Mets Minor League Daily – May 31, 2016

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            Check out yesterday’s results here.

            Chase Bradford talked to Betsy Helfand of the LVRJ about getting his groove back this year.

            Helfand also mentions some potential roster moves upcoming for the 51s in her series preview.

            Lynn Worthy won’t be covering the B-Mets for much longer, and he wrote about how they are wrapping up a horrid month. Worthy also posted a series preview.

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Late Trenton Surge Makes Series Finale With Thunder A Laugher

Trenton Thunder @ Binghamton Mets

May 30, 2016

Dietrich Enns @ Rainy Lara

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Trenton	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	4		9	14	0
Binghamton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	8	1

W: Enns (5-2, 2.15 ERA); L: Lara (2-6, 5.52 ERA)

Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Rainy Lara (L, 2-6, 5.52 ERA) – 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R (2 ER), 1 2B, 7 TB, 2 BB, 4 K (4 K/Sw), 3 GB: 7 FB: 4 LD: 3 PU, 95 Pitches (60 Strikes), 8 Swinging, 18 Called, 8.4% SwStr, 19% Whiff/Swing, 19 Pitches/IP, 24 BF

Luis Mateo (2.55 ERA) – 2 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 2 K (1 K/Sw), 2 GB: 1 FB: 1 LD: 1 PU, 23 Pitches (17 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 5 Called, 8.7% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 11.5 Pitches/IP, 7 BF

Alberto Baldonado (7.36 ERA) – 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 2B, 4 TB, 1 BB, 1 K (0 K/Sw), 2 GB: 1 FB: 2 LD, 27 Pitches (18 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 8 Called, 3.7% SwStr, 10% Whiff/Swing, 27 Pitches/IP, 7 BF

Beck Wheeler (5.91 ERA) – 0.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R (4 ER), 1 2B, 5 TB, 3 BB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 1 GB: 3 LD, 29 Pitches (13 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 3 Called, 10.3% SwStr, 30% Whiff/Swing, 87 Pitches/IP, 8 BF

David Roseboom (2.84 ERA) – 0.2 IP, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 1 FB: 1 PU, 10 Pitches (5 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 1 Called, 10% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 15 Pitches/IP, 2 BF

Batters

LF – Victor Cruzado - 2-2, 1 R, 5.5 Pitches/PA

SS - Phillip Evans - 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 11.8% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 4.25 Pitches/PA

3B - Matt Oberste - 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 5.9% SwStr, 11.1% Whiff/Swing, 4.25 Pitches/PA

1B - Dominic Smith - 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 13.3% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

DH - Colton Plaia - 1-4, 3 K, 14.3% SwStr, 42.9% Whiff/Swing, 5.25 Pitches/PA

RF - Stefan Sabol - 1-4, 15.4% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3.25 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Binghamton Mets played a tight 3-2 game with the Trenton Thunder for 7 innings Monday afternoon before the Thunder exploded for 6 runs over the final two frames to make this game a laugher by the end. The B-Mets showed some life at the plate early, but then finished the game with just 2 hits over their final 7 trips to the plate.

            It wasn’t a bad outing for Lara, but the B-Mets needed a little more length out of him, and he couldn’t hold the 2-1 lead he was given early. A wild pitch from Lara allowed Dustin Fowler to advance into scoring position in the 1^st, and then Tyler Austin brought him home with a single to LF.

Big 7th Backs Big Outing From Church

Columbia Fireflies @ Rome Braves

May 30, 2016

Andrew Church @ Oriel Caicedo

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Columbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		5	9	1
Rome	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	7	1

W: Church (2-0, 0.71 ERA); L: Caicedo (1-1, 3.38 ERA)

Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Andrew Church (W, 2-0, 0.71 ERA) – 7.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 2B, 9 TB, 6 K (3 K/Sw), 8 GB: 6 FB: 6 LD: 4 PU, 84 Pitches (65 Strikes), 11 Swinging, 14 Called, 13.1% SwStr, 21.6% Whiff/Swing, 11 Pitches/IP, 30 BF

Craig Missigman (3.12 ERA) – 1.1 IP, 2 GB: 1 FB: 1 LD, 11 Pitches (9 Strikes), 3 Called, 8.2 Pitches/IP, 4 BF

Batters

2B - Vinny Siena - 2-4, 1 R, 2 K, 15.4% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3.25 Pitches/PA

LF - Kevin Kaczmarski - 1-4, 1 R, 1 SB, 3 Pitches/PA

C - Patrick Mazeika - 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HBP, 7.1% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA

3B - Luis Ortega - 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 K, 1 CS, 3.25 Pitches/PA

SS - Milton Ramos - 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, 5.9% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 4.25 Pitches/PA

1B - Dash Winningham - 2-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 GIDP, 1 CS, 4.25 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Columbia Fireflies took the opener in Rome behind a huge start from Andrew Church and a 5-run 7^th inning. Luis Ortega provided the big hit for Columbia when he knocked a 3-run blast into the trees beyond LF.

            Church had excellent control of an electric fastball, which is enough to cruise in the SAL. He threw more than 77% strikes against Rome, and his fastball was consistently 92-94.

            Rome struck first with a run in the 2^nd inning on a pair of doubles. Justin Ellison hit a soft liner for a double that landed just fair down the RF line with one out, and then Wigberto Nevarez doubled him home two batters later. Nevarez’s double was just fair down the LF line, but unlike Ellison’s, Wiggy’s had enough on it to roll into the corner.

            Church would scatter 5 hits over his final 5 innings, with only one baserunner reaching second base during that span. Luke Dykstra and Austin Riley started the 6^th with back-to-back singles, but Church retired the next 3 in quick and dominant fashion: lazy fly out, foul pop out, and the a strikeout of Lucas Herbert.

Mets Minor League Daily – May 30, 2016

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            Check out yesterday’s results here.

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2016 Monday Morning Mets Minors Players of the Week

May 23-29, 2016

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

Hitter of the Week: L.J. Mazzilli. He has been working with the B-Mets hitting coach on his approach at the plate this year and has been consistently hitting the ball with more authority the past few weeks.

Starting Pitcher of the Week: Chris Flexen. The only hit Flexen allowed last week came against the first batter of his start.

Relief Pitcher of the Week: David Roseboom. Roseboom has been one of the most consistent B-Mets relievers this year

Team of the Week: Columbia Fireflies. They were the only affiliate to post a winning week, although they finished the week losing 3 straight in West Virginia.

Minors Players of the Week: 4/7-4/17, 4/18-24, 4/25-5/1, 5/2-5/8, 5/9-15, 5/16-22

GIFs of the Week: 4/7-14, 4/15-21, 4/22-28, 4/29-5/5, 5/6-12, 5/13-19, 5/20-26

Las Vegas 51s 27-22

3-4 record

Pitchers

Duane Below - 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R (0 ER), 2 2B, 6 TB, 2 BB, 5 K (3 K/Sw), 9 GB: 4 FB: 3 LD: 1 PU, 93 Pitches (59 Strikes), 9 Swinging, 17 Called, 9.7% SwStr, 21.4% Whiff/Swing, 13.3 Pitches/IP, 25 BF

Nice non-40 man, 7^th/8^th starter for the franchise who is very similar to Sean Gilmartin

Rafael Montero - 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 4 TB, 5 BB (1 IBB), 3 K (3 K/Sw), 7 GB: 5 FB: 4 LD: 1 PU, 97 Pitches (52 Strikes), 9 Swinging, 13 Called, 9.3% SwStr, 23.1% Whiff/Swing, 16.2 Pitches/IP, 25 BF

The 5 walks were not vintage Montero, but his stuff has been looking good Recap

Josh Edgin - 2 IP, 2 H, 2 TB, 1 BB, 2 K (2 K/Sw), 3 GB: 1 FB: 1 LD, 37 Pitches (18 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 7 Called, 10.8% SwStr, 36.4% Whiff/Swing, 18.5 Pitches/IP, 8 BF

Edgin hasn’t been scored upon since his first outing of the year with St. Lucie, but as his sub-50% strike rate indicates, he’s not challenging hitters in the zone enough. He’s still in the upper-80’s with his fastball and relying a lot on his slider

Chasen Bradford - 2 IP, 2 H, 2 TB, 4 K (3 K/Sw), 2 GB: 2 LD, 32 Pitches (21 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 10 Called, 12.5% SwStr, 36.4% Whiff/Swing, 16 Pitches/IP, 8 BF

Bradford has 17 K’s and hasn’t issued a walk in his last 20.1 IP, a 19-game streak that started on 4/14. Bradford looked really good out of the 51s pen when he came up in 2014 but his BB-rate more than doubled last year. The K-rate isn’t back to his 2014 rates, but his BB-rate is, and he’s been even more effective so far

Batters

Mets Minor League Daily – May 29, 2016

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Lopez Ejected And B-Mets Lose 6-3 To Thunder

Trenton Thunder @ Binghamton Mets

May 28, 2016

Jordan Montgomery @ Mickey Jannis

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Trenton	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0		6	8	0
Binghamton	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0		3	5	1

W: Montgomery (501, 2.83 ERA); L: Jannis (1-4, 5.36 ERA); Save: Graham (1)           

Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Mickey Jannis (L, 1-4, 5.36 ERA) – 5 IP, 5 H, 4 R (3 ER), 2 2B, 2 3B, 11 TB, 2 BB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 7 GB: 7 FB: 3 LD: 3 PU, 91 Pitches (56 Strikes), 5 Swinging, 16 Called, 5.5% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 18.2 Pitches/IP, 24 BF

David Roseboom (2.95 ERA) – 2 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 1 BB, 2 K (2 K/Sw), 2 GB: 2 LD, 30 Pitches (19 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 5 Called, 13.3% SwStr, 28.6% Whiff/Swing, 15 Pitches/IP, 7 BF

Beck Wheeler (4.29 ERA) – 0.7 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 2B, 2 TB, 2 BB, 2 FB: 1 LD, 21 Pitches (11 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 1 Called, 14.3% SwStr, 30% Whiff/Swing, 31.5 Pitches/IP, 5 BF

Alberto Baldonado (3.38 ERA) – 1.3 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 3 K (1 K/Sw), 1 FB: 1 LD, 20 Pitches (15 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 6 Called, 15% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 15 Pitches/IP, 5 BF

Batters

SS - Derrik Gibson - 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 10.5% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.8 Pitches/PA

2B – Wilmer Flores - 1-2, 1 RBI, 1 SF, 4 Pitches/PA

1B - Dominic Smith - 1-4, 1 K, 13.3% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

CF - Maikis De La Cruz - 1-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K, 9.1% SwStr, 18.2% Whiff/Swing, 5.5 Pitches/PA

3B - L.J. Mazzilli - 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 K, 7.1% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Binghamton Mets fell right back to 9 games under .500 with a 6-3 loss to the Trenton Thunder Saturday night. Mickey Jannis had decent command of his stuff, which helped him dominate 7 of the 9 Thunder batters, but the other two teed off against him. Lefty Jordan Montgomery issued 3 walks and would be knocked out before finishing 6 innings, but he allowed very little hard contact, and the Thunder pen followed his lead. Rehabbing Wilmer Flores went 1-2 with a sac fly while playing second base for 7 innings.

            B-Mets starter Mickey Jannis had good control after the 1^st inning, but the Thunder got to him for a pair of runs in that frame. Tyler Wade and Lane Adams started their abuse of Jannis in the 1^st with a single and double. Those two were the only to pick up hits against Jannis on the night, and they combined for a pair of doubles and a pair of triples.

Mets Minor League Daily – May 28, 2016

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