Mets Minors June Review | Astromets Mind

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Mets Minors June Review


            Keeping track of the hottest minor leaguers in the Mets farm system.


Hitter of the Month: Although there were several strong performances this past month, none compared to the silly-good month that Eudy Pina had – 18 XBH: 13 SO is a good ratio. There isn’t really any room at the upper level OF’s, so Pina will have to keep crushing like this to force his way into that picture.

Starting Pitcher of the Month: Tyler Pill had an excellent month, holding opposing hitters to a .558 OPS – he was 7-10 with 5 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI at the plate – and helping Binghamton to go 5-0 in his starts. Pill has improved with each month this season (after missing most of last year with a Bennet’s lesion) and is looking like a strong candidate for the next promotion to AAA (though he’ll have competition from Matt Bowman).

Relief Pitchers of the Month: The Vegas bullpen got strong performances from Bradford, Church, Carlyle and Reid in June, while Thornton stumbled a bit. Satterwhite and Jon Velasquez were huge in the Bingo bullpen. Sewald had another strong month for St. Lucie. Peterson did great for both St. Lucie and Savannah, as did his now-former teammate Morris.
Team of the Month: Binghamton not only had the strongest month in June, they also now feature some of the Mets top prospects.


15-13 record

Pitchers

Carlos Alvarado (2-1, 5.60 ERA) – 5 GS, 27.1 IP, 28 H, 19 R (17 ER), 16 BB, 10 SO, 2 HR, HBP, .761 OPS
Not sure how much he has left in the tank...
Joel Carreno (1-2, 5.26 ERA) – 5 G (4 GS), 25.2 IP, 30 H, 15 R, 6 BB, 20 SO, 4 HR, .828 OPS
He's had a very inconsistent season.
Darin Gorski (2-2, 3.90 ERA) – 6 GS, 27.2 IP, 33 H, 17 R (12 ER), 12 BB, 28 SO, 4 HR, .869 OPS
I'm as big a Gorski fan as any, so it's nice to see him having more success in his second chance with Las Vegas.
Greg Peavey (4-1, 4.29 ERA) – 6 GS (4 AA, 2 AAA), 35.2 IP, 38 H, 17 R, 9 BB, 23 SO, 4 HR, 3 HBP, .784 OPS
Peavey has AA figured out but had not had any AAA success until his most recent start, on the final day of the month.
Noah Syndergaard (1-2, 9.98 ERA) – 4 GS, 15.1 IP, 21 H, 17 R, 4 BB, 14 SO, 3 HR, HBP, .918 OPS
Thor had to leave one start after only 0.2 IP and was generally hit a lot. With three average-to-plus pitches and good control, Thor is still one of the best pitching prospects in the majors, he's just yet to put it all together.
Logan Verrett (3-0, 4.18 ERA) – 32.1 IP, 46 H, 20 R (15 ER), 7 BB, 24 SO, 3 HR, HBP, .865 OPS
Verrett has allowed a lot of hits this season, but has generally kept Vegas in games, and is much more effective through the first four innings of the game than innings 5-6.


Chase Bradford (1-0, 1 Save, 2.66 ERA) – 13 G (3 AA, 10 AAA), 20.1 IP, 20 H, 6 R, 4 BB, 11 SO, HR, .647 OPS
Has pitched well wherever he's gone and has a strong chance to become Sandy Alderson's first Mets draft pick to debut in the majors.
Buddy Carlyle (2-1, 1 Save, 3.12 ERA) – 9 G (AAA only), 8.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 6 SO, 2 HR, .717 OPS
Carlyle is good depth to have at AAA but I am a little surprised there were no major league teams interested in his services.
John Church (ND, 1.84 ERA) – 11 G, 14.2 IP, 12 H, 4 R (3 ER), 5 BB, 16 SO, HBP, .610 OPS
Drafted by the Mets in the 23rd round of the 2009, Church has worked his way up through the Mets system level by level and now represents another internal bullpen option. Currently, he's likely behind Carlyle, Reid and possibly Thornton on the depth chart, so he's probably more of a September call-up/spring training "surprise"than 2014 help.
Erik Goeddel (ND, 6.00 ERA) – 11 G, 18 IP, 25 H, 12 R, 6 BB, 15 SO, 2 HR, .911 OPS
Still has a strong mid-90's fastball and a nice curveball, he just hasn't been consistent out of the pen.
Ryan Reid (2-0, 1 Save, 2.41 ERA) – 12 G, 18.2 IP, 20 H, 6 R (5 ER), 10 BB, 16 SO, .686 OPS
Has been successful in AAA for multiple seasons in a row now, and had a successful cup of coffee in the majors last season, so he just needs an opening in the pen.
Zack Thornton (0-3, 1 Save, 5.40 ERA) – 12 G, 15 IP, 20 H, 10 R (9 ER), 6 BB, 21 SO, 2 HR, .937 OPS
He had a rough patch during which he allowed at least one unearned run in 9/10 appearances, but had arguably his best appearance at the end of the month against Sacramento.

Batters

Brandon Allen – 102 PA, (.272/.412/.494), 22-81, 20 R, 4 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 17 RBI, 20 BB, SF, 16 SO
Mets fans aren't happy to see him taking OF PA's away from the potential of a Cesar Puello, but he's been producing offensively and Puello has not (see below).
Andrew Brown (14 G AAA, 9 G Majors) – 81 PA, (.246/.346/.435), 17-69, 10 R, 4 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 10 BB, HBP, SF, 21 SO, 2 GIDP
Could not take advantage of his short chance in the majors
Juan Centeno – 51 PA, (.298/.340/.319), 14-47, 6 R, 2B, 4 RBI, 3 BB, SH, SB, 5 SO
Good defense, decent OBP for a C, no power - this is what Juan Centeno provides.
Matt ∂en Dekker (10 G AAA, 14 G Majors) – 89 PA, (.272/.337/.494), 22-81, 13 R, 8 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 8 BB, 2/3 SB, 16 SO
Has been red hot since returning from the majors, hoping to make this a short stay.
Allan Dykstra – 89 PA, (.250/.393/.458), 18-72, 14 R, 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 10 RBI, 15 BB, 2 HBP, 20 SO, 2 GIDP
Showed that he can still be productive and useful even if his average isn't as high as it was in April - future DH opportunity someday?
Wilmer Flores (5 G AAA, 11 G Majors) – 57 PA, (.268/.281/.411), 15-56, 4 R, 5 2B, HR, 10 RBI, BB, 9 SO, 2 GIDP
At least Wilmer is getting a chance to play everyday instead of watch from the Mets bench.
Daniel Muno – 87 PA, (.301/.400/.534), 22-73, 17 R, 3 2B, 3B, 4 HR, 14 RBI, 10 BB, 2 HBP, 2 SH, 2/3 SB, 15 SO, 3 GIDP
He was the 51s best hitter in June thanks to 8 XBH and a strong K:BB ratio. Matt Reynolds is probably getting more attention right now, but Muno is likely still above him on the MI/UT depth chart.
Kevin Plawecki (18 AA, 5 AAA) – 95 PA, (.288/.389/.425), 23-80, 13 R, 5 2B, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 11 BB, 3 HBP, SF, 7 SO, 3 GIDP
It seems like fans have been clamoring for his promotion most of the season, as he was too good offensively to stay in AA. His first couple of weeks in AAA have been less successful, but he not only needs time to adjust to the tougher competition, but he has a mostly new pitching and coaching staff to work with and adjust to as well.
Cesar Puello – 64 PA, (.137/.313/.255), 7-51, 8 R, 3 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 9 BB, 4 HBP, 3 SB, 12 SO, GIDP
Puello has as much upside as anyone on the Vegas roster (not including Thor), yet has been getting inconsistent playing time since late April. He hasn't been producing much, but he hasn't always been getting a consistent chance, which is confusing. Sure, Allen might be the better player now, but isn't that what player development in the minors is for?
Omar Quintanilla – 91 PA, (.235/.250/.365), 20-85, 9 R, 4 2B, 2 3B, HR, 13 RBI, 2 BB, 3 SH, SF, ½ SB, 10 SO, 2 GIDP
With all due respect to Q, I don't think he should be taking PA's away from anyone right now, and when Tovar gets healthy, he should be promoted to AAA in Q's place.
Matt Reynolds (11 G AA, 11 G AAA) – 85 PA, (.380/.400/.494), 30-79, 16 R, 6 2B, HR, 14 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SF, 2/4 SB, 15 SO, 2 GIDP
Not only has he kept hitting in Vegas - not surprising considering his line drive approach - but he's actually seen his XBH-rate increase. He doesn't have a strong reputation defensively at SS, but he's been adequate when I've seen him, though probably stretched a little.
Josh Satin – 113 PA, (.272/.407/.380), 25-92, 15 R, 7 2B, HR, 9 RBI, 20 BB, HBP, 17 SO, 4 GIDP, CS
His BABIP wasn't as friendly this past month, but his approach is still great.
Anthony Seratelli – 42 PA, (.167/.268/.361), 6-36, 5 R, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 5 BB, SH, 12 SO, CS
Not a great month offensively or in the outfield.
Cory Vaughn (1 G AA, 22 G AAA) – 99 PA, (.282/.384/.424), 24-85, 15 R, 3 2B, 3 HR, 14 RBI, 12 BB, 2 HBP, 3 SB, 17 SO, 2 GIDP
The Mets surprised everyone when they promoted Vaughn in early June, but he's rewarded their faith with a very strong start to his AAA career. He's also provided strong defense in CF/RF for Vegas. In total, the move to Vegas has resurrected his prospect status for now.


19-9 record

Pitchers

Matthew Bowman (3-2, 2.51 ERA) – 5 GS, 32.1 IP, 35 H, 10 R (9 ER), 8 BB, 30 SO, 2 HR, .678 OPS
Angel Cuan (1-2, 4.50 ERA) – 3 GS, 16 IP, 18 H, 12 R (8 ER), 4 BB, 11 SO, HR, .739 OPS
Steven Matz (3-1, 3.26 ERA) – 5 GS (3 A+, 2 AA), 30.1 IP, 30 H, 11 R, 8 BB, 28 SO, HR, 2 HBP, .668 OPS
Rainy Lara (1-0, 4.66 ERA) – 2 GS, 9.2 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 8 SO, 2 HR, .856 OPS
Tyler Pill (4-0, 2.59 ERA) – 31.1 IP, 22 H, 9 R, 9 BB, 29 SO, HR, HBP, .558 OPS
Hansel Robles (2-3, 4.61 ERA) – 27.1 IP, 24 H, 14 R, 12 BB, 25 SO, 2 HR, HBP, .711 OPS

Hamilton Bennett (ND, 5.19 ERA) – 8.2 IP, 15 H, 8 R (5 ER), 2 BB, 8 SO, 2 HR, 1.055 OPS
Randy Fontanez (3 Saves, 5.23 ERA) – 8 G (4 G A+, 4 G AA), 10.1 IP, 12 H, 8 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 8 SO, HR, .811 OPS
Ryan Fraser (1-0, 3.00 ERA) – 9 IP, 7 H, 3 R, BB, 5 SO, .569 OPS
Chase Huchingson (NS, 5.79 ERA) – 8 G (2 A+, 6 AA), 9.1 IP, 8 H, 8 R (6 ER), 6 BB, 7 SO, 2 HR, .750 OPS – 5 straight scoreless appearances to end the month
Adam Kolarek (1 Save, 8.00 ERA) – 10 G, 9 IP, 17 H, 8 R, 4 BB, 12 SO, 2 HBP, .974 OPS
Jack Leathersich (0-1, 4.09 ERA) – 9 G, 11 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 3 BB, 21 SO, HBP, .707 OPS
Cody Satterwhite (1-0, 3 Saves, 1.80 ERA) – 8 G, 10 IP, 5 H, 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 13 SO, HR, 2 HBP, .510 OPS
Jon Velasquez (1-0, 1.98 ERA) – 9 G, 13.2 IP, 8 H, 4 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 14 SO, .536 OPS

Batters

Jayce Boyd – 88 PA, (.229/.273/.277), 19-83, 14 R, 2B, HR, 9 RBI, 4 BB, HBP, 15 SO, 2 GIDP
Brian Burgamy – 113 PA, (.276/.363/.541), 27-98, 18 R, 8 2B, 6 HR, 22 RBI, 13 BB, HBP, SF, 18 SO, 2 GIDP
Xorge Carrillo – 50 PA, (.326/.380/.478), 15-46, 10 R, 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, HBP, 8 SO
Darrell Ceciliani – 76 PA, (.300/.342/.471), 21-70, 14 R, 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 5 BB, SF, 3 SB, 11 SO
Dilson Herrera (12 G A+, 11 G AA) – 104 PA, (.320/.394/.457), 31-94, 16 R, 7 2B, 3B, HR, 13 RBI, 8 BB, 2 HBP, 4/6 SB, 20 SO
Kyle Johnson – 105 PA, (.236/.333/.404), 21-89, 16 R, 8 2B, 2 3B, HR, 12 RBI, 13 BB, HBP, 2 SF, 2/4 SB, 20 SO, 3 GIDP
Dustin Lawley – 109 PA, (.280/.330/.570), 28-100, 19 R, 8 2B, 7 HR, 18 RBI, 8 BB, SF, 2/3 SB, 32 SO, GIDP
Brandon Nimmo (9 G A+, 11 G AA) – 82 PA, (.212/.366/.333), 14-66, 15 R, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 13 BB, 3 HBP, 14 SO
T.J. Rivera (14 G A+, 3 G AA) – 75 PA, (.281/.347/.297), 18-64, 10 R, 2B, 6 RBI, 6BB, 2 HBP, 3 SF, 10 SO, 6 GIDP, CS
Rylan Sandoval – 56 PA, (.340/.375/.377), 18-53, 8 R, 2 2B, 9 RBI, 3 BB, SB, 16 SO, GIDP
Travis Taijeron – 97 PA, (.244/.381/.513), 19-78, 19 R, 9 2B, 4 HR, 19 RBI, 16 BB, 2 HBP, SF, 23 SO, 3 GIDP, CS


15-9 record

Pitchers

Luis Cessa (2-1, 7.23 ERA) – 18.2 IP, 27 H, 15 R, 5 BB, 18 SO, .800 OPS
Michael Fulmer (1-3, 3.71 ERA) – 17 IP, 20 H, 7 R, 6 BB, 14 SO, HR, 2 HBP, .721 OPS
Matt Kock (1-1, 5.65 ERA) – 14.1 IP, 14 H, 9 R, 6 BB, 7 SO, 2 HR, 2 HBP, .822 OPS
Kevin McGowan (3-1, 3.42 ERA) – 4 G (2 A-, 2 A+), 23.2 IP, 23 H, 9 R, 9 BB, 13 SO, 2 HR, HBP, .738 OPS – was a piggy back starter in his second A+ appearance
Gabriel Ynoa (3-0, 4.10 ERA) – 26.1 IP, 28 H, 12 R, 25 SO, 4 HR, HBP, .716 OPS (PROMOTED)

T.J. Chism (1-0, 2.79 ERA) – 9 G (4 AA, 5 A+), 9.2 IP, 12 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 5 SO, .753 OPS
Robert Coles (0-1, 3 Saves, 4.91 ERA) – 7.1 IP, 14 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 5 SO, HBP, 1.018 OPS
Julian Hilario (ND, 0.82 ERA) – 11 IP, 7 H, R, 4 BB, 6 SO, .444 OPS
Jake Kuebler (ND, 2.25 ERA) – 8 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 SO, .706 OPS
Jacob Lugo (2-1, 3.97 ERA) – 6 G, 22.2 IP, 23 H, 11 R (10 ER), 9 BB, 27 SO, 5 HR, 2 HBP, .789 OPS
Tim Peterson (ND, 0.00 ERA) – 6 G (3 A-, 3 A+), 9.2 IP, 4 H, R (0 ER), BB, 13 SO, HBP, .305 OPS
Paul Sewald (1-0, 3 Saves, 0.00 ERA) – 8 G, 9.1 IP, 7 H, 2 BB, 11 SO, HBP, .506 OPS

Batters

Gavin Cecchini – 97 PA, (.253/.309/.379), 22-87, 14 R, 9 2B, 3B, 10 RBI, 8 BB, 2 SF, 3 SB, 17 SO, 2 GIDP
Albert Cordero – 30 PA, (.276/.300/.414), 8-29, 4 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, BB, SB, 5 SO, 3 GIDP
Maikis De La Cruz – 89 PA, (.274/.315/.298), 23-84, 11 R, 2 2B, 10 RBI, 5 BB, 3 SB, 11 SO, 5 GIDP
Phillip Evans – 31 PA (3 with GCL), (.357/.419/.429), 10-28, 3 R, 2 2B, RBI, 3 BB, 4 SO, GIDP
Gilbert Gomez – 77 PA, (.246/.312/.319), 17-69, 8 R, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 7 BB, SF, 23 SO, GIDP, CS
Cam Maron – 68 PA, (.356/.441/.475), 21-59, 12 R, 4 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 9 BB, 12 SO, GIDP
L.J. Mazzilli (14 G A-, 11 G A+) – 103 PA, (.326/.379/.505), 31-95, 14 R, 5 2B, 4 HR, 18 RBI, 7 BB, HBP, 5/6 SB, 17 SO, 2 GIDP
Jeff McNeil (14 G A-, 9 G A+) – 96 PA, (.247/.309/.294), 21-85, 12 R, 4 2B, 11 RBI, 7 BB, HBP, 2 SH, SF, 2 SB, 13 SO
Jairo Perez – 92 PA, (.353/.370/.541), 30-85, 15 R, 4 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 21 RBI, 2 BB, 2 HBP, 3 SF, 2/3 SB, 12 SO, 4 GIDP
Eudy Pina – 87 PA, (.378/.402/.756), 31-82, 19 R, 9 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR, 21 RBI, 2 BB, 2 HBP, SF, 2 SB, 13 SO, GIDP
Aderlin Rodriguez – 94 PA, (.319/.340/.484), 29-91, 12 R, 7 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 15 RBI, 3 BB, 19 SO, GIDP

16-10 record

Pitchers

Dario Alvarez (2-0, 0.00 ERA) –  5 G (2 GS), 15.1 IP, 10 H, 2 BB, 30 SO, .414 OPS
Chris Flexen (1-0, 2.57 ERA) – 5 GS, 28 IP, 25 H, 10 R (8 ER), 12 BB, 23 SO, 2 HBP, .639 OPS
John Gant (2-2, 2.70 ERA) – 5 GS, 30 IP, 30 H, 20 R (9 ER), 11 B, 17 SO, HR, HBP, .671 OPS
Robert Gsellman (3-0, 2.84 ERA) – 4 GS, 25.1 IP, 24 H, 9 R (8 ER), 8 BB, 14 SO, 2 HR, 3 HBP, .724 OPS
Ricky Knapp (0-3, 6.94 ERA) – 5 GS, 23.1 IP, 30 H, 22 R (18 ER), 15 BB, 11 SO, 2 HBP, .774 OPS

Hunter Carnevale (3-0, 4.82 ERA) – 8 G (2 G A+, 6 G A-), 9.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 9 BB, 10 SO, HR, .561 OPS
Darwin Frias (2-0, 2 Saves, 1.42 ERA) – 10 G, 12.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R (2 ER), 10 BB, 15 SO, 3 HBP, .674 OPS
John Mincone (1-0, 8.22 ERA) – 7.2 IP, 16 H, 7 R, 3 BB, 2 SO, HR, 1.098 OPS
Akeel Morris (5 Saves, 0.00 ERA) – 8 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 12 SO, .301 OPS
Paul Sewald (0-1, 9.35 ERA) – 6 G, 8.2 IP, 15 H, 12 R (9 ER), 4 BB, 6 SO, HR, .922 OPS
Tyler Vanderheiden (ND, 12.91 ERA) – 7.2 IP, 14 H, 12 R (11 ER), 5 BB, 4 SO, HBP, 1.059 OPS

Batters

Patrick Biondi – 90 PA, (.284/.341/.321), 23-81, 10 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 6 BB, HBP, 2 SH, 6/10 SB, 17 SO, GIDP
Victor Cruzado – 43 PA, (.244/.256/.268), 10-41, 5 R, 2B, 5 RBI, BB, SF, 2/5 SB, 9 SO, GIDP
Cole Frenzel (9 G A+, 3 G A-) – 41 PA, (.324/.415/.559), 11-34, 5 R, 5 2B, HR, 6 RBI, 5 BB, HBP, SF, 9 SO, GIDP
Jeff Glenn – 32 PA, (.179/.281/.250), 5-28, 2 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 4 BB, 9 SO, 2 GIDP
Jon Leroux – 37 PA, (.257/.297/.486), 9-35, 3 R, 3 2B, 3B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 11 SO
Matthew Oberste – 46 PA, 15-42, 8 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 2 BB, SH, SF, 7 SO, 2 GIDP
Colton Plaia – 64 PA, (.286/.375/.429), 16-56, 5 R, 5 2B, HR, 8 RBI, 7 BB, HBP, SB, 12 SO, 2 GIDP
Yeixon Ruiz (7 G A+, 12 G A-) – 83 PA, (.289/.333/.342), 22-76, 7 R, 2 2B, 3B, 11 RBI, 4 BB, HBP, 2 SH, 4/6 SB, 12 SO, 3 GIDP
Stefan Sabol – 78 PA, (.164/.269/.224), 11-67, 9 R, 4 2B, 4 RBI, 9 BB, HBP, SF, 4 SB, 24 SO, GIDP
Dominic Smith – 103 PA, (.301/.363/.409), 28-93, 7 R, 10 2B, 8 RBI, 8 BB, HBP, SH, 1/3 SB, 20 SO, 3 GIDP

Champ Stuart – 98 PA, (.282/.423/.308), 22-78, 15 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 19 BB, SH, 6/8 SB, 26 SO




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