April Stat Review: Binghamton Mets

The squad run by Pedro Lopez finished April at 11-9

            The Binghamton Mets would finish April above .500 thanks to an end of the month surge that saw them win 6 in a row after losing the previous 6. The team is a mix of minor league veterans and Double-A rookies, with the rookies filling out much of the daily lineup, so it’s no surprise they’ve been inconsistent early in the year.

            On offense, the lineup has been anchored by the veteran duo of Derrik Gibson and Niuman Romero, who combined to handle most of the work at 3B and SS in April. Top prospect Dominic Smith has had some big games, but he’s also had some stinkers, which is fine for one of the youngest players in Double-A. Jeff McNeil went down early and will be out for some time after being diagnosed with a sports hernia. The rest of the newbies make for a more interesting lineup to watch than the one Binghamton fielded to end 2015, and they were rarely easy outs for opposing pitchers in April, although they made too many.

            Robert Gsellman and his new slider are leading the B-Mets pitching staff so far, and Gsellman’s prospect stock is on the rise. It’s an unusual pitching staff in that many of these guys are older for Double-A pitchers, but are in Double-A because they lack experience at the upper levels of the minors. There have been a few hiccups, but overall it looks like the pitching staff will be a huge asset for Pedro Lopez this year.

            Below are the April stats of all B-Mets players, with some comments added for select individuals.

April

MVP: Dominic Smith is the main draw of the lineup, and while he didn’t have a huge month at the plate, he was as productive as any other hitter in the B-Mets lineup. Honorable mention goes to Derrik Gibson, who has been a nice SS/3B at the top of the lineup for Binghamton.

Cy: Robert Gsellman is the clear choice here, and he’s making a strong case for best pitching prospect in the system this year.

Fireman: Beck Wheeler has been very good out of the B-Mets pen since last May, and he’s always shown a split advantage against lefties thanks to his nice curveball.

Offense

Jeff McNeil - 14 PA, 0.25/0.357/0.583, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, 5.8% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 3.7 Pitches/PA, 0.200 BABIP

Apparently added 25-35 pounds of muscle in the offseason

Niuman Romero - 82 PA, 0.294/0.402/0.397, 7 R, 7 2B, 6 RBI, 12 BB, 1 HBP, 1 SF, 12 K, 3 GIDP, 1 CS, 5% SwStr, 14.5% Whiff/Swing, 4.4 Pitches/PA, 0.351 BABIP

Derrik Gibson - 89 PA, 0.267/0.382/0.373, 10 R, 5 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 11 BB, 3 HBP, 16 K, 2 SB, 4.9% SwStr, 15.1% Whiff/Swing, 4.4 Pitches/PA, 0.328 BABIP

Dominic Smith - 87 PA, 0.272/0.322/0.432, 9 R, 5 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 6 BB, 21 K, 4 GIDP, 1 SB, 10.5% SwStr, 21.6% Whiff/Swing, 4.1 Pitches/PA, 0.345 BABIP

He’s been inconsistent at the plate and whiffing too often, but he’s showing adjustments to the pitching at this level already, and finished the month with a huge week

Xorge Carrillo - 49 PA, 0.25/0.265/0.479, 5 R, 5 2B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 1 HBP, 9 K, 2 GIDP, 8% SwStr, 17.6% Whiff/Swing, 4.1 Pitches/PA, 0.27 BABIP

Maikis De La Cruz - 69 PA, 0.254/0.338/0.39, 11 R, 5 2B, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 8 BB, 1 SF, 1 SAC, 8 K, 1 GIDP, 2 SB, 1 CS, 3.6% SwStr, 9.3% Whiff/Swing, 4.1 Pitches/PA, 0.275 BABIP

More interesting than I expected, but he’s had big April’s before in the past, only to not do much the rest of the year

Matt Oberste - 68 PA, 0.274/0.338/0.387, 8 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 6 BB, 12 K, 2 GIDP, 12.5% SwStr, 25.6% Whiff/Swing, 3.8 Pitches/PA, 0.327 BABIP

Will need to start showing homerun power to draw interest as a prospect

Victor Cruzado - 71 PA, 0.193/0.352/0.316, 8 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 14 BB, 14 K, 1 GIDP, 1 SB, 4 CS, 6.9% SwStr, 17.1% Whiff/Swing, 3.9 Pitches/PA, 0.220 BABIP
A good BABIP away from having a very strong stat line, though I wouldn’t say he’s hit into a ton of bad luck or anything thus far

Kyle Johnson - 49 PA, 0.214/0.327/0.31-, 8 R, 4 2B, 4 RBI, 6 BB, 1 HBP, 16 K, 1 GIDP, 1 SB, 11.5% SwStr, 26.4% Whiff/Swing, 4.1 Pitches/PA, 0.346 BABIP

L.J. Mazzilli - 80 PA, 0.232/0.325/0.304, 10 R, 1 2B, 2 3B, 6 RBI, 10 BB, 1 SF, 16 K, 1 GIDP, 3 SB, 8.7% SwStr, 21.1% Whiff/Swing, 3.8 Pitches/PA, 0.296 BABIP

Colton Plaia - 34 PA, 0.219/0.265/0.25, 2 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 11 K, 1 GIDP, 19.7% SwStr, 39% Whiff/Swing, 3.4 Pitches/PA, 0.333 BABIP

Jared King - 23 PA, 0.217/0.217/0.261, 3 R, 1 2B, 9 K, 2 SB, 15.8% SwStr, 32.6% Whiff/Swing, 4.1 Pitches/PA, 0.357 BABIP

Stefan Sabol - 41 PA, 0.129/0.293/0.161, 3 R, 1 2B, 4 RBI, 8 BB, 2 SF, 17 K, 1 GIDP, 15% SwStr, 42.9% Whiff/Swing, 4.4 Pitches/PA, 0.25 BABIP

Phillip Evans - 11 PA, 0.091/0.091/0.091, 5 K, 10.3% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA, 0.167 BABIP

Pitching

Starting

Kyle Regnault - 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 2B, 5 TB, 1 BB, 4 K (2 K/Sw), 8 GB: 4 FB: 3 LD, 77 Pitches (51 Strikes), 9 Swinging, 15 Called, 11.7% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 15.4 Pitches/IP, 20 BF

Andrew Barbosa - 12.3 IP, 10 H, 5 R (5 ER), 4 2B, 14 TB, 1 BB, 15 K (12 K/Sw), 10 GB: 13 FB: 4 LD: 5 PU, 184 Pitches (130 Strikes), 28 Swinging, 33 Called, 15.2% SwStr, 28.9% Whiff/Swing, 14.9 Pitches/IP, 48 BF

Robert Gsellman - 24.7 IP, 14 H, 6 R (6 ER), 3 2B, 1 HR, 20 TB, 9 BB, 22 K (17 K/Sw), 42 GB: 11 FB: 7 LD: 3 PU, 379 Pitches (233 Strikes), 40 Swinging, 59 Called, 10.6% SwStr, 23% Whiff/Swing, 15.4 Pitches/IP, 96 BF
The slider is nice, but it's just good to see him throwing more breaking stuff this year

Rainy Lara - 23.3 IP, 20 H, 9 R (9 ER), 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 35 TB, 7 BB, 11 K (8 K/Sw), 22 GB: 26 FB: 16 LD: 12 PU, 351 Pitches (220 Strikes), 23 Swinging, 60 Called, 6.6% SwStr, 14.4% Whiff/Swing, 15 Pitches/IP, 95 BF

Mickey Jannis - 21.7 IP, 17 H, 10 R (10 ER), 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 30 TB, 12 BB, 13 K (12 K/Sw), 31 GB: 21 FB: 13 LD: 2 PU, 341 Pitches (199 Strikes), 24 Swinging, 61 Called, 7% SwStr, 17.4% Whiff/Swing, 15.7 Pitches/IP, 93 BF

Took a no-no into the 7^th in his first start, but then struggled with command for a couple of starts

Tyler Pill - 23.7 IP, 21 H, 14 R (14 ER), 7 2B, 1 HR, 31 TB, 9 BB, 19 K (14 K/Sw), 34 GB: 20 FB: 13 LD: 3 PU, 363 Pitches (238 Strikes), 35 Swinging, 66 Called, 9.6% SwStr, 20.3% Whiff/Swing, 15.3 Pitches/IP, 102 BF

Was much better over his final 2 starts of the month

Relieving

Mike Hepple - 9.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 5 TB, 11 BB, 10 K (8 K/Sw), 8 GB: 7 FB: 4 LD: 1 PU, 162 Pitches (83 Strikes), 15 Swinging, 23 Called, 9.3% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 16.8 Pitches/IP, 41 BF

Will need to throw more than 50% strikes moving forward

Beck Wheeler - 11 IP, 10 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 2B, 1 HR, 15 TB, 2 BB, 14 K (10 K/Sw), 14 GB: 8 FB: 6 LD: 1 PU, 154 Pitches (101 Strikes), 24 Swinging, 34 Called, 15.6% SwStr, 35.8% Whiff/Swing, 14 Pitches/IP, 45 BF

Curve still looks nice, and he’s still getting lefties out at a great rate for a RHP

Logan Taylor - 10 IP, 7 H, 4 R (3 ER), 1 2B, 8 TB, 6 BB, 11 K (7 K/Sw), 16 GB: 3 FB: 5 LD, 185 Pitches (113 Strikes), 18 Swinging, 35 Called, 9.7% SwStr, 23.1% Whiff/Swing, 18.5 Pitches/IP, 42 BF

Need more data, but has reached 96 MPH out of the pen this year

David Roseboom - 9.1 IP, 9 H, 4 R (4 ER), 1 2B, 1 HR, 13 TB, 4 BB, 6 K (4 K/Sw), 16 GB: 7 FB: 5 LD: 2 PU, 167 Pitches (108 Strikes), 18 Swinging, 34 Called, 10.8% SwStr, 24.3% Whiff/Swing, 17.9 Pitches/IP, 40 BF

Kelly Secrest - 8.2 IP, 7 H, 5 R (4 ER), 2 2B, 1 HR, 12 TB, 7 BB, 11 K (9 K/Sw), 8 GB: 8 FB: 3 LD: 4 PU, 188 Pitches (112 Strikes), 18 Swinging, 32 Called, 9.6% SwStr, 22.5% Whiff/Swing, 21.7 Pitches/IP, 42 BF

Luis Mateo - 10.2 IP, 13 H, 7 R (3 ER), 2 2B, 2 3B, 19 TB, 4 BB, 5 K (5 K/Sw), 22 GB: 8 FB: 6 LD: 1 PU, 176 Pitches (106 Strikes), 14 Swinging, 30 Called, 8% SwStr, 18.4% Whiff/Swing, 16.5 Pitches/IP, 49 BF

Akeel Morris - 10.1 IP, 9 H, 8 R (8 ER), 1 2B, 2 HR, 16 TB, 8 BB, 14 K (11 K/Sw), 10 GB: 8 FB: 3 LD: 5 PU, 211 Pitches (127 Strikes), 27 Swinging, 37 Called, 12.8% SwStr, 30% Whiff/Swing, 20.4 Pitches/IP, 48 BF

Reportedly had a great Spring Training, but he blew save opportunities on back-to-back days in April, which skewed his overall line for the month

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