Pedro Lopez’s crew finished the month of May with a 9-21 record
The
B-Mets struggled to score runs in May, and the dropped like a lead rock in the
EL Eastern Division standings. They sit at 20-30 on the season, which puts them
13 games out of 1st place, and just 2.5 games ahead of Portland for
the cellar spot. The pitchers didn’t exactly standout throughout the month
either, but the B-Mets left enough LOBsters on the basepaths to feed the big
city of Binghamton. Below I’ve posted everyone’s May statline, with some
comments added for each player.
May
MVP: Matt
Oberste, and it’s really not even close. Oberste’s 130 wRC+ is tied for 10th
best among active players in the Eastern League, and he posted a 144 wRC+ in
May.
Cy: Logan Taylor.
Only 3 starters threw more innings than Taylor, and none stood out as much as
Taylor. There's not an obvious 40-man spot for him right now, but wouldn't be surprised if he finishes the year in the majors.
Fireman: Since I
gave Taylor the Cy, I’m giving the nod here to Akeel Morris, who posted a big
bounceback month for the B-Mets.
Offense
Matt Oberste - 109 PA, 0.313/0.367/0.495, 11 R, 9 2B, 3 HR,
13 RBI, 7 BB, 2 HBP, 1 SF, 19 K, 1 GIDP, 1 CS, 10% SwStr, 22.7% Whiff/Swing,
3.8 Pitches/PA, 0.359 BABIP
Oberste was finally
shifted to third base in May and didn’t do anything to suggest he needs to be
moved off the bag anytime soon. He’s going to be below average at the hot
corner for now, but he’s made most of the plays you expect, and his bat has
made up for the rest.
Phillip Evans - 51 PA, 0.333/0.333/0.451, 5 R, 6 2B, 6 RBI,
9 K, 9.4% SwStr, 16.9% Whiff/Swing, 3.1 Pitches/PA, 0.405 BABIP
Evans had a rough
first week in Double-A and would miss a week in May with a minor injury, but he
was one of the few bright spots for the B-Mets in the month. He made some sparkling
plays at SS and 3B, and has been a very good line drive hitter. The one
complaint about his May is that he walked 0 times.
Victor Cruzado - 102 PA, 0.286/0.353/0.396, 8 R, 4 2B, 2 HR,
9 RBI, 9 BB, 1 HBP, 1 SF, 28 K, 1 GIDP, 2 SB, 8.7% SwStr, 21.4% Whiff/Swing,
3.8 Pitches/PA, 0.387 BABIP
His strikeout rate has
ballooned out of nowhere this year, though his contact rate is not as bad as
his K-rate suggests. Averagish tools, but he generally makes the pitcher work
Dominic Smith - 116 PA, 0.271/0.319/0.383, 10 R, 6 2B, 2 HR,
17 RBI, 7 BB, 1 HBP, 1 SF, 13 K, 5 GIDP, 7% SwStr, 14.6% Whiff/Swing, 3.5
Pitches/PA, 0.29 BABIP
Contact rate went way
up in May, but he looks more comfortable at the plate some games than others.
Easy to be critical of no power and yada, yada, yada, but Smith is more than
holding his own as one of the youngest players in the league.
Derrik Gibson - 115 PA, 0.275/0.348/0.353, 14 R, 4 2B, 2 3B,
7 RBI, 11 BB, 1 HBP, 1 SF, 21 K, 1 GIDP, 2 SB, 2 CS, 6.4% SwStr, 16.5%
Whiff/Swing, 4.3 Pitches/PA, 0.341 BABIP
Gibson has been a
consistent on base threat at the top of the B-Mets lineup, and he’s played
solid defense on the left side of the infield, which would be great if this
were his first year in Double-A, but Gibson first reached Double-A in 2012
Xorge Carrillo - 65 PA, 0.276/0.354/0.345, 5 R, 4 2B, 2 RBI,
7 BB, 5 K, 1 GIDP, 1 CS, 6.1% SwStr, 13.5% Whiff/Swing, 3.3 Pitches/PA, 0.302
BABIP
Xorge Carrillo isn’t
posting huge offensive numbers, but his defense is great, and he’s hit enough
with Binghamton the past two seasons to get a Triple-A look. He could be a Rene
Rivera-like, defense-first backup at the highest level, with the bonus that the
X-Man has consistently posted better contact numbers than Rivera ever has
Kyle Johnson - 72 PA, 0.238/0.333/0.349, 11 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 4
RBI, 8 BB, 1 HBP, 15 K, 2 GIDP, 1 SB, 2 CS, 7.3% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 4
Pitches/PA, 0.298 BABIP
Johnson’s looked
better at the plate with each passing week and was promoted to the 51s for the
second half of the month
L.J. Mazzilli - 96 PA, 0.262/0.344/0.321, 9 R, 5 2B, 8 RBI,
11 BB, 1 SF, 10 K, 2 GIDP, 1 SB, 5.1% SwStr, 12.6% Whiff/Swing, 3.6 Pitches/PA,
0.293 BABIP
Mazzilli got red-hot
over the final 10 games of May, posting a .976 OPS during the stretch, which is
his best 10-game stretch since reaching Double-A (barely edges a .970 OPS
stretch posted last July). He’s been playing good defense at the keystone
position, and made his second start at the hot corner as a pro in May
Stefan Sabol - 57 PA, 0.208/0.263/0.377, 5 R, 3 2B, 2 HR, 5
RBI, 4 BB, 21 K, 1 GIDP, 1 CS, 12.9% SwStr, 32.1% Whiff/Swing, 3.7 Pitches/PA,
0.300 BABIP
The “Swinging Samoan” missed some
time on the DL in May but also hit his first two Double-A bombs
Colton Plaia - 51 PA, 0.261/0.300/0.304, 3 R, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 1
BB, 2 HBP, 1 SF, 1 SAC, 8 K, 2 GIDP, 9.1% SwStr, 19.5% Whiff/Swing, 3.4
Pitches/PA, 0.308 BABIP
Plaia hasn’t done much
at the plate in limited action, but he’s been nice defensively when given the
chance
Niuman Romero - 57 PA, 0.226/0.281/0.302, 7 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 6
RBI, 4 BB, 11 K, 4 GIDP, 18.2% Whiff/Swing, 3.8 Pitches/PA, 0.268 BABIP
Romero’s bat cooled
down and he was sent to Vegas to serve as an additional infielder
Maikis De La Cruz - 94 PA, 0.239/0.255/0.326, 10 R, 5 2B, 1
HR, 6 RBI, 2 BB, 23 K, 3 GIDP, 2 SB, 4 CS, 9.9% SwStr, 21.7% Whiff/Swing, 3.9
Pitches/PA, 0.309 BABIP
Maikis’ extra base
hits are loud, but his K: BB numbers went the wrong way in May, and his
production plummeted
Jared King - 57 PA, 0.180/0.281/0.280, 5 R, 5 2B, 2 RBI, 7
BB, 13 K, 1 GIDP, 1 CS, 9.5% SwStr, 22.5% Whiff/Swing, 3.3 Pitches/PA, 0.243
BABIP
There are outfield
PA’s to be had if King can get his bat going
Pitching
Starters
Andrew Barbosa - 18.1 IP, 11 H, 7 R (5 ER), 3 2B, 1 3B, 1
HR, 19 TB, 13 BB, 16 K (11 K/Sw), 22 GB: 14 FB: 8 LD: 4 PU, 334 Pitches (199
Strikes), 42 Swinging, 56 Called, 12.6% SwStr, 29.4% Whiff/Swing, 18.2
Pitches/IP, 80 BF
Barbosa was having a
nice season when a lat injury suffered during a swing put him on the sidelines
Casey Delgado - 20.2 IP, 24 H, 12 R (11 ER), 7 2B, 31 TB, 9
BB, 17 K (15 K/Sw), 28 GB: 19 FB: 11 LD: 6 PU, 308 Pitches (195 Strikes), 31
Swinging, 42 Called, 10.1% SwStr, 20.3% Whiff/Swing, 14.9 Pitches/IP, 94 BF
Delgado doesn’t throw
hard (sits upper 80’s with his heat) but his stuff flashes some nice movement
and he has a little deception in his delivery
Robert Gsellman - 33.2 IP, 37 H, 15 R (12 ER), 10 2B, 1 HR,
50 TB, 6 BB, 24 K (16 K/Sw), 52 GB: 19 FB: 28 LD: 8 PU, 545 Pitches (347
Strikes), 44 Swinging, 91 Called, 8.1% SwStr, 17.2% Whiff/Swing, 16.2
Pitches/IP, 143 BF
Gellman was the B-Mets
top starter in May, but he didn’t exactly stand out. The sinker and curve still
look great, but his slider and changeup have been inconsistent
Tyler Pill - 37.1 IP, 39 H, 17 R (17 ER), 9 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR,
62 TB, 11 BB, 30 K (26 K/Sw), 53 GB: 32 FB: 23 LD: 5 PU, 552 Pitches (368
Strikes), 56 Swinging, 116 Called, 10.1% SwStr, 22.2% Whiff/Swing, 14.8
Pitches/IP, 157 BF
Pill still hasn’t
regained the form he showed with the B-Mets down the stretch in 2014, but he’s
giving the B-Mets a chance to win nearly every time out
Mickey Jannis - 25.1 IP, 25 H, 19 R (19 ER), 5 2B, 2 3B, 1
HR, 37 TB, 14 BB, 22 K (17 K/Sw), 40 GB: 20 FB: 14 LD: 4 PU, 411 Pitches (249
Strikes), 40 Swinging, 74 Called, 9.7% SwStr, 22.9% Whiff/Swing, 16.2
Pitches/IP, 119 BF
Jannis had 12 walks in
his first 13.1 innings of May, but only 2 over his final 12. It’s more than
just avoiding walks though, Jannis has to throw strikes at a high enough rate
to stay away from his fastball
Rainy Lara - 22.1 IP, 34 H, 21 R (19 ER), 6 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR,
60 TB, 5 BB, 10 K (8 K/Sw), 27 GB: 28 FB: 19 LD: 15 PU, 386 Pitches (251
Strikes), 23 Swinging, 57 Called, 6% SwStr, 11.9% Whiff/Swing, 17.3 Pitches/IP,
108 BF
Lara should probably
be moved to the pen at this point, but he might keep getting starts because there
aren’t many other clear choices for his roster spot – perhaps Ricky Knapp or a
healthy Kyle Regnault (no indication he’s close to coming back though)
Relievers
Akeel Morris - 11 IP, 8 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 15
TB, 4 BB, 14 K (12 K/Sw), 7 GB: 8 FB: 6 LD: 5 PU, 146 Pitches (92 Strikes), 26
Swinging, 23 Called, 17.8% SwStr, 37.7% Whiff/Swing, 13.3 Pitches/IP, 44 BF
Morris blew a few
saves in April but turned his season around with a big May and has been lights
out over his past dozen appearances.
David Roseboom - 9.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 2B, 1 HR, 9 TB,
5 BB, 9 K (8 K/Sw), 12 GB: 5 FB: 4 LD: 3 PU, 142 Pitches (86 Strikes), 18
Swinging, 25 Called, 12.7% SwStr, 29.5% Whiff/Swing, 14.7 Pitches/IP, 37 BF
Roseboom held EL
opponents scoreless in 9 of his 10 May outings and has settled in nicely at the
back of the B-Mets pen. The southpaw is great against lefties, but has also
held RHB’s to a .636 OPS so far
Alberto Baldonado - 3.2 IP, 5 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 2B, 6 TB, 2
BB, 5 K (2 K/Sw), 4 GB: 4 FB: 3 LD, 82 Pitches (51 Strikes), 5 Swinging, 17
Called, 6.1% SwStr, 14.7% Whiff/Swing, 22.3 Pitches/IP, 18 BF
I mentioned Baldonado
was a candidate for an early promo, and he earned the look after dominating the
FSL. The lanky lefty has mid-90’s heat and then drops down to the mid-70’s for
his curve, and he’ll mix in a change occasionally too
Tim Peterson - 3.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R (6 ER), 2 2B, 10 TB, 1 BB, 6
K (3 K/Sw), 6 GB: 2 FB: 5 LD, 67 Pitches (46 Strikes), 9 Swinging, 13 Called,
13.4% SwStr, 27.3% Whiff/Swing, 18.3 Pitches/IP, 20 BF
Two of the more
forgettable appearances of Tim Peterson’s career came on consecutive outings
for Binghamton, there was just a 19-month gap between the opportunities.
Peterson reached Binghamton on the last day of the 2014 season (the first of
those poor appearances), but had to reset after a suspension cost him the first
half of last year, and he was left in Savannah for second half of the season.
He dominated with St. Lucie early this year to quickly earn the promotion back
to Double-A, but was then again knocked around in his first Double-A outing of
the year.
Logan Taylor - 22.1 IP, 19 H, 7 R (7 ER), 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR,
29 TB, 9 BB, 33 K (24 K/Sw), 24 GB: 10 FB: 15 LD: 1 PU, 327 Pitches (209
Strikes), 51 Swinging, 63 Called, 15.6% SwStr, 34.9% Whiff/Swing, 14.6
Pitches/IP, 93 BF
Taylor has probably been
my favorite upper level (AA/AAA) pitcher to watch so far in 2016. He has had
great command of his heater, which has been called as high as 96 MPH this year
(sitting around 92-94), and mixes in a nasty, hard curve. He throws from an
extreme over the top delivery, which gives him a different look than most
pitchers. He’s posted multiple K’s in 9 of his last 10 outings, and he looks
like someone who could be plugged into a major league pen right now. Potential
setup guy in the majors.
Luis Mateo - 14 IP, 13 H, 7 R (4 ER), 3 2B, 2 HR, 22 TB, 3
BB, 12 K (8 K/Sw), 19 GB: 8 FB: 10 LD: 4 PU, 203 Pitches (135 Strikes), 24
Swinging, 44 Called, 11.8% SwStr, 26.4% Whiff/Swing, 14.5 Pitches/IP, 58 BF
Mateo’s putting up
solid numbers thanks to his secondaries, but he just hasn’t really stood out
yet. He’s barely pitched in actual games the past few seasons, so it’s possible
he still had some rust to knock off earlier in the year
Kelly Secrest - 7.2 IP, 7 H, 7 R (6 ER), 2 2B, 9 TB, 3 BB, 9
K (7 K/Sw), 9 GB: 8 FB: 3 LD, 128 Pitches (74 Strikes), 16 Swinging, 24 Called,
12.5% SwStr, 32% Whiff/Swing, 16.7 Pitches/IP, 34 BF
Didn’t seem like
Secrest was pitching as his ERA would indicate, but he was swapped down to St.
Lucie in exchange for Baldonado
Beck Wheeler - 10.1 IP, 13 H, 11 R (11 ER), 3 2B, 2 3B, 1
HR, 23 TB, 9 BB, 16 K (13 K/Sw), 11 GB: 7 FB: 7 LD: 2 PU, 191 Pitches (114
Strikes), 29 Swinging, 34 Called, 15.2% SwStr, 36.2% Whiff/Swing, 18.5 Pitches/IP,
53 BF
Beck Wheeler’s season
was going great until the last week of May, when he allowed 7 R on 6 H and 6 BB
in just 3 innings. Hopefully he’s not hurt
Mike Hepple - 10.1 IP, 14 H, 12 R (12 ER), 2 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR,
27 TB, 9 BB, 7 K (6 K/Sw), 17 GB: 7 FB: 5 LD: 4 PU, 186 Pitches (105 Strikes),
13 Swinging, 22 Called, 7% SwStr, 15.7% Whiff/Swing, 18 Pitches/IP, 51 BF
Hepple got off to a
nice start in Double-A, but the walks started getting to him, and he was sent
to St. Lucie in exchange for Peterson
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