November 19, 2010
Hitting Clinic: - http://twitter.com/#!/DD_44/status/4935151352020992 -
solingen-alligators.com - Am 11. und 12.12.2010 veranstalten die Solingen Alligators Hitting Clinics der ganz besonderen Art: George Greer, Hitting Coach der St. Lucie Mets, steht in vier Blöcken á 4 Stunden in Solingen zur Verfügung, um Spielern ab dem Junioren-Alter sein Wissen zu vermitteln. Unterstützt wird der dabei von seinem Spieler Kai Gronauer. Darüber hinaus wird Lionell Chattelle, der ebenfalls in der Mets-Organisation tätig ist, am 12.12.2010 eine zweistündige Pitchers-Clinic anbieten.
Verified Mets/Ex-Mets on Twitter: - Carlos Beltran @carlosbeltran15 Mets - in the past, the Mets have frowned on teir players expressing themselves like this… figures that Beltran would be the one on the list of 300.
Top Prospects 41-45 – team slotting:
41. SS Wilfredo Tovar – 19/yrs. old - Just when you thought the Mets had run out of shortstop talent, along comes Tovar. This was a quiet international sign in 2007 that first played for the DSL Mets in 2008 (.203). He went back there in 2009 (.289), and moved stateside last season, with combined Brooklyn/Savannah/ St. Lucie stats of: .266 in 346-AB. Wally Backman says he is easily the best shortstop in the organization. He’s sort of blocked every way come Sunday, so I guess he winds up back here for the beginning of the 2011 season.
2011: Back to Savannah
2012: St. Lucie
42. RF Jenry Marte – 19/yrs. old - Frankly, Marte has moved down my list, and, in fact, he’s moved down just about everybody’s list. He’s had two rather uninspired seasons in Savannah, which has been a good place to expose the hype that some of these Latin kids (i.e. Hector Pellot, Juan Lagares) get when they are signed. We have to remember that they still are 16-year olds no matter where they were born. And, in the case of Latin American kids, they have had very little proper training. Hell, they don’t even know the correct way to distribute their weight when they’re in the box, no less the angle to hit a ball at. Anyway, Marte is pretty much a bust at third base and it might take a decade or two to surpass his Sally League error amount in 2009 and 2010. Add to that the plethora of third base talent currently in the system, and this might be a good time to get this kid an outfielder’s glove.
2011: 3rd Year in Savannah, in right field
2012: St. Lucie
43. SP Eric Beaulac – 24/yrs. old – here’s the next great good SP5 guy… a 9th rounder in 2008, Beaulac can hit 94 and is known for K/BB ratio. Has an uncanny ability to make hitters hit ground balls… hit a wall at St. Lucie last year, lost some control, and requested a move to the pen… he was a strikeout machine in 2009 for Savannah (133-K, 116.0-IP), but fell in 2010 (79-K, 62-BB, 108.2-IP for combined Binghamton-Lucy). It looks on paper that Eric has reached his potential as a starter, which, in my book, opens an entire new chapter as a reliever.
2011 – Binghamton pen
2012: Buffalo pen
44. SP James Fuller – 23/yrs. old – Fuller was just another pitcher for Brooklyn for two years and came to Savannah with a new attitude, a new position (starter), and a new name (Jimmy). Still, Jimmy is projected as a lefty pen boy where his exceptional slider would work well in the Mets plans. He’s been a slow mover in the Mets old system, but, still, a combined 11-5, 131-IP, 124-K, and only 38-BB in 2010 are damn good numbers. Should probably start again in Lucy
2011 - St. Lucie rotation
2012 – Buffalo pen
45. SP Mark Cohoon – 23/yrs. old – another of those SP5 candidates, Cohoon had a magical season in 2010 at Savannah: 13-starts, 7-1, 1.30… the Mets jumped him two slots at the all-star break which simply doesn’t happen in this system. Naturally, he struggled, but finished the Binghamton season: 5-4, 4.18 in 13 more starts. There’s an outside chance he could be sent to Buffalo in April, but I’d like to strt him off again at the AA level for now.
2011 – Binghamton rotation
2012: Buffalo rotation
So… Here’s what our rosters look like so far for the 2011 season, based on 2012 need:
Buffalo (9): Rotation: (1) - SP Jenrry Mejia
Relievers: (2) – Manny Alvarez, Jose De La Torre
Catchers: (0) –
Infielders: (4) – 2B Josh Satin, SS Reese Havens, IF Jordany Valdespin, 3B Zach Lutz
Outfielders: (2) – Fernando Martinez, Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Binghamton (9): Rotation: (4) – Jeurys Familia, Robert Carson, Mark Cohoon
Relievers: (5) – Nick Carr, Brant Rustich, Brad Holt, Scott Moviel, Eric Beaulac
Catchers: (0) -
Infielders (1) – 3B, Wilmer Flores
Outfielders (0) -
St. Lucie (10): Rotation (4) – Matt Harvey, Kyle Allen, Yohan Almonte, Collin McHugh, Jimmy Fuller
Relievers (2) – Eric Goeddel, Ryan Fraser
Catchers (0) –
Infielders (1) – SS Robbie Shields
Outfielders (2) – Cesar Puello, Corey Vaughn
Savannah (6): Rotation: (1) – Greg Peavey
Relievers: (0) –
Catchers: (0) -
Infielders: (2) – SS Wilfredo Tovar, 3B Aderlin Rodriquez
Outfielders: (3) – Darrell Ceciliani, Javier Rodriguez, Jenry Marte
Mack, great job as always. I was just wondering your thoughts on the Mets scouting system. I know that all that the scouts can do is recommend someone to the Mets and then it is up to them to sign them but how do the Mets scouts rank against the rest of teams? Are there ways that the Mets could reorganize how they scout or what they look for that would make a difference? Organizational reports always focus on the players but I would like to know a little more about the number and type of scouts the Mets have and your thoughts on them. Just a suggestion for a possible topic. Thanks
ReplyDeleteMark- great question, and I know Mack will be back later on to address it as well. Right now, the entire scouting department is in transition, as a few new scouts have just been hired and additional ones will be added soon. I'd say that this will be an easier question to answer in early 2011, once all scouts have been identified. One thing I've heard for a few years now is that the quality of the Mets scouts process isn't as strong as it could- take that for what it's worth. Mack and I discussed this about 2 weeks ago at length, and with a new team in place in the front office, the type of scouts hired, and their entire process, is open to change.
ReplyDeleteMack- your thoughts??