Gregory Veloz 2B S R 6-1 175 6-3-88
Veloz was signed out of the Dominican Republic and assigned to the DSL Mets. He was one of 2005’s top 10 International prospects. In 2006, Veloz hit .271 for the DSL team with an OBP of .373.
The Mets named Veloz as the winner of the 2006 Sterling Award as the best player with the DSL team.
In 2007, Veloz started out with Savannah but couldn’t get enough play time. He was sent down to Kingsport where he batted leadoff throughout the season (.271/.344/.450 in 258 at bats, 18 SBs, 18 E) and went back to Savannah to end up the season there (.171/.243/.236 in 234 at bats).
In late January 2007, Baseball America ranked Veloz as the 16th overall Mets prospect, adding:
"the ball jumps off his bat and he could hit 25 homers annually..."
In 2008, Veloz shined for Savannah and was promoted to St. Lucie before the end of the season. His combined numbers were: .278/.333/.380 in 532 at bats, 29 SB
Veloz won the Sterling Award as the the top Met player for the 2008 Savannah team.
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