David will be taking over the Minor League Report starting tomorrow night, and as usual when he posts it, it will be EXCLUSIVELY on MetsProspectHub, apologies to those of you who read this thing on NYFS or MetsMerized. I should be back sometime around the week of the 26th.
AAA International League: Buffalo 6/9/1, Syracuse 8/10/0
2b Justin Turner 1 for 5, K, .270
ss Luis Hernandez 0 for 5, .320
cf Jorge Padilla 1 for 4, run, K, .328
1b Mike Jacobs 1 for 4, HR, RBI, .257
rf Val Pascucci 1 for 3, run, BB, .229
3b Mike Cervanek 3 for 4, run, RBi, K, .238
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 3, run, HR (7), 3 RBI (20), BB, K, .294 (.174/.269/.652/.921 off LHP in AAA)
c JR House 0 for 3, BB, K, .287
ph Fernando Martinez 1 for 1, run, HR (7), RBI (23), .261
Tobi Stoner 5.2 IP, 5 H, 6 ER, 4/4 BB/K, 2 HR, 5.54 era, 110:69:41, 7:5:4
Mike O'Connor 0.1 IP, H, 3.15 era, 3:2:1, 1:
Adam Pettyjohn IP, 2 H, K, 4.81 era, 13:8:5, 2:0:1
Jose De La Torre IP, BB, 3.22 era, 16:8:8, 3:
Manny Acosta 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, K, HR, 3.60 era, L (1-3), 11:7:4
AA Eastern League: Binghamton 1/7/0, Altoona 6/15/0
Michael Antonini had a QS today, but Scott Shaw put the game out of reach by giving up 3 runs on 5 hits in 1.2 innings. The Mets offense was held to just a run on 7 hits and a 2/6 BB/K, while going just 1 for 4 with RISP and leaving 5 on base. Nick Evans and Josh Satin had multi hit games, while Jon Malo (0 for 4, K, .215), Sean Ratliff, Mike Nickeas (0 for 3, BB, .314), and Raul Reyes took 0-fers.
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1 for 4, run, 2b (23), K, .286 (8 for his last 14, 7 XBH)
1b Nick Evans 2 for 3, RBI (43), BB, .289
lf Sean Ratliff 0 for 4, K, .302
2b Josh Satin 2 for 4, K, .295
rf Raul Reyes 0 for 3, .354
3b Michael Fisher 1 for 3, K, .400
Michael Antonini 6 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 1/9 BB/K, 4.08 era, L (5-7), 4:5:9
Scott Shaw 1.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, K, 7.14 era, 2:0:1
Dylan Owen 0.1 IP, H, 2.61 era, 1:
A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 0/4/2, Charlotte 7/11/0 from yesterday
cf Carlos Beltran 1 for 2, BB, K, .375
As I said yesterday, Robert Carson took the loss despite pitching very well. The Mets were hitless in 2 ABs with RISP and left 4 on base.
2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 4, .301
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, .408
cf Carlos Beltran 1 for 2, BB, K, .375
>>lf Joey August 0 for 1, .295
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .298
c Michael Barrett 0 for 3
>>c Mike Moras
rf, cf JUan Lagares 0 for 3, .186
lf, rf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 3, K, .318
3b Richard Lucas 0 for 3, K, .202
dh Hector Pellot 0 for 3, .203
Robert Carson 7 IP, 7 H, 3/2 R/ER, 1/7 BB/K, 4.37 era, L (6-5), 8:3:7
Erik Turgeon 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, BB, K, 4.05 era, 0:1:1
Elvin Ramirez 1.1 IP, H, ER, 2/2 BB/K, 4.30 era, 2:0:2
A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 3/6/1, Charlotte 7/12/0
cf Carlos Beltran 2 for 4, RBI (5), K, .389
Brad Holt got ripped again today, giving up 4 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks in 5 inings for his 2nd FSL loss. Kyle Allen again piggybacked and on the surface, wasn't good, but he had a 2:1 strike to ball ratio, and generated all his outs on the ground or via K. The Mets went 2 for 3 with RISP and left 1 on base, while tallying 6 hits and a 2/9 BB/K ratio. Carlos Beltran had the lone multi hit game, while Jordany Valdespin, Juan Lagares, Stefan Welch and Michael Barrett (0 for 3, K, .000) took 0-fers.
2b Jordany Valdespin 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .296
rf Juan Lagares 0 for 4, K, .170
cf Carlos Beltran 2 for 4, RBI (5), K, .389 (14 for 36, 2 runs, 3 2b, 5 RBI, 4/3 BB/K, .389/.439/.472/.911)
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, run, .396
1b Stefan Welch 0 for 3, K, .295
c Kai Gronauer 1 for 2, RBI, BB, K, .357
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 3, run, K, .203
lf Hector Pellot 1 for 3, run, K, .210
Brad Holt 5 IP, 4 H, 4 ER, 4/5 BB/K, 5.79 era, L (1-2), 98:57:41, 2:8:6
Kyle Allen 4 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 4 Ks, 74:49:25, 8:0:4
A South Atlantic League: Savannah 5/11/5, Rome 6/9/2
The Gnats had 11 hits and a 2/8 BB/K, but it wasn't enough, as Marcos Tabata had his first rough SAL outing of the season, giving up 2 runs in the 8th inning (both IHR Michael Powers allowed to score). Armando Rodriguez gave up 4 runs on 7 hits in 6 innings for a ND. Pedro Zapata, Cesar Puello and Wilfredo Tovar had multi hit games, while RJ Harris (0 for 4, BB, K, .140) and Nick Santomauro took 0-fers.
dh Pedro Zapata 2 for 5, run, RBI (39), K, .286
rf Cesar Puello 3 for 4, run, 2b (16), 2 RBI (21), .263, CS (6)
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 4, 2b (14), RBI (31), .228
lf Nick Santomauro 0 for 3, BB, K, .170
c Juan Torres 1 for 4, run, 2b (2), 3 Ks, .190
1b Alex Gregory 1 for 4, .236
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .230
ss Wilfredo Tovar 2 for 4, run, RBI (3), .405 (15 for 37, 4 runs, 2 2b, 3 RBI, 4/3 BB/K, .405/.476/.459/.936)
Armando Rodriguez 6 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 1/5 BB/K, 3 era, 7:5:5
Marcos Tabata IP+, H, 2 ER, BB, K, 4.50 era, L (0-1), 1:1:1
Michael Powers IP, H, K, 1.72 era, BS (1), 1:1:1
Guillaume LeDuc IP, 2 Ks, 4.50 era, 1:0:2
A- New York Penn League: Brooklyn 4/8/1, Jamestown 2/5/1
No 11 run meltdown today! Darrell Ceciliani, Cory Vaughn and Juan Centeno took 0-fers, but Angel Cuan pitched very well, giving up 2 runs on 5 hits in 7 innings, for a ND.
ss Rylan Sandoval 3 for 4, run, HR, 3 RBI, .339
dh Darrell Ceciliani 0 for 4, K, .380
cf Cory Vaughn 0 for 4, BB, K, .265
1b Jeff Flagg 2 for 5, 2b, 3b, 2 Ks, .366
3b Joe Bonfe 0 for 3, BB, K, .300
2b JB Brown 1 for 3, .176
>>ph, 2b James Schroeder 0 for 1, K, .227
rf Will Cherry 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2 2b, .245
c Juan Centeno 0 for 3, .259
lf Cody Holliday 0 for 3, .196
>>ph, lf Kurt Steinhauer run, BB, .188
Angel Cuan 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3/3 BB/K, 2.35 era, 9:8:3
Yohan Figuereo 2 IP, K, 3.68 era, 1:4:1
R Appalachian League: Kingsport 7/12/0, Greeneville 2/6/2
The middle 4 in the Mets order went a combined 11 for 17, while the bottom 4 were a combined 0 for 14. Overall, the Mets offense had 12 hits and a 3/3 BB/K, while going just 1 for 8 with RISP and leaving 7 on base. Justin Schafer, ZeErika McQueen, Lucas Stewart and Aderlin had multi hit games, while Albert Cordero, Nelfi Zapata, Charlie Hinojosa and John Semel (0 for 4, K, .162) took 0-fers. Hinojosa is now 0 for 18 on the season. Lachlan Hodge pitched 4.1 innings for a ND, giving up 2 runs on 3 hits with 6 Ks. Samuel Taveras picked up the win, Richard Pena the save.
2b Ray Van Gurp 1 for 4, run, 3b (1), BB, .281
ss Justin Schafer 4 for 5, run, 2b, 3b, RBI, .333
cf ZeErika Hall 2 for 5, run, 2b (6), RBI (3), 2 Ks, .400
1b Lucas Stewart 2 for 2, 2 runs, RBI, BB, .324
3b Aderlin Rodriguez 3 for 5, 2 runs, HR (5), 2 RBI (8), .245
dh Albert Cordero 0 for 3, .227
c Nelfi Zapata 0 for 3, BB, .205
lf Charlie Hinojosa 0 for 4, RBI (1), .000
Lachlan Hodge 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1/6 BB/K, HR, 10.38 era, WP, HBP, 3:4:6
Samuel Taveras 2.2 IP, H, 4 Ks, 2.08 era, (2-1), 4:0:4
Richard Pena 2 IP, 2 H, K, 2.25 era, SV (1), 3:2:1
R Gulf Coast League: GCL Mets 8/15/2, Astros 12/15/0
ss Robbie Shields 1 for 2, .281
>>ss Randoll Santana 0 for 2, .257, CS (1)
2b Yucarybert De La Cruz 1 for 5, run, HR (1), 2 RBI (4), 2 Ks, .190
3b Brian Harrison 3 for 5, 2b, 3b, K, .400
1b Alexander Sanchez 1 for 5, 2 Ks, .286
cf Dylan Brown 1 for 5, run, 3b, 2 Ks, .200
dh Josh Dunn 0 for 3, run, RBI (1), BB, .214
rf Gilbert Gomez 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (4), RBI (5), .294
lf Julio Concepcion 3 for 4, run, 2b (2), .282
c Cam Maron 2 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (1), 3b (1), 2 RBI (2), .400
Juan Urbina 3 IP, 7 H, 8/7 R/ER, 2/2 BB/K, 5.68 era, L (1-1), 3:2:2
David Frias 2 IP, 2 H, 3/2 R/ER, BB, K, 3.38 era, 1:4:1
Brant Rustich IP, 2 H, ER, 9 era, 2:1
Nick Carr IP, BB, K, 4.50 era, 2:0:1
Steve Winnick 2 IP, 4 H, 0. 00 era, 4:0:0
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
6/16 Minor League Report! STINSON, WELCH, Torres, CARSON, ZAPATA, COHOON!
AA Eastern League: Binghamton 11/18/1, Richmond 2/7/3
Josh Stinson had the best outing of his pro career, giving up just 5 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) over 7 innings for his 4th win of the season. In his 4 starts, Stinson's got a 1.66 era spanning 21.2 innings. The Mets exploded offensively for 18 hits and 2 walks, but were just 4 for 18 (.222) with RISP, and left 9 on base. Seven Mets had multi hit games, none took 0-fers.
ss Luis Hernandez 2 for 6, .287
cf Sean Ratliff 3 for 6, run, RBI (1), K, .400
1b Nick Evans 2 for 5, run, 2b (18), .278
lf Marshall Hubbard 2 for 4, 3 runs, 2b, BB, .275
3b Eric Campbell 1 for 4, run, HR (3), 2 RBI (18), BB, .315
rf DJ Wabick 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .274
c Omir Santos 2 for 5, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, .149
2b Josh Satin 3 for 5, run, 3b, 2 RBI, K, .300
Josh Stinson 7 IP, 5 H, 2/1 R/ER, 2/4 BB/K, 2.66 era, W (4-1), 11:3:4
Derrick Ellison IP, 2 Ks, 4.63 era, 0:1:2
Clint Everts IP, 2 H, BB, K, 6.96 era, 0:2:1
A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 6/7/1, Bradenton 0/2/1
Robert Carson had another terrific outing tonight, giving up just 2 hits and 1 walk in 6 innings for his 5th win of the season. He's allowed just 2 runs over his last 13 innings, and going back further, in his last 8 starts, he's 5-1 with a 3.22 era, spanning 44.2 innings, he's allowed 43 hits, 16 earned runs, while striking out 30 and walking 16. Opponents are hitting .257 off him, and he's got a 1.292 GOFO. Removing his start 2 starts ago where he got oblierated, his ERA drops to 2.34.
The Mets offense had 7 hits and 6 walks, while going just 2 for 11 (.182) with RISP, and leaving 8 on base. They also struck out 11 times. Stefan Welch and Juan Torres had 3 hit games, while the top 4 in the order (Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 3, 2 BBs, K, .241), Hector Pellot (0 for 5, 3 Ks, .154), Jordany Valdespin and Brahiam Maldonado) went a combined 0 for 16 with 8 Ks. Richard Lucas and Joey August (0 for 3, run, BB, .292) also took 0-fers.
ss Jordany Valdespin 0 for 4, K, .292, E (12)
rf Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .276
1b Stefan Welch 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (18), .308
3b Richard Lucas 0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K, .214
c Juan Torres 3 for 4, run, 2b (2), 3 RBI (3), K, .444 (4 for 9)
2b Wilfredo Tovar 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .276
Robert Carson 6 IP, 2 H, 1/7 BB/K, 4.57 era, W (5-4), 8:3:7
Rhiner Cruz 2 IP, K, 3.49 era, 3:2:1
Stephen Clyne IP, 4.32 era, 2:1
A South Atlantic League: Savannah 12/14/0, Rome 0/4/1
Mark Cohoon fired his THIRD START CG shutout tonight, and has not allowed an earned run in his last 35.2 innings. The Gnats offense exploded for 12 runs on 14 hits and 5 walks, while going 8 for 21 (.381) with RISP, leaving 8 on, and striking out 7 times. Pedro Zapata had a HUGE game with 5 hits and 4 RBI, he led the Gnats from the leadoff spot. Wilmer and Jefry Marte, however, both took 0-fers.
dh Pedro Zapata 5 for 5, run, 2b (11), 4 RBI (32), .283 (.400/.457/.500 last 10 games, .367/.418/.449 in June)
2b Michael Fisher 2 for 5, 2b, 3b, 3 RBI, .388
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 5, K, .281
cf Juan Lagares 1 for 4, 2 runs, K, .299, SB (16)
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .244
lf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .250
rf Cesar Puello 2 for 4, 3 runs, RBI (14), BB, .250 (.382/.488/.500 last 10 games, .317/.417/.415 in June)
1b Alex Gregory 2 for 4, 3 runs, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .258
4b Dock Doyle 1 for 3, run, 3 RBI, BB, K, .188
Mark Cohoon 9 IP, 4 H, 2/7 BB/K, 1.30 era, 12:5:7
Josh Stinson had the best outing of his pro career, giving up just 5 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) over 7 innings for his 4th win of the season. In his 4 starts, Stinson's got a 1.66 era spanning 21.2 innings. The Mets exploded offensively for 18 hits and 2 walks, but were just 4 for 18 (.222) with RISP, and left 9 on base. Seven Mets had multi hit games, none took 0-fers.
ss Luis Hernandez 2 for 6, .287
cf Sean Ratliff 3 for 6, run, RBI (1), K, .400
1b Nick Evans 2 for 5, run, 2b (18), .278
lf Marshall Hubbard 2 for 4, 3 runs, 2b, BB, .275
3b Eric Campbell 1 for 4, run, HR (3), 2 RBI (18), BB, .315
rf DJ Wabick 2 for 5, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI, K, .274
c Omir Santos 2 for 5, 2 runs, HR, 2 RBI, .149
2b Josh Satin 3 for 5, run, 3b, 2 RBI, K, .300
Josh Stinson 7 IP, 5 H, 2/1 R/ER, 2/4 BB/K, 2.66 era, W (4-1), 11:3:4
Derrick Ellison IP, 2 Ks, 4.63 era, 0:1:2
Clint Everts IP, 2 H, BB, K, 6.96 era, 0:2:1
A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 6/7/1, Bradenton 0/2/1
Robert Carson had another terrific outing tonight, giving up just 2 hits and 1 walk in 6 innings for his 5th win of the season. He's allowed just 2 runs over his last 13 innings, and going back further, in his last 8 starts, he's 5-1 with a 3.22 era, spanning 44.2 innings, he's allowed 43 hits, 16 earned runs, while striking out 30 and walking 16. Opponents are hitting .257 off him, and he's got a 1.292 GOFO. Removing his start 2 starts ago where he got oblierated, his ERA drops to 2.34.
The Mets offense had 7 hits and 6 walks, while going just 2 for 11 (.182) with RISP, and leaving 8 on base. They also struck out 11 times. Stefan Welch and Juan Torres had 3 hit games, while the top 4 in the order (Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 3, 2 BBs, K, .241), Hector Pellot (0 for 5, 3 Ks, .154), Jordany Valdespin and Brahiam Maldonado) went a combined 0 for 16 with 8 Ks. Richard Lucas and Joey August (0 for 3, run, BB, .292) also took 0-fers.
ss Jordany Valdespin 0 for 4, K, .292, E (12)
rf Brahiam Maldonado 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .276
1b Stefan Welch 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2b (18), .308
3b Richard Lucas 0 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K, .214
c Juan Torres 3 for 4, run, 2b (2), 3 RBI (3), K, .444 (4 for 9)
2b Wilfredo Tovar 1 for 3, run, BB, K, .276
Robert Carson 6 IP, 2 H, 1/7 BB/K, 4.57 era, W (5-4), 8:3:7
Rhiner Cruz 2 IP, K, 3.49 era, 3:2:1
Stephen Clyne IP, 4.32 era, 2:1
A South Atlantic League: Savannah 12/14/0, Rome 0/4/1
Mark Cohoon fired his THIRD START CG shutout tonight, and has not allowed an earned run in his last 35.2 innings. The Gnats offense exploded for 12 runs on 14 hits and 5 walks, while going 8 for 21 (.381) with RISP, leaving 8 on, and striking out 7 times. Pedro Zapata had a HUGE game with 5 hits and 4 RBI, he led the Gnats from the leadoff spot. Wilmer and Jefry Marte, however, both took 0-fers.
dh Pedro Zapata 5 for 5, run, 2b (11), 4 RBI (32), .283 (.400/.457/.500 last 10 games, .367/.418/.449 in June)
2b Michael Fisher 2 for 5, 2b, 3b, 3 RBI, .388
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 5, K, .281
cf Juan Lagares 1 for 4, 2 runs, K, .299, SB (16)
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 4, run, BB, 2 Ks, .244
lf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 4, run, BB, K, .250
rf Cesar Puello 2 for 4, 3 runs, RBI (14), BB, .250 (.382/.488/.500 last 10 games, .317/.417/.415 in June)
1b Alex Gregory 2 for 4, 3 runs, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .258
4b Dock Doyle 1 for 3, run, 3 RBI, BB, K, .188
Mark Cohoon 9 IP, 4 H, 2/7 BB/K, 1.30 era, 12:5:7
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
6/8 Minor League Report! Havens, LUCAS, CARSON!
AAA International League: Buffalo 0/1/1, Durham 7/10/0
cf Emmanuel Garcia 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .195
ss Justin Turner 0 for 3, BB, .273
dh Mike Jacobs 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .280
rf Val Pascucci 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .241
3b Mike Cervanek 0 for 3, .220
2b Russ Adams 0 for 2, BB, K, .257
lf Andy Green 0 for 2, BB, .271
1b Saloman Manriquez 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .200
c JR House 0 for 3, K, .244
Dillon Gee 4.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 4/4 BB/K, 2 HR, 4.37 era, L (6-3), 102:61:41, 5:3:4
Jose De La Torre 2.2 IP, BB, K, 2.70 era, 39:23:16, 3:4:1
John Lujan IP, 2 H, ER, K, 6.20 era, 19:11:8, 1:1:1
AA Eastern League: Binghamton 0/4/0, Bowie 5/8/0, Game 1
Scott Shaw got a spot start today and wasn't good at all, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings for his 5th loss. The Mets offense had just 4 hits and drew 5 walks, while going 0 for 8 with RISP, leaving 8 on base and striking out 7 times.
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .282
2b Reese Havens 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .322
1b Nick Evans 0 for 2, BB, K, .281
lf Lucas Duda 0 for 3, K, .289
dh DJ Wabick 1 for 3, .267
ss Luis Hernandez 1 for 1, BB, .280
3b Eric Campbell 1 for 3, .338
rf Carlos Guzman 0 for 3, K, .255
c Mike Nickeas 0 for 1, 2 BBs, .287
Scott Shaw 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3/4 BB/K, 7.32 era, L (4-5), 5:5:4
Eddie Kunz 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 5.77 era, 6:
AA Eastern League: Binghamton 6/7/1, Bowie 3/8/1
Brad Holt had another mediocre outing today, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits in 4.2 innings, but his offense got him off the hook, as did Manuel Alvarez, got got one big out for his 3rd AA victory. Roy Merritt worked 2 scoreless for his 5th save.
The Mets offense had 7 hits and drew 2 walks, while going 3 for 7 (.429) with RISP, leaving 3 on, and striking out just 3 times. Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Reese Havens had multi hit games, while Nick Evans, Jose Coronado (0 for 3, .235), Mike Nickeas (0 for 2, BB, K, .282) and Jon Malo (0 for 3, .237) took 0-fers.
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b (16), .286
dh Reese Havens 2 for 2, 2 runs, .344
1b Nick Evans 0 for 2, RBI (37), K, .279
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 2, run, 2b (16), RBI (34), BB, .292 (.143/.279/.229/.508 vs LHP)
rf DJ Wabick 1 for 2, run, 2 RBI, .272
3b Eric Campbell 1 for 3, RBI (13), K, .338
Brad Holt 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1/6 BB/K, 8.79 era, 3:5:6
Manuel Alvarez 0.1 IP, 2 H, K, 4.82 era, W (3-0)
Roy Merritt 2 IP, H, K, 3.73 era, SV (5), 4:1:1
A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 4/8/3, Dunedin 3/8/0
Robert Carson pitched excellent baseball tonight, giving up just 2 runs on 6 hits and a walk in 7+ innings, but after Jose Bierd allowed his IHR to score, plus one of his own, Carson took a ND. Bierd blew the save and picked up a cheap win. Emary Frederick picked up his 2nd save.
Jordany Valdespin left in the 7th inning after striking out. He was HBP earlier in the game. The Mets offense had 8 hits and a walk, while going 2 for 5 with RISP, leaving 5 on base, and striking out 9 times. Since Valdespin was removed from the game, the Mets moved Josh Satin, the DH, into the field, thus losing the DH, and having the pitchers go into Valdespin's spot, the 2 hole (I think, it's so rare, and I've never seen it, lol). It doesn't matter, since none of the pitchers came up to bat, anyway.
rf, lf Fernando Martinez 0 for 4, K, .286
ss Jordany Valdespin 0 for 3, run, 3 Ks, .306, HBP (K total went from 7 to 10, lol)
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, .300
lf, rf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 4, run, HR (7), 2 RBI (18), .292
dh, 2b Josh Satin 1 for 3, run, BB, .312
cf sean Ratliff 0 for 3, .274
3b Richard Lucas 3 for 4, run, HR (7), 2 RBI (26), K, .219
c Juan Torres 1 for 4, 2b (1), K
2b, ss Luis Nieves 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .143, 2 E (4)
Robert Carson 7+ IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1/7 BB/K, HR, 5.07 era
Jose Bierd IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K, 4.50 era, BS (3), W (3-3), 1:1:1
Emary Frederick IP, 2 Ks, 2.45 era, SV (2), 0:1:2
A South Atlantic League: Savannah 8/12/1, Kannapolis 7/9/4 in 10 innings
I'd wager at least HALF of the games between these two teams have gone extra innings. It's nutso. Today, it was the offense that was front and center, with the Gnats putting together 12 hits and 3 walks, while Kannpolis put up 9 hits and 7 walks. Kai Gronauer, Rafael Fernandez, Cesar Puello and Luis Rivera had multi hit games, while Wilmer took the only 0-fer. Wilmer is now 11 for his last 81.
Jim Fuller and Sam Martinez got ripped for 7 runs on 7 hits in a combined 5.1 innings, but John Church and Michael Powers worked a combined 4.2 scoreless, with Powers getting the win, his 3rd.
dh Pedro Zapata 1 for 4, RBI (27), K, .267
1b Michael Fisher 1 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .375
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 4, RBI (40), BB, .284
cf Juan Lagares 1 for 4, run, .302, SB (14)
c Kai Gronauer 2 for 5, 2 rns, RBI (17), K, .255
lf Rafael Fernandez 2 for 4, run, 2b (6), RBI (12), K, .240
rf Cesar Puello 2 for 4, 2 runs, RBI (11), K, .237 (6 for his last 16, 4 runs, 2 2b, RBI, 1/2 BB/K, .375/.412/.500)
3b Luis Rivera 2 for 4, run, RBI, K, .217
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 3, RBI (23), 2 Ks, .246
Jim Fuller 3+ IP, 5 H, 5 /4 R/ER, 4/3 BB/K, 2.13 era, 2:3:3
Sam Martinez 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, K, 7.71 era, 2:4:1
John Church 1.2 IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 1.57 era, 2:0:2
Michael Powers 3 IP, H, BB, K, 2.30 era, W (3-3), 5:2:1
cf Emmanuel Garcia 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .195
ss Justin Turner 0 for 3, BB, .273
dh Mike Jacobs 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .280
rf Val Pascucci 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .241
3b Mike Cervanek 0 for 3, .220
2b Russ Adams 0 for 2, BB, K, .257
lf Andy Green 0 for 2, BB, .271
1b Saloman Manriquez 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .200
c JR House 0 for 3, K, .244
Dillon Gee 4.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 4/4 BB/K, 2 HR, 4.37 era, L (6-3), 102:61:41, 5:3:4
Jose De La Torre 2.2 IP, BB, K, 2.70 era, 39:23:16, 3:4:1
John Lujan IP, 2 H, ER, K, 6.20 era, 19:11:8, 1:1:1
AA Eastern League: Binghamton 0/4/0, Bowie 5/8/0, Game 1
Scott Shaw got a spot start today and wasn't good at all, giving up 4 runs on 6 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings for his 5th loss. The Mets offense had just 4 hits and drew 5 walks, while going 0 for 8 with RISP, leaving 8 on base and striking out 7 times.
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .282
2b Reese Havens 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .322
1b Nick Evans 0 for 2, BB, K, .281
lf Lucas Duda 0 for 3, K, .289
dh DJ Wabick 1 for 3, .267
ss Luis Hernandez 1 for 1, BB, .280
3b Eric Campbell 1 for 3, .338
rf Carlos Guzman 0 for 3, K, .255
c Mike Nickeas 0 for 1, 2 BBs, .287
Scott Shaw 5 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3/4 BB/K, 7.32 era, L (4-5), 5:5:4
Eddie Kunz 2 IP, 2 H, ER, 5.77 era, 6:
AA Eastern League: Binghamton 6/7/1, Bowie 3/8/1
Brad Holt had another mediocre outing today, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits in 4.2 innings, but his offense got him off the hook, as did Manuel Alvarez, got got one big out for his 3rd AA victory. Roy Merritt worked 2 scoreless for his 5th save.
The Mets offense had 7 hits and drew 2 walks, while going 3 for 7 (.429) with RISP, leaving 3 on, and striking out just 3 times. Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Reese Havens had multi hit games, while Nick Evans, Jose Coronado (0 for 3, .235), Mike Nickeas (0 for 2, BB, K, .282) and Jon Malo (0 for 3, .237) took 0-fers.
cf Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2b (16), .286
dh Reese Havens 2 for 2, 2 runs, .344
1b Nick Evans 0 for 2, RBI (37), K, .279
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 2, run, 2b (16), RBI (34), BB, .292 (.143/.279/.229/.508 vs LHP)
rf DJ Wabick 1 for 2, run, 2 RBI, .272
3b Eric Campbell 1 for 3, RBI (13), K, .338
Brad Holt 4.2 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1/6 BB/K, 8.79 era, 3:5:6
Manuel Alvarez 0.1 IP, 2 H, K, 4.82 era, W (3-0)
Roy Merritt 2 IP, H, K, 3.73 era, SV (5), 4:1:1
A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 4/8/3, Dunedin 3/8/0
Robert Carson pitched excellent baseball tonight, giving up just 2 runs on 6 hits and a walk in 7+ innings, but after Jose Bierd allowed his IHR to score, plus one of his own, Carson took a ND. Bierd blew the save and picked up a cheap win. Emary Frederick picked up his 2nd save.
Jordany Valdespin left in the 7th inning after striking out. He was HBP earlier in the game. The Mets offense had 8 hits and a walk, while going 2 for 5 with RISP, leaving 5 on base, and striking out 9 times. Since Valdespin was removed from the game, the Mets moved Josh Satin, the DH, into the field, thus losing the DH, and having the pitchers go into Valdespin's spot, the 2 hole (I think, it's so rare, and I've never seen it, lol). It doesn't matter, since none of the pitchers came up to bat, anyway.
rf, lf Fernando Martinez 0 for 4, K, .286
ss Jordany Valdespin 0 for 3, run, 3 Ks, .306, HBP (K total went from 7 to 10, lol)
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, .300
lf, rf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 4, run, HR (7), 2 RBI (18), .292
dh, 2b Josh Satin 1 for 3, run, BB, .312
cf sean Ratliff 0 for 3, .274
3b Richard Lucas 3 for 4, run, HR (7), 2 RBI (26), K, .219
c Juan Torres 1 for 4, 2b (1), K
2b, ss Luis Nieves 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .143, 2 E (4)
Robert Carson 7+ IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1/7 BB/K, HR, 5.07 era
Jose Bierd IP, 2 H, ER, BB, K, 4.50 era, BS (3), W (3-3), 1:1:1
Emary Frederick IP, 2 Ks, 2.45 era, SV (2), 0:1:2
A South Atlantic League: Savannah 8/12/1, Kannapolis 7/9/4 in 10 innings
I'd wager at least HALF of the games between these two teams have gone extra innings. It's nutso. Today, it was the offense that was front and center, with the Gnats putting together 12 hits and 3 walks, while Kannpolis put up 9 hits and 7 walks. Kai Gronauer, Rafael Fernandez, Cesar Puello and Luis Rivera had multi hit games, while Wilmer took the only 0-fer. Wilmer is now 11 for his last 81.
Jim Fuller and Sam Martinez got ripped for 7 runs on 7 hits in a combined 5.1 innings, but John Church and Michael Powers worked a combined 4.2 scoreless, with Powers getting the win, his 3rd.
dh Pedro Zapata 1 for 4, RBI (27), K, .267
1b Michael Fisher 1 for 3, run, 2b, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .375
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 4, RBI (40), BB, .284
cf Juan Lagares 1 for 4, run, .302, SB (14)
c Kai Gronauer 2 for 5, 2 rns, RBI (17), K, .255
lf Rafael Fernandez 2 for 4, run, 2b (6), RBI (12), K, .240
rf Cesar Puello 2 for 4, 2 runs, RBI (11), K, .237 (6 for his last 16, 4 runs, 2 2b, RBI, 1/2 BB/K, .375/.412/.500)
3b Luis Rivera 2 for 4, run, RBI, K, .217
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 3, RBI (23), 2 Ks, .246
Jim Fuller 3+ IP, 5 H, 5 /4 R/ER, 4/3 BB/K, 2.13 era, 2:3:3
Sam Martinez 2.1 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, BB, K, 7.71 era, 2:4:1
John Church 1.2 IP, H, 1/2 BB/K, 1.57 era, 2:0:2
Michael Powers 3 IP, H, BB, K, 2.30 era, W (3-3), 5:2:1
Friday, May 28, 2010
5/27 Minor League Report! Welch, Ratliff, CARSON, Marte!
AAA International League: Buffalo 8/11/1, Toledo 7/12/2 in 10 innings
rf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .366 (please release/cut/DFA/exile/GMJ)
2b RUss Adams 1 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, .287 (can we also get rid of Cora?)
1b Daniel Murphy 0 for 5, K, .111
3b Mike Hessman 3 for 5, 3 runs, 2b, 2 HR, 2 RBI, .310 (how bout Tatis?)
dh Mike Jacobs 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .258
lf Mike Cervanek 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .240
c Josh Thole 0 for 3, BB, .243
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 4, .299 (and Castillo?)
cf Emmanuel Garcia 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2 2b, .286
Bobby Livingston 6.1 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 2 BBs, 4.44 era, 89:60:29, 7:8:0
John Lujan 1.2 IP, H, ER, 2 Ks, HR, 4.80 era, 24:14:10, 2:0:2
Manny Acosta 2 IP, H, BB, 1.46 era, 28:14:14, 3:3
AA Eastern League: Binghamton 4/12/1, Richmond 11/19/0
Chris Schwinden's 2nd AA start was a bad one, he got torched for 5 runs on 10 hits in 4 innings for the loss, and his relievers weren't much better, giving up 6 (3 earned) over 5 innings. Eric Campbell's error led to 3 UER off Emary Fredrick, to totally put the game out of reach.
The Mets offense had 12 hits, and struck out just 5 times, and were 2 for 5 with RISP, while leaving 6 on base. Jon Malo, DJ Wabick, Eric Campbell and Jose Coronado had multi hit games, while Luis Hernandez (0 for 4, .307) took the only 0-fer.
cf Jon Malo 3 for 5, 2b, .253
1b Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, .273
lf DJ Wabick 2 for 4, run, .254
3b Eric Campbell 2 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, .375, E (2)
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .260
c Mike Nickeas 1 for 4, K, .310
2b Jose Coronado 2 for 3, 2b, RBI, .246
>>ph (for P) Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0 for 1, .301
>>ph (for P) Omir Santos 0 for 1, .000
Chris Schwinden 4 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 5.40 era, L (1-1), 7:3:2
Roy Merritt 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 4.50 era, 0:3:2
Emary Frederick IP, 4 H, 4/1 R/ER, BB, K, 1.93 era, 1:1:1
Manuel Alvarez 2 IP, H, 3 Ks, 0.00 era, 3:0:3
A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 11/13/0, Clearwater 2/7/0
The Mets used a 9 run 2nd inning to propel themselves to victory tonight, 11-2. Richard Lucas, Stefan welch and Josh Satin had 2 run doubles, Satin had another RBI double later on in the inning. Robert Carson cruised in the game, giving up just 2 runs on 5 hits in 7 innings for his 4th win of the season. Overall, the Mets had 13 hits and 4 walks in the game, and though they did strike out 10 times, they were a terrible 8 for 13 (.615) with RISP, and left just 5 on base.
ss Wilfredo Tovar 1 for 3, run, K, .275 (left game in 5th inning with head injury)
>> ss Rylan Sandoval 1 for 2, run, K, .211
lf Joey August 1 for 5, run, HR, RBI, 2 Ks, .323
1b Stefan Welch 2 for 4, run, 2b (13), 2 RBI (36), BB, 2 Ks, .311
rf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 5, 2 runs, RBI (7), 2 Ks, .261
cf Sean Ratliff 2 for 3, 2 runs, 3b (3), 2 RBI (24), BB, K, .281
2b Josh Satin 2 for 4, 2 2b, 3 RBI, .317
dh Raul Reyes 0 for 3, run, BB, .198
3b Richard Lucas 2 for 3, run, 2b (4), 2 RBI (23), BB, .229
c Juan Centeno 0 for 4, K, .214
Robert Carson 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 7 Ks, 4.73 era, W (4-3), 5:7:7 (outside of 2 starts (4/15 and 5/1): 4-2, 2.95 era, 8 GS, 42.2 IP, 47 H, 14 ER, 15/35 BB/K, 1.095 GOFO, .243 BAA, 1.453 WHIP)
Marcos Tabata 2 IP, 2 H, 5 Ks, 4.82 era, 1:0:5
A South Atlantic League: Savannah 2/6/2, Kannapolis 3/10/0
The Gnats defense let them down in the 7th, with an Alonzo Harris keying the door open for a 3 run Kannapolis rally against Mark Cohoon and Erik Turgeon, enough to doom the Gnats tonight, as they were held to just 6 hits and 2 walks (both by Jefry Marte, who has an insanely AWESOME 17/27 BB/K ratio this year), while the team went 2 for 10 with RISP, left 6 on base, and struck out 6 times.
dh Pedro Zapata 0 for 4, K, .261
lf Rafael Fernandez 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .236
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, .311
cf Juan Lagares 0 for 4, K, .284
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .213 (103 IsoD)
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 2, .228
c Dock Doyle 0 for 4, .159
1b Luis Rivera 2 for 3, run, RBI, K, .186
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 2, RBI (15), BB, .250, CS (3)
Mark Cohoon 6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1/6 BB/K, 1.85 era, 5:4:6
Erik Turgeon 0.2 IP, H, ER, BB, K, 1.40 era, 0:0:1
John Church 2 IP, 3 H, 1/3 BB/K, 0.95 era, 1:2:3
rf Jesus Feliciano 2 for 5, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .366 (please release/cut/DFA/exile/GMJ)
2b RUss Adams 1 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, .287 (can we also get rid of Cora?)
1b Daniel Murphy 0 for 5, K, .111
3b Mike Hessman 3 for 5, 3 runs, 2b, 2 HR, 2 RBI, .310 (how bout Tatis?)
dh Mike Jacobs 1 for 4, run, 2b, RBI, K, .258
lf Mike Cervanek 1 for 4, 2b, RBI, .240
c Josh Thole 0 for 3, BB, .243
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 4, .299 (and Castillo?)
cf Emmanuel Garcia 3 for 4, 2 runs, 2 2b, .286
Bobby Livingston 6.1 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 2 BBs, 4.44 era, 89:60:29, 7:8:0
John Lujan 1.2 IP, H, ER, 2 Ks, HR, 4.80 era, 24:14:10, 2:0:2
Manny Acosta 2 IP, H, BB, 1.46 era, 28:14:14, 3:3
AA Eastern League: Binghamton 4/12/1, Richmond 11/19/0
Chris Schwinden's 2nd AA start was a bad one, he got torched for 5 runs on 10 hits in 4 innings for the loss, and his relievers weren't much better, giving up 6 (3 earned) over 5 innings. Eric Campbell's error led to 3 UER off Emary Fredrick, to totally put the game out of reach.
The Mets offense had 12 hits, and struck out just 5 times, and were 2 for 5 with RISP, while leaving 6 on base. Jon Malo, DJ Wabick, Eric Campbell and Jose Coronado had multi hit games, while Luis Hernandez (0 for 4, .307) took the only 0-fer.
cf Jon Malo 3 for 5, 2b, .253
1b Nick Evans 1 for 4, run, HR, RBI, .273
lf DJ Wabick 2 for 4, run, .254
3b Eric Campbell 2 for 4, run, HR, 2 RBI, .375, E (2)
rf Carlos Guzman 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .260
c Mike Nickeas 1 for 4, K, .310
2b Jose Coronado 2 for 3, 2b, RBI, .246
>>ph (for P) Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0 for 1, .301
>>ph (for P) Omir Santos 0 for 1, .000
Chris Schwinden 4 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 5.40 era, L (1-1), 7:3:2
Roy Merritt 2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 4.50 era, 0:3:2
Emary Frederick IP, 4 H, 4/1 R/ER, BB, K, 1.93 era, 1:1:1
Manuel Alvarez 2 IP, H, 3 Ks, 0.00 era, 3:0:3
A+ Florida State League: St. Lucie 11/13/0, Clearwater 2/7/0
The Mets used a 9 run 2nd inning to propel themselves to victory tonight, 11-2. Richard Lucas, Stefan welch and Josh Satin had 2 run doubles, Satin had another RBI double later on in the inning. Robert Carson cruised in the game, giving up just 2 runs on 5 hits in 7 innings for his 4th win of the season. Overall, the Mets had 13 hits and 4 walks in the game, and though they did strike out 10 times, they were a terrible 8 for 13 (.615) with RISP, and left just 5 on base.
ss Wilfredo Tovar 1 for 3, run, K, .275 (left game in 5th inning with head injury)
>> ss Rylan Sandoval 1 for 2, run, K, .211
lf Joey August 1 for 5, run, HR, RBI, 2 Ks, .323
1b Stefan Welch 2 for 4, run, 2b (13), 2 RBI (36), BB, 2 Ks, .311
rf Brahiam Maldonado 2 for 5, 2 runs, RBI (7), 2 Ks, .261
cf Sean Ratliff 2 for 3, 2 runs, 3b (3), 2 RBI (24), BB, K, .281
2b Josh Satin 2 for 4, 2 2b, 3 RBI, .317
dh Raul Reyes 0 for 3, run, BB, .198
3b Richard Lucas 2 for 3, run, 2b (4), 2 RBI (23), BB, .229
c Juan Centeno 0 for 4, K, .214
Robert Carson 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 7 Ks, 4.73 era, W (4-3), 5:7:7 (outside of 2 starts (4/15 and 5/1): 4-2, 2.95 era, 8 GS, 42.2 IP, 47 H, 14 ER, 15/35 BB/K, 1.095 GOFO, .243 BAA, 1.453 WHIP)
Marcos Tabata 2 IP, 2 H, 5 Ks, 4.82 era, 1:0:5
A South Atlantic League: Savannah 2/6/2, Kannapolis 3/10/0
The Gnats defense let them down in the 7th, with an Alonzo Harris keying the door open for a 3 run Kannapolis rally against Mark Cohoon and Erik Turgeon, enough to doom the Gnats tonight, as they were held to just 6 hits and 2 walks (both by Jefry Marte, who has an insanely AWESOME 17/27 BB/K ratio this year), while the team went 2 for 10 with RISP, left 6 on base, and struck out 6 times.
dh Pedro Zapata 0 for 4, K, .261
lf Rafael Fernandez 0 for 4, 3 Ks, .236
ss Wilmer Flores 1 for 4, .311
cf Juan Lagares 0 for 4, K, .284
3b Jefry Marte 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, .213 (103 IsoD)
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 2, .228
c Dock Doyle 0 for 4, .159
1b Luis Rivera 2 for 3, run, RBI, K, .186
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 2, RBI (15), BB, .250, CS (3)
Mark Cohoon 6.1 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1/6 BB/K, 1.85 era, 5:4:6
Erik Turgeon 0.2 IP, H, ER, BB, K, 1.40 era, 0:0:1
John Church 2 IP, 3 H, 1/3 BB/K, 0.95 era, 1:2:3
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
MPH System Audit IV: Part V: Starting Pitchers
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STARTING PITCHERS
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1. RHSP Jenrry Mejia R/R 10/11/89 (A+ St. Lucie 4-1, 1.97 era, 9 GS, 50.1 IP, 41 H, 18/11 R/ER, 16/44 BB/K, 2.21 GOFO, .217 BAA, AA Binghamton 0-5, 4.47 era, 10 GS, 44.1 IP, 44 H, 28/22 R/ER, 2 HR, 23/47 BB/K, 2.95 GOFO, .263 BAA, AFL Surprise 1-3, 12.56 era, 6 GS, 14.1 IP, 25 H, 21/20 R/ER, 13/16 BB/K, 3.50 GOFO, .362 BAA)
Total 2009 Stats: 5-9, 4.38 era, 25 GS, 109 IP, 110 H, 67/53 R/ER, 2 HR, 52/107 BB/K, 2.681 GOFO, .255 BAA, 1.486 WHIP, 4.29 BB/9, 8.84 K/9
Mejia was signed in the 2007 IFA signing period for $16,500, and played that season for the DSL Mets. He was brought stateside in 2008, first appearing in the GCL, then Brooklyn as an 18 year old. The Mets then sent Mejia to St. Lucie for the 2009 season, where he was flat unhittable, then Binghamton, where he proved to be human. Mejia ended his season in Arizona pitching for Surprise.
Mejia leaped onto the prospect scene this year, annihilating the FSL to the tune of a 1.97 in 50 innings, before moving on to the Eastern League, where he struggled some. He struggled with command after returning from a finger injury suffered in late June. Prior to the injury, in 4 starts, he was 0-3 with a 3.82 era, and walked only 9 in 21.2 innings (3.82 per 9), along with 24 Ks. After the finger injury, in 6 starts, he was 0-2 with a 5.16 era, along with 14 walks in 22.2 innings (5.56 per 9), and 23 strikeouts.
Mejia possesses one of the best raw fastballs in the system, sitting comfortably 93-95, and at times touching 96-98. He can cut or sink the fastball, giving him basically 2 different pitches. He also at times has slider-esque action on his fastball, prompting hitters to actually mistake it for a slider. Mejia also throws an actual slider/changeup in the mid 80s (84-87) with great late break on it, this pitch is yet another plus pitch for Mejia. He rounds out his arsenal with a curveball which at times flashes plus, this pitch is in the 75-79 range. With his arsenal, if the Mets resist Jerry Manuel's retarded ideas, Mejia should grow into a #1/#2 starter in the majors.
THE FUTURE: Again, if the retard managing the Mets doesn't get his way (we all hope he doesn't, since he is, in fact, a retard), Mejia should open 2010 in Binghamton, before ending in Buffalo. That should put him on track to claiming a rotation spot in 2011. If, however, the moron gets his way, Mejia likely will only pitch 75-80 innings this season, and will not be able to exceed 125 the next, so his timetable would be delayed by a season. :( :( :( :( :(
2. LHSP Jon Niese L/L 10/27/86 (AAA Buffalo 5-6, 3.82 era, 16 GS, 2 CGSO, 94.1 IP, 95 H, 47/40 R/ER, 7 HR, 26/82 BB/K, 1.81 GOFO, .258 BAA, MLB New York 1-1, 4.21 era, 5 GS, 25.2 IP, 27 H, 12 ER, HR, 9/18 BB/K, 1.38 GOFO, .276 BAA
Total 2009 Stats: 6-7, 3.90 era, 21 GS, 120 IP, 122 H, 59/52 R/ER, 35/100 BB/K, 1.718 GOFO, .262 BAA, 1.308 WHIP
Niese was drafted in the 7th rouud of the 2005 draft, and has since made a steady trek through the system. After being pressed into emergency service in 2008, Niese opened 2009 in Buffalo, and got off to a dreadful start, with a 7.44 era through his first 9 starts, including a pair in New York. However, Niese was working on incorporating a new pitch into his arsenal, partially explaining the horrible numbers, and his BABIP was somewhere in the .400s. In June, he put up a 2.43, and followed that up with a 0.41 in 3 Buffalo starts in July, then a 3.38 in New York (1.53 overall). Unfortunately, Niese succumbed to the rash of injuries that crippled the Mets in 2009, suffering a horrible looking complete tear of his hamstring in August.
Niese features a 4 seam fastball that sits 88-92, and can hit 94 at times, and he recently (over the last season), incorporated a cutter which is in the mid 80s to give him a moving fastball (his 4 seamer is lacking in that department). Niese, of course, is best known for his over the top 12-6 curveball, a true plus pitch that he uses to register strikeouts. He has two types of curveballs, a harder one and a loopier one. He also throws a changup in the 76-79 range, but this is clearly his 3rd best pitch.
THE FUTURE: Niese is coming off a horrific injury, but he should either open 2010 in Buffalo or New York. Either way, this will be Niese's last season as a prospect.
3. RHSP Kyle Allen R/R 2/12/90 (A Savannah 9-6, 3.45 era, 25/19 G/GS, 2 SVs, 125.1 IP, 109 H, 57/48 R/ER, 8 HR, 51/111 BB/K, 2.18 GOFO, .234 BAA)
The Mets stole Kyle Allen in the 24th round of the 2008 draft, and after signing, he was assigned to the GCL, then played all of 2009 with Savannah as a 19 year old. After pitching awfully in April (7.47 era in 15.2 innings), Allen rocketted up the charts the rest of the season, pitching to a 2.87 era over the other 109.2 innings of his season, with a 1.222 WHIP and 7.715 K/9.
Allen features a fastball which sits 91-93, and at times can touch 94-96. He generates good sink on the ball, leading to a high number of groundouts, and also gets a high number of strikeouts, a very good combination for a starter. Allen also has a plus changeup which he throws in the 83-85 range, but he's working on taking even more off the pitch. Allen rounds his arsenal with a 84-87 slider which is clearly his third pitch, but he's making significant strides with it.
THE FUTURE: Allen should open 2010 in St. Lucie, but it wouldn't be a shock to see him end it in Binghamton, and then go to Arizona. He should be in position to crack the 2012 rotation.
4. RHSP Brad Holt R/R 10/13/86 (A St. Lucie 4-1, 3.12 era, 9 GS, 43.1 IP, 34 H, 16/15 R/ER, 5 HR, 13/54 BB/K, 0.97 GOFO, .215 BAA, AA Binghamton 3-6, 6.21 era, 11 GS, 58 IP, 58 H, 42/40 R/ER, 9 HR, 23/45 BB/K, 0.77 GOFO, .270 BAA)
Total 2009 Stats: 7-7, 4.88 era, 20 GS, 101.1 IP, 92 H, 58/55 R/ER, 14 HR, 36/99 BB/K, 0.84 GOFO, .247 BAA
Holt was drafted in the 1st round (33rd overall) of the very impressive 2008 draft by the Mets, and he utterly dominated the NYPL that season. He started off the 2009 season in the FSL, where he was good, posting a 3.12 era in 43.1 innings. Holt had a very good first start in Binghamton, then twisted his ankle walking down the dugout steps and was never the same after recovering.
Holt features a fastball which can reach as high as 97 MPH, comfortably sitting 91-95. Holt also features a mid 80s hard curveball which can flash plus at times, but he's inconsistent with this pitch. When he's right, this pitch is a strikeout generator with overhand break. Holt's third pitch is his changeup, which is in the 82-84 range.
THE FUTURE: Holt will open 2010 in Binghamton, and performance should dictate when/if he's moved up to Buffalo. A late season cameo ouf of the Mets bullpen cannot be discounted, but Holt's arrival as a starter is probably in mid 2011, at the earliest.
5. RHSP Jeurys Familia R/R 10/10/89 (A Savannah 10-6, 2.69 era, 24/23 G/GS, 134 IP, 109 H, 49/40 R/ER, 3 HR, 46/109 BB/K, 1.40 GOFO, .221 BAA)
Familia was signed as an IFA during the 2007 season for $100,000, and he spent the next season in the GCL, before being assigned to full season Savannah in 2009.
Familia never faltered in the SAL, outside of a start or two where he was decimated (5/31, 4 ip, 13 h, 6 er and 7/9, 4.2 ip, 9 h, 6 er), he was flat out dominant. He didn't post an ERA over 4 in any month, and had two months of sub 2 ERAs (April 1.37, and August 1.71).
Familia features a fastball that sits 91-93, and can touch the mid 90s. His second pitch is a 78-82 slider which he gained confidence in throughout the season. His third and final pitch is a changeup which is still a work in progress.
THE FUTURE: Familia should open 2010 in St. Lucie, but there's a very good chance, like with Kyle Allen, he finishes the season in Binghamton, and then perhaps Arizona. The same ETA holds true for both, Familia could be in position to crack the 2012 rotation.
6. LHSP Robert Carson 1/23/89 L/L (A Savannah 8-10, 3.21 era, 25 GS, 2 CG, SO, 131.2 IP, 139 H, 68/47 R/ER, 4 HR, 45/90 BB/K, 1.68 GOFO, .270 BAA)
The Mets drafted Carson in the 14th round of the 2007 draft, and after signing, he pitched in the GCL. He pitched across 2 levels in 2008, the GCL and Kingsport, before spending all of 2009 in Savannah, where he had a stellar season. More then anyone else on the Gnats staff, Carson was victimized by Jefry Marte's 300 error season, leading to 21 UER against him.
Carson is a groundball pitcher who doesn't look to get many Ks, he stays within himself and doesn't try to overthrow. Carson sits 89-91 with his fastball, but there was a report late in the season of him touching 94-95, which, if true, would be extremely encouraging news. Carson also features a 82-85 slider which is a very good pitch, though not plus, yet. This pitch is his out pitch, he buries it in on righties and away from lefties to get weak contact, or strikeouts. His third pitch is a changeup which is 77-80 mph, he needs to further refine this pitch if he's going to remain a starter, which he began to do during the 2nd half of 2009.
THE FUTURE: Carson will start 2010 in St. Lucie, and unlike the higher ceiling Allen and Familia, he should spend the whole season there. He will ascend a level per season, cracking the big league roster sometime in the 2012 or 2013 season.
7. Eric Niesen A+/AA LHSP Eric Niesen L/L 9/4/85 (A+ St. Lucie 3-4, 3.28 era, 11 GS, 57.2 IP, 52 H, 25/21 R/ER, 5 HR, 16/49 BB/K, 0.87 GOFO, .237 BAA, AA Binghamton 4-7, 4.66 era, 16 GS, CG, 83 IP, 75 H, 46/43 R/ER, 6 HR, 41/85 BB/K, 0.81 GOFO, .246 BAA, AFL Surprise 0-0, 24.55 era, 4 G, 3.2 IP, 8 H, 10 ER, 2 HR, 3/2 BB/K, 0.14 GOFO, .444 BAA)
Total 2009 Stats: 7-11, 4.61 era, 31/27 G/GS, 144.1 IP, 135 H, 81/74 R/ER, 60/136 BB/K, 0.817 GOFO, .247 BAA, 1.351 WHIP, 3.74 BB/9, 8.48 K/9
The Mets drafted Niesen as a reliever out of Wake Forest with their 3rd round pick in 2007, and began the process of converting him to a starter that season. He was not effective starting for St. Lucie in 2008 (6-12, 4.64), but turned that around in 2009, making it to Binghamton.
Niesen began the season in St. Lucie where he pitched very well, with a 3.28 era in 57 innings. He was bumped up to Binghamton, where his K rate went up, but along with that, so did his walk rate. After allowing a .286 BAA in 2008, Niesen kept that to .237 in the FSL, and .246 in the EL in 2009. Niesen got off to a very slow start in Binghamton, going 1-6 with a 6.95 in his first 9 starts, but then turned it around big time, going 3-2 with a 2.53 in his final 8 starts, with a 17/45 BB/K in 46.1 innings.
Niesen is armed with a good low 90s two seam fastball, he also uses a 4 seamer at times, which cuts in on righties. Niesen's secondary pitches include an average slider in the mid 70s which he uses to register strikeouts, against both lefties and righties. He also has a developing/improving changeup which is around 78-82 MPH.
THE FUTURE: Niesen will be opening 2010 in Binghamton, and likely will finish it in Buffalo, but there exists an outside shot of him at some point showing up in the Mets bullpen as a crossover reliever. If that doesn't happen in 2010, it definitely will in 2011.
8. A+ RHSP Scott Moviel R/R 5/7/88 (GCL (rehab) 0-0, 1.00 era, 2 GS, 9 IP, 10 H, 2/1 R/ER, 10 Ks, 1.83 GOFO, .270 BAA, A+ St. Lucie 4-5, 3.92 era, 13 GS, 64.1 IP, 61 H, 37/28 R/ER, HR, 24/46 BB/K, 0.99 GOFO, .250 BAA, AFL Surprise 1-0, 2.45 era, 8 G, 14.2 IP, 14 H, 7/4 R/ER, 8/9 BB/K, 1.20 GOFO, .250 BAA)
Total 2009 Stats: 5-5, 3.38 era, 23/15 G/GS, 88 IP, 85 H, 46/33 R/ER, 32/65 BB/K, 1.111 GOFO, .252 BAA, 1.33 WHIP, 3.27 BB/9, 6.64 K/9
The Mets drafted Moviel in the 2nd round of the 2007 draft, and he's made a slow ascent through the system, slow due to the fact he twice tore his knee meniscus last year. He spent the majority of 2008 in Savannah and pitched decently, with a 4.43 era over 120 innings.
Moviel spent the first half of the season rehabbing, then the second half in St. Lucie. After a handful of starts middling around, Moviel came on strong over his last 7 starts, posting a 4-1 record with a 2.65 era, and gathering 35 Ks in 37.1 innings, while allowing 31 hits and walking 15.
Moviel sits 90-92 on his fastball, touching 93-94, but he prefers to keep it in the low 90s. His height enables him to get downward run on his fastball, generating groundballs. Moviel began throwing a low to mid 80s slider after returning from his knee injury, and it's rapidly becoming his goto pitch. He also throws a changeup (73-76), and curveball (77-80), two pitches he had prior to 2009.
THE FUTURE: Moviel will begin 2010 back in St. Lucie, but should end it in Binghamton, putting him on track for a late 2011, or more likely 2012, callup to the majors.
9. LHSP Juan Urbina
The Mets signed Urbina as an IFA during the summer of 2009. Reportedly, Urbina sits in the upper 80s to low 90s with his fastball, but observers note he really sits 84-86. Either way, he's still 16 years old, and there's plenty of time for more velocity to come. He also flashes an above average curveball. And remember, he's just 16 years old, there is a TON of time for him to develop.
THE FUTURE: Urbina should start 2010 in the GCL, but could end up in Kingsport. Either way, he'll then spend at least 4 years developing in the system, before the earliest possible callup date, sometime in 2014, more likely to be 2015.
10. LHSP Steven Matz
The Mets drafted Matz with their first pick in the 2009 draft, 2nd round overall.
Pre-draft scouting report from Baseball America:
Matz offers plenty of projection as well as good present stuff. For most of the spring, he sat in the 89-91 mph range, but he routinely ran his fastball up to 93-94, and the pitch has some glove-side life. Scouts particularly like the way he attacks hitters inside with his heater. He also shows a solid-average changeup with good deception that sometimes rates as plus. He began throwing a slider midway through the season, but most scouts prefer his 73-75 mph three-quarters curveball, which flashes average to plus but more often rates as a below-average offering at this stage. Matz has a big, projectable frame at 6-foot-3, 185 pounds.
THE FUTURE: Matz should start 2010 in the GCL, but could end up in Kingsport. Either way, he'll then spend at least 4 years developing in the system, before the earliest possible callup date, sometime in 2014, more likely to be 2015.
11. RHSP Dillon Gee R/R 4/28/86 (AAA Buffalo 1-3, 4.10 era, 9 GS, CG, 48.1 IP, 47 H, 22 ER, 5 HR, 16/42 BB/K, 0.77 GOFO, .253 BAA)
The Mets drafted Gee with their 21st round pick in 2007, and he's enjoyed a meteroic rise through the farm system, and definitely would've been in line for starts in 2009 if he, too, hadn't gotten injured. Gee spent the majority of 2008 with the St. Lucie Mets, before making a 4 start cameo in Binghamton, and then 10 more starts in Puerto Rico, where he won Pitcher of the Year honors (2.22 era in 48.1 innings). However, 48.1 innings into his AAA career, Gee suffered a torn labrum, derailing his season.
Gee features 5 pitches, a 2 and 4 seam fastball, with his 4 seamer reaching into the mid 90s, sitting comfortably in the low 90s. His 2 seamer has good down action, sitting between 89-91. He relies most heavily on his changeup when it comes to offspeed offerings. He added a curveball to his repertoire last season (2008), turning it into the more effective of his 2 breaking pitches. He throws the pitch 76-80. Finally, he also has a slider he relies on a good amount, it's harder then his curve, with 12-6 break on it.
THE FUTURE: Gee, when he's pronounced fit to play, will open back in Buffalo, and injuries/ineffectiveness by any SP in New York should see him as one of the first arms called up. Gee also has the advantage of needing to be placed on the 40 man roster after the season, to protect him from the Rule V.
12. LHSP Zach Dotson
The Mets took Dotson with their 13th round pick in the 2009 draft, and much to the shock of everyone who follows their drafts, signed him for significantly overslot (500k).
Pre-draft scouting report from Baseball America:
"Scouts had seen steady improvement from Georgia signee Zach Dotson, who sat from 87-88 mph with his fastball and touches 91. Both his curveball and changeup have flashed potential. Dotson tightened up his body thanks to a distance running program that helped him lose 25 pounds. He didn't show the same velocity this spring that he showed last summer, but he has athletic ability and has three average pitches, so he stands out among the state's pitching prospects."
THE FUTURE: Much like Urbina and Matz, Dotson should open in the GCL, then perhaps take a trip to Tennessee (Kingsport), before spending 4 years in the minors, putting him in line for a 2014-2015 callup.
13. RHSP Eric Beaulac R/R 11/13/86 (A Savannah 7-7, 2.95 era, 26/19 G/GS, 2 SVs, 116 IP, 110 H, 53/38 R/ER, 6 HR, 41/133 BB/K, 1.25 GOFO, .250 BAA)
The Mets drafted Beaulac in the 9th round of the 2008 draft, and he spent time with 3 teams that season, Brooklyn, Kingsport and Savannah, getting the bulk of his time in the Sally League.
Beaulac made the transition to starter this season, getting 19 starts and 7 relief outings. As a starter, Beaulac had a 3.42 era, while as a reliever, it was 1.13. Many believe Beaulac's ultimate destination will be as a power reliever, but for now, the Mets are content to let him start.
Beaulac features a good fastball which ranges anywhere from 87 to 95 MPH, depending on if he's sitting 88-91, or 91-93. He also features a slider, which is his primary secondary offering, sitting in the low 80s, he uses this pitch to get strikeouts. His slider is very close to beign a plus pitch for him. He also features a changeup he throws between 78-81, but this is clearly his third pitch, it's a definite work in progress.
14. RHSP Elvin Ramirez R/R 10/10/87 (A Savannah 3-7, 4.09 era, 15 GS, 72.2 IP, 73 H, 40/33 R/ER, 2 HR, 39/48 BB/K, 1.16 GOFO, .261 BAA)
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. He's spent the past two seasons in Savannah, suffering injuries halfway through both.
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.
THE FUTURE: Ramirez will be moving up to St. Lucie for 2010, and is expected to be part of one of the best bullpens in the FSL. In a pen role, he should move quickly, and could end in Buffalo, but we'll be conservative and say Binghamton. That should put him in position to crack the majors in late 2011 or early 2012.
15. LHSP Angel Calero L/L 9/25/86 (A+ St. Lucie 3-11, 4.61 era, 22 GS, CG, 107.1 IP, 119 H, 68/55 R/ER, 10 HR, 46/93 BB/K, 0.81 GOFO, .283 BAA, VWL Magallanes 3-1, 7.04 era, 18 G, 15.1 IP, 17 H, 12 ER, 3 HR, 10/18 BB/K, 1.00 GOFO, .293 BAA)
Total 2009 Stats: 6-12, 4.92 era, 40/22 G/GS, 122.2 IP, 136 H, 80/67 R/ER, 56/111 BB/K, .834 GOFO, .284 BAA, 1.565 WHIP
16. RHSP Scott Shaw R/R 8/3/86 (A+ St. Lucie 8-8, 3.73 era, 26 GS, CG, 149.2 IP, 140 H, 69/62 R/ER, 13 HR, 57/118 BB/K, 0.82 GOFO, .253 BAA)
The Mets drafted Shaw in the 13th round of the 2008 draft, and sent him to Brooklyn where he performed very well (2.80 in 74 innings). He was jumped to St. Lucie for the 2009 season and performed well, posting a 3.73 era in 149.2 innings. Nothing about Shaw really jumps out at you, he's an average righty with average stuff, and profiles as a backend of the rotation starter.
Shaw features 4 pitches, a fastball in the low 90s, which can sometimes dip to 87-88, and two breaking pitches, a slider (which he relies on more) which he throws in the upper 70s (77-80), and a curveball which sits 74-76. He rounds out his arsenal with a very good changeup which sits 77-80, the same as his slider.
THE FUTURE: Shaw will open 2010 with Binghamton, and should spend all year there, before moving to Buffalo for 2011. He should be in line for a spot somewhere, in 2012.
17. LHSP Jim Fuller L/L 6/1/87 (A- Brooklyn 3-6, 2.86 era, 12/11 G/GS, CG, 63 IP, 58 H, 24/20 R/ER, 4 HR, 15/67 BB/K, 2.08 GOFO, .250 BAA)
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.
Fuller spent a second season in Brooklyn where he pitched very well, despire a 3-6 record. He's got average velocity from the left side, upper 80s to low 90s, and features a good changeup.
THE FUTURE: Fuller will be pitching for Savannah in 2010, which is curious. The Mets are being very conservative with him, despite results in Brooklyn. Still, we'll say he forces his way up to St. Lucie at some point this season, then opens 2011 in Binghamton, setting him up to crack the Mets as a reliever sometime in the 2012 or 2013 season.
18. RHSP Eduardo Aldama R/R 12/23/89 (R Kingsport 5-1, 3.79 era, 12 GS, 61.2 IP, 59 H, 31/26 R/ER, 4 HR, 23/57 BB/K, 1.39 GOFO, .253 BAA, A Savannah 0-1, 21 era, GS, 3 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, HR, 2/3 BB/K, 0.50 GOFO, .500 BAA)
Total 2009 Stats: 5-2, 4.59 era, 13 GS, 64.2 IP, 68 H, 38/33 R/ER, 5 HR, 25/60 BB/K, 1.33 GOFO, .271 BAA
Aldama was signed by the Mets during the 2006 IFA signing period, and after toiling in the low rookie leagues for the last 3 seasons, he made it up to Savannah in 2009. He spent the vast majority of the season with Kingsport, pitching very well on what was otherwise a pitching staff to forget. Aldama made 12 starts and compiled a 3.79 era and 5 wins, and earned a final start in Savannah (which went awfully). Still, he is one of the handful of very intriguing pitchers who will toe the rubber for the Gnats in 2010.
Aldama features 3 pitches, an average 90-92 MPH fastball that he has good command of, a very good changeup in the in the low 80s which is his goto offspeed offering, and then a 74-76 curveball which he began throwing in earnest this season, for now, this is a total work in progress.
THE FUTURE: Aldama will open 2010 in Savannah and likely move a level per season after that, and be in a position to make the major league team sometime in 2013 or, more likely, 2014.
19. RHSP Armando Rodriguez R/R 1/28/88 (R Kingsport 3-1, 2.96 era, 9 GS, 45.2 IP, 39 H, 20/15 R/ER, 2 HR, 20/36 BB/K, 0.58 GOFO, .227 BAA, A Savannah 2-1, 2.16 era, 3 GS, CG, 16.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 9/24 BB/K, 0.44 GOFO, .094 BAA)
Total 2009 Stats: 5-2, 2.74 era, 12 GS, CG, 62.1 IP, 44 H, 24/19 R/ER, 2 HR, 29/60 BB/K, 0.55 GOFO, .196 BAA
Rodriguez was totally unknown to most prospect enthuaists until a breakout season in 2009, including a dominant 3 start stretch with Savannah. Rodriguez was also an unheralded signing in the 2006 IFA class which featured Francisco Pena and Ruben Tejada. Rodriguez spent the 08 season in the DSL, before coming stateside in 2009 and lighting up the Appy League and then the Sally League.
Rodriguez features a really good mid to upper 90s fastball, which sits comfortably 92-94, and touches 97-98. Rodriguez also has a good slider in the 83-87 range that is a rapidly improving pitch for him. He rounds out his arsenal with a 81-84 changeup that is lagging behind his slider, though it, too, is becoming a better pitch with time.
THE FUTURE: Rodriguez will begin 2010 in Savannah, but it wouldn't be surprising, at age 22, to see him end in St. Lucie, and then open 2011 with Binghamton. That would put him on track to make his MLB debut in either late 2012 (as a reliever) or 2013 (in a starting capacity).
20. LHSP Jhonathan Torres L/L 3/20/90 (R GCL 4-0, 0.82 era, 4/3 G/GS, 22 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 5/22 BB/K, 1.26 GOFO, .085 BAA, R Kingsport 2-4, 4.87 era, 9 GS, 40.2 IP, 51 H, 35/22 R/ER, 7 HR, 17/33 BB/K, 1.32 GOFO, .309 BAA)
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1. RHSP Jenrry Mejia R/R 10/11/89 (A+ St. Lucie 4-1, 1.97 era, 9 GS, 50.1 IP, 41 H, 18/11 R/ER, 16/44 BB/K, 2.21 GOFO, .217 BAA, AA Binghamton 0-5, 4.47 era, 10 GS, 44.1 IP, 44 H, 28/22 R/ER, 2 HR, 23/47 BB/K, 2.95 GOFO, .263 BAA, AFL Surprise 1-3, 12.56 era, 6 GS, 14.1 IP, 25 H, 21/20 R/ER, 13/16 BB/K, 3.50 GOFO, .362 BAA)
Total 2009 Stats: 5-9, 4.38 era, 25 GS, 109 IP, 110 H, 67/53 R/ER, 2 HR, 52/107 BB/K, 2.681 GOFO, .255 BAA, 1.486 WHIP, 4.29 BB/9, 8.84 K/9
Mejia was signed in the 2007 IFA signing period for $16,500, and played that season for the DSL Mets. He was brought stateside in 2008, first appearing in the GCL, then Brooklyn as an 18 year old. The Mets then sent Mejia to St. Lucie for the 2009 season, where he was flat unhittable, then Binghamton, where he proved to be human. Mejia ended his season in Arizona pitching for Surprise.
Mejia leaped onto the prospect scene this year, annihilating the FSL to the tune of a 1.97 in 50 innings, before moving on to the Eastern League, where he struggled some. He struggled with command after returning from a finger injury suffered in late June. Prior to the injury, in 4 starts, he was 0-3 with a 3.82 era, and walked only 9 in 21.2 innings (3.82 per 9), along with 24 Ks. After the finger injury, in 6 starts, he was 0-2 with a 5.16 era, along with 14 walks in 22.2 innings (5.56 per 9), and 23 strikeouts.
Mejia possesses one of the best raw fastballs in the system, sitting comfortably 93-95, and at times touching 96-98. He can cut or sink the fastball, giving him basically 2 different pitches. He also at times has slider-esque action on his fastball, prompting hitters to actually mistake it for a slider. Mejia also throws an actual slider/changeup in the mid 80s (84-87) with great late break on it, this pitch is yet another plus pitch for Mejia. He rounds out his arsenal with a curveball which at times flashes plus, this pitch is in the 75-79 range. With his arsenal, if the Mets resist Jerry Manuel's retarded ideas, Mejia should grow into a #1/#2 starter in the majors.
THE FUTURE: Again, if the retard managing the Mets doesn't get his way (we all hope he doesn't, since he is, in fact, a retard), Mejia should open 2010 in Binghamton, before ending in Buffalo. That should put him on track to claiming a rotation spot in 2011. If, however, the moron gets his way, Mejia likely will only pitch 75-80 innings this season, and will not be able to exceed 125 the next, so his timetable would be delayed by a season. :( :( :( :( :(
2. LHSP Jon Niese L/L 10/27/86 (AAA Buffalo 5-6, 3.82 era, 16 GS, 2 CGSO, 94.1 IP, 95 H, 47/40 R/ER, 7 HR, 26/82 BB/K, 1.81 GOFO, .258 BAA, MLB New York 1-1, 4.21 era, 5 GS, 25.2 IP, 27 H, 12 ER, HR, 9/18 BB/K, 1.38 GOFO, .276 BAA
Total 2009 Stats: 6-7, 3.90 era, 21 GS, 120 IP, 122 H, 59/52 R/ER, 35/100 BB/K, 1.718 GOFO, .262 BAA, 1.308 WHIP
Niese was drafted in the 7th rouud of the 2005 draft, and has since made a steady trek through the system. After being pressed into emergency service in 2008, Niese opened 2009 in Buffalo, and got off to a dreadful start, with a 7.44 era through his first 9 starts, including a pair in New York. However, Niese was working on incorporating a new pitch into his arsenal, partially explaining the horrible numbers, and his BABIP was somewhere in the .400s. In June, he put up a 2.43, and followed that up with a 0.41 in 3 Buffalo starts in July, then a 3.38 in New York (1.53 overall). Unfortunately, Niese succumbed to the rash of injuries that crippled the Mets in 2009, suffering a horrible looking complete tear of his hamstring in August.
Niese features a 4 seam fastball that sits 88-92, and can hit 94 at times, and he recently (over the last season), incorporated a cutter which is in the mid 80s to give him a moving fastball (his 4 seamer is lacking in that department). Niese, of course, is best known for his over the top 12-6 curveball, a true plus pitch that he uses to register strikeouts. He has two types of curveballs, a harder one and a loopier one. He also throws a changup in the 76-79 range, but this is clearly his 3rd best pitch.
THE FUTURE: Niese is coming off a horrific injury, but he should either open 2010 in Buffalo or New York. Either way, this will be Niese's last season as a prospect.
3. RHSP Kyle Allen R/R 2/12/90 (A Savannah 9-6, 3.45 era, 25/19 G/GS, 2 SVs, 125.1 IP, 109 H, 57/48 R/ER, 8 HR, 51/111 BB/K, 2.18 GOFO, .234 BAA)
The Mets stole Kyle Allen in the 24th round of the 2008 draft, and after signing, he was assigned to the GCL, then played all of 2009 with Savannah as a 19 year old. After pitching awfully in April (7.47 era in 15.2 innings), Allen rocketted up the charts the rest of the season, pitching to a 2.87 era over the other 109.2 innings of his season, with a 1.222 WHIP and 7.715 K/9.
Allen features a fastball which sits 91-93, and at times can touch 94-96. He generates good sink on the ball, leading to a high number of groundouts, and also gets a high number of strikeouts, a very good combination for a starter. Allen also has a plus changeup which he throws in the 83-85 range, but he's working on taking even more off the pitch. Allen rounds his arsenal with a 84-87 slider which is clearly his third pitch, but he's making significant strides with it.
THE FUTURE: Allen should open 2010 in St. Lucie, but it wouldn't be a shock to see him end it in Binghamton, and then go to Arizona. He should be in position to crack the 2012 rotation.
4. RHSP Brad Holt R/R 10/13/86 (A St. Lucie 4-1, 3.12 era, 9 GS, 43.1 IP, 34 H, 16/15 R/ER, 5 HR, 13/54 BB/K, 0.97 GOFO, .215 BAA, AA Binghamton 3-6, 6.21 era, 11 GS, 58 IP, 58 H, 42/40 R/ER, 9 HR, 23/45 BB/K, 0.77 GOFO, .270 BAA)
Total 2009 Stats: 7-7, 4.88 era, 20 GS, 101.1 IP, 92 H, 58/55 R/ER, 14 HR, 36/99 BB/K, 0.84 GOFO, .247 BAA
Holt was drafted in the 1st round (33rd overall) of the very impressive 2008 draft by the Mets, and he utterly dominated the NYPL that season. He started off the 2009 season in the FSL, where he was good, posting a 3.12 era in 43.1 innings. Holt had a very good first start in Binghamton, then twisted his ankle walking down the dugout steps and was never the same after recovering.
Holt features a fastball which can reach as high as 97 MPH, comfortably sitting 91-95. Holt also features a mid 80s hard curveball which can flash plus at times, but he's inconsistent with this pitch. When he's right, this pitch is a strikeout generator with overhand break. Holt's third pitch is his changeup, which is in the 82-84 range.
THE FUTURE: Holt will open 2010 in Binghamton, and performance should dictate when/if he's moved up to Buffalo. A late season cameo ouf of the Mets bullpen cannot be discounted, but Holt's arrival as a starter is probably in mid 2011, at the earliest.
5. RHSP Jeurys Familia R/R 10/10/89 (A Savannah 10-6, 2.69 era, 24/23 G/GS, 134 IP, 109 H, 49/40 R/ER, 3 HR, 46/109 BB/K, 1.40 GOFO, .221 BAA)
Familia was signed as an IFA during the 2007 season for $100,000, and he spent the next season in the GCL, before being assigned to full season Savannah in 2009.
Familia never faltered in the SAL, outside of a start or two where he was decimated (5/31, 4 ip, 13 h, 6 er and 7/9, 4.2 ip, 9 h, 6 er), he was flat out dominant. He didn't post an ERA over 4 in any month, and had two months of sub 2 ERAs (April 1.37, and August 1.71).
Familia features a fastball that sits 91-93, and can touch the mid 90s. His second pitch is a 78-82 slider which he gained confidence in throughout the season. His third and final pitch is a changeup which is still a work in progress.
THE FUTURE: Familia should open 2010 in St. Lucie, but there's a very good chance, like with Kyle Allen, he finishes the season in Binghamton, and then perhaps Arizona. The same ETA holds true for both, Familia could be in position to crack the 2012 rotation.
6. LHSP Robert Carson 1/23/89 L/L (A Savannah 8-10, 3.21 era, 25 GS, 2 CG, SO, 131.2 IP, 139 H, 68/47 R/ER, 4 HR, 45/90 BB/K, 1.68 GOFO, .270 BAA)
The Mets drafted Carson in the 14th round of the 2007 draft, and after signing, he pitched in the GCL. He pitched across 2 levels in 2008, the GCL and Kingsport, before spending all of 2009 in Savannah, where he had a stellar season. More then anyone else on the Gnats staff, Carson was victimized by Jefry Marte's 300 error season, leading to 21 UER against him.
Carson is a groundball pitcher who doesn't look to get many Ks, he stays within himself and doesn't try to overthrow. Carson sits 89-91 with his fastball, but there was a report late in the season of him touching 94-95, which, if true, would be extremely encouraging news. Carson also features a 82-85 slider which is a very good pitch, though not plus, yet. This pitch is his out pitch, he buries it in on righties and away from lefties to get weak contact, or strikeouts. His third pitch is a changeup which is 77-80 mph, he needs to further refine this pitch if he's going to remain a starter, which he began to do during the 2nd half of 2009.
THE FUTURE: Carson will start 2010 in St. Lucie, and unlike the higher ceiling Allen and Familia, he should spend the whole season there. He will ascend a level per season, cracking the big league roster sometime in the 2012 or 2013 season.
7. Eric Niesen A+/AA LHSP Eric Niesen L/L 9/4/85 (A+ St. Lucie 3-4, 3.28 era, 11 GS, 57.2 IP, 52 H, 25/21 R/ER, 5 HR, 16/49 BB/K, 0.87 GOFO, .237 BAA, AA Binghamton 4-7, 4.66 era, 16 GS, CG, 83 IP, 75 H, 46/43 R/ER, 6 HR, 41/85 BB/K, 0.81 GOFO, .246 BAA, AFL Surprise 0-0, 24.55 era, 4 G, 3.2 IP, 8 H, 10 ER, 2 HR, 3/2 BB/K, 0.14 GOFO, .444 BAA)
Total 2009 Stats: 7-11, 4.61 era, 31/27 G/GS, 144.1 IP, 135 H, 81/74 R/ER, 60/136 BB/K, 0.817 GOFO, .247 BAA, 1.351 WHIP, 3.74 BB/9, 8.48 K/9
The Mets drafted Niesen as a reliever out of Wake Forest with their 3rd round pick in 2007, and began the process of converting him to a starter that season. He was not effective starting for St. Lucie in 2008 (6-12, 4.64), but turned that around in 2009, making it to Binghamton.
Niesen began the season in St. Lucie where he pitched very well, with a 3.28 era in 57 innings. He was bumped up to Binghamton, where his K rate went up, but along with that, so did his walk rate. After allowing a .286 BAA in 2008, Niesen kept that to .237 in the FSL, and .246 in the EL in 2009. Niesen got off to a very slow start in Binghamton, going 1-6 with a 6.95 in his first 9 starts, but then turned it around big time, going 3-2 with a 2.53 in his final 8 starts, with a 17/45 BB/K in 46.1 innings.
Niesen is armed with a good low 90s two seam fastball, he also uses a 4 seamer at times, which cuts in on righties. Niesen's secondary pitches include an average slider in the mid 70s which he uses to register strikeouts, against both lefties and righties. He also has a developing/improving changeup which is around 78-82 MPH.
THE FUTURE: Niesen will be opening 2010 in Binghamton, and likely will finish it in Buffalo, but there exists an outside shot of him at some point showing up in the Mets bullpen as a crossover reliever. If that doesn't happen in 2010, it definitely will in 2011.
8. A+ RHSP Scott Moviel R/R 5/7/88 (GCL (rehab) 0-0, 1.00 era, 2 GS, 9 IP, 10 H, 2/1 R/ER, 10 Ks, 1.83 GOFO, .270 BAA, A+ St. Lucie 4-5, 3.92 era, 13 GS, 64.1 IP, 61 H, 37/28 R/ER, HR, 24/46 BB/K, 0.99 GOFO, .250 BAA, AFL Surprise 1-0, 2.45 era, 8 G, 14.2 IP, 14 H, 7/4 R/ER, 8/9 BB/K, 1.20 GOFO, .250 BAA)
Total 2009 Stats: 5-5, 3.38 era, 23/15 G/GS, 88 IP, 85 H, 46/33 R/ER, 32/65 BB/K, 1.111 GOFO, .252 BAA, 1.33 WHIP, 3.27 BB/9, 6.64 K/9
The Mets drafted Moviel in the 2nd round of the 2007 draft, and he's made a slow ascent through the system, slow due to the fact he twice tore his knee meniscus last year. He spent the majority of 2008 in Savannah and pitched decently, with a 4.43 era over 120 innings.
Moviel spent the first half of the season rehabbing, then the second half in St. Lucie. After a handful of starts middling around, Moviel came on strong over his last 7 starts, posting a 4-1 record with a 2.65 era, and gathering 35 Ks in 37.1 innings, while allowing 31 hits and walking 15.
Moviel sits 90-92 on his fastball, touching 93-94, but he prefers to keep it in the low 90s. His height enables him to get downward run on his fastball, generating groundballs. Moviel began throwing a low to mid 80s slider after returning from his knee injury, and it's rapidly becoming his goto pitch. He also throws a changeup (73-76), and curveball (77-80), two pitches he had prior to 2009.
THE FUTURE: Moviel will begin 2010 back in St. Lucie, but should end it in Binghamton, putting him on track for a late 2011, or more likely 2012, callup to the majors.
9. LHSP Juan Urbina
The Mets signed Urbina as an IFA during the summer of 2009. Reportedly, Urbina sits in the upper 80s to low 90s with his fastball, but observers note he really sits 84-86. Either way, he's still 16 years old, and there's plenty of time for more velocity to come. He also flashes an above average curveball. And remember, he's just 16 years old, there is a TON of time for him to develop.
THE FUTURE: Urbina should start 2010 in the GCL, but could end up in Kingsport. Either way, he'll then spend at least 4 years developing in the system, before the earliest possible callup date, sometime in 2014, more likely to be 2015.
10. LHSP Steven Matz
The Mets drafted Matz with their first pick in the 2009 draft, 2nd round overall.
Pre-draft scouting report from Baseball America:
Matz offers plenty of projection as well as good present stuff. For most of the spring, he sat in the 89-91 mph range, but he routinely ran his fastball up to 93-94, and the pitch has some glove-side life. Scouts particularly like the way he attacks hitters inside with his heater. He also shows a solid-average changeup with good deception that sometimes rates as plus. He began throwing a slider midway through the season, but most scouts prefer his 73-75 mph three-quarters curveball, which flashes average to plus but more often rates as a below-average offering at this stage. Matz has a big, projectable frame at 6-foot-3, 185 pounds.
THE FUTURE: Matz should start 2010 in the GCL, but could end up in Kingsport. Either way, he'll then spend at least 4 years developing in the system, before the earliest possible callup date, sometime in 2014, more likely to be 2015.
11. RHSP Dillon Gee R/R 4/28/86 (AAA Buffalo 1-3, 4.10 era, 9 GS, CG, 48.1 IP, 47 H, 22 ER, 5 HR, 16/42 BB/K, 0.77 GOFO, .253 BAA)
The Mets drafted Gee with their 21st round pick in 2007, and he's enjoyed a meteroic rise through the farm system, and definitely would've been in line for starts in 2009 if he, too, hadn't gotten injured. Gee spent the majority of 2008 with the St. Lucie Mets, before making a 4 start cameo in Binghamton, and then 10 more starts in Puerto Rico, where he won Pitcher of the Year honors (2.22 era in 48.1 innings). However, 48.1 innings into his AAA career, Gee suffered a torn labrum, derailing his season.
Gee features 5 pitches, a 2 and 4 seam fastball, with his 4 seamer reaching into the mid 90s, sitting comfortably in the low 90s. His 2 seamer has good down action, sitting between 89-91. He relies most heavily on his changeup when it comes to offspeed offerings. He added a curveball to his repertoire last season (2008), turning it into the more effective of his 2 breaking pitches. He throws the pitch 76-80. Finally, he also has a slider he relies on a good amount, it's harder then his curve, with 12-6 break on it.
THE FUTURE: Gee, when he's pronounced fit to play, will open back in Buffalo, and injuries/ineffectiveness by any SP in New York should see him as one of the first arms called up. Gee also has the advantage of needing to be placed on the 40 man roster after the season, to protect him from the Rule V.
12. LHSP Zach Dotson
The Mets took Dotson with their 13th round pick in the 2009 draft, and much to the shock of everyone who follows their drafts, signed him for significantly overslot (500k).
Pre-draft scouting report from Baseball America:
"Scouts had seen steady improvement from Georgia signee Zach Dotson, who sat from 87-88 mph with his fastball and touches 91. Both his curveball and changeup have flashed potential. Dotson tightened up his body thanks to a distance running program that helped him lose 25 pounds. He didn't show the same velocity this spring that he showed last summer, but he has athletic ability and has three average pitches, so he stands out among the state's pitching prospects."
THE FUTURE: Much like Urbina and Matz, Dotson should open in the GCL, then perhaps take a trip to Tennessee (Kingsport), before spending 4 years in the minors, putting him in line for a 2014-2015 callup.
13. RHSP Eric Beaulac R/R 11/13/86 (A Savannah 7-7, 2.95 era, 26/19 G/GS, 2 SVs, 116 IP, 110 H, 53/38 R/ER, 6 HR, 41/133 BB/K, 1.25 GOFO, .250 BAA)
The Mets drafted Beaulac in the 9th round of the 2008 draft, and he spent time with 3 teams that season, Brooklyn, Kingsport and Savannah, getting the bulk of his time in the Sally League.
Beaulac made the transition to starter this season, getting 19 starts and 7 relief outings. As a starter, Beaulac had a 3.42 era, while as a reliever, it was 1.13. Many believe Beaulac's ultimate destination will be as a power reliever, but for now, the Mets are content to let him start.
Beaulac features a good fastball which ranges anywhere from 87 to 95 MPH, depending on if he's sitting 88-91, or 91-93. He also features a slider, which is his primary secondary offering, sitting in the low 80s, he uses this pitch to get strikeouts. His slider is very close to beign a plus pitch for him. He also features a changeup he throws between 78-81, but this is clearly his third pitch, it's a definite work in progress.
14. RHSP Elvin Ramirez R/R 10/10/87 (A Savannah 3-7, 4.09 era, 15 GS, 72.2 IP, 73 H, 40/33 R/ER, 2 HR, 39/48 BB/K, 1.16 GOFO, .261 BAA)
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. He's spent the past two seasons in Savannah, suffering injuries halfway through both.
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.
THE FUTURE: Ramirez will be moving up to St. Lucie for 2010, and is expected to be part of one of the best bullpens in the FSL. In a pen role, he should move quickly, and could end in Buffalo, but we'll be conservative and say Binghamton. That should put him in position to crack the majors in late 2011 or early 2012.
15. LHSP Angel Calero L/L 9/25/86 (A+ St. Lucie 3-11, 4.61 era, 22 GS, CG, 107.1 IP, 119 H, 68/55 R/ER, 10 HR, 46/93 BB/K, 0.81 GOFO, .283 BAA, VWL Magallanes 3-1, 7.04 era, 18 G, 15.1 IP, 17 H, 12 ER, 3 HR, 10/18 BB/K, 1.00 GOFO, .293 BAA)
Total 2009 Stats: 6-12, 4.92 era, 40/22 G/GS, 122.2 IP, 136 H, 80/67 R/ER, 56/111 BB/K, .834 GOFO, .284 BAA, 1.565 WHIP
16. RHSP Scott Shaw R/R 8/3/86 (A+ St. Lucie 8-8, 3.73 era, 26 GS, CG, 149.2 IP, 140 H, 69/62 R/ER, 13 HR, 57/118 BB/K, 0.82 GOFO, .253 BAA)
The Mets drafted Shaw in the 13th round of the 2008 draft, and sent him to Brooklyn where he performed very well (2.80 in 74 innings). He was jumped to St. Lucie for the 2009 season and performed well, posting a 3.73 era in 149.2 innings. Nothing about Shaw really jumps out at you, he's an average righty with average stuff, and profiles as a backend of the rotation starter.
Shaw features 4 pitches, a fastball in the low 90s, which can sometimes dip to 87-88, and two breaking pitches, a slider (which he relies on more) which he throws in the upper 70s (77-80), and a curveball which sits 74-76. He rounds out his arsenal with a very good changeup which sits 77-80, the same as his slider.
THE FUTURE: Shaw will open 2010 with Binghamton, and should spend all year there, before moving to Buffalo for 2011. He should be in line for a spot somewhere, in 2012.
17. LHSP Jim Fuller L/L 6/1/87 (A- Brooklyn 3-6, 2.86 era, 12/11 G/GS, CG, 63 IP, 58 H, 24/20 R/ER, 4 HR, 15/67 BB/K, 2.08 GOFO, .250 BAA)
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.
Fuller spent a second season in Brooklyn where he pitched very well, despire a 3-6 record. He's got average velocity from the left side, upper 80s to low 90s, and features a good changeup.
THE FUTURE: Fuller will be pitching for Savannah in 2010, which is curious. The Mets are being very conservative with him, despite results in Brooklyn. Still, we'll say he forces his way up to St. Lucie at some point this season, then opens 2011 in Binghamton, setting him up to crack the Mets as a reliever sometime in the 2012 or 2013 season.
18. RHSP Eduardo Aldama R/R 12/23/89 (R Kingsport 5-1, 3.79 era, 12 GS, 61.2 IP, 59 H, 31/26 R/ER, 4 HR, 23/57 BB/K, 1.39 GOFO, .253 BAA, A Savannah 0-1, 21 era, GS, 3 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, HR, 2/3 BB/K, 0.50 GOFO, .500 BAA)
Total 2009 Stats: 5-2, 4.59 era, 13 GS, 64.2 IP, 68 H, 38/33 R/ER, 5 HR, 25/60 BB/K, 1.33 GOFO, .271 BAA
Aldama was signed by the Mets during the 2006 IFA signing period, and after toiling in the low rookie leagues for the last 3 seasons, he made it up to Savannah in 2009. He spent the vast majority of the season with Kingsport, pitching very well on what was otherwise a pitching staff to forget. Aldama made 12 starts and compiled a 3.79 era and 5 wins, and earned a final start in Savannah (which went awfully). Still, he is one of the handful of very intriguing pitchers who will toe the rubber for the Gnats in 2010.
Aldama features 3 pitches, an average 90-92 MPH fastball that he has good command of, a very good changeup in the in the low 80s which is his goto offspeed offering, and then a 74-76 curveball which he began throwing in earnest this season, for now, this is a total work in progress.
THE FUTURE: Aldama will open 2010 in Savannah and likely move a level per season after that, and be in a position to make the major league team sometime in 2013 or, more likely, 2014.
19. RHSP Armando Rodriguez R/R 1/28/88 (R Kingsport 3-1, 2.96 era, 9 GS, 45.2 IP, 39 H, 20/15 R/ER, 2 HR, 20/36 BB/K, 0.58 GOFO, .227 BAA, A Savannah 2-1, 2.16 era, 3 GS, CG, 16.2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 9/24 BB/K, 0.44 GOFO, .094 BAA)
Total 2009 Stats: 5-2, 2.74 era, 12 GS, CG, 62.1 IP, 44 H, 24/19 R/ER, 2 HR, 29/60 BB/K, 0.55 GOFO, .196 BAA
Rodriguez was totally unknown to most prospect enthuaists until a breakout season in 2009, including a dominant 3 start stretch with Savannah. Rodriguez was also an unheralded signing in the 2006 IFA class which featured Francisco Pena and Ruben Tejada. Rodriguez spent the 08 season in the DSL, before coming stateside in 2009 and lighting up the Appy League and then the Sally League.
Rodriguez features a really good mid to upper 90s fastball, which sits comfortably 92-94, and touches 97-98. Rodriguez also has a good slider in the 83-87 range that is a rapidly improving pitch for him. He rounds out his arsenal with a 81-84 changeup that is lagging behind his slider, though it, too, is becoming a better pitch with time.
THE FUTURE: Rodriguez will begin 2010 in Savannah, but it wouldn't be surprising, at age 22, to see him end in St. Lucie, and then open 2011 with Binghamton. That would put him on track to make his MLB debut in either late 2012 (as a reliever) or 2013 (in a starting capacity).
20. LHSP Jhonathan Torres L/L 3/20/90 (R GCL 4-0, 0.82 era, 4/3 G/GS, 22 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 5/22 BB/K, 1.26 GOFO, .085 BAA, R Kingsport 2-4, 4.87 era, 9 GS, 40.2 IP, 51 H, 35/22 R/ER, 7 HR, 17/33 BB/K, 1.32 GOFO, .309 BAA)
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Analyzing my preseason 2009 breakout list
I didn't think to post it here, but I did post it over on NYFS, here is the LINK
1. GCL RHSP Jeurys Familia (A Savannah 10-6, 2.69 era, 24 G, 134 IP, 109 H, 49/40 R/ER, 3 HR, 46/109 BB/K, 1.40 GO/FO, .221 BAA, 1.16 WHIP)
2. GCL RHSP Kyle Allen (A Savannah 9-6, 3.45 era, 25 G, 125.1 IP, 109 H, 57/48 R/ER, 8 HR, 51/111 BB/K, 2.18 GO/FO, .234 BAA, 1.28 WHIP)
3. APPY LHSP Robert Carson (A Savannah 8-10, 3.21 era, 26 H, 131.2 IP, 139 H, 68/47 R/ER, 4 HR, 45/90 BB/K, 1.68 GO/FO, .270 BAA, 1.40 WHIP)
4. NYPL 3b Zach Lutz (A+ St. Lucie .284/.381/.441/.822, 101 for 356, 46 runs, 19 2b, 2 3b, 11 HR, 62 RBI, 50/72 BB/K, AA Binghamton .207/.324/.241/.565, 6 for 29, 2b, 2 RBI, 5/7 BB/K)
5. NYPL OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis (A+ St. Lucie .274/.357/.467/.824, 132 for 482, 91 runs, 35 2b, 5 3b, 16 HR, 71 RBI, 53/118 BB/K, 16/20 SBs, AA Binghamton .406/.472/.656/1.128, 13 for 32, 8 runs, 3 2b, 3b, HR, 2 RBI, 4/9 BB/K, 1/2 SBs)
6. SAL 3b/1b Stefan Welch (A Savannah .239/.271/.359/.630, 22 for 92, 7 runs, 3 2b, 3b, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 4/19 BB/K, A+ St. Lucie .278/.350/.412/.762, 60 for 216, 38 runs, 10 2b, 2 3b, 5 HR, 37 RBI, 20/37 BB/K)
7. VSL LHSP Angel Cuan (A- Brooklyn 0-2, 6.75 era, 2 GS, 8 IP, 15 H, 7/6 R/ER, 2/9 BB/K, 5.00 GO/FO, .429 BAA, 2.13 WHIP, R Kingsport 1-3, 4.83 era, 12 G, 59.2 IP, 76 H, 36/32 R/ER, 5 HR, 14/45 BB/K, 0.92 GO/FO, .313 BAA, 1.33 WHIP)
I would say...grading myself based on difficulty/risk of pick
1. Jeurys Familia - A+
2. Kyle Allen - A+
3. Robert Carson - A+
4. Zach Lutz - B-
5. Kirk Nieuwenhuis - A+
6. Stefan Welch - C+
7. Angel Cuan - D
I'd say I got 5.5 of 7 correct. How about you guys?
1. GCL RHSP Jeurys Familia (A Savannah 10-6, 2.69 era, 24 G, 134 IP, 109 H, 49/40 R/ER, 3 HR, 46/109 BB/K, 1.40 GO/FO, .221 BAA, 1.16 WHIP)
2. GCL RHSP Kyle Allen (A Savannah 9-6, 3.45 era, 25 G, 125.1 IP, 109 H, 57/48 R/ER, 8 HR, 51/111 BB/K, 2.18 GO/FO, .234 BAA, 1.28 WHIP)
3. APPY LHSP Robert Carson (A Savannah 8-10, 3.21 era, 26 H, 131.2 IP, 139 H, 68/47 R/ER, 4 HR, 45/90 BB/K, 1.68 GO/FO, .270 BAA, 1.40 WHIP)
4. NYPL 3b Zach Lutz (A+ St. Lucie .284/.381/.441/.822, 101 for 356, 46 runs, 19 2b, 2 3b, 11 HR, 62 RBI, 50/72 BB/K, AA Binghamton .207/.324/.241/.565, 6 for 29, 2b, 2 RBI, 5/7 BB/K)
5. NYPL OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis (A+ St. Lucie .274/.357/.467/.824, 132 for 482, 91 runs, 35 2b, 5 3b, 16 HR, 71 RBI, 53/118 BB/K, 16/20 SBs, AA Binghamton .406/.472/.656/1.128, 13 for 32, 8 runs, 3 2b, 3b, HR, 2 RBI, 4/9 BB/K, 1/2 SBs)
6. SAL 3b/1b Stefan Welch (A Savannah .239/.271/.359/.630, 22 for 92, 7 runs, 3 2b, 3b, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 4/19 BB/K, A+ St. Lucie .278/.350/.412/.762, 60 for 216, 38 runs, 10 2b, 2 3b, 5 HR, 37 RBI, 20/37 BB/K)
7. VSL LHSP Angel Cuan (A- Brooklyn 0-2, 6.75 era, 2 GS, 8 IP, 15 H, 7/6 R/ER, 2/9 BB/K, 5.00 GO/FO, .429 BAA, 2.13 WHIP, R Kingsport 1-3, 4.83 era, 12 G, 59.2 IP, 76 H, 36/32 R/ER, 5 HR, 14/45 BB/K, 0.92 GO/FO, .313 BAA, 1.33 WHIP)
I would say...grading myself based on difficulty/risk of pick
1. Jeurys Familia - A+
2. Kyle Allen - A+
3. Robert Carson - A+
4. Zach Lutz - B-
5. Kirk Nieuwenhuis - A+
6. Stefan Welch - C+
7. Angel Cuan - D
I'd say I got 5.5 of 7 correct. How about you guys?
Sunday, July 12, 2009
7/11 Minor League Report! CARSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Buffalo 2, Scranton 1
Coming off a 5 hit complete game shutout, Jon Niese wasn't on top of his game tonight, giving up a run while scattering 8 hits (3 in the first, when he escaped a bases loaded one out jam without giving up a run). Over his last 7 starts, Niese is 4-1 with a 1.09 era, spanning 49.1 innings, he's allowed 38 hits, while walking 11 and striking out 44.
Nick Evans' return to Buffalo began much the way his last stint in Buffalo began, he was 0 for 3, dropping his AAA average to .090
cf Cory Sullivan 2 for 4, run, K, .295
lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, run, 2b, .304
rf Chip Ambres 1 for 4, RBI, K, .232
3b Javier Castillo 1 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .281
dh Mike Lamb 1 for 3, BB, .232
ss Angel Berroa 1 for 4, K, .311
1b Nick Evans 0 for 3, K, .090
c(?) 0 for 3, K, .301
2b Wilson Valdez 0 for 3, K, .206
Jon Niese 6 IP, 8 H, ER, 1/5 BB/K, 4.12 era, 106:67:39, 6:7:5
Tim McNab 2 IP, H, K, 2.29 era, W (3-2), 22:14:8, 2:3:1
Brandon Knight IP, H, K, 5.23 era, SV (2), 15:10:5, 1:1:1
Binghamton 0, New Britain 5
Eric Brown had another poor start tonight, giving up 5 runs (4 earned) in 5.2 innings for his 10th loss of the season. Jose De La Torre made his AA debut with 1.1 scoreless innings, Emary Frederick, who pitched 1 game for the BMets in late June, finished off the game with a perfect 8th.
The Mets offense had just 7 hits and a walk in being shutout, they went 0 for 5 with RISP and left 10 men on baqse. Lucas Duda (3 for 4, K, .276), DJ Wabick (3 for 4, K, .290) and Mike Nickeas (1 for 3, BB, .140) were the only 3 players to have hits for the Mets.
cf Emmanuel Garcia 0 for 5, .270
3b Jon Malo 0 for 4, .264
1b Ike Davis 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .254
rf Caleb Stewart 0 for 4, 4 Ks, .176
2b Jose Coronado 0 for 3, K, .242
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .264
Eric Brown 5.2 IP, 8 H, 5/4 R/ER, 1/2 BB/K, 2 HR, 5.87 era, L (4-10), 9:6:2
Jose De La Torre 1.1 IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 1:1:2
Emary Frederick IP, 0.00 era, 1:2
St. Lucie 7, Jupiter 6 in 12 innings.
The Mets had a second straight good offensive game, hammering out 13 hits and drawing 3 walks en route to a 12 inning, 7-6 victory. 5 players had multi hit games, while Greg Veloz (0 for 5, K, .244), Carlos Guzman (0 for 6, 3 Ks, .258), and Jake Eigsti (0 for 4, K, .208) took 0-fers. The Mets went 4 for 13 (.308) with RISP and left 10 men on base. Francisco Pena hit the game winning HR for the Mets in the top of the 12th, part of a 3 hit outburst for the 19 year old catcher.
Jeff Kaplan started and was very good, giving up just 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings, and would've gotten the win, if not for horrific bullpen work from Nick Waechter, who gave up 3 runs on 2 hits and a walk in 0.2 innings. Manuel Alvarez blew the save by allowing both of Waechter's runs to score, plus his own. Edgar Ramirez got the win with 2 scoreless innings, and Stephen Clyne picked up the save (both had been demoted earlier in the day from Binghamton)
2b Hector Pellot 2 for 5, run, BB, .278
dh Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 5, 2 runs, RBI (35), BB, K, .245
1b Stefan Welch 3 for 6, run, 2 RBI (8), .478 (10 for 21)
c Francisco Pena 3 for 6, 2 runs, 3b, HR (4), 2 RBI (24), K, .226
cf Seth Williams 2 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .299
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 6, 3 Ks, .240
Jeff Kaplan 7 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2/6 BB/K, 3.68 era, 8:7:6
Nick Waechter 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 7.43 era
Manuel Alvarez 1.1 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 Ks, 2.35 era, BS (3), 3:0:2 (how do you get 5 outs in 1.1 innings without a WP/PB?)
Edgar Ramirez 2 IP, 2 H, K, 0.0) era, W (2-0), 2:2:1
Stephen Clyne IP, 1.26 era, SV (2), 2:1
Savannah 8, Lexington 0
Robert Carson had his best professional outing with a 3 hit complete game shutout tonight, lowering his ERA to 2.02 and earning his 7th win of the season. Carson struck out 8, and faced just 3 over the minimum in his gem.
The Gnats hammered out 13 hits and drew 5 walks, while going 5 for 16 (.313) with RISP, leaving 9 on base. 5 players had multi hit games, while Raul Reyes (0 for 4, run, BB, 3 Ks, .260), and Kai Gronauer (0 for 5, run, .235) took 0-fers.
3b Jefry Marte 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR (5), 2 RBI (32), BB, K, .235 (6 for his last 16)
2b Josh Satin 3 for 4, BB, .301
cf Sean Ratliff 2 for 4, run, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .270
dh Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 5, run, .313
1b Eric Campbell 1 for 3, 2 BBs, .271
lf Evan LeBlanc 2 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, K, .156
ss Imbewer Alvarez 2 for 2, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .211
Robert Carson 9 IP, 3 H, 1/8 BB/K, 2.02 era, W (7-6), 11:6:8
Brooklyn 0, Staten Island 6
Collin McHugh got hit very hard, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits in 4 innings, taking his first loss of the season. The Cyclones had just 8 hits on the day, and went 0 for 10 with RISP, leaving 8 on base. Dock Doyle (0 for 4, K, .231), Robbie Shields (0 for 3, .000), Juan Centeno (0 for 4, K, .212) and John Servidio (0 for 3, K, .193) took 0-fers. Rehabbing Andy Green, along with Luis Rivera and Alex Gregory, had multi hit games.
2b Andy Green 2 for 4
3b Nick Giarraputo 1 for 3, .198
rf Luis Rivera 2 for 4, K, .364
lf Nick Santomauro 1 for 4, .189
1b Alex Gregory 2 for 4, 2 2b, 2 Ks, .290
Collin McHugh 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3/4 BB/K, 4.74 era, L (3-1), 5:3:4
Mike Johnson 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 Ks, HR, 5.40 era, 2:2:2
Sam Martinez 2 IP, H, 4 Ks, 5.79 era, 1:1:4
Erik Turgeon IP, H, 0.00 era, 2:1
Kingsport 5, Bristol 11
Another night of just flat out awful pitching for the KMets, as they surrendered 16 hits, 7 walks and 11 runs. It got so bad, Tyler Howe had to pitch (he's a catcher). Eduardo Aldama was staked to a 4-0 lead after 4, but gave it all back in the top of the 5th, giving up 5. The Mets got him off the hook, but then Brian Needham gave up 7 hits, 3 walks and 6 runs in 2.2 innings for the loss.
The Mets offense had 8 hits and 6 walks, while going 5 for 12 (.417) with RISP, leaving 8 on base. Darrell Ceciliani (0 for 4, K, .189) and Gerad Mochizuki (0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .255) took 0-fers, while RJ Harris had the only multi hit game for the Mets.
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 5, run, .256
>>ph Justin Garber 0 for 1
cf RJ Harris 2 for 3, run, BB, .250
>>ph Tyler Vaughn 0 for 1, K
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 3, run, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .389
>>ph Juan Torres 0 for 1, K
3b Ryan Mollica 1 for 2, run, RBI, 2 BBs, .320
c, p Tyler Howe 1 for 4, 2 RBI, K, .250
dh Pedro Zapata 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .350
>>c John Freeman
lf Kurt Steinhauer 1 for 3, RBI, BB, .167
Eduardo Aldama 4.1 IP, 8 H, 5/4 R/ER, 2/2 BB/K, HR, 4.66 era, 7:3:2
Tom Chism 1.2 IP, H, 2/1 BB/K, 3.52 era, 1:3:1
Brian Needham 2.2 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3/2 BB/K, HR, 5.65 era, L (1-1), 4:2:2
Tyler Howe 0.1 IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, WP
GCL
Mets 1, Nationals 0
3 Mets pitchers combined on a no hitter.
ss Wilfredo Tovar 2 for 4, 3b, RBI, .339
cf ZeErika Hall 0 for 3, BB, K, .318
2b Ray Van Gurp 0 for 4, K, .283
c Nelfi Zapata 0 for 3, BB, K, .366
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 3
>>ph, 3b Josh Dunn 0 for 1, .111
lf Julio Concepcion 1 for 4, K, .294
dh Charles Hinojosa 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .368
1b Marinus Vernooij 0 for 4, K, .217
rf Cody Holliday 1 for 2, run, BB, K, .176
Salvador Aguilar IP, 0.00 era, 3:
Jhonathan Torres 6 IP, 2/8 BB/K, 0.82 era, W (4-0), 6:4:8
Marcos Tabata 2 IP, 2 Ks, 0.96 era, 3:1:2
Coming off a 5 hit complete game shutout, Jon Niese wasn't on top of his game tonight, giving up a run while scattering 8 hits (3 in the first, when he escaped a bases loaded one out jam without giving up a run). Over his last 7 starts, Niese is 4-1 with a 1.09 era, spanning 49.1 innings, he's allowed 38 hits, while walking 11 and striking out 44.
Nick Evans' return to Buffalo began much the way his last stint in Buffalo began, he was 0 for 3, dropping his AAA average to .090
cf Cory Sullivan 2 for 4, run, K, .295
lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 3, run, 2b, .304
rf Chip Ambres 1 for 4, RBI, K, .232
3b Javier Castillo 1 for 3, RBI, BB, K, .281
dh Mike Lamb 1 for 3, BB, .232
ss Angel Berroa 1 for 4, K, .311
1b Nick Evans 0 for 3, K, .090
c(?) 0 for 3, K, .301
2b Wilson Valdez 0 for 3, K, .206
Jon Niese 6 IP, 8 H, ER, 1/5 BB/K, 4.12 era, 106:67:39, 6:7:5
Tim McNab 2 IP, H, K, 2.29 era, W (3-2), 22:14:8, 2:3:1
Brandon Knight IP, H, K, 5.23 era, SV (2), 15:10:5, 1:1:1
Binghamton 0, New Britain 5
Eric Brown had another poor start tonight, giving up 5 runs (4 earned) in 5.2 innings for his 10th loss of the season. Jose De La Torre made his AA debut with 1.1 scoreless innings, Emary Frederick, who pitched 1 game for the BMets in late June, finished off the game with a perfect 8th.
The Mets offense had just 7 hits and a walk in being shutout, they went 0 for 5 with RISP and left 10 men on baqse. Lucas Duda (3 for 4, K, .276), DJ Wabick (3 for 4, K, .290) and Mike Nickeas (1 for 3, BB, .140) were the only 3 players to have hits for the Mets.
cf Emmanuel Garcia 0 for 5, .270
3b Jon Malo 0 for 4, .264
1b Ike Davis 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .254
rf Caleb Stewart 0 for 4, 4 Ks, .176
2b Jose Coronado 0 for 3, K, .242
ss Ruben Tejada 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .264
Eric Brown 5.2 IP, 8 H, 5/4 R/ER, 1/2 BB/K, 2 HR, 5.87 era, L (4-10), 9:6:2
Jose De La Torre 1.1 IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 1:1:2
Emary Frederick IP, 0.00 era, 1:2
St. Lucie 7, Jupiter 6 in 12 innings.
The Mets had a second straight good offensive game, hammering out 13 hits and drawing 3 walks en route to a 12 inning, 7-6 victory. 5 players had multi hit games, while Greg Veloz (0 for 5, K, .244), Carlos Guzman (0 for 6, 3 Ks, .258), and Jake Eigsti (0 for 4, K, .208) took 0-fers. The Mets went 4 for 13 (.308) with RISP and left 10 men on base. Francisco Pena hit the game winning HR for the Mets in the top of the 12th, part of a 3 hit outburst for the 19 year old catcher.
Jeff Kaplan started and was very good, giving up just 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks in 7 innings, and would've gotten the win, if not for horrific bullpen work from Nick Waechter, who gave up 3 runs on 2 hits and a walk in 0.2 innings. Manuel Alvarez blew the save by allowing both of Waechter's runs to score, plus his own. Edgar Ramirez got the win with 2 scoreless innings, and Stephen Clyne picked up the save (both had been demoted earlier in the day from Binghamton)
2b Hector Pellot 2 for 5, run, BB, .278
dh Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2 for 5, 2 runs, RBI (35), BB, K, .245
1b Stefan Welch 3 for 6, run, 2 RBI (8), .478 (10 for 21)
c Francisco Pena 3 for 6, 2 runs, 3b, HR (4), 2 RBI (24), K, .226
cf Seth Williams 2 for 5, run, HR, 2 RBI, BB, K, .299
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 6, 3 Ks, .240
Jeff Kaplan 7 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2/6 BB/K, 3.68 era, 8:7:6
Nick Waechter 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 1/2 BB/K, 7.43 era
Manuel Alvarez 1.1 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 Ks, 2.35 era, BS (3), 3:0:2 (how do you get 5 outs in 1.1 innings without a WP/PB?)
Edgar Ramirez 2 IP, 2 H, K, 0.0) era, W (2-0), 2:2:1
Stephen Clyne IP, 1.26 era, SV (2), 2:1
Savannah 8, Lexington 0
Robert Carson had his best professional outing with a 3 hit complete game shutout tonight, lowering his ERA to 2.02 and earning his 7th win of the season. Carson struck out 8, and faced just 3 over the minimum in his gem.
The Gnats hammered out 13 hits and drew 5 walks, while going 5 for 16 (.313) with RISP, leaving 9 on base. 5 players had multi hit games, while Raul Reyes (0 for 4, run, BB, 3 Ks, .260), and Kai Gronauer (0 for 5, run, .235) took 0-fers.
3b Jefry Marte 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR (5), 2 RBI (32), BB, K, .235 (6 for his last 16)
2b Josh Satin 3 for 4, BB, .301
cf Sean Ratliff 2 for 4, run, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .270
dh Jordan Abruzzo 1 for 5, run, .313
1b Eric Campbell 1 for 3, 2 BBs, .271
lf Evan LeBlanc 2 for 5, run, 2b, RBI, K, .156
ss Imbewer Alvarez 2 for 2, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .211
Robert Carson 9 IP, 3 H, 1/8 BB/K, 2.02 era, W (7-6), 11:6:8
Brooklyn 0, Staten Island 6
Collin McHugh got hit very hard, giving up 3 runs on 5 hits in 4 innings, taking his first loss of the season. The Cyclones had just 8 hits on the day, and went 0 for 10 with RISP, leaving 8 on base. Dock Doyle (0 for 4, K, .231), Robbie Shields (0 for 3, .000), Juan Centeno (0 for 4, K, .212) and John Servidio (0 for 3, K, .193) took 0-fers. Rehabbing Andy Green, along with Luis Rivera and Alex Gregory, had multi hit games.
2b Andy Green 2 for 4
3b Nick Giarraputo 1 for 3, .198
rf Luis Rivera 2 for 4, K, .364
lf Nick Santomauro 1 for 4, .189
1b Alex Gregory 2 for 4, 2 2b, 2 Ks, .290
Collin McHugh 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 3/4 BB/K, 4.74 era, L (3-1), 5:3:4
Mike Johnson 2 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 Ks, HR, 5.40 era, 2:2:2
Sam Martinez 2 IP, H, 4 Ks, 5.79 era, 1:1:4
Erik Turgeon IP, H, 0.00 era, 2:1
Kingsport 5, Bristol 11
Another night of just flat out awful pitching for the KMets, as they surrendered 16 hits, 7 walks and 11 runs. It got so bad, Tyler Howe had to pitch (he's a catcher). Eduardo Aldama was staked to a 4-0 lead after 4, but gave it all back in the top of the 5th, giving up 5. The Mets got him off the hook, but then Brian Needham gave up 7 hits, 3 walks and 6 runs in 2.2 innings for the loss.
The Mets offense had 8 hits and 6 walks, while going 5 for 12 (.417) with RISP, leaving 8 on base. Darrell Ceciliani (0 for 4, K, .189) and Gerad Mochizuki (0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks, .255) took 0-fers, while RJ Harris had the only multi hit game for the Mets.
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 5, run, .256
>>ph Justin Garber 0 for 1
cf RJ Harris 2 for 3, run, BB, .250
>>ph Tyler Vaughn 0 for 1, K
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 3, run, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .389
>>ph Juan Torres 0 for 1, K
3b Ryan Mollica 1 for 2, run, RBI, 2 BBs, .320
c, p Tyler Howe 1 for 4, 2 RBI, K, .250
dh Pedro Zapata 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .350
>>c John Freeman
lf Kurt Steinhauer 1 for 3, RBI, BB, .167
Eduardo Aldama 4.1 IP, 8 H, 5/4 R/ER, 2/2 BB/K, HR, 4.66 era, 7:3:2
Tom Chism 1.2 IP, H, 2/1 BB/K, 3.52 era, 1:3:1
Brian Needham 2.2 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 3/2 BB/K, HR, 5.65 era, L (1-1), 4:2:2
Tyler Howe 0.1 IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, WP
GCL
Mets 1, Nationals 0
3 Mets pitchers combined on a no hitter.
ss Wilfredo Tovar 2 for 4, 3b, RBI, .339
cf ZeErika Hall 0 for 3, BB, K, .318
2b Ray Van Gurp 0 for 4, K, .283
c Nelfi Zapata 0 for 3, BB, K, .366
3b Richard Lucas 1 for 3
>>ph, 3b Josh Dunn 0 for 1, .111
lf Julio Concepcion 1 for 4, K, .294
dh Charles Hinojosa 1 for 4, 2 Ks, .368
1b Marinus Vernooij 0 for 4, K, .217
rf Cody Holliday 1 for 2, run, BB, K, .176
Salvador Aguilar IP, 0.00 era, 3:
Jhonathan Torres 6 IP, 2/8 BB/K, 0.82 era, W (4-0), 6:4:8
Marcos Tabata 2 IP, 2 Ks, 0.96 era, 3:1:2
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
7/1 Minor League Report! CARSON!!!!!!!!!!
Binghamton 3, New Hampshire 5
Eric Brown, starting in place of Jenrry Mejia (they wanna keep Mejia's innings down to around 125), went 4 scoreless before giving up 4 in the 5th to take his 8th loss. Edgar Alfonzo pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief of Brown.
The Mets offense had just 5 hits and 2 walks in the game, while going a putrid 1 for 10 with RISP and leaving 5 on base. Jose Coronado (0 for 4, .253), Ike Davis (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .290), Caleb Stewart (0 for 2, 2 runs, BB, .128), Ruben Tejada (0 for 4, .275) and Salvador Paniagua (0 for 3, K, .203) all took 0-fers, while Shawn Bowman had the only multi hit game for the Mets.
cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 4, 2b, K, .274
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .266
dh DJ Wabick 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .291
3b Shawn Bowman 2 for 4, 2b, 3b, 2 RBI, .282
Eric Brown 6 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3/3 BB/K, 5.57 era, L (4-8), 8:7:3
Edgar Alfonzo 2 IP, H, BB, K, 3.16 era, 1:3:1
Jim Warden IP, 3 H, ER, K, 1.23 era, 2:0:1
Savannah 3, Asheville 1
Robert Carson was in complete and total command tonight, allowing just a run on 4 hits in 8 innings (his longest outing of the season, he threw 95 pitches), for his 6th win of the season. Rhiner Cruz pitched a scoreless 9th around a HBP and error for his 12th save.
Raul Reyes provided all the offense Carson would need with a 2nd inning 3 run homer, one of only 3 hits the Gnats got.
lf Raul Reyes 2 for 3, run, 2b, HR, 3 RBI, BB, .253
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 4, K, .227
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 4, K, .276
cf Sean Ratliff 0 for 2, BB, .277
2b Josh Satin 0 for 3, K, .290
dh Evan LeBlanc 0 for 3, 3 Ks, .200
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 3, run, .237
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 0 for 3, K, .220
rf Joey August 0 for 2, run, BB (A debut)
Robert Carson 8 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, 2.27 era, W (6-5), 14:6:3
Rhiner Cruz IP, K, 2.09 era, SV (12), 0:2:1
Brooklyn 4, TriCity 3
Collin McHugh gave up 3 runs in 6 innings, but picked up his 3rd win as the Cyclones beat TriCity 4-3. Michael Powers picked up the save, his second, with a perfect 9th.
The Cyclones offense had 8 hits and 2 walks, and were just 2 for 7 (.286) with RISP, leaving 5 on base. John Servidio, Sam Honeck and Luis Rivera had multi hit games, while James Ewing (0 for 4, debut), Nick Santomauro (0 for 2, BB, 2 Ks, .250), Dock Doyle (0 for 3, K, .200) and Luis Nieves (0 for 3, K, .200) took 0-fers.
cf John Servidio 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, K, .227
1b Sam Honeck 2 for 4, run, RBI, .293
3b Nick Giarraputo 1 for 3, .244
dh Ralph Henriquez 1 for 3, run, 2b, BB, .226
lf Luis Rivera 2 for 4, 2b, .412
Collin McHugh 6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2/8 BB/K, 2.65 era, W (3-0), 5:5:8
Sam Martinez 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BBs, 0.00 era, 0:1:0
Matias Carrillo 1.1 IP, H, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 1:1:2
Michael Powers IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, SV (2), 1:0:2
Kingsport 2, Danville 4
Zach Rosenbaum got torched for 4 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks in 2 innings to take his first loss of the season, after Chris Hilliard pitched decently in his start, giving up just 3 hits in 5 innings.
The Mets offense had 6 hits and drew 5 walks, but were a pathetic 0 for 7 with RISP and left 10 on base. John Semel (0 for 3, 2/2 BB/K, .238), Ryan Mollica (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .208), Mike Moras (0 for 5, .276), Jeff Flagg (0 for 2, run, BB, K, .310) all took 0-fers, while Cesar Puello had the lone multi hit game, and also accounted for the offense with a 2 run homer, his first.
3b Joe Bonfe 1 for 4, .361
rf Cesar Puello 2 for 4, run, HR (1), 2 RBI (5), K, .289 (11 for his last 30 after an 0 for 8 start to his season, including five 2 hit games)
c John Freeman 1 for 4, K, .200
cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 3, BB, K, .278
ss Gerad Mochizuki 1 for 3, BB, K, .200
Chris Hilliard 5 IP, 3 H, 2/1 BB/K, 3.60 era, 6:7:1
Zach Rosenbaum 2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3/3 BB/K, 6 era, L (0-1), 1:2:3
Sam Taveras IP, H, BB, 13.50 era, 1:2
Eric Brown, starting in place of Jenrry Mejia (they wanna keep Mejia's innings down to around 125), went 4 scoreless before giving up 4 in the 5th to take his 8th loss. Edgar Alfonzo pitched 2 scoreless innings in relief of Brown.
The Mets offense had just 5 hits and 2 walks in the game, while going a putrid 1 for 10 with RISP and leaving 5 on base. Jose Coronado (0 for 4, .253), Ike Davis (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .290), Caleb Stewart (0 for 2, 2 runs, BB, .128), Ruben Tejada (0 for 4, .275) and Salvador Paniagua (0 for 3, K, .203) all took 0-fers, while Shawn Bowman had the only multi hit game for the Mets.
cf Emmanuel Garcia 1 for 4, 2b, K, .274
lf Lucas Duda 1 for 3, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .266
dh DJ Wabick 1 for 4, run, 2b, 2 Ks, .291
3b Shawn Bowman 2 for 4, 2b, 3b, 2 RBI, .282
Eric Brown 6 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3/3 BB/K, 5.57 era, L (4-8), 8:7:3
Edgar Alfonzo 2 IP, H, BB, K, 3.16 era, 1:3:1
Jim Warden IP, 3 H, ER, K, 1.23 era, 2:0:1
Savannah 3, Asheville 1
Robert Carson was in complete and total command tonight, allowing just a run on 4 hits in 8 innings (his longest outing of the season, he threw 95 pitches), for his 6th win of the season. Rhiner Cruz pitched a scoreless 9th around a HBP and error for his 12th save.
Raul Reyes provided all the offense Carson would need with a 2nd inning 3 run homer, one of only 3 hits the Gnats got.
lf Raul Reyes 2 for 3, run, 2b, HR, 3 RBI, BB, .253
3b Jefry Marte 0 for 4, K, .227
ss Wilmer Flores 0 for 4, K, .276
cf Sean Ratliff 0 for 2, BB, .277
2b Josh Satin 0 for 3, K, .290
dh Evan LeBlanc 0 for 3, 3 Ks, .200
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 3, run, .237
c Jean Luc Blaquiere 0 for 3, K, .220
rf Joey August 0 for 2, run, BB (A debut)
Robert Carson 8 IP, 4 H, ER, 1/3 BB/K, 2.27 era, W (6-5), 14:6:3
Rhiner Cruz IP, K, 2.09 era, SV (12), 0:2:1
Brooklyn 4, TriCity 3
Collin McHugh gave up 3 runs in 6 innings, but picked up his 3rd win as the Cyclones beat TriCity 4-3. Michael Powers picked up the save, his second, with a perfect 9th.
The Cyclones offense had 8 hits and 2 walks, and were just 2 for 7 (.286) with RISP, leaving 5 on base. John Servidio, Sam Honeck and Luis Rivera had multi hit games, while James Ewing (0 for 4, debut), Nick Santomauro (0 for 2, BB, 2 Ks, .250), Dock Doyle (0 for 3, K, .200) and Luis Nieves (0 for 3, K, .200) took 0-fers.
cf John Servidio 2 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, K, .227
1b Sam Honeck 2 for 4, run, RBI, .293
3b Nick Giarraputo 1 for 3, .244
dh Ralph Henriquez 1 for 3, run, 2b, BB, .226
lf Luis Rivera 2 for 4, 2b, .412
Collin McHugh 6 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 2/8 BB/K, 2.65 era, W (3-0), 5:5:8
Sam Martinez 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BBs, 0.00 era, 0:1:0
Matias Carrillo 1.1 IP, H, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, 1:1:2
Michael Powers IP, 2 Ks, 0.00 era, SV (2), 1:0:2
Kingsport 2, Danville 4
Zach Rosenbaum got torched for 4 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks in 2 innings to take his first loss of the season, after Chris Hilliard pitched decently in his start, giving up just 3 hits in 5 innings.
The Mets offense had 6 hits and drew 5 walks, but were a pathetic 0 for 7 with RISP and left 10 on base. John Semel (0 for 3, 2/2 BB/K, .238), Ryan Mollica (0 for 4, 3 Ks, .208), Mike Moras (0 for 5, .276), Jeff Flagg (0 for 2, run, BB, K, .310) all took 0-fers, while Cesar Puello had the lone multi hit game, and also accounted for the offense with a 2 run homer, his first.
3b Joe Bonfe 1 for 4, .361
rf Cesar Puello 2 for 4, run, HR (1), 2 RBI (5), K, .289 (11 for his last 30 after an 0 for 8 start to his season, including five 2 hit games)
c John Freeman 1 for 4, K, .200
cf Pedro Zapata 1 for 3, BB, K, .278
ss Gerad Mochizuki 1 for 3, BB, K, .200
Chris Hilliard 5 IP, 3 H, 2/1 BB/K, 3.60 era, 6:7:1
Zach Rosenbaum 2 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3/3 BB/K, 6 era, L (0-1), 1:2:3
Sam Taveras IP, H, BB, 13.50 era, 1:2
Saturday, June 27, 2009
6/26 Minor League Report! DAVIS, FLORES, CARSON, CENTENO, NIEVES, ZAPATA!
Buffalo 7, Gwinnett 5
cf Cory Sullivan 4 for 5, 3 runs, 2 2b, .284
lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .313
rf Chip Ambres 1 for 4, RBI, BB, .252
1b Emil Brown 2 for 5, 2 RBI, K, .278
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 5, .229
ss Javier Castillo 3 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB, .266
3b Rene Rivera 2 for 5, K, .240
2b Luis Rivera 1 for 4, run, RBI, .321
Nelson Figueroa 6 IP, 8 H, ER, 3/3 BB/K, 2.61 era, W (3-4), 117:76:41, 4:10:3
Adam Bostick O.2 IP, H, R, BB, 0.00 era, 14:7:7, 1:1
Kyle Snyder 1.1 IP, H, K, 3.81 era, 18:13:5, 1:2:1
Arturo Lopez 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, BB, 11.57 era, 21:9:12, 1:
Eddie Kunz 0.2 IP, 2.43 era, SV (1), 10:6:4, 1:1
Binghamton 1, Akron 3
Eric Brown didn't have a terrible outing, but it wasnt good, either, and that was enough to tag him with his 7th loss of the season. He allowed 2 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks in 5.1 innings. Edgar Alfonzo broke a 7 appearance scoreless innings streak (spanning 10 innings), by allowing a run on a hit and a walk in 1.1 innings.
The Mets offense was held to just 5 hits and 3 walks, while going just 1 for 5 with RISP and leaving 7 men on base. Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .280), Lucas Duda (0 for 4, K, .265; 0 for his last 15, 7 for his last 33), DJ Wabick (0 for 4, K, .298), Jon Malo (0 for 4, .296), and Ruben Tejada (0 for 4, K, .279) all took 0-fers, while Josh Petersen had the only multi hit game. Ike Davis continued his very strong first week in the EL, drawing his 4th and 5th walks, and collecting his 5th hit.
c Josh Thole 1 for 3, BB, K, .348
1b Ike Davis 1 for 2, RBI, 2 BBs, .417 (5 for 12, 5/3 BB/K)
rf Josh Petersen 2 for 4, .300
2b Jose Coronado 1 for 3, K, .255
Eric Brown 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4/1 BB/K, 5.54 era, WP, 9:5:1
Edgar Alfonzo 1.2 IP, H, ER, BB, 3 era, 2:3
Jim Warden IP, 0.00 era, 1:1:0
Savannah 5, Charleston 0
Robert Carson dominated the Riverdogs tonight, firing a 5 hitter over 7 innings for his 5th win, and the Gnats hammered out 12 hits and drew 3 walks along the way. Carson deviated from what's given him the most success (generating groundouts), generating more flyouts then groundouts today, but in the 5th, facing a bases loaded no out jam, he induced a groundout, and then a line drive double play to CF to escape without allowing a run. Rhiner Cruz worked 2 innings for his 11th save, despite walking 3.
The Gnats offense, as I said, had 12 hits and 3 walks, and went 6 for 16 (.375) with RISP, leaving 8 on base. Rafael Fernandez, Wilmer Flores, Kai Gronauer and Evan LeBlanc had multi hit games, while Jefry Marte (0 for 4, K, .219, E (27)) and Sean Ratliff (0 for 4, K, .294) took 0-fers.
rf Rafael Fernandez 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, .255
ss Wilmer Flores 3 for 4, 2b, .277 (15 for last 42, .304/.337/.430/.768 in June)
2b Josh Satin 1 for 3, run, .299
lf Raul Reyes 1 for 2, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .252
c Kai Gronauer 2 for 4, run, .243
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, K, .194
dh Evan LeBlanc 2 for 3, run, 2b, 3 RBI, BB (A debut)
Robert Carson 7 IP, 5 H, 3/3 BB/K, 2.39 era, W (5-5), 8:9:3
Rhiner Cruz 2 IP, 3/3 BB/K, 2.21 era, SV (11), 2:1:3
Brooklyn 9, Aberdeen 2
Juan Centeno and Luis Nieves had 3 hit games out of the 8 and 9 holes, pacing a 9 run, 11 hit outburst as the Cyclones won for the 6th time in their first 7 games. Ralph Henriquez and Luis Rivera also had multi hit games, while John Servidio (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .179), Sam Honeck (0 for 4, BB, K, .240), Nick Giarraputo (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .160) and Nick Santomauro (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .286) all took 0-fers.
Mark Cohoon allowed just 2 runs (1 earned) over 7 innings on 3 hits and 3 walks for his 2nd win. Matias Carrillo and Michael Powers each pitched a perfect inning of relief.
2b Matt Bouchard 1 for 4, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .414
dh Ralph Henriquez 2 for 4, run, HR (1), RBI (2), K, .211
rf Luis Rivera 2 for 4, 2 runs, K, .421 (22 years old)
c Juan Centeno 3 for 4, 3 runs, RBI, .471 (19 years old)
ss Luis Nieves 3 for 4, 2 runs, HR (1), 4 RBI (7), .250
Mark Cohoon 7 IP, 3 H, 2/1 R/ER, 3/6 BB/K, 2.25 era, W (2-0), 12:3:6
Matias Carrillo IP, K, 0.00 era, 2:0:1
Michael Powers IP, K, 0.00 era, 2:0:1
Kingsport 1, Bluefield 4
Chris Hilliard had a rough outing in his season debut, giving up 7 hits and 4 runs in 5 innings for the loss, Zach Rosenbaum piggybacked with 4 scoreless innings, but the Mets offense, a night after scoring 11 and losing, scored 1 and lost.
The Mets were held to 6 hits and 3 walks, and went just 1 for 6 with RISP, and left 6 on base. Newly signed soon-to-be 24 year old Gered Mochisuki (0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks), Mike Moras (0 for 4, 4 Ks, .333), and Pedro Zapata (0 for 3, K, .250) all took 0-fers.
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 4, K, .316
3b Joe Bonfe 1 for 3, run, 2b, BB, K, .357
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 3, BB, K, .188
c John Freeman 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .250
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 3, 2 Ks, .313
lf John Semel 1 for 3, .250
Chris Hilliard 5 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 4 Ks, 7.20 era, L (0-1), 3:6:4
Zach Rosenbaum 4 IP, 3 H, 4 Ks, 0.00 era, 6:2:4
GCL
Mets 5, Nationals 3 in 6 innings
ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 1, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .200
2b Ray Van Gurp 1 for 2, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .111
rf Kurt Steinhauer 1 for 3, K, .231
lf Julio Concepcion 1 for 3, run, K, .438
1b Juan Torres 1 for 3, run, .375
c Neifi Zapata 3 for 3, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .556
3b Travis Ozga 0 for 2, .111
dh Charles Hinojosa 1 for 1, .667
cf Ruben Martinez 1 for 2, RBI, .167
Orlando Tovar 4 ip, 3 h, 3 er, 5 bbs, 6.75 era, 4:6:0
Ramiro Peralta 2 ip, h, 2 ks, 0.00 era, w (1-0), 1:2:2
cf Cory Sullivan 4 for 5, 3 runs, 2 2b, .284
lf Jesus Feliciano 1 for 4, 2b, 2 RBI, BB, .313
rf Chip Ambres 1 for 4, RBI, BB, .252
1b Emil Brown 2 for 5, 2 RBI, K, .278
c Robinson Cancel 1 for 5, .229
ss Javier Castillo 3 for 4, 2 runs, HR, RBI, BB, .266
3b Rene Rivera 2 for 5, K, .240
2b Luis Rivera 1 for 4, run, RBI, .321
Nelson Figueroa 6 IP, 8 H, ER, 3/3 BB/K, 2.61 era, W (3-4), 117:76:41, 4:10:3
Adam Bostick O.2 IP, H, R, BB, 0.00 era, 14:7:7, 1:1
Kyle Snyder 1.1 IP, H, K, 3.81 era, 18:13:5, 1:2:1
Arturo Lopez 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, BB, 11.57 era, 21:9:12, 1:
Eddie Kunz 0.2 IP, 2.43 era, SV (1), 10:6:4, 1:1
Binghamton 1, Akron 3
Eric Brown didn't have a terrible outing, but it wasnt good, either, and that was enough to tag him with his 7th loss of the season. He allowed 2 runs on 6 hits and 4 walks in 5.1 innings. Edgar Alfonzo broke a 7 appearance scoreless innings streak (spanning 10 innings), by allowing a run on a hit and a walk in 1.1 innings.
The Mets offense was held to just 5 hits and 3 walks, while going just 1 for 5 with RISP and leaving 7 men on base. Emmanuel Garcia (0 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .280), Lucas Duda (0 for 4, K, .265; 0 for his last 15, 7 for his last 33), DJ Wabick (0 for 4, K, .298), Jon Malo (0 for 4, .296), and Ruben Tejada (0 for 4, K, .279) all took 0-fers, while Josh Petersen had the only multi hit game. Ike Davis continued his very strong first week in the EL, drawing his 4th and 5th walks, and collecting his 5th hit.
c Josh Thole 1 for 3, BB, K, .348
1b Ike Davis 1 for 2, RBI, 2 BBs, .417 (5 for 12, 5/3 BB/K)
rf Josh Petersen 2 for 4, .300
2b Jose Coronado 1 for 3, K, .255
Eric Brown 5.1 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4/1 BB/K, 5.54 era, WP, 9:5:1
Edgar Alfonzo 1.2 IP, H, ER, BB, 3 era, 2:3
Jim Warden IP, 0.00 era, 1:1:0
Savannah 5, Charleston 0
Robert Carson dominated the Riverdogs tonight, firing a 5 hitter over 7 innings for his 5th win, and the Gnats hammered out 12 hits and drew 3 walks along the way. Carson deviated from what's given him the most success (generating groundouts), generating more flyouts then groundouts today, but in the 5th, facing a bases loaded no out jam, he induced a groundout, and then a line drive double play to CF to escape without allowing a run. Rhiner Cruz worked 2 innings for his 11th save, despite walking 3.
The Gnats offense, as I said, had 12 hits and 3 walks, and went 6 for 16 (.375) with RISP, leaving 8 on base. Rafael Fernandez, Wilmer Flores, Kai Gronauer and Evan LeBlanc had multi hit games, while Jefry Marte (0 for 4, K, .219, E (27)) and Sean Ratliff (0 for 4, K, .294) took 0-fers.
rf Rafael Fernandez 2 for 4, 2b, RBI, .255
ss Wilmer Flores 3 for 4, 2b, .277 (15 for last 42, .304/.337/.430/.768 in June)
2b Josh Satin 1 for 3, run, .299
lf Raul Reyes 1 for 2, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .252
c Kai Gronauer 2 for 4, run, .243
1b Stefan Welch 1 for 4, K, .194
dh Evan LeBlanc 2 for 3, run, 2b, 3 RBI, BB (A debut)
Robert Carson 7 IP, 5 H, 3/3 BB/K, 2.39 era, W (5-5), 8:9:3
Rhiner Cruz 2 IP, 3/3 BB/K, 2.21 era, SV (11), 2:1:3
Brooklyn 9, Aberdeen 2
Juan Centeno and Luis Nieves had 3 hit games out of the 8 and 9 holes, pacing a 9 run, 11 hit outburst as the Cyclones won for the 6th time in their first 7 games. Ralph Henriquez and Luis Rivera also had multi hit games, while John Servidio (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .179), Sam Honeck (0 for 4, BB, K, .240), Nick Giarraputo (0 for 4, 2 Ks, .160) and Nick Santomauro (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .286) all took 0-fers.
Mark Cohoon allowed just 2 runs (1 earned) over 7 innings on 3 hits and 3 walks for his 2nd win. Matias Carrillo and Michael Powers each pitched a perfect inning of relief.
2b Matt Bouchard 1 for 4, 2 RBI, 2 Ks, .414
dh Ralph Henriquez 2 for 4, run, HR (1), RBI (2), K, .211
rf Luis Rivera 2 for 4, 2 runs, K, .421 (22 years old)
c Juan Centeno 3 for 4, 3 runs, RBI, .471 (19 years old)
ss Luis Nieves 3 for 4, 2 runs, HR (1), 4 RBI (7), .250
Mark Cohoon 7 IP, 3 H, 2/1 R/ER, 3/6 BB/K, 2.25 era, W (2-0), 12:3:6
Matias Carrillo IP, K, 0.00 era, 2:0:1
Michael Powers IP, K, 0.00 era, 2:0:1
Kingsport 1, Bluefield 4
Chris Hilliard had a rough outing in his season debut, giving up 7 hits and 4 runs in 5 innings for the loss, Zach Rosenbaum piggybacked with 4 scoreless innings, but the Mets offense, a night after scoring 11 and losing, scored 1 and lost.
The Mets were held to 6 hits and 3 walks, and went just 1 for 6 with RISP, and left 6 on base. Newly signed soon-to-be 24 year old Gered Mochisuki (0 for 3, BB, 2 Ks), Mike Moras (0 for 4, 4 Ks, .333), and Pedro Zapata (0 for 3, K, .250) all took 0-fers.
2b Alonzo Harris 1 for 4, K, .316
3b Joe Bonfe 1 for 3, run, 2b, BB, K, .357
rf Cesar Puello 1 for 3, BB, K, .188
c John Freeman 1 for 4, RBI, 2 Ks, .250
1b Jeff Flagg 1 for 3, 2 Ks, .313
lf John Semel 1 for 3, .250
Chris Hilliard 5 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 4 Ks, 7.20 era, L (0-1), 3:6:4
Zach Rosenbaum 4 IP, 3 H, 4 Ks, 0.00 era, 6:2:4
GCL
Mets 5, Nationals 3 in 6 innings
ss Wilfredo Tovar 0 for 1, 2 runs, 2 BBs, .200
2b Ray Van Gurp 1 for 2, 2b, RBI, BB, K, .111
rf Kurt Steinhauer 1 for 3, K, .231
lf Julio Concepcion 1 for 3, run, K, .438
1b Juan Torres 1 for 3, run, .375
c Neifi Zapata 3 for 3, run, 2b, 2 RBI, .556
3b Travis Ozga 0 for 2, .111
dh Charles Hinojosa 1 for 1, .667
cf Ruben Martinez 1 for 2, RBI, .167
Orlando Tovar 4 ip, 3 h, 3 er, 5 bbs, 6.75 era, 4:6:0
Ramiro Peralta 2 ip, h, 2 ks, 0.00 era, w (1-0), 1:2:2
Saturday, May 16, 2009
5/16 Minor League Report! Fernando, Davis, Guzman, Carson!
Buffalo 2, Pawtucket 3
Kyle Snyder gave up 3 runs on 7 hits in 5.1 innings (his longest outing of the season), enough to take the loss today, as the Bisons were held to just 6 hits and 3 walks.
cf Cory Sullivan 0 for 4, .209
ss Ramon Martinez 1 for 4, .290
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K, .285
dh Willy Mo Pena 3 for 4, run, 2 2b, RBI, K, .231
1b Javier Valentin 1 for 4, RBI, .429
3b Mike Lamb 0 for 4, K, .169
c Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, BB, .221
rf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 3, BB, .274
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .263
Kyle Snyder 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 4 Ks, 4.26 era, L (0-4), 71:47:24, 7:5:4
Carlos Muniz 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1/3 BB/K, 5.60 era, 42:25:17, 4:1:3
St. Lucie 9-11-4, Fort Myers 11-17-4 in 13 innings
This was an ugly back and forth game, with a total of 20 runs on 28 hits, the ugly part is that half the combined runs (10 for you mathamatically challenged people ;)) were unearned, due to the 8 combined errors. For the Mets, Brahiam Maldonado (3), Matt Bouchard (5), Hector Pellot (3), and Reese Havens (13) committed errors.
Eric Niesen started this game a long time ago, and had his first awful outing of the season, giving up 6 runs (4 earned) on 10 hits. Emary Frederick blew a 9th inning 8-6 lead to send the game into extra innings. It looked like the Mets would lose in the 10th when Jose De La Torre gave up a run, but the Mets rallied in the bottom half of the inning to tie it. Manuel Alvarez took the loss for the Mets, giving up 2 runs (unearned, due to Havens' error) on 2 hits in the top of the 13th.
The Mets had 11 hits, 5 walks and had 4 baserunners via error, and were 5 for 18 (.278) with RISP, leaving 10 men on base. Hector Pellot (0 for 7, 2 runs, K, .261), Kirk Nieuwenhuis (0 for 7, run, 2 Ks, .241), and Matt Bouchard (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .213) took 0-fers, while Ike Davis and Carlos Guzman had multi hit games.
ss Reese Havens 1 for 7, run, K, .254
1b Ike Davis 3 for 6, 2 runs, 2 2b, RBI, BB, K, .292
c Francisco Pena 1 for 6, K, .204
rf Carlos Guzman 3 for 6, run, 3 2b, RBI, K, .289
dh Greg Veloz 1 for 2, run, 2b, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .226
ph Ralph Henriquez 1 for 1, RBI, .533 (8 for 15)
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 5, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .209
Eric Niesen 5 IP, 10 H, 6/4 R/ER, 1/2 BB/K, 2.54 era, 6:6:2
Nick Waechter 2 IP, K, 4.22 era, 2:3:1
Emary Frederick 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1/4 BB/K, 2.65 era, BS (1), 1:0:4
Jose De La Torre 2.1 IP, 3 H, ER, 2/1 BB/K, 5.09 era, 5:1:1
Manuel Alvarez 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1/2 BB/K, 6.75 era, L (1-1), 2:0:2
Matias Carrillo 0.2 IP, 9.28 era, 1:1:0
Savannah 3, Lexington 2
Robert Carson was flat dominant tonight, of the 18 outs recorded by him, not a single ball left the infield. 12 groundouts and 6 Ks. However, he got a ND, as he did allow 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks. Josh Stinson pitched 3 scoreless innings, and the Gnats scored a run in the top of the 9th, giving him the win.
The Gnats had 9 hits on the night, and were just 2 for 9 with RISP, leaving 7 men on base. Sean Ratliff, Raul Reyes and Kai Gronauer had multi hit games for the Gnats, while Jordany Valdespin (0 for 5, 3 Ks, .284), Jose Jimenez (0 for 3, 3 Ks, .065) and Jefry Marte (0 for 4, K, .208) took 0-fers.
rf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 4, .248
2b Josh Satin 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .336
cf Sean Ratliff 2 for 4, run, 2b, .361
1b Eric Campbell 1 for 4, K, .263
lf Raul Reyes 2 for 4, 2 RBI, K, .292
c Kai Gronauer 2 for 4, run, 2b, .256
ph, dh Luis Alen 0 for 1, K, .286
Robert Carson 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2/6 BB/K, 2.33 era, 12:0:6
Josh Stinson 3 IP, 2 H, 3 Ks, 2.91 era, W (1-1), 3:3:3
Kyle Snyder gave up 3 runs on 7 hits in 5.1 innings (his longest outing of the season), enough to take the loss today, as the Bisons were held to just 6 hits and 3 walks.
cf Cory Sullivan 0 for 4, .209
ss Ramon Martinez 1 for 4, .290
lf Fernando Martinez 1 for 2, run, 2 BBs, K, .285
dh Willy Mo Pena 3 for 4, run, 2 2b, RBI, K, .231
1b Javier Valentin 1 for 4, RBI, .429
3b Mike Lamb 0 for 4, K, .169
c Robinson Cancel 0 for 3, BB, .221
rf Jesus Feliciano 0 for 3, BB, .274
2b Argenis Reyes 0 for 3, 2 Ks, .263
Kyle Snyder 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 4 Ks, 4.26 era, L (0-4), 71:47:24, 7:5:4
Carlos Muniz 2.2 IP, 2 H, 1/3 BB/K, 5.60 era, 42:25:17, 4:1:3
St. Lucie 9-11-4, Fort Myers 11-17-4 in 13 innings
This was an ugly back and forth game, with a total of 20 runs on 28 hits, the ugly part is that half the combined runs (10 for you mathamatically challenged people ;)) were unearned, due to the 8 combined errors. For the Mets, Brahiam Maldonado (3), Matt Bouchard (5), Hector Pellot (3), and Reese Havens (13) committed errors.
Eric Niesen started this game a long time ago, and had his first awful outing of the season, giving up 6 runs (4 earned) on 10 hits. Emary Frederick blew a 9th inning 8-6 lead to send the game into extra innings. It looked like the Mets would lose in the 10th when Jose De La Torre gave up a run, but the Mets rallied in the bottom half of the inning to tie it. Manuel Alvarez took the loss for the Mets, giving up 2 runs (unearned, due to Havens' error) on 2 hits in the top of the 13th.
The Mets had 11 hits, 5 walks and had 4 baserunners via error, and were 5 for 18 (.278) with RISP, leaving 10 men on base. Hector Pellot (0 for 7, 2 runs, K, .261), Kirk Nieuwenhuis (0 for 7, run, 2 Ks, .241), and Matt Bouchard (0 for 3, run, BB, K, .213) took 0-fers, while Ike Davis and Carlos Guzman had multi hit games.
ss Reese Havens 1 for 7, run, K, .254
1b Ike Davis 3 for 6, 2 runs, 2 2b, RBI, BB, K, .292
c Francisco Pena 1 for 6, K, .204
rf Carlos Guzman 3 for 6, run, 3 2b, RBI, K, .289
dh Greg Veloz 1 for 2, run, 2b, RBI, 2 BBs, K, .226
ph Ralph Henriquez 1 for 1, RBI, .533 (8 for 15)
lf Brahiam Maldonado 1 for 5, RBI, BB, 2 Ks, .209
Eric Niesen 5 IP, 10 H, 6/4 R/ER, 1/2 BB/K, 2.54 era, 6:6:2
Nick Waechter 2 IP, K, 4.22 era, 2:3:1
Emary Frederick 1.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1/4 BB/K, 2.65 era, BS (1), 1:0:4
Jose De La Torre 2.1 IP, 3 H, ER, 2/1 BB/K, 5.09 era, 5:1:1
Manuel Alvarez 1.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1/2 BB/K, 6.75 era, L (1-1), 2:0:2
Matias Carrillo 0.2 IP, 9.28 era, 1:1:0
Savannah 3, Lexington 2
Robert Carson was flat dominant tonight, of the 18 outs recorded by him, not a single ball left the infield. 12 groundouts and 6 Ks. However, he got a ND, as he did allow 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks. Josh Stinson pitched 3 scoreless innings, and the Gnats scored a run in the top of the 9th, giving him the win.
The Gnats had 9 hits on the night, and were just 2 for 9 with RISP, leaving 7 men on base. Sean Ratliff, Raul Reyes and Kai Gronauer had multi hit games for the Gnats, while Jordany Valdespin (0 for 5, 3 Ks, .284), Jose Jimenez (0 for 3, 3 Ks, .065) and Jefry Marte (0 for 4, K, .208) took 0-fers.
rf Rafael Fernandez 1 for 4, .248
2b Josh Satin 1 for 4, run, 2 Ks, .336
cf Sean Ratliff 2 for 4, run, 2b, .361
1b Eric Campbell 1 for 4, K, .263
lf Raul Reyes 2 for 4, 2 RBI, K, .292
c Kai Gronauer 2 for 4, run, 2b, .256
ph, dh Luis Alen 0 for 1, K, .286
Robert Carson 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 2/6 BB/K, 2.33 era, 12:0:6
Josh Stinson 3 IP, 2 H, 3 Ks, 2.91 era, W (1-1), 3:3:3
Sunday, March 22, 2009
MPH System Audit III - Part V (SPs 1-11)
Starting Pitchers
1. Jon Niese 10/27/86 (22.25) L/L (AA Binghamton 6-7, 3.04 era, 22 GS, 2 CG, CGSO, 124.1 IP, 118 H, 53/42 R/ER, 5 HR, 44/112 BB/K, 1.50 GO/FO, .253 BAA, 1.30 WHIP, AAA New Orleans 5-1, 3.40 era, 7 GS, 39.2 IP, 34 H, 15 ER, 4 HR, 14/32 BB/K, 1.66 GO/FO, .231 BAA, 1.21 WHIP, MLB New York 1-1, 7.07 era, 3 GS, 14 IP, 20 H, 11 ER, 2 HR, 8/11 BB/K, 1.38 GO/FO, .333 BAA, 2.00 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 12-9, 3.44 era, 32 GS, 178 IP, 172 H, 79/68 R/ER, 11 HR, 66/155 BB/K, 1,53 GO/FO, .255 BAA, 1.34 WHIP
Niese was drafted in the 7th round of the 2005 draft, after allowing a staggering 1 run in 78 innings, for a 0.11 ERA. He was deemed a tough sign, but after a recruiting call from Gary Carter, he signed for above slot money, $175,000. He was sent to the Gulf Coast League, where he went 1-0, 3.65 in 7 games, 5 starts.
In 2006, Niese started in Hagerstown, skipping Kingsport and Brooklyn. He showed no ill effects of the jump, posting a very good line of: 11-9, 3.93 era, 25 GS, 123.2 IP, 121 H, 62 BBs, 132 Ks, 1.48 WHIP, and before late season arm fatigue, was dominating the South Atlantic League. A late promotion to St. Lucie produced mixed results. His first start was decent, as he allowed 3 runs, 1 earned, in 5 innings, while walking 3, striking out 5 and allowing 3 hits. His next start, however, was not good, as he surrendered 5 runs, 4 earned, over 5 innings, while walking 2, striking out 5 and allowing 5 hits. Combined, his two starts in St. Lucie yielded the following line: 0-2, 4.50 era, 2 GS, 10 IP, 8 H, 5 BBs, 10 Ks, 1.30 WHIP. Combined for the 2006 season, Niese had an overall line of: 11-11, 3.97 era, 27 GS, 133.2 IP, 129 H, 67/142 BB/K, 1.47 WHIP, 4.51 BB/9, 9.56 K/9.
Niese spent all of the 2007 season in St. Lucie, where he worked on his control, sacrificing all else, work which paid off in a big way in 2008. For the 07 season, Niese posted a line of: 12-7, 4.02 era, 29 GS, 143.1 IP, 155 H, 34/122 BB/K, 1.32 WHIP. He lowered his walk rate from the previous year by over half, from 4.51 per 9 to 2.13 per 9, however he allowed almost a hit more per 9 innings then the previous season. The tradeoff was acceptable to fans of Mr. Niese, as a lowered walk rate would help him in the future.
For the 2008 season, Niese was promoted to Binghamton, where he spent the majority of it dominating the EL. While his overall line in AA is excellent, there was a particularly brutal 4 game stretch where he compiled a diasterous 0-3, 9.17 line. If you removed those 4 starts from his AA season, his line would look like this: 18 GS, 106.2 IP, 96 H, 24 ER, 38/102 BB/K, 6-3, 2.02 era. Obviously this isn't really telling of much, as all pitchers have rough stretches, but it shows one thing, that outside of 4 starts, Niese dominated the EL. Further, if you removed those 4 starts from his entire minor league season, his numbers look like this: 25 GS, 146.1 IP, 130 H, 39 ER, 52/134 BB/K, 11-5, 2.40 era. Keep in mind that he had one tune up start of 2.2 innings before making his major league debut. This start skews his IP/GS down considerably. Taking that start out of the above line yields 24 GS totalling 143.2 innings, an average of just under 6 innings per start.
Niese throws a fastball, curveball and changeup, though he did experiment with a cutter during the season, throwing it in on righties. His 4 seam fastball is in the low 90s, generally sitting 91-93, though he loses velocity on it later in games. He displays good command over this pitch, but it is a mostly straight fastball, hence the cutter he began throwing. Niese's bread and butter is a slow mid 60s-low 70s 12-6 curveball which he uses to get his Ks. He also has a harder, sharper curveball which he throws in the upper 70s. He finishes off his arsenal with a 76-79 changeup which is still in development.
Niese gets his fair share of Ks, but he doesn't try and blow the ball past hitters (as he did during his first 2 seasons in the system). He has learned to use his curveball effectively and spot his fastball, pitching more to contact and lessening his pitch counts. At this point, Niese is pretty much a finished product, he may further refine his changeup/cutter combination, but it is safe to say he will settle in as an above average #4 starter in the NL, or an average #3. Niese, who made his MLB debut in 2008 during the pennant race, should open 2009 in Buffalo, and be on call should a long string of starts be needed from someone. The Mets likely would not want him to just spot start and then return to AAA.
2. Brad Holt 10/13/86 (22.33) R/R (UNC Wilmington 11-1, 3.18 era, 15 GS, 2 CG, 93.1 IP, 78 H, 40/33 R/ER, 8 HR, 36/95 BB/K, .225 BAA, A- Brooklyn 5-3, 1.87 era, 14 GS, 72.1 IP, 43 H, 18/15 R/ER, 3 HR, 33/96 BB/K, 0.98 GO/FO, .171 BAA, 1.05 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 16-4, 2.61 era, 29 GS, 165.2 IP, 121 H, 69/191 BB/K, 1.15 WHIP
The Mets drafted Holt with the 3rd pick in the first round, 33rd overall, out of UNC Wilmington, and after signing for $1,040,000, he was assigned to short season Brooklyn, where he excelled, posting a 1.87 era in 72.1 innings with 96 Ks. Holt as as high of a ceiling as any SP prospect in the system, thanks to his plus fastball which reaches into the upper 90s at times, a velocity he can maintain deep into games.
Holt has one of the most explosive fastballs in the system, sitting in the mid 90s with the ability to dial it into the 96-98 range when he needs to. His command over the pitch is excellent, and his ability to maintain velocity deep into games is very promising (everyone by now should know the story of his 147th pitch of a college game being a 96 MPH fastball). What has most people very excited about Holt is the rapid pace by which his secondary pitches developed. Indeed, his curveball is now very close to being a plus pitch, sitting in the 78-82 range with very good late break. He tops off his arsenal with a fringe-average changeup which he uses very rarely.
Holt has true front of the rotation potential with a deadly fastball/curveball combination. His changeup, while fringy, showed enough improvement throughout the season that starting him off in St. Lucie shouldn't be too big of an issue. Holt was drafted out of college and so there is every chance he could see Binghamton halfway through the season. A split season in 2010 as well would put him on track for an opening day 2011 debut, or the Mets could be conservative and push that date back a year by advancing Holt a level per season.
3. Scott Moviel 5/7/88 (20.75) R/R (A Savannah 9-8, 4.43 era, 24 GS, 120 IP, 128 H, 75/59 R/ER, 9 HR, 36/82 BB/K, 1.71 GO/FO, .271 BAA, 1.37 WHIP, A+ St. Lucie 1-0, 0.00 era, GS, 5 IP, 2 H, 1/2 BB/K, 0.86 GO/FO, .133 BAA, 0.60 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 10-8, 4.25 era, 25 GS, 125 IP, 130 H, 75/59 R/ER, 9 HR, 37/84 BB/K, 1.65 GO/FO, .266 BAA, 1.34 WHIP
The Mets selected Moviel in the 2nd round, with their 77th pick in the 2007 draft, out of St. Edward High School in Ohio. Moviel was 6-2 in his senior season with a 1.62 era for the Eagles with 102 strikeouts in 50.1 IP. After drafting him, the Mets sent him to the GCL, where he performed well, with a 3.38 era in 40 innings. As with most tall pitchers (Moviel's 6'10), his delivery can sometimes get out of whack, so the Mets may take a slower approach with Moviel, keeping him in extended spring training to work out any kinks. However, as with Vineyard, it wouldn't be a shock to see Moviel end up in the Sally League sometime this season.
Moviel instead started off the year in Savannah, where he had an absolute miserable start to his season, posting a 1-4 record with a 9.86 era in 5 starts, spanning just 17.2 innings. Removing April from his season, he ended up with this line: 9-4, 3.35 era, 20 GS, 107.1 IP, 100 H, 29/71 BB/K, 1.20 WHIP, 8.39 H/9, 2.43 BB/9, 5.95 K/9, 5.367 IP/GS
Moviel throws 4 pitches, a 4 seam fastball which sits in the low to mid 90s, a sinker which is a few ticks lower in velocity, a curveball and a changeup. His change sits in the mid 70s with good down break, although sometimes he experiments with turning it over, moving it laterally across the zone. His curve was his best pitch during his rookie season, but in 2008, he developed bad habits with it, often bouncing it.
With Moviel's build (6'11/235), and stuff, given time he could develop into a serious innings eater, capable of throwing 210 innings easily in a season. Moviel is a quick worker who doesn't look for alot of Ks, prefering to pitch to contact and allow his defense to work for him (which would explain his awful April, since the Gnats at the time were a very young, raw defensive team). Moviel's fastball, which gained 3 MPH during the season, could eventually top out in the mid 90s, but even if it doesn't, his poise and smarts will serve him well on his climb to the majors.
Moviel will be out until May recovering from knee surgery (to repair his meniscus), and may spend a few weeks rehabbing in the GCL after that, but then he should spend the remainder of the season in St. Lucie, and then one level per year puts him on track for a 2012 debut.
4. Bobby Parnell 9/8/84 (24.42) R/R (AA Binghamton 10-6, 4.30 era, 24 GS, 127.2 IP, 126 H, 66/61 R/ER, 14 HR, 57/91 BB/K, 1.52 GO/FO, .258 BAA, 1.43 WHIP, AAA New Orleans 2-2, 6.64 era, 5 G, 4 GS, 20.1 IP, 25 H, 16/15 R/ER, 9/23 BB/K, 1.06 GO/FO, 1.67 WHIP, .298 BAA, MLB New York 0-0, 5.40 era, 6 G, 5 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2/3 BB/K, 1.40 GO/FO, .176 BAA, 1.00 WHIP, AFL Peoria Saguaros 3-1, 2.25 era, 7 GS, 20 IP, 15 H, 5 ER, 9/20 BB/K, 1.20 WHIP, .211 BAA)
Total 2008 Stats: 15-9, 4.37 era, 42 G, 35 GS, 173 IP, 90/84 R/ER, 169 H, 77/137 BB/K, 1.42 WHIP, .255 BAA, 1.40 GO/FO
The Mets selected Parnell in the 9th round of the 2005 draft out of Charleston Southern College, where he had simply an abysmal junior year (3-5, 8.86). However, Met scouts saw something in Parnell, and the Mets drafted and signed him, sending him to Brooklyn. Parnell excelled in Brooklyn, going 2-3, but with a 1.73 era in 15 games, 14 starts. In 2006, the Mets sent Parnell up to Hagerstown, their Sally League affiliate, where he performed decently, 5-10 with a 4.04 era in 18 GS. A 3 game trip to the FSL proved disasterous, leading to an 0-1, 9.26 line in 11.2 innings.
Parnell began 2007 in St. Lucie, where he performed very well, 3-3, 3.25 in 12 GS. The Mets then promoted Parnell to Binghamton, where he struggled, but showed flashes of brillance (0-2, 3.13 era in 4 GS, 18 IP in June and 4-1, 3.24 era in 6 GS, 33.1 IP in August). Indeed, if you removed Parnell's last 4 starts, he would've ended his stint in Binghamton with a 7-7, 3.86 line. Parnell should open the 2008 season right where he ended 2007, in Binghamton, with a mid-season promotion to New Orleans not out of the question.
Parnell did indeed open 2008 back in Binghamton, where he got off to a horrific start with a 0-2, 7.15 era, 5 GS, 22.2 IP, 23 H, 14/13 BB/K, 1.63 WHIP line in April. However, he then posted back to back extremely solid months, with a combined 8-2, 3.04 era, 12 GS, 71 IP, 63 H, 30/56 BB/K, 1.31 WHIP line in May and June. Parnell was promoted to AAA on August 9th, where he struggled mightily, before being promoted to the majors to try and save what was a horrific bullpen situation in New York.
Parnell is one of the harder throwers in the system, his 4 seamer sits in the 92-94 range as a starter (and 95-96 as a reliever), and either way, he can touch the upper 90s on occasion. His 2 seamer is a few ticks slower, with nasty down break in on righties. His top offspeed pitch is a mid-upper 80s slider with nasty down break. He also has a changeup which he has not yet mastered, which has pretty much nixed any chances of him starting with the Mets. During Spring Training, he was learning a splitter from JJ Putz, this is definitely a nascent pitch at this point in time.
Parnell will work as a reliever in spring training, and if he does not make the club, as a starter in Buffalo. However, at this point in time, even if he does get his changeup/splitter down, the Mets would be best served by having him in the bullpen as a dependable 7th inning man, whether this season or next. Parnell should crack into a regular role in the bullpen in 2010.
5. Dillon Gee 4/28/86 (22.75) R/R (A+ St. Lucie 8-6, 3.25 era, 21 GS, 127.1 IP, 117 H, 49/46 R/ER, 6 HR, 19/94 BB/K, 0.86 GO/FO, .245 BAA, 1.07 WHIP, AA Binghamton 2-0, 1.33 era, 4 GS, 27 IP, 18 H, 4 ER, HR, 5/20 BB/K, 0.97 GO/FO, .194 BAA, .85 WHIP, PRWL Ponce 4-0, 2.22 era, 10 GS, 48.2 IP, 43 H, 14/12 R/ER, 2 HR, 13/43 BB/K, 1.15 WHIP, .247 BAA)
Total 2008 Stats: 14-6, 2.75 era, 35 GS, 203 IP, 178 H, 67/62 R/ER, 37/157 BB/K, 1.00 GO/FO, .239 BAA, 1.06 WHIP, 1.64 BB/9
The Mets drafted Gee with their 21st round pick, 663rd overall, out of the University of Arlington Texas, where he was 4-8, 4.67 in 111.2 innings. After signing, the Mets assigned him to Brooklyn, where he went 3-1, 2.47 in 62 innings. Gee should be a part of the St. Lucie Mets in 2008.
Gee's drafting was pretty unheralded around the prospect community, and rightfully so, a shortish righty with fringe stuff taken in the 21st round doesn't warrant much attention. Gee performed well in Brooklyn, not as well as fellow shortish righty Dylan Owen, but well enough. Coming into 2008, not much was expected from Gee, we ranked him 11th of 15 SP prospects, and that was after deleting Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey, all of whom ranked ahead of Gee. Well, Gee took 2008 by storm and performed exceptionally well, posting a 3.25 era in St. Lucie over 21 starts, then going to Binghamton and flat out dominating over 4 starts, going 7 innings three times and posting a 1.33 era. Then it was off to Puerto Rico for more domination, this time in 10 starts, over 48 innings and a 2.22 era. To say Gee had a great season would be understating it, he posted 14 wins and a 2.75 era over 203 innings, and as of this writing is still pitching in the Puerto Rico playoffs. Look for Gee to either open in Buffalo, or be there very shortly in 2009.
No one in the system (save Daniel Murphy and maybe Michael Antonini) has enjoyed a more meteroic rise through the farm system then Dillon Gee. He began the season outside our top 15, and ended it on the cusp of breaking into the top 10. He accomplished this by performing well at St. Lucie, and then tearing apart the AA level, first in Binghamton, and then Ponce in the Puerto Rican Winter League.
Gee features 5 pitches, a 2 and 4 seam fastball, with his 4 seamer reaching into the mid 90s, sitting comfortably in the low 90s. His 2 seamer has good down action, sitting between 89-91. He relies most heavily on his changeup when it comes to offspeed offerings. He added a curveball to his repertoire this season, turning it into the more effective of his 2 breaking pitches. He throws the pitch 76-80. Finally, he also has a slider he relies on a good amount, it's harder then his curve, with 12-6 break on it.
Gee has impeccable control, as evidenced by his collective walk total of 37 in 203 innings, a miniscule walk rate of 1.64 per 9 innings. Due to the low walk totals, Gee pitches deep into games, averaging a shade under 7 innings per start in Binghamton, and 6 ip/gs in St. Lucie. There is a very slight possibility he opens in Buffalo, but we'll be conservative and say he opens the season in Binghamton with a quick promotion (on or before May 15th). Depending on need, Gee could end up in New York during September, but a better guess would be a 2010 debut.
6. Robert Carson 1/23/89 (20) L/L (R GCL 1-0, 1.57 era, 5 GS, 23 IP, 11 H, 5/4 R/ER, 6/25 BB/K, 5.29 GO/FO, .138 BAA, .74 WHIP, R Kingsport 2-3, 1.76 era, 6 GS, 30.2 IP, 29 H, 12/6 R/ER, HR, 18/21 BB/K, 2.94 GO/FO, .274 BAA, 1.53 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 3-3, 1.68 era, 11 GS, 53.2 IP, 40 H, 17/10 R/ER, HR, 24/46 BB/K, 3.65 GO/FO, .215 BAA, 1.19 WHIP
Carson was drafted in the 14th round, 453rd overall, out of Hattiesburg HS, and after signing, was sent to the GCL where he pitched sporadically, getting into 4 games totalling 9 innings. Here is a predraft 2007 scouting report on Carson:
Carson features 4 pitches, a fastball, changeup, cutter and curveball. His fastball sits 90-92, and has topped out at 94. His changeup sits around 75-80, while his curveball is low to mid 70s. He feels his curveball needs more bite to it, and he is also working on developing a fifth pitch, a slider.
And here is an inseason 2008 scouting report:
The notable differences have been the improvements in his slider and changeup. Though he entered the organization with a capable off-speed pitch, the effectiveness of both pitches this year has led to his success. Specificially, he fell back on his changeup when he struggled to locate his low to mid 90's fastball. Slider now sweeps away from left handed batters and in under the hands of right-handers. Changeup uses to get his release point back so he can control his fastball better.
Robert Carson is a big lefty who features 3 pitches, a fastball, slider, and changeup. According to some scouting reports, he also has a curveball and cutter. Carson added 2-3 MPH on his fastball this past season, it now sits in the low to mid 90s, and he can dial it up into the 96-98 range rarely. With further refinement, this pitch very well could become a true plus pitch. He also features a mid 80s slider which he uses to generate groundballs (3.77 GO/FO this season, 6.00 in GCL, 2.94 in Kingsport). His changeup is his third best pitch, sitting in the 77-80 MPH range.
Carson is an advanced pitcher for his age, while he can generate a high number of Ks (46 in 53.2 innings), he prefers to dispose of hitters quickly via groundball. While he did walk an alarming amount in Kingsport (18 in 30.2 innings), he has not shown a history of wildness (11 walks in 32 GCL innings over 2 seasons), so no one should be very alarmed. With the tools and makeup Carson possesses, there isn't much question he can, at the very least, be a dependable back end of the rotation starter, but if he were to take the next step, Carson could settle in as a 2 starter.
Carson should open 2009 in Savannah, and could see a late season promotion to St. Lucie. A level per year gets him to the majors on opening day 2013.
7. Jenry Mejia 10/11/89 (19.29) R/R (R GCL 2-0, 0.60 era, 3 GS, 15 IP, 9 H, ER, 3/15 BB/K, 4.60 GO/FO, .164 BAA, .80 WHIP, A- Brooklyn 3-2, 3.49 era, 11 GS, 56.2 IP, 42 H, 22 ER, 4 HR, 23/52 BB/K, 2.47 GO/FO, .209 BAA, 1.15 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 5-2, 2.89 era, 14 GS, CGSO, 71.2 IP, 51 H, 4 HR, 26/67 BB/K, 2.76 GO/FO, .199 BAA, 1.07 WHIP
Mejia was signed by the Mets during the summer of 2006 for just $16,500, and he made his debut in the DSL in 2007, going 2-3 with a 2.47 era in 14 G, 7 GS, over 43.2 innings.
Mejia has one of the most dominant fastballs in the system, it sits in the 93-96 range, and he can dial it up to 97 and 98 on occasion. It has a good down break on it, making it one of the toughest pitches in the system to hit. Mejia compliments his deadly fastball with an equally deadly changeup which sits in the 76-79 range, some people (including me) have mistaken this pitch for a slider due to it's down break and action. He finishes off his arsenal with a developing curveball in the low 70s.
Mejia is definitely a strikeout pitcher (67 Ks in 71.2 innings in 2008), who aggresively uses his stuff to go right after hitters. He also generates a high number of ground balls (2.76 GO/FO ratio in 2008, 1.93 in 2007). Right now, Mejia profiles best as a 2/3 starter, but with continued improvement, he could become a frontline pitching prospect. At absolute worst, he has the stuff to be a big league closer, but the Mets will give him every chance at remaining in the rotation. Mejia should open 2009 in St. Lucie (even if I think he should begin in Savannah, age is certainly on his side), and ascending a level per year, plus adding a half season to be conservative puts his MLB debut in mid 2012.
8. Kyle Allen 2/12/90 (19) R/R (R GCL 1-1, 2.12 era, 11 G, 5 GS, 34 IP, 24 H, 13/8 R/ER, HR, 10/45 BB/K, 1.00 WHIP)
Allen was drafted by the Mets in the 24th round, 734th overall, out of the Pendelton HS. He made his debut in the GCL, flashing an average fastball and above average changeup.
Allen was a steal for the Mets in the 24th round, his talent far surpasses his draft position. Allen throws 3 pitches, a fastball, changeup, and slider. Right now, his fastball is in the low 90s, but it should gain a few ticks as he fills out. His best secondary pitch is definitely his changeup, which sometimes is so good, it surpasses his fastball as his best overall pitch. He throws this pitch in the upper 70s with very good sharp down break. His third pitch is a slider which has a shallow down break, not really a good pitch for the upper levels of the farm system.
Allen is very advanced for someone of his age, he has a very smooth repeatable delievery which he uses to great success. He does not boast the raw stuff of a Brad Holt or Jenrry Mejia, but he does right after hitters with what he does have, rather then nibbling on the corners. As of right now, he projects to be a solid 3rd/4th starter, but further gains in velocity/improvement of his slider would push that projection higher. Allen should start 2009 in Savannah, and then ascend a level per season to make his debut in 2013.
9. Michael Antonini 8/6/85 (23.5) R/L (A Savannah 4-4, 2.71 era, 13 GS, 73 IP, 63 H, 29/22 R/ER, 2 HR, 16/61 BB/K, 1.05 GO/FO, .227 BAA, 1.08 WHIP, A+ St. Lucie 4-0, 1.84 era, 7 GS, CG, 44 IP, 34 H, 10/9 R/ER, 3 HR, 7/33 BB/K, 1.18 GO/FO, .211 BAA, .93 WHIP, AA Binghamton 1-3, 3.74 era, 8 GS, 45.2 IP, 43 H, 19 ER, 10 HR, 16/32 BB/K, 0.72 GO/FO, .247 BAA, 1.29 WHIP, PRWL Ponce 2-0, 3.45 era, 9/8 G/GS, 47 IP, 42 H, 18 ER, 4 HR, 13/29 BB/K, 1.17 WHIP, .243 BAA, 0.73 GO/FO)
Total 2008 Stats: Total 2008 Stats: 11-7, 2.92 era, 37/36 G/GS, 209.2 IP, 182 H, 76/68 R/ER, 52/155 BB/K, .934 GO/FO, .232 BAA, 1.12 WHIP
If Dillon Gee was unheralded after being drafted, Antonini wasn't even on the radar. An 18th round pick out of Georgia College & State University, he posted a composite 1.96 era between Kingsport (3.71 in 17 innings) and Brooklyn (0.46 in 19.2 innings), again, nothing remarkeble at all. And then, much like Gee, 2008 came around and people began to take notice. First Antonini posted a 2.71 era in 73 innings for Savannah, again, it was largely ignored. However, after rocketting up through St. Lucie (1.84 in 44 innings over 7 starts), people began noticing Antonini. After also pitching well in Binghamton (3.74 in 45.2 innings), Antonini also concluded his season in Puerto Rico, where he again pitched very well, with a 3.45 era in 47 innings. Here is a predraft 2007 scouting report on a lefty:
Antonini features 5 pitches. A two and four seam fastball, slider, change and curve. He feels his slider is his most dominating breaking pitch. He likes to throw his changeup, but it needs work. His fastball sits between 88 and 92, while his slider is 78-81, and his change is 78-80.
This is a scouting report from Antonini's college coach, Chris Calciano, immediately after the 2007 draft.
Antonini is a winner first and foremost!! Tough kid, very ballsy. Velocity is 87-91, fastball has some life. Cutter is a solid secondary pitch for strikeouts and is 79-81. Has an average curveball which he typically just uses as a first pitch get me over. Has a feel for the change with decent run and sink. Solid strike thrower. Slightly above average pickoff move. Average athleticism and fields his position very well.
Since entering the system, Antonini's tightened up his fastball, it now sits in the low 90s, and his changeup has become his best secondary offering. He throws it in the mid 70s and gets good down break on it, the changeup increased in effectiveness once Antonini added 2-3 MPH on his fastball. He also features a slider/cutter as a third pitch, which needs some work.
Antonini is a flyball pitcher, with a 0.934 GO/FO ratio in 2008, along with a solid 155 Ks in 209.2 innings, a K rate of 6.65 per 9. He is a quick worker, but sometimes loses his arm slot when throwing his slider. He improved his slide step and ability to pitch from the stretch last season, but he still needs to work on controlling the running game.
Antonini projects best as a 4-5 starter or a long man/LOOGY out of the pen, and with his impressive rocket ascent through the system in 2008, the Mets will keep him in the rotation for now. He should be on track to open back in Binghamton for 2009, with a very good possibility of seeing significant time in Buffalo. There exists a possibility of Antonini auditioning in September as a LOOGY, but we'll say he makes his MLB debut in mid 2010.
10. Jeurys Familia 10/10/89 (19.29) R/R (R GCL 2-2, 2.79 era, 11 GS, 51.2 IP, 46 H, 20/16 R/ER, 2 HR, 13/38 BB/K, 1.14 WHIP)
The Mets signed Familia as an international free agent in July 2007 out of the Dominican Republic. He debuted in the GCL in 2008.
Familia throws 4 pitches, a 2 and 4 seam fastball, slider, and changeup. His 2 seamer sits in the 88-92 range, the same as his 4 seamer, however, he can dial his 4 seamer into the mid 90s when he needs to. His 2 seamer has good horizontal action through the zone, while his 4 seamer acts like a cutter. His best secondary pitch is a low 80s slider he uses to generate strikeouts. He tops off his arsenal with a still developing changeup which sits in the mid 70s.
Even at a young age, Familia doesn't try and just blow hitters away, he uses his entire arsenal of pitches to put away hitters, though he relies on his 2 seamer and slider as out pitches. Familia is still young enough where these exists a ton of projection with regards to his stuff, which almost certainly will gain refinement, if not velocity. It wouldn't be shocking to see him make the leap from the GCL to Savannah in 2009, and then spend an additional 3.5 seasons in the minors before making his debut sometime in mid 2013.
11. Phillips Orta 5/9/86 (22.75) R/R (R Kingsport 4-4, 2.05 era, 14 G, 3 GS, 44 IP, 35 H, 14/10 R/ER, 2 HR, 21/31 BB/K, 1.85 GO/FO, .222 BAA, 1.27 WHIP, A Savannah 0-1, 2.70 era, 2 GS, 10 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 5/5 BB/K, 0.71 GO/FO, .231 BAA, 1.40 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 4-5, 2.17 era, 16 G, 5 GS, 54 IP, 44 H, 17/13 R/ER, 2 HR, 26/36 BB/K, 1.52 GO/FO, .223 BAA, 1.30 WHIP
The Mets selected Orta in the 10th round of the 2006 draft out of Western Nebraska Community College. After signing in 2007 as a draft and follow, the Mets sent him to the Venezuelan Summer League, where he appeared in 4 games, pitching 14 innings to a 1.29 era. The Mets brought him stateside and sent him to Kingsport next, where he spent the bulk of the season, starting 11 games (53 IP), pitching to a 2-2, 4.58 line. He spent one relief outing in Savannah, getting bombed due to command issues.
Orta was held back in extended ST this year, starting his year in Kingsport where he excelled, posting a 2.05 era over 44 innings. He should begin the 2009 season in Savannah's rotation, with the possibility of a quick promotion.
Orta has a very good fastball in the mid 90s which he uses to his advantage. He is adept at changing grips on it, adding a little velocity up the zone, throwing a cutter and/or sinker. His command of the pitch needs improvement, but sheer velocity was enough to get him through rookie ball. His best offspeed offering is a curveball in the 78-82 range with tight late break. He rounds out his arsenal with a developing changeup in the low 80s, but he doesn't have good command over this pitch yet.
Orta induces a high number of ground ball outs with his power fastball/curveball combination (1.85 GO/FO in Kingsport). Despite boasting a very good fastball, Orta sometimes pitches backwards, using his curveball to setup his fastball, instead of the reverse. Orta should open 2009 in Savannah, but time is against him as he will be 23 in early May. With the abundance of high upside pitching prospects ahead of and behind him (all of whom are at least 2 years younger), Orta needs to engineer a Michael Antonini esque rocket ship ride through the system, lest he find himself in a bullpen role. A move to the bullpen would mean that Orta would be ready for the majors in late 2010 or early 2011, if he were to stay in the rotation (which would mean he ends the season in Binghamton), he would be ready in mid 2011.
1. Jon Niese 10/27/86 (22.25) L/L (AA Binghamton 6-7, 3.04 era, 22 GS, 2 CG, CGSO, 124.1 IP, 118 H, 53/42 R/ER, 5 HR, 44/112 BB/K, 1.50 GO/FO, .253 BAA, 1.30 WHIP, AAA New Orleans 5-1, 3.40 era, 7 GS, 39.2 IP, 34 H, 15 ER, 4 HR, 14/32 BB/K, 1.66 GO/FO, .231 BAA, 1.21 WHIP, MLB New York 1-1, 7.07 era, 3 GS, 14 IP, 20 H, 11 ER, 2 HR, 8/11 BB/K, 1.38 GO/FO, .333 BAA, 2.00 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 12-9, 3.44 era, 32 GS, 178 IP, 172 H, 79/68 R/ER, 11 HR, 66/155 BB/K, 1,53 GO/FO, .255 BAA, 1.34 WHIP
Niese was drafted in the 7th round of the 2005 draft, after allowing a staggering 1 run in 78 innings, for a 0.11 ERA. He was deemed a tough sign, but after a recruiting call from Gary Carter, he signed for above slot money, $175,000. He was sent to the Gulf Coast League, where he went 1-0, 3.65 in 7 games, 5 starts.
In 2006, Niese started in Hagerstown, skipping Kingsport and Brooklyn. He showed no ill effects of the jump, posting a very good line of: 11-9, 3.93 era, 25 GS, 123.2 IP, 121 H, 62 BBs, 132 Ks, 1.48 WHIP, and before late season arm fatigue, was dominating the South Atlantic League. A late promotion to St. Lucie produced mixed results. His first start was decent, as he allowed 3 runs, 1 earned, in 5 innings, while walking 3, striking out 5 and allowing 3 hits. His next start, however, was not good, as he surrendered 5 runs, 4 earned, over 5 innings, while walking 2, striking out 5 and allowing 5 hits. Combined, his two starts in St. Lucie yielded the following line: 0-2, 4.50 era, 2 GS, 10 IP, 8 H, 5 BBs, 10 Ks, 1.30 WHIP. Combined for the 2006 season, Niese had an overall line of: 11-11, 3.97 era, 27 GS, 133.2 IP, 129 H, 67/142 BB/K, 1.47 WHIP, 4.51 BB/9, 9.56 K/9.
Niese spent all of the 2007 season in St. Lucie, where he worked on his control, sacrificing all else, work which paid off in a big way in 2008. For the 07 season, Niese posted a line of: 12-7, 4.02 era, 29 GS, 143.1 IP, 155 H, 34/122 BB/K, 1.32 WHIP. He lowered his walk rate from the previous year by over half, from 4.51 per 9 to 2.13 per 9, however he allowed almost a hit more per 9 innings then the previous season. The tradeoff was acceptable to fans of Mr. Niese, as a lowered walk rate would help him in the future.
For the 2008 season, Niese was promoted to Binghamton, where he spent the majority of it dominating the EL. While his overall line in AA is excellent, there was a particularly brutal 4 game stretch where he compiled a diasterous 0-3, 9.17 line. If you removed those 4 starts from his AA season, his line would look like this: 18 GS, 106.2 IP, 96 H, 24 ER, 38/102 BB/K, 6-3, 2.02 era. Obviously this isn't really telling of much, as all pitchers have rough stretches, but it shows one thing, that outside of 4 starts, Niese dominated the EL. Further, if you removed those 4 starts from his entire minor league season, his numbers look like this: 25 GS, 146.1 IP, 130 H, 39 ER, 52/134 BB/K, 11-5, 2.40 era. Keep in mind that he had one tune up start of 2.2 innings before making his major league debut. This start skews his IP/GS down considerably. Taking that start out of the above line yields 24 GS totalling 143.2 innings, an average of just under 6 innings per start.
Niese throws a fastball, curveball and changeup, though he did experiment with a cutter during the season, throwing it in on righties. His 4 seam fastball is in the low 90s, generally sitting 91-93, though he loses velocity on it later in games. He displays good command over this pitch, but it is a mostly straight fastball, hence the cutter he began throwing. Niese's bread and butter is a slow mid 60s-low 70s 12-6 curveball which he uses to get his Ks. He also has a harder, sharper curveball which he throws in the upper 70s. He finishes off his arsenal with a 76-79 changeup which is still in development.
Niese gets his fair share of Ks, but he doesn't try and blow the ball past hitters (as he did during his first 2 seasons in the system). He has learned to use his curveball effectively and spot his fastball, pitching more to contact and lessening his pitch counts. At this point, Niese is pretty much a finished product, he may further refine his changeup/cutter combination, but it is safe to say he will settle in as an above average #4 starter in the NL, or an average #3. Niese, who made his MLB debut in 2008 during the pennant race, should open 2009 in Buffalo, and be on call should a long string of starts be needed from someone. The Mets likely would not want him to just spot start and then return to AAA.
2. Brad Holt 10/13/86 (22.33) R/R (UNC Wilmington 11-1, 3.18 era, 15 GS, 2 CG, 93.1 IP, 78 H, 40/33 R/ER, 8 HR, 36/95 BB/K, .225 BAA, A- Brooklyn 5-3, 1.87 era, 14 GS, 72.1 IP, 43 H, 18/15 R/ER, 3 HR, 33/96 BB/K, 0.98 GO/FO, .171 BAA, 1.05 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 16-4, 2.61 era, 29 GS, 165.2 IP, 121 H, 69/191 BB/K, 1.15 WHIP
The Mets drafted Holt with the 3rd pick in the first round, 33rd overall, out of UNC Wilmington, and after signing for $1,040,000, he was assigned to short season Brooklyn, where he excelled, posting a 1.87 era in 72.1 innings with 96 Ks. Holt as as high of a ceiling as any SP prospect in the system, thanks to his plus fastball which reaches into the upper 90s at times, a velocity he can maintain deep into games.
Holt has one of the most explosive fastballs in the system, sitting in the mid 90s with the ability to dial it into the 96-98 range when he needs to. His command over the pitch is excellent, and his ability to maintain velocity deep into games is very promising (everyone by now should know the story of his 147th pitch of a college game being a 96 MPH fastball). What has most people very excited about Holt is the rapid pace by which his secondary pitches developed. Indeed, his curveball is now very close to being a plus pitch, sitting in the 78-82 range with very good late break. He tops off his arsenal with a fringe-average changeup which he uses very rarely.
Holt has true front of the rotation potential with a deadly fastball/curveball combination. His changeup, while fringy, showed enough improvement throughout the season that starting him off in St. Lucie shouldn't be too big of an issue. Holt was drafted out of college and so there is every chance he could see Binghamton halfway through the season. A split season in 2010 as well would put him on track for an opening day 2011 debut, or the Mets could be conservative and push that date back a year by advancing Holt a level per season.
3. Scott Moviel 5/7/88 (20.75) R/R (A Savannah 9-8, 4.43 era, 24 GS, 120 IP, 128 H, 75/59 R/ER, 9 HR, 36/82 BB/K, 1.71 GO/FO, .271 BAA, 1.37 WHIP, A+ St. Lucie 1-0, 0.00 era, GS, 5 IP, 2 H, 1/2 BB/K, 0.86 GO/FO, .133 BAA, 0.60 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 10-8, 4.25 era, 25 GS, 125 IP, 130 H, 75/59 R/ER, 9 HR, 37/84 BB/K, 1.65 GO/FO, .266 BAA, 1.34 WHIP
The Mets selected Moviel in the 2nd round, with their 77th pick in the 2007 draft, out of St. Edward High School in Ohio. Moviel was 6-2 in his senior season with a 1.62 era for the Eagles with 102 strikeouts in 50.1 IP. After drafting him, the Mets sent him to the GCL, where he performed well, with a 3.38 era in 40 innings. As with most tall pitchers (Moviel's 6'10), his delivery can sometimes get out of whack, so the Mets may take a slower approach with Moviel, keeping him in extended spring training to work out any kinks. However, as with Vineyard, it wouldn't be a shock to see Moviel end up in the Sally League sometime this season.
Moviel instead started off the year in Savannah, where he had an absolute miserable start to his season, posting a 1-4 record with a 9.86 era in 5 starts, spanning just 17.2 innings. Removing April from his season, he ended up with this line: 9-4, 3.35 era, 20 GS, 107.1 IP, 100 H, 29/71 BB/K, 1.20 WHIP, 8.39 H/9, 2.43 BB/9, 5.95 K/9, 5.367 IP/GS
Moviel throws 4 pitches, a 4 seam fastball which sits in the low to mid 90s, a sinker which is a few ticks lower in velocity, a curveball and a changeup. His change sits in the mid 70s with good down break, although sometimes he experiments with turning it over, moving it laterally across the zone. His curve was his best pitch during his rookie season, but in 2008, he developed bad habits with it, often bouncing it.
With Moviel's build (6'11/235), and stuff, given time he could develop into a serious innings eater, capable of throwing 210 innings easily in a season. Moviel is a quick worker who doesn't look for alot of Ks, prefering to pitch to contact and allow his defense to work for him (which would explain his awful April, since the Gnats at the time were a very young, raw defensive team). Moviel's fastball, which gained 3 MPH during the season, could eventually top out in the mid 90s, but even if it doesn't, his poise and smarts will serve him well on his climb to the majors.
Moviel will be out until May recovering from knee surgery (to repair his meniscus), and may spend a few weeks rehabbing in the GCL after that, but then he should spend the remainder of the season in St. Lucie, and then one level per year puts him on track for a 2012 debut.
4. Bobby Parnell 9/8/84 (24.42) R/R (AA Binghamton 10-6, 4.30 era, 24 GS, 127.2 IP, 126 H, 66/61 R/ER, 14 HR, 57/91 BB/K, 1.52 GO/FO, .258 BAA, 1.43 WHIP, AAA New Orleans 2-2, 6.64 era, 5 G, 4 GS, 20.1 IP, 25 H, 16/15 R/ER, 9/23 BB/K, 1.06 GO/FO, 1.67 WHIP, .298 BAA, MLB New York 0-0, 5.40 era, 6 G, 5 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2/3 BB/K, 1.40 GO/FO, .176 BAA, 1.00 WHIP, AFL Peoria Saguaros 3-1, 2.25 era, 7 GS, 20 IP, 15 H, 5 ER, 9/20 BB/K, 1.20 WHIP, .211 BAA)
Total 2008 Stats: 15-9, 4.37 era, 42 G, 35 GS, 173 IP, 90/84 R/ER, 169 H, 77/137 BB/K, 1.42 WHIP, .255 BAA, 1.40 GO/FO
The Mets selected Parnell in the 9th round of the 2005 draft out of Charleston Southern College, where he had simply an abysmal junior year (3-5, 8.86). However, Met scouts saw something in Parnell, and the Mets drafted and signed him, sending him to Brooklyn. Parnell excelled in Brooklyn, going 2-3, but with a 1.73 era in 15 games, 14 starts. In 2006, the Mets sent Parnell up to Hagerstown, their Sally League affiliate, where he performed decently, 5-10 with a 4.04 era in 18 GS. A 3 game trip to the FSL proved disasterous, leading to an 0-1, 9.26 line in 11.2 innings.
Parnell began 2007 in St. Lucie, where he performed very well, 3-3, 3.25 in 12 GS. The Mets then promoted Parnell to Binghamton, where he struggled, but showed flashes of brillance (0-2, 3.13 era in 4 GS, 18 IP in June and 4-1, 3.24 era in 6 GS, 33.1 IP in August). Indeed, if you removed Parnell's last 4 starts, he would've ended his stint in Binghamton with a 7-7, 3.86 line. Parnell should open the 2008 season right where he ended 2007, in Binghamton, with a mid-season promotion to New Orleans not out of the question.
Parnell did indeed open 2008 back in Binghamton, where he got off to a horrific start with a 0-2, 7.15 era, 5 GS, 22.2 IP, 23 H, 14/13 BB/K, 1.63 WHIP line in April. However, he then posted back to back extremely solid months, with a combined 8-2, 3.04 era, 12 GS, 71 IP, 63 H, 30/56 BB/K, 1.31 WHIP line in May and June. Parnell was promoted to AAA on August 9th, where he struggled mightily, before being promoted to the majors to try and save what was a horrific bullpen situation in New York.
Parnell is one of the harder throwers in the system, his 4 seamer sits in the 92-94 range as a starter (and 95-96 as a reliever), and either way, he can touch the upper 90s on occasion. His 2 seamer is a few ticks slower, with nasty down break in on righties. His top offspeed pitch is a mid-upper 80s slider with nasty down break. He also has a changeup which he has not yet mastered, which has pretty much nixed any chances of him starting with the Mets. During Spring Training, he was learning a splitter from JJ Putz, this is definitely a nascent pitch at this point in time.
Parnell will work as a reliever in spring training, and if he does not make the club, as a starter in Buffalo. However, at this point in time, even if he does get his changeup/splitter down, the Mets would be best served by having him in the bullpen as a dependable 7th inning man, whether this season or next. Parnell should crack into a regular role in the bullpen in 2010.
5. Dillon Gee 4/28/86 (22.75) R/R (A+ St. Lucie 8-6, 3.25 era, 21 GS, 127.1 IP, 117 H, 49/46 R/ER, 6 HR, 19/94 BB/K, 0.86 GO/FO, .245 BAA, 1.07 WHIP, AA Binghamton 2-0, 1.33 era, 4 GS, 27 IP, 18 H, 4 ER, HR, 5/20 BB/K, 0.97 GO/FO, .194 BAA, .85 WHIP, PRWL Ponce 4-0, 2.22 era, 10 GS, 48.2 IP, 43 H, 14/12 R/ER, 2 HR, 13/43 BB/K, 1.15 WHIP, .247 BAA)
Total 2008 Stats: 14-6, 2.75 era, 35 GS, 203 IP, 178 H, 67/62 R/ER, 37/157 BB/K, 1.00 GO/FO, .239 BAA, 1.06 WHIP, 1.64 BB/9
The Mets drafted Gee with their 21st round pick, 663rd overall, out of the University of Arlington Texas, where he was 4-8, 4.67 in 111.2 innings. After signing, the Mets assigned him to Brooklyn, where he went 3-1, 2.47 in 62 innings. Gee should be a part of the St. Lucie Mets in 2008.
Gee's drafting was pretty unheralded around the prospect community, and rightfully so, a shortish righty with fringe stuff taken in the 21st round doesn't warrant much attention. Gee performed well in Brooklyn, not as well as fellow shortish righty Dylan Owen, but well enough. Coming into 2008, not much was expected from Gee, we ranked him 11th of 15 SP prospects, and that was after deleting Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey, all of whom ranked ahead of Gee. Well, Gee took 2008 by storm and performed exceptionally well, posting a 3.25 era in St. Lucie over 21 starts, then going to Binghamton and flat out dominating over 4 starts, going 7 innings three times and posting a 1.33 era. Then it was off to Puerto Rico for more domination, this time in 10 starts, over 48 innings and a 2.22 era. To say Gee had a great season would be understating it, he posted 14 wins and a 2.75 era over 203 innings, and as of this writing is still pitching in the Puerto Rico playoffs. Look for Gee to either open in Buffalo, or be there very shortly in 2009.
No one in the system (save Daniel Murphy and maybe Michael Antonini) has enjoyed a more meteroic rise through the farm system then Dillon Gee. He began the season outside our top 15, and ended it on the cusp of breaking into the top 10. He accomplished this by performing well at St. Lucie, and then tearing apart the AA level, first in Binghamton, and then Ponce in the Puerto Rican Winter League.
Gee features 5 pitches, a 2 and 4 seam fastball, with his 4 seamer reaching into the mid 90s, sitting comfortably in the low 90s. His 2 seamer has good down action, sitting between 89-91. He relies most heavily on his changeup when it comes to offspeed offerings. He added a curveball to his repertoire this season, turning it into the more effective of his 2 breaking pitches. He throws the pitch 76-80. Finally, he also has a slider he relies on a good amount, it's harder then his curve, with 12-6 break on it.
Gee has impeccable control, as evidenced by his collective walk total of 37 in 203 innings, a miniscule walk rate of 1.64 per 9 innings. Due to the low walk totals, Gee pitches deep into games, averaging a shade under 7 innings per start in Binghamton, and 6 ip/gs in St. Lucie. There is a very slight possibility he opens in Buffalo, but we'll be conservative and say he opens the season in Binghamton with a quick promotion (on or before May 15th). Depending on need, Gee could end up in New York during September, but a better guess would be a 2010 debut.
6. Robert Carson 1/23/89 (20) L/L (R GCL 1-0, 1.57 era, 5 GS, 23 IP, 11 H, 5/4 R/ER, 6/25 BB/K, 5.29 GO/FO, .138 BAA, .74 WHIP, R Kingsport 2-3, 1.76 era, 6 GS, 30.2 IP, 29 H, 12/6 R/ER, HR, 18/21 BB/K, 2.94 GO/FO, .274 BAA, 1.53 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 3-3, 1.68 era, 11 GS, 53.2 IP, 40 H, 17/10 R/ER, HR, 24/46 BB/K, 3.65 GO/FO, .215 BAA, 1.19 WHIP
Carson was drafted in the 14th round, 453rd overall, out of Hattiesburg HS, and after signing, was sent to the GCL where he pitched sporadically, getting into 4 games totalling 9 innings. Here is a predraft 2007 scouting report on Carson:
Carson features 4 pitches, a fastball, changeup, cutter and curveball. His fastball sits 90-92, and has topped out at 94. His changeup sits around 75-80, while his curveball is low to mid 70s. He feels his curveball needs more bite to it, and he is also working on developing a fifth pitch, a slider.
And here is an inseason 2008 scouting report:
The notable differences have been the improvements in his slider and changeup. Though he entered the organization with a capable off-speed pitch, the effectiveness of both pitches this year has led to his success. Specificially, he fell back on his changeup when he struggled to locate his low to mid 90's fastball. Slider now sweeps away from left handed batters and in under the hands of right-handers. Changeup uses to get his release point back so he can control his fastball better.
Robert Carson is a big lefty who features 3 pitches, a fastball, slider, and changeup. According to some scouting reports, he also has a curveball and cutter. Carson added 2-3 MPH on his fastball this past season, it now sits in the low to mid 90s, and he can dial it up into the 96-98 range rarely. With further refinement, this pitch very well could become a true plus pitch. He also features a mid 80s slider which he uses to generate groundballs (3.77 GO/FO this season, 6.00 in GCL, 2.94 in Kingsport). His changeup is his third best pitch, sitting in the 77-80 MPH range.
Carson is an advanced pitcher for his age, while he can generate a high number of Ks (46 in 53.2 innings), he prefers to dispose of hitters quickly via groundball. While he did walk an alarming amount in Kingsport (18 in 30.2 innings), he has not shown a history of wildness (11 walks in 32 GCL innings over 2 seasons), so no one should be very alarmed. With the tools and makeup Carson possesses, there isn't much question he can, at the very least, be a dependable back end of the rotation starter, but if he were to take the next step, Carson could settle in as a 2 starter.
Carson should open 2009 in Savannah, and could see a late season promotion to St. Lucie. A level per year gets him to the majors on opening day 2013.
7. Jenry Mejia 10/11/89 (19.29) R/R (R GCL 2-0, 0.60 era, 3 GS, 15 IP, 9 H, ER, 3/15 BB/K, 4.60 GO/FO, .164 BAA, .80 WHIP, A- Brooklyn 3-2, 3.49 era, 11 GS, 56.2 IP, 42 H, 22 ER, 4 HR, 23/52 BB/K, 2.47 GO/FO, .209 BAA, 1.15 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 5-2, 2.89 era, 14 GS, CGSO, 71.2 IP, 51 H, 4 HR, 26/67 BB/K, 2.76 GO/FO, .199 BAA, 1.07 WHIP
Mejia was signed by the Mets during the summer of 2006 for just $16,500, and he made his debut in the DSL in 2007, going 2-3 with a 2.47 era in 14 G, 7 GS, over 43.2 innings.
Mejia has one of the most dominant fastballs in the system, it sits in the 93-96 range, and he can dial it up to 97 and 98 on occasion. It has a good down break on it, making it one of the toughest pitches in the system to hit. Mejia compliments his deadly fastball with an equally deadly changeup which sits in the 76-79 range, some people (including me) have mistaken this pitch for a slider due to it's down break and action. He finishes off his arsenal with a developing curveball in the low 70s.
Mejia is definitely a strikeout pitcher (67 Ks in 71.2 innings in 2008), who aggresively uses his stuff to go right after hitters. He also generates a high number of ground balls (2.76 GO/FO ratio in 2008, 1.93 in 2007). Right now, Mejia profiles best as a 2/3 starter, but with continued improvement, he could become a frontline pitching prospect. At absolute worst, he has the stuff to be a big league closer, but the Mets will give him every chance at remaining in the rotation. Mejia should open 2009 in St. Lucie (even if I think he should begin in Savannah, age is certainly on his side), and ascending a level per year, plus adding a half season to be conservative puts his MLB debut in mid 2012.
8. Kyle Allen 2/12/90 (19) R/R (R GCL 1-1, 2.12 era, 11 G, 5 GS, 34 IP, 24 H, 13/8 R/ER, HR, 10/45 BB/K, 1.00 WHIP)
Allen was drafted by the Mets in the 24th round, 734th overall, out of the Pendelton HS. He made his debut in the GCL, flashing an average fastball and above average changeup.
Allen was a steal for the Mets in the 24th round, his talent far surpasses his draft position. Allen throws 3 pitches, a fastball, changeup, and slider. Right now, his fastball is in the low 90s, but it should gain a few ticks as he fills out. His best secondary pitch is definitely his changeup, which sometimes is so good, it surpasses his fastball as his best overall pitch. He throws this pitch in the upper 70s with very good sharp down break. His third pitch is a slider which has a shallow down break, not really a good pitch for the upper levels of the farm system.
Allen is very advanced for someone of his age, he has a very smooth repeatable delievery which he uses to great success. He does not boast the raw stuff of a Brad Holt or Jenrry Mejia, but he does right after hitters with what he does have, rather then nibbling on the corners. As of right now, he projects to be a solid 3rd/4th starter, but further gains in velocity/improvement of his slider would push that projection higher. Allen should start 2009 in Savannah, and then ascend a level per season to make his debut in 2013.
9. Michael Antonini 8/6/85 (23.5) R/L (A Savannah 4-4, 2.71 era, 13 GS, 73 IP, 63 H, 29/22 R/ER, 2 HR, 16/61 BB/K, 1.05 GO/FO, .227 BAA, 1.08 WHIP, A+ St. Lucie 4-0, 1.84 era, 7 GS, CG, 44 IP, 34 H, 10/9 R/ER, 3 HR, 7/33 BB/K, 1.18 GO/FO, .211 BAA, .93 WHIP, AA Binghamton 1-3, 3.74 era, 8 GS, 45.2 IP, 43 H, 19 ER, 10 HR, 16/32 BB/K, 0.72 GO/FO, .247 BAA, 1.29 WHIP, PRWL Ponce 2-0, 3.45 era, 9/8 G/GS, 47 IP, 42 H, 18 ER, 4 HR, 13/29 BB/K, 1.17 WHIP, .243 BAA, 0.73 GO/FO)
Total 2008 Stats: Total 2008 Stats: 11-7, 2.92 era, 37/36 G/GS, 209.2 IP, 182 H, 76/68 R/ER, 52/155 BB/K, .934 GO/FO, .232 BAA, 1.12 WHIP
If Dillon Gee was unheralded after being drafted, Antonini wasn't even on the radar. An 18th round pick out of Georgia College & State University, he posted a composite 1.96 era between Kingsport (3.71 in 17 innings) and Brooklyn (0.46 in 19.2 innings), again, nothing remarkeble at all. And then, much like Gee, 2008 came around and people began to take notice. First Antonini posted a 2.71 era in 73 innings for Savannah, again, it was largely ignored. However, after rocketting up through St. Lucie (1.84 in 44 innings over 7 starts), people began noticing Antonini. After also pitching well in Binghamton (3.74 in 45.2 innings), Antonini also concluded his season in Puerto Rico, where he again pitched very well, with a 3.45 era in 47 innings. Here is a predraft 2007 scouting report on a lefty:
Antonini features 5 pitches. A two and four seam fastball, slider, change and curve. He feels his slider is his most dominating breaking pitch. He likes to throw his changeup, but it needs work. His fastball sits between 88 and 92, while his slider is 78-81, and his change is 78-80.
This is a scouting report from Antonini's college coach, Chris Calciano, immediately after the 2007 draft.
Antonini is a winner first and foremost!! Tough kid, very ballsy. Velocity is 87-91, fastball has some life. Cutter is a solid secondary pitch for strikeouts and is 79-81. Has an average curveball which he typically just uses as a first pitch get me over. Has a feel for the change with decent run and sink. Solid strike thrower. Slightly above average pickoff move. Average athleticism and fields his position very well.
Since entering the system, Antonini's tightened up his fastball, it now sits in the low 90s, and his changeup has become his best secondary offering. He throws it in the mid 70s and gets good down break on it, the changeup increased in effectiveness once Antonini added 2-3 MPH on his fastball. He also features a slider/cutter as a third pitch, which needs some work.
Antonini is a flyball pitcher, with a 0.934 GO/FO ratio in 2008, along with a solid 155 Ks in 209.2 innings, a K rate of 6.65 per 9. He is a quick worker, but sometimes loses his arm slot when throwing his slider. He improved his slide step and ability to pitch from the stretch last season, but he still needs to work on controlling the running game.
Antonini projects best as a 4-5 starter or a long man/LOOGY out of the pen, and with his impressive rocket ascent through the system in 2008, the Mets will keep him in the rotation for now. He should be on track to open back in Binghamton for 2009, with a very good possibility of seeing significant time in Buffalo. There exists a possibility of Antonini auditioning in September as a LOOGY, but we'll say he makes his MLB debut in mid 2010.
10. Jeurys Familia 10/10/89 (19.29) R/R (R GCL 2-2, 2.79 era, 11 GS, 51.2 IP, 46 H, 20/16 R/ER, 2 HR, 13/38 BB/K, 1.14 WHIP)
The Mets signed Familia as an international free agent in July 2007 out of the Dominican Republic. He debuted in the GCL in 2008.
Familia throws 4 pitches, a 2 and 4 seam fastball, slider, and changeup. His 2 seamer sits in the 88-92 range, the same as his 4 seamer, however, he can dial his 4 seamer into the mid 90s when he needs to. His 2 seamer has good horizontal action through the zone, while his 4 seamer acts like a cutter. His best secondary pitch is a low 80s slider he uses to generate strikeouts. He tops off his arsenal with a still developing changeup which sits in the mid 70s.
Even at a young age, Familia doesn't try and just blow hitters away, he uses his entire arsenal of pitches to put away hitters, though he relies on his 2 seamer and slider as out pitches. Familia is still young enough where these exists a ton of projection with regards to his stuff, which almost certainly will gain refinement, if not velocity. It wouldn't be shocking to see him make the leap from the GCL to Savannah in 2009, and then spend an additional 3.5 seasons in the minors before making his debut sometime in mid 2013.
11. Phillips Orta 5/9/86 (22.75) R/R (R Kingsport 4-4, 2.05 era, 14 G, 3 GS, 44 IP, 35 H, 14/10 R/ER, 2 HR, 21/31 BB/K, 1.85 GO/FO, .222 BAA, 1.27 WHIP, A Savannah 0-1, 2.70 era, 2 GS, 10 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 5/5 BB/K, 0.71 GO/FO, .231 BAA, 1.40 WHIP)
Total 2008 Stats: 4-5, 2.17 era, 16 G, 5 GS, 54 IP, 44 H, 17/13 R/ER, 2 HR, 26/36 BB/K, 1.52 GO/FO, .223 BAA, 1.30 WHIP
The Mets selected Orta in the 10th round of the 2006 draft out of Western Nebraska Community College. After signing in 2007 as a draft and follow, the Mets sent him to the Venezuelan Summer League, where he appeared in 4 games, pitching 14 innings to a 1.29 era. The Mets brought him stateside and sent him to Kingsport next, where he spent the bulk of the season, starting 11 games (53 IP), pitching to a 2-2, 4.58 line. He spent one relief outing in Savannah, getting bombed due to command issues.
Orta was held back in extended ST this year, starting his year in Kingsport where he excelled, posting a 2.05 era over 44 innings. He should begin the 2009 season in Savannah's rotation, with the possibility of a quick promotion.
Orta has a very good fastball in the mid 90s which he uses to his advantage. He is adept at changing grips on it, adding a little velocity up the zone, throwing a cutter and/or sinker. His command of the pitch needs improvement, but sheer velocity was enough to get him through rookie ball. His best offspeed offering is a curveball in the 78-82 range with tight late break. He rounds out his arsenal with a developing changeup in the low 80s, but he doesn't have good command over this pitch yet.
Orta induces a high number of ground ball outs with his power fastball/curveball combination (1.85 GO/FO in Kingsport). Despite boasting a very good fastball, Orta sometimes pitches backwards, using his curveball to setup his fastball, instead of the reverse. Orta should open 2009 in Savannah, but time is against him as he will be 23 in early May. With the abundance of high upside pitching prospects ahead of and behind him (all of whom are at least 2 years younger), Orta needs to engineer a Michael Antonini esque rocket ship ride through the system, lest he find himself in a bullpen role. A move to the bullpen would mean that Orta would be ready for the majors in late 2010 or early 2011, if he were to stay in the rotation (which would mean he ends the season in Binghamton), he would be ready in mid 2011.
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