April 2010 Hotsheet

1. 1b Ike Davis - Buffalo (AAA), New York (MLB)

April: 23 for 67, 13 runs, 6 2b, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 15/13 BB/K

2. RHSP Dillon Gee - Buffalo (AA)

April: 3-0, 2.78 era, 4 GS, 22.2 IP, 19 H, 7 ER, HR, 3/22 BB/K, 0.97 WHIP

3. CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis - Binghamton (AA)

April: .319/.361/.484/.844, 29 for 91, 19 runs, 7 2b, 3b, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 6/19 BB/K, 6 SBs

4. 1b Nick Evans - Binghamton (AA)

April: .318/.387/.591/.978, 21 for 66, 14 runs, 6 2b, 4 HR, 16 RBI, 8/11 BB/K

5. 3b Zach Lutz - Binghamton (AA)

April: .307/.447/.600/1.047, 23 for 75, 15 runs, 4 2b, 6 HR, 13 RBI, 17/21 BB/K

6. 1b/LF Lucas Duda - Binghamton (AA)

April: .273/.412/.519/.932, 21 for 77, 19 runs, 7 2b, 4 HR, 19 RBI

7. 2b Jordany Valdespin - St. Lucie (A+)

April: .300/.327/.480/.807, 15 for 50, 10 runs, 3 2b, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 2/4 BB/K, 1/4 SBs

8. SS Wilmer Flores - Savannah (A)

April: .341/.388/.560/.948, 31 for 91, 15 runs, 9 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 20 RBI, 7/10 BB/K, CS

9. cf Rafael Fernandez - Savannah (A)

April: .328/.382/.443/.825, 20 for 61, 8 runs, 3 2b, 2 3b, 9 RBI, 6/15 BB/K, 3/4 SBs

10. c Kai Gronauer - Savannah (A)

.317/.406/.483/.889, 19 for 60, 10 runs, 5 2b, 3b, HR, 6 RBI, 8/5 BB/K

Note: As I understand it, the Mets are extremely high on Gronauer.

4/8/10 Minor League Report! IKE, WILMER!

Hi :)

AAA International League: Buffalo 0/6/0, Scranton 1/5/1

Tobi Stoner got the opening day start for the Bisons tonight and pitched effectively, giving up just 2 hits in 3.1 innings, he got a ND. Mike O Connor gave up a run in 2 innings to pick

up the loss for Buffalo, and then Bobby Parnell came in and pitched 2.1 innings of hitless relief, though he did walk a pair. Raul Valdes got the final out of the game.

The Bisons offense was held to just 6 hits (3 by Ike), and were shutout with RISP (0 for 8), they left 4 on base.

cf Jason Pridie 0 for 4, 3 Ks
c Josh Thole 0 for 4, K
lf Fernando Martinez 0 for 4, 2 Ks
1b Ike Davis 3 for 4, 2 2b, K
3b Mike Cervenak 1 for 3
dh Chris Carter 1 for 3, K
2b Russ Adams 1 for 3
rf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 3, K
ss Luis Hernandez 0 for 3, 2 Ks
Tobi Stoner 3.1 IP, 2 H, 4 Ks, 0.00 era, 52:33:19, 2:4:4
Mike O'Connor 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, HR, 4.50 era, L (0-1), 33:18:15, 2:1:2
Bobby Parnell 2.1 IP, 2 BBs, 0.00 era, 26:12:14, 6:1:0
Raul Valdes 0.1 IP, H, 4:3:1, 0:1

AA Eastern League: Binghamton SUSPENDED

A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 2/6/3, Jupiter 7/10/0

Jose Reyes went 0 for 4 with an RBI in preperation for Saturday's debut at Citi.

Jeurys Familia got RIPPED in his high A debut, getting torched for 6 hits, 3 walks and 7 runs in taking the loss. Jose Bierd, Jimmy Johnson and Elvin Ramirez pitched 4.1 scoreless in

relief, but the Mets offense couldn't climb back from the deficit.

ss Jose Reyes 0 for 4, RBI
2b Jordany Valdespin 1 for 4
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 4, 2b, 3 Ks
cf Sean Ratliff 0 for 4, 3 Ks
c Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 4, 2 Ks
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 3, run, K
dh Josh Satin 1 for 3
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 3, run, 2b
rf Emmanuel Garcia 0 for 3, RBI, K
Jeurys Familia 3.2 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 3/3 BB/K, 17.18 era, L (0-1), 4:3:3
Jose Bierd 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0.00 era, 2:1:0
Jimmy Johnson 2 IP, H, K, 0.00 era, 4:1:1
Elvin Ramirez IP, H, 3 Ks, 0.00 era

A South Atlantic League: Savannah 9/13/1, West Virginia 3/7/1

The first win of the season belongs to the Sand Gnats, a convincing 9-3 thrashing of the Power. Wilmer Flores, Jeff Flagg, Juan Lagares and Alonzo Harris had multi hit games for the Gnats

in back of Armando Rodriguez, who went 4 innings allowing just 3 hits and an unearned run with 5 Ks. Lance Hoge picked up with win, despite allowing 2 runs in 2 innings.

cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 4, run, 3b, BB
dh Rafael Fernandez 1 for 4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, BB, K
ss Wilmer Flores 3 for 5, 2 runs
1b Jeff Flagg 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, BB, K
lf Juan Lagares 2 for 5, 2b, 3 RBI
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 3, RBI, BB, K
c Kai Gronauer 0 for 2, BB
3b Luis Rivera 0 for 3, run, K
2b Alonzo Harris 2 for 4, run, 2b
Armando Rodriguez 4 IP, 3 H, R, 2/5 BB/K, 0.00 era, 2:3:5
Lance Hoge 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2/3 BB/K, 9 era, 0:3:3
Erik Turgeon 2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 0:3:2
Johan Figuereo IP, 0.00 era, 2:1

Hey did anyone see the moron from the Buffalo paper complaining about the lack off offense ONE damn game into the season? Think he's a genius? Lemme answer that for you...no, he's not.

MPH System Audit IV: Part II: Corner Infielders

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3/6 Spring Minor League Report! FERNANDO, IKE!

lf Fernando Martinez 4 for 4, 3 runs, 2 HR (2), 2 RBI (4), .667
3b Shawn Bowman 1 for 1, run, .500
1b Ike Davis 3 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI (6), 2 Ks, .538
c Josh Thole 1 for 2, run, K, .333
rf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .333
ss RUben Tejada 2 for 4, 2 RBI, K, .357

FINAL 2009 Prospect Rankings (Tejesh)

The numbers in paraenthesis are the genesis of the 2009 season, from my preseason 09 list (2/7/09), to the list prior to this one (8/18/09). See who gained/lost in my eyes. This will be my final 2009 ranking.

The lists were as follows: 2/7 (top 30), 5/17 (top 20), 6/6 (top 30), 8/18 (top 60), 1/8 (this one, written on 11/8 - top 20)

1. OF Fernando Martinez (1): Made his MLB debut, showed off some of the tools which have been talked about many times in scouting reports, plus some which weren't expected (good speed, good defense in CF). Was injured in a freak slip&fall in Milwaukee, posted a really good line in AAA. Should open 2010 back in Buffalo

2. RHSP Jenrry Mejia (9,4,4,2): Blew through St. Lucie, had mixed results in AA, and a poor line in the AFL (but his K/9 and GOFO was off the charts good in Zona). Should open 2010 back in Binghamton

3. SS Wilmer Flores (2,2,2,3): After posting a composite .307/.347/.468/.815 line over 280 ABs last year, some were expecting big things out of the 17/18 year old this season, but they didn't materialize, as he hit just .264/.305/.332/.637 over 488 ABs. He probably should repeat Savannah at age 18/19, but chances are he opens 2010 in St. Lucie

4. 1B Ike Davis (15,11,14,5): Davis shut me up something fierce this season, I'd made it very well known I did not like him one bit, but a composite .298/.381/.524/.906 line with 20 HR and 31 2b between St. Lucie and Binghamton vault him into the top 5 of Met prospects. He should open 2010 in Buffalo, after hitting .341/.394/.565/.958 in Arizona.

5. RHSP Brad Holt (5,5,5,4): Holt apparently is in the doghouse for skipping Instructs, but outside of the off the field stuff, his on the field performance left much to be desired. While he did post a 3.12 in St. Lucie, he struggled mightily in AA, with a 6.21 era, and just 45 Ks in 58 innings, after posting 54 Ks in 43.1 St. Lucie innings. His secondary pitches need improvement if he is to remain a starter. He should open 2010 back in Binghamton.

6. RHSP Kyle Allen (20,14,30,10): Allen isn't well known, but I predict that by this time next year, he will be, so while ranking him 6th is a reach right now, I like being ahead of the curve. Allen features a fastball in the 92-95 range, with a good low to mid 80s changeup, and a mid 80s slider. He posted a 3.45 in Savannah, but if you subtract out his April (7.47), his ERA plummets to 2.87 over 109.2 innings. He should open 2010 in St. Lucie, but there exists a good possibility he ends the year in Binghamton, then visits Arizona.

7. SS Reese Havens (7,6,6,7) Havens had a fine season in 2009, with a 247/361/422/784 line, supressed by a very low BABIP, in the pitcher friendly FSL. Havens began making the transition to 2b in Arizona, where he hit 368/478/658/1136 in 38 ABs, and should either be outright playing 2b in 2010, or flip-flopping there with Ruben Tejada (who shouldn't be in Buffalo).

8. OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis (UNR,UNR,17,11) Nieuwenhuis, until early July, was a disappointment, but from July 8th to September 2nd, he totally exploded, hitting .340/.411/.602/1.013 in 206 ABs, and earning a promotion to Binghamton, where he should spend most (if not all) of 2010 as a 22 year old. Nieuwenhuis is a 5 tool prospect, though you don't hear much about him, you will. During his torrid streak, his BB/K was a solid 24/48, even though his overall BB/K was nothing special.

9. LHSP Jon Niese (3,8,8,8) Niese posted a sub 1 era in Buffalo over a 8 start span, got promoted, was pitching well, them succumbed to the black death which afflicted so many other Mets in 2009. Featuring a refined arsenal, including a cutter, Niese looked poised to grab a permanent rotation spot and run with it, but it was not to be. He comes into 2010 (if 100% healthy) as the favorite for the 5th SP job.

10. C Josh Thole (8,7,7,6) Thole is as Thole does. A+, AA, MLB, VWL, it doesn't matter. Thole hits. The only question about him is defense, and he threw out ~30% of basestealers in AA this year, though at last check, he was 1 for 19 in the VWL. Thole, solely based on his defense, should open 2010 in Buffalo. It will be a rare case where whatever he does offensively will (or should) mean considerably less then what he does defensively.

11. RHSP Jeurys Familia (19,9,9,9)
12. SS Ruben Tejada (21,UNR,11,12)
13. RHSP Scott Moviel (12,17,15,24)
14. LHSP Robert Carson (14,10,10,13)
15. 3B Zach Lutz (UNR,UNR,26,14)
16. RHP Brant Rustich (22,3,3,21)
17. OF Cesar Puello (29,UNR,37,15)
18. LHSP Steven Matz (16)
19. LHSP Juan Urbina (17)
20. LHSP Zach Dotson (18)

Combined AFL + Regular Season Stats

Links are underneath this post.

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

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

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

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

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

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

AA SS/2B Ruben Tejada R/R 9/1/89 (AA Binghamton .289/.351/.381/.732, 141 for 488, 59 runs, 24 2b, 3 3b, 5 HR, 46 RBI, 37/59 BB/K, 19/22 SBs, AFL Surprise .254/.338/.373/.711, 15 for 59, 9 runs, 4 2b, HR, 9 RBI, 6/9 BB/K, 4 SBs)

Total 2009 Stats: .285/.350/.380/.730, 156 for 547, 68 runs, 28 2b, 3 3b, 6 HR, 55 RBI, 23/26 SBs, 43/68 BB/K, .124 K rate, .6324 BB/K ratio

A+ SS/2B Reese Havens L/R 10/20/86 (A+ St. Lucie .247/.361/.422/.784, 89 for 360, 53 runs, 19 2b, 3b, 14 HR, 52 RBI, 55/73 BB/K, AFL Surprise .368/.478/.658/1.136, 14 for 38, 9 runs, 3 2b, 3b, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 8/9 BB/K)

Total 2009 Stats: .259/.372/.445/.817, 103 for 398, 62 runs, 22 2b, 2 3b, 16 HR, 57 RBI, 63/82 BB/K, .206 K rate, .7683 BB/K ratio

A+ RHSP Scott Moviel R/R 5/7/88 (GCL (rehab) 0-0, 1.00 era, 2 GS, 9 IP, 10 H, 2/1 R/ER, 10 Ks, 1.83 GOFO, .270 BAA, A+ St. Lucie 4-5, 3.92 era, 13 GS, 64.1 IP, 61 H, 37/28 R/ER, HR, 24/46 BB/K, 0.99 GOFO, .250 BAA, AFL Surprise 1-0, 2.45 era, 8 G, 14.2 IP, 14 H, 7/4 R/ER, 8/9 BB/K, 1.20 GOFO, .250 BAA)

Total 2009 Stats: 5-5, 3.38 era, 23/15 G/GS, 88 IP, 85 H, 46/33 R/ER, 32/65 BB/K, 1.111 GOFO, .252 BAA, 1.33 WHIP, 3.27 BB/9, 6.64 K/9

A+/AA RHSP Jenrry Mejia R/R 10/11/89 (A+ St. Lucie 4-1, 1.97 era, 9 GS, 50.1 IP, 41 H, 18/11 R/ER, 16/44 BB/K, 2.21 GOFO, .217 BAA, AA Binghamton 0-5, 4.47 era, 10 GS, 44.1 IP, 44 H, 28/22 R/ER, 2 HR, 23/47 BB/K, 2.95 GOFO, .263 BAA, AFL Surprise 1-3, 12.56 era, 6 GS, 14.1 IP, 25 H, 21/20 R/ER, 13/16 BB/K, 3.50 GOFO, .362 BAA)

Total 2009 Stats: 5-9, 4.38 era, 25 GS, 109 IP, 110 H, 67/53 R/ER, 52/107 BB/K, 2.681 GOFO, .255 BAA, 1.486 WHIP, 4.29 BB/9, 8.84 K/9

A+/AA LHSP Eric Niesen L/L 9/4/85 (A+ St. Lucie 3-4, 3.28 era, 11 GS, 57.2 IP, 52 H, 25/21 R/ER, 5 HR, 16/49 BB/K, 0.87 GOFO, .237 BAA, AA Binghamton 4-7, 4.66 era, 16 GS, CG, 83 IP, 75 H, 46/43 R/ER, 6 HR, 41/85 BB/K, 0.81 GOFO, .246 BAA, AFL Surprise 0-0, 24.55 era, 4 G, 3.2 IP, 8 H, 10 ER, 2 HR, 3/2 BB/K, 0.14 GOFO, .444 BAA)

Total 2009 Stats: 7-11, 4.61 era, 31/27 G/GS, 144.1 IP, 135 H, 81/74 R/ER, 60/136 BB/K, 0.817 GOFO, .247 BAA, 1.351 WHIP, 3.74 BB/9, 8.48 K/9

A/A+ RHRP Josh Stinson R/R 3/14/88 (A Savannah 2-2, 3.61 era, 25 G, GS, 2 SVs, 42.1 IP, 45 H, 17 ER, HR, 10/49 BB/K, 1.06 GOFO, .287 BAA, A+ St. Lucie 3-1, 1.98 era, 25 G, 6 SVs, 36.1 IP, 22 H, 12/8 R/ER, 19/35 BB/K, 1.88 GOFO, .168 BAA, AFL Surprise 0-0, 3.65 era, 9 G, 12.1 IP, 13 H, 5 ER, HR, 11/9 BB/K, 2.25 GOFO, .302 BAA)

Total 2009 Stats: 5-3, 2.97 era, 59 G, GS, 8 SVs, 91 IP, 80 H, 34/30 R/ER, 40/93 BB/K, 1.549 GOFO, .242 BAA, 1.319 WHIP, 3.95 BB/9, 9.19 K/9

11/19 Winter League Report + 11/20 Links! HAVENS, Davis, Thole!

Surprise 7/13/0, Phoenix 4/5/0

The Rafters rallied for 4 in the bottom of the 9th, erasing a 4-3 deficit and earning a come from behind 7-4 victory. Taylor Teagarden's (Rangers) walkoff 3 run shot completed the comeback, after Marcus Lemon (Rangers) tied it with a solo shot.

Reese Havens had another HUGE game with 3 more hits, including his 2nd AFL homer, a 2 run shot. Ike Davis also had a multi hit game, while Nick Evans took an 0-fer. Lemon had the other multi hit game for the Rafters. Josh Stinson pitched a scoreless inning in relief.

2. ss Reese Havens 3 for 4, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .368
4. 1b Ike Davis 2 for 4, run, BB, K, .341
7. lf Nick Evans 0 for 3, .171
Josh Stinson IP, 2/1 BB/K, 3.65 era, 20:9:11, 2:0:1
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c Josh Thole 2 for 4, run, RBI, .411
ss Jose Coronado 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .287
c Luis Alen 1 for 1, run, .304
ss Anderson Hernandez 3 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, K, .286
ph Francisco Pena 0 for 1, .175
dh Chris Carter 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .298

Lance Broadway 6 IP, 2 H, ER, 2/4 BB/K, 2.65 era, W (2-2), 83:49:34, 12:2:4
Roy Merritt IP, H, ER, 2/1 BB/K, 16.88 era, 1:1:1
Manuel Olivares 2.1 IP, 2 H, BB, K, 4.11 era, 4:2:1
Jose De La Torre 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, BB, 6.75 era, 0:1
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Comprehensive Winter League Scoreboard

VWL: Caracas Boxscore @ 730pm ish
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I am way way too lazy to go look up DR boxscores. This is from the always great R. Nitelight on NYFS in the Winter League Thread:

Dominican Republic:

Fernando Tatis was 0-5 with a run scored for Estrellas.
Argenis Reyes was 1-4 with a run scored for Escogido.
Tobi Stoner gave up 3 runs in 5.2 innings for Escogido. 6 hits, 3 walks, 2 Ks.
Wilson Valdez was 1-3 for Gigantes.
Anderson Hernandez was 3-5 with 2 runs scored for Licey.
Francisco Pena was 0-1 for Aguilas.

LINK

11/11 Winter League Report + 11/12 Links! DAVIS, Thole!

Surprise 8/11/0, Mesa 9/15/0

Ike Davis doubled and homered in the game, the lone Met related highlight as the Rafters fell 9-8 to Mesa. Besides Davis, 3 other players had multi hit games, Marcus Lemon (Rangers), Brandon Laird (Yankees), and Doug Hogan (Rangers).

Scott Moviel was the lone Met pitcher, and he wasn't very good, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits in 2 innings. In Met related news, Jenrry Mejia should pitch today and Eric Niesen might've been shut down.

2. 2b Reese Havens 1 for 4, 2 runs, BB, K, .250
4. 1b Ike Davis 2 for 4, run, 2b (7), HR (4), 4 RBI (14), BB, K, .348
9. ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 3, BB, .235 (0 for his last 15, 5 for 34)
Scott Moviel 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, BB, K, 2.84 era, 35:19:16, 4:0:1, 2 WP
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c Josh Thole 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, .419
ss Jose Coronado 1 for 6, run, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .352
2b Anderson Hernandez 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .208
dh Chris Carter 0 for 4, K, .294
2b Argenis Reyes 1 for 4, 2 runs, BB, .136

Jose Sanchez 3 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, K, 2.79 era
Angel Calero 0.2 IP, 1/2 BB/K, 5.56 era
Edgar Alfonzo 0.2 IP, 3.86 era, SV (1), 1:1
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Prospect Focus: Ike Davis

Splits courtesy www.minorleaguesplits.com

The Mets took Ike Davis with the 18th overall pick in the 2008 draft out of Arizona State, where he had a composite line of .352/.418/.601/1.019 in 684 ABs (68 2b, 32 HR, 77/131 BB/K), with a .192 K rate and a .5878 BB/K ratio.

In his junior year, Davis hit .385/.457/.742/1.199 (82 for 213, 64 runs, 26 2b, 3b, 16 HR, 76 RBI, 6/8 SBs, 31/34 BB/K), with a .160 K rate and an outstanding .9118 BB/K ratio. Against lefties, Davis hit .347/.430/.733/1.163 (26 for 75, 21 runs, 8 2b, 7 HR, 27 RBI, 11/18 BB/K), with a .240 K rate and a .6111 BB/K ratio, while against righties, he hit .397/.475/.777/1.252 (48 for 121, 40 runs, 17 2b, 3b, 9 HR, 46 RBI, 18/13 BB/K) with a miniscule .107 K rate and an equally outstanding 1.384 BB/K ratio.

Upon signing with the Mets, he was sent to Brooklyn where he had an all together brutal time of it, hitting just .256/.326/.326/.652 (55 for 215, 17 runs, 15 2b, 17 RBI, 23/43 BB/K), with a good .200 K rate, and an equally good .5349 BB/K ratio. Davis hit better against lefties, .317/.369/.383/.752 (19 for 60, 4 2b, 5/15 BB/K), with a corresponding .250 K rate and a .3333 BB/K ratio, then he did versus righties, .232/.310/.303/.613 (36 for 155, 11 2b, 18/28 BB/K), with a .181 K rate, and a .6429 BB/K ratio.

Despite his awful year in Brooklyn, and there being some talk in the organization of having him open 2009 in Savannah, Davis opened in St. Lucie, where he enjoyed very good success, hitting .290/.378/.489/.867 (64 for 221, 28 runs, 17 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 28 RBI, 31/52 BB/K), with a good .235 K rate, and an equally good .5962 BB/K ratiod.

Davis hit MISERABLY against lefties, just .200/.234/.283/.518 (12 for 60, 4 runs, 2 2b, HR, 5 RBI, 3/18 BB/K), with a .300 K rate and a .1667 BB/K ratio, but on the flip side, hit extremely well against righties, .323/.426/.565/.992 (52 for 161, 24 runs, 15 2b, 3 3b, 6 HR, 23 RBI, 28/34 BB/K), with a .211 K rate and a very good .8235 BB/K ratio. At this point, I would've left Davis in St. Lucie, mostly due to his abysmal numbers against lefties, but the Mets obviously had other plans.

They promoted Davis to Binghamton on June 19th, where he proceeded to annihiliate the Eastern League, hitting .309/.386/.565/.951 (64 for 207, 30 runs, 14 2b, 13 HR, 43 RBI, 26/60 BB/K), with a very high .290 K rate, and a decent .4333 BB/K ratio. He hit markedly better against lefties in Binghamton, hitting .268/.342/.465/.807 (19 for 71, 9 runs, 5 2b, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 8/25 BB/K), with a ridiculously laughable .352 K rate, and a low .3200 BB/K ratio. Davis abused righties, much as he did in St. Lucie. He hit .331/.409/.618/1.027 against AA righties (45 for 136, 21 runs, 9 2b, 10 HR, 29 RBI, 18/35 BB/K), with a very good .257 K rate, and an equally good .5143 BB/K ratio.

Overall in 2009, Davis hit .298/.381/.524/.906 (128 for 429, 58 runs, 31 2b, 3 3b, 20 HR, 71 RBI, 57/112 BB/K), with a .261 K rate, and a .5089 BB/K ratio. He hit just .237/.296/.382/.677 against lefties (31 for 131, 13 runs, 7 2b, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 11/43 BB/K), with a deplorable .328 K rate, and an equally poor .2558 BB/K ratio. Keep in mind Davis did improve substantially against LHP after being promoted to AA.

Against righties, Davis just mashed, hitting a combined .327/.417/.589/1.006 (97 for 297, 45 runs, 24 2b, 3 3b, 16 HR, 52 RBI, 46/69 BB/K), with an excellent .232 K rate, and an equally good .6667 BB/K ratio.

THE FUTURE: Davis should spend all of 2010 with Buffalo, primarily manning 1b (although a little corner outfield shouldn't be out of the question), and should be in line to succeed Daniel Murphy in 2011.

10/13 Winter League Report! IKE IKE IKE!

Surprise 17/21/0, Peoria Javelinas 4/6/2

Ike Davis decided to simultaneously open up a can of whoop ass and make the Javelinas his bitch this winter. He had 4 hits, including 3 for extra bases (a 2 run double, a grand slam, and another double), leading a 21 hit Rafters attack. Lucas Duda (2) and Ruben Tejada (2) also had multi hit games. No Met pitcher took the hill, Ian Kennedy (Yankees) got the win for Surprise, with 4 innings of 1 run ball.

1b Ike Davis 4 for 6, 2 runs, 2 2b, HR, 6 RBI
lf Lucas Duda 2 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI, BB
ss Ruben Tejada 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks

No Mets in other IWL action last night, link to today's AFL game (I'm still trying to figure out if it's worth it to post IWL links, it doesn't really look like it, to be honest).

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August Hotsheet

**For the purposes of the Hotsheet, "August" includes the few games played in September.
*This is not a prospect ranking, I'm simply going through every roster and picking out uber hot/stunningly cold players

I sincerely apologize for the lateness of the AUGUST hotsheet (it's early October, lol). I think all of you can understand when I say that I absolutely wanted to totally ignore all things baseball (except MR and NYFS) for the remainder of September, after the minor league season ended. So here ya go.

1. Nick Evans

Before August: .213/.282/.381/.663, 66 for 310, 32 runs, 19 2b, 3 3b, 9 HR, 30 RBI, 28/81 BB/K, .261 K rate, .3457 BB/K ratio

August: .289/.346/.557/.902, 28 for 97, 16 runs, 7 2b, 2 3b, 5 HR, 16 RBI, 9/16 BB/K

Season: .231/.298/.423/.720, 94 for 407, 48 runs, 26 2b, 5 3b, 14 HR, 46 RBI, 37/97 BB/K, .238 K rate, .3814 BB/K ratio

AAA Buffalo: .211/.280/.414/.693, 50 for 237, 27 runs, 12 2b, 3 3b, 10 HR, 30 RBI, 23/55 BB/K

AA Binghamton: .276/.350/.467/.817, 29 for 105, 16 runs, 9 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 9 RBI, 10/22 BB/K, 2 SBs

MLB New York: .231/.275/.385/.660, 15 for 65, 5 runs, 5 2b, 3b, HR, 7 RBI, 4/20 BB/K

2. Eric Niesen

Before August: 4-10, 4.80 era, 20 GS, 99.1 IP, 98 H, 58/53 R/ER, 10 HR, 42/89 BB/K, 1.409 WHIP, 4.967 IP/GS

August: 3-1, 2.40 era, 7 GS, 41.1 IP, 29 H, 13/11 R/ER, HR, 15/45 BB/K, 0.98 GO/FO, .197 BAA

Season: 7-11, 4.09 era, 27 GS, CG, 140.2 IP, 127 H, 71/64 R/ER, 11 HR, 57/134 BB/K, 0.84 GO/FO, .242 BAA

A+ St. Lucie: 3-4, 3.28 era, 11 GS, 57.2 IP, 52 H, 25/21 R/ER, 5 HR, 16/49 BB/K, 0.87 GO/FO, .237 BAA

AA Binghamton: 4-7, 4.66 era, 16 GS, CG, 83 IP, 75 H, 46/43 R/ER, 6 HR, 41/85 BB/K, 0.81 GO/FO, .246 BAA

3. Ike Davis

Before August: .294/.380/.508/.889, 106 for 360, 47 runs, 26 2b, 3 3b, 15 HR, 56 RBI, 50/93 BB/K, .258 K rate, .5376 BB/K ratio

August (Binghamton + BWC): .323/.402/.657/1.058, 32 for 99, 21 runs, 7 2b, 3b, 8 HR, 20 RBI, 13/30 BB/K, .303 K rate, .4333 BB/K ratio

Season (regular + BWC): .301/.385/.540/.925, 138 for 459, 68 runs, 33 2b, 4 3b, 23 HR, 76 RBI, 63/123 BB/K, .268 K rate, .5122 BB/K ratio

A+ St. Lucie: .288/.376/.486/.863, 64 for 222, 28 runs, 17 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 28 RBI, 31/52 BB/K

AA Binghamton: .309/.386/.565/.951, 64 for 207, 30 runs, 14 2b, 13 HR, 43 RBI, 26/60 BB/K

BWC: .333/.444/.767, 10 for 30, 10 runs, 2 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 6/11 BB/K

4. Ruben Tejada

Before August: .280/.349/.362/.710, 99 for 354, 41 runs, 18 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 30 RBI, 10/12 SBs, 30/47 BB/K, .133 K rate, .6383 BB/K ratio

August: .313/.357/.433/.789, 42 for 134, 18 runs, 6 2b, 2 3b, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 9/10 SBs, 7/12 BB/K, .090 K rate, .5833 BB/K ratio

Season: .289/.351/.381/.732, 141 for 488, 59 runs, 24 2b, 3 3b, 5 HR, 46 RBI, 37/59 BB/K, 19/22 SBs

5. Shawn Bowman

Before August: .289/.338/.439/.776, 85 for 294, 32 runs, 17 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 36 RBI, 21/85 BB/K, .289 K rate, .2471 BB/K ratio

August (Binghamton + BWC): .306/.385/.528/.913, 33 for 108, 19 runs, 9 2b, 5 HR, 23 RBI, 12/34 BB/K, .315 K rate, .3529 BB/K ratio

Season (regular + BWC): .294/.351/.463/.813, 118 for 402, 51 runs, 26 2b, 3 3b, 12 HR, 59 RBI, 33/119 BB/K, .296 K rate, .2773 BB/K ratio

AA Binghamton: .294/.346/.458/.804, 102 for 347, 42 runs, 24 2b, 3 3b, 9 HR, 44 RBI, 25/101 BB/K, .291 K rate, .2475 BB/K ratio

BWC: .291/.381/.491, 16 for 55, 9 runs, 2 2b, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 8/18 BB/K

6. Brahiam Maldonado

Before August: .248/.327/.398/.725, 73 for 294, 37 runs, 13 2b, 2 3b, 9 HR, 40 RBI, 10/13 SBs, 32/92 BB/K, .313 K rate, .3478 BB/K ratio

August: .336/.402/.638/1.039, 39 for 116, 25 runs, 6 2b, 3b, 9 HR, 33 RBI, 3/4 SBs, 11/34 BB/K, .293 K rate, .3235 BB/K ratio

Season: .273/.348/.466/.813, 112 for 410, 62 runs, 19 2b, 3 3b, 18 HR, 73 RBI, 43/126 BB/K, 13/17 SBs

7. Carlos Guzman

Before August: .258/.316/.432/.748, 93 for 361, 43 runs, 20 2b, 2 3b, 13 HR, 49 RBI, 4/7 SBs, 30/72 BB/K, .199 K rate, .4167 BB/K ratio

August: .351/.404/.478/.882, 47 for 134, 18 runs, 8 2b, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 2/4 SBs, 10/30 BB/K, .224 K rate, .3333 BB/K ratio

Season: .283/.340/.444/.785, 140 for 495, 61 runs, 28 2b, 2 3b, 16 HR, 67 RBI, 40/102 BB/K, 6/11 SBs

8. Kirk Nieuwenhuis

Before August: .251/.341/.410/.751, 92 for 366, 67 runs, 22 2b, 3 3b, 10 HR, 46 RBI, 15/17 SBs, 42/94 BB/K, .257 K rate, .4468 BB/K ratio

August: .358/.421/.649/1.069, 53 for 148, 32 runs, 16 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 27 RBI, 2/5 SBs, 15/33 BB/K, .223 K rate, .4545 BB/K ratio

Season: .282/.364/.479/.843, 145 for 514, 99 runs, 38 2b, 6 3b, 17 HR, 73 RBI, 57/127 BB/K, 17/22 SBs, .247 K rate, .4488 BB/K ratio

9. Reese Havens

Before August: .229/.349/.403/.752, 53 for 231, 31 runs, 11 2b, 3b, 9 HR, 31 RBI, 37/49 BB/K, .212 K rate, .7551 BB/K ratio

August: .279/.383/.457/.840, 36 for 129, 22 runs, 8 2b, 5 HR, 21 RBI, 3/4 SBs, 18/24 BB/K, .186 K rate, .7500 BB/K ratio

Season: .247/.361/.422/.784, 89 for 360, 53 runs, 19 2b, 3b, 14 HR, 52 RBI, 55/73 BB/K, 3/5 SBs, .203 K rate, .7534 BB/K ratio

10. Scott Moviel

Before August: 0-4, 5.67 era, 6 GS, 27 IP, 30 H, 20/17 R/ER, 9/11 BB/K, 1.444 WHIP

August: 4-1, 2.65 era, 7 GS, 37.1 IP, 31 H, 17/11 R/ER, 15/35 BB/K, 1.359 GO/FO, .223 BAA, 1.232 WHIP

Season: 4-5, 3.92 era, 13 GS, 64.1 IP, 61 H, 37/28 R/ER, HR, 24/46 BB/K, 0.99 GO/FO, .250 BAA

11. Kyle Allen

Before August: 7-6, 3.98 era, 19/13 G/GS, 2 SVs, 92.2 IP, 87 H, 48/41 R/ER, 38/78 BB/K, 1.349 WHIP

August: 2-0, 1.93 era, 6 GS, 32.2 IP, 22 H, 9/7 R/ER, 13/33 BB/K, 2.452 GO/FO, .188 BAA, 1.071 WHIP

Season: 9-6, 3.45 era, 25/19 G/GS, 2 SVs, 125.1 IP, 109 H, 57/48 R/ER, 8 HR, 51/111 BB/K, 2.18 GO/FO, .234 BAA

12. Jeurys Familia

Before August: 8-6, 2.87 era, 20/19 G/GS, 113 IP, 90 H, 44/36 R/ER, 37/92 BB/K, 1.124 WHIP

August: 2-0, 1.71 era, 4 GS, 21 IP, 19 H, 5/4 R/ER, 9/17 BB/K, 0.92 GO/FO, .235 BAA

Season: 10-6, 2.69 era, 24/23 G/GS, 134 IP, 109 H, 49/40 R/ER, 3 HR, 46/109 BB/K, 1.40 GO/FO, .221 BAA

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1. Brad Holt

Before August: 6-5, 4.27 era, 17 GS, 84.1 IP, 75 H, 43/40 R/ER, 24/91 BB/K, 1.174 WHIP

August: 1-2, 7.94 era, 3 GS, 17 IP, 17 H, 15 ER, 2 HR, 12/8 BB/K, 0.64 GO/FO, .283 BAA

Season: 7-7, 4.88 era, 20 GS, 101.1 IP, 92 H, 58/55 R/ER, 14 HR, 36/99 BB/K, 0.84 GO/FO, .247 BAA

A+ St. Lucie: 4-1, 3.12 era, 9 GS, 43.1 IP, 34 H, 16/15 R/ER, 5 HR, 13/54 BB/K, 0.97 GO/FO, .215 BAA

AA Binghamton: 3-6, 6.21 era, 11 GS, 58 IP, 58 H, 42/40 R/ER, 9 HR, 23/45 BB/K, 0.77 GO/FO, .270 BAA

2. Jefry Marte

Before August: .239/.283/.356/.639, 98 for 410, 51 runs, 18 2b, 6 3b, 6 HR, 38 RBI, 1/5 SBs, 22/102 BB/K, .249 K rate, .2157 BB/K ratio

August: .200/.259/.240/.499, 15 for 75, 7 runs, 3 3b, 3 RBI, 3/15 BB/K, 4/5 SBs

Season: .233/.279/.338/.617, 113 for 485, 58 runs, 21 2b, 6 3b, 6 HR, 41 RBI, 25/117 BB/K, 5/10 SBs

3. Wilmer Flores

Before August: .281/.317/.364/.681, 101 for 360, 34 runs, 17 2b, 2 3b, 3 HR, 29 RBI, 15/47 BB/K, .131 K rate, .3191 BB/K ratio

August: .219/.271/.242/.514, 28 for 128, 10 runs, 3 2b, 7 RBI, 2/5 SBs, 7/25 BB/K, .195 K rate, .2800 BB/K ratio

Season: .264/.305/.332/.637, 129 for 488, 44 runs, 20 2b, 2 3b, 3 HR, 36 RBI, 22/72 BB/K, 3/6 SBs

2009 Baseball World Cup Composite Stats

Stefan Welch (Australia)

1st round: .429/.467/1.214, 6 for 14, 4 runs, 3 2b, 3b, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1/2 BB/K
2nd round: .143/.172/.286, 4 for 28, 4 runs, 2b, HR, 6 RBI, 6 Ks
3rd round: .300/.300/.750, 6 for 20, 3 runs, 3 2b, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 5 Ks, 2 E

TOTAL: .258/.281/.613, 16 for 62, 11 runs, 7 2b, 5 HR, 13 RBI, 1/13 BB/K

Rhiner Cruz (Spain)

1st round: G, 2 IP, H, 1/6 BB/K, WP, 36 pitches
2nd round: 3 G, 3.1 IP, 2/1 BB/K, 53 pitches

TOTAL: 4 G, 5.1 IP, H, 3/7 BB/K, WP, 89 pitches, 0.00 era

Shawn Bowman (Canada)

1st round: .250/.357/.333, 3 for 12, run, 2b, 3 RBI, 2/4 BB/K
2nd round: .292/.346/.417, 7 for 24, 4 runs, HR, 6 RBI, 2/8 BB/K
3rd round: .316/.435/.684, 6 for 19, 4 runs, 2b, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4/6 BB/K

TOTAL: .291/.381/.491, 16 for 55, 9 runs, 2 2b, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 8/18 BB/K

Ray Van Gurp (Netherlands Antilles)

1st round: .182/.308/.182, 2 for 11, 4 runs, 2 RBI, 2/2 BB/K
2nd round: .174/.296/.348, 4 for 23, 5 runs, 2b, HR, 2 RBI 4/6 BB/K

TOTAL: .176/.300/.294, 6 for 34, 9 runs, 2b, HR, 4 RBI, 6/8 BB/K

Ike Davis (United States)

1st round: .444/.444/1.000, 4 for 9, 2 runs, 3b, HR, RBI
2nd round: .200/.429/.300, 2 for 10, 5 runs, 2b, RBI, 4/7 BB/K
3rd round: .364/.462/.1.000, 4 for 11, 3 runs, 2b, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2/4 BB/K

TOTAL: .333/.444/.767, 10 for 30, 10 runs, 2 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 5 RBI, 6/11 BB/K

By the way, the US beat Cuba 10-5 to win the tourney.

2009 Baseball World Cup Second Round + Cumulative Stats for Our Prospects

Stefan Welch (Australia)

1st round: .429/.467/1.214, 6 for 14, 4 runs, 3 2b, 3b, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1/2 BB/K
2nd round: .143/.172/.286, 4 for 28, 4 runs, 2b, HR, 6 RBI, 6 Ks

TOTAL: .238/.273/.595, 10 for 42, 8 runs, 4 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 1/8 BB/K

Rhiner Cruz (Spain)

1st round: G, 2 IP, H, 1/6 BB/K, WP, 36 pitches
2nd round: 3 G, 3.1 IP, 2/1 BB/K, 53 pitches

TOTAL: 4 G, 5.1 IP, H, 3/7 BB/K, WP, 89 pitches, 0.00 era

Shawn Bowman (Canada)

1st round: .250/.357/.333, 3 for 12, run, 2b, 3 RBI, 2/4 BB/K
2nd round: .292/.346/.417, 7 for 24, 4 runs, HR, 6 RBI, 2/8 BB/K

TOTAL: .278/.350/.389, 10 for 36, 5 runs, 2b, HR, 9 RBI, 4/12 BB/K

Ray Van Gurp (Netherlands Antilles)

1st round: .182/.308/.182, 2 for 11, 4 runs, 2 RBI, 2/2 BB/K
2nd round: .174/.296/.348, 4 for 23, 5 runs, 2b, HR, 2 RBI 4/6 BB/K

TOTAL: .176/.300/.294, 6 for 34, 9 runs, 2b, HR, 4 RBI, 6/8 BB/K

Ike Davis (United States)

1st round: .444/.444/1.000, 4 for 9, 2 runs, 3b, HR, RBI
2nd round: .200/.429/.300, 2 for 10, 5 runs, 2b, RBI, 4/7 BB/K

TOTAL: .316/.435/.632, 6 for 19, 7 runs, 2b, 3b, HR, 2 RBI, 4/7 BB/K

2009 Baseball World Cup Round 1 Stats for our prospects...

Stefan Welch: .429/.467/1.214, 6 for 14, 4 runs, 3 2b, 3b, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1/2 BB/K
Ike Davis: .444/.444/1.000, 4 for 9, 2 runs, 3b, HR, RBI
Shawn Bowman: .250/.357/.333, 3 for 12, run, 2b, 3 RBI, 2/4 BB/K
Ray Van Gurp: .182/.308/.182, 2 for 11, 4 runs, 2 RBI, 2/2 BB/K
Rhiner Cruz: G, 2 IP, H, 1/6 BB/K, WP, 36 pitches

NYFS World Cup Thread

8/30 Minor League Report! IKE!, Familia!

INT AAA: Buffalo 4/11/2, Rochester 5/9/2

2b Argenis Reyes 2 for 6, run, 2b, .281
ss Andy Green 0 for 4, BB, K, .252
Jesus Feliciano 0 for 5, .302
1b Mike Lamb 2 for 2, 2 runs, 2b, 3 BBs, .255
rf Chip Ambres 2 for 5, run, RBI, K, .256
dh Jason Dubois 2 for 5, RBI, 2 Ks, .186
3b Javier Castillo 3 for 5, 2 RBI, .257
c Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, 2 BBs, K, .250
lf Josh Petersen 0 for 4, BB, K, .259
Chris Mason 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2/1 BB/K, HR, 3.78 era, 98:58:40, 7:9:1
Jon Switzer IP, 2/1 BB/K, 3.12 era, 28:14:14, 0:2:1
Jim Warden 2.1 IP, 2 H, ER, K, 2.93 era, BS (2), 40:24:16
Eddie Kunz H, ER, HR, 4.99 era, L (4-5), 1:1:1 (yes, a leadoff first pitch HR, lmao)

EL AA: Binghamton 5/10/3, Akron 3/5/0

Ike Davis had a huge day with 3 hits (all off a lefty), including a double and homer, leading a 10 hit attack for the Mets, who were 3 for 4 with RISP, and left 3 on base. Davis (3), DJ Wabick (2) and Jon Malo (2) had multi hit games, while Caleb Stewart (0 for 4, K, .226), Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .245) and Rafael Arroyo (0 for 3, .000) took 0-fers.

Eric Brown picked up his 6th win with 6 solid innings, allowing 5 hits and 2 UER, while Jose De La Torre picked up his 2nd save with 3 hitless innings of relief.

ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 3, run, BB, .285, E (20)
2b Jose Coronado 1 for 3, run, 2b, .267
rf Ike Davis 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (14), HR (12), 3 RBI (41), .307
dh DJ Wabick 2 for 4, RBI, .289
1b Salvador Paniagua 1 for 3, run, HR, RBI, .200
3b Jon Malo 2 for 4, .245
Eric Brown 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, BB, K, 6.04 era, W (6-14), 7:9:1
Jose De La Torre 3 IP, R, 2/1 BB/K, 2.36 era, SV (2), 6:2:1

FSL A+: St. Lucie 3/10/2, Palm Beach 4/5/3

Will Morgan, in his high A debut allowed an UER in the 8th inning to take his first loss, after Scott Moviel allowed 3 runs (1 earned) in 6 innings.

The Mets offense had 10 hits and 3 walks, while going just 1 for 9 (.111) with RISP and leaving 9 on base. Reese Havens (2), Zacu Lutz (2) and Hector Pellot (2) had multi hit games, while Stefan Welch (0 for 4, K, .281) and Jake Eigsti (0 for 3, run, BB, .229) took 0-fers.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .274
ss Reese Havens 2 for 5, run, HR (14), 2 RBI (52), K, .246
dh Zach Lutz 2 for 5, .284
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 4, .290
c Francisco Pena 1 for 4, K, .220
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 3, BB, .266
2b Hector Pellot 2 for 4, .271
Scott Moviel 6 IP, 3 H, 3/1 R/ER, 2/2 BB/K, 3.97 era, 10:6:2
Will Morgan 1.1 IP, 2 H, R, 0.00 era, L (0-1), 1:3
Josh Stinson 0.2 IP, BB, 2.30 era, 1:1, 1/2 IHR-st

SAL A: Savannah 2/7/0, Rome 0/6/0

Jeurys Familia and 2 relievers combined on a 6 hit shutout today, as the Gnats beat the Braves 2-0. Familia went the front 5, allowing 6 hits while striking out 5. Jimmy Johnson picked up his 4th save with a perfect 9th.

The Gnats only had 7 hits themselves, while going just 1 for 4 with RISP, and leaving 4 on base. Nick Giarraputo (2) and Evan LeBlanc (2) had multi hit games, while Sean Ratliff (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .265), Raul Reyes (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .251), Mike Moras (0 for 2, RBI, K, .462), and Joey August (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .219) took 0-fers.

ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, K, .261, CS (3)
2b Josh Satin 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, K, .284
3b Eric Campbell 1 for 3, run, 2b, .249
1b Nick Giarraputo 2 for 3, K, .396
Evan LeBlanc 2 for 3, run, K, .193
Jeurys Familia 5 IP, 6 H, 3/5 BB/K, 2.69 era, W (10-6), 6:4:5
Mike Lynn 3 IP, 3 Ks, 0.00 era, 4;2:3
Jimmy Johnson IP, K, 0.58 era, 1:1:1

NYPL A-: Brooklyn 1/8/2, Lowell 3/11/1

Brandon Moore had a good outing tonight, scattering 9 hits over 6 innings while allowing a run, but Brandon Sage had more trouble, giving up 2 runs (1 earned) on 2 hits and a walk in 2 innings for his 3rd NYPL loss.

The Conies offense had 8 hits and drew 6 walks, while going 1 for 10 with RISP and leaving 10 on base. Jordany Valdespin (2) and Luis Rivera (2) had multi hit games, while Dock Doyle (0 for 5, 2 Ks, .263), Richard Lucas (0 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .342), Sam Honeck (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .251) and John Servidio (0 for 1, BB, K, .184) took 0-fers.

2b, ss Jordany Valdespin 2 for 5, run, 2b (3), K, .311, 2 CS (3), E (2)
rf Luis Rivera 2 for 3, RBI (32), BB, K, .304
1b Alex Gregory 1 for 3, BB, K, .289
lf Nick Santomauro 1 for 3, BB, K, .236
ss Robbie Shields 1 for 3, K, .174
>>2b Matt Gaski 1 for 1, .222
Brandon Moore 6 IP, 9 H, ER, 5 Ks, 2.10 era, 7:5:5
Brandon Sage 2 IP, 2 H, 2/1 R/ER, BB, 1.86 era, L (3-3), 4:2

GCL R: Mets 5/11/3, Nationals 8/10/0

lf ZeErika Hall 1 for 2, 2 runs, 3 BBs, .297
ss Wilfredo Tovar 2 for 5, .243
3b Aderlin Rodriguez 1 for 5, 3 RBI, K, .290, E (12)
rf Juan Lagares 1 for 4, 2b, BB, .208
cf Javier Rodriguez 1 for 3, .230
1b Travis Ozga 1 for 4, K, .194
c Amauris Valdez 1 for 4, run, 2b, .278
dh Orlando Rodriguez 2 for 4, 2 runs, .298
2b Ray Van Gurp 1 for 4, RBI, K, .252
Lachlan Hodge 3 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 2 HR, 3.35 era, L (4-2), 3:3:2
Michael Hebert 2 IP, 3 H, 3/2 R/ER, 2 Ks, HR, 3.73 era, 3:1:2
Marcos Tabata 2 IP, 2 H, K, 2.63 era, 5:0:1
Jimber Mueses IP, BB, K, 8.15 era, 2:0:1

8/16 Minor League Report! Davis, NIEUWENHUIS, GUZMAN, MALDONADO!

INT AAA: Buffalo 3/7/0, Lehigh Valley 0/5/1

ss Argenis Reyes 0 for 3, RBI, K, .288
cf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 3, K, .305
lf Nick Evans 1 for 3, run, HR (9), RBI (25), .198
1b Mike Lamb 1 for 3, .258
rf Chip Ambres 2 for 3, run, 2 2b, .257
3b Javier Castillo 1 for 3, RBI, .249
c Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, .238
2b Andy Green 1 for 3, run, K, .270
Tobi Stoner 6 IP, 4 H, 2/3 BB/K, 4.58 era, 92:58:34, 8:6:3
Jon Switzer 2 IP, H, K, 3.07 era, 21:14:7, 2:3:1
Adam Bostick IP, 1.95 era, SV (3), 9:5:4, 1:2

EL AA: Binghamton 0/2/1, Reading 1/5/0

Eric Niesen's put together 3 straight decent+ outings, today's was 5 innings of 2 hit shutout ball. Over his last 3 outings, he's gone 16 innings, and allowed 12 hits, with 4 earned, 7 walks and 26 strikeouts, with a 1-0 record and a 2.25 era. Roy Merritt took the loss after giving up an UER in 1.1 innings of work. BMet pitchers held the Phillies to just 5 hits, but they did 5 walks.

The Mets managed just 2 hits and 2 walks on the game themselves, while going 0 for 3 with RISP, and leaving 5 on base. Jose Coronado (1 for 4, K, .267) and Ike Davis (1 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .306) had the lone hits for the Mets. The Mets had 5 baserunners in the game, Ike Davis accounted for 3 of them.

ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 4, .290
lf DJ Wabick 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .280
3b Shawn Bowman 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .289
rf Jon Malo 0 for 3, .245
cf Emmanuel Garcia 0 for 3, K, .248
c Salvador Paniagua 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .182
Eric Niesen 5 IP, 2 H, 3/8 BB/K, 5.62 era, 4:3:8
Jacob Ruckle 2 IP, 1/3 BB/K, 6.69 era, 3:0:3
Roy Merritt 1.1 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 3.81 era, L (4-5), 3:1
Emary Frederick H, 5.50 era

FSL A+: St. Lucie 14/16/1, Jupiter 6/9/0

The Mets scored 3+ runs in 3 seperate innings today (6 in the 3rd, 3 in the 5th, 4 in the 6th), blowing away the Hammerheads 14-6 behind a 16 hit, 4 walk attack. The Mets went 6 for 11 (.556) with RISP, and left 5 on base, while blasting 3 homers, and 9 XBH overall. Kirk Nieuwenhuis (3, single short of cycle), Zach Lutz (2), Stefan Welch (2), Carlos Guzman (2), Brahiam Maldonado (3 hits, 2 homers), and Hector Pellot had multi hit games, while Reese Havens (0 for 4, RBI, .229) took the lone 0-fer.

Salvador Aguilar was the beneficiary from the offensive barrage, he went 5 innings, allowing 3 hits and 3 runs (1 earned, Reese Havens' 19th error) for his first FSL victory. Brant Rustich returned off the DL and struck out a pair in the 6th.

cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (25), 3b (4), HR (11), 3 RBI (54), BB, .252
3b Zach Lutz 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, .298
1b Stefan Welch 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, RBI (23), 2 Ks, .297
rf Carlos Guzman 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .279 (.418/.475/.564/1.039 in August)
dh Brahiam Maldonado 3 for 4, 3 runs, 2 HR (11), 6 RBI (53), .265
2b Hector Pellot 2 for 5, run, 2 2b (14), 2 RBI (27), K, .256
lf Seth Williams 1 for 3, run, RBI, BB, .263
c Tony MacCani 1 for 4, run, K
Salvador Aguilar 5 IP, 3 H, 3/1 R/ER, 1/3 BB/K, HR, 4.50 era, W (1-1), 7:5:3
Brant Rustich IP, 2 Ks, 2.54 era, 0:1:2
Edgar Ramirez 2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3/1 BB/K, HR, 2.47 era, 4:1:1
Manuel Alvarez IP, H, BB, 4.04 era, 2:1

SAL A: Savannah 2/5/1, Delmarva 4/6/0, Game 1

Chris Schwinden gave up 4 runs on 5 hits in 6.1 innings to take the loss in game 1 of the twinbill tonight. The Gnats offense managed just 5 hits and a walk, while going 0 for 2 with RISP, and left 4 on base. Jefry Marte, Josh Satin (0 for 3, .289), Jean Luc Blaquiere (0 for 3, K, .219), and Joey August (0 for 3, .203) all took 0-fers. No Gnat had a multi hit game.

3b Jefry Marte 0 for 2, 2 Ks, .236
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 3, run, .269
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 2, run, HR (15), 2 RBI (66), BB, .270
dh Raul Reyes 1 for 3, K, .246
rf Evan LeBlanc 1 for 3, K, .173
1b Jose Jimenez 1 for 3, K, .160
Chris Schwinden 6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2/5 BB/K, 3.38 era, L (8-6), 9:5:5
Jacob Goldberg 0.2 IP, H, 2.89 era, 0:2

SAL A: Savannah 3/6/2, Delmarva 4/9/1

Eric Beaulac had an uneven outing today, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits in 5 innings, but it was Brad Burns who gave up the game winner, an UER in the 7th (his 2nd inning of work) to take his first loss of the season (he hasn't been with Savannah long).

The Gnats offense had 6 hits and 3 walks in the nightcap, but went a woeful 1 for 11 (.091) with RISP, and left 6 on base. Jefry Marte, Evan LeBlanc (0 for 3, RBI, .167), and Imbewer Alvarez (0 for 2, BB, .204) took 0-fers. No Gnat had a multi hit game.

3b Jefry Marte 0 for 4, .234
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 3, 2b (18), RBI (31), K, .269
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, K, .270
1b Josh Satin 1 for 2, run, 2b, BB, K, .290
dh Raul Reyes 1 for 2, run, 3b, RBI, K, .247
lf Joey August 1 for 2, 3b, BB, .210
c Luis Alen 1 for 3, run, .175
Eric Beaulac 5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1/6 BB/K, 2.76 era, 4:4:6
Brad Burns 2 IP, 2 H, R, 1/2 BB/K, 1.69 era, L (0-1), 3:1:2

NYPL A-: Brooklyn 2/7/0, Oneonta 1/4/0

Wes Wrenn had hit best outing of the season, scattering a run on 4 hits over 7 innings for his 2nd win. Michael Powers struck out 2 in a perfect 9th for his 13th save of the season.

The Conies had 7 hits and 3 walks on the game, while going 2 for 9 (.222) with RISP, and they left 6 on base. Jake Eigsti (2) had the lone multi hit game for the Conies, while Dock Doyle (0 for 2, K, .246), Nick Giarraputo (0 for 3, K, .203), and John Servidio (0 for 2, BB, K, .184) all took 0-fers.

ss Robbie Shields 1 for 3, BB, .150
2b Jake Eigsti 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, .276
1b Sam Honeck 1 for 4, 2b (8), RBI (20), K, .270
rf Nick Santomauro 1 for 3, 2b (3), RBI (15), BB, 2 Ks, .252
lf Scott Grimes 1 for 4, K, .280
dh Ralph Henriquez 1 for 3, K, .228
Wes Wrenn 7 IP, 4 H, ER, 6 Ks, 3.11 era, W (2-0), 10:5:6
Matias Carrillo IP, 2 Ks, 2.33 era, 1:0:2
Michael Powers IP, 2 Ks, 2.60 era, SV (13), 1:0:2

APPY R: Kingsport 2/7/0, Princeton 3/9/1, Game 1

Angel Cuan had a second straight subpar outing, after giving up 6 runs on 9 hits in 4 innings his last time out, he gave up 3 runs on 9 hits in 4+ tonight, for his 3rd Appy League loss. The Mets offense had 7 hits, but were 2 for 9 (.222) with RISP, and left 8 on base. Luis Nieves (2) had the only multi hit game for the Mets, while RJ Harris (0 for 3, .296), Cesar Puello (0 for 3, K, .250), and John Freeman (0 for 3, .212) all took 0-fers.

2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 4, RBI (34), K, .279
cf Darrell Ceciliani 1 for 3, K, .231
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .367
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .309
dh Juan Torres 1 for 2, run, 2b (2), K, .353
ss Luis Nieves 2 for 3, .375
Angel Cuan 4+ IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 1/2 BB/K, HR, 4.95 era, L (1-3), 6:4:2
Tim Smith 2 IP, 1/2 BB/K, 5.63 era, 1:2:2
Oscar Melendez IP, K, 6.17 era, 2:0:1


APPY R: Kingsport 4/5/2, Princeton 3/3/0 in 8 innings, Game 2

Kurt Steinhauer singled in Joe Bonfe in the 8th inning to give the Mets a walkoff victory and a split of the twinight doubleheader, after a pair of Pedro Zapata errors opened the door for a 3 run Princeton 3rd against Zach Von Tersch, who was spot starting. Tim Chism picked up the win with 1.1 perfect innings of relief, after Tersch gave up 3 runs and 3 UER in 4.1 innings. The Mets offense generated 5 hits and drew 6 walks while going 3 for 7 (.429) with RISP, and leaving 6 on base. John Semel (0 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .220), Mike Moras (0 for 4, RBI, .241), and Gered Mochizuki (0 for 2, BB, .268) all took 0-fers.

cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K, .336, 2 E (2)
2b Ryan Mollica 1 for 4, run, K, .275
1b Joe Bonfe 1 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .343, SB (3)
lf Kurt Steinhauer 1 for 3, 2 RBI, K, .306
3b James Schroeder 1 for 2
Zach Von Tersch 4.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 4/2 BB/K, 5.25 era, 5:6:2
Brian Needham 2.1 IP, 1/3 BB/K, 5.68 era, 4:0:3
Tim Chism 1.1 IP, K, 4.41 era, W (1-1), 3:0:1

7/25 Minor League Report! Evans, DAVIS, FAMILIA, HARRIS, ZAVALA!

Buffalo 6, Indianapolis 3

2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 5, .263
3b Andy Green 3 for 5, 2 runs, 3b, 3 RBI, .231
cf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, .306
1b Mike Lamb 1 for 4, BB, .228
lf Nick Evans 2 for 4, run, 2b, BB, K, .155 (.268/.286/.414 since returning to Buffalo)
c Ninja Turtle (YAY KEITH, lol) 2 for 4, run, 3b, RBI, BB, .226
rf Josh Petersen 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .222
ss Wilson Valdez 1 for 4, run, .216
Lance Broadway 7 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2/5 BB/K, 5.51 era, W (3-6), 110:66:44, 11:5:5
Jon Switzer 2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 2.72 era, SV (1), 31:19:12, 2:2:2

Binghamton 6, Erie 9

Jacob Ruckle got oblierated for 9 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks in 2.2 innings for his 2nd EL loss, but unlike last night, the Mets bullpen tonight held Erie right there (granted, it was 9-0, lol), with Jim Warden and Emary Frederick combining for 3 hit relief over 5.1 innings, and the Mets did get the tying run to the plate in the 9th inning, but Caleb Stewart popped out to end the game.

The Mets hammered out 13 hits and drew 3 walks, but were just 3 for 12 with RISP and left 10 on base. Emmauel Garcia (2), Ruben Tejada (2), Ike Davis (3), and DJ Wabick (2) had multi hit games, while Josh Thole (0 for 5, 2 Ks, .337) took the only 0-fer - I can hear the people on the chatbox at MPH now...

cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 4, run, BB, K, .266
ss Ruben Tejada 2 for 5, run, 2b (18), RBI (29), .280
dh Ike Davis 3 for 5, run, 2b (7;24), HR (7;14), 2 RBI (24;52), K, .308
1b Lucas Duda 1 for 4, run, HR (8), RBI (47), BB, .280
lf DJ Wabick 2 for 5, 3b (1), RBI (35), K, .296
rf Caleb Stewart 1 for 5, K, .198
3b Mark Kiger 1 for 4, .250
2b Jose Coronado 1 for 3, 2 runs, BB, .256
Jacob Ruckle 2.2 IP, 7 H, 9 ER, 3/2 BB/K, 2 HR, 7.50 era, L (1-2), 2:4:2
Jim Warden 3.1 IP, H, 2/3 BB/K, 1.69 era, 2:5:3
Emary Frederick 2 IP, 2 H, BB, K, 6.30 era, 3:2:1

Savannah 5, West Virginia 6

Jeurys Familia, since giving up 6 runs on 9 hits and 2 walks in 4.2 innings on July 9th, had gone 3 starts, allowing just 3 runs on 12 hits and 5 walks, with 16 strikeouts in 20 innings (2-0, 1.35 era). He was in line for the win, until the bullpen came in and blew it to hell, giving up 4 runs in 1.1 innings. Rhiner Cruz in particular had a very bad outing, coming in with 2 outs and the bases loaded in the 8th, and walking in 2 runs.

The Gnats offense had 9 hits and 2 walks, while going 2 for 8 with RISP, leaving 5 on base. Josh Satin (2), Jefry Marte (2) and Imbewer Alvarez (3) had multi hit games, while Raul Reyes (0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .247), Wilmer Flores, Jordan Abruzzo (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .203), and Kai Gronauer (0 for 4, .245) all took 0-fers.

ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 4, K, .279 (3 for his last 20, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, 1/3 BB/K)
cf Sean Ratliff 1 for 4, run, 3 Ks, .277
1b Josh Satin 2 for 4, run, 2b, HR, 2 RBI, .300
>>pr, lf Joey August run, .098
lf, 1b Eric Campbell 1 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .264
3b Jefry Marte 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (17), HR (6), 2 RBI (35), .240 (.272/.316/.435/.751 in July)
2b Imbewer Alvarez 3 for 3, RBI, .250
Jeurys Familia 7 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, BB, K, 2.87 era, 13:5:1
Manuel Olivares 0.2 IP, H, 3 ER, 2/1 BB/K, 3.63 era, 0:1:1
Rhiner Cruz 2 BBs, 1.90 era, BS (1)
John Church 0.2 IP, 2 H, ER, 1/2 BB/K, 2.61 era, L (0-1)

Brooklyn 5, Staten Island 4

Darin Gorski had a perfect game thru 4, but ended up giving up 4 runs on 4 hits and a walk in 6 innings. Brandon Sage picked up the win with 2 scoreless innings in relief, Michael Powers bounced back from last night's hiccup with a perfect 9th, striking out a pair for his 7th save.

The Conies offense had just 7 hits, but drew 6 walks and went 3 for 9 with RISP, leaving 7 on base. Justin Garber (0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .222), Luis Rivera (0 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .320), Juan Centeno (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .158) and Luis Nieves (0 for 4, K, .143) took 0-fers, while Tyler Vaughn (2), and Ralph Henriquez (2) had multi hit games.

3b Tyler Vaughn 2 for 4, 2 runs, .357
1b Sam Honeck 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .321
dh Ralph Henriquez 2 for 4, run, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .222
lf Nick Santomauro 1 for 3, run, HR (2), RBI (8), BB, K, .264
ss Robbie Shields 1 for 4, 2 RBI, K, .114
Darin Gorski 6 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 1/3 BB/K, 4.03 era, 4:10:3
Brandon Sage 2 IP, H, 2/2 BB/K, 0.75 era, W (1-0), 3:1:2
Michael Powers IP, 2 Ks, 2.51 era, SV (7), 1:0:2

I know the Wilpons demand the Cyclones win, at virtually all costs (including prospect development), but that makes it very very difficult to judge players on the Cyclones. For example, Brandon Moore at 23 has a 1.32 era in 6 starts spanning 41 innings, but what exactly does it mean? Is he taking advantage of younger competition, or is he a real prospect? Ditto James Fuller (age 22, 1.75 era), Luis Rivera (age 22 3/4, .320, .943 OPS), Tyler Vaughn (age 24, .357, .844 OPS), just to name a few. And that's why I am down on Brooklyn, it's due to the Wilpons ridiculously idiotic love for Brooklyn, and the fact they have to win at all costs, resulting in an average roster age of around 2-3 years older then any of the other NYPL teams.

Kingsport 5, Elizabethon 6

Same old same old. At least Angel Cuan wasn't a culprit tonight, he turned in a second straight good outing, this time going just 5 innings, but they were shutout innings, Cuan's allowed just a a run on 9 hits in his last 2 outings, spanning 11 innings, after getting off to a miserable start in his first 5 stateside starts. Zach Von Tersch allowed 3 runs in 0.1 innings to blow the save, and Brian Needham allowed 3 runs in 1.2 innings to take the loss. GOOOO PITCHERS!

The offense kept on keeping on, with 8 hits and a walk, while going 2 for 6 with RISP, leaving 3 on base. Alonzo Harris (3), and Cesar Puello (2) had multi hit games, while Richard Lucas (0 for 2, run, RBI, BB, K, .385), John Freeman (0 for 4, .143), John Semel (0 for 4, RBI, .224) and Gerad Mochizuki (0 for 3, 2 Ks, .221) took 0-fers.

cf Darrell Ceciliani 1 for 4, run, K, .293
2b Alonzo Harris 3 for 4, run, .313
lf RJ Harris 1 for 4, run, RBI, 3 Ks, .235
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 4, RBI, K, .319
rf Cesar Puello 2 for 4, run, 2 2b (5), .286
Angel Cuan 5 IP, 7 H, 4 Ks, 4.05 era, 5:6:4
Zach Von Tersch 0.1 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BBs, 7.24 era, BS (1), 1:
Brian Needham 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2/1 BB/K, 6.16 era, L (1-2), 1:3:1
Zach Rosenbaum IP, 4.91 era, 1:2
Bobby Gagg IP, BB, K, 0.00 era, 1:1:1

Sidebar: John Freeman is hitting .143 and Gerad Mochizuki is hitting .221. Can we get rid of them and call up Nelfi Zapata and Wilfredo Tovar from the GCL? Please? What's the point of having these older players stink up the joint? For that matter, get Jeff Flagg to Brooklyn and call up Charles Hinojosa to play 1b.

GCL (from 7.20 Suspended Game)
Mets 3, Cardinals 0

ss Wilfredo Tovar 2 for 4, run, K
rf ZeErika Hall 1 for 1, 2b
>>rf Chase Greene 0 for 2, K
cf Scott Grimes 0 for 3, BB
lf Julio Concepcion 1 for 3, run, BB
dh Charlie Hinojosa 0 for 1, run, RBI, BB
1b Marinus Vernooij 0 for 3, K
3b Mark Kiger 0 for 1, K
>>3b Josh Dunn 1 for 2, 2b, 2 RBI, K
c Amauris Valdez 1 for 3, K
2b Ray Van Gurp 0 for 3, K
Gabriel Zavala 8 IP, 2 H, 3/4 BB/K, 1.40 era, W (2-0), 9:10:4
William Rackle IP, H, 1/3 BB/K, 4.50 era, SV (2)

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

7/17 Minor League Report! Davis, Reyes (again, not Jose)!

Binghamton 8, Erie 7

There needs to be a rule put into place in baseball whereby if you enter a game with a 3 run lead, and the game ends with a 1 run differential, you don't get a save. Connor Robertson pitched horribly, giving up 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 walks in the 9th, but he got a save he didn't deserve. Eric Niesen started and gave up 4 runs on 7 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings for his first EL victory.

The Mets had 8 hits and drew 5 walks, while going 6 for 10 with RISP, and leaving 7 on base. Emmanuel Garcia (2) and Lucas Duda (2) had multi hit games, while DJ Wabick (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .291), Jon Malo (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .254) and Ruben Tejada (0 for 3, .271) took 0-fers.

cf Emmanuel Garcia 2 for 5, 2 runs, RBI, .273
2b Jose Coronado 1 for 5, 2 runs, RBI, 2 Ks, .245
1b Ike Davis 1 for 3, run, 2b, 2 RBI, 2 BBs, K, .267
lf Lucas Duda 2 for 3, run, HR, 4 RBI, BB, .285
rf Josh Petersen 1 for 3, BB, K, .328
Eric Niesen 5 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2/5 BB/K, HR, 6.82 era, W (1-4), 3:7:5
Jose De La Torre 2 IP, 4 Ks, 2.08 era, 2:0:4
Roy Merritt IP, H, ER, 2 Ks, HR, 3.89 era, 1:0:2
Connor Robertson IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2/1 BB/K, 3.60 era, SV (3), 0:2:1

St. Lucie 6, Palm Beach 9

Scott Shaw had an awful outing tonight, giving up 4 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks in 4 innings for his 5th loss of the season. Brant Rustich, pitching the 7th, was victimized by 2 errors (Jake Eigsti, Zach Lutz) and gave up 5 runs (1 earned) in just 0.1 innings.

The Mets offense had 10 hits and 6 walks, while going just 3 for 12 with RISP, leaving 9 on base. Greg Veloz (2), and Carlos Guzman (2) had multi hit games, while Francisco Pena (0 for 4, BB, 2 Ks, .229) took the only 0-fer.

2b Hector Pellot 1 for 5, run, RBI, 4 Ks, .276
dh Greg Veloz 2 for 5, run, 3b, .252
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 3, 2 BBs, .242
rf Carlos Guzman 2 for 4, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .266
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, 2 RBI, BB, .453 (11 game hitting streak, 22 for 46, 4 2b, 2 3b, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 5/4 BB/K, 10 of which are in St. Lucie)
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 3, run, 2b, BB, .274
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 3, BB, K, .245
ss Jake Eigsti 1 for 3, run, RBI, K, .237
Scott Shaw 4 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3/4 BB/K, 3.80 era, L (4-5), 2:5:4
Edgar Ramirez 2 IP, K, 0.00 era, 0:5:1
Brant Rustich 0.1 IP, 3 H, 5/1 R/ER, 2.72 era, 1:
Josh Stinson 1.2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 4 era, 3:0:2

Savannah 1, Hickory 6

Robert Carson, coming off a CG 3 hitter, got obliterated for 6 runs on 7 hits in just 1.2 innings to take the loss. With the outing, Carson's July ERA goes from 0.79 to 2.95, and his season ERA goes up from 2.02 to 2.53.

The Gnats offense had just 3 hits and 2 walks, and were 0 for 2 with RISP, leaving 6 on base. Raul Reyes (2 for 3, run, HR, RBI, BB, K, .261), and Sean Ratliff (1 for 4, 3 Ks, .270) had the hits.

3b Jefry Marte 0 for 4, K, .236
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 3, .275
1b Eric Campbell 0 for 2, BB, .265
2b Josh Satin 0 for 4, .290
dh Jordan Abruzzo 0 for 4, K, .212
c Kai Gronauer 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .232
lf Evan LeBlanc 0 for 3, K, .154
Robert Carson 1.2 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 2/2 BB/K, HR, 2.53 era, L (7-7), 1:2:2
Tim Smith 3.1 IP, 3 H, 2/1 BB/K, 1.93 era, 4:4:1
John Church 2 IP, 2 H, 3 Ks, 2.35 era, 1:2:3
Phillips Orta 2 IP, 1/3 BB/K, 5.06 era, 1:2:3

Brooklyn 1, Auburn 0 in 5 innings (fog)

Justin Garber singled and scored in the first for the game's only run, as the Conies won a fog shortened game 1-0 game. Dock Doyle drove him in with an RBI groundout. Collin McHugh went the "distance", with a 2 hitter.

cf Justin Garber 1 for 3, run, .400
2b Andy Green 1 for 2, .286
1b Sam Honeck 1 for 2, K, .321
lf Luis Rivera 0 for 1, BB, .321
c Dock Doyle 0 for 2, RBI, .262
3b Tyler Vaughn 0 for 2
dh Ralph Henriquez 1 for 2, K, .214
ss Robbie Shields 0 for 2, .100
rf John Servidio 1 for 2, .204
Collin McHugh 5 IP, 2 H, 4 Ks, 3.94 era, W (4-1), 7:4:4

7/12 Minor League Report! IKE DAVIS (HAPPY NOW?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!), TEJADA!

Buffalo 2, Scranton 3

cf Cory Sullivan 0 for 4, .290
lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, 2b, K, .303
dh Javier Castillo 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .280
rf Emil Brown 1 for 4, run, K, .252
3b Mike Lamb 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, .236
ss Angel Berroa 1 for 4, RBI, K, .308
1b Nick Evans 2 for 4, K, .110 (2 for 7 (.286) since returning)
c Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, .224
2b Wilson Valdez 1 for 3, .209
Ken Takahashi 5 IP, 4 H, 2/1 R/ER, 3/2 BB/K, 0.90 era, L (0-1), 89:52:37
Eddie Kunz IP, H, ER, 3 BBs, 3.96 era, 32:13:19, 3:
Adam Bostick 2 IP, 1/4 BB/K, 0.64 era, 30:16:14, 1:1:4

Binghamton 11, New Britain 8

The Mets built up leads of 4-0 and 5-2, only to see a massive bullpen implosion from Michael Antonini and Roy Merritt in the 7th, and after exchanging runs in the 8th, went to the 9th down 8-6. Ruben Tejada singled in a run, and Jose Coronado hit a SF to tie it, then Josh Petersen delievered a go ahead single as part of a 3 run 10th, to give the Mets an 11-8 victory. Ike Davis (3), Josh Petersen (3), DJ Wabick (2), Salvador Paniagua (2) and Ruben Tejada (4) had multi hit games, while Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 5, run, BB, 2 Ks, .266) took the only 0-fer. The Mets hammered out 17 hits and drew 7 walks while going a stellar 7 for 16 (.438) with RISP, leaving 13 on base.

Jacob Ruckle started and was not good, lasting just 4.2 innings, giving up 4 hits and 2 runs (both UER). Michael Antonini (3), and Roy Merritt (2) combined to give up 5 (all in the 7th), with Merritt suffering his 5th BS of the season. Connor Robertson worked 2 scoreless innings to pick up his first EL victory.

3b Jon Malo 1 for 3, 2 runs, RBI, 2/1 BB/K, .266
dh Ike Davis 3 for 6, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .274
1b Ike Davis 1 for 5, run, 2b, BB, K, .275
rf Josh Petersen 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2 RBI, BB, .311
lf DJ Wabick 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .292
c Salvador Paniagua 2 for 5, RBI, BB, K, .222
ss Ruben Tejada 4 for 6, 2b, 2 RBI, .272 (snapped a 5 for 27 skid)
2b Jose Coronado 1 for 4, run, RBI, BB, K, .242
Jacob Ruckle 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2/2 BB/K, 3.31 era, 7:4:2
Michael Antonini 1.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, BB, 5.90 era, 1:4
Roy Merritt 0.1 IP, H, 2 ER, 2 BBs, 3.76 era, BS (5), 0:1
Jim Warden 1.1 IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K, 2.08 era, 2:1:1
Connor Robertson 2 IP, H, 2 Ks, 2.57 era, W (1-0), 1:3:2

St. Lucie 8, Jupiter 2

The Mets scored a ton of runs for a 3rd straight game (8 tonight, 7 yesterday, and 16 in the prior game, 31 in total), beating Jupiter for a second straight game. The Mets had 13 hits and drew 3 walks, while going 5 for 15 with RISP and leaving 8 on base. Carlos Guzman (2), Francisco Pena (2), Brahiam Maldonado (2), and Jake Eigsti (2) had multi hit games, every regular had at least one hit.

Scott Shaw pitched a very effective 8 innings, allowing just 2 runs on 6 hits for his 4th win. Brant Rustich pitched a perfect 9th.

2b Hector Pellot 1 for 3, run, RBI (20), 2 BBs, K, .279
3b Greg Veloz 1 for 5, run, 2 Ks, .243
dh Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 4, 2 runs, 3b (2), 2 RBI (37), K, .245
rf Carlos Guzman 2 for 4, 2 RBI (34), K, .261
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, RBI (9), BB, K, .4447
c Francisco Pena 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b (11), HR (5), RBI (25), .229
cf Seth Williams 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .293
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 4, run, K, .244
ss Jake Eigsti 2 for 4, run, 2b, RBI (7), K, .222
Scott Shaw 8 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 2/7 BB/K, 3.57 era, W (4-4), 10:7:7
Brant Rustich IP, 2.53 era, 2:1

Brooklyn 3, Staten Island 5

Mark Cohoon had his first awful outing of the season today, giving up 5 runs (4 earned) in 7 innings to take his first loss.

The Cyclones had just 6 hits and 2 walks, and scored 3 UER, while going just 1 for 7 (.149) with RISP, leaving 6 on base. Dock Doyle (2) had the only multi hit game, while Luis Rivera (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .343), Ralph Henriquez (0 for 4, K, .206), Nick Santomauro (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .175), and Luis Nieves (0 for 3, .155) took 0-fers.

cf John Servidio 1 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, 3 Ks, .196
2b Andy Green 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .375
1b Alex Gregory 1 for 4, K, .288
dh Dock Doyle 2 for 3, run, BB, K, .255
3b Joe Bonfe 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .250
Mark Cohoon 7 IP, 8 H, 5/4 R/ER, 2 Ks, HR, 2.38 era, L (4-1), 14:4:2
Mike Lynn 0.2 IP, 1.17 era, 0:2
Matias Carrillo 0.1 IP, K, 0.00 era

Kingsport 10, Bristol 4

Hey! LOOK! KMet pitching didn't give up that many runs today. But the offense still put up 10. Nice, huh?

An Alonzo Harris error led to 3 UER off Chris Hilliard in the 4th, other then that, Hilliard was money tonight, giving up 4 runs (1 earned) on 6 hits over 6 innings for his first win. Zach Von Tersch pitched 3 scoreless for the save.

The offense generated 14 hits and 3 walks, while going just 4 for 17 (.235) with RISP, leaving 7 on base. Every regular either had a multi hit game (6) or took an 0-fer (3); Ryan Mollica (0 for 4, run, RBI, BB, .296), John Freeman (0 for 3, run, BB, .174), Darrell Ceciliani (0 for 2, run, BB, .179).

2b Alonzo Harris 2 for 5, 2 runs, HR (4), RBI (15), K, .265
cf RJ Harris 2 for 4, 2 runs, RBI (9), BB, 2 Ks, .267
lf Justin Garber 3 for 5, 2 runs, RBI, K, .500
1b Jeff Flagg 3 for 5, run, HR, 4 RBI, K, .403
3b Tyler Vaughn 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .400
dh John Semel 2 for 4, .273
Chris Hilliard 6 IP, 6 H, 4/1 R/ER, 3 Ks, HR, 2.25 era, W (1-1), 10:5:3
Zach Von Tersch 3 IP, 3 H, 2/1 BB/K, 6.35 era, SV (1), 5:3:1