1-23-12 - http://www.amazinavenue.com/2012/1/23/2693134/2012-amazin-avenue-top-50-mets-prospects
#50) RHP Brad
Holt - The '08 supplemental pick and former top prospect is now a shadow
of the dominant pitcher who streaked through A-ball over three years ago. 2011
saw the 25-yr old continue to struggle in Double-A before making a full-time
move into relief in mid-June. And his splits (Starting ERA: 5.04 | Relief ERA:
4.09) indicate that he didn't see a huge improvement. Now his peripherals do
provide some hope -- his troublesome BB/9 dropped by over two full points in
relief while his 5.8 K/9 skyrocketed to 9.5. And after allowing an opponent's average
of .336 in 2010, he held Eastern League hitters to an anemic .197 as a
reliever, though the .242 BABIP isn't a great sign. But what that means is that
-- as many scouts insist -- his stuff is still decent. The problem is that he's
still not throwing enough strikes to take advantage of it. If he can continue
to improve in that aspect he may still have a chance as a middle reliever, but
at this point -- in the midst of a serious long-term decline -- even that's a
long shot
1-27-12: - http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=6509
4 . OF Brandon
Nimmo -Baseball-Reference Player Profile - The 6-3/185 left handed
hitting Wyoming native certainly had all the physical tools and profile for
being the 13th pick in the 2011 draft, where the Mets signed him to a $2.1M
bonus. Nimmo was a star football wide receiver and state sprint champion in
high school and should maintain his plus speed as a centerfielder even as he
fills out and gets stronger. The big question for scouts all spring was about
whether they could truly evaluate Nimmo’s bat potential considering his lack of
repetitions and high level competition compared to most high school hitters
around the country. Two veteran scouts made very telling comments to me late in
the spring that convinced me that Nimmo was indeed going to be a very high
pick. One said something to the effect of, “We are getting all excited and
giving tons of money to young Latin players who have far less in the way of
hitting background than this kid. Put Nimmo down in the Dominican Republic and
see what scouts think. You’ll see his athleticism and you’ll see his projection
and then you’ll really, really see his bat. Everything would stand out about
him even down there where we think the kids are raw skilled.” The other was a cynic at the start of the
spring but told me in late May, “I saw him late in Arizona, I’ve seen him play
in Wyoming, I’ve seen him play in South Dakota. I looked for every reason I
could not to like his swing and his bat but I just couldn’t find it. He’s sold
me, I’d take him with our first round pick without hesitation.”
The Mets begging workers got a major struck with the
loss of their most complete basic Johan Santana,
without acquiring him for almost all of the this season, will truly harm their
chances of being a consider the Far east. With the loss of Santana the Mets
will want massive conditions out of people like 3rd r.A. Dickey and Scott
Pelfrey, who determine to enjoy spinning that is lacking in legend power.
Pelfrey moved 15-9 by using a 3.66 ERA this past year, and Dickey moved 11-9
with a good 2.84 ERA, however, for both of these to generate a massive affect
that they need the wrongdoing to get a lot better than it was last year. The
the other 3 people while in the spinning could big surprise together with the
little hands of Jonathon Niese and Dillon Wow, plus by adding Chelsea Capuano,
who came back soon after losing most of 2009 and 2008 to look 4-4 by using a
3.59 ERA together with the Milwaukee. If these 3 hands are better than expected
last year, Nyc will continue to have a spinning that could compete. http://www.watthai.net/?p=994
Earlier this week, I was fortunate enough to speak
with New York Mets prospect Phillip Evans. Evans
was drafted by the Mets in the 15th round of the 2011 MLB Amateur Draft out of
La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad, California. The shortstop was ranked
as high as No. 55 on Keith Law’s Top 100 list before the draft and was
considered to be one of the top middle infielders available. Because of his
strong commitment to San Diego State, the Mets were able to select Evans in
round fifteen. He signed for $650,000, which became the highest bonus ever paid
by the Mets to a player taken outside of the first two rounds. http://7traintoshea.com/?p=7320
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