Robert Brender
@robertbrender - Hmm. Dustin Lawley. Big power. RT@Akirsh47 @tobyhyde
@robertbrender which not so highly touted prospect should met fans keep an eye
out for?
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Joc Pederson –
OF, Los Angeles Dodgers (Ray Guilfoyle, Fake Teams)- “It
wouldn't be a prospect draft without me selecting a Dodgers prospect. Pederson
doesn't get the love that other prospects get, but he had an excellent season
at the plate in AA in 2013, hitting .278/.381/.497 with 22 home runs and 31
stolen bases. He is close to being major league ready, but is blocked by four
other outfielders in the Dodgers outfield right now. I think a few trades could
open up center field for him in 2015. He is well liked in the Dodgers
organization and is the Dodgers best defensive outfielder. Dodgers team
president, and part owner, Stan Kasten has stated several times that the
Dodgers are moving into the next phase of the Dodgers ‘rebuild’ and wants to
get younger. Getting younger could involve Pederson. If not, he is a top trade target
for a team like the Phillies or Rays who have the pitching the Dodgers need to
go farther in the playoffs in 2014.” http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22666
Adam Kolarek -
The Mets 11th-round draft pick in 2010 out of the University
of Maryland continued his promising climb through the system with perhaps his
very best season in 2013. The big-bodied lefty posted a 1.71 ERA in 44 games
out of the Binghamton bullpen, allowing a .204 opponent average and just three
longballs all season. Kolarek likely features the best stuff of the Mets
current LOOGY crop, boasting a fastball that he can push up to 93 MPH. That
said, he utilizes rather up-and-down mechanics and a somewhat over-the-top
delivery which can lessen his impact against fellow southpaws. The good news is
that, like fellow hard-throwing lefty Jack Leathersich, Kolarek has had plenty
of success against rightys which helps his chances to star as a crossover
reliever -- though like Leathersich he needs to watch his command. The
24-year-old also scuffled in a brief trial at Triple-A, though he's shown a
clear pattern of slight adjustment before experiencing extended success at
pretty much every level thus far. http://www.amazinavenue.com/2014/1/28/5334402/mets-minor-league-season-in-review-double-a-binghamton-mets
Thor/d’A –
Jim Callis and I just duked it out in our most recent
Pipeline Perspectives (I hope you guys are enjoying this series as much as we
are writing them). The topic: The best hitting/pitching prospect duo in
baseball. In case you missed it, I picked the Twins’ combination of Byron
Buxton and Alex Meyer. Jim chose the Astros’ Carlos Correa and Mark Appel. In
all seriousness, that’s a very close call. And there are a number of other very
interesting duos around baseball that should be exciting to watch in the
future:
Gregory Polanco (OF) and Jameson Taillon (RHP), Pirates:
Polanco is No. 13 on the Top 100; Taillon is No. 16. They’re the only other
tandem in the Top 20.
Travis d’Arnaud (C) and Noah Syndergaard (RHP), Mets:
d’Arnaud is the highest rated catcher, at No. 22; Syndergaard is No. 11
overall. http://minors.mlblogs.com/2014/01/28/other-hittingpitching-prospect-duos/
SP5 –
In 1986, the Mets had three of the top 10 pitchers in the
National League. Their fourth starter was Sid Fernandez. However, just because
he was the Mets’ fourth starter does not mean in any way, shape or form was
Fernandez an SP#4. When looking to rate starters, you cannot look at team
context, you have to do it in league context.
This may seem like semantics or splitting hairs but it
becomes important to note when looking at trade possibilities down the road. If
the Mets had decided to trade Fernandez at the conclusion of the 1986 season,
they would not have called up teams and said, “Hey, want to acquire a fourth
starter?” No, they would have marketed him as an SP#2, the level of performance
he delivered http://mets360.com/?p=20488
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