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Thursday, June 5
Wednesday, June 4
04:33 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 6-4-08
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
I thought Pedro looked even better than a Mets fan could reasonably have hoped on Tuesday night.
Meanwhile, down in Georgia, the Gnats went deep five times in the first inning.
Stars of the Day:
Tuesday, June 3
09:03 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 6-3-08
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
The South Atlantic League named DH Jared Abruzzo and C Francisco Pena to its All-Star team on Monday.
Stars of the Day:
Monday, June 2
05:38 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 6-2-08 Weekend Wrap
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
Saturday, the FSL released its All-Star selections for the All-Star game at Space Coast Stadium on June 14th. Congratulations to C Josh Thole and RHP Dillon Gee, the Mets two representatives. Thole, the Mets 13th round pick in 2005 is hitting .275/.370/.417 after the weekend’s action. The 21 year old’s two homers are two more than he hit all of last year with Savannah. Gee (3-5, 4.28) has tossed 61 innings and given up 63 hits. He’s struck out 48 and walked 13. Gee has been the best of the St. Lucie pitchers who have been in the rotation all season long.
Stars of the Weekend:
Friday, May 30
11:36 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 5-30-08
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
Stars of the Day:
AAA: Valentino Pascucci AA: Bobby Parnell/Dan Murphy A+: Dylan Owen/Lucas Duda A: Brant Rustich/Greg Veloz more » Thursday, May 29
03:33 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 5-29-08
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
Amazing win Wednesday for the Mets.
Pedro described his rehab start Wednesday in Florida as being “perfect.” On the numbers alone, it’s hard to quibble with six innings, two runs, four hits, no walks and six strikeouts. Even better, he threw 63 of 82 pitches for strikes working mostly off his fastball which was 87-89, with a few 91 mph heaters tossed in. And he’s happy, and healthy. By the way, Pedro made three starts for St. Lucie last year and this was significantly better than any of those three. It’s no secret that Mike Pelfrey has struggled this year. It’s no secret he could be headed to the minors. It’s no secret why: his command has been lousy. However, I really liked his quote here about himself: "I know I can be a winning pitcher, that's what irritates me. If I thought I wasn't any good, I could accept it a little easier. But I know I can be, and I can help us win." Like Pelfrey, I think he can be a winning pitcher. Like Pelfrey, I think he could help the Mets. (Actually, I think he must help the Mets for the team to be successful this year and in the future.) However, remember how much more frustrating it is for him than for the fans. This is his life and his career. It’s our passion.
Stars of the Day:
Wednesday, May 28
03:09 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 5-28-08
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
On Wednesday, not that it should matter to him, Pedro will take on Rays #1 pick David Price.
At Baseball Prospectus, Joe Sheehan, in discussing the Mets, suggests that they sign Barry Bonds. “Not to put too fine a point on this, but a team with a hole in left field, desperate for lefty power (the Mets are 11th in homers and 12th in slugging), that has already committed itself to below-average defense and occasional unavailability from the regular in that spot, that has a win-now bent, and whose season is already the subject of crushing media coverage… I mean, how hard is this to figure out? Sign him already. Barry Bonds is Alou, but with better offense, defense, speed, and health.” I’d thought about Bonds before, and I like the idea though I doubt it will happen. From a baseball perspective, it makes a lot of sense. Bonds hit .276/.480/.565 with 28 bombs last year for a lousy San Francisco team. PECOTA’s weighted mean projection for Bonds for 2008 was for a .248/.420/.494 equivalent line, with slightly below average defense in left. I’d bet adding a .420 OBP and .494 SLG to the lineup and extra wins in the standings would do wonders for clubhouse chemistry.
Stars of the Day:
Tuesday, May 27
05:02 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 5-27-08
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
Stars of the Day:
AAA: Valentino Pascucci & Michel Abreu & Anderson Machado/Brian Stokes AA: **Dan Murphy** & Caleb Stewart A+: Off A: *Michael Antonini*/Casey Craig & Richard Pena & Greg Veloz more » Monday, May 26
05:07 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 5-26-08
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
Stars of the Weekend:
AAA: Valentino Pascucci/Willie Collazo … Anderson Hernandez/Ruddy Lugo AA: Ambio Concepcion & Caleb Stewart & Mike Carp/Bobby Parnell … Manny Garcia & Mike Carp A+: JR Voyles & DJ Wabick…DJ Wabick/Emary Frederick A: Elvin Ramirez… Greg Veloz & Casey Craig & Matt Bouchard more » Saturday, May 24
04:39 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 5-24-08
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
The Mets will officially promote Nick Evans straight from double-A Binghamton to the big leagues on Saturday. Evans, as Brian Moritz writes in the Press & Sun Bulletin, was told during ninth inning of Friday night’s game against Reading. Evans initially thought he was being yanked from the game as a reprimand for a lapse in attention and lack of hustle in which he tossed a fair ball into the stands because he thought it had landed foul, costing his team a run. Regarding his promotion, an excited Evans told Moritz, "I did not have a clue, a hunch or a hint that this was coming …It's just the most out of the blue feeling." Like Evans, I’m surprised, too. Like Evans, I’m pleased. The right-handed hitting 22-year-old was batting.292/.356/.538 with eight doubles, five triples and eight homers and was ninth in the Eastern League with a .894 OPS. Notably, alongside strong power production, Evans was doing a fine job controlling the strike zone, walking 17 times and striking out 32 times in 171 AB. Evans’ EQA (a Baseball Prospectus stat that measures total offensive production normalized to make .260 MLB average) was 8th in the EL at .273.
Evans crushed lefties at a .349/.414/.683 pace in 63 AB this year. This is not a fluke of small sample sizes; he banged out a .354/.440/.596 line against lefties in St. Lucie in 99 AB last year. Carlos Delgado has hit .200/.238/.333 against lefties in 60 AB in 2008. I’d like to see Evans play first against nearly all southpaws. Conveniently, the Mets will see two lefties in the final two games in Denver – Jeff Francis and Jorge De La Rosa. A high school third baseman, Evans played 21 games at third for the Mets rookie ball affiliate in 2004, but in the subsequent three seasons, 05-07, he played first exclusively. This year, Evans has played at first base roughly two thirds of the time, in leftfield one third and mixed in a few games in at third. Baseball America had Evans ranked as the Mets 20th best prospect entering the season. By the way, the stories about Friday’s game at Coors should not be about a manager. They should be about the players, particularly the stars, who did not play well let alone approach star level. Wright: 1-6, 3 K. Wagner: blown save. Beltran: 0-5. Reyes: 1-5, RBI and an inexcusable baserunning mistake getting picked off second after a heady athletic play to get there in the first place. Oliver Perez: 8 walks. Happy Birthday Dad.
Stars of the Day:
Friday, May 23
12:00 PM -
Mets Minor League Report 5-23-08
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
A disappointing Thursday for the Mets was echoed in losses by the top three farm teams. However, down in the South Atlantic League, Maikel Cleto’s beautiful pitching performance provided a big welcome bright spot.
Stars of the Day:
Thursday, May 22
05:34 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 5-22-08
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
Three nice pitching performances from Michael Antonin, Tobi Stoner and Jon Niese yielded just one win Wednesday.
Over at Baseball Prospectus, Kevin Goldstein talked to a scout who said nice things about Mike Carp, but showed some serious love for Fernando Martinez: "I know he doesn't have much of a number history, but I think when it's all done, he's the Mets' No. 3 hitter…His body is filling out, his plate discipline is better, he's showing more usable power in-game, his maturity instincts and awareness is highly advanced, his throwing and defense is better to where I think he's a right fielder and not a left fielder–-I see him as a future All-Star and I think it's going to happen pretty fast. He's friggin' sick."
Stars of the Day:
Wednesday, May 21
05:36 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 5-21-08
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
I was relieved on Tuesday night when I checked the box scores, not from the big leagues but from the Florida State League. In Dunedin, the St. Lucie Mets beat the Blue Jays snapping their 12-game losing streak.
Stepping back a bit, I’d encourage all Mets fans to use Mike Piazza’s retirement as a prompt to celebrate the career of the best offensive catcher of all-time. Piazza wasn’t my first favorite Mets catcher, Todd Hundley was. Sportscenter identified Piazza as “former Dodger, Mike Piazza.” While that’s correct too, he’ll always be a Met to me, and one of my favorites at that. Brady Clark is done for the season after undergoing micro fracture surgery, the New Orleans Zephyrs announced Tuesday. Stars of the Day:
Tuesday, May 20
03:56 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 5-20-08
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
Stars of the Day:
AAA: Anderson Machado AA: Sal Aguilar/Dan Murphy & Mike Carp & Caleb Stewart A+: Salvador Paniagua & BJ Hubbert A: Jared Abruzzo & Jose Jimenez more » Monday, May 19
06:07 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 5-19-08 (Weekend Wrap)
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
Wouldn’t baseball do well to adopt instant replay for plays involving home runs or potential homers?
Fernando Martinez was placed on the disabled list at double-A Binghamton on Saturday and will miss at least a few weeks say reports out of Binghamton. Martinez will do his rehab in sunny St. Lucie rather than with the B-Mets. To help the Binghamton outfield, the Mets signed OF Eric Reed and sent him upstate. The Marlins released Reed after he started the year 2-17 for their triple-A affiliate in Albuquerque. Despite playing his home games in the hitter friendly desert last year, Reed hit .285/.323/.397 for the Isotopes a year ago and was 2-for-20 for the Marlins. The defensive specialist is 6-for-61 (.098) overall in the big leagues in two stints with the Fish in 06 and 07. Also, to add depth to the Binghamton outfield, the Mets promoted OF Josh Petersen from St. Lucie before Sunday’s games and sent C/1B Miguel Paniagua the other way. The B-Mets had their winning streak snapped over the weekend, while the A ball teams continued to struggle.
Stars of the Weekend:
Friday, May 16
10:38 AM -
Mets Minor League REport 5-16-08
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
Fernando Martinez will see doctors in NYC on Friday.
Stars of the Day:
Thursday, May 15
11:34 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 5-15-08
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
Fernando Martinez felt a pop in his hamstring Wednesday while Elvin Ramirez dealt in Savannah.
Stars of the Day:
Wednesday, May 14
04:52 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 5-14-08
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
I was pleasantly surprised by the flurry of Mets roster moves on Tuesday.
First, the Mets designated Nelson Figueroa and Jorge Sosa for assignment. Every team now has a chance to sign either player. If they clear waivers, Sosa will have the option of declining a minor league assignment, which Marty Noble thinks he’ll do. Noble also claims that the Mets believe Figueroa “might” return if he clears. I didn’t think he had a choice. A player only has the option of refusing a minor league assignment if he’s been designated before. On April 3, 2002, the Brewers claimed him off waivers from the Phillies, but I don’t think he was out of options at that point so I didn’t think that counted as a DFA. This minutiae probably won’t matter. Anyway, bringing replacing Figueroa with Claudio Vargas is an upgrade in the starting rotation and replacing Sosa with Matt Wise is the same for the bullpen. The other way this helps the ‘pen is that Joe Smith, the Mets best non-Wagner reliever gets to stick around. Vargas was a better choice than say, Adam Bostick. The Mets also placed Angel Pagan on the DL and brought up the veteran Fernando Tatis from New Orleans. Tatis who was leading the PCL with 12 HR wasn’t doing much else (.242/.345/.592) but will provide a little pop and some versatility off the bench. Fun fact: Anderson Hernandez is still on the Mets 40-man roster. Also, Tuesday two of the Mets best righthanded pitching prospects, Bobby Parnell and Scott Moviel each threw very well. Stars of the Day:
Tuesday, May 13
03:32 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 5-13-08
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
Stars of the Day:
AAA: Chris Aguila AA: Off A+: Dylan Owen & Matt Wise & Stephen Clyne & Edgar Alfonzo A: Maikel Cleto/Matt Bouchard more » Monday, May 12
05:33 AM -
Mets Minor League Report 5-12-08 (Weekend Wrap)
...posted by
Toby Hyde...
In recognition of Francisco Martinez’s powerful week last week, Baseball America slotted him in at #6 in Friday’s Hot Sheet. Here are the money lines in the comment: “He's the youngest player in Double-A—heck, if he were in high Class A, he would still be the second-youngest player at that level. Teenagers in Double-A shouldn't be hitting for power, a skill that normally blossoms later in a player's career….but his ability to drive the ball against much older competition is encouraging as he starts to take advantage of his prodigious tools in game situations.”
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