Class Of 2011, Mack, Jabobs, Scott Moviel... and Figgy 2nd Behind Johan

Class Of 2011:

The Mets' farm system got some props from Peter Gammons on Twitter today:

"So if Mejia, Niese, Holt, Davis and Thole are at Citi Field come August, how can the Mets organization be so bad?"

And, as my dad pointed out, that's without mentioning Fernando Martinez, the MVP of the Caribbean World Series  -  link

Mack:

Afternoon folks, it's Mack.


This is the first of seven exclusive reports here on The Dog on my trip to spiring training.


I'm actually still at home in South Carolina, but I have received a phone call from "one of the guys"...
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Mike Jacobs:

Mike Jacobs made his New York Mets debut in 2005 hitting a 3 run homerun as a pinch hitter. Jacobs played 30 games for the Mets in 2005 in which he had 100 at-bats. In those 100 at-bats he hit 11 HR's and had 23 RBI's. Many people including myself thought that Jacobs was the future first baseman of the Mets but in a stunning trade Jacobs was sent to the Marlins for 1st baseman Carlos Delgado.

Jacobs' first two seasons with the Marlins were productive, in 2008 he lost playing time and his average went down to .247 but he did hit for power when he hit 32 homeruns and drove in 93 RBI's. The Marlins decided to trade Jacobs to the Royals last year, where he played mostly as a DH due to his lackluster defense. Jacobs would be released after the season ended. - link

Scott Moviel:

RHP, St. Edward HS (OH), #77 Overall: Moviel was a huge pitcher, standing at 6’10’’. His prospect status was actually beyond his height, as he had an average fastball and fringe-average curve. He was expected to go from rounds two to four, so this was a solid second-round pick. Following players selected: Freddie Freeman, Zack Cozart, Matt West. Signing bonus: $414,000. - link

Figgy 2nd Behind Johan:

No surprise that Santana offered the Mets the most consistency from start to start with only a 4% chance of having a performance that would be considered poor/disaster. Over the course of the season, he averaged 3.68 points for his starts, putting him on the cusp between very good and good. Nelson Figueroa was the only other pitcher for the Mets that scored in the “good” range with 3.1, but with only 10 starts for the year, it’s difficult to give that much as credibility as we would like. And not surprising that Oliver Perez showed a penchant for poor outing as he was only able to put together an average point value of 2 for all of his starts.- link