6/15/12

6-15-12 - Daily Mets Minors Report

Date: 6-15-12

Mets:

Bob Klapisch‏ -

Back to back sub-par performances from Johan Santana. Still wondering about cause and effect from the 134 pitches in no-hitter

Ed Leyro –
Between this year and last, Lucas Duda has played in exactly 162 games, hitting 20 HR and driving in 90 runs

                        -okay, I’m a believer…
Michael Baron -
52 percent of the Mets runs have come with two outs.

RA Dickey last 5 game line: -  5-0, 0.23 ERA, 50 K's, 3 BB's

Buster Olney‏ - Mets should move on about scorer's decision, in the same way that the Cards' players didn't complain about botched call in Santana's no-no.

RP Mark Picca was release. 10-3-11 Interview:

Mack:   Hey folks, we're talking to another of Kingsport's fine relief arms this past season, the 41st round pick out of the University of Texas-Arlington (lot's of plane noise)... LHP Mark Picca. Hey Mark, are you home resting now?

Picca:  Yes, I'm back home in Arlington resting up and taking some classes at UTA to try and finish up my degree. Waiting to get back into a workout routine

Mack: So, first thing first... Who has the largest picture in the UTA trophy case... you or Gee?

Picca:  Well,  Gee does of course. He's made it to the major leagues and had success there. I'm sure if I make it to the Bigs I could give him a run for his money.

Mack:  First of all, tell us what it was like hearing your name on draft day and then pitching in your first pro game.

Picca:   It was a great feeling hearing my name called, because it was something I've been working on achieving for half of my life. I was just happy to get an opportunity.  Pitching in my first pro game was surreal. I was a little nervous because it was my first time throwing to batters in almost 2 months since college; but after I got the first batter out it gave me the confidence to play the game I've been playing all of my life.

Mack:  Please explain what the main difference is pitching to kids in school vs. pros in the system?

Picca:  The biggest difference is talent level. Most of the players have big league talent, which is why most of them were drafted or signed, but the consistency and approach still aren't perfect in the lower levels so there are still ways to take advantage of those inconsistencies, just as with guys still in school.

Mack:  Mark, you're a 6-2 lefty... and the only thing better than that is a 6-3 lefty. Your 2011 went: 18-G, 24.1-IP, 23-K, 5-BB, 3.70. You've obviously earned a bump up to either Brooklyn or Savannah. What are you doing in the off-season to prepare yourself for the next step?

 Picca:   I've been working out with local trainers, lifting and conditioning to get back into shape. I hope to get stronger and come back ready to go and ready to earn a spot at a higher level. 

Mack:  Are you on the Nitro plan?

Picca:   Yes, we all received a workout regiment from Nitro and the Mets to follow during the offseason. He believes in the workout and I like what it has in it, so that’s what I'm going to use this offseason.

Mack:   Mark, thanks for the time spent.

 Picca:  You’re welcome. Thank you.

                        Signed today by the Class A Eugene Emeralds (OR) in the SD Padres system 

AAA – Buffalo:

40th professional start for Matt Harvey (18-7, 3.50, 203.0- IP, 190-H, 220-K)

SP Matt Harvey came out with a killer curve, striking out two in the 83-84 range, and a 95-FB. Struck out the side…

Ben Wagner‏- In-game interview, Wally Backman mentioned specifically, Matt Harvey is using his change more tonight

A 3-run homer by C Ryan Lavarnway (stop laughing, David) smacked us all in the face in the 6th inning.

Harvey was done after 7.0, 103-pitches. 10-Ks and only 2-BB. One bad pitch.

There really wasn’t much else to crow about here. Justin Turner did rehab at SS, and went 1-4. Matt den Dekker (.143)  went hitless and made his first AAA error. The important news here was the superb command by Harvey. 

AA-Binghamton:  

Boy, I hate 10:30am games. Extended camp kids are used to playing during this time, but Zack Wheeler isn’t anymore. It cost him a run I the first while his hair was still drying from a wake-up shower… it seems that Reading’s SP, Austin Hyatt, wasn’t awake either. 1B Eric Campbell (.319) knocked in CF Juan Lagares (.268) in the bottom of the first, followed by Dustin Martin’s (.333) back-to-back double.

You need to keep an eye on Campbell. Alan Dykstra will be returning to the B-Mets 25-man squad and the Mets are going to have a hard time deciding who sits at first, Campbell or Josh Satin in AAA.

29 pitches in the first inning is going to come back to hurt any chance for a win here for Zack… a double, sac, and a single dribbled in another run in the 3rd… his final line: 6.0-IP, 7-H, 3-ER, 3-K, 2-BB, 102-67, 1.92 – about what you would expect in a morning game. I’m tell you… add the stats of all morning and rain games and you have an ERA over six…

RP Adrian Rosario (3.86) blew up for the second day in a row and Robert Carson (1.61) had to come in for the last batter (SV-1)… no big hitting stars, but Lagares went 1-2, 2R, triple, 2-RBI, 3-BB. 2B Reese Havens – 1-5, .171

A+ - St. Lucie: -  

Cancelled…

A – Savannah:

Harvey wasn’t the only impressive prospect pitcher today. SP Michael Fulmer owned Rome without being dominant (I must add here that Rome may be the worst minor league team in the history of organized baseball…). Fulmer was done after 7.1-IP:  0-R, 3-H, 3-K, 2-BB, 3.35

LF Dustin Lawley (.277) continued to turn it up…  4-5, 1-R, 1-HR, 1-RBI

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