Mets Minor League Player of the Day: Brooklyn RHSP Marcos Molina.
Las Vegas (72- 56) stifles Iowa (67-61) 2-0.
Matt Bowman: (W, 2-1) 7.1 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 2 BB, 7 K.
Miguel Socolovich: (S, 2) 1.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, K.
Andrew Brown: 2-4, 2B, RBI.
Kevin Plawecki: 2-4.
Binghamton (74-50) nips Reading (55-70) 8-7.
Rainy Lara: 3.2 IP, 5 R, 4 ER, 6 H, (2 HR) 2 BB, K.
Hansel Robles: 1.1 IP, R, 0 H, 2 BB, K.
Chase Hutchingson: (W, 3-1) 2.0 IP, R, H, (HR) 0 BB, K.
Randy Fonyanez: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, K.
Cody Satterwhite: (S, 14) 1.0 IP, 0 R, H, BB, 3 K.
Brandon Nimmo: 2-5, HR, RBI, R.
Dilson Herrera: 1-4, HR, BB, RBI, 2 R.
Brian Burgamy: 1-4, HR, BB, 2 RBI, 2 R.
Wilfredo Tovar: 2-3, BB, RBI.
St. Lucie (68-54) slams Bradenton (68-55) 10-7.
Domingo Tapia: 6.0 IP, 6 R, 4 ER, 7 H, (HR) 5 BB, 3 K.
Robert Coles: (W, 2-0) 1.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB.
Paul Sewald: (S, 9) 2.0 IP, R. H, 0 BB, 3 K.
L.J. Mazzilli: 2-4, HR, 2B, RBI, 2 R.
Jared King: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R.
Cam Maron: 2-5, R.
Phillip Evans: 1-3, 2B, BB, 2 RBI, 2 R.
Savannah (79-42) squashes Greenville ( 52-72) 16-4.
Ricky Knapp, (W, 7-6) : 8.2 IP, 3 R, 8 H, 3 BB, 2 K.
Paul Paez: R, 2 H, (HR) 0 BB, 2 K.
Brett Mitchell: 1.1 IP, 0 R, H, 2 BB, 2 K.
Yeixon Ruiz: 2-4, 3B, RBI, R.
Victor Cruzado: 3-4, HR, 2 BB, 3 RBI. 3 R.
Jonathan Leroux: 2-5, HR, BB, 2 R.
Jeff Glenn: 4-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R.
Brooklyn (33-28) buries Vermont (26-35) 7-0.
Magnificent Marcos Molina (W, 6-2) pitched an absolute gem: 7.0 IP, 0 R, H, BB, 12 K.
Luis Rengel: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K.
Edioglis Villasmil: 1.0 IP, 0 R, H, 0 BB, K.
John Mora: 2-4, BB.
Jhoan Urena: 2-5, HR, RBI, 2 R.
Tomas Nido: 3-4, 2B, RBI, R.
Pedro Perez: 2-4, BB, RBI, R.
Kingsport (29-26) blasts Bristol ( 15-38) 11-9.
The Pirates gave the Mets a scare with a 4 run 9th inning, but fell 2 runs short.
Blake Taylor: 4.1 IP, 3 R, 7 H, (HR) 2 BB, 4 K.
Ruben Reyes: (W, 2-0) 2.0 IP, R, H, 2 BB, 2 K.
Ty Williams: 2.0 IP, 4 R, 2 H, 3 BB, 2 K.
Nicco Blank: 0.1 IP, R, 3 H, 0 BB, K.
David Roseboom: (S, 4) 0.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, K.
Ivan Wilson was wearing his power hat tonight again: 1-3, HR, BB, RBI, 2 R.
Zach Mathieu: 2-5, HR, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R.
Wuilmer Becerra: 1-3, 2B, BB, 3 RBI.
Vicente Lupo: 0-0, 5 BB, 2 R.
GCL Marlins (19-30) blank GCL Mets (25-24) 3-0.
Jose Medina: (L, 0-2) 3.0 IP, 2 R, 4 H, (HR) 0 BB, 2 K.
Gabriel Llanes: 3.0 IP, R, 2 H, BB, 2 K.
Joel Huertas: 1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 BB, 2 K.
Nabil Crismat: 2.0 IP, 0 R, H, BB, K.
Enmanuel Zabala: 2-4.
Alfredo Reyes: 2-2, 2B.
DSL Nationals (38-27) demolish DSL Mets1 (34-30) 19-4.
Claudio Merilan: (L, 1-3) 3.0 IP, 8 R, 7 H, 3 BB, K.
Jose Martinez: 3.0 IP, 5 R, 6 H, (HR) BB, K.
Jorge Cespedes: 1.0 IP, 5 R, 5 H, BB, K.
Rafael Encarnacion: 2.0 IP, R, 2 H, 0 BB, 3 K.
No Mets hitter had a multi-hit game.
Jose Maria: 1-2, 2B, 2 BB, RBI, 2 R.
DSL Mets2 (26-39) best DSL Brewers (27-38) 4-2.
Nicolas Debora: (W, 2-2) 6.0 IP, R, 9 H, BB, 7 K.
Yrelvis Castillo: 3.0 IP, R, 4 H, BB, 3 K.
Walter Rasquin: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI.
Junior Carrion: 1-3, HR, RBI, 2 R.
Miguel Patino: 3-4, R.
That Lupo walk number stands out. The ONLY sensible thing I ever heard Steve Phillips utter had to do with the development of power hitters in the minors. He said that when you see them demonstrate the ability to draw walks, it usually is a sign of pitch recognition and plate discipline that will eventually lead to getting pitches to drive and that is when they start to take off. It may be frustrating and take some time, but it is a vital part of development for future big leaguers. This is the reason why the talent evaluators preferred Duda over Ike, even though his approach had not yet paid dividends. Lupo actually followed this approach in DSL where he preceded his breakout year down there with a crazy amount of walks. Pitch recognition and plate discipline are the hardest elements of this game to teach, so hopefully he has something that will eventually translate into powerfully batted balls.
ReplyDeleteHey Anon, I hear you with Lupo. He has shown real signs of life of late. Something is starting to click. It is a shame to short seasons are so short. Lupo was playing part time and has had something like 100-120 plate appearances, and the season will be over in a few weeks. More time, more progress.
ReplyDeleteWilson continues to launch homers when he does not strike out. Can he fix that flaw? Hope so...power bat looks real.