Mets Minor League Player of the Day: Binghamton LHSP Steven Matz.
Las Vegas (69- 54) licks Albuquerque (55-67) 8-3.
Logan Verrett: (W, 10-4) 7.0 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 2 K. (ERA 4.47)
Jack Leathersich: 0.2 IP, R, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, K. (a batter gets on via fielding error)
Miguel Socolovich: 0.1 IP, 0 R, H, 0 BB, K. (the inherited runner scored on the base hit)
Zack Thornton: 0.1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 2 BB.
Chase Bradford: (S, 4) 0.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, K.
Matt Reynolds: 3-5, 2B, 2 R. (.337)
Anthony Seratelli: 2-3, BB, RBI.
Allan Dykstra: 1-3, 2B, 2 BB, 2 RBI, R.
Taylor Teagarden: 2-3, HR, BB, 3 RBI, R.
Binghamton (72-48) blanks Harrisburg (48-72) 3-0.
Steven Matz was outstanding: 7.0 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 5 K. (ERA 2.48)
Ditto Randy Fontanez: (S, 1) 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K.
Leading off, Brandon Nimmo: 2-3, 3B, BB, RBI. (After a very slow start at AA, in his last 10 games Nimmo has slashed .324/.452/.529 for a .982 OPS. Nimmo also had an outfield assist.)
Wilfredo Tovar: 1-2, 2B, RBI, R.
Bradenton (65-53) slips by St. Lucie (64-51) 2-1.
Domingo Tapia (L, 5-8) pitched well enough to win, but didn‘t: 6.1 IP, 2 R, 4 H, 3 BB, 2 K.
T.J. Chism: (BS, 2) 1.2 IP, 0 R, H, 2 BB, 2 K.
Robert Coles: 1.0 IP, 0 R, H, 0 BB.
Not a lot of offense, only 3 hits, a triple for Jeff McNeil and a double for Jared King.
Savannah (75-41) sinks Augusta (56-62) 6-4.
Alex Panteliodis (W, 4-3) gets his W/L pct. over .500 and his ERA below 4.00: 5.1 IP, 4 R, 1 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, K. (ERA 3.90)
Darwin Frias: (S, 3) 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, BB, 2 BB. (ERA 3.38)
Yeixon Ruiz: 4-4, RBI, 2 R.
Dominic Smith: 2-3, BB, R.
Nelfi Zapata: 2-4, 2B, RBI, R.
Jorge Rivero: 2-3, 2B, BB, 2 RBI, R.
Brooklyn (30-26) belts Batavia (25-31) 5-2.
Alberto Baldonado: 5.0 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 7 K.
Josh Prevost: (W, 1-2) 3.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 K.
Shane Bay with his 12th save: 1.0 IP, 0 R, H, 0 BB, 2 K. (This Bay is making a name for himself in Brooklyn.)
NYPL All Star Amed Rosario: 2-5, 2B, 3 RBI, R.
NYPL All Star Jhoan Urena: 2-5.
Jeff Diehl: 2-4, 2B, R.
Pedro Perez: 2-3, BB, 2 R, SB.
Kingsport (25-25) jolts Johnson City ( 25-23) 7-4.
Persio Reyes: 4.0 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 2 BB, 4 K.
Audrey Germen: 2.0 IP, R, 2 H, 3 BB, 2 K.
Matt Blackham: (W, 2-0) 3.0 IP, 0 R, H, BB, 3 K.
Brandon Kaupe: 2-5, RBI, 2 R.
Jean Rodriguez: 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, R.
Zach Mathieu: 2-3, 2 BB, 2 RBI.
6 comments:
Yeixon Ruiz 4 for 4...,nice. Brooklyn has some sweet relief pitching. Another nice day overall for Mets Minors.
If Tejada is replaced as the starter and the thought is to make him a defensive minded UI, I think I would prefer to see what Tovar can do in that role. I think the bats are similar (who knows Tovar may hit a tick more) but Tovar has the far superior defensive profile and Ruben could be making near $2M in Arb; every penny counts with this team and I think if defense is to figure more prominently with the pitching, Tovar could be a much better option.
I think at this point we should know how to correctly pronunciate Jhoan Urena's name, he's earned it. Any takers on how to sound it out?
Juan?
Yohan?
Joe han?
Joan?
Hone?
Gsone?
I got nothing, any takers? Seriously though, a19yr old, a switch hitting 3B that seems to be more than holding his own in Brooklyn and was just named an all star. I know its early for him, but I'd at least like to know how to say his name just in case he takes off and becomes something along side of Amed Rosario along the way.
Nice left side of the infield and hopefully they both start at Savannah next year so they can be available for mid season call up in 2018. Wishful thinking?
@Closer
I believe its Joan (silent H makes sense in hispanic hertiages)
I'm very disappointed in Tapia....so much so that I've actually drop him off my Top 25 list.
You just can't throw 100mph and not strike people out.
Tells me that his FB is straighter than laser guided eye sight.
the one thing Tapia does excel at is putting the ball on the ground, which if he can cut down on walks, could play in the Pen. His time as a starter is just about complete
Ability to induce grounders as a pen guy is definitely important, but as Chris notes, his low K's are a major puzzle. If you can't ring 'em up in A ball (just 47 in 93 innings this year), you are not a candidate for a big league pen. Bullpen arms have to be able to gun for Ks in big spots.
He needs to get an infusion from Leathersich or Akeel!
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