Jordan Abruzzo C R R 6-3 230 8-2-84 University of San Diego
Abruzzo was a 2006 All-West Coast Conference 2nd team honoree, batting .314 as a junior, with 8 HRs and 58 RBIs
Abrusso was taken in the 13th round of the 2007 draft by the New York Mets. He was signed and assigned to Kingsport. He was the first catcher the Mets selected in the ‘07 draft.
He was assigned to Kingsport to begin his pro career (.222 in 11 games; .489 slugging percentage), but was quickly promoted to Brooklyn. Abruzzo is a native of El Cajon, California.
In 2008, Abruzzo kicked around team to team, looking for a play be could play behind the plate instead of only DH. His combined stats at Savannah/Brooklyn/St. Lucie were: .290/.330/.446 in 451 at bats.
February 2009:
InsidePitch on: C/1B Jordan Abruzzo - He's got good pop for his size, better from the left, very sound tools behind the plate but nothing that really stands out. Good plate coverage allows him to put a lot of balls in play. He does not strikeout much, but is not very patient either--doesn't work deep into counts. This was not in the piece, but warrants being mentioned: Even though he missed almost all of his first season, don't look at his time in Brooklyn this summer merely as a "demotion" or a dig at his value. It was more important that Abruzzo get consistent time behind the plate and Brooklyn was the only place that really afforded that. He was in the long-season leagues for the first half of the year and showed he can hit there by posting .300 average in 70-odd games. He shared time at St. Lucie early, but more so DH'ed in Savannah because of the need to get Pena behind the plate every day and Thole's ascension took playing time away from him in St. Lucie later on. Now he'll likely run into similar issues again in 2009 with Pena likely going to St. Lucie and Thole to Bingo, but there is a fairly good chance he goes to Bingo right out of camp. But the onus is on him to make the most out of his playing time. If you want me to tag him, he's just outside the Top 50.
Sal Aguilar P R R 6-0 190 1-9-82 Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)
Aguilar played College ball at Lewis-Clark State College in Idaho, where he was tied for 1st in team wins in his senior year (8), struck out 55 and compiled a 2.92 ERA. He also was 9th all time in strikeouts per 9 innings (minimum 40 IP), with 10.10.
Aguilar was drafted by the Mets in the 29th round of the 2005 draft and was immediately signed and assigned to Brooklyn, where he went 5-0 2.24 ERA. He was used as a reliever in Brooklyn except for 2 games which he started… and posted a 0.00 ERA. Guess what? In 2006, he was turned into a starting pitcher at Hagerstown, where he had no decisions in 5 starts; however, he was then promoted to St. Lucie (A+) and started 19 games, going 7-5/3.25/1.37.
His 2 year minor league stats on 3 teams total to 12-5/2.87/1.26. A true pleasant surprise in 2006.
In 2007, Aguilar pitched the entire season for Binghamton, going 7-9, 5.81, 1.72 in 20 appearances, 2 starts.
On July 30, 2008, Aguilar was placed on the DL with a “right elbow ulnar collateral ligament tear”. There’s a good chance he won’t be back until the 2010 season. He was having a wonderful season: 10-3, 3.14, 1.25 in 24 games, 14 starts.
Victor Aquilar P R R 6-2 185 3-18-89 Barquisimento, Venezuela
The Mets signed Aguilar as an international free agent during the summer of 2005. He made his pro debut in the VSL in 2006, where he went 1-4, 4.40 in 14 games, 6 started.
Aguilar remained on the VSL Mets squad in 2007, but played sporatically (0-0, 9.00 in 5 games).
Aguilar is a native of Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
He started the 2008 season with VSL, getting the victory on opening day. He finished the season 1-2, 5.40 in 8 appearances.
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