Deolis Guerra is an interesting case, having never pitched a game in the major leagues of yet, still the last representative of the trade who is still involved in the Twins organization. The 6’5″ righthander is working as a starter in the Twins AAA Rochester affiliate, but his stats are nondescript: 0-3, 6.84 ERA and 1.720 WHIP. Yuck. However, starting the year in AA New Britain, he was 1-3, 3.20 ERA and 1.207 WHIP. A bit better, so perhaps he’s just green. At barely 21 years old, I may have to agree. We’ll have to keep our eye on him to see how he turns out, since the Twins found him valuable enough to keep him around. - link
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Randall Lane of the Daily Beast doesn’t break any new ground about Lenny Dykstra and steroids in his new book, “The Zeroes: My Misadventures in the Decade Wall Street Went Insane.” But Lane does a terrific job of putting things in context: For Wall Street traders and major league players, Lane writes, cheating isn’t an ethical issue. It was simply a matter of whether they’d get caught. Lane says he met with Dykstra at the former Met outfielder’s opulent apartment at the St. Regis on Feb. 13 2008 to discuss the $250,000 Dykstra owed Lane’s company, which had been hired to publish the Players Club, a financial magazine for pro jocks. It was the same day Roger Clemens was hauled before a congressional committee to discuss the allegations about him in the Mitchell Report, and a TV tuned to CNN repeated highlights of the performance that sparked Clemens’ perjury investigation. According to the Mitchell Report, which had been released two months earlier, Major League Baseball officials had been aware that Dykstra had been using juice since 2000. MLB security chief Kevin Hallinan and then-executive vice president for baseball operations Sandy Alderson even met with Dykstra and his doctor to increase their understanding of performance-enhancing drugs. Lane writes that Dykstra had told him the allegations were not true, but that night he changed his story. He and Jose Canseco were steroid pioneers, he said. “I was like the very first to do that,” he said. “Me and Canseco.” - link
Last week, I wrote about two players the Mariners could be looking at from the New York Mets in a Cliff Lee trade -- pitcher Jenrry Mejia and outfielder Angel Pagan. And today, as Lee gets set to face the Yankees in the Big Apple, the buzz about a possible deal with the crosstown Mets is growing louder and louder.
There had been talk that a shoulder injury to Mejia two days ago may thwart New York's bid to land Lee. Mejia is expected to start throwing again within a couple of weeks and as colleague Larry Stone wrote this morning, Mets GM Omar Minaya is reminding folks that his team has other prospects to deal.
And there's growing pressure on him to make that deal. The Philadelphia Phillies are not the offensive juggernaut they were expected to be and a Lee acquisition could give the Mets just enough to hold them off and win the NL East. And possibly advance to a World Series. - link
Vaughn hit his fourth home run of the young Cyclone season Tuesday night and we need to put him on the watch list. Included in the stuff I compiled on him below is my analysis of how I felt about thw Mets picking him. My thoughts were similar to what I originally said a few years ago about Ike Davis, so this should be good news for both the Mets and you fans out there.
Sure, there is only 43 at bats, but you have to respect a .651 slugging percentage and a 1.036 OPS.
Vaughn was drafted by the Mets in the 4th round of the 2010 draft.
6-10 from: - http://www.thedailyaztec.com/blog-1.107/livefootballblog?page155=BlogPosting&article155=19.1373634#5 - Cory Vaughn has taken the first big step toward his dream. The San Diego State junior outfielder signed with the New York Mets after they selected him in the fourth round of the MLB Draft, 122 overall. When asked if he had any hesitation in signing so quickly, Vaughn laughed. “Nope, not at all,” he said. “Without a doubt, (I’m) gone.” Vaughn told The Daily Aztec last month he would leave SDSU if he was drafted and said finding out his future team was a surprising and exciting experience. “I can’t ask for much better,” he said, still energized a day after hearing the big news. “There are a lot of people that don’t get the opportunity to get picked up – I’m fortunate to get drafted by any team.”
My draft analysis on Vaughn: Well, it didn’t take long for the Mets to pull one out of their arse. I have basically nothing on Vaughn, other than a couple of 200+ round picks on some early mocks. It is very hard to find anything positive about this guy, other than the fact that his father was named Greg. He seems to swing at anything that’s thrown his way and has been one of the divisional strikeout leaders, both in school and the Cape Cod League. Had 55-K in 180-AB and 180-K in 592-AB career wise. Multiple scouting services have reported that his hitting mechanics are horrible. Projection: Boy, who the heck knows. Personally, I’m pissed that left on the board were RHP Sam Dyson and LHP James Paxton, and, if you wanted a toosy outfielder, what about Cody Hawn or Austin Wilson? Look, I have no problem drafting someone that shows potential, but save these kind of picks until the 15th round. There is no way of projecting any kind of ETA on this kid. Everything I have read said he is not a potential major leaguer. ETA: never Draft Grade: F
2-8 from http://www.pnrscouting.com/ : - mock drafted 213th
From website: Power-hitting outfielder who will be the Aztecs' starter in right to open the 2009 season ... Played during summer 2008 for the La Crosse Loggers of the Northwoods League ... Over 68 games, batted .251 with 14 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 35 runs scored and 41 runs batted in ... Named MVP of the league all-star game after going 2-for-3 with a run scored and RBI ... Was named the top prospect in the Northwoods League by Baseball America ... Selected in the 43rd round of the 2007 Major League draft by the Phillies ... Son of former major league outfielder Greg Vaughn.
2008: Freshman outfielder who started the season as the starter in right field and was the team's primary designated hitter over the second half of the 2008 campaign ... In his three games against fifth-ranked San Diego to start the year, went 6-for-11 with a double, triple, home run, five runs scored and four RBI ... Extended that start to a five-game hitting streak, his longest of the season ... Hit safely in 10 of the first 12 games in which he appeared to start the 2008 season ... Had a pair of season-best three-hit contests: vs. Cal Poly on Feb. 28, vs. BYU on March 13 and at BYU on May 10 ... Hit home runs in back-to-back games against Harvard (March 26) and Houston (March 28) ... Had a four-game hitting streak (May 2-10) during which he went 7-for-13 with three doubles, home run, five runs scored and two RBI ... Finished the season with 12 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI contests.
High School: Won a pair of varsity baseball letters at Jesuit High School in Carmichael, Calif. ... Coached there by Joe Potulny ... As a senior, batted .330 with six home runs, 37 runs batted in and 18 stolen bases ... During his junior year, hit .250 with three doubles, two triples, a home run, 16 runs scored, 18 runs batted in and six stolen bases ... Played football for the Marauders during his final two years ... Chosen MVP of the freshman basketball team.
Gee pitched his best AAA outing of the season Tuesday night… 7.0-IP, 1-ER, 3-H, 6-K, 1-BB. His ERA is now down to 5.00 and comes off a June 24th outing where he gave up 7-ER in three innings pitched.
The Mets need as many good nights from their limited list of prospects that aren’t injured. This is trade time and Gee could easily be in a package deal.
This is now his 16th outing this year in Buffalo.
Past notes on Gee:
Here is the highlight of a local Texas article written the day Gee was drafted by the Mets:
“UT Arlington junior right hander Dillon Gee became the 12th Maverick player drafted since 2002 when the New York Mets selected him with the 663rd pick in the 21st round on the second day of the 2007 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft. Gee is the fifth UTA player to be selected by the Mets and the first since Matt Mize went in the 30th round in 1999.
Gee (Cleburne, Texas) ends his three-year career at UTA with a record of 15-25 and a 5.16 ERA. He ranks second on the all-time innings pitch list with 298.1, fifth in strikeouts (198) and eighth in appearances (58 ). His 111.2 innings pitched in 2007 ranks fourth on the single-season list, while his 96 strikeouts are tied for third.
The two-time honorable mention all-SLC selection burst onto the scene as a freshman. In just his fourth career start, Gee tossed a complete-game four-hit shutout against then-No. 12 Baylor.
As a sophomore, Gee tied a UTA record by starting 17 games and led the team with six victories. He would toss his second complete-game shutout of his career in a victory over Stephen F. Austin before closing out the regular season with a career-best 11 strikeouts in a nine-inning no decision against Dallas Baptist.
Last season, Gee overcame a slow start to become the ace of the staff. Gee tossed 53.1 innings with 58 strikeouts and only seven walks in his final seven starts. He had three double-digit strikeout performances over that span, including a complete-game three-hit shutout against Northwestern State. He would tie his career-high with 11 strikeouts in his final start against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.”
Gee signed with the Mets and played the 2007 season with Brooklyn. He had an outstanding season, going 3-1, 2.47, 1.06 in 14 games, 11 starts. He also had 56 Ks in 62.0 IP.
In 2008, Gee began the year with St. Lucie (8-6, 3.25), but ended with Binghamton (2-0, 1.33).
Gee won the Sterling Award as the the top Met player for the 2008 St. Lucie team.
2009 was not kind to Gee. He was off to a decent start (1-4, 4.10, 9 starts, 42-K, 48.1-IP) until he went down with a season ending injury. Even with the injury, Gee was ranked 29th in 2009, in the AAA out percentage leader poll, with a 0.658 0ut%,, 20.1 K%, and only a 7.7 BB% .
Gee’s professional stats over three seasons are: 14-10, 3.03, 1.09.
Forecast on Jan 1, 2010:: No sick speed or 5- tools here. Just gold old Tom Glavine-like control. And, it works. Gee still charts out as the SP5 in 2012 and he should prove his value again in 2010 for Buffalo.
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