2015 Monday Morning Mets Minors Players of the Week | Astromets Mind

Monday, July 13, 2015

2015 Monday Morning Mets Minors Players of the Week



Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports

July 6-12, 2015


            Keeping track of the hottest minor leaguers in the Mets farm system, I will be rotating through the lower level teams covered here.


Hitter of the Week: I didn’t have high expectations for Alex Castellanos coming into the 2015 season, but I have long since become a fan, and have often called for his promotion around these parts.
Starting Pitcher of the Week: Seth Lugo gave the B-Mets two scoreless appearances last week, which gave him the edge over several strong single-start weeks.
Relief Pitcher of the Week: Christian Montgomery struck out 7 of 11 batters he faced with Brooklyn last week, continuing a really strong start for the Cyclones.
Team of the Week: Las Vegas finished their first half on fire, with a 6-win week going into the break.






6-1 record

Pitchers

Matthew Bowman – 8 IP, 7 H, 3 R (2 ER), 2 BB, 6 SO, 124 Pitches (80 Strikes), 13 GO: 1 FO; It looks like Bowman has made some adjustments lately, as he’s pitched to a 2.70 ERA/.674 OPS allowed over his last 6 appearances (5 GS, 33.1 IP) Recap
Luis Cessa – 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R (0 ER), 6 SO, 93 Pitches (63 Strikes), 8 GO: 3 FO; His second start with Las Vegas went much better than his first, but the PCL can be a rocky transition for any pitcher (just look at Dillon Gee) Recap
Darin Gorski – 7 IP, 4 H, R (0 ER), BB, 11 SO, 111 Pitches (70 Strikes), 1 GO: 5 FO; Just 3 ER over his last 19.2 IP, with 18 K: 5 BB during that span, and a .590 OPS allowed Recap
Logan Verrett – 5 IP, 3 H, BB, 6 SO, 60 Pitches (42 Strikes), 2 GO: 5 FO; He was great during his two week stint with the Mets, allowing just 1 ER over 12.1 IP, with 12 SO: 4 BB, and only 4 hits allowed (all singles) Recap

Scott Rice – 3 G, 2.1 IP, 4 SO; He’s allowed just 2 ER over his last 17 appearances, but that stretch covers just 10.1 IP, with 11 K: 8 BB during that span
Cody Satterwhite – 3 G, 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, .400 OPS allowed; It’s been a bumpy season for Satterwhite, but bounced back from an uncharacteristically wild stretch this week (7 walks allowed over his previous 11.2 IP for a 14.3% BB-rate, after 11 over his first 31.2 IP for 7.9% BB-rate)
Zack Thornton – 3 G, 3 IP, H, 3 SO, .300 OPS allowed; Since a hiccup in mid-June, Thornton has allowed just 1 R over his last 12 appearances (10.2 IP), with 12 K: 1 BB and a .405 OPS allowed during that span

Batters

Brandon Allen – 16 PA, .385/.438/.692, 3 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, SF, SB, SO; He has a 1.096 OPS over the last month of 51s action (92 PA) thanks to 9 doubles and 4 homeruns
Alex Castellanos – 25 PA, .458/.480/.833, 5 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, BB, 5 SO; After an 0-for-6-games, Castellanos has a hit in 27 of 34 games, with a .390/.440/.683 slash during that span, including 18 doubles and 6 homeruns, with a 25.4 K%: 6.7 BB%
Dilson Herrera – 27 PA, .292/.370/.458, 4 R, 4 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, HBP, 2 SB, 7 SO; High strikeout rate since returning to Las Vegas, but has basically picked up where he left off
Dan Rohlfing – 13 PA, .333/.385/.583, 4 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, HBP, 5 SO; Two straight weeks on the prospect hot sheet for Rohlfing, who is 8-25 with 6 doubles during that span
Cory Vaughn – 20 PA, .316/.350/.684, 4 R, 4 2B, HR, 7 RBI, BB, 6 SO; He has 8 XBH over his past 10 games played after only 5 XBH over his first 46 games played


5-2 record

Pitchers

Michael Fulmer – 7 IP, 6 H, R (0 ER), 7 SO, 93 Pitches (63 Strikes), 5 GO: 5 FO; The streak of pure dominance continued for Fulmer, who is down to a 0.48 ERA over his last 37.1 IP (6 GS) for Binghamton, with 41 K: 5 BB (29.1 K%: 3.5 BB%), a .492 OPS allowed, and a 15% swinging strike rate induced Recap
John Gant – 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R (2 ER), 3 BB, 4 SO, 97 Pitches (59 Strikes), 9 GO: 3 FO; He’s looked more confident on the mound in his two starts since returning to the B-Mets, putting a 0 spot in the walk column for the first time in his last start Recap
Seth Lugo – 11 IP, 6 H, 4 BB, 10 SO, HBP, 194 Pitches (121 Strikes), 13 GO: 7 FO; Appears to be back on track after an underwhelming June, allowing just 6 R over his last 23.2 IP (2.28 ERA)
Gabriel Ynoa – 8 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 2 SO, 78 Pitches (51 Strikes), 12 GO: 4 FO; Since allowing 8 ER over just 3 IP on 6/10, Ynoa has a 1.63 ERA over 38.2 IP (7.2 IP/start!), with 24 hits allowed (.452 OPS), and a 15 K: 2 BB ratio Recap

Matt Koch – 2 G, 4 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, .429 OPS; He’s been a dominant reliever for the B-Mets, with a 1.83 ERA over 34.1 IP since his full-time move to the pen
Jon Velasquez – 3 G, 3 IP, SO; He’s bounced between AA and AAA several times already this season, but all he does is put up 0’s, with 27 of 33 scoreless appearances this year (81.8%)
Beck Wheeler – 3 G, 4 IP, H, BB, 4 SO; He’s been a dominant reliever for the B-Mets since mid-May, with only 1 ER allowed over his last 17 appearances (19.1 IP)

Batters

Xorge Carrillo – 18 PA, .357/.500/.786, 4 R, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 2 HBP, SO; After a very cold June, Carrillo has been hitting for more pop lately, with 5 XBH over his last 9 games
Gavin Cecchini – 35 PA, .464/.571/.571, 7 R, 2B, 3B, RBI, 7 BB, 2 SO; The errors keep piling up, but Cecchini is 24-75 with 5 XBH over his last 18 games
Dustin Lawley – 17 PA, .200/.294/.667, 3 R, 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 4 SO; He didn’t have many hits, but the hits he had did damage
Brandon Nimmo – 22 PA, .381/.409/.429, 3 R, 2B, RBI, BB, 4 SO; He has a .276 average since returning, but only 4 doubles and a 22 K: 6 BB ratio over 93 PA
Eudy Pina – 15 PA, .429/.400/.429, 2 RBI, SF, 3 SO; Eudy has a .910 OPS and only a 11.3 K% over his last 17 games played (62 PA), but a lower OBP (.377) than average (.383) during that span thanks to 0 walks
Aderlin Rodriguez – 11 PA, .364/.364/.636, 2 R, HR, RBI, 4 SO; Has a .906 OPS over his last 10 starts, but the 9 K: 0 BB during that span is the type of thing limiting his playing time with Binghamton
Josh Rodriguez – 27 PA, .481/.481/.704, 3 R, 6 2B, 5 RBI, SB, 3 SO; It’s good that he’s helping the B-Mets win, but it seems like his presence at 3B is blocking Jeff McNeil from a much deserved promotion


5-2 record

Pitchers

Miller Diaz – 2 GS, 2.40 ERA, 15 IP, 13 H, 5 R (4 ER), BB, 10 SO, HR, HBP; He was excellent in Lakeland over the weekend, allowing 0 BB for the first time all season
Mickey Jannis – 6 IP, 5 H, 4 R (3 ER), 4 BB, 5 SO, HBP, 7 GO: 2 FO; Check out the Astromets Mind report for more on this hard-throwing knuckler
Kevin McGowan – 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 5 BB, 3 SO, 9 GO: 5 FO; He’s been left in too long in a few starts this year, but has arguably been the most consistent pitcher to stick in the PSL rotation this season
Casey Meisner – 6.1 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 3 BB, SO, 7 GO: 5 FO; He’s been effective over his first 3 starts with St. Lucie (2.84 ERA, 19 IP), but has a less than stellar 11 K: 7 BB so far
Logan Taylor – 14 IP, 9 H, 4 R (2 ER), 4 BB, 10 SO, 14 GO: 12 FO; He’s allowed 1 ER or less in 5 of his last 8 starts (49.1 IP)

Mike Hepple – 2 G, 2.2 IP, H, BB, SO, HBP; He’s been very effective against RHB’s this year, but has a poor K: BB ratio against both sides

Batters

Phillip Evans – 23 PA, .368/.478/.579, 4 2B, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 4 SO, GIDP; It’s good to see the 22-year old Evans putting together two straight strong weeks, but he really needs to sustain this level of production for the rest of the season to resurrect his prospect status
Stefan Sabol – 27 PA, .304/.407/.391, 3 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 4 BB, 4 SO, GIDP, 2 CS; He had cooled down some after his hot start with St. Lucie, but then came through with some big hits for the Mets last week
Dominic Smith – 29 PA, .346/.414/.654, 7 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 4 SO, CS; His BB-rate still needs to improve for the level, but little else holding him down at this point


3-5 record

Pitchers

Martires Arias – 6 IP, 4 H, R, 3 BB, 3 SO, 10 GO: 1 FO; He hasn’t allowed more than 2 ER in a start since June, with a 25.5 K% over his last 32.1 IP (6 starts), but control will be key as he makes his FSL debut this week Recap
Michael Gibbons- 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, BB, 4 SO, HR, 5 GO: 2 FO; It’s been quite a wild ride so far for Gibbons, with 5 starts across 4 levels of the minors to start his career, covering A-, A, A+, and AA Recap
Ricky Knapp – 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 SO, 9 GO: 6 FO; Bounced back from 2 subpar performances to give Savannah 7 great innings in game two of their double-header (after game one had lasted 15 IP)
Corey Oswalt – 7 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 2 SO, HR, 6 GO: 8 FO; He’s been dominating lately for Savannah, with a 1.01 ERA/.588 OPS allowed over his last 4 starts (26.2 IP)

Paul Paez – 2 G, 3 IP, 2 H, 3 SO; He has a 2.03 ERA while averaging 2 IP/appearance in his 13 games since joining the team late in 2015

Batters

Eudor Garcia – 29 PA, .296/.345/.556, 4 R, 2B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, BB, HBP, 7 SO; He hit 3 impressive homeruns during the Sand Gnats road trip through parks with MiLB.tv coverage
Tomas Nido – 14 PA, .333/.385/.667, 3 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, BB, SH, SB, 3 SO, GIDP; The 21-year old catcher has 6 doubles, 2 triples, and 3 homeruns over his last 100 AB, which is good for a .791 OPS


5-1 record

Pitchers

Gaby Almonte – 5.1 IP, 6 H, 3 R (1 ER), 2 SO, 69 Pitches (46 Strikes), 7 GO: 3 FO; He allowed 6 runs in one inning during his first start, but just 2 ER over his last 3 starts (17.1 IP)
Kevin Canelon – 6.1 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 4 SO, HR, 89 Pitches (62 Strikes), 5 GO: 5 FO; He’s allowed just 3 ER over his last 3 starts (16 IP) thanks to a .401 OPS allowed
Blake Taylor – 3 IP, H, BB, 3 SO, 41 Pitches (26 Strikes), 5 GO: 1 FO; Made his first appearance for Brooklyn after 2 appearances with the GCL Mets, he’s getting a late start to short-season ball after experiencing left forearm tightness in XST
Andrew Church – 3 IP, H, 4 SO, 36 Pitches (24 Strikes), 3 GO; Also made his first appearance for Brooklyn after 2 appearances with the GCL Mets, and is getting a late start to short-season ball after experiencing right forearm soreness in XST

Craig Missigman – 2 G, 3.2 IP, 2 H, 4 SO; Has a 0.75 ERA over his first 6 appearances (12 IP) thanks to a .488 OPS allowed
Christian Montgomery – 2 G, 2.2 IP, H, BB, 7 SO; He’s struck out 16 of 30 batters so far, so it might not be long until Savannah has a new reliever
Alex Palsha – 3 G, 3 IP, BB, 3 SO; Brooklyn’s closer has allowed just 3 hits in 11.1 IP so far
Carlos Valdez – 2 G, 2.2 IP, 2 H, 4 SO; After a rough start to 2015 with Savannah, Valdez is back to dominating with Brooklyn now that their season has begun




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