Mets Report Card - Catcher

Catcher: Abs BA OBP SLG OPS

AAA:
Rene Rivera 126 .246 .297 .389 .686
Robinson Cancel 173 .220 .269 .254 .523
AA:
Josh Thole 257 .346 .414 .455 .869
Sal Paniagua 81 .222 .273 .321 .594
Mike Nickeas 51 .176 .219 .172 .391
A+:
Francisco Pena 241 .232 .275 .361 .636
Raphael Arroyo 58 .086 .239 .138 .377
A:
Jordan Abruzzo 29 .241 .258 .448 .706
Kai Gronauer 187 .235 .289 .332 .621
Jean Luc Blaquiere 156 .212 .291 .333 .623
Luis Allen 29 .138 .265 .138 .403
Low-A:
Dock Doyle 63 .270 .324 .349 .673
Juan Centeno 58 .207 .266 .241 .507
Ralph Henrique 68 .206 .250 .324 .547
K-Port:
Tyler Howe 33 .273 .510 .455 .965
Michael Moras 37 .270 .317 .351 .668
Juan Torres 9 .222 .222 .222 .444
John Freeman 55 .164 .207 .200 .407
GCL:
Amauris Valdez 20 .400 .400 .450 .850
Nefli Zapata 49 .367 .439 .592 1.030
Juan Torres 29 .345 .406 .517 .923
Camden Moran 6 .333 .556 .333 .889
Orlando Rodriquez 20 .250 .400 .400 .800
DSL:
Arickson Caba 40 .200 .256 .375 .631
Humberto Mejia 59 .186 .246 .271 .517
VSL:
Nestor Moreno 181 .348 .407 .431 .838
Nohisglin Rivero 52 .269 .309 .442 .751
Albert Cordero 146 .260 .306 .377 .683
Hector Alvarez 77 .260 .352 .338 .690

Observation: If the Mets plan on Thole being a backup catcher, he will go to Queens in 2010. But, if their plans are someday for him to be their primary catcher, he’ll spend 2010, where I predict, in Buffalo. Regarding AA, I guess Pena goes there, though Abruzzo, if his shoulder heals and he can throw, deserves it more. Doyle was a catching prospect who’s been turned into a DH. Zapata looks like the next catching prospect and Moreno shows promise in Venezuela; however, they can’t make up their mind what position he should play, C, 1B, or DH.


On The Way To Queens: None

On The Way Home: Cancel, Nickeas, Allen, Arroyo.

Current 2010 Projection:

AAA: Josh Thole
AA: open
A+: open
A: Nefli Zapata
Low-A: Tyler Howe
K-Port: open
GCL: Nestor Moreno