Tom Brennan – MAJORING
ON THE MINORS - 2014 METS DRAFT - HOW ARE THEY DOING?
Trying to see how the 2014 Mets draft has
panned out so far, and how the guys in it might project out as (or as not) future
Mets would be hard to do – unless you operate in a level of superior forensic
intellect like – well, Sherlock Holmes, or someone even smarter like Mack Ade.
I, as amateur detective more of the Inspector
Clouseau caliber, have sifted through the clues and here’s my takes, ladies and
gentlemen:
Thinking about prospects like the following makes
me want to run to Mickey Ds to get a Happy Meal:
Slugging Michael Conforto
Milton Ramos
Eudor Garcia
Brad Wieck
Kelly Secrest and
Dash Winningham
Garcia and Dash were a little slow out of the
gate offensively, but both are young and I’ll bet they break out in 2015.
Other guys I’d also want to keep the
magnifying glass out for are Josh Prevost, Tyler Moore, Eric Manoah and David
Roseboom. But several other guys used in
relief had really impressive 2014 seasons, so not being listed above is no
slight on my part. Collectively the pitchers
in this draft that were used as relievers collectively had a super season.
Name
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Pos
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B/T
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Ht
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Wt
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DOB
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Rd
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Rating
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Comments
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OF
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L / R
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6' 1"
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211
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03/01/1993
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1
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Dude can hit: 42 gms in Bklyn, .331/.403/.448;
3 hits and 2 doubles in Gnats’ playoffs. Hopefully starts 2015 in Lucie. Citifield 2016 or 2017.
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SS
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R / R
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5' 11"
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158
|
10/26/1995
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2
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Was 18 in 2014. In his “getting feet wet”
season, .241/.299/.355 in 51 games. 29
RBI. Mets already have him #11 prospect.
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3B
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R / R
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6' 1"
|
215
|
05/17/1994
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2-3
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K Port: .262/.327/.347 in 55 gms
Reputed bat; let’s see 2015.
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RHP
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R / R
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6' 8"
|
225
|
01/15/1992
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3
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Fine Bklyn season for tall lad: 20 inn, just
14 K, 1.83, 1.17 WHIP.
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C
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L / R
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6' 2"
|
213
|
08/08/1993
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3
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64 Bklyn gms, .240/.323/.333. Another Cam Maron?
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LHP
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L / L
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6' 9"
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255
|
10/14/1991
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2
|
Superb Bklyn season, and seems sky is the
limit for the huge fella: 26 inn, 39 K, 1.40, 0.90 WHIP.
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1B
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L / L
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6' 2"
|
230
|
10/11/1995
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3
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Fine season at 18 for slugger. .231/.322/.391,
39 RBI in 52 gm. Another Duda?
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OF
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R / R
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6' 3"
|
235
|
08/06/1992
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3
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Everyday player for 42 games, then hurt. .275/.323/.34, 45 Ks.
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LHP
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L / L
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6' 0"
|
215
|
09/13/1991
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2-3
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Fine Bklyn season for lefty: 25 inn, 30 K,
1.82, 1.30 WHIP.
|
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RHP
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R / R
|
6' 1"
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190
|
07/11/1993
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TETT
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7 innings, 8 earned runs, can’t even start to
conclude from that.
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RHP
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R / R
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6' 4"
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185
|
09/16/1996
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TETT
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6 innings, 4 earned runs, can’t even start to
conclude from that. Just 17 during 2014 season.
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RHP
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R / R
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6' 2"
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215
|
12/22/1995
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3-4
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Just 18, 3-0, 2.63 in 24 GCL innings. Let’s see in 2015.
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C
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R / R
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6' 2"
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220
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02/26/1993
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4-5
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Nivc, but sparse play in GCL. A long way up: .273/.340/.432 in just 14
games
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RHP
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R / R
|
6' 3"
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185
|
01/15/1996
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TETT
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Just 18, 13 inn, 2-0, 4.85.
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LHP
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S / L
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6' 3"
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210
|
02/14/1996
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TETT
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Just 18, only 11 innings, 12 BB, 14 Ks. Let’s see in 2015.
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LHP
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L / L
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6' 3"
|
215
|
05/17/1992
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3
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K Port: great season: 23 inn, 1,59, 1.15 WHIP,
30 Ks
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CF
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L / L
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5' 11"
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175
|
12/15/1995
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3-4
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.259/.309/.352 in 41 GCL games.18 of 21 steals
at age 18!
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RHP
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L / R
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6' 2"
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180
|
03/09/1993
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3-4
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K Port: solid – 4-2,.3.13, 23 inn, 18 K, 1.00
WHIP.
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RHP
|
R / R
|
6' 6"
|
200
|
11/15/1993
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3-4
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K Port: fine year, 3-1, 1.83, 0.99 WHIP, 34
inn, 24 K.
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2B
|
R / R
|
5' 10"
|
185
|
01/08/1992
|
5
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Bklyn: 28 gm, .221/.292/.291
|
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RHP
|
R / R
|
6' 2"
|
190
|
08/08/1992
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3-4
|
Fine short season. 31 inn, 1.74, 1.00 WHIP, 26
Ks. Hopefully, he gets to Savannah in
2015, more likely Bklyn.
|
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RHP
|
R / R
|
5' 9"
|
165
|
10/29/1992
|
5
|
11.57 ERA in 9 K Port innings
|
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RHP
|
R / R
|
6' 1"
|
195
|
05/10/1992
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3-4
|
11 of 12 saves, 1.04 ERA including brief promo
to Bklyn
|
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RHP
|
R / R
|
5' 11"
|
150
|
01/07/1993
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3-4
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Fine in K Port: 2-0, 1.42, 19 inn, 25 K, 1.00
WHIP
|
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OF
|
R / R
|
5' 10"
|
195
|
11/26/1991
|
5
|
66 Bklyn gm: .213/.263/.248
|
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L / L
|
6' 5"
|
190
|
08/05/1996
|
TETT
|
Just 18, 8 inn, 1-0, 1.08.
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CF
|
S / R
|
5' 9"
|
175
|
01/15/1996
|
TETT
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.272/.324/.340 in GCL in 31 games. Young dude.
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SS
|
R / R
|
6' 0"
|
175
|
10/12/1995
|
5
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Just 18 in 2014, struggled with stick:
.170/.336/.223
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RATING LEVELS:
1 – future impact major leaguer and performing at a high level
2 – future major leaguer – unclear if he will be an impact
player
3 – decent shot at making it to the big enchilada in some
capacity
4 – long shot to make the majors
5 – extremely long shot to make the majors
TETT – too early to tell – dude has not played enough, or is
very young.
So I’ve covered five years of very solid drafts now. (2010 –
2014). I like what I see from those years.
A WHOLE lot. I believe that the
Mets’ 7 minor league squads combined won 56% of their games – highly impressive
and highly indicative of strong drafting.
That said, it is the guys who actually get to the bigs in a
big way, as did Harvey and deGrom from the Class of 2010, that ultimately
represent the success of the team’s drafting.
Onward to 2015: while the Mets in Queens should have their most
exciting season in several years in 2015, make sure to keep an eye on the
minors too – I’d be shocked if at least the top 4 teams did not have superior
seasons once again.
6 comments:
Great job, as always Tom.
A guy I like out of the class is Michael Katz. I think he can hit, and while he didn't manage a homer in his first 42 games as a pro, he's got power. He's listed 6'3 235 but he even managed to swipe 5 of 6 bags in a short stint.
Too bad he got hurt and lost the season, he was K'ing a fair bit but otherwise looked pretty good.
I'm hopeful that they start him in full-season at St. Lucie, rather than make him wait longer to get back on the field with Brooklyn.
Oops. I mean Savannah.
We're beating the El Paso drums for Eudor Garcia, the oddly shaped hitter who, as his coach was quoted as saying, "Posted Nintendo numbers" with the stick. Let's see how he adjusts.
Reese, I googled EUDOR and found out it is an acronym for Enriched Uranium Direct Oxide Reduction. Hopefully we have a nuclear powered hitter on our hands.
Adam, I thank you and Inspector Clouseau thanks you. I watched Michael Katz's progress until he got hurt for 2 reasons: a) he was doing real well and b) my dentist is named Michael Katz, they may be related, and he runs the drill, which gives me a flash back to Inspector Dreyfus getting much-unneeded dental work from Inspector Clouseau - hilariously painful.
Have a good one, gents, and thanks for reading.
I lik Katz too - his home town is rigor near me in Virginia
He raked at William and Mary
Good scouting report on Michael Katz, Lew. You are truly a Rhodes scholar and great contributor to this site. Have a great day.
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