OPS

I know that it seems like all I ever write about is minor league pitchers, but the fact is there simply isn’t much good going on around the bat rack these days. Sure, Eric Campbell had four hits last night, but I’m talking about a seasonal outburst that seems to be sorely lacking in the organization.


Let’s take a look at the team leaders, and their ranking in their league, using OPS as a barometer. IMO, OPS best represents a players potential to hit and hit with pop.


Fr. Wikipedia: “On-base plus slugging (OPS) is a sabermetric baseball statistic calculated as the sum of a player's on-base percentage and slugging percentage. The ability of a player to both get on base and to hit for power, two important hitting skills, are represented. An OPS of .900 or higher in Major League Baseball puts the player in the upper echelon of hitters. Typically, the league leader in OPS will score near, and sometimes above, the 1.000 mark.

The basic formula is:    OPS = OPB + SLG

 AAA:   7th in league: OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis .962


           35th SS Ruben Tejada .806


AA:     6th 2B Josh Satin .917


           20th 2B Michael Fisher .821


A+:     6th CF Matt den Dekker .916


           10th 3B Jefry Marte .878


           42nd 1B Stefan Welsh .740


A:       20th OF Cory Vaughn .874


           56th SS Robbie Shields .742


These results suck. Only three offensive players with an OPS over .900?


The current organization screams for new bat blood and the Mets must consider abandoning any plans to draft the top pitchers that will be available with their four picks in the first 100 slots in the June draft.


Some suggestions would be the University of Connecticut’s OF George Springer (pick #13), Utah’s 1B-C C.J. Cron (pick #44), James Madison C Jake Lowery (pick #101).