May 2-8, 2016
Keeping
track of the hottest minor leaguers in the Mets farm system.
Hitter of the
Week: Dilson Herrera has been locked in since rejoining the lineup this
past week. He had been out for a few games dealing with a sore back.
Starting Pitcher
of the Week: Gabriel Ynoa had two more effective starts for Las Vegas
this past week, and still maintains an ERA below 2 in his PCL debut.
Relief Pitcher of
the Week: Logan Taylor’s walk rate has been a little bit high out of
the B-Mets pen to date, but his stuff has looked very nice – 90-96 with various
fastballs, and still showing a solid curve.
Team of the Week:
The Las Vegas 51s were the only team with a positive record this past week and
the top prospects with the club stood out.
Las Vegas 51s 15-14
4-3
week
Pitchers
Gabriel Ynoa - 13.1 IP, 11 H, 4 R (4 ER), 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR,
17 TB, 2 BB, 7 K (5 K/Sw), 17 GB: 14 FB: 7 LD: 3 PU, 180 Pitches (117 Strikes),
11 Swinging, 38 Called, 6.1% SwStr, 13.9% Whiff/Swing, 13.5 Pitches/IP, 51 BF
Ynoa has been using
a two seamer with high frequency this year, but I’m seeing it reported in
the upper 80’s instead of the low 90’s his fastball previously sat at (5/2,
5/7)
Josh Edgin - 3 IP, 1 BB, 3 K (1 K/Sw), 3 GB: 2 FB, 33
Pitches (23 Strikes), 6 Swinging, 4 Called, 18.2% SwStr, 31.6% Whiff/Swing, 11
Pitches/IP, 9 BF
Has topped out at 90
MPH with his fastball, but the slider has been very effective
Paul Sewald - 3 IP, 3 K (1 K/Sw), 3 GB: 2 FB: 1 PU, 27
Pitches (21 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 8 Called, 11.1% SwStr, 23.1% Whiff/Swing, 9
Pitches/IP, 9 BF
Slider looks great
Josh Smoker - 2.2 IP, 4 H, 4 TB, 5 K (5 K/Sw), 3 GB: 1 FB: 2
LD: 1 PU, 44 Pitches (30 Strikes), 10 Swinging, 5 Called, 22.7% SwStr, 40%
Whiff/Swing, 16.5 Pitches/IP, 12 BF
Dario Alvarez - 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3 TB, 1 BB, 6 K (5
K/Sw), 4 GB: 2 FB, 56 Pitches (41 Strikes), 6 Swinging, 16 Called, 10.7% SwStr,
24% Whiff/Swing, 18.7 Pitches/IP, 14 BF
Chasen Bradford - 2.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R (0 ER), 2 2B, 8 TB, 1 K
(1 K/Sw), 7 GB: 2 FB: 3 LD: 1 PU, 43 Pitches (30 Strikes), 5 Swinging, 7
Called, 11.6% SwStr, 21.7% Whiff/Swing, 16.1 Pitches/IP, 15 BF
Dilson Herrera - 27 PA, 0.423/0.444/0.885, 7 R, 1 2B, 1 3B,
3 HR, 7 RBI, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 SB, 10.7% SwStr, 24.4% Whiff/Swing, 3.8 Pitches/PA,
0.421 BABIP
Don’t think I’ve seen
him this hot since 2014 with Binghamton
Ty Kelly - 27 PA, 0.435/0.519/0.609, 5 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI,
3 BB, 1 HBP, 2 K, 1 SB, 1 CS, 1% SwStr, 3% Whiff/Swing, 3.6 Pitches/PA, 0.45
BABIP
Probably the most
interesting AAAA player Sandy Alderson has brought in
Gavin Cecchini - 18 PA, 0.438/0.471/0.625, 4 R, 3 2B, 3 RBI,
1 BB, 1 SAC, 3 K, 5.9% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 3.8 Pitches/PA, 0.538 BABIP
Sat for both games
over the weekend after committing two errors Friday night – not sure if they’re
connected, but haven’t heard anything about an injury
T.J. Rivera - 30 PA, 0.385/0.433/0.654, 4 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 8
RBI, 3 BB, 1 SF, 1 CS, 2.4% SwStr, 5.3% Whiff/Swing, 2.8 Pitches/PA, 0.32 BABIP
Not many cheap hits
this year, and he has K’d only once since 4/19
Travis Taijeron - 26 PA, 0.304/0.385/0.609, 6 R, 1 2B, 2 HR,
4 RBI, 3 BB, 10 K, 15.1% SwStr, 37.2% Whiff/Swing, 4.1 Pitches/PA, 0.455 BABIP
Brandon Nimmo - 30 PA, 0.286/0.333/0.464, 3 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 5
RBI, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 SB, 1 CS, 11.7% SwStr, 22.1% Whiff/Swing, 4.8 Pitches/PA,
0.318 BABIP
Finally starting to
break out and saw a ton of pitches last week
Binghamton Mets 14-13
3-3 week
Pitchers
Robert Gsellman - 6 IP, 6 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 HR, 9 TB, 1 BB, 3
K (3 K/Sw), 8 GB: 4 FB: 4 LD: 3 PU, 89 Pitches (58 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 18
Called, 7.9% SwStr, 17.5% Whiff/Swing, 14.8 Pitches/IP, 23 BF
Gave up a homerun on a
hanging slider, but went right back to it on the next pitch, and got it up to
88 MPH
Rainy Lara - 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R (2 ER), 2 2B, 9 TB, 1 BB, 3 K (2
K/Sw), 6 GB: 6 FB: 6 LD: 3 PU, 85 Pitches (54 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 14 Called,
3.5% SwStr, 7.5% Whiff/Swing, 14.2 Pitches/IP, 25 BF
Logan Taylor - 5 IP, 3 H, 1 2B, 4 TB, 2 BB, 8 K (6 K/Sw), 5
GB: 2 FB: 3 LD, 75 Pitches (53 Strikes), 10 Swinging, 16 Called, 13.3% SwStr,
27% Whiff/Swing, 15 Pitches/IP, 20 BF
Akeel Morris - 4 IP, 2 H, 2 TB, 1 BB, 3 K (3 K/Sw), 2 GB: 1
FB: 2 LD: 5 PU, 50 Pitches (30 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 7 Called, 14% SwStr, 30.4%
Whiff/Swing, 12.5 Pitches/IP, 14 BF
Batters
Victor Cruzado - 22 PA, 0.409/0.409/0.591, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR,
3 RBI, 6 K, 1 SB, 8.1% SwStr, 18.9% Whiff/Swing, 3.9 Pitches/PA, 0.533 BABIP
All 3 homeruns have
been yanked over the RF wall as a lefty at NYSEG
Dominic Smith - 28 PA, 0.407/0.429/0.556, 5 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 7
RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 1.9% SwStr, 4.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.7 Pitches/PA, 0.417
BABIP
Was striking out at a
higher than expected rate earlier this year, but was a contact machine last
week
Kyle Johnson - 28 PA, 0.348/0.464/0.435, 7 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 5
BB, 6 K, 1 SB, 2 CS, 8% SwStr, 18.8% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA, 0.471 BABIP
Matt Oberste - 23 PA, 0.364/0.391/0.5, 3 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 1
BB, 3 K, 13.3% SwStr, 22.9% Whiff/Swing, 3.6 Pitches/PA, 0.421 BABIP
Colton Plaia - 12 PA, 0.4/0.417/0.4, 4 RBI, 1 HBP, 1 SF, 1
GIDP, 2.6% SwStr, 6.2% Whiff/Swing, 3.2 Pitches/PA, 0.364 BABIP
St. Lucie Mets 16-13
2-3 week
Pitchers
Ricky Knapp - 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3 TB, 4 BB, 3 K (3 K/Sw),
14 GB: 2 FB: 2 LD, 94 Pitches (55 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 13 Called, 7.4% SwStr,
16.7% Whiff/Swing, 15.7 Pitches/IP, 25 BF
He hasn’t had great
fastball command this year, but he’s been controlling his curve nicely, and the
overall package has been effective at the FSL level
Corey Taylor - 2 IP, 2 H, 2 TB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 5 GB: 1 LD: 1
PU, 33 Pitches (20 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 4 Called, 9.1% SwStr, 18.8%
Whiff/Swing, 16.5 Pitches/IP, 8 BF
The 2015 draft pick
continues to have success wherever he pitches
Batters
Wuilmer Becerra - 23 PA, 0.524/0.565/0.619, 5 R, 2 2B, 4
RBI, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 18.5% SwStr, 30.6% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA, 0.579 BABIP
He’s been a singles
machine with few strikeouts the past few weeks, but as you can see, he had a
low contact rate for the second straight week
Kevin Taylor - 23 PA, 0.429/0.478/0.571, 5 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 2
BB, 4 K, 6.2% SwStr, 14.6% Whiff/Swing, 4.2 Pitches/PA, 0.529 BABIP
Amed Rosario - 25 PA, 0.409/0.48/0.455, 4 R, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 3
BB, 1 K, 2 GIDP, 2 SB, 10.3% SwStr, 21.4% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA, 0.429
BABIP
Saw some comments
critical of Rosario’s K: BB rates in April, then he goes out and posts a 1 K: 3
BB rate in the first week of May
Columbia Fireflies 16-14
3-3 week
Pitchers
Kevin Canelon - 5 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 1 BB, 7 K (6 K/Sw), 2 GB: 6
FB: 1 PU, 92 Pitches (64 Strikes), 11 Swinging, 17 Called, 12% SwStr, 23.4%
Whiff/Swing, 18.4 Pitches/IP, 17 BF
Given his below
average fastball velocity, he’ll need to prove he can do this against tougher
competition
Tyler Badamo - 4 IP, 2 H, 2 TB, 1 BB, 4 K (4 K/Sw), 8 GB: 1
FB, 51 Pitches (30 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 10 Called, 13.7% SwStr, 35%
Whiff/Swing, 12.8 Pitches/IP, 14 BF
Was off to a great
start against Greenville when a lights malfunction suspended Saturday’s
game mid-5th
P.J. Conlon - 6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 2B, 8 TB, 2 BB, 5 K
(4 K/Sw), 11 GB: 3 FB: 3 LD: 3 PU, 96 Pitches (61 Strikes), 9 Swinging, 18
Called, 9.4% SwStr, 20.9% Whiff/Swing, 15.2 Pitches/IP, 27 BF
Tyler Bashlor - 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 2 BB, 3 K (3 K/Sw), 1 GB:
3 FB: 1 LD: 1 PU, 50 Pitches (30 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 8 Called, 14% SwStr,
31.8% Whiff/Swing, 18.7 Pitches/IP, 11 BF
Christian Montgomery - 2 IP, 3 H, 3 TB, 4 K (3 K/Sw), 1 GB:
2 FB: 1 LD: 1 PU, 37 Pitches (22 Strikes), 9 Swinging, 3 Called, 24.3% SwStr,
47.4% Whiff/Swing, 18.5 Pitches/IP, 9 BF
Batters
David Thompson - 25 PA, 0.364/0.44/0.591, 6 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 8
RBI, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 2 K, 1 SB, 7.2% SwStr, 15.8% Whiff/Swing, 3.3 Pitches/PA,
0.368 BABIP
Thompson is ready to
face tougher competition, and I wonder if the Mets execs have considered
jumping him over St. Lucie, especially given the B-Mets current 3B options
Vinny Siena - 27 PA, 0.4/0.538/0.4, 6 R, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 3 HBP,
1 SAC, 3 K, 1 GIDP, 4% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 3.7 Pitches/PA, 0.471 BABIP
Siena is also ready to
face tougher competition – the Greenville Drive announcer would see him
promoted yesterday – and should have an opening with St. Lucie once Amed
Rosario gets the promotion to Binghamton (and Luis Guillorme moves back to SS)
Dash Winningham - 15 PA, 0.357/0.333/0.5, 1 R, 2 2B, 5 RBI,
1 SF, 2 K, 2 GIDP, 3.7% SwStr, 9.5% Whiff/Swing, 3.6 Pitches/PA, 0.385 BABIP
He’s yet to show the HR
power he showed with Kingsport – he tied for the league lead with 12 as a
19-year old – but he’s shown huge gains in contact rate this year
Ivan Wilson - 23 PA, 0.278/0.435/0.333, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 5
BB, 6 K, 1 SB, 1 CS, 8.3% SwStr, 26.9% Whiff/Swing, 3.7 Pitches/PA, 0.417 BABIP
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