2015 Monday Morning Mets Minors Players of the Week #1

The Mets 2014 First Round Pick is off to a great start to his pro career

April 9-19, 2015

            Keeping track of the hottest minor leaguers in the Mets farm system throughout the season. I didn’t do this post last weekend because there wasn’t a full weeks worth of data to use, so I will include all season-to-date stats here, and then one week windows moving forward.

Hitter of the Week: Michael “Get me out of the FSL ASAP” Conforto is off to a torrid start, leading the FSL in HR’s, RBI’s and SLG, and second in walks, runs scored, and OPS. By looking too good for A+, he’s proving the scouts who suggested he could start in AA correct. If he keeps this up, the question becomes how soon until Sandy & co. decides to promote him to the B-Mets.

Starting Pitcher of the Week: There were some very strong early performances from starters adjusting to new leagues in 2015, but the eye-opening performances came from a pair of righties in the Binghamton rotation: Luis Cessa and Seth Lugo. Both faced one over the minimum in their first start of the season, showing excellent command of their low-to-mid-90’s heat (Cessa topped out at 96 MPH in his starts, Lugo at 95 MPH in his one start).

Relief Pitcher of the Week: Hansel Robles has been impressive since he moved to the pen with Binghamton last season, but he started this year on fire with Las Vegas, so the Mets appear to be adding a great relief option to their bullpen. His best pitch is a mid-90’s fastball that was reaching 98 MPH this past week and was rated a 65/70 pitch by fangraphs this past offseason. He also features a nice hard slider that has potential to be above average and a changeup that is presently an average offering. This past week I noticed him using the quick pitch and varying his time to home with the bases empty, which is something he worked on with the Mets in spring training no doubt.

Team of the Week: Just looking at team record, no team stood out this past week, but the St. Lucie Mets roster is full of players off to great starts in 2015, and some of the top prospects aren’t even listed this week.

(Stats in italics and bold are league leaders)

Las Vegas 51s 6-5

Pitchers

Steven Matz – 3 G, 2.93 ERA, 15.1 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 11 BB, 14 SO (4/9, 4/14, 4/19)

Darin Gorski – 2 G, 1.80 ERA, 10 IP, 7 H, 4 R (2 ER), HR, 6 BB, 8 SO (4/11, 4/16)

Chase Bradford – 4 G, 0.00 ERA, 5.2 IP, 3 H, HBP, BB, 3 SO

Hansel Robles – 5 G, 0.00 ERA, 7,2 IP, 6 H, BB, 10 SO

Jack Leathersich – 5 G, 3.60 ERA, 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, HR, HBP, 10 SO

Batters

Eric Campbell (Promoted) – 11-20, 5 R, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 3 SO, 1.675 OPS

Alex Castellanos – 14-38, 11 R, 5 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 12 RBI, 6 BB, 6 SO, 1.268 OPS

Travis Taijeron – 9-27, 5 R, 3B, 4 HR, 8 RBI, 2 BB, 10 SO, 1.107 OPS

Brandon Allen – 8-25, 4 R, 3B, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 4 BB, 6 SO, SB, 1.040 OPS

Matt Reynolds – 16-46, 12 R, 6 2B, 3B, HR, 15 RBI, 5 BB, 9 SO, 3 SB

Darrell Ceciliani – 6-27, 6 R, 2 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 4 SO, SB, .893 OPS

Binghamton Mets 6-5

Pitchers

Gabriel Ynoa – 2 G, 2.25 ERA, 12 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 5 BB, 5 SO (4/11, 4/17)

Luis Cessa – 2 G, 0.00 ERA, 11 IP, 5 H, R (0 ER), BB, 12 SO (4/12, 4/18)

Seth Lugo – 1 G, 0.00 ERA, 6 IP, 3 H, 6 SO (4/14)

Rainy Lara – 2 G, 2.31 ERA, 11.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 7 SO (4/10, 4/16)

Jon Velasquez – 3 G, 0.00 ERA, 2 SV, 3 IP, 2 H, SO

Paul Sewald – 3 G, 0.00 ERA, 1 SV, 5.1 IP, H, 2 BB, 6 SO

Batters

T.J. Rivera – 15-34, 7 R, 3 2B, 7 RBI, 2 BB, 3 SO, CS, 1.002 OPS

Gavin Cecchini – 10-30, 7 R, 2 2B, 3B, HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 3 SO, SB, 3 CS, .978 OPS

Josh Rodriguez – 10-28, 4 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 6 BB, 6 SO, SB, .972 OPS

Aderlin Rodriguez – 7-24, 4 R, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 5 SO, .912 OPS

Albert Cordero – 4-11, 2 2B, 2 RBI, SO, CS, .909 OPS

St. Lucie Mets 6-5

Pitchers

Marcos Molina – 2 G, 3.27 ERA, 11 IP, 10 H, 8 R (4 ER), HR, 4 BB, 12 SO

Robert Gsellman – 2 G, 1.74 ERA, 10.1 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 2 HBP, 2 BB, 9 SO

Robert Whalen – 2 G, 1.64 ERA, 11 IP, 11 H, 3 R (2 ER), 3 HBP, 2 BB, 4 SO

Miller Diaz – 1 G, 0.00 ERA, 5 IP, 2 H, 3 BB, 6 SO

Kevin McGowan – 2 G, 1.80 ERA, 10 IP, 11 H, 4 R (2 ER), HBP, 4 BB, 8 SO

Akeel Morris – 3 G, 1.50 ERA, 2 SV, 6 IP, 2 H, R, 4 BB, 10 SO

Jake Kuebler (Promoted to AA) – 4 G, 0.00 ERA, 6.1 IP, 4 H, 2 BB, 8 SO

Robert Coles – 4 G, 1.50 ERA, 1 SV, 6 IP, 5 H, R, HBP, BB, 3 SO

Kyle Regnault – 4 G, 1.80 ERA, 5 IP, 5 H, R, 3 BB, 6 SO

Kelly Secrest – 3 G, 2.45 ER, 3.2 IP, 3 H, R, 3 BB, 3 SO

Mike Hepple – 4 G, 3.00 ERA, 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, BB, 2 SO

Batters

Michael Conforto – 15-41, 9 R, 2 2B, 4 HR, 13 RBI, 8 BB, 6 SO, 1.167 OPS (.707 SLG)

Matt Oberste – 6-21, 2 R, 2B, 2 3B, HR, 4 RBI, BB, 4 SO, .985 OPS

Maikis De La Cruz – 14-35, 3 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 8 SO, SB, .947 OPS

Colton Plaia – 9-27, 3 R, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, BB, 6 SO, .885 OPS

Champ Stuart – 11-35, 9 R, HR, 4 RBI, 9 BB, 15 SO, 7 SB, 1 CS, .857 OPS

Savannah Sand Gnats 3-6

Pitchers

Casey Meisner – 2 G, 2.45 ERA, 11 IP, 10 H, 5 R (3 ER), HR, 5 BB, 12 SO

Brad Wieck – 2 G, 3.00 ERA, 9 IP, 9 H, 4 R (3 ER), 8 BB, 6 SO

Martires Arias – 1 G, 3.60 ERA, 5 IP, 2 H, 2 R, HBP, 4 BB, 6 SO (4/13)

Carlos Valdez – 2 G, 0.00 ERA, 4 IP, 2 H, 5 SO

David Roseboom – 4 G, 1.93 ERA, 4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 6 SO

Alberto Baldonado – 3 G, 3.00 ERA, 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 10 SO

Shane Bay – 4 G, 3.00 ERA, 3 IP, 2 H, 2 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 SO

Batters

Stefan Sabol – 6-22, 3 R, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 5 BB, 10 SO, 1 SB, 1 CS, .953 OPS

John Mora – 11-32, 7 R, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 6 BB, 6 SO, 1 SB, 3 CS, .944 OPS

Wuilmer Becerra – 8-32, 6 R, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI, BB, 6 SO, 3 SB, .794 OPS

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