Post Draft: MM's Top 25- #9 C Kevin Plawecki

Now that the draft is over, Mack's Mets will be reviewing the performances of our organizational Top 25 prospects and re-ranking them based on their individual performances, perceived place on the depth chart, and recent draft signings.

Look at the top of our page and click on the "Top 25 Prospects" link to find the rest of the current rankings that we have done already.

Mack's Mets #9 organizational prospect is......

#9 C Kevin Plawecki (LR:#25)
Bats: R Throws: R
Height: 6' 2" Weight: 215 lb
Acquired: 2012 Rule 5 Draft, 1st Round Supplemental, Purdue University

2013: (A/A+) .317/.394/.473, 7 HR, 63 RBI, 1 SB (100%), 31 BB, 43 K
2012: (SS-A) .250/.345/.384, 7 HR, 27 RBI, 0 SB (0%), 25 BB, 24 K

This is an all blue-collar jump in the ranking. An organization that was so thin at the catching throughout the entire system suddenly has the number #2 catching prospect in baseball (d'Arnaud) and now a guy who is making a case to break into the Top 5. Plawecki, aka "the Pummeling Pole" on Amazin Avenue, has been outstanding this season. Sporting above .300 averages in both Savannah and St. Lucie, near or above .400 OBP%, and creating an ISO of .180 in the cavern that is Grayson Stadium. Forget the offensive stats for moment; an interview between Paul DePodesta and MILB.com shows that the Mets brass has been extremely pleased with both his offensive AND defensive developments in Savannah.

Enough that he earned himself a promotion to Port St. Lucie thus putting himself in line for a possible AA-Binghamton assignment in 2014. In fact scouts so far have only 2 knacks on Plawecki. A) "the SAL has been able to run on him," and B) "...his game-calling...The specific criticism is that pitchers and Plawecki have been falling into patterns that are too predictable." This shows me that he needs to continue working on his footwork and arm strength and the rest is just game planning and mental learning. These are very easy things to do. d'Arnaud is still our prime C prospect and possesses a long future for us but, in the off case that he flops, having Plawecki in the system gives us some wonderful re-assurance about the position in the future.