As we have pointed out in earlier posts this week, there are 25 starting pitchers all trying to be paert of the 20 slots open in the rotations of the top four Mets minor league teams. This is not the time to throw a game like Gee did last night: 3.0-IP, 7-ER, 9-H. The good news is he pitched well in May. The bad news… that’s 23-ER in 23.1-IP in June.
Some Gee stuff…
Here is the highlights 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.
Geoff Baker of the Seattle Times reports that the Mets and Twins appear to be the favorites to trade for left-hander Cliff Lee. The Twins have been seen as the favorites to land Lee, especially because they have top-catching prospect Wilson Ramos. The top catcher in the Mets' system is Josh Thole, however he isn't highly-regarded as a prospect. But don't count the Mets out just yet. Baker cites rumors that "the Mets might offer top pitching prospect Jenrry Mejia and current major league outfielder Angel Pagan." The Mets probably won't do that deal, of course, primarily because they'd like to keep him as an insurance policy for Carlos Beltran. In any case, July should be a lot of fun. - link
New York Mets outfielder Carlos Beltran isn't ruling out the possibility of joining the team in Puerto Rico for a three-game set with the Marlins next week after what he called a successful step in his return from injury. Beltran went 0-for-2 with a walk and played five innings in center field with no apparent problems Thursday during his first rehab assignment game with the Class A-Advanced St. Lucie Mets. Though there is no exact time frame for his return other than the 20 day maximum he has for the rehab assignment, Beltran is finally nearing a return to New York more than five months after Jan. 13 arthroscopic surgery on his arthritic right knee. - link
If Reyes can get close to back where he was during the 2005-2008 period and Jeter does not another produce year like 2009, Reyes will soon eclipse Jeter as New York’s best shortstop. Given that the Reyes is nine years younger than Jeter, Reyes will become New York’s best shortstop due to Jeter’s age rather than by becoming a better player than Jeter was in his late 20s and early 30s, but at 27, Reyes has still not yet accomplished this. Of course, one of the things that has made Jeter a special player has been his durability. Last year, was an extraordinary season but it he has had several other good years since turning 30 as well. From 2005-2007 at ages 31-33, although Jeter’s defense was not great he combined for an OPS+ of 126, with an average of fifteen home runs a year. These are pretty good numbers for a shortstop in his early 30s. This was also the period when Reyes was first mentioned as threatening Jeter’s position as the best shortstop in New York - link
Reds signed OF Gary Matthews Jr. to a minor league contract. Matthews will report to Triple-A Louisville this weekend to begin his Reds career. The 35-year-old outfielder hit .190/.266/.241 with one RBI in 58 at-bats for the Mets before they gave up on him in mid-June. - link
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