The Venezuelan lefty started his Mets career in 2006 with the VSL Mets: 1-0, 2.20, 1-SV, 6-G.
He returned to the VSL team in 2007 and three’s a charm in 2008 with the VSL Mets, stating out at: 0-1.1.54, in 8 starts. This included a whopping 52-K in 41.0-IP. 2009 bought a trip stateside to the GCL mets, where he debuted with a 1-5, 4.31, in 12 games, 9 starts.
8-28-10: - Stock Up: - You veteran Mack’s Metters know I’ve been talking about Tovar for well over two years. The toughest thing on some of these kids is getting back into the role they naturally play better in. Tovar has always been a natural starters, who has put up his best games in the role, but, at the same time, he has had to wait out his turn in the past three years of excellent lower level SP performances. Well, he’s getting another chance in Kingsport late in the season and he’s making the best of it. Last night, he pitched: 7.0-IP, 4-ER, 4-K, 1-BB, and raised his seasonal record to 4-0, 3.43. More importantly, he’s now 3-0, 2.92 in his four starts this season. Let’s hope the powers to be recognize this and send him to Savannah next spring to join their rotation.
8-30-10: - http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100830&content_id=14105872&vkey=news_t506&fext=.jsp&sid=t506 - Orlando Tovar was honored as the Kingsport Mets pitcher of the year before the Sunday August 29 game against the Bristol White Sox. Tovar, a versatile left hander, has been effective as both a starter and reliever. He sports a perfect record of 4 wins with no losses while carrying a solid 3.43 ERA. Tovar also allowed just 9 walks while strking out 40 batters in 45 innings pitched.
9-20 from: - http://www.amazinavenue.com/2010/9/20/1699625/minor-league-season-in-review - The big righty from Venezuela made some waves as the team's pitcher of the year with a very strong mix of power stuff and strong command in 2010. Though he's not going to light up the radar guns beyond the lower 90's and his secondary stuff is expectedly raw, the eighteen year old showed a very good ability to hit his spots and despite getting lit up in his one start with St. Lucie, he's at least raised some eyebrows going into 2011.
9-29-10: - 2011 Forecast: - The 23-year old Tovar has already spent five years in the Mets organization, though three of them were with the now defunct VSL team. He pitched well for Kingsport in 2010 (4-0, 3.43, 13-G, 4-starts), but he's a little long in the tooth for this level. There's a bunch of pitches ahead of him, but my guess is he will be converted full time into a reliever and wind up in Savannah for 2011.
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