New York Mets

[Giantsfan1080]

Well, I hope Jon does well. He was off to a slow start in AAA but looked great in his last outing.

Yeah very true. Hopefully the Pirates won't be ready for his CB.

[SuperKevin]

If it weren't for Greinke, everyone would be crazy about Johan right now

[Giantsfan1080]

If it weren't for Greinke, everyone would be crazy about Johan right now

I'm still crazy for Johan. Greinke is just the new tow in the toy-box. 2 months from now we'll see who's doing what.

[MaxV]

We are in first.

I hope we'll keep on rolling and don't relinquish our spot.

[SuperKevin]

We are in first.

I hope we'll keep on rolling and don't relinquish our spot.

Agreed. I hope we complete the sweep of the Pirates and then ride that momentum against the Braves

[Giantsfan1080]

I'm with you guys. Let's keep the train rolling.

[Giantsfan1080]

Perfect week awesome!!! Let's give Johan some runs tomorrow.

[SuperKevin]

I'm getting a Mets Jersey. I'm not sure who to get so here's my pros/cons

Johan Santana
Pros-Team's best player. Name recognition
Cons-Ugly number in 57. Only plays once every 5 games

David Wright
Pros-Plays everyday. Leader of the team. Name recognition. Likely to be a Met for a long time
Cons-Seems everyone and their mom has a Wright jersey

K-Rod
Pros-Not many people have them. Big FA acquisition
Cons-REALLY UGLY number in 75. Not sure if I want to support the bullpen that has yet to give me confidence

[MaxV]

I had a feeling that Bennett was going to walk Beltran there. He couldn't control the strike zone at all in that inning.

Great comeback.

[Giantsfan1080]

I'm getting a Mets Jersey. I'm not sure who to get so here's my pros/cons

Johan Santana
Pros-Team's best player. Name recognition
Cons-Ugly number in 57. Only plays once every 5 games

David Wright
Pros-Plays everyday. Leader of the team. Name recognition. Likely to be a Met for a long time
Cons-Seems everyone and their mom has a Wright jersey

K-Rod
Pros-Not many people have them. Big FA acquisition
Cons-REALLY UGLY number in 75. Not sure if I want to support the bullpen that has yet to give me confidence

I have a Wright and Reyes jersey. I also have an assortment of the jersey t-shirts. Who is your favorite player on the team?

[Giantsfan1080]

I had a feeling that Bennett was going to walk Beltran there. He couldn't control the strike zone at all in that inning.

Great comeback.

I was at the game tonight. It was good to see our first comeback win. Pelfrey had his best stuff of the year tonight.

[roughrider30]

I'm getting a Mets Jersey. I'm not sure who to get so here's my pros/cons

Johan Santana
Pros-Team's best player. Name recognition
Cons-Ugly number in 57. Only plays once every 5 games

David Wright
Pros-Plays everyday. Leader of the team. Name recognition. Likely to be a Met for a long time
Cons-Seems everyone and their mom has a Wright jersey

K-Rod
Pros-Not many people have them. Big FA acquisition
Cons-REALLY UGLY number in 75. Not sure if I want to support the bullpen that has yet to give me confidence

I have a wright one too. It's probably the safest bet out of the three, but your right everyone has it. If I was in your situation I would probably go with the Santana jersey

[MaxV]

Great comeback. We seem to do well against Tim Lincecum.

[AlexDown]

Mets have the best record in baseball for the month of May.

Anyone want to throw out their predictions for Wrights and Reyes numbers for this year?

[MaxV]

I just hope they do well.

With Gado on DL, does Tatis take over the 1B job?

Personally, I think he's the best option.

[Giantsfan1080]

I just said it in the baseball thread but it's funny that Wright was slumping and his average hardly dipped below .300. This years team is really putting it together so I say they just get a lead big enough where we don't have to worry about them blowing it.

[Giantsfan1080]

I just hope they do well.

With Gado on DL, does Tatis take over the 1B job?

Personally, I think he's the best option.

I guess Tatis and Murphy are going to split time there. Maybe we should take a look at Brad Nelson who just opted for FA?

[Giantsfan1080]

I don't know about you guys but Manuel is pissing me the **** off big time. He doesn't know what he's doing with the bench. His PH moves have been atrocious.

[ATLDirtyBirds]

I've hated Jerry for a while now. This team just isn't fit to win anything, but he certainly doesn't help.

[Giantsfan1080]

I've hated Jerry for a while now. This team just isn't fit to win anything, but he certainly doesn't help.

I still think we can win if we add another bat but Jerry just really leaves you scratching your head a lot. He wasn't like this last year.

[Giantsfan1080]

I know everyone follows the minors here, so would anyone be interested if I listed our big prospects stats everyday?

[SuperKevin]

I know everyone follows the minors here, so would anyone be interested if I listed our big prospects stats everyday?

I would be very interested

[SuperKevin]

I just bought a pinstriped K-Rod jersey

[Giantsfan1080]

I just bought a pinstriped K-Rod jersey

Awesome choice. The pinstriped jersey is my favorite as well even though I really like the gray road one as well.

[SuperKevin]

Awesome choice. The pinstriped jersey is my favorite as well even though I really like the gray road one as well.

I went with the pinstripe because I have a white Mets hat I wear. Thought it'd look goofy with gray jersey

[Giantsfan1080]

I went with the pinstripe because I have a white Mets hat I wear. Thought it'd look goofy with gray jersey

It sounds like a good combo. I was going to get a Murphy shirt but I'm too worried about that now. I'm itching to get a new player jersey shirt though so I'll probably go Rodriguez or Johan for that.

[SuperKevin]

It sounds like a good combo. I was going to get a Murphy shirt but I'm too worried about that now. I'm itching to get a new player jersey shirt though so I'll probably go Rodriguez or Johan for that.

I wanted a player shirt but they were expensive online for some reason. I got an actual jersey for 30 dollars and places wanted 20 just for the t-shirt

[MaxV]

Talking about prospects, Fernando Martinez had a 2-HR game the other day. He has 7 on the season.

His biggest problem in the past has been ability to his lefties.

So far this season vs. Lefties:

.303/.395/.515


I hope he keeps progressing. He's a BIG-TIME talent.

[Giantsfan1080]

This is my preliminary list of prospects I'll follow. If you have any additions or subtractions let me know.

Buffalo:
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Eddie Kunz
OF Fernando Martinez

Binghamton:
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole
1B Lucas Duda
1B Ike Davis
3B Shawn Bowman
SS Ruben Tejada

St. Lucie:
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen
SP Jeff Kaplan
P Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena
2B Hector Pellot
2B Greg Veloz
SS Reese Havens
3B Zach Lutz
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
OF Carlos Guzman

Savannah:
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
SP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
RP Eric Beaulac
C Kai Gronauer
2B Josh Satin
SS Wilmer Flores
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff

[Giantsfan1080]

Talking about prospects, Fernando Martinez had a 2-HR game the other day. He has 7 on the season.

His biggest problem in the past has been ability to his lefties.

So far this season vs. Lefties:

.303/.395/.515


I hope he keeps progressing. He's a BIG-TIME talent.

He's been unconscious in May so far. If he does this for another month he has to be here end of June or a little earlier.

[MaxV]

Some Additional names.

From St. Lucie:
OF Carlos Guzman...will be 23 in a couple of days, but he has serious power.
SS Hector Pellot....still pretty young and he's starting to hit
SP Angel Calero....one of the most talented pitching prospects in our system, he has to be there
RP Nick Carr.....Young reliever who can hit high-90s on the gun.

Most of St. Lucie's players are interesting prospects.

From Savannah:

SP Elvin Ramirez...talented pitching prospects with a power sinker.
SP Robert Carson....Very surprising that you didn't include him, good prospect.
SP Kyle Allen...yeah, his ERA is high, but he's a 19-year-old with good stuff. Plus his peripherals look good.
RP Josh Stinson...he's been pitching at A- for awhile, but he's still young enough and also an interesting prospect.

[MaxV]

And then there is Nick Evans......


.093/.218/.227......:(


Yeah, don't include him.

[Giantsfan1080]

Will def. add all of those. I didn't know how many names I should put on there. Calero I actually forgot about :-(.

[Giantsfan1080]

And then there is Nick Evans......


.093/.218/.227......:(


Yeah, don't include him.

When he starts hitting again I'll put him on.

[MaxV]

My top 20:

1. Fernando Martinez (OF)
2. Jenrry Mejia (SP)
3. Brad Holt (SP)
4. Jon Niese (SP)
5. Wilmer Flores (SS)
6. Josh Thole (C)
7. Reese Havens (2B)
8. Ike Davis (1B)
9. Brant Rustich (SP/RP)
10. Jeurys Familia (SP)
11. Ruben Tejada (SS)
12. Jefry Marte (3B)
13. Dillon Gee (SP)
14. Eddie Kunz (RP)
15. Francisco Pena (C)
16. Shawn Bowman (3B)
17. Angel Calero (SP)
18. Elvin Ramirez (SP)
19. Sean Ratliff (OF)
20. Robert Carson (SP)


We are pretty deep. I left off several guys that I thought would make it.

[Giantsfan1080]

Very good list. I agree on pretty much everything. Are system looks much better now than it did in the beginning of the year. We're probably in the 10-15 range.

[Giantsfan1080]

May 22 Prospect Report

Buffalo:
SP Dillon Gee
SP Jon Niese- 3.2 IP 12 H 9 R 7 ER 1 BB 3 K 8.06 E.R.A. (L, 0-3)
RP Eddie Kunz- 2 IP 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 2 K 4.00 E.R.A.
OF Fernando Martinez- 2-5 2 RBI(25) 1 K .296

Binghamton:
SP Mike Antonini
SP Dylan Owen
SP Tobi Stoner- 6.2 IP 4 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 4 K 1.89 E.R.A. (L, 1-1)
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole- 1-4 1 K .351
1B Nick Evans- 1-4 1 HR(1) 1 R 1 RBI(1) 1 K .250 AA Debut
1B Lucas Duda- 0-4 2 K .281 Played LF
3B Shawn Bowman- 1-4 .285
SS Ruben Tejada- 0-2 1 K .232

St. Lucie:
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Scott Shaw- 5 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 3 K 3.57 E.R.A.
SP Angel Calero
RP Nick Carr
RP Brant Rustich- 3 IP 7 H 3 R 3 ER 1 BB 0 K 2.25 E.R.A. (L, 1-1)
C Francisco Pena
1B Ike Davis- 1-4 .297
2B Hector Pellot
SS Reese Havens- 0-4 .233
3B Zach Lutz- 0-2 2 BB 1 K .270
2B Greg Veloz- 1-1 1 BB 1 K .219
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
OF Carlos Guzman- 1-3 1 2B(14) 1 BB .288

Savannah:
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Jeff Kaplan- 5 IP 6 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 4 K 1.23 E.R.A.
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer- 0-3 2 K .239
2B Josh Satin- 2-4 1 2B(11) 1 R 1 RBI(22) 2 K .353
SS Wilmer Flores- 1-4 1 2B(5) 1 RBI(9) 1 K .250
SS Juan Lagares- 2-3 .281
3B Jefry Marte- 1-3 K .205
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin- 2-4 1 R 1 K .295
OFSean Ratliff- 0-3 1 RBI(23) 1 BB .329

[MaxV]

Nick Evans is ALIVE! :)

And once again, props to our Minor League coaches for developing Bobby Parnell.

He was REALLY raw when we drafted him and, level by level, he was moving up through the system and improving every year.

[Giantsfan1080]

Nick Evans is ALIVE! :)

And once again, props to our Minor League coaches for developing Bobby Parnell.

He was REALLY raw when we drafted him and, level by level, he was moving up through the system and improving every year.

Parnell looked amazing tonight. He hit 100!!! Tonight's prospect report is finished for the night as well. If anyone has suggestions let me know.

[ATLDirtyBirds]

If Parnell's slider becomes good, he could be quite the ****.

[Giantsfan1080]

If Parnell's slider becomes good, he could be quite the ****.

It looks pretty nasty he just needs to throw it consistently.

[MaxV]

Niese got tatooed. :( He's inconsistent.

Good to see Wilmer back.

[Giantsfan1080]

May 23 Prospect Report

Buffalo:
SP Dillon Gee
SP Jon Niese
RP Eddie Kunz
OF Fernando Martinez- 1-4 1 2B(15) 1 RBI(26) .295

Binghamton:

SP Mike Antonini
SP Dylan Owen
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole- 2-5 1 RBI(13) 1 K .353
1B Nick Evans- 1-4 1 BB 2 K .250
1B Lucas Duda- 3-4 1 R 1 RBI(21) 1 BB .295
3B Shawn Bowman- 2-5 1 2B(10) 2 K .288
SS Ruben Tejada- 3-4 1 R .248

St. Lucie:
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero- 7 IP 5 H 3 R 3 ER 2 BB 8 K 3.57 E.R.A. (L, 1-4)
RP Nick Carr
RP Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena- 1-3 1 RBI(11) 1 BB 1 K .204
1B Ike Davis- 0-4 1 K .289
2B Hector Pellot
SS Reese Havens- 0-4 1 R 1 RBI(26) .227
3B Zach Lutz- 0-2 2 BB 1 K .262
2B Greg Veloz- 1-4 1 R 1 K .220
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
OF Carlos Guzman- 1-4 2 k .287

Savannah: Game 1
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Jeff Kaplan
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson- 5.2 IP 7 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 6 K 3.12 E.R.A. (W, 3-3)
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson- 1.1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K 2.92 E.R.A. (SV, 1)
C Kai Gronauer
2B Josh Satin- 0-1 1 R 2 BB .350
SS Wilmer Flores- 0-3 2K .244
SS Juan Lagares- 0-2 .276
3B Jefry Marte- 0-1 1 BB 1 K .204
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin- 0-3 .287
OFSean Ratliff- 0-3 1 K .323

Savannah: Game 2
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Jeff Kaplan
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer
2B Josh Satin- 0-2 1 R 1 BB 2 K .345
SS Wilmer Flores- 0-3 .238
SS Juan Lagares- 2-3 1 2B(5) 1 K .286
3B Jefry Marte- 0-3 .200
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin- 1-3 1 R 1 2B(4) 1 K .288
OFSean Ratliff

[Giantsfan1080]

Holy **** what a game. So much to go over. I'm really enjoying this one.

[Giantsfan1080]

Prospect Recap is final for tonight. Does anyone want me to put if the teams won or lost also?

[SuperKevin]

So K-Rod has back spasms. Hopefully he's not out long but then again, this is why we traded for JJ Putz. I'm so glad too because I would have hated to see us resort to closing games with Pedro Feliciano or Brian Stokes

[Giantsfan1080]

So K-Rod has back spasms. Hopefully he's not out long but then again, this is why we traded for JJ Putz. I'm so glad too because I would have hated to see us resort to closing games with Pedro Feliciano or Brian Stokes

K-Rod is fine already. He reported to the clubhouse this morning with no problems. Also, Parnell has been above and beyond what anyone thought as well. As we were saying if he can throw that slider consistently he looks like a future closer.

[Giantsfan1080]

May 24 Prospect Report

Buffalo:
SP Dillon Gee
SP Jon Niese
RP Eddie Kunz
OF Fernando Martinez- 1-4 1 K .294

Binghamton:
SP Mike Antonini
SP Dylan Owen- 6 IP 8 H 6 R 6 ER 2 BB 4 K 6.55 E.R.A. (L, 0-4)
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne- 1 IP 4 H 4 R 4 ER 4 BB 0 K 9.95 E.R.A.
C Josh Thole- 2-4 1 R 1 2B(14) .357
1B Nick Evans- 0-4 2 K .167
1B Lucas Duda- 1-4 1 2B(7) 1 K .294
3B Shawn Bowman- 0-3 1 RBI(23) .283
SS Ruben Tejada- 1-3 .250

St. Lucie:
SP Brad Holt- 6 IP 4 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 10 K 3.57 E.R.A (W, 3-1)
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
RP Nick Carr- 3 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 0 K 2.30 E.R.A. (S, 3)
RP Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena- 2-4 1 R 1 K .214
1B Ike Davis- 0-4 1 RBI(13) 2 K .282
2B Hector Pellot
SS Reese Havens- 1-3 1 BB .229
3B Zach Lutz- 0-4 1 R 1 BB 1 K .246
2B Greg Veloz- 3-5 1 R 2 K .233
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
OF Carlos Guzman- 2-5 .290

Savannah:
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Jeff Kaplan
SP Eric Beaulac- 6 IP 5 H 4 R 3 ER 1 BB 3 K 3.48 E.R.A. (L, 2-2)
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen- 3 IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 2 K 4.96 E.R.A.
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer- 1-3 .242
2B Josh Satin- 0-3 1 BB 1 K .338
SS Wilmer Flores- 1-4 1 2B(6) 1 R .238
SS Juan Lagares- 2-4 2 RBI(11) .292
3B Jefry Marte- 0-3 1 K .196
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin- 1-3 1 BB .289
OFSean Ratliff- 0-4 1 K .315

[ATLDirtyBirds]

Brad Holt. Goddamn.

[MaxV]

Holt is still working on his secondary pitches, but man, that fastball of his is a Plus pitch.

[Giantsfan1080]

Yeah apparently Holt's secondary stuff is still not up too par. If you take his first start of the year where he gave up 9 ER then his numbers would really be eye opening.

[Giantsfan1080]

The report for today is all finalized.

[MaxV]

Josh Thole continues to hit. He is also throwing out a good percentage of runners.

Talented catcher prospect.

[Forenci]

Josh Thole continues to hit. He is also throwing out a good percentage of runners.

Talented catcher prospect.

He's only talented if he can improve his defense behind the plate, which is pretty bad from all reports. This is a big year for him to prove he can play some defense. Since he has almost no power to speak of he's really going to need to play some good defense to help justify him being an almost an every day catcher.

Granted the guy can hit, but with no power, and no defense it kind of creates an imbalance at one of the most defensive oriented positions in the game.

[Giantsfan1080]

He's only talented if he can improve his defense behind the plate, which is pretty bad from all reports. This is a big year for him to prove he can play some defense. Since he has almost no power to speak of he's really going to need to play some good defense to help justify him being an almost an every day catcher.

Granted the guy can hit, but with no power, and no defense it kind of creates an imbalance at one of the most defensive oriented positions in the game.

His defense has gotten much better this year. They say he's already made a huge jump where he could at least be average behind the plate in the majors. I think his caught stealing rate is also in 20% range.

[ATLDirtyBirds]

I'm prepared for the King Fernando call up.

[SuperKevin]

At first I was kind of indifferent to the Gary Sheffield signing, writing it off as nothing more than a PR stunt, but now I'm actually starting to like what he's giving the team

[Giantsfan1080]

May 25 Prospect Report

Buffalo:
SP Dillon Gee- 4 IP 4 H 4 R 4 ER 1 BB 4.10 E.R.A.
SP Jon Niese
RP Eddie Kunz
OF Fernando Martinez- 1-5 1 R 1 HR( 2 RBI(2 1 K .291

Binghamton:
SP Mike Antonini
SP Dylan Owen
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole- 0-0 1 R 2 BB .357
1B Nick Evans- 2-6 1 R 1 2B(1) 3 K .222
1B Lucas Duda- 1-4 1 R 1 2B( 1 RBI(22) 2 BB .293
3B Shawn Bowman- 0-5 1 K .274
SS Ruben Tejada- 2-5 1 2B(7) 1 RBI(13) .255

St. Lucie: Did Not Play
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
RP Nick Carr
RP Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena
1B Ike Davis
2B Hector Pellot
SS Reese Havens
3B Zach Lutz
2B Greg Veloz
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
OF Carlos Guzman

Savannah:
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Jeff Kaplan
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez- 5 IP 6 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 4 K 2.98 E.R.A. (L, 2-3)
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer- 0-4 1 K .232
2B Josh Satin- 0-4 .329
SS Wilmer Flores- 2-4 .246
SS Juan Lagares- 1-4 1 K .291
3B Jefry Marte- 0-2 1 BB .194
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin- 0-3 1 BB 1 K .282
OFSean Ratliff- 0-4 2 K .308

[ATLDirtyBirds]

At first I was kind of indifferent to the Gary Sheffield signing, writing it off as nothing more than a PR stunt, but now I'm actually starting to like what he's giving the team


As I posted in the MLB thread, I wouldn't be shocked at all to get something similar to the 07 Sheffield now. That's quite a boost. I always liked the move just because it got us some power off the bench, and at the time someone who could play for Murphy or Church with a lefty on the hill. But he looks like he has something left in the tank.


The lack of King Fernando today was appalling. I cannot deal with Angel Pagan.

[MaxV]

I still hate Sheff.

But if he helps us win a championship, I can.....I can.....learn to tolerate him.....somewhat.....maybe.

[Forenci]

I still hate Sheff.

But if he helps us win a championship, I can.....I can.....learn to tolerate him.....somewhat.....maybe.

I don't know. I've never been a Sheff fan myself, but he's been very good here and seems to do a great job in the club house.

I can't help but wonder if he's been quieter and a better influence because of the fact his uncle is Dwight Gooden, who we all know he has tremendous respect for.

[Giantsfan1080]

I was also indifferent towards the Sheff move but he's winning me over. Also, we need to DL Reyes and Church and bring up Fernando and Ruben Tejada.

[Giantsfan1080]

Beltran is having an MRI on his knee tomorrow now. Rumor is Malo is already in NY and if an OF goes on the DL Fernando will indeed get the call up.

[MaxV]

Beltran is having an MRI on his knee tomorrow now. Rumor is Malo is already in NY and if an OF goes on the DL Fernando will indeed get the call up.

Jeez, this is getting ridiculous.

We won't get far if our top players keep on getting hurt.

[Giantsfan1080]

Jeez, this is getting ridiculous.

We won't get far if our top players keep on getting hurt.

I've never seen a stretch of injuries like this on a baseball team. Hope he's ok because if he goes down then I really don't want to see the lineup we have to trot out there. It would be like the 2003 Mets.

[Giantsfan1080]

Fernando-Mania begins!!!! It's going to be a long 2 hours now haha.

[ATLDirtyBirds]

I can't wait. I can only imagine if there is a delay. While a rainout might be nice because of Beltran, I can't help but be giddy.

[Giantsfan1080]

I can't wait. I can only imagine if there is a delay. While a rainout might be nice because of Beltran, I can't help but be giddy.

Yeah I am nervous without Beltran but I really want to see Fernando in a real game.

[Giantsfan1080]

May 26 Prospect Report

New York:
OF Fernando Martinez- 0-3 1 RBI(1) 1 BB .000

Buffalo:
SP Dillon Gee
SP Jon Niese
RP Eddie Kunz- 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K 3.79 E.R.A.

Binghamton: Postponed
SP Mike Antonini
SP Dylan Owen
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole
1B Nick Evans
1B Lucas Duda
3B Shawn Bowman
SS Ruben Tejada

St. Lucie: Postponed
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
RP Nick Carr
RP Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena
1B Ike Davis
2B Hector Pellot
SS Reese Havens
3B Zach Lutz
2B Greg Veloz
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
OF Carlos Guzman

Savannah:
SP Jeurys Familia- 7 IP 6 H 4 R 4 ER 1 BB 3 K 2.05 E.R.A. (L, 3-3)
SP Jeff Kaplan
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer
2B Josh Satin- 1-4 1 K .327
SS Wilmer Flores- 1-3 1 RBI(10) .248
SS Juan Lagares- 1-4 2 K .290
3B Jefry Marte- 1-4 1 R 1 K .195
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin- 0-1 .280
OFSean Ratliff- 1-4 .307

[fischbowl]

GF1080, watch out for Robert Carson. He's been putting up fantastic stats thus far through his career and is a sleeper. Not to mention, lefthanded

[MaxV]

Juan Lagares is finally hitting. It took him long enough at that level. He's still pretty young.

Mets tend to rush teenage prospects a bit too much.

[Giantsfan1080]

GF1080, watch out for Robert Carson. He's been putting up fantastic stats thus far through his career and is a sleeper. Not to mention, lefthanded

Will do. Max and I are fans of his. I love his ability to get ground balls so far. His control has also been pretty good this year. Have you seen him pitch?

[Giantsfan1080]

Juan Lagares is finally hitting. It took him long enough at that level. He's still pretty young.

Mets tend to rush teenage prospects a bit too much.

His average is much better this year but his K:BB still scares me . 5:37 right now. He's still very young as you said but he's dimmed a little for me.

[MaxV]

What is it with all of these controversial HRs involving the Mets lately?

[Giantsfan1080]

I'm not doing the prospect report for tonight if someone wants to take over.

[Giantsfan1080]

May 28 Prospect Report

New York: DNP
OF Fernando Martinez

Buffalo:
SP Dillon Gee
SP Jon Niese
RP Eddie Kunz- 1.1 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K 3.54 E.R.A.

Binghamton:
SP Mike Antonini
SP Dylan Owen
SP Tobi Stoner- 6.1 IP 5 H 3 R 3 ER 4 BB 1 K 2.49 E.R.A.
RP Stephen Clyne- 1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K 8.59 E.R.A.
C Josh Thole- 2-3 2 R 2 2B(16) 2 RBI(15) 1 BB .356
1B Nick Evans- 1-4 .214
1B Lucas Duda- 0-3 1 RBI(23) 1 K .291
3B Shawn Bowman- 0-4 2 K .273
SS Ruben Tejada- 2-4 1 R 1 HR(1) 2 RBI(17) .276

St. Lucie:
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Scott Shaw- 5 IP 6 H 3 R 3 ER 2 BB 3 K 3.75 E.R.A.
SP Angel Calero
RP Nick Carr- 4 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 3 K 2.30 E.R.A. (L, 1-2)
RP Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena- 1-4 .208
1B Ike Davis- 1-4 1 2B(15) 3 K .281
2B Hector Pellot
SS Reese Havens- 0-1 1 R 3 BB 1 K .230
3B Zach Lutz- 0-4 2 K .244
2B Greg Veloz
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis- 0-4 1 R 1 BB 2 K .255
OF Carlos Guzman- 3-4 1 2B(15) 3 RBI(19) 1 K .305

Savannah:
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Jeff Kaplan
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson- 3 IP 4 H 0 R 0 ER 3 BB 4 K 2.09 E.R.A.
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer- 1-4 1 R 1 2B(5) 1 BB 1 K .233
2B Josh Satin- 2-5 1 2B(12) .327
SS Wilmer Flores- 1-5 1 RBI(11) .254
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte- 1-4 1 2B(3) 1 RBI(15) 2 K .191
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin- 0-5 1 R 4 K .284
OF Sean Ratliff- 2-4 1 R 2 RBI(26) 1 BB 1 K .315

[MaxV]

Not many teenagers are hitting well in AA. Tejada is a stud.

[Giantsfan1080]

Not many teenagers are hitting well in AA. Tejada is a stud.

I remember in Spring Training last year he was excellent.

[MaxV]

We'll see how much power he'll develop. He'll probably never going to be a big HR hitter, but he gets on base, steals bases and plays good defense.

[Giantsfan1080]

We'll see how much power he'll develop. He'll probably never going to be a big HR hitter, but he gets on base, steals bases and plays good defense.

Yeah I guess him and Havens will be fighting for the 2B job.

[Giantsfan1080]

We traded Castro to the White Sox for Lance Broadway. He throws 88=91 and his curve and change are his best pitches. He's a former 1st round pick but his numbers haven't been that good. Coming into the year he was the White Sox 28th ranked prospect. I like Castro and would much rather have seen Schneider get the boot.

[Giantsfan1080]

May 29 Prospect Report

New York: W 2-1
OF Fernando Martinez- 0-1 .000

Buffalo: W 9-3
SP Dillon Gee
SP Jon Niese
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: W 6-0
SP Mike Antonini
SP Dylan Owen
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole 3-4 1 BB .366
1B Nick Evans 1-4 1 BB 1 K .219
1B Lucas Duda 0-3 2 BB .285
3B Shawn Bowman 2-5 2 R 1 3B(2)1 K .277
SS Ruben Tejada 1-4 2 RBI(19) .275

St. Lucie: Cancelled Rain
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
RP Nick Carr
RP Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena
1B Ike Davis
2B Hector Pellot
SS Reese Havens
3B Zach Lutz
2B Greg Veloz
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
OF Carlos Guzman

Savannah: L 2-3
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Jeff Kaplan
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen 4 IP 7 H 3 R 2 ER 2 BB 2 K 4.91 E.R.A. (L, 3-2)
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer 0-4 2 K .224
2B Josh Satin 0-3 1 BB 1 K .321
SS Wilmer Flores 0-3 1 BB .248
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 3-4 2 R 2 HR(3) 2 RBI(17) 1 K .203
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin 3-5 1 2B(6) 1 K .295
OF Sean Ratliff 1-4 2 K .314

[SuperKevin]

We traded Castro to the White Sox for Lance Broadway. He throws 88=91 and his curve and change are his best pitches. He's a former 1st round pick but his numbers haven't been that good. Coming into the year he was the White Sox 28th ranked prospect. I like Castro and would much rather have seen Schneider get the boot.

We had to keep Schneider for his leadership behind the plate. Is Broadway a guy who could contribute soon?

[Giantsfan1080]

We had to keep Schneider for his leadership behind the plate. Is Broadway a guy who could contribute soon?

I think Schneider's defense has been severely overrated. I was expecting a whiz behind the plate and he hasn't really shown me much. I hope we keep starting Santos as it seems the pitchers like to throw to him much better. There were actually a lot of numbers last year that pitchers threw better to Castro than Schneider.

Broadway at best will probably be a 7th inning guy for us even though he is a SP. He can definitely come up and give us a spot start if we ever needed it. Dillon Gee is probably the best comparison for him but Gee throws a little bit harder.

[MaxV]

I don't like that trade at all.

Great to see Jefry Marte having a great game. He was struggling.

[ATLDirtyBirds]

We had to keep Schneider for his leadership behind the plate. Is Broadway a guy who could contribute soon?

No. Broadway is pretty terrible. Below average stuff without great control. And we ate most of Castro's salary. Just dumb.

[Giantsfan1080]

I like Castro as I said, but he's a backup catcher. It's not like this is one of the worst moves ever. Broadway is like Dillon Gee and maybe he can make it as a 5th starter. Nobody in their right mind was giving up more than Lance Broadway for Castro.

[Giantsfan1080]

I don't like that trade at all.

Great to see Jefry Marte having a great game. He was struggling.

Yeah I'm expecting he gets the shuttle to Brooklyn once when they start up which would be cool for you. Thole continues to rake. We're going to see him up this year I have a feeling.

[Giantsfan1080]

May 30 Prospect Report

New York: L 3-7
OF Fernando Martinez 2-5 1 2B(1) 1 RBI(2) 1 K .154

Buffalo: L 2-10
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
RP Eddie Kunz 2.2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K 3.13 E.R.A.

Binghamton: L 5-6
SP Mike Antonini
SP Dylan Owen 5 IP 10 H 6 R 6 ER 3 BB 2 K 6.97 E.R.A. (L, 0-5)
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne 1.1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K 7.27 E.R.A.
C Josh Thole 2-4 1 RBI(16) 1 BB .369
1B Nick Evans 0-4 1 R 1 BB 1 K .194
1B Lucas Duda 2-4 2 R 1 2B(9) 1 HR(2) 2 RBI(25) 1 BB 1 K .290
3B Shawn Bowman 0-4 2 K .271
SS Ruben Tejada 2-4 1 R 1 2B(9) .281

St. Lucie: W 4-3
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero 7 IP 8 H 3 R 3 ER 2 BB 5 K 3.61 E.R.A.
RP Nick Carr
RP Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena 2-4 1 2B(5) 1 K .218
1B Ike Davis 0-3 1 BB 1 K .276
2B Hector Pellot
SS Reese Havens 0-2 1 K .228 Left Game Halfway Thru No Update Yet
3B Zach Lutz 0-4 1 RBI(15) .232
2B Greg Veloz 1-2 1 K .236 Replaced Havens
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2-4 1 R .261
OF Carlos Guzman 1-3 1 R 1 BB 1 K .306

Savannah: Game 1 W 11-8
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Jeff Kaplan
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez 5 IP 8 H 5 R 4 ER 2 BB 2 K 3.40 E.R.A. (W, 3-3)
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer
1B/2B Josh Satin 2-4 2 R 1 2B(13) 1 HR(2) 5 RBI(27) 1 BB 1 K .325
SS Wilmer Flores 1-4 1 2B(7) .248
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 1-3 1 R 1 RBI(1 1 K .205
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin 3-4 3 R 2 2B( 1 RBI(1 1 BB .308
OF Sean Ratliff 0-3 1 BB 1 K .309

Savannah: Game 2 L 2-5
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Jeff Kaplan
SP Eric Beaulac 5.2 IP 7 H 5 R 3 ER 1 BB 4 K 3.66 E.R.A. (L, 2-3)
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer
1B/2B Josh Satin 1-2 1 R 2 BB .327
SS Wilmer Flores 2-3 1 RBI(12) 1 BB .257
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 1-3 1 2B(4) 1 K .207
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin 2-4 1 R 1 2B(9) 2 K .313 AVG
OF Sean Ratliff 2-4 2 K .313

[AlexDown]

Yea, I don't get that trade at all. Castro has proven he can play since he has been apart of this organization.

Omir has been playing great, but how long is going going to keep it up? Mets fans are already calling for this guy to be the full time starter, but this trade seems out of haste assuming he will be able to contribute at this current pace, or close to it. Just reminds me of the situation surrounding Ruben Gotay.

[Giantsfan1080]

Thole and Tejada continue to smash the ball for Binghamton. I'm very close to taking Dylan Owen off the list because I think he's reached his full potential.

[Giantsfan1080]

May 31 Prospect Report

New York: W 3-2
OF Fernando Martinez 1-3 1 R 1 2B(2) 1 RBI(3) .188

Buffalo: L 2-5
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: L 7-15
SP Mike Antonini
SP Dylan Owen
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole
1B Nick Evans 1-4 1 R 1 BB 2 K .200
1B Lucas Duda 1-4 2 R 1 RBI(26) 1 BB 1 K .289
3B Shawn Bowman 1-4 1 R 1 HR(6) 2 RBI(25) 1 BB 2 K .270
SS Ruben Tejada 0-4 .274

St. Lucie: W 6-0
SP Brad Holt 6 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 6 K 3.05 E.R.A. (W, 4-1)
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
RP Nick Carr
RP Brant Rustich 3 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K 2.03 E.R.A. (S, 2)
C Francisco Pena 1-4 1 R .219
1B Ike Davis 2-4 1 R 1 2B(16) 1 HR(3) 2 RBI(17) 1 BB .282
2B Hector Pellot
SS Reese Havens
3B Zach Lutz 1-2 2 R 2 BB 1 K .238
2B Greg Veloz 4-5 1 RBI(9) 1 K .255
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1-5 .259
OF Carlos Guzman 1-5 2 K .303

Savannah: L 3-12
SP Jeurys Familia 4 IP 13 H 6 R 6 ER 0 BB 2 K 2.92 E.R.A. (L, 3-4)
SP Jeff Kaplan
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson 2 IP 7 H 5 R 5 ER 0 BB 2 K 5.27 E.R.A.
C Kai Gronauer 0-4 1 K .216
2B Josh Satin 0-4 2 K .320
SS Wilmer Flores 2-4 1 R 1 HR(1) 1 RBI(13) .263
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 0-4 1 K .203
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 1-4 1 R 1 HR(5) 1 RBI(27) 2 K .312

[Giantsfan1080]

Great to see Holt and Rutstich combine for the shutout today. I'd like to see Rustich moved up to AA soon.

[SuperKevin]

I'm glad to see Fernando is driving in runs

[fischbowl]

http://www.hotstovenewyork.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/chico-escuela.jpg

I'm sorry, I've been in a Chico Escuela mood all day

[MaxV]

WILMEERRR!!!!

Good to see Veloz starting to hit.

[Forenci]

Great to see Holt and Rutstich combine for the shutout today. I'd like to see Rustich moved up to AA soon.

Indeed..

I'd like to see Holt going to AA as well. I mean since that first game where he gave up like 9 runs he's been pitching insanely well. He's literally dominating the competition around him like it's nothing.

I wouldn't be surprised if he gets a September call up at the rate he's pitching.

[MaxV]

I doubt Holt gets called up this year.

[Giantsfan1080]

I wouldn't be shocked if Holt got a Sept call up. He may just call him up and not pitch him. The only thing is he's not on the 40 man but anything can happen between now and then. I really think if Rustich stays healthy he could help us out this year though. He's got the best all around stuff in the system.

[Giantsfan1080]

June 1 Prospect Report

New York: L 5-8
OF Fernando Martinez 1-3 1 R 2 BB .211

Buffalo: L 4-6
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese 6.1 IP 7 H 6 R 6 ER 1 BB 6 K 8.05 E.R.A. (L, 0-5)
SP Lance Broadway .2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K 5.40 E.R.A.
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: W 10-8
SP Mike Antonini 4.2 IP 8 H 7 R 7 ER 3 BB 4 K 5.95 E.R.A.
SP Dylan Owen
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne 3 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 0 K 6.17 E.R.A.
C Josh Thole 1-5 2 R 1 RBI(17) 1 BB .364
1B Nick Evans 1-5 2 R 1 RBI(2) 1 BB 1 K .200
1B Lucas Duda 1-1 1 R 2 RBI(28) 4 BB .294
3B Shawn Bowman 1-6 3 K .267
SS Ruben Tejada 0-2 3 R 3 BB .270

St. Lucie: W 4-1
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia 6.2 IP 6 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 3 K 1.97 E.R.A. (W, 4-1)
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
RP Nick Carr
RP Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena 0-3 1 BB .214
1B Ike Davis 1-3 1 R 1 BB 1 K .282
2B Hector Pellot
SS Reese Havens
3B Zach Lutz 2-3 2 2B(5) 3 RBI(1 1 BB .253
2B Greg Veloz 0-4 1 K .248
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1-3 2 R 1 BB .260
OF Carlos Guzman 0-4 1 K .296

Savannah: Did Not Play
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Jeff Kaplan
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer
2B Josh Satin
SS Wilmer Flores
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff

[SuperKevin]

Got the K-Rod jersey today and was pleasantly surprised to find out it's an authentic and it only cost me 30 dollars!

[MaxV]

What's going on with Niese? He's really struggling.

[Giantsfan1080]

Prospect Report done but it's on the page before this. Mejia with another great start. I'm loving these St. Lucie pitchers.

[Giantsfan1080]

June 2 Prospect Report

New York: L 1-3
OF Fernando Martinez 0-4 .174

Buffalo: W 4-2
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: L 3-2
SP Mike Antonini
SP Dylan Owen
SP Tobi Stoner 6.2 IP 4 H 3 R 3 ER 4 BB 5 K 2.81 E.R.A. (L, 1-2)
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole 1-4 1 R .361
1B Nick Evans 0-4 1 K .184
1B Lucas Duda 2-4 1 R 1 2B(10) 1 HR(3) 1 RBI(29) 1 K .299
3B Shawn Bowman
SS Ruben Tejada 1-2 1 BB .273

St. Lucie: L 1-4
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
RP Nick Carr 2 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 4 K 2.16 E.R.A
RP Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena
1B Ike Davis 1-4 1 RBI(1 .282
2B Hector Pellot 0-4 2 K .260
2B Greg Veloz 2-5 1 R .253
SS Reese Havens
3B Zach Lutz 0-4 1 K .242
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0-3 1 BB 3 K .256
OF Carlos Guzman 0-4 1 K .290

Savannah: L 3-5
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Jeff Kaplan 4 IP 5 H 4 R 3 ER 4 BB 5 K 1.46 E.R.A. (L, 4-2)
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer
2B Josh Satin 0-4 1 BB 2 K .313
SS Wilmer Flores 1-4 1 K .263
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 1-3 1 RBI(19) 1 BB 1 K .205
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin 1-1 .322
OF Sean Ratliff

[MaxV]

I'm expecting more power out of both Duda and Davis. So far, they have shown good ability to hit for average, but not a ton of power.

Both are big, strong dudes.

[Giantsfan1080]

Rumor is Brad Holt is being promoted to AA and Jeff Kaplan to High A.

[Giantsfan1080]

I'm expecting more power out of both Duda and Davis. So far, they have shown good ability to hit for average, but not a ton of power.

Both are big, strong dudes.

They both have a ton of doubles so I'm not too worried about that yet. Duda is more of a Sean Casey type at first anyway.

[Giantsfan1080]

It's official Holt, Mejia, and Edgar Ramirez all to Binghamton!! Dylan Owen sent back to St. Lucie.

[MaxV]

NIIICCCCE!

I can't wait to see how they do.

[Giantsfan1080]

NIIICCCCE!

I can't wait to see how they do.

Me too, I'm pretty excited haha. When they play Trenton I'll be able to go watch them pitch now which is awesome. I can't believe he have a 19 year old SP in Bingo.

[Giantsfan1080]

June 3 Prospect Report

New York: Rain Out
OF Fernando Martinez

Buffalo: L 3-5
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: L 4-5
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole 2-5 1 2B(17) 1 3B(1) 2 RBI(19) .363
1B Nick Evans 0-3 2 BB 1 K .173
1B Lucas Duda 0-4 1 BB 1 K .92
3B Shawn Bowman
SS Ruben Tejada 2-4 1 R 2 2B(11) .279

St. Lucie: Rain Out
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen
RP Nick Carr
RP Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena
1B Ike Davis
2B Hector Pellot
2B Greg Veloz
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
OF Carlos Guzman

Savannah: L 3-4
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Jeff Kaplan
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson 5 IP 9 H 3 R 3 ER 2 BB 2 K 2.41 E.R.A.
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson 3 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 4 K 4.75 E.R.A.
C Kai Gronauer
2B Josh Satin 2-4 1 RBI(28) .317
SS Wilmer Flores 0-4 .256
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 2-5 1 R 1 2B(5) 2 K .210
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 1-4 1 RBI(28) .310

[Giantsfan1080]

June 4 Prospect Report


New York: L 6-11
OF Fernando Martinez 2-4 1 R 1 2B(3) 1 RBI(4) .222

Buffalo: W 1-0
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: L 2-3
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole 0-4 .354
1B Nick Evans 2-3 1 RBI(3) 1 BB .200
1B Lucas Duda 1-4 2 K .291
3B Shawn Bowman
SS Ruben Tejada 1-2 1 BB .281

St. Lucie: Game 1 W 4-2
SP Scott Shaw 5.2 IP 4 H 2 R 1 ER 2 BB 2 K 3.54 E.R.A. (W, 2-3)
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen
RP Nick Carr
RP Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena 0-2 1 RBI(12) .211
1B Ike Davis 1-2 1 BB 1 K .284
2B Hector Pellot 0-3 1 K .252
2B Greg Veloz 1-3 1 R 1 2B(8 ) 1 BB 1 K .255
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz 0-3 2 K .234
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2-4 2 R 1 RBI(18 ) .261
OF Carlos Guzman 1-2 1 BB .292

St. Lucie: Game 2 L 5-6
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero 4 IP 6 H 5 R 5 ER 3 BB 2 K 4.21 E.R.A. (L, 1-5)
SP Dylan Owen
RP Nick Carr
RP Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena
1B Ike Davis 2-4 2 R 1 3B(3) 1 HR(4) 3 RBI(21) .289
2B Hector Pellot 0-2 .248
2B Greg Veloz 1-4 1 RBI(10) .254
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz 1-3 1 R 1 BB 1 K .237
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2-4 1 R 1 2B(11) .267
OF Carlos Guzman 0-2 1 K .289

Savannah:
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Jeff Kaplan
SP Eric Beaulac 4 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 5 K 3.32 E.R.A. (W, 3-3)
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen 4.1 IP 5 H 4 R 1 ER 2 BB 6 K 4.61 E.R.A.
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer
2B Josh Satin 1-4 2 RBI( 30) .315
SS Wilmer Flores 0-4 1 R 2 K .250
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 2-4 1 R 1 RBI(20) 1 BB .215
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 2-4 1 2B(16) 1 RBI(29) 1 K .314

[Giantsfan1080]

Swept by the Pirates. :(

[Giantsfan1080]

Putz out 8-10 weeks. Reyes out at least 3 weeks with a slight tear in his hamstring tendon, not the hamstring itself. I'd like to see Tejada called up and either Switzer, Nieve, or Kunz for Putz.

[Giantsfan1080]

Fernando Nieve called up to replace Putz. I like the move as he does have very good stuff. Also, Brad Holt is supposed to get his first AA start tonight if it doesn't get rained out.

[MaxV]

Go Holt!

As for the big club:

ERRRRR!

[Giantsfan1080]

Mejia Mania tomorrow as well!!!

[Giantsfan1080]

Brant Rustich is getting his first start of the year also. Very exciting weekend for the minor league fans.

[Giantsfan1080]

June 5 Prospect Report

New York: W 3-1
OF Fernando Martinez 0-3 2 BB 1 K .200

Buffalo: Postponed
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: L 4-7
SP Brad Holt 6.1 IP 2 H 3 R 2 ER 3 BB 3 K 2.84 E.R.A. AA Debut
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole 0-2 1 R 1 RBI 2 BB .350
1B Nick Evans 2-5 1 R 1 2B(3) .217
1B Lucas Duda 1-5 1 R 1 2B(11) 1 RBI(30) 2 K .288
3B Shawn Bowman 3-5 1 2B(11) 1 RBI(26) 1 K .276
SS Ruben Tejada 1-4 1 K .281

St. Lucie: W 5-3
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen
RP Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich 4 IP 7 H 3 R 3 ER 0 BB 7 K 2.57 E.R.A.
C Francisco Pena 0-3 1 BB .206
1B Ike Davis 0-4 1 R 1 K .283
2B Hector Pellot 2-3 1 BB .259
2B Greg Veloz 3-5 1 R 1 2B(9) 1 RBI(11) .264
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz 1-4 1 3B(2) 1 RBI(19) .238
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1-4 1 R 1 HR( 2 RBI(20) 1 BB .266
OF Carlos Guzman 2-4 2 R 1 HR(7) 1 RBI(20) .293

Savannah: L 3-5
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Jeff Kaplan
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez 3.2 IP 4 H 5 R 2 ER 7 BB 3 K 3.50 E.R.A. (L, 3-4)
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer DL
2B Josh Satin 0-2 2 BB 1 K .312
SS Wilmer Flores 0-4 .244
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 3-5 1 2B(6) 1 RBI(21) 1 K .224
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 1-4 1 R 1 RBI(30) 1 BB 1 K .313

[MaxV]

Good start by Holt, so-so by Rustich (7 Ks and 0 walks are encouraging).

I'm glad to see Veloz and Marte are hitting. I hope they keep it up.

[ATLDirtyBirds]

Holt and Mejia need to be on the big league staff now.

[MaxV]

No, they aren't ready. No reason to rush them.

[SuperKevin]

I went to all 3 Mets games this weekend. Sat right above the Mets bullpen and got within 10 feet of K-Rod. Sad to see JJ Putz went on the DL because I brought a pocket full of D Cell batteries on Friday

[SuperKevin]

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w62/Superkevin40/IMG_0430.jpg
FERNANDO!

[Giantsfan1080]

Awesome stuff Kevin. Glad you got to see 2 wins even though a sweep would have been nice. I was gone all weekend so I'll have yesterday and today's prospects reports up with in the hour. I know Mejia pitched really well in his AA debut also.

[Giantsfan1080]

June 6 Prospect Report

New York: L 1-7
OF Fernando Martinez

Buffalo: L 2-9
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway 4.2 IP 8 H 7 R 7 ER 1 BB 3 K 7.17 E.R.A. (L,0-3)
RP Eddie Kunz 3 IP 1 H 2 R 1 ER 0 BB 4 K 3.12 E.R.A.

Binghamton: Game 1 W 1-0
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia 7 IP 5 H 0 R 0 ER 3 BB 5 K 0.00 E.R.A.
SP Mike Antonini
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole 0-4 1 R .343
1B Nick Evans 0-4 1 K .203
1B Lucas Duda 3-4 2 2B(13) 1 RBI(31) .298
3B Shawn Bowman 1-3 .276
SS Ruben Tejada 1-3 .282

Binghamton: Game 2 L 3-5
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini 7 IP 7 H 2 R 2 ER 0 BB 5 K 5.47 E.R.A.
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole 1-1 1 RBI(21) 1 BB .346
1B Nick Evans 1-4 1 R 1 3B(1) 1 BB 2 K .206
1B Lucas Duda 0-4 1 RBI(32) .292
3B Shawn Bowman 1-5 2 K .275
SS Ruben Tejada 1-4 1 R 1 HR(2) 1 RBI(20) .281

St. Lucie: W 7-5
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen 4 IP 2 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 5 K 2.25 E.R.A. (S,1)
SP Nick Carr 5 IP 6 H 4 R 4 ER 3 BB 7 K 2.82 E.R.A. (W,2-2)
SP Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena 2-4 1 R 1 RBI(13) 1 K .214
1B Ike Davis
2B Hector Pellot 0-4 1 K .250
2B Greg Veloz 1-4 2 R 1 BB .264
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz 1-5 1 R 1 RBI(20) 3 K .236
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0-4 1 R 1 BB 1 K .261
OF Carlos Guzman 0-3 1 R 1 RBI(21) 1 BB 1 K .289

Savannah: L 6-8
SP Jeurys Familia 5.1 IP 7 H 5 R 5 ER 3 BB 4 K 3.43 E.R.A.
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson 1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K 4.60 E.R.A.
C Kai Gronauer DL
2B Josh Satin 2-4 2 R 1 2B(14) 1 BB .316
SS Wilmer Flores 2-3 1 R 1 2B( 1 RBI(14) 1 BB .251
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 0-5 1 R .219
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 2-5 1 R 1 3B(5) 1 RBI(31) 1 K .315

[Giantsfan1080]

June 7 Prospect Report

New York: W 7-0
OF Fernando Martinez 1-5 2 R 1 2B(4) 1 RBI(5) .200

Buffalo: L 0-2
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese 6 IP 6 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB 4 K 7.36 E.R.A.
SP Lance Broadway
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: L 6-10
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
SP Tobi Stoner 8 IP 6 H 4 R 4 ER 0 BB 6 K 3.15 E.R.A.
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole 2-5 1 2B(18 ) 2 RBI(23) .348
1B Nick Evans 2-5 1 R 1 2B(4) .219
1B Lucas Duda 0-4 1 R 1 BB .286
3B Shawn Bowman 1-4 1 R 1 HR(7) 1 RBI(27) 2 K .274
SS Ruben Tejada 1-4 .280

St. Lucie: Postponed
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen
SP Jeff Kaplan
P Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena
1B Ike Davis
2B Hector Pellot
2B Greg Veloz
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
OF Carlos Guzman

Savannah: L 5-7
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer DL
2B Josh Satin 1-3 1 R 1 RBI(31) 1 BB .316
SS Wilmer Flores 1-4 1 RBI(15) .251
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 0-4 1 RBI(22) 2 K .215
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 0-4 1 K .309

[Giantsfan1080]

June 8 Prospect Report

New York: Day Off
OF Fernando Martinez

Buffalo: W 2-1
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: Day Off
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole
1B Nick Evans
1B Lucas Duda
3B Shawn Bowman
SS Ruben Tejada

St. Lucie: Game 1 L 1-12
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen
SP Jeff Kaplan
P Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena 0-3 1 K .210
1B Ike Davis
2B Hector Pellot 0-2 1 BB .246
2B Greg Veloz 1-4 1 2B(10) 2 K .264
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz 0-3 .229
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0-2 1 BB 1 K .258
OF Carlos Guzman 2-3 1 R .294


St. Lucie: L 1-4
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen
SP Jeff Kaplan 5 IP 5 H 2 R 2 ER 4 BB 3 K 3.60 E.R.A.
P Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena
1B Ike Davis
2B Hector Pellot 2-2 1 RBI(12) 1 BB .259
2B Greg Veloz 1-4 1 K .263
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz 2-4 1 2B(6) 1 K .239
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0-4 1 K .253
OF Carlos Guzman 0-4 .289

Savannah: L 2-7
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson 5 IP 6 H 2 R 1 ER 2 BB 3 K 2.35 E.R.A. (L,3-4)
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer DL
2B Josh Satin 0-4 .310
SS Wilmer Flores 1-3 .253 1 HR(4) 1 RBI(23) .217
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 1-3 1 R
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 0-4 1 K .304

[Giantsfan1080]

Prospect Report done for the night. Should I continue these or am I wasting my time?

[roughrider30]

Prospect Report done for the night. Should I continue these or am I wasting my time?

Keep them coming as long as its not too much of a hassle for you. I haven't had much time to actually do some posting recently, but its nice to keep tabs on these guys.

[Giantsfan1080]

Keep them coming as long as its not too much of a hassle for you. I haven't had much time to actually do some posting recently, but its nice to keep tabs on these guys.

Alright as long as I know at least one person is getting their info from this.

[SuperKevin]

I like reading them.

[MaxV]

Draft Day!

I hope Mets pick some future stars.

Kevin, have you already ordered Strasburg's jersey? :)

[Giantsfan1080]

Draft Day!

I hope Mets pick some future stars.

Kevin, have you already ordered Strasburg's jersey? :)

Any names you think will fall to us that you have your eye on?

[MaxV]

Any names you think will fall to us that you have your eye on?

Strasburg? :)

No, honestly, it's so unpredictable, I have no idea.

What about you?

[Giantsfan1080]

Strasburg? :)

No, honestly, it's so unpredictable, I have no idea.

What about you?

Same no idea. When it gets to pick 50 we can start to make some more informed guesses.

[Giantsfan1080]

Everybody welcome LHP Steven Matz to the Mets. He's a local kid from Long Island. Throws up to 94 is all the info I have so far.

[MaxV]

Projectable HS pitcher.

YEAH.

Now sign and develop him.

[MaxV]

SS Robbie Shields

Shields could ascend up draft boards next spring much like Gordon Beckham did during the spring of 2008 with a strong junior campaign. He, like Beckham the year before, enjoyed a fine summer on the Cape this past year, although his time was cut short when he injured his wrist sliding into a base. With very good bat speed and solid offensive tools across the board, Shields has the talent to be a game-changing infielder, with the ability to hit for a high average and power while also having good enough wheels to be a threat on the basepaths. His bat speed comes from very strong hands, wrists and forearms, and he knows how to loft balls to give him double-digit home run potential. Defensively he doesn't have ideal range at the shortstop position, as many feel he may have to move to either 2B or 3B down the road, but he has plenty of arm strength to play any infield position. He does run well and shows good overall baseball instincts. Shields has posted solid numbers since stepping onto campus, including his two summer stints (he was named one of the top prospects in the Clark-Griffith League after his freshman year), and has started at Florida Southern from day one. He is poised for a big junior year, as more and more people will become familiar with his name between now and next June.


http://www.brewerfan.net/ViewAmateurPlayerProfile.do?playerId=884&draftId=7

Money pick.

[Giantsfan1080]

June 9 Prospect Report

New York: W 6-5
OF Fernando Martinez

Buffalo: L 2-10
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: L 0-3
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne 2 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 2 BB 1 K 5.27 E.R.A.
C Josh Thole 2-4 1 K .351
1B Nick Evans 2-4 1 K .234
1B Lucas Duda 1-4 1 2B(14) .285
3B Shawn Bowman 1-3 1 BB .275
SS Ruben Tejada 1-3 .281

St. Lucie: W 3-2
SP Scott Shaw 7 IP 3 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 8 K 3.43 E.R.A.
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen
SP Jeff Kaplan
P Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena 1-4 1 RBI(14) 2 K .211
1B Ike Davis
2B Hector Pellot 1-3 1 K .261
2B Greg Veloz 1-4 1 R 1 K .263
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz 1-3 1 BB .241
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2-4 1 R 2 RBI(22) .258
OF Carlos Guzman 0-4 1 K .283

Savannah: L 3-4
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Eric Beaulac 4 IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 4 K 3.23 E.R.A. (L,3-4)
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
SP Kyle Allen 5 IP 6 H 3 R 3 ER 1 BB 5 K 4.70 E.R.A.
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer DL
2B Josh Satin 1-4 1 2B(15) 1 BB 1 K .308
SS Wilmer Flores 0-4 .247
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 2-3 1 BB .223
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 0-5 .297

[ATLDirtyBirds]

Matz is a nice pick. Didn't like Shields.

[Giantsfan1080]

Rounds 4-30 start in about 45 minutes.

[ATLDirtyBirds]

Without diving in too deep, this draft is meh. Some picks I love, some are just ok, some I really hate. I will go into detail later.

[MaxV]

I just got home.

I missed the whole day 2.

I have a lot of reading and research to do.

[MaxV]

Ok, so far the draft does sound underwhelming. But I think we should reserve judgment until these players start playing pro.

I think Omar has done a solid job of drafting over the last couple of years. And those drafts looked underwhelming at the time also.

[Giantsfan1080]

June 10 Prospect Report

New York: L 4-5
OF Fernando Martinez 1-1 .222

Buffalo: Off Day
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: W 10-7
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole 3-5 1 R .357
1B Nick Evans 2-5 2 R 1 HR(2) 2 RBI(5) 1 K .244
1B Lucas Duda 0-5 2 K .278
3B Shawn Bowman 3-4 2 R 2 RBI(29) 1 BB 1 K .284
SS Ruben Tejada 1-5 1 2B(12) 1 RBI(21) .279

St. Lucie: L 5-8
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero 3.2 IP 7 H 5 R 5 ER 4 BB 2 K 4.75 E.R.A. (L,1-6)
SP Dylan Owen
SP Jeff Kaplan
P Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena 3-5 1 2B(6) 2 RBI(16) 1 K .224
1B Ike Davis 2-5 2 R 1 HR(5) 2 RBI(23) .286
2B Hector Pellot
2B Greg Veloz 1-5 1 R .262
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz 2-5 1 R 1 RBI(21) .248
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1-5 1 R 1 2B(12) 2 K .256
OF Carlos Guzman 1-4 1 K .282

Savannah: W 4-3
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez 5 IP 5 H 3 R 1 ER 1 BB 2 K 3.36 E.R.A.
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson 3 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 3 K 4.19 E.R.A.(W,2-2)
C Kai Gronauer DL
2B Josh Satin 2-3 1 2B(16) 1 RBI(32) 1 BB .314
SS Wilmer Flores 2-3 1 2B(9) 1 BB .254
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 0-2 1 RBI(24) 1 BB 1 K .221
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 0-4 .292

[Giantsfan1080]

June 11 Prospect Report


New York: L 3-6
OF Fernando Martinez 0-3 .205

Buffalo: W 13-5
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway 4.1 IP 3 H 4 R 3 ER 6 BB 2 K 7.01 E.R.A.
RP Eddie Kunz 1.2 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K 2.93 E.R.A.

Binghamton: L 2-16
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia 4 IP 4 H 4 R 2 ER 2 BB 4 K 1.64 E.R.A. (L,0-1)
SP Mike Antonini
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne 1.2 IP 3 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB 1 K 5.87 E.R.A.
C Josh Thole
1B Nick Evans 1-4 1 2B(5) 1 RBI(6) .244
1B Lucas Duda 0-4 1 K .272
3B Shawn Bowman 1-4 1 2B(12) 3 K .283
SS Ruben Tejada 2-3 .285

St. Lucie: W 9-4
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen
SP Jeff Kaplan
P Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich 3 IP 2 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 3 K 2.61 E.R.A.
C Francisco Pena 2-5 1 R 1 RBI(17) .229
1B Ike Davis 1-4 1 R 1 BB .285
2B Hector Pellot
2B Greg Veloz 1-4 1 R 1 2B(11) 1 RBI(12) 1 BB 1 K .261
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz 2-4 2 R 1 2B(7) 1 RBI(22) 1 BB 1 K .256
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1-4 2 R 1 RBI(23) 1 BB .256
OF Carlos Guzman 1-3 1 R 2 RBI(23) 1 BB .283

Savannah: W 3-2
SP Jeurys Familia 6 IP 3 H 1 R 0 ER 0 BB 6 K 3.11 E.R.A.
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer DL
2B Josh Satin 0-1 1 R 1 RBI(33) 2 BB 1 K .312
SS Wilmer Flores 2-4 1 RBI(16) 1 K .259
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 1-4 .221
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 2-4 1 R 1 3B(6) 1 K .295

[Giantsfan1080]

With the draft over I think we did a pretty good job this year. It seems like we might have to buy a lot of guys out of their college commitments which is usually a sign they are higher upside guys. We took a ton of lefties also which can always work out well if a couple of them pan out. A lot of interesting players this year.

[Giantsfan1080]

2009 New York Mets Draft Class

2, 72: Steven Matz, LHP, Ward Melville HS, R/L, 6'2", 192, 5/29/91
3, 103: Robbie Shields, SS, Florida Southern, R/R, 6'1", 195, 12/7/87
4, 134: Darrell Ceciliani, CF, Columbia Basin CC, L/L, 6'1", 185, 6/22/90
5, 164: Damien Magnifico, RHP, North Mesquite HS, L/R, 6'1", 180, 5/24/91
6, 194: David Buchanan, RHP, Chipola JC, R/R, 6'3", 190, 5/11/89
7, 224: Darin Gorski, LHP, Kutztown U, L/L, 6'4", 210, 10/6/87
8, 254: Taylor Freeman, C, McNeese State, L/R, 6'0", 200, 8/24/87
9, 284: Jeffrey Glenn, C, Winter Haven HS, R/R, 6'3", 185, 9/22/91
10, 314: Nick Santomauro, RF, Dartmouth, L/R, 6'2", 205, 6/13/88
11, 344: Samuel Honeck, 1B, Tulane, L/L, 6'2", 215, 6/19/87
12, 374: James Ewing, 2B, Southern Miss, R/R, 6'0", 195, 10/27/86
13, 404: Zachary Dotson, LHP, Effingham County HS, L/L, 6'1", 180, 10/30/90
14, 434: Ronald Harris, CF, Northwood U, L/L, 6'2", 205, 2/19/87
15, 464: Casey Schmidt, RHP, U San Diego, R/R, 6'3", 205, 10/12/87
16, 494: Jeffrey Greene, CF, West Boca Raton Community HS, R/R, 5'11", 180, 4/22/90
17, 524: Alexander Gregory, OF, Radford U, R/R, 6'2", 210, 11/7/86
18, 554: Cody Holliday, OF, Wilmington Col, L/L, 6'3", 210, 9/30/87
19, 584: Nelfi Zapata, C, English HS, R/R, 6'0", ?, 12/13/90
20, 614: Joseph August, OF, Stanford, L/L, 6'1", 205, 9/23/86
21, 644: Joseph Bonfe, 3B, Sierra JC, R/R, 6'4", 220, 12/28/87
22, 674: Zachary Von Tersch, RHP, Georgia Tech, R/R, 6'4", 195, 4/22/88
23, 704: John Church, RHP, U West Florida, R/R, 6'3", 235, 11/4/86
24, 734: Michael Johnson, RHP, Concordia U, R/R, 5'10", 180, 9/14/87
25, 764: Joshua Dunn, 3B, Sickles HS, R/R, 6'3", 215, 12/9/90
26, 794: John Semel, OF, Chapman U, R/R, 6'0", 182, 3/31/88
27, 824: Kurt Steinhauer, OF, Point Loma Nazarene, R/R, 6'1", 205, 3/29/86
28, 854: Brian Needham, RHP, Lamar U, R/R, 6'7", 180, 9/21/86
29, 884: ZeErika Hall, OF, East Central CC, R/R, 5'11", 185, 6/29/88
30, 914: Jordan Harrison, LHP, New Caney School, R/L, 6'1", 180, 4/9/91
31, 944: Mitchell Haniger, RF, Archbishop HS, R/R, 6'2", 180, 12/23/90
32, 974: Thomas Chism, LHP, La Salle, L/L, 5'10", 190, 8/9/88
33, 1004: James Schroeder, 3B, Southern Arkansas, 6'0", 210, 12/13/86
34, 1034: Camden Maron, C, Hicksville HS, L/R, 6'1", 175, 1/20/91
35, 1064: Wesley Wrenn, RHP, The Citadel, R/R, 5'10", 175, 4/17/86
36, 1094: Lance Hoge, LHP, Kansas State, L/L, 5'10", 185, 5/6/87
37, 1124: Brandon Sage, LHP, U South Alabama, L/L, 6'2", 210, 10/3/86
38, 1154: William Cherry, OF, Florida Southern, R/R, 6'1", 210, 1/29/87
39, 1184: Anthony Whitenton, RHP, Darton Col, R/R, 6'3", 190, 2/20/88
40, 1214: Jerome Pena, 2B, Western Nevada CC, S/R, 5'11", 180, 11/6/88
41, 1244: Travis Ozga, 1B, Florida Atlantic, S/R, 6'2", 210, 12/7/86
42, 1274: Ryan Gunhouse, C, Clear Creek HS, R/R, 6'2", 190, 4/15/91
43, 1304: Robert Rinard, RF, Yavapai Col, R/R, 6'2", 180, 11/9/88
44, 1334: James Wooster, LHP, Alvin CC, L/L, 6'1", 200, 6/19/89
45, 1364: Jacob Johansen, RHP, Allen HS, R/R, 6'6", 235, 1/23/91
46, 1394: John Pilkington, RHP, Oxford HS, R/R, 6'2", 195, 10/2/90
47, 1424: Ryan Mollica, 2B, Florida International, L/R, 5'11", 170, 2/25/86
48, 1454: Joseph Mantiply, LHP, Tunstall HS, L/L, 6'5", 200, 3/1/91
49, 1484: Joshua Easley, RHP, Weatherford HS, R/R, 6'3", 170, 12/9/90
50, 1514: Zachary Godley, RHP, Bamberg Ehrhardt HS, R/R, 6'3", 219, 4/21/90

Blue means they have signed
Red means they will not sign

[ATLDirtyBirds]

My Draft Review. I'm not an expert, but I do know a good bit about a solid chunk of these players after really diving into scouting reports, video, etc. These are my thoughts.


2, 72: Steven Matz, LHP: Like to see it. Local HS LHP with good potential. Nice fastball and above average offspeed stuff already. Count me on board.

3, 103: Robbie Shields, SS: Not in love with it. Eh type of pick. Compares to Aaron Hill, but at a premium power position like 3B. Oh yeah, and he doesn't have the best thing about Aaron Hill which is the glove.

4, 134: Darrell Ceciliani, CF: I've seen worse. Poor Mans Jacoby Ellsbury. I like the tools, but I'm not in love with him at 134.

5, 164: Damien Magnifico, RHP, North Mesquite HS: Power arm. Smallish, but already throwing 94. He's raw, but has very strong potential it seems. Definitely going to have to overslot.

6, 194: David Buchanan, RHP, Chipola JC: Great arm. Control is an issue. Seems a bit early to me, but it's not terrible.

7, 224: Darin Gorski, LHP, Kutztown U: Hate it. Soft tossing lefty who at best is a LOOGY? No thanks.

8, 254: Taylor Freeman, C, McNeese State, L/R, 6'0", 200, 8/24/87- Not a huge fan. Seems like a good college player, but I don't think it translates, personally.

9, 284: Jeffrey Glenn, C, Winter Haven HS, R/R, 6'3", 185, 9/22/91-Couldn't find much of anything on the kid.

10, 314: Nick Santomauro, RF, Dartmouth- Solid. I think he could have a shot at being a decent pro at one point. Not a bad pick at all here.

11, 344: Samuel Honeck, 1B: Don't foresee him being much of anything.

12, 374: James Ewing, 2B, Southern Miss: Player built for the Brooklyn Cyclones. The Mets? Probably not.

13, 404: Zachary Dotson, LHP, Effingham County HS: Committed to UGA. Seems like a good projectable guy with very good stuff. I think it will be tough, but a lot of promising things in this article.

http://savannahnow.com/node/737000

14, 434: Ronald Harris, CF, Northwood U: Indifferent.

15, 464: Casey Schmidt, RHP, U San Diego: Interesting. Hurt 2 years ago, and had to sit out due to transfer rules this year. Great stuff, but I doubt he signs.

16, 494: Jeffrey Greene, CF, West Boca Raton Community HS: I liked this one. Good speed and range. Probably won't hit for a lot of power, but can handle the bat.

17, 524: Alexander Gregory, OF, Radford U: I liked this one. Possible Three True Outcomes guy. Intriguing.

18, 554: Cody Holliday, OF, Wilmington Col: Brooklyn Cyclone type.

19, 584: Nelfi Zapata, C, English HS: A pick I liked a lot. Plus arm, good catching skills, and plus power potential. Only a JUCO committ.

Starting to skip around now.

25, 764: Joshua Dunn, 3B, Sickles HS: Really can't complain here. Appears to be leaning towards signing and another team was supposed to draft him in the 4th, but couldn't get a deal in place. Won't cry if he doesn't sign. Worth the risk.

31, 944: Mitchell Haniger, RF, Archbishop HS: Big potential guy. Tough sign in my mind. 2 sport star going to Cal Poly.

Like Marisnick, Haniger showed plus-power potential at the plate and a strong arm in the outfield. He made solid contact in two of his at-bats, driving one ball off the very top of the left field wall for a triple. Haniger is listed at 6-feet-2, 180-pounds and showed off a powerful throwing arm from right field.- Baseball America

42, 1274: Ryan Gunhouse, C, Clear Creek HS: I loved this pick. Might just be my favorite. Final Five in the PowerShowcase. Here is a scouting report:

Ryan Gunhouse is a 2009 C/3B with a 6'2'', 185 lb. frame from League City, TX who attends Clear Creek. Tall athletic body, very good build, good bat speed at the plate, strength in swing, quick hands, stays inside the ball some, gap to gap pop, aggressive hitting approach, one of the best looking hitters at the event, big arm strength behind the plate, quick exchange, feet work well, high-level college prospect, lots of tools to work with.

It's going to be a hard sign, but this is a kid we should really go all out for.

[MaxV]

Good analysis ADB.

[Giantsfan1080]

June 12 Prospect Report

New York: L 8-9
OF Fernando Martinez 0-4 .186

Buffalo: W 1-0
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese 7.1 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 3 BB 7 K 6.31 E.R.A. (W,1-6)
SP Lance Broadway
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: L 0-1
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini 7 IP 7 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 5 K 4.95 E.R.A. (L,4-2)
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole 1-4 .355
1B Nick Evans 0-1 1 K .241
1B Lucas Duda 1-4 2 K .272
3B Shawn Bowman 0-2 1 BB .281
SS Ruben Tejada 0-3 .281

St. Lucie: L 3-5
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen 7 IP 6 H 3 R 2 ER 1 BB 4 K 2.45 E.R.A. (L,0-1)
SP Jeff Kaplan
P Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena
1B Ike Davis 2-4 1 R 1 HR(6) 2 RBI(25) .289
2B Hector Pellot 0-3 .254
2B Greg Veloz 0-1 1 K .260
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz 1-4 .256
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1-4 1 R 1 RBI(24) 1 K .256
OF Carlos Guzman 0-1 .282

Savannah: W 3-2
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer DL
2B Josh Satin 0-2 1 R 2 BB .309
SS Wilmer Flores 1-4 .259
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 0-4 .218
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 2-3 1 BB 1 K .300

[Giantsfan1080]

June 13 Prospect Report

New York: W 6-2
OF Fernando Martinez 3-4 .234

Buffalo: L 2-7
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: Game 1 W 4-0
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
SP Tobi Stoner 7 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 5 K 2.68 E.R.A. (W,2-2)
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole 1-4 1 R .353
1B Nick Evans
1B Lucas Duda 1-4 .271
3B Shawn Bowman 1-3 1 R .281
SS Ruben Tejada 1-3 .281

Binghamton: Game 2 L 1-5
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole
1B Nick Evans
1B Lucas Duda 1-2 1 BB .274
3B Shawn Bowman 0-1 1 BB .280
SS Ruben Tejada 0-3 .277

St. Lucie: L 3-8
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen
SP Jeff Kaplan
P Nick Carr 4.1 IP 6 H 5 R 5 ER 3 BB 3 K 3.59 E.R.A. (L,2-3)
P Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena 1-4 1 R 1 2B(7) .230
1B Ike Davis 1-3 1 R 1 HR(7) 1 RBI(26) 2 BB .290
2B Hector Pellot
2B Greg Veloz 2-5 1 K .263
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0-5 1 K .250
OF Carlos Guzman 2-5 1 R .284

Savannah: L 2-6
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Eric Beaulac
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson 5 IP 7 H 5 R 4 ER 3 BB 3 K 2.74 E.R.A. (L,3-5)
RP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
C Kai Gronauer DL
2B Josh Satin 0-4 1 BB 3 K .303
SS Wilmer Flores 1-4 1 K .259
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 1-5 1 K .217
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 1-3 1 RBI(32) 1 BB 1 K .300

[Giantsfan1080]

June 14 Prospect Report

New York: L 0-15
OF Fernando Martinez 0-4 2 K .216

Buffalo: W 8-1
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: W 7-1
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Stephen Clyne 2 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 3 K 5.71 E.R.A.
C Josh Thole 0-3 1 R 2 BB .348
1B Nick Evans 2-5 1 R 1 2B(6) 1 RBI(7) .250
1B Lucas Duda 0-3 1 R 1 BB 2 K .270
3B Shawn Bowman 2-5 1 R 1 2B(13) 1 RBI(30) 2 K .283
SS Ruben Tejada 1-4 1 RBI(22) 1 K .277

St. Lucie: W 4-3
SP Scott Shaw 6.1 IP 5 H 3 R 2 ER 2 BB 6 K 3.38 E.R.A.
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen
SP Jeff Kaplan
P Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena 0-4 1 K .224
1B Ike Davis 0-4 2 K .284
2B Hector Pellot
2B Greg Veloz 2-4 1 R 1 RBI(13) .268
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz 1-3 1 RBI(23) 1 BB 1 K .252
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 0-1 1 R 2 BB .249
OF Carlos Guzman 0-3 1 BB 2 K .281

Savannah: W 2-0
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
SP Kyle Allen 6.2 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 3 BB 5 K 4.10 E.R.A. (W,4-2)
RP Josh Stinson .1 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K 4.15 E.R.A.
RP Eric Beaulac 2 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 0 K 3.10 E.R.A. (S,1)
C Kai Gronauer DL
2B Josh Satin 1-3 1 R 1 K .304
SS Wilmer Flores 0-3 .255
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 0-3 1 RBI(25) 2 K .215
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 1-3 1 R 1 HR(6) 1 RBI(33) .301

[ATLDirtyBirds]

The King has been viciously overmatched.

[Giantsfan1080]

The King has been viciously overmatched.

I liked his approach when he was first called up even though it took him 9 AB's to get his 1st hit. Right now he's just swinging at anything close though. He got 3 hits yesterday but I'm sure once we're done in the AL parks he gets sent back down.

[ATLDirtyBirds]

I liked his approach when he was first called up even though it took him 9 AB's to get his 1st hit. Right now he's just swinging at anything close though. He got 3 hits yesterday but I'm sure once we're done in the AL parks he gets sent back down.


1 impressive hit yesterday. One was a dribble to second and the barely rolled passed third, and might even get changed to a FC. I didn't expect a ton from him, but he's just confirmed that he's not ready yet. Oh well. Hopefully we get a bat in the OF and he can play out there in a much less pressure packed spot, with more experience under the belt.

[Giantsfan1080]

1 impressive hit yesterday. One was a dribble to second and the barely rolled passed third, and might even get changed to a FC. I didn't expect a ton from him, but he's just confirmed that he's not ready yet. Oh well. Hopefully we get a bat in the OF and he can play out there in a much less pressure packed spot, with more experience under the belt.

Yeah you can tell he certainly has the skills. He has a really quick bat which is going to help when he puts it all together.

[MaxV]

Good to see Ike is finally hitting for power. Nice start for Niese as well.

I hope they keep it up.

[Giantsfan1080]

Good to see Ike is finally hitting for power. Nice start for Niese as well.

I hope they keep it up.

13th in the FSL for HR's. 3rd in 2B's for Davis.

[fischbowl]

After Friday night, I decided no more Mets baseball for the rest of the year. So I hold myself to the vow for one day, until today. I swear, I'm an Orioles fan, and this team is psychologically crippling

[Giantsfan1080]

After Friday night, I decided no more Mets baseball for the rest of the year. So I hold myself to the vow for one day, until today. I swear, I'm an Orioles fan, and this team is psychologically crippling

We are used to it as Mets fans. More dissapointment than celebrating usually. I'm still going down to Camden on Tuesday and possibly Wednesday to cheer them on though.

[Giantsfan1080]

June 15 Prospect Report

New York: Day Off
OF Fernando Martinez

Buffalo: Game 1 L 2-4
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Eddie Kunz

Buffalo: Game 2 W 3-2
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Eddie Kunz 2 IP 0 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 2 K 2.73 E.R.A. (W,4-2)

Binghamton: Day Off
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole
1B Nick Evans
1B Lucas Duda
3B Shawn Bowman
SS Ruben Tejada

St. Lucie: L 4-5
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero 6 IP 8 H 4 R 1 ER 0 BB 6 K 4.43 E.R.A.
SP Dylan Owen
SP Jeff Kaplan
P Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena 1-4 1 R 1 RBI(18) 1 BB 2 K .225
1B Ike Davis 2-4 1 R 1 2B(17) 1 RBI(27) 1 BB 1 K .288
2B Hector Pellot 1-4 1 K .254
2B Greg Veloz 0-4 1 R 1 BB 1 K .263
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz 0-4 1 BB 1 K .245
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1-5 1 2B(13) 3 K .248
OF Carlos Guzman

Savannah: L 0-4
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Elvin Ramirez 6.2 IP 4 H 4 R 3 ER 3 BB 5 K 3.43 E.R.A. (L,3-5)
SP Robert Carson
SP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
RP Eric Beaulac
C Kai Gronauer 0-3 2 K .211
2B Josh Satin 1-4 2 K .303
SS Wilmer Flores 1-3 .256
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 1-4 .215
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 0-3 2 K .297

[Giantsfan1080]

Honeck, Gregory, Church, Schroeder, Wrenn, Hoge, and Sage all signed and headed to Brooklyn.

[fischbowl]

Good pickup with Jim Ed Warden. He's the only recent, irrelevant Mets pickup I approve of. A tall, sidearmer, he's already 30, but his ability to get ground ball outs could get him a cup of coffee, maybe more

[Giantsfan1080]

Good pickup with Jim Ed Warden. He's the only recent, irrelevant Mets pickup I approve of. A tall, sidearmer, he's already 30, but his ability to get ground ball outs could get him a cup of coffee, maybe more

I'm not sure if we'll see him ever. There are plenty of guys ahead of him on the depth chart plus they sent him to AA. St. Lucie might be sending guys up to Binghamton soon as well so he may be replaced. I 'm pretty sure we plucked him out of the Atlantic League so I'm not really expecting anything, but since I appreciate your view I'll definitely keep an eye out on him.

[Giantsfan1080]

The Mets signed a ton of players from the draft all of which has been updated on page 76.

[MaxV]

I hope we sign some of those talented HS kids.

I hope Omar doesn't go slot-happy again. No more appeasing Selig.

[Giantsfan1080]

June 16 Prospect Report

Buffalo: W 5-4
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway 6 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 2 K 5.97 E.R.A. (W,1-3)
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: L 2-3
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole 1-4 .346
1B Nick Evans 2-4 1 R 2 2B(8) .260
1B Lucas Duda 2-2 1 R 1 2B(15) 1 BB .276
3B Shawn Bowman 1-3 1 BB 1 K .283
SS Ruben Tejada 0-4 1 K .271

St. Lucie: L 0-6
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen
SP Jeff Kaplan 5.2 IP 7 H 4 R 4 ER 0 BB 2 K 5.06 E.R.A. (L,0-2)
P Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena
1B Ike Davis
2B Hector Pellot 0-3 1 K .248
2B Greg Veloz 1-4 2 K .263
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz 1-4 1 2B(8) .245
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1-4 .248
OF Carlos Guzman 0-4 2 K .276

Savannah: W 6-3
SP Jeurys Familia 5.2 IP 7 H 3 R 3 ER 2 BB 6 K 3.25 E.R.A. (W,4-4)
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
SP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson 1.1 IP 2 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 1 K 4.00 E.R.A.
RP Eric Beaulac
C Kai Gronauer 0-3 1 R 1 BB .205
2B Josh Satin 3-4 1 2B(17) 2 RBI(35) .311
SS Wilmer Flores 1-3 1 R 1 HR(2) 2 RBI(18) 1 K .257
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 2-4 2 R 1 K .220
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 0-4 2 K .292

[Giantsfan1080]

I hope we sign some of those talented HS kids.

I hope Omar doesn't go slot-happy again. No more appeasing Selig.

Ryan Gunhouse's dad is posting on another site and he says Gunhouse is very signable. Unforunately for us he also said it doesn't look as of now that Gunhouse is a high prioirty but we'll see. Just drafting these HS too look good doesn't do anything if you don't sign them. I don't want them all signed but at least half would be nice.

[SuperKevin]

It's sad that Gary Sheffield now leads the team in home runs with only 8

[Giantsfan1080]

It's sad that Gary Sheffield now leads the team in home runs with only 8

:( Very sad.

[SuperKevin]

:( Very sad.

Seriously if you had told me that 2.5 months into the season that the Mets would not have a player in double digit home runs I'd have laughed in your face.

[MaxV]

Seriously if you had told me that 2.5 months into the season that the Mets would not have a player in double digit home runs I'd have laughed in your face.

Unlike the one in another borough, Citi Field is actually a MLB ballpark.

[Giantsfan1080]

June 17 Prospect Report

Buffalo: Postponed
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: L 1-8
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia 5 IP 8 H 3 R 2 ER 2 BB 8 K 2.25 E.R.A. (L,0-2)
SP Mike Antonini
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole 1-4 .344
1B Nick Evans 2-5 1 2B(9) .267
1B Lucas Duda 0-3 1 BB 2 K .273
3B Shawn Bowman 1-3 1 R 1 BB 1 K .284
SS Ruben Tejada 2-4 1 K .276

St. Lucie: W 4-1
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen 7 IP 5 H 1 R 0 ER 0 BB 4 K 1.50 E.R.A. (W,1-1)
SP Jeff Kaplan
P Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena 1-4 1 R 1 2B(8) 2 K .225
1B Ike Davis 1-3 1 BB .289
2B Hector Pellot 1-3 1 2B(6) 1 RBI(13) 1 BB 1 K .250
2B Greg Veloz 1-4 1 RBI(14) 1 BB .262
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz 0-4 1 K .238
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 2-4 2 R 1 2B(14) 1 HR(9) 1 RBI(25) 1 BB 1 K .252
OF Carlos Guzman 0-3 1 BB .272

Savannah: W 3-2
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
SP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
RP Eric Beaulac
C Kai Gronauer 2-4 1 RBI(9) 1 K .215
2B Josh Satin 0-1 .309
SS Wilmer Flores 2-4 1 3B(1) .262
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 0-3 1 R 2 K .217
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 1-3 1 BB 1 K .293

[Giantsfan1080]

June 18 Prospect Report

Buffalo: Postponed
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Eddie Kunz

Binghamton: L 9-11
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini 4 IP 9 H 5 R 5 ER 0 BB 4 K 5.37 E.R.A.
RP Stephen Clyne 2.1 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 2 BB 1 K 5.49 E.R.A.
C Josh Thole 3-5 3 R 1 2B(19) 2 RBI(25) 1 BB .350
1B Nick Evans 2-4 2 R 1 HR(3) 2 RBI(9) 1 BB .276
1B Lucas Duda
3B Shawn Bowman 1-5 1 RBI(31) .282
SS Ruben Tejada 2-5 .279

St. Lucie: W 2-1
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen
SP Jeff Kaplan
P Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena 1-4 .226
1B Ike Davis 1-3 1 RBI(28) .290
2B Hector Pellot 2-4 .257
2B Greg Veloz 0-5 1 R 1 K .257
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz 1-3 1 RBI(24) 1 BB 1 K .240
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis 1-4 1 R 1 2B(15) 1 BB .252
OF Carlos Guzman 1-4 .272

Savannah:
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson 6 IP 3 H 1 R 1 ER 3 BB 4 K 2.63 E.R.A. (W,4-5)
SP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
RP Eric Beaulac 3 IP 3 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 5 K 2.92 E.R.A. (S,2)
C Kai Gronauer 2-4 1 R 1 2B(6) .224
2B Josh Satin
SS Wilmer Flores 1-4 .261
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 3-4 1 R 1 2B(7) 1 RBI(26) .225
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin
OF Sean Ratliff 0-4 1 K .288

[Giantsfan1080]

Rumor is that Nick Evans is getting called up with Fernando getting sent back down.

[ATLDirtyBirds]

Rumor is that Nick Evans is getting called up with Fernando getting sent back down.


Hopefully not.

[MaxV]

Shouldn't Nick prove that he can hit AAA first?

[Giantsfan1080]

He's been really good in AA the last 2 weeks but I think this is a big mistake. Hope he does well though.

[Giantsfan1080]

With the short season leagues starting I'll need suggestions from everyone on who to follow. There isn't much at Brooklyn at all. I'll definitely be following Puello, the 2 Rodriguez's, and some of our recent draftees. Who else?

[fischbowl]

With the short season leagues starting I'll need suggestions from everyone on who to follow. There isn't much at Brooklyn at all. I'll definitely be following Puello, the 2 Rodriguez's, and some of our recent draftees. Who else?

Sam Honeck, probably the best Mets late round selection

[fischbowl]

He's been really good in AA the last 2 weeks but I think this is a big mistake. Hope he does well though.

Is he still "depressed"?

[Giantsfan1080]

Is he still "depressed"?

I'm not sure but I don't think so. I'm sure getting called back up will help with his psyche as well.

[Giantsfan1080]

Sam Honeck, probably the best Mets late round selection

You mean the best non HS selection? If we can get some of those HS guys signed those will be better. I'm also very very intrigued by the Alex Gregory selection.

[Giantsfan1080]

June 19 Prospect Report

Buffalo: W 10-3
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
SP Tobi Stoner 6 IP 9 H 3 R 3 ER 1 BB 3 K 4.50 E.R.A. (W,1-0)
RP Eddie Kunz
OF Fernando Martinez

Binghamton: L 2-12
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole 2-3 1 RBI(26) 1 BB .354
1B Lucas Duda 2-5 1 K .276
3B Shawn Bowman
SS Ruben Tejada 2-4 .283

St. Lucie: All Star Break
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen
SP Jeff Kaplan
P Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena
1B Ike Davis
2B Hector Pellot
2B Greg Veloz
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
OF Carlos Guzman

Savannah: W 10-5
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
SP Kyle Allen 6 IP 3 H 2 R 2 ER 1 BB 5 K 3.99 E.R.A. (W,5-2)
RP Josh Stinson 1 IP 1 H 0 R 0 ER 0 BB 1 K 3.89 E.R.A.
RP Eric Beaulac
C Kai Gronauer 2-4 2 R 1 HR(3) 1 RBI(10) .233
2B Josh Satin 1-5 2 R 1 2B(18 )1 RBI(36) 1 K .307
SS Wilmer Flores 2-5 2 R 1 2B(10) 2 K .265
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 1-5 1 RBI(27) 1 K .225
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin DL
OF Sean Ratliff 3-4 2 R 1 HR(7) 4 RBI(37) .295

[ATLDirtyBirds]

Sam Honeck, probably the best Mets late round selection


Ewww. No way.

[MaxV]

Kyle Allen is starting to look like a nice prospect.

[Giantsfan1080]

Kyle Allen is starting to look like a nice prospect.

Ohh yeah. Last's years draft is starting to look like it could be a very special one as well.

[fischbowl]

You mean the best non HS selection? If we can get some of those HS guys signed those will be better. I'm also very very intrigued by the Alex Gregory selection.

I'm a collegiate baseball *****, admitted. And those HS guys won't sniff Brooklyn this year. Straight to the motherfuckin' GCL

[Giantsfan1080]

I'm a collegiate baseball *****, admitted. And those HS guys won't sniff Brooklyn this year. Straight to the motherfuckin' GCL

Well yeah no HS guys ever go to Brooklyn first, unless they are absolutely special(Kazmir).

[Giantsfan1080]

June 20 Prospect Report


Buffalo: W 5-1
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese 7 IP 6 H 0 R 0 ER 1 BB 8 K 5.55 E.R.A. (W,2-6)
SP Lance Broadway
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Eddie Kunz
OF Fernando Martinez 2-4 2 R 1 2B(16) .296

Binghamton: Game 1 Postponed
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole
1B Lucas Duda
3B Shawn Bowman
SS Ruben Tejada

Binghamton: Game 2 Postponed
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole
1B Lucas Duda
3B Shawn Bowman
SS Ruben Tejada

St. Lucie: All Star Break
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen
SP Jeff Kaplan
P Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena
1B Ike Davis
2B Hector Pellot
2B Greg Veloz
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
OF Carlos Guzman

Savannah: L 3-7
SP Jeurys Familia
SP Elvin Ramirez 3.2 IP 8 H 5 R 5 ER 4 BB 1 K 3.89 E.R.A. (L,3-6)
SP Robert Carson
SP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson
RP Eric Beaulac
C Kai Gronauer 1-3 1 R .235
2B Josh Satin 0-4 1 K .302
SS Wilmer Flores
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 0-4 1 RBI(28) .221
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin DL
OF Sean Ratliff 0-4 1 K .291

[SuperKevin]

Think the Mets would consider trading for Brad Hawpe?

[Giantsfan1080]

Think the Mets would consider trading for Brad Hawpe?

Yeah I think it's a possibility but as always it depends on what the asking price is. I'm sure Omar has been doing his due dilligence and asking around for who's available and at what cost. The thing with Hawpe is that the Rockies are playing excellent baseball lately and they're right back in contention for the Wild Card race.

[fischbowl]

GF, Marte played SS last night :O

[ATLDirtyBirds]

Think the Mets would consider trading for Brad Hawpe?

We could do worse. He is just an atrocious fielder though. Like, we'd be better off with Adam Dunn in the OF bad. I'd much rather try and get Dunn as despite reports of Dunn's cost, I bet he comes cheaper.

[Giantsfan1080]

GF, Marte played SS last night :O

Yeah I saw that but I don't note it when they play different positions. Flores and Marte are both going to end up in corner OF spots or 1B anyway most likely.

[Giantsfan1080]

June 21 Prospect Report


Buffalo: L 2-3
SP Dillon Gee DL
SP Jon Niese
SP Lance Broadway
SP Tobi Stoner
RP Eddie Kunz
OF Fernando Martinez 0-3 .291

Binghamton: Game 1 L 3-9
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole 0-3 1 RBI(27) .350
1B Lucas Duda 2-2 1 R 1 HR(4) 1 RBI(33) 1 BB .282
3B Shawn Bowman 0-2 1 BB .280
SS Ruben Tejada 2-3 1 R 1 2B(13) .288

Binghamton: L 0-3
SP Brad Holt
SP Jenrry Mejia
SP Mike Antonini
RP Stephen Clyne
C Josh Thole 0-3 1 K .345
1B Lucas Duda 1-3 2 K .283
3B Shawn Bowman 1-3 1 K .280
SS Ruben Tejada 0-3 .284

St. Lucie: All Star Break
SP Scott Shaw
SP Angel Calero
SP Dylan Owen
SP Jeff Kaplan
P Nick Carr
P Brant Rustich
C Francisco Pena
1B Ike Davis
2B Hector Pellot
2B Greg Veloz
SS Reese Havens DL
3B Zach Lutz
OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
OF Carlos Guzman

Savannah: W 5-2
SP Jeurys Familia 6.2 IP 5 H 1 R 1 ER 1 BB 2 K 3.08 E.R.A. (W,5-4)
SP Elvin Ramirez
SP Robert Carson
SP Kyle Allen
RP Josh Stinson 1.2 IP 4 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 1 K 3.96 E.R.A.
RP Eric Beaulac
C Kai Gronauer 1-4 1 K .235
2B Josh Satin 1-3 1 R 1 BB .302
SS Wilmer Flores 3-4 2 R 1 2B(11) .273
SS Juan Lagares
3B Jefry Marte 0-5 1 K .217
IF/OF Jordany Valdespin DL
OF Sean Ratliff 2-3 1 R 1 RBI(38) 1 BB 1 K .295

[Giantsfan1080]

Ike Davis made his AA debut tonight. Also, Mejia reportedly hit 102 tonight on a pitch.

[ATLDirtyBirds]

Ike Davis made his AA debut tonight. Also, Mejia reportedly hit 102 tonight on a pitch.



Good to see Ike Davis is doing well. I'd be happy to be wrong on him, but I still don't think he's ever going to be more then an average player.

[Giantsfan1080]

Who knew our AAA offense could get 11 runs. David Wrigt is having the weirdest season I've ever seen.

[Giantsfan1080]

Anyone else think Nieve is the real deal?

[Giantsfan1080]

Jenrry Mejia and Wilmer Flores will be playing in this year's Futures Game. I can't wait to see Mejia pitch.

[MaxV]

Jenrry Mejia and Wilmer Flores will be playing in this year's Futures Game. I can't wait to see Mejia pitch.

Two of our most talented. I had a feeling Mejia would be there, but I thought they would wait a year to put Flores.

Anyone else think Nieve is the real deal?

I don't expect for him to be dominant every time, but he's capable of having a solid season.

[Giantsfan1080]

I like how the same scout who signed Johan signed Nieve. The Astros then gave up on the both of them so I like all the coincidences. I'm not comparing the 2 but I like the story.

[SuperKevin]

Anyone else think Nieve is the real deal?

I like what he's giving us. He's the pitcher I hoped Oliver Perez would be.

[SuperKevin]

Nick Evans has been a much needed bat the last few games. Hopefully he can keep it up

[ATLDirtyBirds]

Some real rough times right now. Hopefully Johan gets his **** together.

[AlexDown]

I feel like I have been watching the B squad the last couple of months.

[SuperKevin]

At least Fernando hit his first homer

[MaxV]

I feel like I have been watching the B squad the last couple of months.

It's more like a 'D' squad.

Yeah, they need to get it together and fast.

Do you guys think Jerry is losing control of this team?

[Giantsfan1080]

We're scarmbling. It's weird because we're only 3 games back but we all know the inevitable is going to happen and we're going to be 10 back.

[Giantsfan1080]

The signings are updated. Shields has signed and some other high schoolers. Dunn and Glenn have also signed but MLB is holding up their deals so I haven't "blued" them up yet.

[ATLDirtyBirds]

It's more like a 'D' squad.

Yeah, they need to get it together and fast.

Do you guys think Jerry is losing control of this team?


I don't care if he has control or not. He is a terrible manager, and that alone should have him out of a job.

[MaxV]

Mets have signed 16-year-old Juan Urbina, son of former Major Leaguer Ugueth Urbina.

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090702&content_id=5657262&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym

$1.25 million signing bonus? Impressive.

[SuperKevin]

Mets have signed 16-year-old Juan Urbina, son of former Major Leaguer Ugueth Urbina.

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090702&content_id=5657262&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym

$1.25 million signing bonus? Impressive.

Hopefully he's not a psycho like his dad

[fischbowl]

Hopefully he's not a psycho like his dad

Ugueth just liked to have a good time................torturing his servants

[ATLDirtyBirds]

Mets have signed 16-year-old Juan Urbina, son of former Major Leaguer Ugueth Urbina.

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090702&content_id=5657262&vkey=news_nym&fext=.jsp&c_id=nym

$1.25 million signing bonus? Impressive.


Kid has to be pretty legit. We've been in on him forever, and we normally don't break the bank because Omar can usually find much more cost efficient talent.

But basically, he is a projectable lefty with the potential to have a plus fastball and a plus curve, has good bloodlines, and knows how to pitch already. Hard to not like this.

[Giantsfan1080]

4 All Stars for us which is no suprise. Wright, Beltran, Santana, and Rodriguez.

[LTgiants]

we just traded Church for Francouer

[SuperKevin]

we just traded Church for Francouer

Thanks for reminding us. I hope you die

[ATLDirtyBirds]

Thanks for reminding us. I hope you die


For sure. And please, take Omar with you.

[LTgiants]

lol now this is my fault lol i just saw it so i posted it

[M.O.T.H.]

I still cant believe it. haha. Funny thing is we tried to trade him to another division opponant earlier in the year, the Marlins. We know how much he sucks...it's good strategy, it is. I'm so happy he is gone. Nice guy atleast, crummy ball player.

[MaxV]

Ok, as if there isn't enough Mets' players that drive me crazy.

[Giantsfan1080]

It's not like I really like Church but come on. 1000 AB's is enough to know this guy sucks. The only thing we could hope for is a miracle and Francouer learns how to take a walk.

[MaxV]

A miracle would be if this guy would actually lay off the first pitch breaking ball in the dirt that they always throw to him.

[Giantsfan1080]

Nice game from Holt this afternoon. 7 IP 4 H 1 BB 7 K and the win.

[Giantsfan1080]

Well the injury news just keeps getting worse. Rumor is Mejia might be out for the rest of the year with that finger issue.

[ATLDirtyBirds]

Ike Davis is really tearing **** up. I didn't like the pick at all because of his pedestrian projections, but he's doing quite well for himself this year.

[Giantsfan1080]

Looks like Omar will probabaly be gone after today.

[ATLDirtyBirds]

Looks like Omar will probabaly be gone after today.


It wouldn't be a major loss. He's far from a great GM.

[MaxV]

Sure, get rid of 2 guys that are still showing that they have fight left in them. ;)

At least the news out of the minors has been somewhat positive.

[Giantsfan1080]

It wouldn't be a major loss. He's far from a great GM.

He's been slightly above average. The last time we had a great GM was Frank Cashen.

[Giantsfan1080]

Sure, get rid of 2 guys that are still showing that they have fight left in them. ;)

At least the news out of the minors has been somewhat positive.

I'm sick of all this talk that the Mets have a barren farm system. I wish these people would get their heads out of their asses and do some research. We'll probably be ranked 12-16 at the end of the year IMO which is far from barren.

[Giantsfan1080]

Anything we can talk about?

[roughrider30]

Anything we can talk about?

Mets 2010 World Series? We are allowed to dream right :D

[MaxV]

We can talk about the high pick that we are going to get for next year's draft.

Who are the top prospects?

[Giantsfan1080]

Well maybe we could suck enough that we could end up with Bryce Harper.

[Giantsfan1080]

I'm also excited to see how Thole does today and I still have no idea why he hasn't played the other 2 games. We owe nothing to Brian Schenider.

[Giantsfan1080]

My Mets top 10 I did in the MLB thread:

1. Jennry Mejia
2. Fernando Martinez
3. Ike Davis
4. Wilmer Flores
5. Brad Holt
6. Reese Havens
7. Jon Niese
8. Kyle Allen
9. Jeurys Familia
10. Josh Thole

Tejada would be at 11.

[MaxV]

Excellent list Giantsfan.

I would also be tempted to add Steven Matz.

[Giantsfan1080]

Bad start to our offseason.

[MaxV]

In a couple of days from now Baseball America will release our top 10 prospect list. That should be interesting to see.

Here's my list:

1. Fernando Martinez (OF)
2. Jenrry Mejia (RHP)
3. Wilmer Flores (SS)
4. Brad Holt (RHP)
5. Ike Davis (1b)
6. Jon Niese (LHP)
7. Jeurys Familia (RHP)
8. Josh Thole (C)
9. Steven Matz (LHP)
10. Reese Havens (2b/OF)
11. Ruben Tejada (SS)
12. Kirk Nieuwenhuis (OF)
13. Jefry Marte (3b)
14. Brant Rustich (RHP)
15. Dillon Gee (RHP)
16. Scott Moviel (RHP)
17. Kyle Allen (RHP)
18. Francisco Pena (C)
19. Robert Carson (RHP)
20. Cesar Puello (OF)


HM: Eddie Kunz (RHP), Scott Shaw (RHP), Nick Carr (RHP), Carlos Guzman (OF), Zach Lutz (3b/1b), Shawn Bowman (3b), Lucas Duda (1b/OF), Sean Ratliff (OF), Stefan Welch (1b/2b), Brahiam Maldonado (OF), Alonzo Harris (OF), Juan Urbina (LHP)

[Giantsfan1080]

Did you leave Matz and Urbina off on purpose or do you just think they don't belong in the Top 20?

[MaxV]

Did you leave Matz and Urbina off on purpose or do you just think they don't belong in the Top 20?

Oh man, I can't believe I forgot Matz. He definitely belongs. I'll edit my list. Thanks man.

Urbina, well, he's an unknown at this point. I mean, I have Puello at #19 and he is a very talented teenager also.

[Giantsfan1080]

Oh man, I can't believe I forgot Matz. He definitely belongs. I'll edit my list. Thanks man.

Urbina, well, he's an unknown at this point. I mean, I have Puello at #19 and he is a very talented teenager also.

No problem. I love that you have Familia at #7. My top 5 would look a little different that yours though. I also am a little higher on Lutz than you appear to be. I'd put him at #20 instead of Puello.

[Giantsfan1080]

My list at this moment would be:

1. Jenrry Mejia
2. Fernando Martinez
3. Ike Davis
4. Wilmer Flores
5. Brad Holt
6. Jon Niese
7. Jeurys Familia
8. Reese Havens
9. Josh Thole
10. Ruben Tejada
11. Kirk Nieuwenhuis
12. Steve Matz
13. Kyle Allen
14. Brant Rustich
15. Jefry Marte
16. Scott Moviel
17. Juan Urbina
18. Francisco Pena
19. Robert Carson
20. Zach Lutz

[MaxV]

When I first started putting this list together, I was expecting Lutz to make it, he can hit, but I quickly ran out of room.

There are plenty of interesting prospects in this system.

[Giantsfan1080]

When I first started putting this list together, I was expecting Lutz to make it, he can hit, but I quickly ran out of room.

There are plenty of interesting prospects in this system.

Yeah it is much more interesting than it has been the last year or 2. I still firmly believe we'll be in the 12-15 range on most rankins even though the cool thing to was kill our farm all year.