Good morning.
How would you like to
have the player that had the fourth highest batting average at the AAA level
(PCL)?
He also had a teammate
that was sixth in the league in BA?
Or what about having
the guy that had the lowest ERA AND had the highest strikeouts at the AA level
in The Eastern League?
Let’s move down a level
to A+… how about someone that has the fifth highest BA in the Florida State
League, is second in OBP, and fourth in OPS?
He also had a teammate
that was second in the league in home runs?
Want more strikeouts?
Well about FSL teammate led the league in them?
Not bad, huh?
Well… ladies and
gentlemen… welcome:
1B Dominic Smith, SS Amed Rosario,
SP Corey Oswalt, C Patrick
Mazeika, 1B Peter Alonso, SP Nabil Crismatt
There’s more.
Who had the lowest ERA
and WHIP in the Sally League last year?
P Jordan Humphreys
Who was second in the
Appalachian League in batting average, fourth in OBP, and fifth in OPS? 3B Rigoberto Terrazas
Who led the Appalachian
League in home runs? CF Anthony Dirocie.
Who was fourth in the
Appalachian League in strikeouts (three behind the leader), seventh in lowest
ERA, and eighth in WHIP? SP Carlos Hernandez
And who was the player
that was second in ERA and WHIP in the Gulf Coast League? SP Jaison Vilera.
And lastly, in the
Dominican League, who was second in batting average, and fourth in OBP? 3B Yoel Romero
His best season came in 1961, when he was an all-star, won a
Gold Glove award as the best-fielding pitcher and went 23-9. Only the Yankees’ Whitey Ford had more wins in the American League that
season.
Lary’s baseball career was put on hold when he served in the
military during the Korean War. He didn’t make his major league debut until
1954, when he was 24, after his military service.
He finished his major league career with 128 wins and 116
losses. He had a career ERA of 3.49 and posted 1,099 strikeouts.
The Mets purchased Lary from the Tigers in 1964
and he pitched two years for us, going 2-3, 4.55 in 1964 and 1-3, 2.98 in his last year in baseball.
R.I.P Mule.
How Much Are Those Old Baseball Cards
Worth?
What isn't valuable? Most cards from the 1980s and 1990s.
"They were so mass-produced, and there were so many card
manufacturers," Osacky says. Also, the introduction of eBay has made it so
much easier to track down missing cards to make full sets that these, too, have
come less rare and less valuable.
New York Mets fringe players who can be key contributors in 2018 –
He was able to strike out 27 batters in those 33.2 innings
while walking only 13. Although he technically has three pitch offerings, he
mainly uses his fastball and slider to induce outs. And when he gets those outs
they come on the ground.
George Yankowski
, WWII vet, battles baseball for
recognition
3 comments:
Even in a thin minor league system, in which 6 of the 7 teams above DSL finished below .500 (most well below), there were some bright lights. Now how many of those bright lights you cited will have a real big league impact remains to be seen.
One guy not on your list who was fantastic was Tyler Bashlor, who fanned 84 in 49.2 IP, or 15.3 Ks per 9 IP. That had to be the best rate in his league, and one of the best anywhere in the high minors.
Chasen Bradford sure surprised me with his Mets’ performance last year – let’s see what his encore looks like in 2018. The former 35th rounder pitched in Vegas in 2014…and in 2015…and in 2016…and in 2017. A total of 176 games, and 211 innings, and, for the “honor” of pitching in the Pitchers’ Hell Called Vegas, he had a very nifty 4.18 ERA over that time span, way below the Vegas teams’ average.
Honestly, he is one pitcher that the inflated numbers that come with pitching in Las Vegas obscured (for me) his ability. Even 28 of 38 in saves for Vegas over that span, not terrible for there. Good luck in 2018, Mr. Bradford.
Interesting that Frank Lary was a Northport native...I am up in that town quite often - nice waterfront town.
Frank Lary, Yankee killer. RIP.
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