Buffalo 7, Charlotte 12 in 10 innings
Eddie Kunz and Tim McNab combined to give up 9 runs over the last 2 innings of the game, ruining a good outing from Tobi Stoner.
cf Cory Sullivan 4 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, K, .291
dh Jesus Feliciano 1 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .309
lf Chip Ambres 1 for 5, run, BB, K, .248
rf Emil Brown 3 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .313
1b Mike Lamb 1 for 5, BB, .223
3b Javier Castillo 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b, BB, .271
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .232
ss Wilson Valdez 2 for 5, 2 RBI, BB, .195
2b Luis Rivera 0 for 3, RBI, .288
Tobi Stoner 6 IP, 4 H, 3 BBs, 4.30 era, 91:55:36, 4:11:0
Kyle Snyder 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, HR, 4.03 era, 21:15:6, 1:4
Jon Switzer 0.1 IP, 3 H, ER, 2.22 era, 13:8:5, 1:
Eddie Kunz IP, 5 H, 4 ER, BB, 3.41 era, 20:12:8, 2:0:0
Tim McNab IP, 5 H, 5 ER, BB, 2.70 era, L (2-2), 23:14:9, 3:
Binghamton 1, Akron 0 in 10 innings
Josh Thole singled home Ruben Tejada in the top of the 10th for the games only run, as the Mets won a 1-0 thriller in Akron. The Mets had 7 hits and drew 3 walks, and were 1 for 10 with RISP (the one, of course, being Thole's hit), leaving 8 on base. Thole and Lucas Duda had multi hit games, while Ike Davis (0 for 3, 2 BBs, 2 Ks, .348), Shawn Bowman (0 for 4, K, .279), DJ Wabick (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .292), and Jon Malo (0 for 4, .300) took 0-fers.
Dylan Owen had his best outing of the season, firing a 4 hitter over 7.2 innings, but he took a ND. Roy Merritt picked up the win with 1.1 scoreless innings, Connor Robertson got the save, his first in AA.
cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 5, .274
dh Josh Thole 2 for 5, RBI, .344
lf Lucas Duda 2 for 3, BB, .270
ss Ruben Tejada 1 for 4, run, K, .282
c Mike Nickeas 1 for 3, .130
Dylan Owen 7.2 IP, 4 H, 1/7 BB/K, 6.00 era, 4:12:7
Roy Merritt 1.1 IP, H, 2 BBs, 2.95 era, W (4-4), 3:1
Jim Warden 0.1 IP, H, 0.00 era, 1:
Connor Robertson 0.2 IP, 2.70 era, SV (1), 2:
St. Lucie 5, Dunedin 2
Scott Shaw had a decent outing, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks in 5.2 innings to pick up his 3rd win, Jose De La Torre worked the final 2 innings for his 3rd save.
The Mets had 11 hits and 3 walks, and were 3 for 10 with RISP, and left 7 on base. Reese Havens and Richard Pena had multi hit games, while Brahiam Maldonado (0 for 2, RBI, 2/2 BB/K, .240) took the only 0-fer.
2b Hector Pellot 1 for 5, run, 3 Ks, .265, SB (5, home)
dh Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 5, run, 3 Ks, .254, SB (12)
ss Reese Havens 2 for 5, run, 2b, K, .230
3b Zach Lutz 1 for 4, run, K, .263
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 3, run, HR (9), 2 RBI (29), BB, K, .275
c Francisco Pena 1 for 4, K, .222
cf Richard Pena 3 for 4, RBI, .273 (.333/.389/.424/.813 in June)
1b Jake Eigsti 1 for 4, K, .222
Scott Shaw 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4/7 BB/K, 3.59 era, W (3-4)
Jimmy Johnson 0.2 IP, 2 H, K, 5.68 era, 1:0:1
Emary Frederick 0.2 IP, BB, 2.78 era, 2:
Jose De La Torre 2 IP, H, 2/2 BB/K, 2.88 era, SV (3), 1:2:2
Savannah 0, Charleston 1
Jeurys Familia pitched an excellent game today, but he came out on the short end of a pitchers duel, so got his 5th loss, despite a sub 3 era. He allowed just 2 hits and a run over 6.1 innings, and over his last 4 outings, he's allowed 5 runs over 24.2 innings, on 17 hits and 6 walks, while striking out 21, for a 1.82 era, with a 2-1 record. I would expect both Familia and Carson to be promoted to St. Lucie within the next couple of weeks.
The Gnats offense had 7 hits and a walk, but were just 1 for 6 with RISP and left 6 on base. Wilmer and Sean Ratliff (0 for 3, .283) took 0-fers.
rf Raul Reyes 1 for 3, .252
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 4, 2b, K, .227
2b Josh Satin 1 for 4, K, .294
c Kai Gronauer 1 for 4, K, .243
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, .230
lf Evan LeBlanc 1 for 4, .214
dh Jose Jimenez 1 for 2, BB, K, .083
Jeurys Familia 6.1 IP, 2 H, ER, 3/7 BB/K, 2.95 era, L (5-5), 9:2:7
Josh Stinson 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 Ks, 3.61 era, 2:0:3
Rhiner Cruz IP, H, K, 2.15 era, 0:2:1
Brooklyn 9, Hudson Valley 1
Brandon Moore had a second straight dominant outing, scattering 3 hits and a run over 7 innings for his 2nd win of the season, as the Cyclones hammered Hudson Valley, 9-1. Moore has gone 7 innings in each of his first 2 outings, and has allowed a total of 7 hits while striking out 13 and walking 1.
The Cyclones hammered out 14 hits and drew 2 walks, while going a stellar 8 for 18 with RISP (.455), leaving 7 on base. Matt Bouchard, Sam Honeck, Nick Giarraputo, Doyle Doyle and Alex Gregory had multi hit games, while Luis Nieves (0 for 3, 2 runs, BB, .200) took the only 0-fer.
cf, rf John Servidio 1 for 5, run, 2 Ks, .222
2b Matt Bouchard 3 for 5, 3 runs, RBI, K, .429
1b Sam Honeck 2 for 5, run, RBI, .235
3b Nick Giarraputo 2 for 5, run, 2b, 3 RBI, .206
rf Luis Rivera 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, K, .400
dh Dock Doyle 2 for 5, RBI, .214
lf Alex Gregory 2 for 5, 2b, 2 RBI, .321
c Juan Centeno 1 for 4, K, .375
Brandon Moore 7 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/9 BB/K, 0.64 era, W (2-0), 9:3:9
Lance Hoge 2 IP, H, K, 0.00 era, 4:1:1
Kingsport 2, Danville 5
The Mets managed just 4 hits tonight, along with 3 walks, in losing 5-2. The good news? They didn't give up 10+ runs. Armando Alberto de Jesus Rodriguez gave up 2 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings, but it was Jonathan White who took the loss after allowing 3 runs (2 earned) on 8 hits in 3 innings. Five players took 0-fers for the Mets, who were 0 for 8 with RISP and left 5 on base. John Semel (1 for 3, BB, .267), Jeff Flagg (1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .304), Mike Moras (1 for 4, K, .316), and Pedro Zapata (1 for 3, K, .267) had the hits, everyone else took 0-fers.
2b Alonzo Harris 0 for 3, BB, K, .333
3b Joe Bonfe 0 for 4, run, K, .393
rf Cesar Puello 0 for 4, K, .226
dh John Freeman 0 for 3, K, .188
Gered Mochizuki 0 for 1, BB, .231
Armando Rodriguez 5 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 3/5 BB/K, HR, 3.72 era, 4:6:5
Jonathan White 3 IP, 8 H, 3/2 R/ER, 1/2 BB/K, 13.50 era, L (0-2), 5:1:2
GCL
Mets 4, Marlins 8
cf Zeerika Hall 0 for 3, BB, K
cf Ruben Martinez 0 for 1, K, .167
ss Miguel Tejada 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .125
ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 2, .154
2b Ray Van Gurp 3 for 5, 2 runs, .353
lf Julio Concepcion 1 for 5, run, 2 Ks, .375
3b Marinus Vernooij 0 for 2, .100
3b Charles Hinojosa 0 for 1, .400
1b Travis Ozga 1 for 4, .143
dh Amauris Valdez 1 for 4, run, .333
rf Cody Holliday 1 for 3, 2b, BB, .167
c Orlando Rodriguez 0 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .143
Yohan Almonte 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0.00 era, 3:2
Marcos Tabata 3.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2/3 BB/K, 1.69 era, 3:4:3
Adam O Neill 1.1 IP, 2 H, 5/3 R/ER 3/1 BB/K, 8.31 era, BS (1), L (0-2), 1:1:1
Santiago Valdez 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 Ks, 0.00 era
Jimber Mueses 2 IP, H, 0.00 era 4:2
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Wednesday, August 06, 2008
July Edition - Hotsheet
1. AA LHSP Jon Niese L/L 10/27/86
Before July: 5-5, 3.14 era, 17 GS, CG, 91.2 IP, 82 H, 3 HR, 34/79 BB/K, 1.27 WHIP, .240 BAA
July AA/AAA: 2-2, 2.50 era, 6 GS, CG, 39.2 IP, 39 H, 11 ER, 3 HR, 12/40 BB/K
Season: 7-7, 2.95 era, 23 GS, 2 CG, CGSO, 131.1 IP, 121 H, 54/43 R/ER, 6 HR, 46/119 BB/K, 1.27 WHIP, .246 BAA
Niese spent most of the month with AA Binghamton, posting a 1-2, 2.76 era line, before earning a promotion to AAA New Orleans, where he utterly dominated the Tucson Sidewinders, firing 7 innings of 3 hit 1 run ball to run his monthly record to 2-2, 2.50. Niese had his best month stamina wise, and struck out a batter per inning. It's good to see Niese shaking that "6 inning pitcher" routine he had going for most of the season, too.
2. RHRP Eddie Kunz 4/8/86 R/R
Before July: 1-4, 3.79 era, 33 G, 21 SVs, 35.2 IP, 33 H, 22/33 BB/K, 1.54 WHIP
July: 0-0, 0.00 era, 10 G, 5 SVs, 11.1 IP, 5 H, 1/8 BB/K, .135 BAA, 5.50 GO/FO, 0.53 WHIP
Season: 1-4, 2.87 era, 43 G, 26 SVs, 47 IP, 38 H, 23/41 BB/K, .227 BAA, 1.30 WHIP
Eddie Kunz hasn't given up an earned run since June 18th, when he surrendered 3 hits and 2 runs in an appearance. Spanning the 15.2 innings since then, he's allowed 0 runs on 12 hits and 4 walks, while striking out 14. His GO/FO on the season is a ridiculously absurd 3.45, and he's holding EL batters to a .222 BAA. He is walking (or was) too many, although he only walked 1 batter in 11.1 innings in July. He also has some trouble with LHB, they are hitting .274 off him in 18 innings (54 outs + 20 hits + 11 walks = 85 + some reaching on HBP, errors = ~93 LHB faced). Still, he has not allowed a HR in his minor league career.
3. A+ OF Ezequiel Carrera L/L 6/11/87
Before July: 68 for 259, 36 runs, 10 2b, 9 3b, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 20/48 BB/K, 17/21 SBs, .263/.331/.394/.725
July: 23 for 70, 15 runs, 2b, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 9/19 BB/K, 4/7 SBs, .329/.405/.429/.834
Season: 91 for 329, 51 runs, 11 2b, 9 3b, 4 HR, 24 RBI, 21/28 SBs, 29/67 BB/K, .277/.347/.401/.748
Carrera makes his third hotsheet (really shouldn't have made April's, but I was impressed with his .257/.336/.404/.740 line after playing the majority of 2007 in the GCL). Well, his performance the last 2 months has been totally legit, he's ripping up the league to the tune of .311/.383/.447/.830 from May 31st (50 for 161, 30 runs, 2 2b, 4 3b, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 11/15 SBs, 15/36 BB/K. And, in July, he improved his BB/K ratio from .3529 to .4737, although there was an increase in both walks and Ks, and he was less efficent stealing bases. However, those are both minor nitpicks, the real story here is his rapid adjustment to very advanced pitching, and his improvement vs LHP. After hitting just .208 (5 for 24) vs them in April, he is now hitting .318/.408/.412/.820 (27 for 85, 22 for 61 (.361) since May 1st).
4. A+ C Josh Thole L/R 10/28/86
Before July: 59 for 202, 32 runs, 14 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 32 RBI, 28/22 BB/K, .292/.385/.416/.800
July: 25 for 75, 9 runs, 8 2b, HR, 12 RBI, 8/5 BB/K, .333/.388/.480/.868
Season: 84 for 277, 41 runs, 22 2b, 3b, 4 HR, 44 RBI, 36/27 BB/K, .303/.386/.433/.819
Josh Thole makes his third consecutive hotsheet with his third consecutive month batting over .315. Thole set season highs in AVG, SLG and OPS, and has taken over the #1 catchers role with the St. Lucie Mets. His season totals are nothing to sneeze at, but they include a terrible month of April (.228/.323/.386/.709). Factoring April out of the equation, Thole has ripped up the FSL to the tune of a .323/.402/.445/.847 line (71 for 220, 34 runs, 18 2b, 3 HR, 34 RBI, 29/19 BB/K). Did I mention he's 21, right in line with age/level. The 2005 draft is yielding a good number of these late round gems, with Parnell and now Thole headlining that list.
5. Greg Veloz
Before July: 81 for 314, 44 runs, 17 2b, 3 3b, 3 HR, 30 RBI, 24/31 SBs, 18/65 BB/K, .258/.308/.360/.668
July: 39 for 106, 20 runs, 8 2b, 2 3b, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 2/7 SBs, 10/18 BB/K, .368/.427/.566/.993
Season: 120 for 420, 64 runs, 25 2b, 5 3b, 6 HR, 49 RBI, 26/38 SBs, 28/83 BB/K, .286/.338/.412/.750
Greg Veloz has very quietly been putting together a good season, but his prior two months (May .287/.314/.383/.697), and June (.275/.333/.392/.725) have obviously been quiet, with OPS' in the .690-.730 range. Well, Veloz put it all together in July, having his best pro month ever. Only a late month 0 for 9 (7/27, 7/28), kept him from posting a .400/1.000 month (AVG/OPS). Still, Veloz posted his best BB/K ratio, and best power month of his career, though oddly he only stole 2 bases in 7 attempts. Veloz has stark splits L/R, he's batting just .238/.278/.373/.651 vs LHP, and .306/.361/.429/.790 vs RHP, but he's more efficent (10/11 vs 16/27) stealing bases vs LHP. This late season surge should put him on track to open 2009 in St. Lucie, but with the Mets, one never knows, and a repeat of these numbers in August might cause Met brass to have him skip St. Lucie and proceed to Binghamton (that would be a mistake, obviously).
6. R GCL 3B Jefry Marte 6/21/91 R/R
July: 28 for 79, 15 runs, 8 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 7/15 BB/K, .354/.435/.595/1.030
Marte's from the same class of IFA as Wilmer Flores, and he turned 17 first, not that that matters at all, considering he is torching the GCL. One wouldn't be surprised to see him in Savannah next year, and then Kingsport if he struggles.
7. R OF Rafael Fernandez L/L 8/3/88
July: 36 for 105, 24 runs, 7 2b, 3 3b, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 13/33 BB/K, .343/.420/.552/.973
Season: 45 for 144, 28 runs, 8 2b, 3 3b, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 16/42 BB/K, 3/5 SBs, .313/.385/.472/.857
An excellent month for the 20 year old (happy birthday, by the way) outfielder. Fernandez began getting 4 hits a night in mid July, which really helps your average. For a while there, you could not get him out at all, he routinely went 4 for 5 and 5 for 5. Still, even with the torrid month, he's hitting just .190/.227/.286/.513 vs LHP, 4 for 21 with 8 Ks.
Not hot
1. A+ 1B/OF Lucas Duda L/R 2/3/86
Before July: 81 for 304, 30 runs, 19 2b, 3b, 5 HR, 44 RBI, 40/77 BB/K, .266/.356/.385/.741
July: 18 for 81, 12 runs, 3 2b, 2 3b, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 14/24 BB/K, 2 SBs, .222/.351/.383/.733
Season: 99 for 385, 42 runs, 22 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 52 RBI, 54/101 BB/K, .257/.355/.384/.739
Duda's numbers improved across the board from June. That's about the only thing that went right for the lefty slugger in July, he posted his second straight sub .230 month, and his third straight sub .260 month. Since a rip roaring start to his FSL career (.330/.415/.447/.862 in April), Duda's gone straight into the tank, posting a putrid line of .230/.333/.362/.695 from May 1st to July 31st. Here's hoping he can manage to have himself a bounceback August.
2. A+ SS Ruben Tejada R/R 9/1/89
Before July: 77 for 307, 35 runs, 11 2b, 2 3b, 2 HR, 26 RBI, 28/44 BB/K, 4/8 SBs, .251/.315/.319/.634
July: 16 for 91, 6 runs, 5 2b, 3b, 7 RBI, 3/13 BB/K, SB, .176/.200/.253/.453
Season: 93 for 398, 41 runs, 16 2b, 3 3b, 2 HR, 33 RBI, 5/9 SBs, 31/57 BB/K, .234/.290/.304/.594
After a great month of June (.333/.393/.427/.820), 18 year old Ruben Tejada proceeded directly into the tank with his worst month of the season, posting season lows in AVG, OBP, SLG and OPS. It would do well for people to remember Tejada is still just 18 years old, and was massively rushed (some would call it irresponsible, they wouldn't be wrong) to the FSL.
3. A OF Richard Pena R/R 8/15/87
Before July: 45 for 203, 28 runs, 8 2b, 12 RBI, 30/58 BB/K, 14/18 SBs, .222/.328/.261/.589
July: 5 for 41, 2 2b, 2 RBI, 17 Ks, .122/.143/.171/.314
Season: 50 for 244, 28 runs, 10 2b, 14 RBI, 14/18 SBs, 30/75 BB/K, .205/.300/.246/.546
Wow. Not much else to say. Coming off a .162/.297/.162/.459 line in June, Pena was hard pressed to do much worse in July, but he managed to anyway. Yikes.
4. A- Brooklyn 1b/OF Ike Davis L/L 3/22/87
July: 23 for 101, 7 runs, 6 2b, 6 RBI, 5/20 BB/K, .228/.262/.287/.549
Early returns for the 18th pick in the draft: bad. Keep in mind, however, that Keyspan Park (home of the Cyclones) is death to lefty power hitters, so much so that Mike Carp skipped it in 2005, jumping from the GCL to Hagerstown (Sally League). A good sign for Davis is that he's handling LHP (11 for 34, .324/.378), but remember Lucas Duda tore up LHP in Brooklyn last year, and he's hitting to a .500 OPS this year vs them in St. Lucie. Not very many conclusions can be drawn by a player's first half season adjusting to wood, anyway, it is way too premature to call him a bust, which I have seen some people do on message boards.
5. R 3b/1b Stefan Welch L/R 8/12/88
July: 28 for 118, 11 runs, 5 2b, 2 3b, HR, 13 RBI, 2/23 BB/K, 3 SBs, .237/.250/.339/.589
Rough month for the about-to-turn 20 year old Aussie. After a roaring start to his Kingsport career (18 for 45 June), Welch has fallen into a deep 8 for 41 slump, and is striking out a ton. Still, he's age appropriate for the league, and there is still a month to go, where he can right his season once again.
Before July: 5-5, 3.14 era, 17 GS, CG, 91.2 IP, 82 H, 3 HR, 34/79 BB/K, 1.27 WHIP, .240 BAA
July AA/AAA: 2-2, 2.50 era, 6 GS, CG, 39.2 IP, 39 H, 11 ER, 3 HR, 12/40 BB/K
Season: 7-7, 2.95 era, 23 GS, 2 CG, CGSO, 131.1 IP, 121 H, 54/43 R/ER, 6 HR, 46/119 BB/K, 1.27 WHIP, .246 BAA
Niese spent most of the month with AA Binghamton, posting a 1-2, 2.76 era line, before earning a promotion to AAA New Orleans, where he utterly dominated the Tucson Sidewinders, firing 7 innings of 3 hit 1 run ball to run his monthly record to 2-2, 2.50. Niese had his best month stamina wise, and struck out a batter per inning. It's good to see Niese shaking that "6 inning pitcher" routine he had going for most of the season, too.
2. RHRP Eddie Kunz 4/8/86 R/R
Before July: 1-4, 3.79 era, 33 G, 21 SVs, 35.2 IP, 33 H, 22/33 BB/K, 1.54 WHIP
July: 0-0, 0.00 era, 10 G, 5 SVs, 11.1 IP, 5 H, 1/8 BB/K, .135 BAA, 5.50 GO/FO, 0.53 WHIP
Season: 1-4, 2.87 era, 43 G, 26 SVs, 47 IP, 38 H, 23/41 BB/K, .227 BAA, 1.30 WHIP
Eddie Kunz hasn't given up an earned run since June 18th, when he surrendered 3 hits and 2 runs in an appearance. Spanning the 15.2 innings since then, he's allowed 0 runs on 12 hits and 4 walks, while striking out 14. His GO/FO on the season is a ridiculously absurd 3.45, and he's holding EL batters to a .222 BAA. He is walking (or was) too many, although he only walked 1 batter in 11.1 innings in July. He also has some trouble with LHB, they are hitting .274 off him in 18 innings (54 outs + 20 hits + 11 walks = 85 + some reaching on HBP, errors = ~93 LHB faced). Still, he has not allowed a HR in his minor league career.
3. A+ OF Ezequiel Carrera L/L 6/11/87
Before July: 68 for 259, 36 runs, 10 2b, 9 3b, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 20/48 BB/K, 17/21 SBs, .263/.331/.394/.725
July: 23 for 70, 15 runs, 2b, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 9/19 BB/K, 4/7 SBs, .329/.405/.429/.834
Season: 91 for 329, 51 runs, 11 2b, 9 3b, 4 HR, 24 RBI, 21/28 SBs, 29/67 BB/K, .277/.347/.401/.748
Carrera makes his third hotsheet (really shouldn't have made April's, but I was impressed with his .257/.336/.404/.740 line after playing the majority of 2007 in the GCL). Well, his performance the last 2 months has been totally legit, he's ripping up the league to the tune of .311/.383/.447/.830 from May 31st (50 for 161, 30 runs, 2 2b, 4 3b, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 11/15 SBs, 15/36 BB/K. And, in July, he improved his BB/K ratio from .3529 to .4737, although there was an increase in both walks and Ks, and he was less efficent stealing bases. However, those are both minor nitpicks, the real story here is his rapid adjustment to very advanced pitching, and his improvement vs LHP. After hitting just .208 (5 for 24) vs them in April, he is now hitting .318/.408/.412/.820 (27 for 85, 22 for 61 (.361) since May 1st).
4. A+ C Josh Thole L/R 10/28/86
Before July: 59 for 202, 32 runs, 14 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 32 RBI, 28/22 BB/K, .292/.385/.416/.800
July: 25 for 75, 9 runs, 8 2b, HR, 12 RBI, 8/5 BB/K, .333/.388/.480/.868
Season: 84 for 277, 41 runs, 22 2b, 3b, 4 HR, 44 RBI, 36/27 BB/K, .303/.386/.433/.819
Josh Thole makes his third consecutive hotsheet with his third consecutive month batting over .315. Thole set season highs in AVG, SLG and OPS, and has taken over the #1 catchers role with the St. Lucie Mets. His season totals are nothing to sneeze at, but they include a terrible month of April (.228/.323/.386/.709). Factoring April out of the equation, Thole has ripped up the FSL to the tune of a .323/.402/.445/.847 line (71 for 220, 34 runs, 18 2b, 3 HR, 34 RBI, 29/19 BB/K). Did I mention he's 21, right in line with age/level. The 2005 draft is yielding a good number of these late round gems, with Parnell and now Thole headlining that list.
5. Greg Veloz
Before July: 81 for 314, 44 runs, 17 2b, 3 3b, 3 HR, 30 RBI, 24/31 SBs, 18/65 BB/K, .258/.308/.360/.668
July: 39 for 106, 20 runs, 8 2b, 2 3b, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 2/7 SBs, 10/18 BB/K, .368/.427/.566/.993
Season: 120 for 420, 64 runs, 25 2b, 5 3b, 6 HR, 49 RBI, 26/38 SBs, 28/83 BB/K, .286/.338/.412/.750
Greg Veloz has very quietly been putting together a good season, but his prior two months (May .287/.314/.383/.697), and June (.275/.333/.392/.725) have obviously been quiet, with OPS' in the .690-.730 range. Well, Veloz put it all together in July, having his best pro month ever. Only a late month 0 for 9 (7/27, 7/28), kept him from posting a .400/1.000 month (AVG/OPS). Still, Veloz posted his best BB/K ratio, and best power month of his career, though oddly he only stole 2 bases in 7 attempts. Veloz has stark splits L/R, he's batting just .238/.278/.373/.651 vs LHP, and .306/.361/.429/.790 vs RHP, but he's more efficent (10/11 vs 16/27) stealing bases vs LHP. This late season surge should put him on track to open 2009 in St. Lucie, but with the Mets, one never knows, and a repeat of these numbers in August might cause Met brass to have him skip St. Lucie and proceed to Binghamton (that would be a mistake, obviously).
6. R GCL 3B Jefry Marte 6/21/91 R/R
July: 28 for 79, 15 runs, 8 2b, 3b, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 7/15 BB/K, .354/.435/.595/1.030
Marte's from the same class of IFA as Wilmer Flores, and he turned 17 first, not that that matters at all, considering he is torching the GCL. One wouldn't be surprised to see him in Savannah next year, and then Kingsport if he struggles.
7. R OF Rafael Fernandez L/L 8/3/88
July: 36 for 105, 24 runs, 7 2b, 3 3b, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 13/33 BB/K, .343/.420/.552/.973
Season: 45 for 144, 28 runs, 8 2b, 3 3b, 3 HR, 19 RBI, 16/42 BB/K, 3/5 SBs, .313/.385/.472/.857
An excellent month for the 20 year old (happy birthday, by the way) outfielder. Fernandez began getting 4 hits a night in mid July, which really helps your average. For a while there, you could not get him out at all, he routinely went 4 for 5 and 5 for 5. Still, even with the torrid month, he's hitting just .190/.227/.286/.513 vs LHP, 4 for 21 with 8 Ks.
Not hot
1. A+ 1B/OF Lucas Duda L/R 2/3/86
Before July: 81 for 304, 30 runs, 19 2b, 3b, 5 HR, 44 RBI, 40/77 BB/K, .266/.356/.385/.741
July: 18 for 81, 12 runs, 3 2b, 2 3b, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 14/24 BB/K, 2 SBs, .222/.351/.383/.733
Season: 99 for 385, 42 runs, 22 2b, 3 3b, 7 HR, 52 RBI, 54/101 BB/K, .257/.355/.384/.739
Duda's numbers improved across the board from June. That's about the only thing that went right for the lefty slugger in July, he posted his second straight sub .230 month, and his third straight sub .260 month. Since a rip roaring start to his FSL career (.330/.415/.447/.862 in April), Duda's gone straight into the tank, posting a putrid line of .230/.333/.362/.695 from May 1st to July 31st. Here's hoping he can manage to have himself a bounceback August.
2. A+ SS Ruben Tejada R/R 9/1/89
Before July: 77 for 307, 35 runs, 11 2b, 2 3b, 2 HR, 26 RBI, 28/44 BB/K, 4/8 SBs, .251/.315/.319/.634
July: 16 for 91, 6 runs, 5 2b, 3b, 7 RBI, 3/13 BB/K, SB, .176/.200/.253/.453
Season: 93 for 398, 41 runs, 16 2b, 3 3b, 2 HR, 33 RBI, 5/9 SBs, 31/57 BB/K, .234/.290/.304/.594
After a great month of June (.333/.393/.427/.820), 18 year old Ruben Tejada proceeded directly into the tank with his worst month of the season, posting season lows in AVG, OBP, SLG and OPS. It would do well for people to remember Tejada is still just 18 years old, and was massively rushed (some would call it irresponsible, they wouldn't be wrong) to the FSL.
3. A OF Richard Pena R/R 8/15/87
Before July: 45 for 203, 28 runs, 8 2b, 12 RBI, 30/58 BB/K, 14/18 SBs, .222/.328/.261/.589
July: 5 for 41, 2 2b, 2 RBI, 17 Ks, .122/.143/.171/.314
Season: 50 for 244, 28 runs, 10 2b, 14 RBI, 14/18 SBs, 30/75 BB/K, .205/.300/.246/.546
Wow. Not much else to say. Coming off a .162/.297/.162/.459 line in June, Pena was hard pressed to do much worse in July, but he managed to anyway. Yikes.
4. A- Brooklyn 1b/OF Ike Davis L/L 3/22/87
July: 23 for 101, 7 runs, 6 2b, 6 RBI, 5/20 BB/K, .228/.262/.287/.549
Early returns for the 18th pick in the draft: bad. Keep in mind, however, that Keyspan Park (home of the Cyclones) is death to lefty power hitters, so much so that Mike Carp skipped it in 2005, jumping from the GCL to Hagerstown (Sally League). A good sign for Davis is that he's handling LHP (11 for 34, .324/.378), but remember Lucas Duda tore up LHP in Brooklyn last year, and he's hitting to a .500 OPS this year vs them in St. Lucie. Not very many conclusions can be drawn by a player's first half season adjusting to wood, anyway, it is way too premature to call him a bust, which I have seen some people do on message boards.
5. R 3b/1b Stefan Welch L/R 8/12/88
July: 28 for 118, 11 runs, 5 2b, 2 3b, HR, 13 RBI, 2/23 BB/K, 3 SBs, .237/.250/.339/.589
Rough month for the about-to-turn 20 year old Aussie. After a roaring start to his Kingsport career (18 for 45 June), Welch has fallen into a deep 8 for 41 slump, and is striking out a ton. Still, he's age appropriate for the league, and there is still a month to go, where he can right his season once again.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
6/15 Minor League Report! Carp, Evans, R Pena!
New Orleans 3, Oklahoma 7
Ruddy Lugo was flat out horrendous today, giving up all 7 runs in 5 innings on 10 hits (including 2 homers). The offense did manage 11 hits, but only got 3 runs, leaving 9 men on base. 3 players took 0-fers, Pornstache (0 for 5, 2 Ks, .200), Anderson Machado and Mike Nickeas (0 for 4, K, .215, .229).
Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 5, run, .188
Argenis Reyes (2b) 3 for 5, run, .280
Michel Abreu (1b) 2 for 3, run, 2 2b, 2 RBI, .263
Raul Gonzalez (lf) 3 for 4, 2b, .400
John Rodriguez (rf) 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .150
Jesus Feliciano (cf) 1 for 4, K, .293
Ruddy Lugo 5 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, BB, 2 Ks, 2 HR, 4.95 era, L (4-6), 107:70:37, 6:7:2
Jose Santiago IP, 4.97 era
Tim McNab IP, BB, 2.97 era
Ivan Maldonado IP, 3.71 era
Binghamton 7, New Britain 3, completed from 6/14
The BMets scored 6 in the first, and 1 in the second before the rains came yesterday, and good thing too, because when play resumed today, they didn't score. Nick Evans had a big day yesterday, but went 0 for 3 in the game today, ending at 2 for 5. Mike Carp went 0 for 2 with a walk. But the Mets rode the big first inning to victory, with the RockCats scoring 3 meaningless runs in the bottom of the 8th inning. In all, 5 Mets had multi hit games, and only Emmnauel Garcia (0 for 4, K, .209) took an 0-fer. Eude Brito picked up where Jose Sanchez left off, tossing 4 shutout innings in "relief" to pick up his 3rd win of the season.
Eric Reed (cf) 1 for 5, run, .263
Nick Evans (1b) 2 for 5, 2 runs, 3b, K, .293
Mike Carp (dh) 1 for 3, run, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .360
Caleb Stewart (lf) 1 for 4, run, 2 RBI, BB, K, .271
Ambi Concepcion (rf) 2 for 5, run, .249
Saloman Manriquez (c) 4 for 5, run, 2 RBI, .265
Josh Petersen (3b) 2 for 5, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .333
Jose Coronado (ss) 2 for 4, .269
Jose Sanchez IP, H, BB, K, 4.50 era
Eude Brito 4 IP, H, BB, 2.78 era, W (3-1)
Robert Paulk 2.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, BB, K, 12.05 era
Joe Hietpas 1.1 IP, 2 H, BB, K, 5.35 era
Binghamton 1, New Britain 5, regular game 7 innings
Bobby Parnell did not have it today, suffering a loss for the first time since May 18th (4 starts). It was a very rough outing, though he did go 5.2 innings, he allowed 10 hits (including a homer) and all 5 runs, Eddie Camacho allowed one of Parnell's IHR to score.
Nick Evans poked his average back over the .300 mark with a 3 for 4, but no one else on the Mets really hit. Jon Malo had a multi hit game, and Mike Carp had a hit and 2 walks, everyone else took 0-fers.
Nick Evans (3b) 3 for 4, 2b, K, .301
Mike Carp (1b) 1 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .361
Jon Malo (2b) 2 for 3, run, HR, RBI, K, .235
Jose Coronado (ss) 0 for 2, BB, .267
Bobby Parnell 5.2 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, BB, 4 Ks, HR, 4.62 era, L (5-4), 3:9:4
Eddie Camacho 0.1 IP, H, 2.23 era
Savannah 2, Charleston 8
Nick Carr's second start since beind demoted didn't go as well as his first, as he was lit up for 10 hits and 4 runs (3 earned) over 4 innings. Nick Waechter and Brant Rustich each allowed a pair of runs in 2 innings, putting the game out of reach.
The Gnats offense managed just 8 hits and 2 runs, despite 3 players having multi hit games. Greg Veloz took an 0-fer out of the leadoff spot (0 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .258, SB (22)), and 2 others had no hits, Jordan Abruzzo (0 for 2, RBI, BB, K, .300) and Jacob Elgsti (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .246).
Casey Craig (lf) 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .340
Jose Jimenez (1b) 2 for 4, .249
Francisco Pena (c) 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .252
Richard Pena (rf) 2 for 3, BB, .246, SB, CS (12, 4)
Carlos Guzman (cf) 1 for 4, K, .234
Nick Carr 4 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 3 ER, BB, 2 Ks, 3.27 era, L (1-1)
NicK Waechter 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, K, 3.68 era
Brant Rustich 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5.40 era
Ruddy Lugo was flat out horrendous today, giving up all 7 runs in 5 innings on 10 hits (including 2 homers). The offense did manage 11 hits, but only got 3 runs, leaving 9 men on base. 3 players took 0-fers, Pornstache (0 for 5, 2 Ks, .200), Anderson Machado and Mike Nickeas (0 for 4, K, .215, .229).
Anderson Hernandez (ss) 1 for 5, run, .188
Argenis Reyes (2b) 3 for 5, run, .280
Michel Abreu (1b) 2 for 3, run, 2 2b, 2 RBI, .263
Raul Gonzalez (lf) 3 for 4, 2b, .400
John Rodriguez (rf) 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .150
Jesus Feliciano (cf) 1 for 4, K, .293
Ruddy Lugo 5 IP, 10 H, 7 ER, BB, 2 Ks, 2 HR, 4.95 era, L (4-6), 107:70:37, 6:7:2
Jose Santiago IP, 4.97 era
Tim McNab IP, BB, 2.97 era
Ivan Maldonado IP, 3.71 era
Binghamton 7, New Britain 3, completed from 6/14
The BMets scored 6 in the first, and 1 in the second before the rains came yesterday, and good thing too, because when play resumed today, they didn't score. Nick Evans had a big day yesterday, but went 0 for 3 in the game today, ending at 2 for 5. Mike Carp went 0 for 2 with a walk. But the Mets rode the big first inning to victory, with the RockCats scoring 3 meaningless runs in the bottom of the 8th inning. In all, 5 Mets had multi hit games, and only Emmnauel Garcia (0 for 4, K, .209) took an 0-fer. Eude Brito picked up where Jose Sanchez left off, tossing 4 shutout innings in "relief" to pick up his 3rd win of the season.
Eric Reed (cf) 1 for 5, run, .263
Nick Evans (1b) 2 for 5, 2 runs, 3b, K, .293
Mike Carp (dh) 1 for 3, run, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .360
Caleb Stewart (lf) 1 for 4, run, 2 RBI, BB, K, .271
Ambi Concepcion (rf) 2 for 5, run, .249
Saloman Manriquez (c) 4 for 5, run, 2 RBI, .265
Josh Petersen (3b) 2 for 5, 2b, RBI, 2 Ks, .333
Jose Coronado (ss) 2 for 4, .269
Jose Sanchez IP, H, BB, K, 4.50 era
Eude Brito 4 IP, H, BB, 2.78 era, W (3-1)
Robert Paulk 2.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, BB, K, 12.05 era
Joe Hietpas 1.1 IP, 2 H, BB, K, 5.35 era
Binghamton 1, New Britain 5, regular game 7 innings
Bobby Parnell did not have it today, suffering a loss for the first time since May 18th (4 starts). It was a very rough outing, though he did go 5.2 innings, he allowed 10 hits (including a homer) and all 5 runs, Eddie Camacho allowed one of Parnell's IHR to score.
Nick Evans poked his average back over the .300 mark with a 3 for 4, but no one else on the Mets really hit. Jon Malo had a multi hit game, and Mike Carp had a hit and 2 walks, everyone else took 0-fers.
Nick Evans (3b) 3 for 4, 2b, K, .301
Mike Carp (1b) 1 for 2, 2 BBs, K, .361
Jon Malo (2b) 2 for 3, run, HR, RBI, K, .235
Jose Coronado (ss) 0 for 2, BB, .267
Bobby Parnell 5.2 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, BB, 4 Ks, HR, 4.62 era, L (5-4), 3:9:4
Eddie Camacho 0.1 IP, H, 2.23 era
Savannah 2, Charleston 8
Nick Carr's second start since beind demoted didn't go as well as his first, as he was lit up for 10 hits and 4 runs (3 earned) over 4 innings. Nick Waechter and Brant Rustich each allowed a pair of runs in 2 innings, putting the game out of reach.
The Gnats offense managed just 8 hits and 2 runs, despite 3 players having multi hit games. Greg Veloz took an 0-fer out of the leadoff spot (0 for 3, run, BB, 2 Ks, .258, SB (22)), and 2 others had no hits, Jordan Abruzzo (0 for 2, RBI, BB, K, .300) and Jacob Elgsti (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .246).
Casey Craig (lf) 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .340
Jose Jimenez (1b) 2 for 4, .249
Francisco Pena (c) 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, K, .252
Richard Pena (rf) 2 for 3, BB, .246, SB, CS (12, 4)
Carlos Guzman (cf) 1 for 4, K, .234
Nick Carr 4 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 3 ER, BB, 2 Ks, 3.27 era, L (1-1)
NicK Waechter 2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, BB, K, 3.68 era
Brant Rustich 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5.40 era
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