2016 Monday Morning Mets Minors Players of the Week

Joe Shaw has 46 K: 8 BB in 40.2 IP for Columbia this year

May 16-22, 2016

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

Hitter of the Week: The entire 51s lineup is red-hot right now, but T.J. Rivera is hotter than hot. He had a 1.538 OPS over 31 PA, with 5 XBH and 2 K: 2 BB as the 51s visited Oklahoma City and Colorado Springs.

Starting Pitcher of the Week: Joe Shaw had a double-digit strikeout effort against Charleston, which gives him the edge over some fine starts throughout the system last week.

Relief Pitcher of the Week: Craig Missigman provided the Fireflies with a starters load worth of innings this past week, and allowed just 2 hits over his 5.2 scoreless innings.

Team of the Week: The Las Vegas 51s red-hot offense carried them to a 5-1 week and back into 1^st place in the PCL Southern division. They maintain a small ½ game lead over the Salt Lake Bees, but they’ve played one game more than the Bees.

Previous weeks: 4/7-4/17, 4/18-24, 4/25-5/1, 5/2-5/8, 5/9-15

Las Vegas 51s 24-18

5-1 record

Pitchers

Duane Below - 12.1 IP, 14 H, 3 R (3 ER), 3 2B, 1 HR, 20 TB, 2 BB, 9 K (5 K/Sw), 17 GB: 11 FB: 10 LD: 2 PU, 201 Pitches (135 Strikes), 22 Swinging, 33 Called, 10.9% SwStr, 21.6% Whiff/Swing, 16.3 Pitches/IP, 51 BF

Very similar pitcher to Sean Gilmartin 5/16 recap

Josh Smoker - 3.1 IP, 3 H, 3 TB, 1 BB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 5 GB: 3 FB: 2 LD, 37 Pitches (23 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 4 Called, 8.1% SwStr, 15.8% Whiff/Swing, 11.1 Pitches/IP, 12 BF

Been blowing mid-90’s smoke by PCL batters all year long

Chasen Bradford - 3 IP, 2 H, 2 TB, 4 K (3 K/Sw), 4 GB: 2 FB, 37 Pitches (26 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 4 Called, 10.8% SwStr, 18.2% Whiff/Swing, 12.3 Pitches/IP, 10 BF

Walks are back downthis year and he’s been extremely effective out of the 51s pen again

Josh Edgin - 2 IP, 3 K (3 K/Sw), 2 GB: 1 PU, 23 Pitches (17 Strikes), 5 Swinging, 4 Called, 21.7% SwStr, 38.5% Whiff/Swing, 11.5 Pitches/IP, 6 BF

Pitched on back-to-back days for the first time this weekend, but was only used for one out in each appearance

Paul Sewald - 2 IP, 4 H, 4 TB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 2 GB: 3 FB: 3 LD, 34 Pitches (19 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 5 Called, 5.9% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 17 Pitches/IP, 9 BF

His slider is going to be a nice weapon against righties

Batters

T.J. Rivera - 31 PA, 0.607/0.645/0.893, 8 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 2 K, 10% SwStr, 19.6% Whiff/Swing, 3.2 Pitches/PA, 0.64 BABIP

Both road announcers mentioned they were happy to see T.J. Rivera leaving town this past week

Nevin Ashley - 11 PA, 0.571/0.727/0.714, 3 R, 1 2B, 4 BB, 2 K, 1 CS, 4.8% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 5.6 Pitches/PA, 0.8 BABIP

Bat has come to life in limited C/DH duties

Ty Kelly - 25 PA, 0.364/0.44/0.682, 4 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 5 K, 1 CS, 7.2% SwStr, 19.4% Whiff/Swing, 3.9 Pitches/PA, 0.438 BABIP

Plays everywhere and has been hitting everything

Brandon Nimmo - 29 PA, 0.346/0.414/0.654, 5 R, 2 2B, 3 3B, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 4 K, 1 CS, 9.9% SwStr, 17.9% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA, 0.409 BABIP

His resurgence has stood out less on this lineup, but Nimmo has been lining the ball to all fields lately

Marc Krauss - 24 PA, 0.211/0.375/0.579, 4 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 6 K, 7.4% SwStr, 20.5% Whiff/Swing, 4.5 Pitches/PA, 0.182 BABIP

Not many hits but nearly a .400 ISO for the week kept him on the board

Johnny Monell - 21 PA, 0.333/0.429/0.5, 3 R, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 5 K, 2 GIDP, 12.8% SwStr, 27% Whiff/Swing, 3.7 Pitches/PA, 0.462 BABIP

Useful bat for Las Vegas to have as C/1B/DH

Danny Muno - 11 PA, 0.25/0.455/0.375, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 8.3% SwStr, 20.8% Whiff/Swing, 5.5 Pitches/PA, 0.286 BABIP

Made some nice plays at SS during his start there this past week

Niuman Romero - 18 PA, 0.375/0.444/0.375, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 GIDP, 9.1% SwStr, 18.8% Whiff/Swing, 3.7 Pitches/PA, 0.462 BABIP

Called up to take over at SS until Gavin Cecchini is ready (hopefully Monday)

Travis Taijeron - 27 PA, 0.28/0.333/0.48, 3 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 2 BB, 10 K, 13.6% SwStr, 35.4% Whiff/Swing, 4.6 Pitches/PA, 0.429 BABIP

It doesn’t seem to matter how many strikeouts he has in a week, there have been few weekly reports without Taijeron since he reached Las Vegas (min. .800 OPS to make the report)

Binghamton Mets 17-24

1-5 record

Pitchers

Tyler Pill - 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 11 TB, 2 BB, 6 K (4 K/Sw), 9 GB: 3 FB: 3 LD: 1 PU, 91 Pitches (55 Strikes), 11 Swinging, 17 Called, 12.1% SwStr, 28.9% Whiff/Swing, 15.2 Pitches/IP, 24 BF

After a pair of poor outings to start the year, Pill has been cruising through the EL again Recap

Logan Taylor - 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 3B, 6 TB, 1 BB, 8 K (7 K/Sw), 5 GB: 3 FB: 5 LD, 76 Pitches (49 Strikes), 12 Swinging, 19 Called, 15.8% SwStr, 40% Whiff/Swing, 13.4 Pitches/IP, 22 BF

Taylor has really stood out in the B-Mets pen this year and is looking like he can be an impact arm in this role at the major league level

Akeel Morris - 2 IP, 2 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 5 TB, 1 BB, 3 K (3 K/Sw), 2 GB: 1 FB: 2 LD, 29 Pitches (20 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 4 Called, 24.1% SwStr, 43.8% Whiff/Swing, 14.5 Pitches/IP, 9 BF

After impressing in Spring Training, Morris has had a few hiccups this year, but the stuff still looks good

Beck Wheeler - 3 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 TB, 2 BB, 8 K (7 K/Sw), 1 LD: 1 PU, 54 Pitches (34 Strikes), 11 Swinging, 16 Called, 20.4% SwStr, 61.1% Whiff/Swing, 18 Pitches/IP, 12 BF

Wheeler’s high whiff numbers nearly earned him the weekly fireman award

Batters

Maikis De La Cruz - 21 PA, 0.381/0.381/0.429, 3 R, 1 2B, 2 K, 2 GIDP, 1 CS, 7.6% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 3.8 Pitches/PA, 0.421 BABIP

The lone representative for Binghamton this week, Maikis hasn’t slowed down nearly as much as I expected, and his double in Akron was well-struck into the right center field gap

St. Lucie Mets 22-20

2-4 record

Pitchers

Ricky Knapp - 7 IP, 3 H, 1 2B, 4 TB, 4 K (4 K/Sw), 11 GB: 2 FB: 3 LD: 3 PU, 33 Pitches (31 Strikes), 12 Swinging, 36.4% SwStr, 38.7% Whiff/Swing, 4.7 Pitches/IP, 25 BF

Heading back to Savannah last year to start has done wonders for Knapp, as he’s been an extremely effective starter since rejoining the Sand Gnats rotation

Josh Prevost - 6.1 IP, 7 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 8 TB, 1 BB, 4 K (1 K/Sw), 12 GB: 5 FB: 2 LD: 1 PU, 92 Pitches (61 Strikes), 9 Swinging, 14 Called, 9.8% SwStr, 19.1% Whiff/Swing, 14.5 Pitches/IP, 25 BF

Corey Oswalt - 12 IP, 9 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 2B, 1 HR, 14 TB, 2 BB, 11 K (7 K/Sw), 17 GB: 4 FB: 7 LD: 1 PU, 175 Pitches (109 Strikes), 26 Swinging, 31 Called, 14.9% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 14.6 Pitches/IP, 44 BF

Two stinkers and 6 strong starts for Oswalt this year

Chris Flexen - 6.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 2B, 1 HR, 8 TB, 2 BB, 2 K (1 K/Sw), 14 GB: 6 FB: 1 LD, 100 Pitches (56 Strikes), 8 Swinging, 8 Called, 8% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 15 Pitches/IP, 25 BF

Batters

Luis Guillorme - 24 PA, 0.45/0.522/0.5, 2 R, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 3 BB, 1 SAC, 3 K, 6.7% SwStr, 15.9% Whiff/Swing, 4.3 Pitches/PA, 0.529 BABIP

He’s posted great K: BB rates all year, as usual, and the hits finally started falling in last week

Columbia Fireflies 21-22

2-5 record

Pitchers

P.J. Conlon - 6.2 IP, 2 H, 2 TB, 2 BB, 7 K (7 K/Sw), 8 GB: 2 FB: 3 LD: 2 PU, 97 Pitches (61 Strikes), 12 Swinging, 9 Called, 12.4% SwStr, 23.1% Whiff/Swing, 14.5 Pitches/IP, 25 BF

The soft tossing left is ready for the FSL in the second half Recap

Kevin Canelon - 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 5 TB, 1 BB, 6 K (3 K/Sw), 8 GB: 3 FB: 1 LD: 4 PU, 92 Pitches (62 Strikes), 14 Swinging, 14 Called, 15.2% SwStr, 29.2% Whiff/Swing, 15.3 Pitches/IP, 23 BF

The even softer tossing lefty continues to post strong K: BB numbers with his mid-80’s heat Recap

Tyler Badamo - 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R (1 ER), 5 TB, 3 BB, 3 K (3 K/Sw), 8 GB: 3 FB: 5 LD: 1 PU, 73 Pitches (46 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 13 Called, 9.6% SwStr, 21.2% Whiff/Swing, 14.6 Pitches/IP, 23 BF

Seems like he’s been mostly fastball-slider, but he also throws a changeup and curve Recap

Joe Shaw - 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 2B, 8 TB, 10 K (10 K/Sw), 11 GB: 3 FB: 4 LD, 92 Pitches (66 Strikes), 13 Swinging, 20 Called, 14.1% SwStr, 28.3% Whiff/Swing, 13.1 Pitches/IP, 29 BF

40 of 46 strikeouts this year have been of the swinging variety, with most of them coming against his nasty breaking ball Recap

Tyler Bashlor - 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (0 ER), 2 TB, 3 BB, 4 K (3 K/Sw), 5 GB: 1 FB: 2 LD: 1 PU, 74 Pitches (43 Strikes), 10 Swinging, 11 Called, 13.5% SwStr, 31.2% Whiff/Swing, 20.2 Pitches/IP, 16 BF

Bashlor is throwing mid-90’s heat from the Fireflies pen and apparently Manager Jose Leger points to his abs as the sign for Bashlor to start warming up

Craig Missigman - 5.2 IP, 2 H, 2 TB, 5 K (4 K/Sw), 9 GB: 2 FB: 1 LD: 1 PU, 68 Pitches (46 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 6 Called, 10.3% SwStr, 17.5% Whiff/Swing, 12 Pitches/IP, 19 BF

If you were faced Craig Missigman last week, you probably K’d or hit the ball on the ground

Christian Montgomery - 2 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 1 BB, 4 K (1 K/Sw), 1 FB: 2 LD, 36 Pitches (22 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 9 Called, 8.3% SwStr, 23.1% Whiff/Swing, 18 Pitches/IP, 8 BF

For his career, Montgomery has 126 K in 90 IP, but 63 BB has limited him to the lower minors thus far

Batters

Patrick Mazeika - 22 PA, 0.471/0.591/0.471, 2 R, 2 RBI, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 3 K, 2% SwStr, 6.5% Whiff/Swing, 4.5 Pitches/PA, 0.571 BABIP

Mazeika has a hit in all 5 games since coming off the DL and an insanely high contact rate during that span

J.C. Rodriguez - 23 PA, 0.333/0.391/0.429, 3 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 8.2% SwStr, 17.1% Whiff/Swing, 3.2 Pitches/PA, 0.333 BABIP

Rodriguez has been the Fireflies hottest hitter since 4/24, when he started an 18-game on base streak. He’s also provided good defense at 3B/SS/2B, and he showed off his cannon of an arm a few times this past week

  

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