Tom Brennan: How are Mets Rookie Teams Doing?

Tom Brennan: How are Mets Rookie Teams Doing?

The Mets have three rookie ball teams - Brooklyn Cyclones; Kingsport Mets (Appl.); and St Lucie's GCL Mets.

I'd sure like to see: pitchers fanning a ton of guys, & hitters evidencing burgeoning power and irrepressible hitting.

Well, through Thursday, how are these short season teams doing; are the live arms fanning tons of guys; guys wielding bats hitting a ton; or what? 

Who is pitching like they are going places fast? 

Who can't they keep off base, and is hitting like the dickens?

I don't have a goose, but let's take a gander and see:

Brooklyn (4-12, .226 BA, .338 OP%, 3 HR, 5.89 ERA)

Hitters Hitting:

Quinn Brody, 3rd Rd, OF: 9 G, .290/.410/.323

Matt Winaker, 5th Rd, 1B: slow start, but 5 hits in his last 2 games raised his average to .265/.375/.294 in 9 games.

Reed Gamache, 3B (undrafted): 15 G, .283/.409/.321


Struggling? 18th Rd OF Carl Stadjuhar is 3 for 28 with 16 Ks; 16th Rd. SS Dylan Snypes is 3 for 16 with 10 Ks (5 BBs)


The Cyclones have just 3 HRs: the league-leading team? 18!

Pitchers Pitching:

Tony Dibrell, 4th Rd: righty with 3 IP, 3 R, 2 HR, 0 BB, 4 K


Trey Cobb, 8th Rd: righty has thrown 4 IP with 2 H, 0 R, 4 K


Cannon Chadwick, 9th Rd: righty with 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 K

RHP Nick Debora: 23 year old, 9.1 IP, 13 Ks, 1.93 ERA.


The 13-2 Yankee squad has a 2.23 ERA vs. Brooklyn's 5.89!!
Much of the reason why is Jake Simon, Darwin Ramos, Joe Napolitano, and Gunnar Kines have allowed 50 runs in 50 IP.

KINGSPORT METS ( 5-8 , .281 BA, .368 OP%, 6 HR)


Mets hitting well, but 3 other teams have 17 or more HRs. And the Yankees' squad is 11-4.

Hitters Hitting:

Jeremy Vasquez, 28th Rd, 1B: .344/.511/.500 in 10 games!

Rigoberto Terrazas, 3B: 13 G, .333/.410/.392

Juan Uriarte, C: 11 G, .318/.404/.568, 11 RBIs, just 5 Ks

Anthony Dirochie, RF: 12 G, .255/.333/.529, 14 RBI. 20 Ks!

Pitchers Pitching:

LHP Aaron Ford: 21st Rd, lefty has thrown 3 perfect IP, 6Ks 


Other 2017 draftees yet to allow a run: Ryan Selmer, Steve Villines, & Joshua Payne (combined 7.1 IP, 10 H, 1 BB, 7K).


Yeudy Colon is showing much better control in 2017, with 7 IP, 2 SV, 1 BB, 10 K, 1.29 ERA.

GCL METS  (3-6 , .274 BA,  .332 OP%,  Zero HRs)


The Yankees have 2 GCL teams, combined 11-7. 


So the Yankee's rookie league teams are a combined 35-13, the Mets' rookie teams are a combined 12-26...really???!!!!!

Hitters Hitting:

Guillermo Granadillo, CF: 17 for 37, .459. 20 year old has 3 doubles, 2 triples, 3 BBs, 5 Ks, 4 of 5 in steals.  Hoo-wee!!

Hansel Moreno, 3B: the 6'4", 180 switch hitting 20 year old is 16 for 36 (.444), 8 RBI, 3 of 4 steals, 4 BBs, 6 Ks. Woohoo!

Kenny Bautista, OF: 8 for 23 so far for the 19 year old 6'3", 220 righty hitting 23rd rounder from 2015.

Mark Vientos, SS: .190 so far, but he is also 17 until December.  Plenty of time for the 2nd rounder.

Pitchers Pitching:

Jaison Vilera, RHP: 2 starts, 11 IP, 4 hits, a walk and 10 Ks.

Daison Acosta, RHP: 18 year old, 6'3" 170 righty has 2 fine starts, 12.1 IP, 12 K, 2 ER.  The Jaison and Daison Duo.

Dedniel Nunez - 21 year old righty skipped the DSL, starting his career in the GCL.  17 Ks in 13 IP, and a 3.38 ERA so far.

That's it for now.  I am all rookie-d out.  I "kid" you not.

While it is early, suffice it to say:

Rookie ball hitting has largely been a weak point; the Mets seem to avoid drafting/signing power bats like the plague. 


Rookie ball pitching (long a strength especially for the Cyclones in years past) is largely absent, particularly in the starters, this year.  May it soon change.