The Mack Report – November 27, 2010

Continuing our prospect slotting…


71. OF Rafael Fernandez – 22/yrs. old - Rafael was a pleasant surprise in 2010, first going .253 for Savannah and ending up the season .300 for St. Lucie. 2011 will be the 6th year Fernandez will be a Met, starting out in 2006 with the DSL Mets. Did have 5-HRs last season, but not known for his pop. Organizational outfielder, who will fight it out with the returning Carlos Guzman, in Binghamton.
2011: B-Met’s outfield
2012: Buffalo





Michael G. Baron

 72. C Francesco Pena – Sort of a AAAA timeout here. We all are familiar with the bonus baby, son of, story regarding Pena. He was touted as the second coming of Mike Piazza, which was very unfair to do to a 16-year old. As it has turned out, he’s not even the second coming of his older brother, Tony. Pena continues to under-perform and frustrate all of that have stood next to him. I have him playing back-up to Gronauer in Binghamton next season, which is now realistic since there is no more Los Mets pressure to play Tony’s son. Sadly, this is probably $750,000 gone south. Nice kid and a body for catching baseballs.

2011: B-Mets
2012: Buffalo or out of system
73. OF Carlos Guzman – 24/yrs. old - Guzman went down with a season-ending injury in 2010 and will be back in Binghamton fighting to get his starting outfield job back. It’s tough to miss a beat in this game, especially if you are an unheralded non-draft pick that has had to fight his way season after season. Truly one of the best outfield arms in minor league baseball.

2011: Binghamton

2012: Buffalo

74. RP Michael Powers – 25/yrs. old – Powers has been quietly becoming one of the premier relief arms in the ststem; however, he needs to start moving. In 2010, he got a taste of Lucy (5.29) after a superior stint with Savannah (41-appearances, 2.28). The 6-3 right hander ( is every Met pitcher a 6-3 right hander?) needs to come out strong, wind up in Binghamton and be ready to reach Queens sometime in 2012

2011: St. Lucie pen

2012: Binghamton-Buffalo

75. 2B J.B. Brown – 22/yrs. old – Brown’s first season as a Met was a rousing success: .308/.347/.453/.800, 201-AB, 3-HR, 29-RBI for Brooklyn. He quietly came to the Mets as a 14th rounder last year. There isn’t a pitch he doesn’t like swinging at. Rivals named him the 9th best fielding middle fielder in baseball. Great bat. Great glove. Interesting.

2011: Savannah
2012: St. Lucie



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


Buffalo (15):

Rotation: (2) - SP Jenrry Mejia, Josh Stinson

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 (19):
Rotation: (6) – Jeurys Familia, Robert Carson, Eric Beaulac, Mark Cohoon, Brandon Moore, Chris Schwinden

Relievers: (5) – Nick Carr, Brant Rustich, Brad Holt, Scott Moviel, Eric Turgeon

Catchers: (2) – Kai Gronauer, Francesco Pena

Infielders (2) – SS Rylan Sandoval, 3B Wilmer Flores

Outfielders (4) – Sean Ratliff, Pedro Zapata, Rafael Fernandez, Carlos Guzman



St. Lucie (13):

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

Relievers (3) – Eric Goeddel, Ryan Fraser, Michael Powers

Catchers (0) –

Infielders (2) – SS Robbie Shields, 3B Joe Bonfe

Outfielders (3) – Cesar Puello, Corey Vaughn, Matt den Dekker


Savannah (12):
Rotation: (2) – Greg Peavey, Chris Hilliard

Closer: (1) – Ryan Fraser

Relievers: (2) – T.J. Chism, Samuel Tavares

Catchers: (1) – Albert Cordero

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

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