The Keepers - #12 - RHSP - Domingo Tapia

12.       SP     Domingo Tapia

9-10-10: Tapia was named the winner of the Sterling Award, as the top player in 2010 for the GCL Mets. He went 4-3, 3.45, 10-G, 25-R, 18-ER, 49-H, 37.0-IP, 10-BB, 29-K

7-5-11: - We follow prospects here and we love to report good news, but every ballplayer (even prospects) have bad days. It’s part of their maturing process. It’s also why there are so many levels in the minors. SP Domingo Tapia had a night he’d love to forget: 3.2 ip, 11 h, 9/8 r/er, 1/2 bb/k, 2 hr, 4:3:2… but shit happens, and Tapia will rebound from this four games from now.

8-9-11: - From Paul DePodesta – “We’ve actually got a lot of good arms in short season that were here before I got here that are young, young kids, but with power arms and have a chance to come quickly. Guys like (U.S. Virgin Islands native) Akeel Morris, Miller Diaz, Domingo Tapia, there are a handful of them. These are guys who are consistently throwing in the mid-90s, some of them touching high-90s. Tapia is throwing 100 mph this year. Every outing has been in the upper 90s.

54: - SP Domingo Tapia – I probably have Tapia too low. He’s making quite a name for himself this season, throwing at 100 for K-Port. 2012 will be the 5th year in the Mets system for Dom, who will play 2012 as a 21-year old. I have him starting for Savannah next season, but this is a closer in waiting. You give him one more season throwing 100+ heat, plus control on some pitch with sink, and you watch how fast this kid moves. ETA: Projected Mets closer 2014. 

 

9-3-11: - Stock Up – SP Domingo Tapia – Brooklyn got it’s first taste of Domingo last night and they liked what they saw: 6.0-IP. 5-H, 0-R, 6-K, 0-BB, 0.00. Tapia will take his 100MPH show back to Coney Island next spring and is quickly becoming a real viable rotation option in the future.

9-25-11: - Domingo Tapia – Everybody that has seen this kid pitch gets excited real quick. He’s 20-years old, 6-4 and was throwing 100 in Brooklyn earlier this month. Stats for the season: 6-5, 3.38, 56.0-IP, 36-K, 16-BB. Needs lots of work and projects out as a future closer, but will probably start for the Cyclones in 2012.

12-28-11 - http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/12/mmo-2012-mets-top-prospects-s-21-30.html  21.   Domingo Tapia (RHP) This 20-year-old, 6’4″ righty from the Dominican Republic opened a lot of eyes this past season, throwing his fastball all year in the mid to upper 90′s, at times touching 100 mph. He also has a change-up with some potential, but his breaking ball is still in need of a lot of work. The role of future closer may be what’s in the cards for Dom, but a lot will become clear as he progresses through the 2012 season. I have him competing with about seven other pitchers for the rotation in Savannah to open the year. If he gets squeezed out because of the log-jam there, he will open up in Brooklyn. 

1-10-12 - http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/top-15-prospects-new-york-mets/  - SLEEPER ALERT: Domingo Tapia, RHP: The right-handed Tapia can hit 100 mph with his fastball but he lacks a reliable secondary pitch. He induces an encouraging number of strikeouts and it will be interesting to see if he can maintain that trend as he rises through the minor league system. If he can find a reliable second pitch than Tapia could become a strong late-game option for the Mets.

1-18-12 - http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/01/prospect-pulse-the-2012-savannah-sand-gnats.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MetsMerizedOnline-GetMetsmerized-NewYorkMets+%28Mets+Merized+Online%29   Dom Tapia (SP2) - Tapia brings his 100 mph heat to the South Atlantic League. The 6’4″ fire-balling right-hander, who actually just turned 20, will be lighting up radar guns all over the Sally League, and if he can add some off-speed stuff to his repertoire look out!

1-30-12 - http://www.amazinavenue.com/2012/1/30/2757346/2012-amazin-avenue-top-50-mets-prospects-21-30  RHP Domingo Tapia - At 6'4", 186lbs, the 20-yr old Tapia looks the part of a horse. What's more, he learned to harness that build this year as his already intriguing sinking fastball blossomed into a truly plus, mid-90's offering and according to reports he was regularly hitting triple-digits. Even better, Tapia has a refined control of that pitch which affords him highly advanced command for someone so young and with so much stuff. That in and of itself drives Tapia up these rankings. In fact, the rest of his repertoire is developing at best at this point, which is most evident in his shockingly low 5.40 K/9. He desperately needs some sort of secondary offering to keep hitters off balance. This season, Appy Leaguers were clearly able to gear up for the fastball but based on sheer velocity and movement they still weren't making good contact; he won't be able to count on the same trends as he climbs. Yet the sky is the limit for an arm like this. The last pitcher to come through at this age with a build and a fastball like this was Familia.