Brandon Nimmo's 3-hit (2B, 2 HR) game from Thursday night in Albuquerque
June 6-12, 2016
Keeping
track of the hottest minor leaguers in the Mets farm system.
Hitter of the
Week: Brandon Nimmo was so hot last week his slugging percentage would
make for a top-notch OPS. If the Mets were thinking about resting any of their
outfielders for a few weeks to see what Nimmo can do in the majors, now would
be the time to do it, as he’s never been hotter.
Starting Pitcher
of the Week: Ricky Knapp’s strong season in the St. Lucie rotation
continued last week as he lowered his ERA to 1.92 with 8 shutout innings. He
only lasted 13.2 innings in the FSL last year, but he allowed a 6.59 ERA during
that time.
Relief Pitcher of
the Week: Tough decision this week, but I like my strikeouts and
swinging strikes, and Beck Wheeler posted both at a high rate out of the B-Mets
pen last week.
Team of the Week:
The B-Mets continue to work their way back to .500 and only figure to get
better with a boost at SS in the second half.
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,
5/23-29,
5/30-6/5
Las Vegas 51s 32-30
2-4
record
Pitchers
Gabriel Ynoa - 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 HR, 9 TB, 1 BB, 3 K
(2 K/Sw) 17 FB: 6 LD, 104 Pitches (68 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 19 Called, 1.9%
SwStr, 4.1% Whiff/Swing, 14.9 Pitches/IP, 27 BF
Ynoa hasn’t maintained
his torrid April pace, but he’s been one of the few effective Las Vegas
pitchers throughout the season. L/R splits: 175 PA, .609 OPS vs. R; 140 PA,
.786 OPS vs. L
Chasen Bradford - 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 2B, 6 TB, 1 BB, 4 K (4
K/Sw) 4 GB: 2 FB: 4 LD, 53 Pitches (35 Strikes), 6 Swinging, 4 Called, 11.3%
SwStr, 19.4% Whiff/Swing, 15.9 Pitches/IP, 16 BF
Bradford bounced back
from his first bad week of the year with a strong week from the 51s pen. He’s
issued just 2 walks over his past 25 outings and the PCL has a very low .105
ISO against him
Batters
Brandon Nimmo - 21 PA, 0.550/0.571/1.150, 5 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 3
HR, 7 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 10.7% SwStr, 15.4% Whiff/Swing, 2.7 Pitches/PA,
0.533 BABIP
Nimmo missed 2 games
while attending a wedding last week but came back with a 3-hit game to make it
3 straight with 3 hits, 4 straight with multiple hits, and 9 straight with at
least one hit. O yeah, he had 8 XBH during that span. To this point Nimmo is
showing 0 L/R splits in 2016
Johnny Monell - 20 PA, 0.529/0.550/0.765, 5 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3
RBI, 2 BB, 1 SF, 3 K, 1 GIDP, 4.9% SwStr, 1, 4 Pitches/PA, 0.571 BABIP
Monell has a 1.000+
OPS over the last month, so he’s found the stroke that made him a valuable
asset for the 51s last season. He has big L/R splits so far in 2016.
Dilson Herrera - 31 PA, 0.393/0.452/0.714, 9 R, 4 2B, 1 3B,
1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 7 K, 1 CS, 15.1% SwStr, 29.7% Whiff/Swing, 4.1
Pitches/PA, 0.500 BABIP
Dilson’s been smacking
the first pitch of his AB’s for hits when pitchers dare challenge him with a
fastball but he’s not expanding his zone to do so. He’s showing no splits for
the season and he’s looking ready for that final promotion to the Mets
Travis Taijeron - 30 PA, 0.370/0.400/0.704, 5 R, 4 2B, 1 3B,
1 HR, 5 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 1 SF, 11 K, 2 GIDP, 1 CS, 13.6% SwStr, 34%
Whiff/Swing, 3.9 Pitches/PA, 0.562 BABIP
Taijeron is showing
big platoon splits in 2016, but surprisingly he’s been crushing righties. Silly
that he’s this hot and that’s still only the 4th best OPS on the
team last week
Marc Krauss - 19 PA, 0.286/0.474/0.571, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3
RBI, 5 BB, 6 K, 1 GIDP, 13.7% SwStr, 35.7% Whiff/Swing, 3.8 Pitches/PA, 0.429
BABIP
Jack Cust has a
challenger for the title of “Mr. TTO”
T.J. Rivera - 27 PA, 0.318/0.407/0.500, 4 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3
RBI, 4 BB, 1 SF, 4 K, 2 GIDP, 5.6% SwStr, 12.8% Whiff/Swing, 3.3 Pitches/PA,
0.333 BABIP
Even when he’s not
completely tearing it up, T.J. Rivera is having a big week. Mets chose to go
for experience by bringing in Kelly Johnson, which continues the pattern of
Rivera being overlooked for opportunities in the system. He might be a useful
bench option, but the time to try that was a few weeks ago when Ty Kelly got
the nod, though there’s still plenty of summer left for him to force his way up
Binghamton Mets 27-34
4-2 record
Pitchers
Josh Zeid - 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 2B, 6 TB, 2 BB, 6 K (5 K/Sw) 8
GB: 6 FB: 3 LD: 1 PU, 102 Pitches (68 Strikes), 13 Swinging, 20 Called, 12.7%
SwStr, 27.1% Whiff/Swing, 15.3 Pitches/IP, 26 BF
Zeid was signed out of
the Indy league last week, where he didn’t exactly dominate (5.06 ERA) but he
did strike out 43 batters in 37.1 IP. He sat low-to-mid 90’s throughout his
first start with the org. Saturday, and the splitter he flashed was way too
good for a talented Hartford lineup. He’s generally been a reliever in his
career, so he may be an option out of the Mets pen at some point in 2016 Recap from 6/11
Tyler Pill - 7.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 HR, 6 TB, 1 BB, 5 K
(4 K/Sw) 9 GB: 9 FB: 2 LD, 96 Pitches (64 Strikes), 12 Swinging, 15 Called,
12.5% SwStr, 24.5% Whiff/Swing, 12.5 Pitches/IP, 27 BF
Pill has allowed just
2 R in four of his last five starts and is the B-Mets leader in strikeouts Recap from 6/9
Rainy Lara - 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 4 TB, 4 BB, 6 K (4 K/Sw)
4 GB: 4 FB: 5 LD: 1 PU, 90 Pitches (57 Strikes), 6 Swinging, 19 Called, 6.7%
SwStr, 15.8% Whiff/Swing, 15 Pitches/IP, 24 BF
Lara has 16 K: 6 BB
with just 13 hits allowed over his last 3 starts (18 IP). He’s been much better
against RHB’s this season, holding same side hitters to a .670 OPS while
lefties have a .949 OPS off him Recap from 6/10
Alberto Baldonado - 4 IP, 2 H, 2 TB, 1 BB, 5 K (5 K/Sw) 5
GB: 3 LD: 1 PU, 75 Pitches (49 Strikes), 13 Swinging, 6 Called, 17.3% SwStr,
30.2% Whiff/Swing, 18.8 Pitches/IP, 15 BF
I’ve heard Baldonado
called as high as 96 MPH since he joined the B-Mets pen 3 weeks ago. The lanky
lefty also mixed in a big curve and ncie change, and he’s done better against
righties since reaching full season ball.
Beck Wheeler - 3.1 IP, 1 H, 1 2B, 2 TB, 1 BB, 8 K (7 K/Sw) 1
GB: 1 FB: 1 LD, 54 Pitches (33 Strikes), 10 Swinging, 10 Called, 18.5% SwStr,
43.5% Whiff/Swing, 16.2 Pitches/IP, 12 BF
Wheeler had a hiccup
in late May but has bounced back with a vengeance. After a strong finish to
2015 and a good start in April, Wheeler has been inconsistent the past
month-plus. It’s likely just a small sample size blip, but Wheeler has a 15%
BB-rate at home vs. 2.5% on the road
Luis Mateo - 3 IP, 2 BB, 3 K (3 K/Sw) 4 GB: 2 LD, 46 Pitches
(26 Strikes), 5 Swinging, 7 Called, 10.9% SwStr, 26.3% Whiff/Swing, 15.3
Pitches/IP, 11 BF
Mateo has generally
kept the walks in check this year and has yet to allow more than 1 ER in any
appearance. But he’s not striking out many batters and the stuff hasn’t been
there yet
Tim Peterson - 2 IP, 2 H, 1 2B, 3 TB, 1 BB, 2 K (1 K/Sw) 2
GB: 3 FB: 1 LD, 32 Pitches (19 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 5 Called, 9.4% SwStr,
21.4% Whiff/Swing, 16 Pitches/IP, 9 BF
Peterson has 5
straight scoreless appearances since the blowup in his first Double-A outing of
the year. He’s mostly pitched at home, so I haven’t really had a chance to see
what the stuff looks like this year
Batters
Stefan Sabol - 16 PA, 0.438/0.438/0.750, 1 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 4
RBI, 4 K, 12.5% SwStr, 29.6% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA, 0.545 BABIP
There are PA’s to be
had in the B-Mets outfield, and Sabol earned himself an extra start or two this
upcoming week with a huge series against Hartford over the weekend. He was the
offense’s one-man show Friday night (4 hit, all 3 RBI’s, including game-tying
in 9th and game-winning in 13th), and then he added a
solo blast on Saturday
Victor Cruzado - 19 PA, 0.353/0.421/0.529, 5 R, 3 2B, 6 RBI,
2 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 4.1% SwStr, 9.4% Whiff/Swing, 3.8 Pitches/PA, 0.4 BABIP
Cruzado has made 7
starts in CF over the past 10 days and his bat has been red-hot over his past
20 games (.900+ OPS over 74 PA)
Phillip Evans - 22 PA, 0.333/0.318/0.524, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5
RBI, 1 SF, 4 K, 12.8% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA, 0.353 BABIP
Evans has been a very
welcome surprise at the plate and in the field, but he still hasn’t taken a
walk in Double-A. He’s looking for contact, so there isn’t going to be much
homerun power, but he’s been hitting a lot of well-struck line drives, which
often leads to a lot of doubles. He’s currently riding an 11-game hitting
streak
Dominic Smith - 22 PA, 0.389/0.409/0.389, 3 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB,
2 SF, 4 K, 1 CS, 9.9% SwStr, 18.6% Whiff/Swing, 3.7 Pitches/PA, 0.438 BABIP
Smith had a pair of
multi-hit games over the weekend – he hadn’t had a multi-hit game since 5/20 –
and is currently riding a 6-game hitting streak. He hasn’t been crushing it or
anything, but he’s been controlling the zone nicely over the past couple of
weeks, and he looks confident and ready for a hot stretch.
Bold Astro prediction:
Smith will have multiple homeruns in his statline on next week’s Mets prospect
hot sheet
St. Lucie Mets 30-30
3-1 record
Pitchers
Ricky Knapp - 8 IP, 5 H, 5 TB, 1 BB, 9 K (6 K/Sw) 9 GB: 5
FB: 3 LD, 96 Pitches (66 Strikes), 12 Swinging, 23 Called, 12.5% SwStr, 27.9%
Whiff/Swing, 12 Pitches/IP, 29 BF
Knapp has been
effective while pitching deep into games for St. Lucie this season, so it’s
possible he’s off to test his skills at the Double-A level in a few weeks. I
didn’t think he had a starters arsenal when I saw him with Savannah last year.
His curve was a nice weapon, but the fastball/change was lacking, so I’m
interested to see if either has improved
Chris Flexen - 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 5 TB, 3 BB, 9
K (8 K/Sw) 5 GB: 4 FB: 2 LD: 1 PU, 98 Pitches (68 Strikes), 16 Swinging, 16
Called, 16.3% SwStr, 30.8% Whiff/Swing, 17.3 Pitches/IP, 24 BF
Flexen is really
kicking it into gear lately and had his biggest strikeout performance of the
season last week. L/R platton splits: 188 PA, .660 OPS vs. RHB; 89 PA, .536 OPS
vs. LHB
Ben Griset - 2.2 IP, 2 H, 2 TB, 2 BB, 1 K (1 K/Sw) 4 GB: 4
FB, 38 Pitches (21 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 5 Called, 7.9% SwStr, 18.8%
Whiff/Swing, 14.2 Pitches/IP, 12 BF
The lefty reliever has
done just fine against righties this year (.517 OPS allowed), but he’s been
barely been touched in 20 PA against lefties (.376 OPS allowed)
Robert Coles - 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 2 BB, 1 K (1 K/Sw) 4 GB: 1
LD, 38 Pitches (20 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 6 Called, 7.9% SwStr, 21.4% Whiff/Swing,
16.3 Pitches/IP, 8 BF
Coles has struggled
against lefties this season (.789 OPS) and on the road (.841 OPS)
Paul Paez - 2 IP, 2 K (2 K/Sw) 2 GB: 1 FB: 1 LD, 25 Pitches
(17 Strikes), 6 Swinging, 4 Called, 24% SwStr, 46.2% Whiff/Swing, 12.5
Pitches/IP, 6 BF
The little lefty with
a slow, but nice slider has yet to allow an earned run in 2016 and has a 25 K%:
2.3 BB% against righties in his small 44 PA sample
Kelly Secrest - 2 IP, 3 H, 2 2B, 5 TB, 1 K (1 K/Sw) 3 GB: 3
FB: 1 PU, 29 Pitches (19 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 6 Called, 10.3% SwStr, 23.1%
Whiff/Swing, 14.5 Pitches/IP, 8 BF
Secrest posted his
first scoreless frame since being returned from Double-A
Corey Taylor - 2 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 1 BB, 1 K (1 K/Sw) 3 GB: 2
FB, 29 Pitches (20 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 5 Called, 3.4% SwStr, 6.7%
Whiff/Swing, 14.5 Pitches/IP, 7 BF
The Florida State
league has a .036 ISO against Taylor in his 18 appearances, which reflects the
poor quality of contact batters get against him – he must love pitching in
front of Amed Rosario and Luis Guillorme!
Batters
Champ Stuart - 20 PA, 0.412/0.500/0.706, 5 R, 1 3B, 1 HR, 3
RBI, 3 BB, 7 K, 1 SB, 1 CS, 10.8% SwStr, 38.1% Whiff/Swing, 3.7 Pitches/PA,
0.667 BABIP
Champ still hasn’t
controlled the strikeouts, but he’s finally hitting extra base hits with some
consistency. He’s already set a career high with 17 XBH for St. Lucie this
year, and his .150 ISO is well above the FSL average of .105
Luis Guillorme - 20 PA, 0.389/0.421/0.667, 2 R, 1 3B, 1 HR,
3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SAC, 1 K, 1 GIDP, 8.6% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA,
0.375 BABIP
I got pretty pumped up
when I saw that Luis Guillorme hit his first pro homerun over the weekend,
though I was pissed I wasn’t listening live, and it really stinks we may never
get to see video of it! Guillorme has had some stretches where the hits just
aren’t falling in for him, but he’s maintained strong strikeout and walk rates
throughout the season
Amed Rosario - 22 PA, 0.400/0.455/0.450, 2 R, 1 2B, 5 RBI, 2
BB, 2 K, 1 CS, 8.7% SwStr, 19.4% Whiff/Swing, 3.1 Pitches/PA, 0.444 BABIP
The hype machine for
Amed Rosario is about to start. Unless they are extremely special Steven Matz
or Noah Syndergaard level) I’m not one for holding on to big-name prospects if
the right deal comes along for an already good team, but Rosario should be
pretty close to untouchable in the Mets system. I though Michael Fulmer had
legit 2/3 upside before the Mets traded him last year, but I’d still go back
and do that trade for the Mets every time, even knowing they weren’t going to
win the World Series. It needs to be someone who can make a Yoenis
Cespedes-level impact for the Mets if the Mets are going to trade Rosario.
Tomas Nido - 11 PA, 0.400/0.364/0.500, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 1
SF, 1 K, 13.5% SwStr, 2, 3.4 Pitches/PA, 0.400 BABIP
The FSL All-Star had a
3-hit game in Dunedin Friday night
Travis d'Arnaud - 22 PA, 0.294/0.455/0.353, 3 R, 1 2B, 3
RBI, 5 BB, 4 K, 1 SB, 9.6% SwStr, 32.1% Whiff/Swing, 4.3 Pitches/PA, 0.385
BABIP
TdA caught his first
rehab game Saturday and has been a patient hitter during his rehab
Columbia Fireflies 32-31
4-3 record
Pitchers
Gaby Almonte - 6 IP, 8 H, 1 R (0 ER), 1 2B, 9 TB, 2 K (1
K/Sw) 11 GB: 6 FB: 3 LD: 2 PU, 79 Pitches (52 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 18 Called,
2.5% SwStr, 5.9% Whiff/Swing, 13.2 Pitches/IP, 25 BF
Almonte was able to
limit the damage in his first SAL start of the season and appears likely to
stick around in the rotation for now Recap from 6/11
Chase Ingram - 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 5 TB, 4 BB, 4 K
(3 K/Sw) 8 GB: 6 FB: 3 LD: 1 PU, 100 Pitches (60 Strikes), 11 Swinging, 14
Called, 11% SwStr, 23.9% Whiff/Swing, 16.7 Pitches/IP, 27 BF
When Ingram’s
mechanics get wonky, his stuff sails armside and is left up, but it generally
ends up in an unhittable location. When right, his knuckle curve is a very nice
out pitch and his changeup has helped him keep lefties in tow Recap from 6/9
P.J. Conlon - 6.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R (2 ER), 6 TB, 4 K (3 K/Sw) 11
GB: 5 FB: 5 LD, 97 Pitches (65 Strikes), 6 Swinging, 12 Called, 6.2% SwStr,
11.3% Whiff/Swing, 14.5 Pitches/IP, 27 BF
Conlon didn’t allow a
run in this start until there were two outs in the 7th, which is
when his manager came out to get him. He’s been good in all situations this
season, but elite when pitching with runners on base, allowing just a .388 OPS
in 118 PA out of the stretch. OPS allowed by month: April – .624 OPS over 94
PA; May – .599 OPS over 134 PA; June - .400 OPS over 60 PA Recap from 6/10
Johnny Magliozzi - 4.1 IP, 1 H, 1 2B, 2 TB, 1 BB, 1 K (1
K/Sw) 4 GB: 2 FB: 6 LD: 1 PU, 15 BF
Magliozzi has turned
it around the past few weeks, which is exactly what he said he
was going to do on May 17th. In 7 appearances since that tweet,
Mags has allowed just 1 ER over 12 IP
Witt Haggard - 2 IP, 2 H, 2 TB, 2 K (2 K/Sw) 2 GB: 3 LD, 37
Pitches (24 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 6 Called, 5.4% SwStr, 11.1% Whiff/Swing, 18.5
Pitches/IP, 7 BF
Haggard hasn’t allowed
a run in 3 appearances since returning from the DL
Seth Davis - 2 IP, 2 H, 2 TB, 3 BB, 2 K (2 K/Sw) 2 GB: 2 FB:
2 LD, 40 Pitches (25 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 4 Called, 17.5% SwStr, 33.3%
Whiff/Swing, 20 Pitches/IP, 11 BF
Davis hasn’t allowed a
run over his last 5 appearances, and has 14 K over 10.2 IP during that span
Batters
Vinny Siena - 27 PA, 0.368/0.556/0.632, 7 R, 1 2B, 2 3B, 7
BB, 1 HBP, 3 K, 2 SB, 4.3% SwStr, 14.8% Whiff/Swing, 3.4 Pitches/PA, 0.438
BABIP
Siena has been killing
it in the 1st inning this year and is the SAL leading in OBP
Kevin Kaczmarski - 27 PA, 0.381/0.481/0.667, 4 R, 2 2B, 2
3B, 5 RBI, 5 BB, 1 SF, 3 K, 1 SB, 1 CS, 4.8% SwStr, 15.6% Whiff/Swing, 3.9
Pitches/PA, 0.421 BABIP
Although the 2-hole is
generally considered a table setter’s role, Kaczmarski has been the one driving
in Siena like crazy over the past week
Joe Tuschak - 20 PA, 0.333/0.400/0.556, 4 R, 4 2B, 2 RBI, 2
BB, 2 K, 2% SwStr, 3.7% Whiff/Swing, 2.5 Pitches/PA, 0.375 BABIP
Tuschak had a nice
week but has done very little during his 6th season in the org.
Jean Rodriguez - 26 PA, 0.280/0.308/0.480, 6 R, 2 2B, 1 HR,
2 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K, 3.1% SwStr, 6.2% Whiff/Swing, 3.7 Pitches/PA, 0.286 BABIP
I’ve really enjoyed
watching J.C. play for the Fireflies this season and I hope the Mets reward him
with a mid-season boost to St. Lucie. He’s a natural righty, but I haven’t seen
him do anything from that side to suggest switch-hitting is a worthy cause for
him.
DSL Mets
I don't get much on these guys, but I am planning to keep track of the hottest DSL players weekly from now on too
Pitchers
Ramon Laguere – 8 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 7 H, 8 K: 3 BB, 14 GB: 1
FB: 9 LD
Ygnacio Rondon – 6 IP, 2 H, 7 K, 5 GB: 3 FB: 4 LD
Miguel Gutierrez – 5.2 IP, 1 R (1 ER), 2 H, 6 K: 3 BB, 4 GB:
3 FB: 3 LD: 2 PU
Ezequiel Zabaleta – 4 IP, 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 7 K, 9 GB: 4 FB:
1 LD
Batters
Hansel Moreno – .389/.478/.667, 4 R, 2 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 K: 4
BB, 1 SB, 1 SF, 1 CS
Rafael Valdez – .364/.500/.636, 5 R, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 2 K: 3 BB,
1 CS
Andres Gimenez – .400/.458/.650, 6 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBI, 2
K: 3 BB, 1 SF
Luis Lebron – .294/.358/.706, 4 R, 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K: 1
BB, CS
Guillermo Granadillo – .391/.462/.435, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI, 5 K:
2 BB, 4 SB
David Lozano – .357/.412/.462, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, 1 K: 1 BB, 2
SF, 2 CS
Edinson Valdez – .333/.368/.500, R, 2B, 3B, 8 RBI, 1 BB, 1
SB
— Tim Kopra (@astro_tim) June 12, 2016
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