Mets Minor League Report: May 3, 2014

MMLR Player of the Day: St. Lucie RHSP Luis Cessa

On yesterday’s MMLR, The Closer commented about Savannah’s remarkable bull pen and suggested that we give them a name, like the Nasty Gnats. I’d prefer to add a silent G, making them the Gnasty Gnats, but there is a problem with naming a minor league group like that. Good prospects rarely stay at the same level for very long. This group of Gnasty Gnats, with a few promotions, could quickly become the Lights-Out Lucies. And by the start of next season, they could be the Beasts of Binghamton, shortly to become the Vegas Vampires. (They can suck the blood out of any offense.). The real question is will the players who are promoted from short season Brooklyn or Kingsport live up the Gnasty Gnats high standards. So, how about it? Do we christen those kids the Gnasty Gnats?

　

Las Vegas (20-9) @ Tacoma (14-12) postponed - rain .

　

Binghamton (14-11) and Portland (16-10) split a pair.

Binghamton nips Portland 3-2 in regularly scheduled game.

Darin Gorski (W, 2-1) pitched a great game: 6.0 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 0 BB, 5 K.
Chase Bradford (S, 5) just barely got it done: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB.

Kevin Plawecki: 2-3, 2B.
Wilfredo Tovar: 1-2, RBI.

　

Portland blasts Binghamton 9-3 in make up game.

Matt Bowman (L 3-1) got raked for his first loss: 4.1 IP, 9 R, 10 H, (2 HR) 2 BB, K.
The bull pen was much more effective in closing the door, but the horses were already out of the barn.
John Church: 0.2 IP, H.
What has unfortunately become a typical outing for Jack Leathersich: 1.0 IP, H, 2 BB, 3 K. 0 R.
T.J. Chism: 1.0 IP, H, K.
Dustin Lawley: 2-3, RBI.


　

St. Lucie (16-13) and Bradenton (15-14) likewise split a pair.

Bradenton edges St. Lucie 3-2 in regularly scheduled game.

Domingo Tapia pitched well: 5.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, BB, 2 K.
But Ryan Fraser (L, 0-1) allowed the winning run: 1.2 IP, R, H, 3 BB, 2 K.

Dilson Herrera: 1-3, 2B, R.

　

St. Lucie stops Bradenton 5-1 in make up game.

Luis Cessa (W, 1-3) was superb: 5.0 IP, R, 2 H, BB, 6 K.
Randy Fontanez (S, 4) got the job done: 2.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, BB, 3 K.

The FSL’s 2 leading hitters just keep chugging.
Brandon Nimmo: 2-3, BB, 2 R. Raises his avg. to .380, his OBP tp .507.
T.J. Rivera: 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R. Raises his league leading avg. to .421.

　

　

Savannah (19-8) routs Rome (8-21) 12-2.

John Gant, (W, 3-1) was strong: 5.0 IP, R, 5 H, 2 BB, 5 K.
Tyler Vanderheiden: 2.0 IP, R, 2 H, BB, 2 K.
Dario Alvarez still unscored upon: 2.0 IP, 0 R, H, K.

Gavin Cecchini: 3-6, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R.
Jeff McNeil: 2-5, 2B, BB, 2 RBI.
Stefan Sabol: 1-2, 2B, 2 BB, 2 RBI, 2 R. (deuces wild)
Dominick Smith: 2-4, 2B, BB, RBI, 2 R.
Jeff Glenn: 3-4, BB, RBI, 2 R.