Continuing our prospect slotting…
102. RP Orlando Tovar- 23/yrs. old - He’s a 6-3 lefty out of Venezuela, who started his Mets career in 2006 for the VSL Mets. He’s been slow to develop; however, he posted stellar stats for Kingsport (4-0, 3.43, 13-G, 4-starts) in 2010. Age isn’t as critical a factor for pen pitchers and I expect Tovar to settle into Savannah in 2011. Trust me, teams tend to have a lot of patience for 6-3 lefties.
2011: Savannah pen
2012: Binghamton
103. OF Val Pascucci – 32/yrs. old – No, Pascucci isn’t a prospect, but he may be much more important than that to the Buffalo ownership, He became a big fan favorite last year, as he was in Japan. No, in Japan, he was more like a baseball God. Last year, Pascucci hit 17-HRs in only 190-Abs. The quintessence of AAAA players, he’ll be back in Buffalo for more in 2011.
2011: Buffalo
2012: Out of system
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2011: Savannah
2012: Possible out of the system
105. SP Mitch Houck – 24/yrs. old – another college draft pick started way too low in the system. Now, you have a 24-year old fighting it out for a rotation spot in A-ball. Houck was a reliever for the first two years as a Met, but just didn’t get enough appearances. He was converted to a starter in 2010 for Brooklyn and, at times, was considered the ace of the staff. Still, only ten games, nine starts with a 4-1, 3.73 record. He’s going to have to improve his K-IP ration to stay in the system.
2011: Savannah 6th starter
2012: St. Lucie
106. RP Michael Hebert – 20/yrs. old – Hebert has been behind the 8-ball ever since he was drafted in the 7th round in the 2008 draft. He was a closer out of high school and began in the GCL pen, until he was suspended for a controversial curfew violation, by the infamous “Tony B.”. He started a conversion to a starter in 2009 and had a shaky season (3-7, 4.47, in 11-starts)for Kingsport in 2010. He should at least be in Savannah by 2011, but there’s six starters ahead of him there. He’s still young, so I’m sending him to Brooklyn. Fastball has hit 96.
2011: Brooklyn
2013: St. Lucie
So… here’s what our rosters look like so far for the 2011 season, based on 2012 need:
Buffalo (21):
Rotation: (4) - SP Jenrry Mejia, Josh Stinson, Mike Antonini, Dylan Owen
Relievers: (5) – Manny Alvarez, Jose De La Torre, Roy Merritt, Michael O’Connor, Eric Niesen
Catchers: (1) – Mike Nickeas
Infielders: (6) – 1B/UT Eric Campbell, 1B/UT Josh Satin, 2B Ruben Tejada, SS Reese Havens, 2B/SS Jordany Valdespin, 3B Zach Lutz
Outfielders: (5) – Fernando Martinez, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Lucas Duda, D.J. Wabick, Val Pasccuchi
Binghamton (24):
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, 2B Justin Turner, SS Rylan Sandoval, 3B Wilmer Flores, UT Matt Bouchard
Outfielders (4) – Sean Ratliff, Pedro Zapata, Rafael Fernandez, Carlos Guzman
St. Lucie (20):
Rotation (5) – Matt Harvey, Kyle Allen, Yohan Almonte, Collin McHugh, Jimmy Fuller
Relievers (6) – Eric Goeddel, Ryan Fraser, Michael Powers, Gabriel Zabala, Daniel Carela, Brandon Sage
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 (20):
Rotation: (6) – Greg Peavey, Chris Hilliard, Angel Cuan, John Church, A.J. Pinera, Mitch Houck
Closer: (1) – Ryan Fraser
Relievers: (4) – T.J. Chism, Samuel Tavares, Nelson Pereira, Orlando Tovar
Catchers: (2) – Albert Cordero, Juan Centeno
Infielders: (4) – 1B Jeff Flagg, 2B J.B. Brown, SS Wilfredo Tovar, 3B Aderlin Rodriquez
Outfielders: (3) – Darrell Ceciliani, Javier Rodriguez, Jenry Marte
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