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June 27 - July 3, 2016
Keeping
track of the hottest minor leaguers in the Mets farm system.
Hitter of the
Week: Dominic Smith had arguably his best week as a pro, finishing with
4 doubles, 4 homers, and 10 RBI’s. He does a good job of waiting back on soft
stuff to drive it the other way, and lately he’s been ready to pull the hard
stuff to RF or back up the middle with authority.
Starting Pitcher
of the Week: Ricky Knapp went 2-0 with two 7-inning gems across two different
levels last week, holding opponents to just 2 runs on 8 hits with 9 strikeouts
(though he did walk 6). He was commanding a quality curve nicely last year to
dominate the SAL when I caught him on MiLB.tv a few times, so I’m curious to
see how he looks against Double-A batters.
Relief Pitcher of
the Week: While not strictly used as a reliever this past week, I’m
going to give the Fireman to
Ben Griset. The Mets picked up Griset for the Sand
Gnats pen last year and he’s been extremely effective in the role – he had
previously mostly started in the Tampa Bay organization. This year with St.
Lucie, he has a 0.86 ERA and 28 K: 10 BB in 31.1 IP, with just 20 hits allowed.
That’s good for a .463 OPS against, and the southpaw has held righties to a
.487 OPS. I saw his curve in person and it made Rome batters look bad, and
given his dominance in the FSL, I wouldn’t be surprised if he finishes the year
in Double-A.
Team of the Week:
The St. Lucie Mets had the best record and they haven’t really slowed down
since losing
Amed Rosario to the B-Mets.
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,
6/20-26
Bold Astro
Predictions: Went 1-3 last week, as there were promotions, but the B-Mets
couldn’t finish multiple games above .500, and
Milton Ramos had a .150 OPS.
#1 –
John Mora will at least be the top hitter in St. Lucie
next week.
#2 –
Robert Gsellman returns with a strong, but short effort
for Las Vegas.
#3 – The Cyclones are going to have a big week.
2-4 week
Pitchers
Darin Gorski - 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R (1 ER), 2 2B, 6 TB, 1 BB, 4 K
(2 K/Sw), 5 GB: 6 FB: 5 LD: 4 PU, 83 Pitches (54 Strikes), 6 Swinging, 16
Called, 7.2% SwStr, 15.8% Whiff/Swing, 11.9 Pitches/IP, 25 BF
Check out this great
story of how Gorski returned
to the 51s. He was a little out of sync – perhaps overeager – in his first
inning back with the club, but has been lights
out since
Batters
Gavin Cecchini - 23 PA, 0.389/0.522/0.611, 4 R, 2 2B, 1 3B,
1 RBI, 5 BB, 3 K, 1 GIDP, 8.2% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 4.3 Pitches/PA, 0.467
BABIP
The conversation
should be about what a patient, contact-rate driven hitter Cecchini is, but
instead his 26 errors in 56 games at SS kind of stand out. Most of his problems
this season are between the ears, as he discusses here,
but his throwing has been an issue for two straight seasons
