3-2-10 from: - http://www.goldenbaseball.com/winter/ArDisplay.aspx?ID=5298&SecID=880 . The Mets signed shortstop Rylan Sandoval to a contract. Ryan hopes to take the path of Scott Richmond and Sergio Romo, who were also signed out of the Arizona Winter League and made their respective major league rosters. He had originally been drafted by the Mets in the 30th round in 2007 but chose to go to Long Beach State instead. While playing for Chabot College as a freshman he was voted the California Junior College player of the year.
7-5 from Pete Spiewak/Mack’s Mets: - Rylan Sandoval hit early and often Monday night, leading the Brooklyn Cyclones to a 4-2 victory over the Jamestown Jammers, with three hits and three RBI, including a tie-breaking RBI single in the top of the ninth. The shortstop’s heroics helped the Cyclones bounce back after they blew a 10-run lead to the Jammers yesterday. Sandoval led off the game with a home run, his second of the season, giving lefty Angel Cuan a 1-0 lead to work with before stepping onto the mound. But the Jammers would battle back in the bottom of the fourth, as Sequoyah Stonecipher had a RBI triple which was followed by a Wilfredo Gimenez RBI single, to give Jamestown the 2-1 lead. But Sandoval would strike again, driving home Will Cherry with a single in the fifth, tying the game. That would be the last run scored before Sandoval gave Brooklyn the lead in the ninth. The Cyclones added an insurance run when Kurt Steinhauer scored on a wild pitch later in the inning
8-7 from: - http://www.brooklyncyclones.com/news/topstories/index.html?article_id=929 - Sandoval ranks third in the league in home runs (9), hits (58), and total bases (97). He ranks fourth in slugging percentage (.551), and runs scored (34), fifth in extra-base hits (21), and seventh with a .330 average (58-for-176). Sandoval -- a 22-year-old native of Castroville, CA -- was signed as a non-drafted free agent in February of 2010, after working out for Wally Backman at a showcase in Yuma, Arizona.
2011 Projection: Sandoval was a 1000% pleasant surprise in 2010 and proved that the original scout that got the Mets to draft him knew what he was doing. Let's face it, you can't have enough great infielders that can hit, and Ryland's composite 2010 stats for Savannah/Brooklyn/St. Lucie were: .295/.398/.466/.864, 234-AB, 9-HR, 30-RBI. He will need to cut back on his strike outs (55), but the early pop is definitely a bonus. He also combined for only 14 errors, which is a low number for someone this raw. All of Sandoval's success in 2010 was with the Cyclones, so he could wind up in 2011 with either Savannah or St. Lucie; however, my guess is Wilfredo Tovar will skip the Gnats go on to Lucy, thus allowing Sandoval an easier path for Savannah.
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