Selected by New York Mets in 27th Round (824th overall) of 2008 amateur entry draft, out of Mississippi State University.
The pick was weird… Flagg played three seasons with Mississippi State and only had a total of 154 at bats over the three seasons. This included only 39 hits, so you do the math. He definitely, on the surface, didn’t deserve the pick.
From college website: CAREER: Enters his junior campaign with a .288 career batting average, 13 extra-base hits and a .490 slugging percentage • Continues MSU’s string of players from Jacksonville Bishop Kenny High School… this is a college career bio?
Flagg played the 2008 season for the GCL Mets, going .223/.331/.417 in 139 at bats (5 HRs, 25 RBIs).
Flagg played most of the 2009 season with Kingsport, putting up impressive numbers: .301/.365/.500/.865. This was a considerable higher OPS than anything he had done in college. He also LED THE League in runs batted in.
Flagg went on to get a cup of coffee at Savannah (.174 in 23 at bats).
1-1-10 Forecast: Basically, no one that writes about the Mets knew anything about Flagg before the beginning of this season, and he’s far from being tagged a prospect, but he definitely has earned himself a bump up for his 2009 season. I tried to find out the name of the scout that told someone in Queens that this kid was worth a draft pick. So far, he’s a genius.
First base wise, Ike Davis will hold down AAA, Stefan Welsh gets the nod at AA, and Flagg will most probably bypass Sam Honeck and get the Lucie nod, if for age alone, no less 2008 production.
Would love to know that scout’s name.
I wrote on 2-10-10: Jeff Flagg – Jeff had an outstanding year for rookie-Kingsport, going .301/.365/.500/.865, 10-HR, 59-RBI, in only 226-AB. He ended the season with the Sand Gnats which is exactly where he will start the 2010 season. Love the body… 6-6, 246.
5-30-10 from: - At 6′6″ Jeff is a big dude who can mash. He pulverized the ball for 10 bombs last year, also hitting .301. He did return to the bench after striking out 71 times after only 57 games last year. At Savannah he is still swinging and missing (40 K’s in 27 games), scuffling to find his stroke (.162) with only one homerun. He almost has as many walks (11) as hits (17).
7-6-10 from: - http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100705&content_id=11953216&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp - New York-Penn League Offensive Player of the Week - Jeff Flagg, Brooklyn - .440/.516/.840, 11-for-25, 2 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 6 R, 4 BB, 7 K, 2 SB - Jeff Flagg, who started the year with serious troubles at the dish in the Sally League (.162 batting average, one home run, six RBIs and 40 strikeouts in 105 trips to the plate), is rediscovering what makes him a pro in the New York-Penn League. The Mets prospect homered on Monday and Wednesday, doubled in his final two games of the week and also tripled in his last one. Apparently a real patriot, Flagg was flying high on the Fourth of July -- he went 3-for-3, missing the cycle by a home run, plating three runs and crossing the plate three times himself.
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