1. C Josh Thole L/R 10/28/86 AA Binghamton: .383/.457/.500/.957 (23 for 60, 9 runs, 7 2b, 4 RBI, 8/8 BB/K)
Yep, Thole keeps doing what Thole does, hit for a high average/high OBP, not all that much power (keep in mind it's usually cold in Binghamton in April), and murder LHP (.526/.609/.579/1.188). This year, however, he's hitting very well against RHP (.317/.383/.463/.846), hopefully that continues so he doesn't end up needing a platoon mate. Thole is 10 for his last 22, so he's especially hot as of late.
2. 1B Lucas Duda L/R 2/3/86 AA Binghamton: .292/.470/.396/.866, 14 for 48, 7 runs, 2 2b, HR, 9 RBI, 15/12 BB/K
Duda had a fantastic first month in AA, much the same as he did last year, the key is sustaining it now. Remember, he fell into a 3 month chasm off his great April last year, we don't need any repeats of that this year. Despite his great beginning to 2009, Duda still struggles mightily against LHP, he didn't record a hit against lefties in April, going 0 for 12.
3. SP Angel Calero L/L 9/25/86 A+ St. Lucie: 1-1, 1.23 era, 4 GS, 22 IP, 12 H, 3 ER, HR, 8/20 BB/K, 0.71 GO/FO, .174 BAA, 0.91 WHIP
Calero has been excellent to start off 2009, much as he was to start off 2008. The Mets limit pitch counts early, so he's alternated 5 and 6 inning starts this season, but he has pitched brilliantly. A VERY good sign going forward is that he is holding RHB to a .154 BAA (over 17.1 innings so far, 52 outs).
4. SP/RP Brant Rustich R/R 1/23/85 A+ St. Lucie: 1-0, 1.38 era, 4 G, 13 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 3/18 BB/K, 1.20 GO/FO, .160 BAA, 0.85 WHIP
Rustich hasn't made a start yet this season, but he might be ready to enter the rotation the next time through (considering his last relief outing was 5 innings in a 14 inning game). Rustich, who is healed enough from his injuries last season to be sitting in the 93-96 range, has a very good 12.46 K/9 ratio, and has walked just 3. I still say if the Mets used Rustich as a reliever exclusively, he would be ready by July 1st to be a part of the Mets bullpen, but as I've also said, six of one, half dozen of the other...Rustich is a very good SP prospect, too.
5. SP/RP Nick Carr R/R 4/19/87 A+ St. Lucie: 1-0, 1.69 era, 5 G, 16 IP, 11 H, 6/3 R/ER, 10/17 BB/K, 1.45 GO/FO, .204 BAA, 1.31 WHIP
Carr is coming off a disaster of a 2008 season (2-10, 5.70 era) in St. Lucie, but he's off to a much better start in 2009, though he has yet to start a game. In 5 relief outings (3 of them 4 innings in length), he's struck out 17, though his walk rate (.625/ip, 5.63 per 9) is still much too high. Look for Carr, like Rustich, to join the rotation at some point in May, maybe when Calero and Holt move on to Binghamton (though Holt's sporting a nifty 6+ era).
6. 1B Ike Davis L/L 3/22/87 A+ St. Lucie: .304/.375/.468/.843, 24 for 79, 8 runs, 8 2b, 3b, HR, 6 RBI, 9/20 BB/K
Davis, who started off April very slowly, came on like an out of control freight train in the second half of the month, crushing everything in sight, and becoming a doubles machine. It's very early, but so far, it seems Davis is quieting the doubters (of which I remain one). Assuming a quick May and early June, it wouldn't be shocking to see Davis be pushed to Binghamton (although Lucas Duda does stand in his way).
7. SP Jeurys Familia R/R 10/10/89 A Savannah: 2-1, 1.37 era, 4/3 G/GS, 19.2 IP, 11 H, 5/3 R/ER, 9/14 BB/K, 2.07 GO/FO, .164 BAA, 1.02 WHIP
Familia's come out and performed very well in his age 19 season, getting his first taste of full season ball, setting a good foundation for the remainder of his season.
8. 2B/SS Jordany Valdespin L/R 12/23/87 A Savannah: .385/.406/.615/1.021, 25 for 65, 15 runs, 2 2b, 2 3b, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 3/10 BB/K, 2/3 SBs
Valdespin came pretty much out of nowhere to have the best statistical month of any Met minor leaguer, at least until he was suspended for conduct determental to the team on 4/26. Up to that point, he led the Gnats in RBI, XBH, average, and SLG. Early reports from a couple of eyewitnesses (both posters on NYFS) suggest Valdespin has good hands and is a good defender at 2b. Obviously he can hit (though it's a very very small sample size). We'll see what happens when he comes back off suspension, if he's back at Savannah.
Who's Not
1. SP Jon Niese L/L 10/27/86 AAA Buffalo: 0-2, 8.44 era, 4 GS, 16 IP, 26 H, 19/15 R/ER, HR, 7/17 BB/K, 1.31 GO/AO, .361 BAA, 2.06 WHIP
Niese, after struggling in spring training, has taken it to a whole different level of struggle in Buffalo. Half of his 4 starts, he's failed to complete 4 innings. Not much to say beyond that, as the numbers speak for themselves.
2. 1B/3B/LF/RF Nick Evans R/R 1/30/86 AAA Buffalo (hope you're sitting down): .102/.243/.271/.514 (6 for 59, 5 runs, 2b, 3 HR, 7 RBI, 11/20 BB/K)
Yikes. What's really alarming about those numbers (more alarming...I'm not sure what to say here), he's 1 for 11 against LHP. Keep in mind Mike Carp went through a similiar long slump in Binghamton last season, but he was batting .363 when he did it (37 for 185, .200). Evans, who ripped up the majority of spring training, is unfortunately going through a terrible slump to start the season, hence the absolutely putrid numbers right now. As we saw in the spring, and last season when he massacred the EL, Evans is simply too good of a hitter to be mired like this for long, he will figure it out and bounce back. Keep in mind, though, that even if he hits .300 from here on (135 for 450), his god awful April will depress his overall season line (if he hits .300 from here on, his overall season average would be .277 in 509 ABs).
3. 2B/DH Hector Pellot R/R 2/8/87 A+ St. Lucie: .159/.191/.205/.396, 7 for 44, 2 2b, 4 RBI, 1/13 BB/K, 2 SBs)
Not much to say beyond the numbers. He's still only 22, and in the FSL after hitting a decent .274/.344/.381/.725 in the Sally League at age 20, so there's some talent there, but time (and more importantly, other prospects) are passing him by in both lanes, so this might be a make or break season for Pellot, despite his age.
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Saturday, March 28, 2009
MPH System Audit III - Part VI (SPs 12-22)
Starting Pitchers
12. John Holdzkom 10/19/87 (21.29) R/R (A Savannah 2-3, 5.89 era, 20 G, 5 GS, 47.1 IP, 45 H, 40/31 R/ER, HR, 45/56 BB/K, 1.70 GO/FO, .246 BAA, 1.90 WHIP, R Kingsport 3-1, 3.66 era, 8 G, 7 GS, 39.1 IP, 38 H, 19/16 R/ER, 3 HR, 12/44 BB/K, 3.44 GO/FO, .257 BAA, 1.27 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 5-4, 4.88 era, 28 G, 12 GS, 86.2 IP, 83 H, 59/47 R/ER, 4 HR, 57/100 BB/K, 2.30 GO/FO, .251 BAA, 1.62 WHIP
Holdzkom was drafted in the 4th round, 124th overall, in the 2006 draft. He spent a miserable rookie season in the GCL, compiling a 2-5, 7.71 era in 23.1 innings (16/2 G/GS). His season was marred by massive control issues, he walked 20 in those 23.1 innings. Holdzkom didn't pitch much in 2007 for a variety of reasons, including a suspension for trashing his hotel room.
2008 was really a tale of two seasons for the 6'7/225 righty. The first one was a relief season spent in misery at Savannah, where he compiled a pitiful 8.31 era in 15 outings spanning 21.2 innings. The other was brought about by a demotion to Kingsport, and a conversion to the starting rotation. After an excellent adaptation in Kingsport, Holdzkom brought that to Savannah, where he put up a very good 3.86 era in 5 starts, ending the season with his best professional outing, a 7 inning 2 hitter. Holdzkom remains on pace age/level wise, he will spend all of the upcoming season at age 21, likely opening in Savannah.
Oh yeah - he's Insane in the Membrane.
13. Nathan Vineyard 10/3/88 (20.33) L/L (A Savannah 0-2, 14.63 era, 2 GS, 8 IP, 13 H, 13 ER, HR, 6/3 BB/K, 1.22 GO/FO, .382 BAA, 2.38 WHIP)
The Mets selected Vineyard in the first round, with their 47th pick in the 2007 draft out of Woodland High School in Georgia, where as a senior, he put up these numbers as a senior: 9-3, 1.19 era, 12 GS, 6 CG, 70.2 IP, 39 H, 12 BBs, 130 Ks; .429/.547/.714, 13 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 22 RBI, 22/7 BB/K. He was sent to the rookie level GCL, where he struggled, but did register more then a K per inning. Given the Mets aggressive policy with prospects, it wouldn't be shocking to see Vineyard in the Sally League at some point in 2008 (either starting there, or ending up there).
Vineyard opened the 08 season in Savannah, but lasted just 2 starts before he suffered a left shoulder strain in mid April and had season ending shoulder surgery on May 9th.
Vineyard's fastball is in the low 90s, but he can touch 93 when he needss to. He can locate the pitch down in the strike zone and both sides of the plate with tailing movement. Only 19 years old, he still does have potential to add a few MPH on his fastball, which would turn it into a trus plus pitch. Vineyard's best pitch is his devastating three-quarters slider which he throws in the mid 80s. It has massive break that tails hard down and away to left-handers, dives under the bats of right-handers, and serves as his finishing pitch. He also throws a developing curveball which is in the 76-79 range, and a circle change, in the same range. His change is his third best pitch. Right now, Vineyard keeps the ball down with his full compliment of pitches, pounding the strike zone with his fastball and changeup before finishing hitters off with his slider. He only walked 1 batter every 3 innings, and with further refinement of his pitches, that rate should only improve. As he gets older and his pitches become even finer, he may become more of a strikeout pitcher thanks to his growing velocity combined with his tremendous slider and improving changeup.
Update 3/28/09: Vineyard apparently has not shown up to spring training in Port St. Lucie, so right now his status within the organization is very much up in the air.
14. Tobi Stoner 12/3/84 (24.16) S/R (A+ St. Lucie 1-5, 2.60 era, 9 GS, 52 IP, 46 H, 17/15 R/ER, 3 HR, 9/48 BB/K, 1.10 GO/FO, .238 BAA, 1.06 WHIP, AA Binghamton 4-6, 4.33 era, 15 GS, 79 IP, 80 H, 39/38 R/ER, 7 HR, 29/59 BB/K, 0.82 GO/FO, .267 BAA, 1.38 WHIP, AFL Peoria Saguaros 2-0, 3.66 era, 11 G, 19.2 IP, 17 H, 8 ER, 7/15 BB/K, 1.22 WHIP, .227 BAA, 1.00 GO/FO, PRWL Mayaguez 2-1, 1.16 era, 6/5 G/GS, 31 IP, 25 H, 5/4 R/ER, 7/20 BB/K)
Total 2008 Stats: 9-12, 3.22 era, 41/29 G/GS, 181.2 IP, 168 H, 52/142 BB/K, 1.21 WHIP
Stoner was drafted in the 16th round out of Davis and Elkins College, in 2006, where as a senior, he went 8-6 with a 2.90 era in 18 games, 12 of which were starts. In 90 innings, he allowed 85 hits while walking 16 and striking out 79.
He should start the 2007 season as a 23 year old with Savannah, although an outside shot of him opening in St. Lucie exists.
Stoner did open in Savannah, but he ended in St. Lucie, with mixed results. He performed very well on a very young and inexperienced Savannah team, but struggled upon his promotion to the higher league. We would expect Stoner to open 2008 back in St. Lucie, with a mid-season promotion to Binghamton likely.
Which is exactly what happened.
Taking out Stoner's worst AA start, his numbers improve to 4-5, 3.71 era, 77.2 IP, 71 H, 29/58 BB/K. If you remove his 4 start introduction to AA, and his worst AA outing, you're left with 4-3, 2.62 era, 10 GS, 58.1 IP, 43 H, 17 ER, 3 HR, 23/41 BB/K. Obviously that's purely unscientific, and pretty selective, removing 1/3 of his AA starts, but I think it's pretty important in this case, much as it is in Jon Niese's, to show Stoner did not struggle in AA, despite the mid 4 era.
Stoner throws 5 pitches. A 2 and 4 seam fastball, a slider, curve and changeup. His 2 seamer is in the 88-91 range, while he can get his 4 seamer up into the mid 90s. He made great strides this past season with his fastball(s) command, especially pitching to contact with his 2 seamer. Stoner's best pitches are his breaking balls. He throws a curveball in the 77-80 range with very good command, and compliments it with a sharp down breaking 84-87 MPH slider. He rounds out his arsenal with a good changeup, but he needs to use it more.
Stoner is an aggresive pitcher who comes after you with a vast array of pitches. He likes to mix up his pitch sequences, sometimes working opposite to the count. Stoner looks to be either a good arm for the underside of a bullpen (6th/7th innings), or a reliable 4/5 in a rotation. Stoner should begin the season in Binghamton, and much like the past 2 seasons, earn a midseason promotion to Buffalo, which would put him in line for a mid 2010 debut.
15. Nick Carr 4/19/87 (21.79) R/R (A+ St. Lucie 2-10, 5.70 era, 22 G, 21 GS, 94.2 IP, 103 H, 64/60 R/ER, 10 HR, 50/80 BB/K, 1.12 GO/FO, .282 BAA, 1.62 WHIP, A Savannah 1-2, 3.33 era, 4 GS, 24.1 IP, 22 H, 11/9 R/ER, 4/16 BB/K, 1.16 GO/FO, .239 BAA, 1.07 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 3-12, 5.22 era, 26 G, 25 GS, 119 IP, 125 H, 75/69 R/ER, 10 HR, 54/96 BB/K, 1.13 GO/FO, .274 BAA, 1.50 WHIP
The Mets drafted Carr in the 41st round of the 2005 draft, out of Twin Falls High School, in Idaho. Instead of signing with the organization out of high school, Carr took his mid-90s fastball and deadly slider to the junior college ranks, more specifically - Southern Idaho College, where he was a teammate of Todd Privett. Carr went 5-4 with a 2.96 era in 13 games, 11 starts, spanning 54.2 innings. He allowed 38 hits, while walking 38 and striking out 66. Carr signed with the Mets as a draft and follow on May 17th, 2006 - just 2 days before the one year anniversary of the release of Revenge of the Sith.
Carr was sent to the rookie level Appalachian League, where he posted decent numbers, as a 19 year old. Carr should be in the mix for a starting job in the South Atlantic League with Savannah.
Carr instead spent the season in Brooklyn of the New York Penn League, where he put up very good numbers, going 5-2, 3.80 in 66.1 innings. He played in Hawaii during the fall, getting into 5 more games, totalling 12.1 innings, and posting a 3.65 era. Carr should either continue his one level ascent through the system, or if the Mets feel like pushing him, he could open the year in St. Lucie.
The Mets felt like pushing him - and it came back to bite them directly on the ass. Carr spent the bulk of the season living through hell in St. Lucie, not earning his first victory until August 16th. For the majority of his time in St. Lucie, he sported an ERA north of 6. Despite the absolutely ugly numbers Carr put up in St. Lucie, there was a silver lining. In his last 4 outings, he went: 2-0, 0.86 era, 4 G, 21 IP, 11 H, 2 ER, 10/18 BB/K, 1.00 WHIP. Still, as there was a year to play with, he can repeat St. Lucie comfortably and still not exceed the ideal age/level for high A.
Carr features 5 pitches, a 2 and 4 seam fastball, slider, curve and change. Both his fastballs sit in the low to mid 90s, and he can occasionally dial his 4 seamer up to 96-97 if he needs to. Both pitches have strike out-ability, but they work best when he uses them to setup his slider and other offspeed pitches. His slider is his best offspeed pitch, sitting in the mid 80s with very good hard late break down. He vastly improved his ability to throw his curveball for strikes, this pitch sits in the lower 80s. Finally, he has an upper 70s changeup which he's backed off on from previous seasons, lowering it's velocity.
Carr is an intense pitcher who feeds off emotion, which as we've seen from OPP, can be a good thing or a bad thing. Carr has a lot of moving parts in his delievery, which can cause him to get out of whack at times. Carr projects as a middle of the rotation starter with upside, or if he doesn't put everything together, a late inning power reliever. He should begin 2009 back in St. Lucie (having a year to play with developmentally...), and end the season in Binghamton, giving him an ETA of late 2010 as a reliever or mid 2011 as a starter.
16. Cole Abbott 7/17/88 (20.5) R/R - DNP in 2008
The Mets stole Abbott in the 25th round, with their 783rd pick in the 2007 draft. Expected to go much higher, Abbott fell precipitously, and the Mets snapped him up, and sent him to the GCL, where he did not pitch much, and struggled with command when he did toe the rubber. Abbott should find himself in Kingsport to start 2008, with an outside shot of ending his season in Savannah.
For some still unexplained reason, Abbott did not throw one pitch during the 2008 season.
17. Elvin Ramirez 10/10/87 (21.33) R/R (A Savannah 6-7, 3.67 era, 18 GS, 81 IP, 81 H, 38/33 R/ER, HR, 36/62 BB/K, 1.77 GO/FO, .257 BAA, 1.44 WHIP)
Ramirez was signed during the 2005 International Free Agent signing period, and made his pro debut in 2006 with the DSL Mets, posting a 0-1, 2.63 line in 11 games, 6 starts, spanning 27.1 innings. He was jumped to Kingsport for the 2007 season, where he struggled, posting a 1-4, 5.52 line in 12 starts over 45.2 innings.
Ramirez was in the midst of a breakout 2008 season when he suffered a back injury on July 9th, which caused him to miss the rest of the season.
Ramirez features one of the best sinkers in the organization, a devastating mid 90s sinker with sharp down break and great side to side movement. Much like Bobby Parnell, he's cleaned up his mechanics and can maintain velocity deep into games now. He can dial a 4 seamer up into the 95-97 range, but very rarely uses this pitch. Ramirez also owns a very good slider, which he throws in the mid 80s, again with a sharp down break. he tops off his arsenal with a still developing changeup which he is inconsistent with.
As evidenced by his 1.77 GO/FO ratio this past season, Ramirez goes right after hitters, relying on his defense to make plays for him. He Ks a good amount (62 in 81 innings, 6.89 per 9), but walks a few too many (36 in 81 innings, 4 per 9). Right now, Ramirez is viewed as a starter, but again, as with Bobby Parnell, development of his changeup will dictate where he ultimately ends up. He's got the top two pitches to be a good #3 in a rotation, or a very valuable setup man in the back of a bullpen. Ramirez should open 2009 in St. Lucie, and move up a level per year, making his debut date sometime in the 2011 season, or on opening day 2012.
18. Scott Shaw 8/3/86 (22.5) R/R (University of Illinois 4-4, 7.83 era, 12 G, 11 GS, 2 CG, 56.1 IP, 79 H, 59/49 R/ER, 8 HR, 24/48 BB/K, .328 BAA, A- Brooklyn 6-3, 2.80 era, 15 G, 14 GS, 74 IP, 66 H, 24/23 R/ER, 4 HR, 15/79 BB/K, 1.01 GO/FO, .238 BAA, 1.09 WHIP, HWL Honolulu 2-2, 2.51 era, 8 G, 7 GS, 32.1 IP, 12 H, 13/9 R/ER, HR, 9/35 BB/K, .65 WHIP, .110 BAA, 0.91 GO/FO)
Total 2008 Stats: 12-9, 4.48 era, 35 G, 32 GS, 162.2 IP, 157 H, 96/81 R/ER, 48/162 BB/K, 0.98 GO/FO (Brooklyn + Hawaii), .244 BAA, 1.26 WHIP
Total 2008 Professional Stats: 8-5, 2.71 era, 23 G, 21 GS, 106.1 IP, 78 H, 37/32 R/ER, 24/114 BB/K, 0.98 GO/FO, .199 BAA, .96 WHIP
Shaw was drafted by the Mets in the 13th round, 404th overall, and after signing was sent to Brooklyn, and then Hawaii, where he posted a composite 2.71 era in 106.1 innings over 23 games. Shaw, who had a miserable junior season at the University of Illonis, is a high upside college pick in the mold of Bobby Parnell. Here is a predraft 2008 scouting report:
He has topped out at 94 MPH on the radar gun. Shaw said his typical fastball ranges between 88 and 92 MPH.
"He is a very projectible pitcher," Illinois coach Dan Hartleb said. "He's athletic and has a very good body. He's very capable of being successful."
In high school, Shaw relied on his fastball, curve and slider. He developed his fourth pitch, a changeup, over the last year.
"I consider that now one of my best pitches," he said.
19. Angel Calero 9/25/86 (22.33) L/L (A Savannah 3-5, 2.57 era, 12 GS, 66.2 IP, 54 H, 30/19 R/ER, 3 HR, 15/59 BB/K, 0.86 GO/FO, .220 BAA, 1.04 WHIP, A+ St. Lucie 1-1, 7.07 era, 4 GS, 14 IP, 18 H, 11 ER, 3 HR, 7/10 BB/K, 0.52 GO/FO, .300 BAA, 1.79 WHIP)
Calero was signed during the 2005 International Free Agent signing period, and made his debut later that same year in the VSL, where he posted a 2-4, 4.03 era in 44.2 innings, with 24 walks allowed (4.84 BB/9). The following year saw in stateside, in the GCL, where his control problems were magnified, as he walked 23 in 27.2 innings (7.48 BB/9), while going 2-2 with a 6.83 era. He was sent to Kingsport for the 2007 season, and pitched markedly better, going 5-1 with a 2.79 era over 51.2 innings, with just 17 walks allowed (2.96 BB/9).
We don't know what happened to Calero beyond the facts that 1) he hasn't pitched anywhere since June 27th, and 2) he's on the DL. #1 leads me to believe it's a bad injury, but again, we have not heard anything officially.
Calero should open 2009 back in St. Lucie, assuming his health is OK.
Update 3/28/09: Calero was shut down with a shoulder injury, that puts his 2009 in jeopardy, for sure.
20. Jim Fuller 6/1/87 (21.66) L/L (Southern Connecticut State 9-3, 1.39 era, 14 GS, 2 CG, 97 IP, 60 H, 24/15 R/ER, 4 HR, 23/145 BB/K, .175 BAA, A- Brooklyn 2-0, 1 era, 8 G, GS, SV, 18 IP, 15 H, 2 ER, 5/22 BB/K, 2.22 GO/FO, .238 BAA, 1.11 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 11-3, 1.33 era, 22 G, 15 GS, 115 IP, 75 H, 28/167 BB/K, .90 WHIP
Fuller was drafted in the 21st round, 644th overall, out of the sister college of my alum, Southern Connecticut State. After he was signed, he was sent to Brooklyn where he posted a 1.00 era in 18 innings, his season was bisected by a shoulder strain.
21. Eric Beaulac 11/13/86 (22.21) R/R (Le Moyne College 9-2, 2.83 era, 14 GS, CGSO, 92.1 IP, 56 H, 36/29 R/ER, 43/113 BB/K, .170 BAA, A- Brooklyn 0-0, 9.82 era, 2 G, 3.2 IP, H, 4 ER, 2/6 BB/K, 0.25 GO/FO, .091 BAA, .82 WHIP, R Kingsport 1-0, 1.89 era, 6 G, 2 GS, SV, 19 IP, 15 H, 5/4 R/ER, HR, 6/23 BB/K, 1.36 GO/FO, .214 BAA, 1.11 WHIP, A Savannah 1-2, 3.55 era, 6 GS, 25.1 IP, 22 H, 13/10 R/ER, HR, 18/31 BB/K, 1.47 GO/FO, .239 BAA, 1.58 WHIP)
Total 2008 Minor League Stats: 2-2, 3.38 era, 14 G, 8 GS, SV, 48 IP, 38 H, 22/18 R/ER, 2 HR, 26/60 BB/K, 1.29 GO/FO, .220 BAA, 1.33 WHIP
Total 2008 Cumulative Stats: 11-4, 3.01 era, 28 G, 22 GS, 140.1 IP, 94 H, 69/173 BB/K, 1.16 WHIP
Beaulac was drafted by the Mets in the 9th round, 284th overall, out of Le Moyne College, and after signing for $90,000, he was sent to Brooklyn, then Kingsport, and lastly Savannah, where he posted a composite 3.38 era in 48 minor league innings. Here is a predraft 2008 scouting report on Beaulac:
Thanks to Coach Steven Owens: FB 91-93, very good slider 83-87 with depth, workable change....gives up very few hits per innings pitched, command needs to improve and reduce walks
Beaulac features a 3 pitch arsenal, a fastball, slider and changeup. He throws his fastball in the 92-94 range, but can pump it into the 95-96 range when needed. A very good trait (which he shares with Bobby Parnell and Brad Holt) is that Beaulac can maintain his fastball deep into games. His best secondary offering is a low to mid 80s slider he uses as an out pitch. This pitch has a good break and late movement, he uses it to generate Ks and grounders. He rounds out his arsenal with a developing upper 70s changeup which he needs to get more consistent with.
Beaulac should open the 2009 season back in Savannah, anchoring what is expected to be a very young, inexperienced staff. However, he should be in the mix for a midseason (or earlier) promotion to St. Lucie, followed by a likely stint in the junior AFL after the season (the replacement league for Hawaii), and then a start in Binghamton in 2010, which would put his debut sometime in mid 2011.
22. Gavin Dlouhy 6/19/88 (20.63) R/R - DNP in 2008
The Mets signed Dlouhy out of Australia in July of 2006, and he made his debut a year later for the GCL Mets, but only managed 25.1 innings in a crowded staff.
Dlouhy features a low 90s fastball, developing change, and a good splitter. He should open the season in A ball. He was highly regarded out of Australia, and has put up good numbers in limited time. His stuff is good enough to move up in the ranks of starting pitcher prospects in the system, and should be one to watch going forward. He is definite a sleeper candidate in 2008.
Dlouhy, like Cole Abbott, did not pitch in 2008, leading to speculation that they have quit baseball, and combined to form a boyband along with Nathan Vineyard.
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12. John Holdzkom 10/19/87 (21.29) R/R (A Savannah 2-3, 5.89 era, 20 G, 5 GS, 47.1 IP, 45 H, 40/31 R/ER, HR, 45/56 BB/K, 1.70 GO/FO, .246 BAA, 1.90 WHIP, R Kingsport 3-1, 3.66 era, 8 G, 7 GS, 39.1 IP, 38 H, 19/16 R/ER, 3 HR, 12/44 BB/K, 3.44 GO/FO, .257 BAA, 1.27 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 5-4, 4.88 era, 28 G, 12 GS, 86.2 IP, 83 H, 59/47 R/ER, 4 HR, 57/100 BB/K, 2.30 GO/FO, .251 BAA, 1.62 WHIP
Holdzkom was drafted in the 4th round, 124th overall, in the 2006 draft. He spent a miserable rookie season in the GCL, compiling a 2-5, 7.71 era in 23.1 innings (16/2 G/GS). His season was marred by massive control issues, he walked 20 in those 23.1 innings. Holdzkom didn't pitch much in 2007 for a variety of reasons, including a suspension for trashing his hotel room.
2008 was really a tale of two seasons for the 6'7/225 righty. The first one was a relief season spent in misery at Savannah, where he compiled a pitiful 8.31 era in 15 outings spanning 21.2 innings. The other was brought about by a demotion to Kingsport, and a conversion to the starting rotation. After an excellent adaptation in Kingsport, Holdzkom brought that to Savannah, where he put up a very good 3.86 era in 5 starts, ending the season with his best professional outing, a 7 inning 2 hitter. Holdzkom remains on pace age/level wise, he will spend all of the upcoming season at age 21, likely opening in Savannah.
Oh yeah - he's Insane in the Membrane.
13. Nathan Vineyard 10/3/88 (20.33) L/L (A Savannah 0-2, 14.63 era, 2 GS, 8 IP, 13 H, 13 ER, HR, 6/3 BB/K, 1.22 GO/FO, .382 BAA, 2.38 WHIP)
The Mets selected Vineyard in the first round, with their 47th pick in the 2007 draft out of Woodland High School in Georgia, where as a senior, he put up these numbers as a senior: 9-3, 1.19 era, 12 GS, 6 CG, 70.2 IP, 39 H, 12 BBs, 130 Ks; .429/.547/.714, 13 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 22 RBI, 22/7 BB/K. He was sent to the rookie level GCL, where he struggled, but did register more then a K per inning. Given the Mets aggressive policy with prospects, it wouldn't be shocking to see Vineyard in the Sally League at some point in 2008 (either starting there, or ending up there).
Vineyard opened the 08 season in Savannah, but lasted just 2 starts before he suffered a left shoulder strain in mid April and had season ending shoulder surgery on May 9th.
Vineyard's fastball is in the low 90s, but he can touch 93 when he needss to. He can locate the pitch down in the strike zone and both sides of the plate with tailing movement. Only 19 years old, he still does have potential to add a few MPH on his fastball, which would turn it into a trus plus pitch. Vineyard's best pitch is his devastating three-quarters slider which he throws in the mid 80s. It has massive break that tails hard down and away to left-handers, dives under the bats of right-handers, and serves as his finishing pitch. He also throws a developing curveball which is in the 76-79 range, and a circle change, in the same range. His change is his third best pitch. Right now, Vineyard keeps the ball down with his full compliment of pitches, pounding the strike zone with his fastball and changeup before finishing hitters off with his slider. He only walked 1 batter every 3 innings, and with further refinement of his pitches, that rate should only improve. As he gets older and his pitches become even finer, he may become more of a strikeout pitcher thanks to his growing velocity combined with his tremendous slider and improving changeup.
Update 3/28/09: Vineyard apparently has not shown up to spring training in Port St. Lucie, so right now his status within the organization is very much up in the air.
14. Tobi Stoner 12/3/84 (24.16) S/R (A+ St. Lucie 1-5, 2.60 era, 9 GS, 52 IP, 46 H, 17/15 R/ER, 3 HR, 9/48 BB/K, 1.10 GO/FO, .238 BAA, 1.06 WHIP, AA Binghamton 4-6, 4.33 era, 15 GS, 79 IP, 80 H, 39/38 R/ER, 7 HR, 29/59 BB/K, 0.82 GO/FO, .267 BAA, 1.38 WHIP, AFL Peoria Saguaros 2-0, 3.66 era, 11 G, 19.2 IP, 17 H, 8 ER, 7/15 BB/K, 1.22 WHIP, .227 BAA, 1.00 GO/FO, PRWL Mayaguez 2-1, 1.16 era, 6/5 G/GS, 31 IP, 25 H, 5/4 R/ER, 7/20 BB/K)
Total 2008 Stats: 9-12, 3.22 era, 41/29 G/GS, 181.2 IP, 168 H, 52/142 BB/K, 1.21 WHIP
Stoner was drafted in the 16th round out of Davis and Elkins College, in 2006, where as a senior, he went 8-6 with a 2.90 era in 18 games, 12 of which were starts. In 90 innings, he allowed 85 hits while walking 16 and striking out 79.
He should start the 2007 season as a 23 year old with Savannah, although an outside shot of him opening in St. Lucie exists.
Stoner did open in Savannah, but he ended in St. Lucie, with mixed results. He performed very well on a very young and inexperienced Savannah team, but struggled upon his promotion to the higher league. We would expect Stoner to open 2008 back in St. Lucie, with a mid-season promotion to Binghamton likely.
Which is exactly what happened.
Taking out Stoner's worst AA start, his numbers improve to 4-5, 3.71 era, 77.2 IP, 71 H, 29/58 BB/K. If you remove his 4 start introduction to AA, and his worst AA outing, you're left with 4-3, 2.62 era, 10 GS, 58.1 IP, 43 H, 17 ER, 3 HR, 23/41 BB/K. Obviously that's purely unscientific, and pretty selective, removing 1/3 of his AA starts, but I think it's pretty important in this case, much as it is in Jon Niese's, to show Stoner did not struggle in AA, despite the mid 4 era.
Stoner throws 5 pitches. A 2 and 4 seam fastball, a slider, curve and changeup. His 2 seamer is in the 88-91 range, while he can get his 4 seamer up into the mid 90s. He made great strides this past season with his fastball(s) command, especially pitching to contact with his 2 seamer. Stoner's best pitches are his breaking balls. He throws a curveball in the 77-80 range with very good command, and compliments it with a sharp down breaking 84-87 MPH slider. He rounds out his arsenal with a good changeup, but he needs to use it more.
Stoner is an aggresive pitcher who comes after you with a vast array of pitches. He likes to mix up his pitch sequences, sometimes working opposite to the count. Stoner looks to be either a good arm for the underside of a bullpen (6th/7th innings), or a reliable 4/5 in a rotation. Stoner should begin the season in Binghamton, and much like the past 2 seasons, earn a midseason promotion to Buffalo, which would put him in line for a mid 2010 debut.
15. Nick Carr 4/19/87 (21.79) R/R (A+ St. Lucie 2-10, 5.70 era, 22 G, 21 GS, 94.2 IP, 103 H, 64/60 R/ER, 10 HR, 50/80 BB/K, 1.12 GO/FO, .282 BAA, 1.62 WHIP, A Savannah 1-2, 3.33 era, 4 GS, 24.1 IP, 22 H, 11/9 R/ER, 4/16 BB/K, 1.16 GO/FO, .239 BAA, 1.07 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 3-12, 5.22 era, 26 G, 25 GS, 119 IP, 125 H, 75/69 R/ER, 10 HR, 54/96 BB/K, 1.13 GO/FO, .274 BAA, 1.50 WHIP
The Mets drafted Carr in the 41st round of the 2005 draft, out of Twin Falls High School, in Idaho. Instead of signing with the organization out of high school, Carr took his mid-90s fastball and deadly slider to the junior college ranks, more specifically - Southern Idaho College, where he was a teammate of Todd Privett. Carr went 5-4 with a 2.96 era in 13 games, 11 starts, spanning 54.2 innings. He allowed 38 hits, while walking 38 and striking out 66. Carr signed with the Mets as a draft and follow on May 17th, 2006 - just 2 days before the one year anniversary of the release of Revenge of the Sith.
Carr was sent to the rookie level Appalachian League, where he posted decent numbers, as a 19 year old. Carr should be in the mix for a starting job in the South Atlantic League with Savannah.
Carr instead spent the season in Brooklyn of the New York Penn League, where he put up very good numbers, going 5-2, 3.80 in 66.1 innings. He played in Hawaii during the fall, getting into 5 more games, totalling 12.1 innings, and posting a 3.65 era. Carr should either continue his one level ascent through the system, or if the Mets feel like pushing him, he could open the year in St. Lucie.
The Mets felt like pushing him - and it came back to bite them directly on the ass. Carr spent the bulk of the season living through hell in St. Lucie, not earning his first victory until August 16th. For the majority of his time in St. Lucie, he sported an ERA north of 6. Despite the absolutely ugly numbers Carr put up in St. Lucie, there was a silver lining. In his last 4 outings, he went: 2-0, 0.86 era, 4 G, 21 IP, 11 H, 2 ER, 10/18 BB/K, 1.00 WHIP. Still, as there was a year to play with, he can repeat St. Lucie comfortably and still not exceed the ideal age/level for high A.
Carr features 5 pitches, a 2 and 4 seam fastball, slider, curve and change. Both his fastballs sit in the low to mid 90s, and he can occasionally dial his 4 seamer up to 96-97 if he needs to. Both pitches have strike out-ability, but they work best when he uses them to setup his slider and other offspeed pitches. His slider is his best offspeed pitch, sitting in the mid 80s with very good hard late break down. He vastly improved his ability to throw his curveball for strikes, this pitch sits in the lower 80s. Finally, he has an upper 70s changeup which he's backed off on from previous seasons, lowering it's velocity.
Carr is an intense pitcher who feeds off emotion, which as we've seen from OPP, can be a good thing or a bad thing. Carr has a lot of moving parts in his delievery, which can cause him to get out of whack at times. Carr projects as a middle of the rotation starter with upside, or if he doesn't put everything together, a late inning power reliever. He should begin 2009 back in St. Lucie (having a year to play with developmentally...), and end the season in Binghamton, giving him an ETA of late 2010 as a reliever or mid 2011 as a starter.
16. Cole Abbott 7/17/88 (20.5) R/R - DNP in 2008
The Mets stole Abbott in the 25th round, with their 783rd pick in the 2007 draft. Expected to go much higher, Abbott fell precipitously, and the Mets snapped him up, and sent him to the GCL, where he did not pitch much, and struggled with command when he did toe the rubber. Abbott should find himself in Kingsport to start 2008, with an outside shot of ending his season in Savannah.
For some still unexplained reason, Abbott did not throw one pitch during the 2008 season.
17. Elvin Ramirez 10/10/87 (21.33) R/R (A Savannah 6-7, 3.67 era, 18 GS, 81 IP, 81 H, 38/33 R/ER, HR, 36/62 BB/K, 1.77 GO/FO, .257 BAA, 1.44 WHIP)
Ramirez was signed during the 2005 International Free Agent signing period, and made his pro debut in 2006 with the DSL Mets, posting a 0-1, 2.63 line in 11 games, 6 starts, spanning 27.1 innings. He was jumped to Kingsport for the 2007 season, where he struggled, posting a 1-4, 5.52 line in 12 starts over 45.2 innings.
Ramirez was in the midst of a breakout 2008 season when he suffered a back injury on July 9th, which caused him to miss the rest of the season.
Ramirez features one of the best sinkers in the organization, a devastating mid 90s sinker with sharp down break and great side to side movement. Much like Bobby Parnell, he's cleaned up his mechanics and can maintain velocity deep into games now. He can dial a 4 seamer up into the 95-97 range, but very rarely uses this pitch. Ramirez also owns a very good slider, which he throws in the mid 80s, again with a sharp down break. he tops off his arsenal with a still developing changeup which he is inconsistent with.
As evidenced by his 1.77 GO/FO ratio this past season, Ramirez goes right after hitters, relying on his defense to make plays for him. He Ks a good amount (62 in 81 innings, 6.89 per 9), but walks a few too many (36 in 81 innings, 4 per 9). Right now, Ramirez is viewed as a starter, but again, as with Bobby Parnell, development of his changeup will dictate where he ultimately ends up. He's got the top two pitches to be a good #3 in a rotation, or a very valuable setup man in the back of a bullpen. Ramirez should open 2009 in St. Lucie, and move up a level per year, making his debut date sometime in the 2011 season, or on opening day 2012.
18. Scott Shaw 8/3/86 (22.5) R/R (University of Illinois 4-4, 7.83 era, 12 G, 11 GS, 2 CG, 56.1 IP, 79 H, 59/49 R/ER, 8 HR, 24/48 BB/K, .328 BAA, A- Brooklyn 6-3, 2.80 era, 15 G, 14 GS, 74 IP, 66 H, 24/23 R/ER, 4 HR, 15/79 BB/K, 1.01 GO/FO, .238 BAA, 1.09 WHIP, HWL Honolulu 2-2, 2.51 era, 8 G, 7 GS, 32.1 IP, 12 H, 13/9 R/ER, HR, 9/35 BB/K, .65 WHIP, .110 BAA, 0.91 GO/FO)
Total 2008 Stats: 12-9, 4.48 era, 35 G, 32 GS, 162.2 IP, 157 H, 96/81 R/ER, 48/162 BB/K, 0.98 GO/FO (Brooklyn + Hawaii), .244 BAA, 1.26 WHIP
Total 2008 Professional Stats: 8-5, 2.71 era, 23 G, 21 GS, 106.1 IP, 78 H, 37/32 R/ER, 24/114 BB/K, 0.98 GO/FO, .199 BAA, .96 WHIP
Shaw was drafted by the Mets in the 13th round, 404th overall, and after signing was sent to Brooklyn, and then Hawaii, where he posted a composite 2.71 era in 106.1 innings over 23 games. Shaw, who had a miserable junior season at the University of Illonis, is a high upside college pick in the mold of Bobby Parnell. Here is a predraft 2008 scouting report:
He has topped out at 94 MPH on the radar gun. Shaw said his typical fastball ranges between 88 and 92 MPH.
"He is a very projectible pitcher," Illinois coach Dan Hartleb said. "He's athletic and has a very good body. He's very capable of being successful."
In high school, Shaw relied on his fastball, curve and slider. He developed his fourth pitch, a changeup, over the last year.
"I consider that now one of my best pitches," he said.
19. Angel Calero 9/25/86 (22.33) L/L (A Savannah 3-5, 2.57 era, 12 GS, 66.2 IP, 54 H, 30/19 R/ER, 3 HR, 15/59 BB/K, 0.86 GO/FO, .220 BAA, 1.04 WHIP, A+ St. Lucie 1-1, 7.07 era, 4 GS, 14 IP, 18 H, 11 ER, 3 HR, 7/10 BB/K, 0.52 GO/FO, .300 BAA, 1.79 WHIP)
Calero was signed during the 2005 International Free Agent signing period, and made his debut later that same year in the VSL, where he posted a 2-4, 4.03 era in 44.2 innings, with 24 walks allowed (4.84 BB/9). The following year saw in stateside, in the GCL, where his control problems were magnified, as he walked 23 in 27.2 innings (7.48 BB/9), while going 2-2 with a 6.83 era. He was sent to Kingsport for the 2007 season, and pitched markedly better, going 5-1 with a 2.79 era over 51.2 innings, with just 17 walks allowed (2.96 BB/9).
We don't know what happened to Calero beyond the facts that 1) he hasn't pitched anywhere since June 27th, and 2) he's on the DL. #1 leads me to believe it's a bad injury, but again, we have not heard anything officially.
Calero should open 2009 back in St. Lucie, assuming his health is OK.
Update 3/28/09: Calero was shut down with a shoulder injury, that puts his 2009 in jeopardy, for sure.
20. Jim Fuller 6/1/87 (21.66) L/L (Southern Connecticut State 9-3, 1.39 era, 14 GS, 2 CG, 97 IP, 60 H, 24/15 R/ER, 4 HR, 23/145 BB/K, .175 BAA, A- Brooklyn 2-0, 1 era, 8 G, GS, SV, 18 IP, 15 H, 2 ER, 5/22 BB/K, 2.22 GO/FO, .238 BAA, 1.11 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 11-3, 1.33 era, 22 G, 15 GS, 115 IP, 75 H, 28/167 BB/K, .90 WHIP
Fuller was drafted in the 21st round, 644th overall, out of the sister college of my alum, Southern Connecticut State. After he was signed, he was sent to Brooklyn where he posted a 1.00 era in 18 innings, his season was bisected by a shoulder strain.
21. Eric Beaulac 11/13/86 (22.21) R/R (Le Moyne College 9-2, 2.83 era, 14 GS, CGSO, 92.1 IP, 56 H, 36/29 R/ER, 43/113 BB/K, .170 BAA, A- Brooklyn 0-0, 9.82 era, 2 G, 3.2 IP, H, 4 ER, 2/6 BB/K, 0.25 GO/FO, .091 BAA, .82 WHIP, R Kingsport 1-0, 1.89 era, 6 G, 2 GS, SV, 19 IP, 15 H, 5/4 R/ER, HR, 6/23 BB/K, 1.36 GO/FO, .214 BAA, 1.11 WHIP, A Savannah 1-2, 3.55 era, 6 GS, 25.1 IP, 22 H, 13/10 R/ER, HR, 18/31 BB/K, 1.47 GO/FO, .239 BAA, 1.58 WHIP)
Total 2008 Minor League Stats: 2-2, 3.38 era, 14 G, 8 GS, SV, 48 IP, 38 H, 22/18 R/ER, 2 HR, 26/60 BB/K, 1.29 GO/FO, .220 BAA, 1.33 WHIP
Total 2008 Cumulative Stats: 11-4, 3.01 era, 28 G, 22 GS, 140.1 IP, 94 H, 69/173 BB/K, 1.16 WHIP
Beaulac was drafted by the Mets in the 9th round, 284th overall, out of Le Moyne College, and after signing for $90,000, he was sent to Brooklyn, then Kingsport, and lastly Savannah, where he posted a composite 3.38 era in 48 minor league innings. Here is a predraft 2008 scouting report on Beaulac:
Thanks to Coach Steven Owens: FB 91-93, very good slider 83-87 with depth, workable change....gives up very few hits per innings pitched, command needs to improve and reduce walks
Beaulac features a 3 pitch arsenal, a fastball, slider and changeup. He throws his fastball in the 92-94 range, but can pump it into the 95-96 range when needed. A very good trait (which he shares with Bobby Parnell and Brad Holt) is that Beaulac can maintain his fastball deep into games. His best secondary offering is a low to mid 80s slider he uses as an out pitch. This pitch has a good break and late movement, he uses it to generate Ks and grounders. He rounds out his arsenal with a developing upper 70s changeup which he needs to get more consistent with.
Beaulac should open the 2009 season back in Savannah, anchoring what is expected to be a very young, inexperienced staff. However, he should be in the mix for a midseason (or earlier) promotion to St. Lucie, followed by a likely stint in the junior AFL after the season (the replacement league for Hawaii), and then a start in Binghamton in 2010, which would put his debut sometime in mid 2011.
22. Gavin Dlouhy 6/19/88 (20.63) R/R - DNP in 2008
The Mets signed Dlouhy out of Australia in July of 2006, and he made his debut a year later for the GCL Mets, but only managed 25.1 innings in a crowded staff.
Dlouhy features a low 90s fastball, developing change, and a good splitter. He should open the season in A ball. He was highly regarded out of Australia, and has put up good numbers in limited time. His stuff is good enough to move up in the ranks of starting pitcher prospects in the system, and should be one to watch going forward. He is definite a sleeper candidate in 2008.
Dlouhy, like Cole Abbott, did not pitch in 2008, leading to speculation that they have quit baseball, and combined to form a boyband along with Nathan Vineyard.
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Top 9 potentially aggresive and-or stupid promotion candidates for 2009
The WLR for today is pretty irrelevant, it'll be up around 7pm tonight. I'll try and crank out some articles for you between now and then.
Also - a quickie update on the third annual System Audit - I've been thinking of moving it permanently to a March 1st release date. So we'll do that this year, and see how it goes.
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1. Jenrry Mejia to St. Lucie (FSL, A+)
Where he was in 2008: Split season between the GCL and Brooklyn, NYPL
What he did: 2-0, 0.60 in 15 innings (GCL), 3-2, 3.49 in 56.2 innings (NYPL)
Why it would be aggresive: Mostly due to age, as Mejia will not turn 20 until AFTER the 2009 season. His performance certainly dictates a promotion to St. Lucie wouldn't be foolish, but with the age cushion, I'd rather see the Mets err on the side of caution here. They like will not.
2. Francisco Pena St. Lucie (FSL, A+)
Where he was in 2008: Savannah, SAL
What he did: Absolutely nothing. .264/.308/.380/.688 in 397 ABs
Why it would be aggresive: Because in his two seasons in Savannah, his combined line reads like a horror show: .238/.286/.334/.620 in 764 ABs. However, the chances of Pena repeating Savannah for a third time are ridiculously slim to none, so expect him to be in St. Lucie, putting up more of the same awful offensive numbers.
3. Greg Veloz to Binghamton (EL, AA)
Where he was in 2008: Savannah mostly SAL, A, St. Lucie for a month;
What he did: Savannah .286/.339/.402/.742 in 455 ABs, St. Lucie .234/.298/.247/.544
Why it would be aggresive: Look at those St. Lucie numbers. Now consider his "breakout" consisted of a .742 OPS in the Sally League. But we've seen the Mets jump toolsy guys with little offensive numbers behind them before (see: Gomez, Carlos) - so it's not a stretch to imagine Veloz in BInghamton. It would be highly stupid, but not a stretch. Oh yeah, he hit just .207/.281/.230/.511 in Hawaii in 87 ABs, bringing his numbers above Savannah to a scintillating .220/.289/.238/.527 in 164 ABs.
4. Ruben Tejada to Binghamton (EL, AA)
Where he was in 2008: St. Lucie FSL, A+
What he did: .229/.293/.296/.588 in 497 ABs
Why it would be aggresive: Because the performance was putrid, and because he also doesn't turn 20 until just before the end of the 2009 season (9/1/89). If that isn't enough for you, how about because he spent 2007 between the VSL and GCL, then spent 2008 in St. Lucie milling around the Rey Ordonez line? But again, there's precedent for moving him up (see Coronado, Jose).
5. Wilmer Flores to St. Lucie (FSL, A+)
Where he was in 2008: Kingsport (vast majority of the season), 5 ABs in Savannah, 30 ABs in Brooklyn
What he did: .310/.352/.490/.842 in 245 ABs (Kingsport).
Why it would be aggresive: Because he doesn't turn 18 until August 6th 2009. Age is very much on his side, the Mets should definitely err on the side of caution here, and thankfully, with the middle infield logjam in St. Lucie (Veloz, Tejada, Havens, potentially Lagares) - Wilmer should start in Savannah.
6. Nick Carr to Binghamton (EL, AA)
Where he was in 2008: St. Lucie living through a nightmare
What he did: 2-10, 5.70 era in 94.2 innings.
Why it would be aggresive: Well, first of all, because he didn't get his first win until August 16th, second of all because his ERA was well over 6 until his final 4 starts, and third of all, because he'll play all of 2009 at age 22. He had a year to play with, and the Mets should use it right here, and not allow a bad situation to get much worse with a premature promotion to Binghamton.
7. Brad Holt to Binghamton (to begin the season)
Where he was in 2008: UNC Wilmington (NCAA), Brooklyn (NYPL, A-)
What he did: 11-1, 3.18 era in 93.1 innings (NCAA), 5-3, 1.87 era in 72.1 innings (NYPL)
Why it would be aggresive: Because he's basically got one plus pitch and then several less then stellar offerings. Also, there is no harm in letting him go to the lower level and demolishing it for a month or two before moving him up.
8. Cesar Puello to Savannah (SAL, A)
Where he was in 2008: GCL
What he did: .305/.350/.364/.714 in 151 ABs with 13/18 SBs
Why it would be aggresive: It's less aggresive then it looks on the surface, mostly due to Puello's nightmare June in which he struck out 14 times in 33 ABs and compiled a .242/.265/.273/.537 line. Still, with him not putting up the numbers of a Flores or a Marte, it would be advisable to be conservative with Puello, who will play all of 2009 at age 18. However, it's very likely the Mets will push Puello to Savannah, and then have to move him to Kingsport when the short season opens.
9. Javier Rodriguez to Savannah (SAL, A)
Where he was in 2008: PR Baseball Academy, GCL (R)
What he did: .193/.258/.237/.495 in 135 ABs (GCL)
Why it would be aggresive: Because that line sucks, and unlike Puello, Rodriguez' best month was July where he hit an off the charts .215/.276/.278/.554. It really would behoove the Mets to hold him back in extended ST and then place him either back in the GCL, or move him up to Kingsport (and even that may be too aggresive considering his line in the GCL).
Also - a quickie update on the third annual System Audit - I've been thinking of moving it permanently to a March 1st release date. So we'll do that this year, and see how it goes.
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1. Jenrry Mejia to St. Lucie (FSL, A+)
Where he was in 2008: Split season between the GCL and Brooklyn, NYPL
What he did: 2-0, 0.60 in 15 innings (GCL), 3-2, 3.49 in 56.2 innings (NYPL)
Why it would be aggresive: Mostly due to age, as Mejia will not turn 20 until AFTER the 2009 season. His performance certainly dictates a promotion to St. Lucie wouldn't be foolish, but with the age cushion, I'd rather see the Mets err on the side of caution here. They like will not.
2. Francisco Pena St. Lucie (FSL, A+)
Where he was in 2008: Savannah, SAL
What he did: Absolutely nothing. .264/.308/.380/.688 in 397 ABs
Why it would be aggresive: Because in his two seasons in Savannah, his combined line reads like a horror show: .238/.286/.334/.620 in 764 ABs. However, the chances of Pena repeating Savannah for a third time are ridiculously slim to none, so expect him to be in St. Lucie, putting up more of the same awful offensive numbers.
3. Greg Veloz to Binghamton (EL, AA)
Where he was in 2008: Savannah mostly SAL, A, St. Lucie for a month;
What he did: Savannah .286/.339/.402/.742 in 455 ABs, St. Lucie .234/.298/.247/.544
Why it would be aggresive: Look at those St. Lucie numbers. Now consider his "breakout" consisted of a .742 OPS in the Sally League. But we've seen the Mets jump toolsy guys with little offensive numbers behind them before (see: Gomez, Carlos) - so it's not a stretch to imagine Veloz in BInghamton. It would be highly stupid, but not a stretch. Oh yeah, he hit just .207/.281/.230/.511 in Hawaii in 87 ABs, bringing his numbers above Savannah to a scintillating .220/.289/.238/.527 in 164 ABs.
4. Ruben Tejada to Binghamton (EL, AA)
Where he was in 2008: St. Lucie FSL, A+
What he did: .229/.293/.296/.588 in 497 ABs
Why it would be aggresive: Because the performance was putrid, and because he also doesn't turn 20 until just before the end of the 2009 season (9/1/89). If that isn't enough for you, how about because he spent 2007 between the VSL and GCL, then spent 2008 in St. Lucie milling around the Rey Ordonez line? But again, there's precedent for moving him up (see Coronado, Jose).
5. Wilmer Flores to St. Lucie (FSL, A+)
Where he was in 2008: Kingsport (vast majority of the season), 5 ABs in Savannah, 30 ABs in Brooklyn
What he did: .310/.352/.490/.842 in 245 ABs (Kingsport).
Why it would be aggresive: Because he doesn't turn 18 until August 6th 2009. Age is very much on his side, the Mets should definitely err on the side of caution here, and thankfully, with the middle infield logjam in St. Lucie (Veloz, Tejada, Havens, potentially Lagares) - Wilmer should start in Savannah.
6. Nick Carr to Binghamton (EL, AA)
Where he was in 2008: St. Lucie living through a nightmare
What he did: 2-10, 5.70 era in 94.2 innings.
Why it would be aggresive: Well, first of all, because he didn't get his first win until August 16th, second of all because his ERA was well over 6 until his final 4 starts, and third of all, because he'll play all of 2009 at age 22. He had a year to play with, and the Mets should use it right here, and not allow a bad situation to get much worse with a premature promotion to Binghamton.
7. Brad Holt to Binghamton (to begin the season)
Where he was in 2008: UNC Wilmington (NCAA), Brooklyn (NYPL, A-)
What he did: 11-1, 3.18 era in 93.1 innings (NCAA), 5-3, 1.87 era in 72.1 innings (NYPL)
Why it would be aggresive: Because he's basically got one plus pitch and then several less then stellar offerings. Also, there is no harm in letting him go to the lower level and demolishing it for a month or two before moving him up.
8. Cesar Puello to Savannah (SAL, A)
Where he was in 2008: GCL
What he did: .305/.350/.364/.714 in 151 ABs with 13/18 SBs
Why it would be aggresive: It's less aggresive then it looks on the surface, mostly due to Puello's nightmare June in which he struck out 14 times in 33 ABs and compiled a .242/.265/.273/.537 line. Still, with him not putting up the numbers of a Flores or a Marte, it would be advisable to be conservative with Puello, who will play all of 2009 at age 18. However, it's very likely the Mets will push Puello to Savannah, and then have to move him to Kingsport when the short season opens.
9. Javier Rodriguez to Savannah (SAL, A)
Where he was in 2008: PR Baseball Academy, GCL (R)
What he did: .193/.258/.237/.495 in 135 ABs (GCL)
Why it would be aggresive: Because that line sucks, and unlike Puello, Rodriguez' best month was July where he hit an off the charts .215/.276/.278/.554. It really would behoove the Mets to hold him back in extended ST and then place him either back in the GCL, or move him up to Kingsport (and even that may be too aggresive considering his line in the GCL).
Sunday, August 31, 2008
8/31 Minor League Report! CARR!
Binghamton 6, New Britain 9
Dylan Owen was not good in his final start of the season, but he ended his year in AA, which already gives him more success then some people had expected from the short righty. Owen's first full season in the pros cannot be described as anything other then a complete success. Though he gave up 6 hits and 6 runs in 5 innings today, he ended his year with a 13-7 record and a 3.66 era in 27 GS, over 150 innings. He walked just 42 and struck out 131. Owen is on track to begin the 2009 season in AA and split his age 22/23 season there. Eric Brown gave up 3 runs in 2 innings, and Al Reyes pitched a perfect 8th. Reyes is slated to come up and help a beleaguered Mets bullpen.
Fernando Martinez is rallying to end his season, he had 2 more hits today, and heading into the Mets final game, is batting .287. Mike Carp went 1 for 2 with a HBP and walk, and is squarely at .300. Barring a 20 inning 0 for 10 (or something equally wacky), he should set a career high for AVG and OBP this season. Jose Coronado also had a multi hit game, while Caleb Stewart (0 for 4, .279), Josh Petersen (0 for 3, BB, .293) and Jon Malo (0 for 4, K, .261) took 0-fers.
On a scary note, Ambi Concepcion left this game in the first inning with a head injury. As we've seen (unfortunately) this season, head injuries are nothing to take lightly. All the best to Ambi.
2b Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 5, 2 runs, RBI, K, .242
ss Jose Coronado 2 for 5, run, .257
cf Fernando Martinez 2 for 5, run, 2b, 3 RBI, K, .287
1b Mike Carp 1 for 2, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .300 (.289/.435/.567/1.002 August)
3b Shawn Bowman 1 for 4, RBI, .257
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .248
Dylan Owen 5 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 3/3 BB/K, 2 HR, 5.51 era, L (1-1)
Eric Brown 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3/2 BB/K, 5.05 era
Al Reyes IP, 0.00 era
St. Lucie 4, Brevard County 0
Nick Carr's suffered through a complete wasted season, but his last 4 outings provide a lot to be excited about for 2009. His final start today may've been his best of the year. He fired 6 shutout innings, allowing 5 hits and striking out 8. In his last 4 outings, he's gone 21 innings, allowing 11 hits, 2 runs, with a 10/18 BB/K, a 2-0 record and a sparkling 0.86 era. His overall numbers aren't even worth mentioning in light of his late season turnaround (3-12, 5.22 in 26 games, 119 innings).
Greg Veloz and Ezequiel Carrera had multi hit games in the 1-2 spots in the order, Carrera getting his 12th triple (second in the system to Jose Reyes' 17). Lucas Duda hit his 11th homer of the season, he's bookended the season with very good months (but struggled big time from May to July). The bottom third of the order (Jason Jacobs, Jacob Elgsti, Luis Rivera) went 0 for 10 with 7 Ks.
2b Greg Veloz 2 for 4, run, .234
cf Ezequiel Carrera 2 for 3, run, 3b, K, .263
1b Lucas Duda 1 for 3, run, HR (11), 2 RBI (66), 2 Ks, .263
dh DJ Wabick 1 for 4, run, .289
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, .232
rf Joe Holden 1 for 4, 2b, K, .259
Nick Carr 6 IP, 5 H, 2/8 BB/K, 5.70 era, W (2-10)
Ryan Coultas IP, H, BB, K, 4.17 era
Junior Guerra IP, 0.00 era
Josh Stinson IP, 6.14 era
Savannah 2, Charleston 10
More then anything else, tonight was a bullpen failure from the Gnats, as Samuel Martinez and Rhiner Cruz combined to turn a 5th inning 2-0 deficit into a 10-1 deficit by the end of the 8th. Phillips Orta didn't pitch particularly well in his final outing of the season, giving up 2 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks in 4 innings, but he took his first SAL loss. He ends his season with a 4-5 record and a 2.17 era over 54 innings split between Kingsport (44 ip) and Savannah (10 ip).
The top third of the order (Luis Nieves, Carlos Guzman, Francisco Pena) went a combined 0 for 14 with 5 Ks. Stephen Welch had the other 0-fer for Savannah, he went 0 for 4 with 2 Ks to drop his Gnats average to .250. Joaquin Rodriguez had the lone multi hit game for the Gnats.
c Francisco Pena 0 for 4, .264
dh Ralph Henriquez 1 for 4, 3b, .241
3b Nick Giarraputo 1 for 3, 2 runs, BB, K, .241
2b Joaquin Rodriguez 3 for 4, RBI, .239
rf Brad Hubbert 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, .200
Phillips Orta 4 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4/3 BB/K, 2.70 era, L (0-1)
Sam Martinez 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 Ks, 14.73 era
Rhiner Cruz 2.1 IP, 2 H, 5/4 R/ER, 3/4 BB/K, HR, 5.04 era
Stephen Puhl IP, 1/2 BB/K, 4.35 era
Brooklyn 3, Hudson Valley 1
The Cyclones won their 8th in a row Sunday, 3-1 over the Renegades, closing to within 3 games of the Yankees (5-1 loss) for first in the division, and staying a game back of Batavia (5-3 win) for the wildcard.
Scott Shaw danced in and out of trouble all afternoon, surrendering 10 hits and a walk in 5.1 innings, but just one run. Jimmy Johnson picked up his 5th win in relief with 3.2 shutout innings.
Wilmer Flores had his first rough game outside of Kingsport, going 0 for 3 to drop his AVG in Brooklyn to .438, and his average outside of Kingsport to 9 for 21 (.429). Kirk Nieuwenhuis (0 for 4, .275), Eric Campbell (0 for 4, run, .269) and Sean Ratliff (0 for 3, .226) also took 0-fers. Jordan Abruzzo, Ike Davis and Josh Satin had multi hit games.
3b Juan Lagares 1 for 4, 2b, K, .269
c Jordan Abruzzo 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 2 RBI, .268
dh Dock Doyle 1 for 3, K, .125
1b Ike Davis 2 for 4, .254
2b Josh Satin 2 for 3, 2b, .266
Scott Shaw 5.1 IP, 10 H, ER, 1/4 BB/K, 2.70 era
Jimmy Johnson 3.2 IP, H, 3 Ks, 1.08 era, W (5-0)
Dylan Owen was not good in his final start of the season, but he ended his year in AA, which already gives him more success then some people had expected from the short righty. Owen's first full season in the pros cannot be described as anything other then a complete success. Though he gave up 6 hits and 6 runs in 5 innings today, he ended his year with a 13-7 record and a 3.66 era in 27 GS, over 150 innings. He walked just 42 and struck out 131. Owen is on track to begin the 2009 season in AA and split his age 22/23 season there. Eric Brown gave up 3 runs in 2 innings, and Al Reyes pitched a perfect 8th. Reyes is slated to come up and help a beleaguered Mets bullpen.
Fernando Martinez is rallying to end his season, he had 2 more hits today, and heading into the Mets final game, is batting .287. Mike Carp went 1 for 2 with a HBP and walk, and is squarely at .300. Barring a 20 inning 0 for 10 (or something equally wacky), he should set a career high for AVG and OBP this season. Jose Coronado also had a multi hit game, while Caleb Stewart (0 for 4, .279), Josh Petersen (0 for 3, BB, .293) and Jon Malo (0 for 4, K, .261) took 0-fers.
On a scary note, Ambi Concepcion left this game in the first inning with a head injury. As we've seen (unfortunately) this season, head injuries are nothing to take lightly. All the best to Ambi.
2b Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 5, 2 runs, RBI, K, .242
ss Jose Coronado 2 for 5, run, .257
cf Fernando Martinez 2 for 5, run, 2b, 3 RBI, K, .287
1b Mike Carp 1 for 2, run, 2b, RBI, BB, .300 (.289/.435/.567/1.002 August)
3b Shawn Bowman 1 for 4, RBI, .257
c Salvador Paniagua 1 for 4, run, 2b, K, .248
Dylan Owen 5 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 3/3 BB/K, 2 HR, 5.51 era, L (1-1)
Eric Brown 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3/2 BB/K, 5.05 era
Al Reyes IP, 0.00 era
St. Lucie 4, Brevard County 0
Nick Carr's suffered through a complete wasted season, but his last 4 outings provide a lot to be excited about for 2009. His final start today may've been his best of the year. He fired 6 shutout innings, allowing 5 hits and striking out 8. In his last 4 outings, he's gone 21 innings, allowing 11 hits, 2 runs, with a 10/18 BB/K, a 2-0 record and a sparkling 0.86 era. His overall numbers aren't even worth mentioning in light of his late season turnaround (3-12, 5.22 in 26 games, 119 innings).
Greg Veloz and Ezequiel Carrera had multi hit games in the 1-2 spots in the order, Carrera getting his 12th triple (second in the system to Jose Reyes' 17). Lucas Duda hit his 11th homer of the season, he's bookended the season with very good months (but struggled big time from May to July). The bottom third of the order (Jason Jacobs, Jacob Elgsti, Luis Rivera) went 0 for 10 with 7 Ks.
2b Greg Veloz 2 for 4, run, .234
cf Ezequiel Carrera 2 for 3, run, 3b, K, .263
1b Lucas Duda 1 for 3, run, HR (11), 2 RBI (66), 2 Ks, .263
dh DJ Wabick 1 for 4, run, .289
lf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, .232
rf Joe Holden 1 for 4, 2b, K, .259
Nick Carr 6 IP, 5 H, 2/8 BB/K, 5.70 era, W (2-10)
Ryan Coultas IP, H, BB, K, 4.17 era
Junior Guerra IP, 0.00 era
Josh Stinson IP, 6.14 era
Savannah 2, Charleston 10
More then anything else, tonight was a bullpen failure from the Gnats, as Samuel Martinez and Rhiner Cruz combined to turn a 5th inning 2-0 deficit into a 10-1 deficit by the end of the 8th. Phillips Orta didn't pitch particularly well in his final outing of the season, giving up 2 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks in 4 innings, but he took his first SAL loss. He ends his season with a 4-5 record and a 2.17 era over 54 innings split between Kingsport (44 ip) and Savannah (10 ip).
The top third of the order (Luis Nieves, Carlos Guzman, Francisco Pena) went a combined 0 for 14 with 5 Ks. Stephen Welch had the other 0-fer for Savannah, he went 0 for 4 with 2 Ks to drop his Gnats average to .250. Joaquin Rodriguez had the lone multi hit game for the Gnats.
c Francisco Pena 0 for 4, .264
dh Ralph Henriquez 1 for 4, 3b, .241
3b Nick Giarraputo 1 for 3, 2 runs, BB, K, .241
2b Joaquin Rodriguez 3 for 4, RBI, .239
rf Brad Hubbert 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, .200
Phillips Orta 4 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4/3 BB/K, 2.70 era, L (0-1)
Sam Martinez 1.2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 Ks, 14.73 era
Rhiner Cruz 2.1 IP, 2 H, 5/4 R/ER, 3/4 BB/K, HR, 5.04 era
Stephen Puhl IP, 1/2 BB/K, 4.35 era
Brooklyn 3, Hudson Valley 1
The Cyclones won their 8th in a row Sunday, 3-1 over the Renegades, closing to within 3 games of the Yankees (5-1 loss) for first in the division, and staying a game back of Batavia (5-3 win) for the wildcard.
Scott Shaw danced in and out of trouble all afternoon, surrendering 10 hits and a walk in 5.1 innings, but just one run. Jimmy Johnson picked up his 5th win in relief with 3.2 shutout innings.
Wilmer Flores had his first rough game outside of Kingsport, going 0 for 3 to drop his AVG in Brooklyn to .438, and his average outside of Kingsport to 9 for 21 (.429). Kirk Nieuwenhuis (0 for 4, .275), Eric Campbell (0 for 4, run, .269) and Sean Ratliff (0 for 3, .226) also took 0-fers. Jordan Abruzzo, Ike Davis and Josh Satin had multi hit games.
3b Juan Lagares 1 for 4, 2b, K, .269
c Jordan Abruzzo 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 HR, 2 RBI, .268
dh Dock Doyle 1 for 3, K, .125
1b Ike Davis 2 for 4, .254
2b Josh Satin 2 for 3, 2b, .266
Scott Shaw 5.1 IP, 10 H, ER, 1/4 BB/K, 2.70 era
Jimmy Johnson 3.2 IP, H, 3 Ks, 1.08 era, W (5-0)
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
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 11, 2008
6/10 Minor League Report! Brandon Duckworth(lol), Carr, Carp!
New Orleans lost 13-0 and Brandon Duckworth no-hit NO for 7 innings, thats all you really need to know there...
BATTING
2B: Arroyo (2, Novoa).
TB: Coronado; Evans; Murphy; Stewart 3; Carp 2; Concepcion; Arroyo 3; Malo 2.
RBI: Stewart (18), Coronado (23).
BATTING
2B: Smith (1, Artz).
3B: Carrera, E (8, Nova).
TB: Carrera, E 3; Tejada; Thole; Ventura; Wabick; Voyles 2; Jacobs 2; Smith 3.
RBI: Tejada (22), Wabick (26), Voyles 2 (11), Smith (1), Carrera, E (16).
BATTING
2B: Guzman (3, Johnson).
3B: Pena, F (2, Johnson).
HR: Guzman 2 (3, 3rd inning off Ragan, 0 on, 1 out; 5th inning off Ragan, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Veloz; Craig; Abruzzo; Pena, F 3; Guzman 10; Bouchard.
RBI: Guzman 2 (5), Pena, F (24).
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| Binghamton | ||||||||||
| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
| Coronado SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Evans LF-1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .294 |
| Murphy 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .322 |
| Stewart RF-LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Carp 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .355 |
| Kunz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Concepcion CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 |
| Garcia 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 |
| Hietpas P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Reed a- PH-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 |
| Arroyo C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 |
| Parnell P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brito P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Malo 2B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
BATTING
2B: Arroyo (2, Novoa).
TB: Coronado; Evans; Murphy; Stewart 3; Carp 2; Concepcion; Arroyo 3; Malo 2.
RBI: Stewart (18), Coronado (23).
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Parnell | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4.35 |
| Brito | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.23 |
| Hietpas | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.73 |
| Kunz (BS, 2)(L, 1-3) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.13 |
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| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
| Carrera, E CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Tejada SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| Thole DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Duda 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Ventura 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
| Burgamy RF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .313 |
| Wabick LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Voyles 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| Jacobs C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .232 |
| Smith 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Calero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Clyne P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Coultas P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hoorelbeke P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
BATTING
2B: Smith (1, Artz).
3B: Carrera, E (8, Nova).
TB: Carrera, E 3; Tejada; Thole; Ventura; Wabick; Voyles 2; Jacobs 2; Smith 3.
RBI: Tejada (22), Wabick (26), Voyles 2 (11), Smith (1), Carrera, E (16).
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Calero (W, 1-0) | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Clyne | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.17 |
| Coultas | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.35 |
| Hoorelbeke (S, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
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| Player | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
| Veloz 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 |
| Craig LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .346 |
| Abruzzo DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| Jimenez 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .235 |
| Pena, F C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| Pena, R CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .247 |
| Rodriguez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| Guzman RF | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| Bouchard SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| Carr P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bierd P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
BATTING
2B: Guzman (3, Johnson).
3B: Pena, F (2, Johnson).
HR: Guzman 2 (3, 3rd inning off Ragan, 0 on, 1 out; 5th inning off Ragan, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Veloz; Craig; Abruzzo; Pena, F 3; Guzman 10; Bouchard.
RBI: Guzman 2 (5), Pena, F (24).
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Carr (W, 1-0) | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.29 |
| Bierd (S, 7) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.05 |
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