Mets Minor League Report :: Mets Minor League Report 4-25-08

The Zs scored five times in the bottom of the first against Runelvys Hernandez to begin routing Round Rock. With two outs, five batters in a row reached base, four by extra base hit. Chris Aguila (.309/.385/.544 in 68 AB) brought home two runs with a triple. Fernando Tatis was hit by a pitch, while RBI doubles from Jesus Feliciano, Caleb Stewart (.203/.227/.359 in 64 AB) and Mike Nickeas (.240/.286/.400 in 25 AB) plated runs. Stewart and Aguila each added a two run jacks in the fourth and sixth innings respectively.

Adam Bostick (2-1, 2.97) enjoyed a season-high in runs for support, but hardly needed it. Bostick tossed six one-run innings, allowing just two hits. However, he walked three batters, two in the first, and struck out three. Tim McNab yielded four unearned runs in the seventh helped out by four Zephyrs errors one each from Tatis and Anderson Hernandez and two from Argenis Reyes. Hernandez has already committed five uh-ohs this year.

Binghamton (AA - Eastern League)

Binghamton Mets (10-11, -4.5) 2, @ Portland Sea Dogs (14-6) 0

The Red Sox ruined the exciting pitching match-up between prospects Jon Niese and Justin Masterson. Masterson had other plans, including making his big league debut in front of 37,000+ at Fenway against the Angels, and his former teammates who watched on the video board at Hadlock Field. He pitched well over six innings, allowing just a run on two hits despite walking four.

Jon Niese (2-1, 0.71) meanwhile, just kept mowing down Eastern League batters. Niese tossed six shutout innings, walking two and striking out five. Niese has a strikeout to walk ratio above 3 (22/7) and has allowed just one homer in 25.1 IP. Eddie Kunz struck out one batter in a perfect ninth for his fourth save.

In the sixth, in a scoreless game, Fernando Martinez singled, stole second, and scored on a Dan Murphy (.398/.441/.530) single to right. In the seventh, Martinez singled home Ambiorix Concepcion for an insurance run. Martinez and Murphy were each 2-4 with an RBI. Martinez has now hit safely in eight games in a row over which time he’s hitting .333 (12H/36AB) with 3 2B, 2 RBI. Thanks to his streak, Martinez lifted his season line from .214/.274/.339 to its present .272/.310/.380 mark after 92 AB. Brian Moritz of the Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin, has a quote from manager Mako Oliveras not just about Martinez’s offense, but praise for his defense as well at his blog.

St. Lucie (A+ - Florida State League)

Daytona Cubs (12-9) 7, @ St. Lucie Mets (2-19, -13.0) 2

Tobi Stoner’s 2008 debut wasn’t enough to prevent the Mets from dropping their 10^th straight. The 23-year old took the loss for allowing two runs on four hits and two walks in 3.1 innings. Bullpen arsonists Jonathan Castillo, Roy Merritt and Brandon Nall each allowed more Daytona runs.

Lucas Duda (.361/.424/.482 in 83 AB) and Ezequiel Carrera (.264/.333/.379) were each 2-4. Carrera scored a run, while Duda drove one home.

Savannah (A – South Atlantic League)

Rome Braves (9-12) 5, @ Savannah Sand Gnats (6-15, -12.0) 4

When the Braves Freddie Freeman went deep against Gnats reliever Edgar Ramirez in the eighth inning, he snapped a 4-4 tie, and sent the Gnats to their fifth loss in a row. Starter Michael Antonini was untouchable through five, but appeared to run out of gas in the sixth. Working with a 1-0 lead, he gave up a game tying homer and after an error, and a single, yielded a three run bomb that put the Gnats in a 4-1 hole. Antonini, in an encouraging development, fanned six and didn’t walk a batter.

The Gnats rallied to tie the score with a three-run bottom of the seventh. SS Matt Bouchard brought his bugs within a run with a two-run triple and scored to even the game on a passed ball. The 21-year old Geogetown product is hitting .179/.289/.308 in 20 games in 2008 after going .267/.336/.356 in 70 games for Brooklyn a year ago.

Toby Hyde has written Toby’s Mets Minor League Report since 2004. Please pass this along to friends, family, co-workers, and Mets fans of all types. To subscribe to the email newsletter, sign up here: http://groups.google.com/group/mets-minors?hl=en. Archives are available at http://metsminors.metsblog.com.

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Re: Mets Minor League Report 4-25-08

by Anonymous on 11:51AM | Permanent Link

Hi Toby,

Just wanted to say thanks for all the work you put into these updates!

I know it's a small sample size so far, but what's your opinion of what we've seen out of some of the guys who are having success this year? Particularly Bostick, Niese, and the 1st base trio at Binghamton (Murphy, Carp, Evans)?

Re: Re: Mets Minor League Report 4-25-08

by Toby Hyde on Fri 25 Apr 2008 12:06 PM EDT | Profile | Permanent Link

Thank you. Please use your name in the comments, I think it works better.

Niese's start is for real: check the peripherals. 25.1 IP, 19 H, 9 R, 2 ER, 1 HR, 7 BB, 22 K, GB/FB: 1.12. Of particular interest is that he's allowed fewer than one hit per inning, one homer in 25 and a K/BB above 3 while striking out nearly a batter an inning. He's challenging hitters, but they're not making great contact.

Compare and contrast that with Bostick: 30.1 IP, 23 H, 10R, 10 ER, 2HR, 13 BB, 17 K GB/FB: .90. Bostick is an extreme flyball pitcher who has walked almost as many as he has struck out, while not missing all that many bats. He's pitching in just about the friendliest ballpark for pitchers in the PCL. In other parks in the PCL or MLB, some of those flyballs would be homers or at least extra base hits.

As a Mets fan, be very excited about the starts of Carp, Murphy, Evans, and to a lesser degree Lucas Duda. I'm planning to do a breakdown of the three guys at double-A this weekend, so will have more on that subject shortly. In the meantime, I'd welcome other's opinions, particularly if you've seen a game this year.

Re: Mets Minor League Report 4-25-08

by whozgotnext on 12:07PM | Permanent Link

Binghamton, with four guys tearing the cover off the ball, and F-Mart heating up, is still under .500. Goes to show the importance of pitching, huh?

I would add to the question above, which of the guys hitting so well at Binghampton (I would include Peterson) is closest to being a big league player on the defensive side?

Re: Re: Mets Minor League Report 4-25-08

by Toby Hyde on Fri 25 Apr 2008 12:29 PM EDT | Profile | Permanent Link

Right. The B-Mets pitching as of this morning has allowed the most runs in the EL, the most HR and has the second-worst ERA. The team leads the league in hitting, but is third in runs scored.

I'm afraid Josh Petersen, who's already 25, doesn't belong in the same discussion as Murphy (23), Carp (21) and Evans (22). He doesn't have the performance track record, and the age factor works very heavily against him.

As far as the defensive readiuness of the slugging three-some of Murphy, Carp and Evans, that's a tough question to answer. None exactly come with a reputation for outstanding defense. Murphy has already committed 7 errors in 63 chances at 3B. Evans committed one in brief exposure over there. On the other hand, neither has made a mistake while playing first. Carp leads all EL 1B with 3 errors. The bat will carry all three.

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