Mets Minor League Daily – April 25, 2015

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Updated throughout the day and night

Minor News

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            Check out yesterday’s results here.

            Lynn Worth discusses the adjustments Brandon Nimmo has made to his swing since last season.

            Dominic Smith returned to St. Lucie’s lineup Friday night after missing all week due to a cold, but appeared to aggravate something on a dive back into 2B, and then was removed early from the 17-inning affair.

            The Rangers waived Logan Verrett last night, which means he’ll be offered back to the Mets if he clears waivers.

            The B-Mets again denies there was a contract to sell the club.

            Nathan Dominitz says that with each season, Sand Gnats’ Sabol gets more local.

            The inkwell looked at The Last Opening Day in Savannah.

Minor Games

Scheduled starters and start times (EST), game notes, and results as they come in

Las Vegas 51s 8-8

Jon Gray (0-2, 9.00 ERA) @ Matthew Bowman (0-3, 10.93 ERA)

vs. Albuquerque (9-7) at 10:05 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: W 12-0 (Astromets Mind, Reno)

Game notes

Today: PPD (Rain)

Binghamton Mets 8-7

Luis Cessa (1-0, 0.00 ERA) @ Matt Boyd (0-1, 0.00 ERA)

@New Hampshire (8-8) at 5:35 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: L 10-5 (Binghamton, New Hampshire)

Game notes

Today: L 10-5, Cessa (L, 1-1, 2.25 ERA) – 5 IP, 11 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 3 SO, 90 Pitches (62 Strikes), 6 GO: 4 FO

Lineup

LF – Jared King – 2-4, R, 2B (5), RBI (8), SF, SO

CF – Brandon Nimmo – 2-5, SO

DH – Jayce Boyd – 1-5, RBI (11), SO

1B – Aderlin Rodriguez – 0-4, 2 SO

SS – Josh Rodriguez – 1-3, R, BB, 2 SO

3B – Dustin Lawley – 1-4, 2 R, 2B (4), RBI (6), SO

C – Albert Cordero – 1-4, 2 SO

2B – Jairo Perez – 1-4, R, RBI (1)

RF – Eudy Pina – 2-4, 2 SO

Bullpen:

Jake Kuebler (27.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, BB, 2 SO, HR, 1 GO

Chase Huchingson (5.59 ERA) – 1 IP, 3 H, R, 2 SO, 1 FO
Paul Sewald (0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, H, SO, 1 GO; 1 FO

St. Lucie Mets 8-8

Ryan Eades (1-0, 0.75 ERA) @ Robert Whalen (0-1, 1.64 ERA)

vs. Fort Myers (6-10) at 6:30 PM

Boxscore

Yesterday: W 4-3 F/17 (St. Lucie, Fort Myers)

Today: W 4-3, Whalen (1.93 ERA) – 7.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R( 2 ER), BB, 4 SO, HR, HBP, 14 GO: 4 FO

Lineup

CF – Champ Stuart – 0-4, BB, SB (9), 2 SO

2B – Jeff McNeil – 2-5, 2 R, 2B (2), SO

LF – Michael Conforto – 3-4, 2 R, 2B (3), HR (5), 2 RBI (17), BB

DH – Maikis De La Cruz – 0-4, BB, SO

1B – Matt Oberste – 2-5, RBI (7), CS

RF – Victor Cruzado – 2-4, 2B (2), RBI (2)

SS – Amed Rosario – 0-4, SO

3B – Jhoan Urena – 0-4, SO

C – Adrian Abreu – 0-4, 2 SO

Bullpen:

Mike Hepple (2.79 ERA) – 1.1 IP, H, BB, SO, 2 FO, 1 IR – 0 S

Akeel Morris (2.61 ERA) – 1 IP, 2 SO, 1 GO

Robert Coles (W, 1-0, 0.90 ERA) – 1 IP, BB, 3 GO

Savannah Sand Gnats5-10

Josh Prevost (0-2, 7.15 ERA) @ Joey Maher (0-0, 1.86 ERA)

@Charleston (11-5) at 6:05 PM

MiLB.tv coverage – Boxscore

Yesterday: L 1-0 (Astromets Mind, Savannah, Charleston)
Game notes (Charleston)

Today: L 6-5, Prevost (L, 0-3, 6.75 ERA) – 6 IP, 8 H, 6 R (4 ER), 5 SO, HBP, 68 Pitches (50 Strikes), 12 GO: 1 FO

Lineup

SS – Luis Guillorme – 2-3, 2 R, 2 BB, CS

CF – John Mora – 1-5, R, 3B (1), 2 RBI (8), 2 SO

RF – Stefan Sabol – 2-5, 2 2B (4), RBI (8), SB (2)

1B – Jon Leroux – 1-3, BB, 2 SO

2B – Jean Rodriguez – 0-4, BB, SO

C – Tomas Nido – 0-4, SO

DH – Vicente Lupo – 1-4, R, 2B (1), 2 SO

3B – Pedro Perez – 1-4, SB (1), SO

LF – Patrick Biondi – 1-3, R, RBI (3), SB (4)

PH for Biondi in the 8th – Wuilmer Becerra – 1-1, CS

Bullpen:
Alberto Baldonado (1.80 ERA) – 2 IP, H, 2 SO, 1 FO, 2 IR – 1 S

Minors MVP of the Day – Michael "GET ME OUT OF THE FSL" Conforto needs to get out of the FSL already!!!!!!!! Launched a 2R-HR in the 6th and then hit a double off the base of the CF wall in the 9th. They'd walk him intentionally in the 11th, which was the 4th intentional walk in two games for Conforto. If they're not going to pitch to him, Mets will have no choice but to promote him.

Minors Cy of the Day – Although he raised his ERA a little bit, Whalen had arguably his best start of the year, doubling his K total, and picking up 14 groundouts in 7.2 IP.

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