Mets Prospect - RP Steve Cheney

Steve Cheney P R R 6’5” 200 7-3-86 Florida Gulf Coast University

Steve Cheney attended college at the Florida Gulf Coast Community College. Cheney was chosen by the Mets in the 25th round of the 2006 draft. He was immediately assigned to Kingsport, where he pitched 17 games in 2006, going 4-1 with a 2.73 ERA. He only walked six batters in 29 2.3 innings for Kingsport. Cheney finished the 2006 season with 2 appearances (3 innings) for Hagerstown (A), going 0-1, 0.00 (no earned runs), 1.33.

In 2007, Cheney pitched for Brooklyn (4-4, 2.70, 1.13, in 18 appearances).

In April 2008, Florida’s Gulf Breeze News, wrote:

Steven Cheney, a 2004 GBHS grad, has recently made the roster for the Port. St. Lucie Mets, their High-A affiliate. "He has had great movement on his fastball, not to mention the added velocity on his fastball jumped 2-3 miles per hour," said father Steve Cheney in an email to the Gulf Breeze News. Cheney pitched two innings in Port St. Lucie's season opener Thursday against the Vero Beach Devil Rays. Cheney pitched the sixth and seventh innings of the Mets' 8- 3 loss, allowing four hits with a walk and a strikeout. He didn't factor into the decision. Last year, Cheney was 4-4 for the Brooklyn Cyclones of the New York- Penn league with a 2.70 earned run average. He walked 12 and struck out 39 in 40 innings, with opponents holding a .226 batting average against him.

In 2008, pitched excellently for Savannah (1-0, 2.25 in 16 appearances,2 saves), and was promoted to St. Lucie (0-1, 6.75 in 8 appearances).