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| The 22-year old catcher has really emerged as an interesting prospect with the St. Lucie Mets this season |
June 20-26, 2016
Keeping
track of the hottest minor leaguers in the Mets farm system.
Hitter of the
Week: Tomas Nido finished with a pair of homers last week and took a
4-pitch walk to give the St. Lucie Mets a walkoff win in the 14th
inning on Friday. He crushes lefties (.967 OPS) and he’s thrown out 42% of 78
would-be base stealers, so there is some major league upside here. Of the 38
prospects I posted Split/GIF
reviews for during Spring Training, Tomas Nido was the position player I
identified as a potential
breakout prospect after watching him online with Savannah last year.
Starting Pitcher
of the Week: Gabriel Ynoa’s secondary stuff was looking great Thursday
night in Reno, and he shut down an Aces lineup that had tagged him for 16 R
over 11 IP over his previous two starts against Reno.
Relief Pitcher of
the Week: Not your typical reliever, but Raul Jacobson put up some big
numbers as the long-man behind Erik Manoah last week.
Team of the Week:
The 51s had a 6-game winning streak snapped Saturday in their finale with Reno.
Bold Astro
Prediction(s): My first prediction about L.J. Mazzilli’s hitting Double-A homer #1 was correct, but
then I was off
by a week about Dominic Smith hitting multiple homers, so I’m 1-2 with like
a 400’ fly out. No rules for these predictions, and no limits on the number
I’ll give in a post.
#1: B-Mets are going to finish multiple games above .500 for
the week.
#2: Milton Ramos (.540 OPS in June) is going to make the cut
next week (min. .800 OPS to make the cut).
#3: There will be more minor league promotions.
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,
6/6-12, 6/13-19
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,
5/27-6/2,
6/3-16, 6/17-23
Las Vegas 51s 41-35
5-2
week
Pitchers
Gabriel Ynoa - 6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 3B, 6 TB, 2 BB, 8
K (8 K/Sw), 8 GB: 4 FB: 3 LD: 1 PU, 110 Pitches (73 Strikes), 11 Swinging, 20
Called, 10% SwStr, 20.8% Whiff/Swing, 16.5 Pitches/IP, 27 BF
Season high in
strikeouts for Ynoa and just the fourth time he’s finished with more than 6 K’s
since joining the B-Mets about two years ago. Previously known as a control
specialist, Ynoa has posted only one start with 0 walks this year, and 10 of 15
starts with multiple walks issued - not terrible numbers, but merely average
Paul Sewald - 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 HR, 5 TB, 3 BB, 5 K
(4 K/Sw), 3 GB: 5 FB: 3 LD, 80 Pitches (48 Strikes), 6 Swinging, 14 Called,
7.5% SwStr, 17.6% Whiff/Swing, 17.1 Pitches/IP, 20 BF
A PCL reliever giving
up runs isn’t too concerning, but Sewald was hardly striking anyone out over
the first half of June, so hopefully this is a sign that he’s turned things
around
Josh Smoker - 3.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R (1 ER), 4 TB, 6 K (4 K/Sw), 5
GB: 2 FB: 3 LD, 71 Pitches (51 Strikes), 10 Swinging, 13 Called, 14.1% SwStr,
26.3% Whiff/Swing, 19.3 Pitches/IP, 16 BF
Smoker has been all
fastball/splitter recently and it’s worked nicely. His 10% walk rate for the
season is a little high, but he’s only reached two walks in 1 of his 33 outings
Nevin Ashley - 14 PA, 0.417/0.429/0.750, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 3
RBI, 1 BB, 1 SF, 3 K, 8.3% SwStr, 17.9% Whiff/Swing, 4.3 Pitches/PA, 0.444
BABIP
Showed off a nice arm
this past week too, even ending a game on the classic
strike-em-out-pick-em-off-at-1B.
Roger Bernadina - 23 PA, 0.381/0.435/0.667, 5 R, 2 HR, 6
RBI, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 GIDP, 1 SB, 13.6% SwStr, 29.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.8 Pitches/PA,
0.400 BABIP
Bernadina has an opt
out in his contract and he’s been playing well enough that some team may want
his services in the majors before the year is out
Johnny Monell - 27 PA, 0.320/0.370/0.720, 7 R, 1 2B, 3 HR, 9
RBI, 2 BB, 6 K, 10.7% SwStr, 22.9% Whiff/Swing, 3.8 Pitches/PA, 0.312 BABIP
I wonder if Monell
would’ve been given another look had Travis d’Arnaud suffered a setback during
his rehab, because Monell has been tearing the cover off the ball over the past
month, with 17 XBH (including 9 homers) since May 26th
Marc Krauss - 11 PA, 0.444/0.545/0.444, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 3
K, 12% SwStr, 27.3% Whiff/Swing, 4.5 Pitches/PA, 0.667 BABIP
With Plawecki joining
the catcher’s rotation, Krauss may see time in LF when the 51s play NL teams
because Wally likes his bat in the lineup
Brandon Nimmo - 26 PA, 0.364/0.462/0.455, 5 R, 1 3B, 4 RBI,
4 BB, 2 K, 2 GIDP, 1 SB, 1 CS, 7.4% SwStr, 15.6% Whiff/Swing, 3.6 Pitches/PA,
0.400 BABIP
The real test for
Nimmo will be if he can handle inside stuff against major league quality
pitching. The PCL environment is often cited as an excuse for why some Mets
minor leaguers post huge numbers that never translate to the majors, but I feel
like that overlooks the fact the PCL pitchers just aren’t as good as major
league pitchers.
Niuman Romero - 20 PA, 0.250/0.474/0.417, 4 R, 2 2B, 1 RBI,
6 BB, 1 SF, 1 SAC, 1 K, 1 CS, 2.5% SwStr, 8% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA, 0.250
BABIP
Have to applaud
Romero’s willingness to keep going as a 31-year old part-time player in the
minors
Eric Campbell - 29 PA, 0.333/0.517/0.333, 8 R, 3 RBI, 6 BB,
2 HBP, 9 K, 11.3% SwStr, 34.1% Whiff/Swing, 4.6 Pitches/PA, 0.583 BABIP
The Soup is in the
microwave, waiting patiently to be re-heated
Travis Taijeron - 30 PA, 0.269/0.367/0.462, 6 R, 2 2B, 1 HR,
8 RBI, 3 BB, 1 HBP, 9 K, 13.5% SwStr, 36% Whiff/Swing, 4.4 Pitches/PA, 0.375
BABIP
The question isn’t
whether Taijeron would strikeout a lot in the majors, the question is whether
he’d keep making loud contact all the time. He finished with 50 XBH last year
but is already up to 44 this year in about 160 fewer plate appearances
Binghamton Mets 31-42
3-3 week
Pitchers
Casey Delgado - 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 2B, 2 HR, 13 TB, 1
BB, 6 K (3 K/Sw), 2 GB: 7 FB: 6 LD: 3 PU, 104 Pitches (62 Strikes), 7 Swinging,
14 Called, 6.7% SwStr, 14.6% Whiff/Swing, 17.3 Pitches/IP, 25 BF
I missed why Delgado
was out for two weeks, but he didn’t miss a beat when he returned. He was shaky
in two of his first three starts for the B-Mets this year, but he’s been reliable
since
Kevin McGowan - 3 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 1 K (1 K/Sw), 3 GB: 2 FB: 2
LD, 28 Pitches (18 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 5 Called, 10.7% SwStr, 23.1%
Whiff/Swing, 9.3 Pitches/IP, 8 BF
From spot starts to
closing, Kevin McGowan has done a little of everything during his time with St.
Lucie and Binghamton this year, and he’s done so with a lot of success.
Fastball has been called at 93-94 MPH, and he’s been attacking the bottom of
the zone with a nice mix of sliders and changeups
Tim Peterson - 2 IP, 3 H, 0 R (0 ER), 2 2B, 5 TB, 5 K (2
K/Sw), 3 GB: 1 LD, 36 Pitches (26 Strikes), 5 Swinging, 10 Called, 13.9% SwStr,
31.2% Whiff/Swing, 18 Pitches/IP, 9 BF
Peterson has really
turned it on after that rough first appearance, with just 1 R allowed in 10
appearances since, and 7 K over his last 3 appearances (15 batters faced)
Batters
Colton Plaia - 13 PA, 0.364/0.462/0.636, 3 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 2
BB, 2 K, 12.5% SwStr, 28.6% Whiff/Swing, 3.7 Pitches/PA, 0.444 BABIP
Nearly doubled his XBH
total for the season last week
Dominic Smith - 25 PA, 0.300/0.440/0.650, 5 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 5
RBI, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 3 K, 10.6% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3.4 Pitches/PA, 0.267
BABIP
Both homers were towering shots
that just cleared the wall in LF and he was just edged for Hitter of the Week
Amed Rosario - 13 PA, 0.462/0.462/0.615, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 3
K, 1 SB, 10.4% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.7 Pitches/PA, 0.600 BABIP
Rosario’s arrival has
coincided with a few bats waking up, so hopefully the 2016 B-Mets can finally
take off. Trades will be a common topic of conversation over the next few weeks, so let me go ahead and say that I would make Amed Rosario basically untouchable
L.J. Mazzilli - 20 PA, 0.389/0.421/0.556, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 4
RBI, 1 BB, 1 SAC, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 1 SB, 4.3% SwStr, 8.8% Whiff/Swing, 3.5
Pitches/PA, 0.438 BABIP
Mazzilli’s .725 OPS
for the month of June represents a Double-A best, and he looks ready for a big
second half
Xorge Carrillo - 12 PA, 0.375/0.583/0.375, 2 R, 1 RBI, 4 BB,
2 K, 1 GIDP, 1 CS, 5.7% SwStr, 18.8% Whiff/Swing, 4.4 Pitches/PA, 0.500 BABIP
B-Mets got good
production from both of their hitters this past week
Derrik Gibson - 20 PA, 0.412/0.474/0.412, 5 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB,
1 SAC, 3 K, 1 SB, 5.4% SwStr, 13.5% Whiff/Swing, 4.6 Pitches/PA, 0.500 BABIP
Gibson should see less
playing time now that Rosario has arrived, but Pedro Lopez seems to like his
bat at the top of the lineup
St. Lucie Mets 36-35
3-4 week
Pitchers
P.J. Conlon - 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 HR, 10 TB, 2 BB, 3 K
(2 K/Sw), 11 GB: 6 FB: 3 LD: 5 PU, 99 Pitches (62 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 22
Called, 4% SwStr, 10% Whiff/Swing, 14.1 Pitches/IP, 30 BF
This was a strong FSL
debut for the lefty with a devastating changeup. He also pitched an inning
during the SAL All-Star game, finishing his frame with a strikeout of Jose Pujols
Chris Flexen - 12 IP, 12 H, 3 R (3 ER), 3 2B, 15 TB, 4 BB, 7
K (4 K/Sw), 23 GB: 9 FB: 7 LD, 179 Pitches (115 Strikes), 15 Swinging, 37
Called, 8.4% SwStr, 19.2% Whiff/Swing, 14.9 Pitches/IP, 51 BF
Flexen has had some
great starts recently, but his strikeout totals have been light all season
Andrew Church - 9 IP, 8 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 2B, 9 TB, 1 BB, 4 K
(1 K/Sw), 10 GB: 10 FB: 7 LD: 2 PU, 91 Pitches (63 Strikes), 5 Swinging, 21
Called, 5.5% SwStr, 11.9% Whiff/Swing, 10.1 Pitches/IP, 35 BF
Church emerging is
pretty big for the Mets system. I wish I had seen more of him, but hopefully
we’ll get some in-depth reports on him from the FSL soon. Check out video of
Church warming up and
more from his May 30th start at my YouTube channel
Ben Griset - 4 IP, 1 BB, 3 K (0 K/Sw), 6 GB: 1 FB: 1 PU, 48
Pitches (29 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 9 Called, 6.2% SwStr, 15% Whiff/Swing, 12
Pitches/IP, 12 BF
The lefty has quietly
been dominant out of the St. Lucie pen this year, holding FSL batters to a .154
batting average
Domingo Tapia - 3 IP, 1 H, 1 2B, 2 TB, 1 BB, 3 K (3 K/Sw), 1
GB: 4 FB: 1 LD: 1 PU, 41 Pitches (27 Strikes), 5 Swinging, 6 Called, 12.2%
SwStr, 23.8% Whiff/Swing, 13.7 Pitches/IP, 11 BF
Good to see Tapia is
back from Tommy John Surgery and actually throwing strikes
Batters
Tomas Nido - 24 PA, 0.333/0.417/0.619, 2 R, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2
BB, 1 HBP, 3 K, 1 GIDP, 15.6% SwStr, 27.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.2 Pitches/PA, 0.312
BABIP
Nido cut his strikeout
rate in half this year, which is a big reason why he’s 4th in the
FSL with a .301 batting average. He’s also improved his walk rate with each
passing month, and has drawn 4 walks over his past 7 games.
Kevin Taylor - 16 PA, 0.400/0.438/0.533, 2 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 1
BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 9.5% SwStr, 18.2% Whiff/Swing, 3.9 Pitches/PA, 0.462 BABIP
Taylor hasn’t really
slowed down this year and his .815 OPS is tops on the team
Champ Stuart - 23 PA, 0.381/0.435/0.524, 3 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1
BB, 1 HBP, 5 K, 2 SB, 1 CS, 8.6% SwStr, 17.8% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA, 0.467
BABIP
He’s still striking
out 30% of the time, but he’s managed a 113 wRC+ this year and is on pace to
match his career homer total of 8 entering the season
Luis Guillorme - 26 PA, 0.333/0.385/0.375, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI,
2 BB, 2 K, 2 GIDP, 8.2% SwStr, 15.2% Whiff/Swing, 3.3 Pitches/PA, 0.364 BABIP
Guillorme has a hit in
13 of his last 14 games, with 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR and 4 K: 3 BB during that span
Columbia Fireflies 36-38
0-4 week
Pitchers
Tyler Bashlor - 3 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 2 BB, 5 K (4 K/Sw), 3 GB: 1
FB: 1 LD, 37 Pitches (28 Strikes), 8 Swinging, 7 Called, 21.6% SwStr, 38.1%
Whiff/Swing, 12.3 Pitches/IP, 11 BF
Bashlor was all about
the heat early but his slider has become more effective
throughout the season and was a serious weapon during his last outing
Johnny Magliozzi - 2.1 IP, 3 H, 3 TB, 3 K (2 K/Sw), 1 GB: 2
FB: 3 LD, 40 Pitches (26 Strikes), 7 Swinging, 4 Called, 17.5% SwStr, 31.8%
Whiff/Swing, 17.2 Pitches/IP, 9 BF
His breaking ball was
looking good in this outing and he was the only Cola pitcher of the game to
hold Augusta scoreless
Alex Palsha - 2 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 4 K (2 K/Sw), 1 GB: 2 LD, 28
Pitches (19 Strikes), 3 Swinging, 13 Called, 10.7% SwStr, 50% Whiff/Swing, 14
Pitches/IP, 7 BF
It’s fun watching
Palsha dominating the SAL at the end of Fireflies games, but he should really
be facing more advanced competition at this point
Batters
Vicente Lupo - 10 PA, 0.714/0.800/1.286, 2 R, 2 2B, 1 3B, 3
RBI, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 SB, 12.5% SwStr, 26.1% Whiff/Swing, 4.8 Pitches/PA, 0.833
BABIP
Lupo returned from his
time on the Cyclones roster and went nuts against Augusta over the weekend.
Unfortunately he had little help, and the Fireflies were swept in 4-games
3-4 week
Pitchers
Harol Gonzalez - 6.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 TB, 3 BB, 5 K (2
K/Sw), 7 GB: 4 FB: 2 LD: 3 PU, 86 Pitches (55 Strikes), 10 Swinging, 19 Called,
11.6% SwStr, 27.8% Whiff/Swing, 12.9 Pitches/IP, 26 BF
Took a no-hitter into
the 7th but was trailing 1-0 entering the frame
Erik Manoah - 11 IP, 5 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 3B, 2 HR, 13 TB, 2
BB, 9 K (8 K/Sw), 15 GB: 3 FB: 5 LD: 5 PU, 160 Pitches (102 Strikes), 22
Swinging, 26 Called, 13.8% SwStr, 28.9% Whiff/Swing, 14.5 Pitches/IP, 40 BF
Stepped up to pitch
his best
start as a pro in front of the big crowd at MCU Park for Jose Reyes’ return
to the Cyclones
Merandy Gonzalez - 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 5 TB, 2 BB,
8 K (5 K/Sw), 7 GB: 3 FB: 2 LD: 1 PU, 84 Pitches (59 Strikes), 10 Swinging, 15 Called,
11.9% SwStr, 22.7% Whiff/Swing, 14 Pitches/IP, 23 BF
The 20-year old can
hit mid-90’s with a nice curve and is off to a great start with Brooklyn
Raul Jacobson - 7 IP, 5 H, 1 2B, 6 TB, 1 BB, 7 K (7 K/Sw), 9
GB: 4 FB: 5 LD: 1 PU, 103 Pitches (71 Strikes), 12 Swinging, 12 Called, 11.7%
SwStr, 20.3% Whiff/Swing, 14.7 Pitches/IP, 29 BF
He’s piggybacked with
Manoah twice
Bryce Beeler - 3 IP, 4 K (3 K/Sw), 4 GB: 1 FB, 35 Pitches
(23 Strikes), 9 Swinging, 7 Called, 25.7% SwStr, 56.2% Whiff/Swing, 11.7
Pitches/IP, 9 BF
7-hitless innings with
just 1 walk allowed to begin the season
Joseph Zanghi - 2 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 1 BB, 3 K (2 K/Sw), 1 GB: 2
FB, 31 Pitches (22 Strikes), 4 Swinging, 5 Called, 12.9% SwStr, 23.5%
Whiff/Swing, 15.5 Pitches/IP, 7 BF
Nabil Crismatt - 4.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 3 TB, 2 BB,
7 K (5 K/Sw), 3 GB: 3 FB: 2 LD, 59 Pitches (41 Strikes), 14 Swinging, 15
Called, 23.7% SwStr, 53.8% Whiff/Swing, 13.6 Pitches/IP, 17 BF
It looks like Crismatt
will be in a piggyback starter’s role to begin the season
Batters
Colby Woodmansee - 25 PA, 0.478/0.520/0.522, 5 R, 1 2B, 3
RBI, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 GIDP, 1 CS, 7.1% SwStr, 19.4% Whiff/Swing, 3.9 Pitches/PA,
0.611 BABIP
Tom Gamboa has been
talking the Mets 5th
round pick up as a good hitter and he got to play SS next to Jose Reyes
Sunday
Nick Sergakis - 32 PA, 0.321/0.406/0.429, 3 R, 3 2B, 2 RBI,
2 BB, 2 HBP, 3 K, 3 SB, 5.3% SwStr, 11.6% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA, 0.360 BABIP
He had a 5-hit,
3-double performance during the Cyclones 17-inning game last Monday
Ali Sanchez - 13 PA, 0.333/0.385/0.417, 3 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 3
K, 2.3% SwStr, 7.7% Whiff/Swing, 3.4 Pitches/PA, 0.444 BABIP
Castillo is dealing
with a bruise
on his right hand but the Cyclones hope he’ll be ready for Tuesday’s game
in State College, which should be available on MiLB.tv
Kingsport and GCL Mets will be in this space next week!
DSL Mets
Pitchers
Luis Pena – 3.1 IP, H, 0 R, 4 K: 1 BB
19-year old southpaw
Nelson Leon – 3 IP, 0 R, 1 K: 1 BB
21-year old Nicaraguan
didn’t pitch in 2015
Ygnacio Rondon – 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R (1 ER), 3 K
21-year old has held
DSL batters to a .448 OPS
Briam Campusano – 4.1 IP, 3 H, R, BB, 4 K
20-year old righty
Jaison Vilera – 3.1 IP, H, 0 R, 4 K: 1 BB, 2 HBP
19-year old righty
Joel Romero – 3 IP, 3 H, 4 K
19-year old righty
Daniel Guzman – 4 IP, 5 H, R, 3 K: 1 BB
18-year old lefty has
held DSL batters to a .546 OPS
Batters
Gregory Guerrero – 23 PA, .409/.435/.455, 2 R, 2B, 3 RBI,
BB, SB, 4 K
17-year old has a
6-game hitting streak
Andres Gimenez – 23 PA, .389/.522/.500, 4 R, 3B, RBI, 4 BB,
HBP, 2 SB, 2 K, GIDP
17-year old has 8
multi-hit games in his first 17 as a pro
Yoel Romero – 16 PA, .357/.438/.500, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB,
2 SB, 3 K
18-year old has played
2B/3B/SS
Raul Beracierta – 25 PA, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 SB, .435/.480/.435
17-year old has a
9-game hitting streak
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