1, 9 era) with a very solid 5 inning effort today, a 3 hit shutout. He did walk 4, but as we've told you before, he's deep in unchartered territory, well past the 120 inning marker (90.1 innings was his previous career high, set last season). He was in line for his 10th win, but Bradley Burns returned off the DL with a giant plop, giving up 2 hits, 2 walks and a homer in 1.1 innings, en route to 4 runs. Manuel Olivares allowed a run in the 7th as well, completing the meltdown.

Casey Craig, who went 4 for 4 in the opener, had 2 more hits in the nightcap, he was the only one with multiple hits in the nightcap. 5 players took 0-fers: Greg Veloz (0 for 2, BB, K, .284), Juan Lagares (0 for 3, BB, .261), Jefferies Tatford (0 for 2, K, .244), Sean McCraw (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .284) and Richard Pena (0 for 2, BB, K, .205).

lf Casey Craig 2 for 4, RBI, K, .293
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 2, 2b, BB, .289
dh Nick Giarraputo 1 for 3, run, 2b, K, .264
3b Joaquin Rodriguez 1 for 3, 3b, RBI, K, .246
Scott Moviel 5 IP, 3 H, 4 BBs, 3 Ks, 4.58 era
Bradley Burns 1.1 IP, 2 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, K, HR, 5.63 era, BS (1), L (0-1)
Manuel Olivares 0.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 4.71 era

Brooklyn 5, Lowell 2

Scott Shaw had a very good outing today, giving up just a run on 4 hits in 6 innings for his 4th win of the season. Jimmy Johnson worked 2.2 innings allowing 2 hits and a run, and Stephen Clyne got the final out of the game for his 8th save.

The Cyclones had 9 hits and 5 walks, but despite scoring 5 runs, left 10 men on base. Jose Jimenez and Matt Smith both homered, JR Voyles, Jimenez and Sean Ratliff had multi hit games. Jordan Abruzzo (0 for 5, 2 Ks, .250), Ike Davis (0 for 3, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .243), Eric Campbell (0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .276) and John Servidio (0 for 3, .242) all took 0-fers.

rf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .268
2b JR Voyles 3 for 5, 2b, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .292
dh Jose Jimenez 2 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, .310
cf Sean Ratliff 2 for 4, run, .211
ss Matt Smith 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, K, .200
Scott Shaw 6 IP, 4 H, ER, BB, 8 Ks, 3.28 era, W (4-3)
Jimmy Johnson 2.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 3 Ks, 1.61 era
Stephen Clyne 0.1 IP, BB, 3.68 era, SV (8)

Kingsport 5, Bristol 2

Michael Olmsted's 2nd Appy League start wasn't as good as his first (abbreviated) outing, he allowed 4 hits and 2 runs in 5 innings, taking a ND. Brandon Moore followed with 4 perfect innings of relief, getting his 2nd win.

The Mets had just 5 hits, but also parlayed 4 walks, turning those 9 runners into 5 runs. Wilmer Flores had an RBI 2b, and SF, the only 2 credited RBI for Kingsport. Patrick Maat went 0 for 3 with a K in his first Appy League game. Rafael Fernandez (0 for 2, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .296), Doug McNulty (0 for 3, run, BB, .200), and Justin Garber (0 for 3, .240) also took 0-fers.

2b Kyle Suire 1 for 4, run, K, .292
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 3, run, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .333
3b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, 2b, .270
cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .218
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 1 for 2, BB, K, .276
Michael Olmsted 5 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, 5 Ks, 2.08 era
Brandon Moore 4 IP, 4 Ks, 0.00 era, W (2-0)

GCL

Mets 2, Dodgers 6

cf Javier Rodriguez 1 for 4, K, .198
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 4, .321
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 2, run, BB, .286
dh Charles Hinojosa 0 for 3, .125
ss Luis Nieves 1 for 3, K, .207
Kyle Allen 5 IP, 6 H, ER, 4 Ks, 1.42 era
Sam Martinez 1.1 IP, ER, BB, K, 2.89 era
Chris Hilliard 0.2 IP, H, K, 2.13 era, BS (1)
Mitch Houck IP, H, R, BB, 0.00 era, L (1-1)
Jonathan Sanchez IP, 2 H, 3 R, ER, BB, 4.91 era

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

6/23 Minor League Report! Tejada, Thole, Owen, Carr!

New Orleans 2, Omaha 3

Tony Armas had another quality outing, but once again, his offense gave him nothing to work with, so he took another ND. This time, he went 6, allowing 5 hits and 2 runs. Brandon Knight worked a hitless 2 innings in relief, and Carlos Muniz gave up the winning run in the top of the 10th inning.

The offense was held to just 6 hits and 2 runs (on 2 solo homers by Val Pascucci and the woefully inept Anderson Hernandez). Abraham Nunez (0 for 5, .193), Chris Aguila (lf) 0 for 4, BB, K, .293, Raul Casanova (c) 0 for 5, K, .326, and John Rodriguez (0 for 1, 3 BBs, .278) took 0-fers.

Argenis Reyes (2b) 1 for 5, K, .284
Val Pascucci (1b) 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .301
Jesus Feliciano (cf) 1 for 4, .297
Raul Gonzalez (rf) 2 for 4, .340
Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, .186
Tony Armas 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BBs, 4 Ks, 2.50 era
Brandon Knight 2 IP, BB, 3 Ks, 1.32 era
Carlos Muniz 2 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, 3.18 era, L (2-4)

Binghamton 5, Altoona 2

Another very good start for Salvador Aguilar, who allowed 9 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) over 6.2 innings, picking up his 8th win. Eddie Kunz pitched a scoreless 9th for his 18th save of the season.

The offense managed just 7 hits, but augmented them with 5 walks, and 3 homers didn't hurt, either. The big blow was a 3 run homer from Nick Evans in the 5th, his 12th of the season. Mike Carp followed with his 10th homer, a solo shot. Jose Coronado (0 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .256), Ambi Concepcion (0 for 4, K, .248) and Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .221) took 0-fers.

Nick Evans (1b) 1 for 3, run, HR (12), 3 RBI (44), BB, K, .304
Mike Carp (lf) 1 for 4, run, HR (10), RBI (46), 3 Ks, .340
Caleb Stewart (rf) 2 for 2, run, HR, RBI, 2 BBs, .289
Saloman Manriquez (c) 1 for 4, .284
Josh Petersen (3b) 1 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .333
Salvador Aguilar 6.2 IP, 9 H, 2 R, ER, BB, 6 Ks, 2.84 era, W (8-1)
Joe Hietpas 1.1 IP, 4.91 era
Eddie Kunz IP, BB, 2 Ks, 4.05 era, SV (18)

St. Lucie 9, Sarasota 3, Game 1

It was a very good offensive day for the Mets in Game 1 of the doubleheader, they had 14 hits, including 4 2b, en route to a 9-3 rout of the Reds. 4 of the top 5 in the order had multiple hits, including 3 more for the suddenly red hot Josh Thole, who is now pushing towards the .300 mark. Ezequiel Carrera and Ruben Tejada were on base 6 times and scored 3 runs, leading the charge. Jordan Abruzzo had the only 0-fer, going 0 for 4 with a K, dropping his AVG to .118.

Angel Calero only went 3 innings, they were 3 decent innings, he allowed 2 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 4. Elvyz Quezada pitched 3 innings in relief to pick up his first win. Ryan Coultas finished off the game.

Ezequiel Carrera (cf) 2 for 3, 2 runs, BB, .260
Ruben Tejada (ss) 2 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .251
Lucas Duda (1b) 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .270
Victor Mendez (rf) 3 for 4, 2 runs, RBI, K, .400
Josh Thole (c) 3 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, .287
DJ Wabick (lf) 1 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, .282
Shawn Bowman (3b) 1 for 3, 2 Ks, .353
Matt Smith (2b) 1 for 3, run, HR, 3 RBI, .227
Angel Calero 3 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 4 Ks, HR, 8.18 era
Elvys Quezada 3 IP, 3 H, R, 2 Ks, 3 era, W (1-0)
Ryan Coultas IP, H, 4.91 era

St. Lucie 4, Sarasota 1, Game 2

Game 2 was the Dylan Owen/Jordan Abruzzo Show, aka Battery Night. Abruzzo went 3 for 3 with a run, 2 2b and 3 RBI, and Owen scattered 6 hits over 5 innings to pick up his 6th win of the season. German Marte pitched the final 2 innings for his 2nd save. Off an outstanding Game 1, Carrera and Tejada struggled, going a combined 1 for 6 (Carrera had the lone hit). The 234 hitters in the Mets order (Tejada, Duda, Mendez) were 0 for 9 with 2 Ks, Lucas Duda's 0-fer dropped his average below .270 for the first time since very early April.

Ezequiel Carrera (cf) 1 for 3, K, .261
Ruben Tejada (ss) 0 for 3, .248
Lucas Duda (1b) 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .267
Josh Thole (dh) 1 for 2, 2 runs, BB, K, .290
Jordan Abruzzo (c) 3 for 3, run, 2 2b, HR, 3 RBI, .250
Matt Smith (2b) 1 for 2, run, HR, RBI, .250
Dylan Owen 5 IP, 6 H, ER, 7 Ks, 3.12 era, W (6-4), 4:3:7
German Marte 2 IP, 2 H, 4 Ks, 1.17 era, SV (2), 0:2:4

Savannah 2, Columbus 3

Nick Carr took a no hitter into the 8th inning, but wound up getting charged with 2 runs on a hit and walk in 7.1 innings, and a hard ND. Steven Cheney allowed both of Carr's IHR to score, and then Nick Abel allowed a run in the top of the 10th to take the loss.

The offense had just 6 hits, 2 of them off the bat of Juan Lagares. Greg Veloz (0 for 3, BB, K, .251), Casey Craig (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .322), Richard Pena (0 for 2, RBI, BB, .237) and Carlos Guzman (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .255) took 0-fers.

Juan Lagares (ss) 2 for 4, .353
Joaquin Rodriguez (1b) 1 for 3, run, K, .248
Francisco Pena (c) 1 for 4, K, .248
Nick Giarraputo (3b) 1 for 4, run, K, .333
Sean McCraw (dh) 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .286
Nick Carr 7.1 IP, H, 2 ER, BB, 4 Ks, 2.95 era, 12:6:4
Steven Cheney 1.2 IP, 2 H, BB, 3 Ks, 2.60 era, BS (2)
Nick Abel IP, 2 H, ER, 1.80 era, L (1-1)

Brooklyn 2, Hudson Valley 3

Tim Stronach suffered his first loss of the season, giving up 3 runs in 4.2 innings, on 8 hits and a walk. Matias Carrillo worked 4 scoreless innings in relief, and Wendy Rosa got the final out of the game, but the Cones couldn't push the tying run across.

The offense managed just 4 hits and 2 runs, with the middle 4 hitters (Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Eric Campbell, John Servidio and Will Vogl) going 0 for 13 with 2 walks and 4 Ks. The RBI came off the bats of Matt Bouchard and Nieuwenhuis. Josh Satin (0 for 2, K, .056) also took an 0-fer.

Matt Bouchard (ss) 1 for 4, run, RBI, K, .240
Michael Parker (dh) 1 for 4, K, .091
Ralph Henriquez (c) 1 for 3, 2b, .417
Brandon Richey (3b, 2b) 1 for 3, run, 3b, .067
Tim Stronach 4.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, BB, K, 2.79 era, L (1-1)
Matias Carrillo 4 IP, 4 H, BB, 3 Ks, 1.42 era
Wendy Rosa 0.1 IP, 0.00 era

Kingsport 1, Bristol 0

A night after waxing Johnson City 13-4, the Mets enjoyed a crisp pitchers duel, a game which only took 2 hours and 17 minutes. Oscar Melendez, Travis Babin and Erik Turgeon combined on the 4 hit shutout, Melendez picking up his first victory, Turgeon his first save.

The KMets themselves were 8 hit, with the only RBI going to Stefan Welch, the run going to Dock Doyle. Richard Lucas was removed after just 1 AB, something to keep an eye on. Welch and Lucas' replacement, Imbewer Alvarez, took 0-fers.

Ignacio Medrano (2b) 2 for 3, BB, .409
Dan Stegall (dh) 1 for 4, K, .429
Wilmer Flores (ss) 1 for 4, K, .333
Dock Doyle (c) 1 for 4, run, K, .333
Pedro Zapata (cf) 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .103
Gabriel Zavala (rf) 1 for 3, 2b, K, .316
Rafael Fernandez (lf) 1 for 2, BB, K, .214
Oscar Melendez 5 IP, 2 H, 3 Ks, 1.13 era, W (1-0)
Travis Babin 3 IP, H, 3 Ks, 0.00 era
Erik Turgeon IP, H, 2 Ks, 3 era, SV (1)
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New Orleans: 38-41
Binghamton: 42-33
St. Lucie: 23-51
Savannah: 35-40
Brooklyn: 4-3
Kingsport: 3-4

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

6/17 Minor League Report! Evans, CARP, NIESE, OWEN, FLORES!

New Orleans 11, Iowa 3

The Zs, minus a manager and pitching coach, put up 4 in the first and 7 in the 5th, rolling to an easy 11-3 victory. 4 players had multi hit games, while Abraham Nunez (0 for 3, run, 2 BBs, K, .185) took the only 0-fer. What a flat out disgrace that he was ever up with the big club. Michel Abreu started at 1b, but left the game after being plunked with a pitch. This *may* open the door for a Mike Carp callup to New Orleans (we can only hope).

Nelson Figueroa was good tonight, allowing 4 hits and 3 runs (1 earned) over 6 innings. Juan Padilla and Tim McNab finished off the game.

Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 3, run, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .188
Argenis Reyes (2b) 1 for 4, run, RBI, K, .290
Raul Gonzalez (rf) 3 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, K, .393
Val Pascucci (rf, 1b) 2 for 4, 2 runs, BB, K, .319
Raul Casanova (c) 1 for 5, run, 2b, K, .444
John Rodriguez (lf) 2 for 5, run, 2b, 3 RBI, K, .200
Jesus Feliciano (cf) 2 for 5, run, 2 RBI, .294
Nelson Figueroa 6 IP, 4 H, 3 R, ER, 2 BBs, 9 Ks, HR, 3.18 era, W (3-1)
Juan Padilla 2 IP, H, BB, K, 5.63 era
Tim McNab IP, H, K, 2.89 era

Binghamton 10, Erie 1

Yeah, if you're thinking you've seen this script before, you have. It was during the second week of the season when the Trinity was first dubbed that by me, they went on a rampage and Erie happened to bear the brunt of it. Well, Erie's gotta be wondering what they did to piss the Mets off, Binghamton's scored 7+ runs in 6 of their 7 meets this season, their team AVG is over .400 vs Erie. You know, I normally don't do this (and they likely won't see it), but I want to give a shout out to the Binghamton PBP team on 1290 AM WNBF, I've only listened a couple times during Niese starts, but they do a really good job with stats. Great job, guys.

Anyway, it was same old same old, the Mets pounded out 14 hits, with 6 of the 9 regulars getting multi hit games, and 2 players taking 0-fers, Caleb Stewart (0 for 3, 2 BBs, K, .260) and Jose Coronado (0 for 4, 2 runs, BB, .262). Jon Niese started and was brilliant, scattering 3 hits over 6 innings, while striking out a season high 9. He showed good consistency with his changeup, which is key for him, since it is his 3rd pitch. Jose Sanchez (who only went an inning in that suspended game) pitched a couple, and Eddie Kunz finished off the gem.

Jon Malo (3b) 3 for 4, 3 runs, 2 2b, 4 RBI, BB, .255
Nick Evans (1b) 2 for 5, 3 RBI, 2 Ks, .304
Mike Carp (lf) 1 for 2, run, RBI, 3 BBs, K, .362/.435/.555/.989 (28/36 BB/K)
Ambi Concepcion (cf) 2 for 3, run, 2 2b, RBI, 2 BBs, .251
Saloman Manriquez (c) 2 for 5, 2 Ks, .269
Josh Petersen (dh) 2 for 5, K, .336
Emmanuel Garcia (2b) 2 for 4, 3 runs, 2b, RBI, BB, .211
Jon Niese 6 IP, 3 H, 2 BBs, 9 Ks, 2.93 era, W (5-4)
Jose Sanchez 2 IP, BB, 3 Ks, 4.37 era
Eddie Kunz IP, 2 H, R, K, 3.86 era

St. Lucie 7, Jupiter 6 in 10 innings, Game 1

Angel Calero's second FSL start was atrocious, he lasted just 2.2 innings, giving up 6 hits and 4 runs, including a homer. However, the offense rallied back to take a 6-5 lead after Elvys Quezada and Stephen Clyne allowed just a run on 3 hits in 3.1 innings. Casey Hoorelbeke, however, blew the save, and then in his 4th inning of work, blew the game.

He Who Appears and Disappears appeared to play third today and got 3 hits. Of course, we're talking about Shawn Bowman, who's been plagued (unfortunately) with back injuries in each of the last 3 seasons. At one time, the hype surrounding Bowman included the famous line "He will force David Wright to move to first base." Well, that hasn't quite worked out, but Bowman, who reached the FSL at age 20, is now 23, and is pretty much at his make or break point, through no fault of his own. He's always flashed plus raw power, jacking 17 HR in just 326 ABs in 2005 (albeit with 110 Ks and just 22 BBs).

Anyway, outside of Bowman, 2 other players had multi hit games, while Ruben Tejada (0 for 5, BB, K, .230) took the only 0-fer.

Ezequiel Carrera (cf) 1 for 4, RBI, BB, K, .256
Lucas Duda (1b) 1 for 5, K, .275
Victor Mendez (rf) 2 for 4, run, 2b, BB, K (A+ debut)
Brian Burgamy (lf) 1 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .296
DJ Wabick (dh) 2 for 4, run, 3b, 2 RBI, .273
Shawn Bowman (3b) 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI (season debut)
JR Voyles (2b) 1 for 4, BB, K, .257
Jason Jacobs (c) 1 for 2, 2 RBI, .233
Josh Thole (ph, c) 1 for 3, K, .263
Angel Calero 2.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, HR, 9 era
Elvys Quezada 1.1 IP, H, BB, 3.75 era
Stephen Clyne 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 2 BBs, 7.90 era
Casey Hoorelbeke 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, K, 2 HR, 3.75 era, BS (3), L (0-3)

St. Lucie 4, Jupiter 1, Game 2

Dylan Owen went the distance in this one, a masterful 7 innings of 6 hit 1 run ball, striking out 8. He picked up his 5th win of the season, lowering his ERA to 3.20.

The offense was paced by Ruben Tejada getting on base all 4 trips, with 2 hits and 2 walks, but he wasn't alone, the Mets had 10 hits, with 2 other players getting multi hit games. Lucas Duda is in a miserable slump which has lasted the whole month, he's 10 for 52 in June with 15 Ks, and a paltry .622 OPS (.192/.333/.288). Today he was 0 for 3 with a walk and 2 Ks, his average has plunged to .272. Luis Rivera, who came in for Victor Mendez also took an 0-fer (0 for 2, .248), and JR Voyles also had no hits, he was 0 for 3, run, K, .250. Unlike Duda, Ruben Tejada's been on fire during the month of June, he is 18 for 56 during the month, a .321 average, with 4 walks and only 5 strikeouts, his OPS is .764. His season's BB/K is a respectable 23/41, considering his age and level played last year.

Ezequiel Carrera (cf) 1 for 3, RBI, .257
Ruben Tejada (ss) 2 for 2, run, 3b, RBI, 2 BBs, .236
Josh Thole (c) 1 for 2, RBI, BB, .266
Brian Burgamy (dh) 1 for 3, 2b, 2 Ks, .300
DJ Wabick (lf) 2 for 3, run, 2b, .278
Matt Smith (2b) 2 for 3, run, RBI, K, .250
Dylan Owen 7 IP, 6 H, ER, 2 BBs, 8 Ks, 3.20 era, W (5-4)

Brooklyn 3, Staten Island 1

Until the season progresses to about 2 weeks or so, I'll just put up the boxscores for the short season teams, there really isn't much analysis to be done until some trends begin to develop.

Brandon Richey (0 for 4, run, K), Eric Campbell (0 for 4, K), Josh Satin (0 for 4, 2 Ks) and Jefferies Tatford (0 for 4, 2 Ks) all took 0-fers. Campbell was our 8th round pick this year, Satin was taken in round 6. Nieuwnhuis was taken in the 3rd round.

Kirk Nieuwnhuis (cf) 1 for 4, 2 runs
Zach Lutz (3b) 1 for 3, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, E (1)
John Servidio (rf) 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB
Brandon Kawal (lf) 1 for 3, 2b
Cesar Cordido (c) 2 for 3
Pedro P Martinez 4.1 IP, 4 H, R, 3 BBs, 3 Ks, 0.00 era
Kyle Johnson IP, H, BB, 2 Ks, W (1-0)
Wendy Rosa 2.2 IP, 2 BBs, 4 Ks
Yury Santana IP, 2 Ks, SV (1)

Kingsport 5, Greeneville 7

John Holdzkom, who amassed a miserable 8.31 era in 21.2 innings for Savannah, had an equally dreadful outing for Kingsport, giving up 4 hits and 4 runs in 2 innings to take the loss. Raul Batis started for Kingsport, a 19 year old lefty, and he went 3 innings, allowing 3 hits and a run. 20 year old righthanded Thomas Paredes allowed 2 runs in his inning of work, those ultimately ended up being the difference in the game.

Richard Lucas, who hit .185/.252/.311/.563 in 119 ABs in Savannah, took an 0-fer in his Kingsport debut, going 0 for 5 with 2 Ks. Stefan Welch also took an 0-fer, he went 0 for 3 with a run and walk. Wilmer Flores, the highly touted and hyped 16 year old had an outstanding debut, he had 3 hits including a homer.

Ignacio Medrano (2b) 1 for 5, run, K
Rafael Fernandez (lf) 1 for 5, K
Wilmer Flores (ss) 3 for 5, 2 runs, HR, 3 RBI, K
Jean Luc Blaquiere (c) 2 for 3, run, 2 BBs
Pedro Zapata (cf) 1 for 5
Dan Stegall (dh) 3 for 4, RBI
Gabriel Zavala (Rf) 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks
Raul Batis 3 IP, 3 H, ER, 2 BBs, 5 Ks, 3 era
John Holdzkom 2 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, BB, 2 Ks, 18 era, L (0-1)
Jason LaVorgna 2 IP, BB, 2 Ks
Stephen Puhl IP, 2 BBs, 2 Ks
Thomas Paredes IP, H, 2 ER, 2 BBs, 18 era