The Mack Report – December 1, 2010

The Mack Report – December 1, 2010



Regarding Pedro Feliciano's declining arbitration...
I'm sure Pedro is doing what he thinkgs is best for him. The next contract he signs will most probably be his last one and he deserves to get as much as he can from any team in the league.
For those of you that don't think he's worth more, check out what Colorado went to contract with SP Jorge De La Rosa. Trust me, there's still money out there for a quality workhorse like Feliciano.



Michael G. Baron

 The good news... he may still wind up a Met and the Mets may get a supllement draft pick. 2011 isn't the greatest draft in the 2000s, but they top 50 players are all quality B+ to A prospects. What this means is the Mets will get two of them, and, with a little luck in the second round, possibly three.

Rosters are starting to fill out after ranking and slotting the top 90 people. There are still well over 50 more players under contract, many of which are fighting it out for a slot on the top four teams.


Continuing our prospect slotting…

91. SP Dylan Owen – 25/yrs. old - Owen is one of thousands of minor league pitchers that are standouts in mid-school, high school, college, and lower level minor leagues; however, very few get to play regularly in the major leagues. We tenderly call all of them “SP5’s”, which is a nice way of saying that they may have great control, but don’t have enough velo or sickness to make a major league team’s rotation. Oweb will have the opportunity to prove me wrong in Buffalo in 2011, similar to the way that Dillon Gee proved everyone wrong in 2010.

2011: Buffalo rotation

2012: Met pen or out of the system

92. P John Church - 24/yrs. old – I’m now at the 92nd top Mets prospect and I think I screwed up. Church should have been higher. The Mets used him as a relief pitcher for the first year and a half, but converted him back to a starter after the 2010 all-star break. His 2010 stats as a reliever for Savannah were great: 3-0, 1.93, 26-appearances, 39-K, 42.0-IP… and his starter stats weren’t shabby either: 4-2, 3.24, 10-starts. It will be interesting to see what the new bosses do here. I have him remaining a starter; however, he is blocked in St. Lucie and would have to return to A-ball as a 24-year old.

2011: Savannah rotation

2012: Binghamton pen

93. RP Daniel Carela – 23/yrs. old – Carela is the pitching version of Carlos Guzman. He was signed out of New York City as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and assigned to the 2009 GCL Mets (0-2. 5.79, 13-appearances). He was invited back in 2010, pitched in three games again for the GCL team (0.00) and shipped off to Brooklyn, where he went 2-1, 1.82, 19-games, 25-K, 24.2-IP in front of his home town fans. There’s no reason to send this 23-year old to Savannah and I have him bumping directly to St. Lucie to continue his dream.
2011: St. Lucie pen
2012: Buffalo pen

94. C Blake Forsythe – 21/yrs. old - Forsythe was a big-time draft prospect until his last season (2010) in school, where he totally under-performed. He fell in the draft which looked to be the Mets bonus, but he continued the under-performing last season for Brooklyn (.238 in 101-Abs). I was sort of excited when the Mets picked him, because I remember what a stud he was two years ago. I’d still like to think that 2010 was just a bad year all around for him, but I did have to drop him to 94th. I would send him to St. Lucie, where Dock Doule could back him up. This will allow Albert Cordero and Juan Centeno to duke it out in Savannah.

2011: St. Lucie

2012: Binghamton





Allan Greene

 95. 2B Alonzo Harris – Harris is an undersized second baseman, with decent pop and the ability to spot play in the outfield as well. He played Savannah in 2010 and under-performed (.224 in 380-AB). Many of us had him projected as a prospect; however, the Mets will have their second base problems figured out well before Alonzo develops, if ever. I’ve got him playing St. Lucie in 2011, which would be the natural progression.

2011: St. Lucie
2012: Binghamton


So… here’s what our rosters look like so far for the 2011 season, based on 2012 need:



Buffalo (18):

Rotation: (4) - SP Jenrry Mejia, Josh Stinson, Mike Antonini, Dylan Owen

Relievers: (4) – Manny Alvarez, Jose De La Torre, Roy Merritt, Michael O’Connor

Catchers: (1) – Mike Nickeas

Infielders: (5) – 1B/3B Eric Campbell, 1B/2B Josh Satin, 2B/SS Reese Havens, 2B/SS Jordany Valdespin, 3B Zach Lutz

Outfielders: (3) – Fernando Martinez, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Lucas Duda



Binghamton (23):

Rotation: (6) – Jeurys Familia, Robert Carson, Eric Beaulac, Mark Cohoon, Brandon Moore, Chris Schwinden

Relievers: (7) – Nick Carr, Brant Rustich, Brad Holt, Scott Moviel, Eric Turgeon, Rhiner Cruz, Ryan Coultas

Catchers: (2) – Kai Gronauer, Francesco Pena

Infielders (4) – 1B Michael Fisher, SS Rylan Sandoval, 3B Wilmer Flores, UT Matt Bouchard
Outfielders (4) – Sean Ratliff, Pedro Zapata, Rafael Fernandez, Carlos Guzman



St. Lucie (19):

Rotation (5) – Matt Harvey, Kyle Allen, Yohan Almonte, Collin McHugh, Jimmy Fuller

Relievers (5) – Eric Goeddel, Ryan Fraser, Michael Powers, Gabriel Zabala, Daniel Carela

Catchers (1) – Blake Forsythe

Infielders (2) – 1B Stefan Welsh, 2B Alonzo Harris, SS Robbie Shields, 3B Joe Bonfe

Outfielders (4) – Cesar Puello, Cory Vaughn, Matt den Dekker, Juan Lagares



Savannah (15):

Rotation: (4) – Greg Peavey, Chris Hilliard, Angel Cuan, John Church

Closer: (1) – Ryan Fraser

Relievers: (3) – T.J. Chism, Samuel Tavares, Nelson Pereira

Catchers: (1) – Albert Cordero

Infielders: (3) – 2B J.B. Brown, SS Wilfredo Tovar, 3B Aderlin Rodriquez

Outfielders: (3) – Darrell Ceciliani, Javier Rodriguez, Jenry Marte