Good
morning.
The Mets
signed OF Austin Jackson. The 31-year old was
obviously signed to take the pressure off the loss of Yoenes Cespedes this
season. Let's remember that our manager was the pitching coach in Cleveland when he had a great year in 2017. He was released and the Mets are only on the hook for the pro-rated share of his $3mil 2018 contract. The second year (2019) is kaput.
2016 19th
round pick, pitcher Gary Cornish, had successful
surgery to repair a torn labrum. Obviously, he is done for the season. Cornish
has had a rough season in St. Lucie this season, going 2-8, 6.63, 1.75. We wish
him well during his recovery.
Columbia RP Max Kuhns is technically off the DL and is now
rehabbing in Florida for the GCL team. Kuhns had TJS a year ago.
My ‘good buddy’ Andy Martino was quoted on MLBTR.com, saying that Mets pitcher Zack Wheeler could be traded ‘any minute’. In typical Mets and Martino (M&Ms?) fashion, that was said early Wednesday evening and we’re still waiting. Supposed teams interested from the 12 that sent scouts to watch his Tuesday start are Boston, Texas, and Seattle.
My guess at this point is Wheeler, Wilmer Flores, Devin Meseraco, and Astrubal Cabrera will not be making the trip back to Queens
after this current road trip.
Las Vegas SP
Chris Flexen, in his last four starts: 2-0
record, 26.0 IP, 16 H, 5 ER, 1.73 ERA.
I have two
predictions for prospect movement this week –
There is no
reason to keep 17/year old SS Ronny Mauricio on
the GCL-Mets roster. Yes, he’s a pup, but so was Jarred
Kelenic when he was moved up. The difference here is hitting .333 in
126-ABs which Kelenic put his GCL numbers up with only 46. A perfect transition
to Kingsport here would be to move either Luis Santana (.359)
or Sherven Newton (.286) up to Brooklyn.
21-year old
SP, Jaison Vilera, has done his job in Brooklyn.
7-starts, 48-Ks in 39-IP, an incredible
0.92-ERA/0.87-WHIP. Columbia has a lot of starters right now, but really no
ace. Vilera would fit in perfectly and he deserves it… now.
(on second thought, maybe the
Mets decide to keep the 17-year old Mauricio in Latin friendly Florida for the
rest of the season… your thoughts?)
MLB Prospect has added 2B Luis Santana to their top 30 Mets prospect list, at
number 27:
Santana loves to compete and his makeup,
when combined with his hit tool, gave the Mets confidence to jump him over the
Gulf Coast League up to the Appy League in 2018, where he was one of the
league's best hitters. That ability to swing the bat should carry him up the
ladder, and if he can maintain that approach, a future as an everyday
offensive-minded second baseman awaits.
The other ‘new guy’ on the list was ranked at
number 30 – RP Eric Hanhold –
Hanhold spent the first year-plus of his pro
career giving starting a try, but it didn't really take and a 2017 move to the
bullpen suited him and allowed his power arsenal to play up. The big
right-hander will now touch 98 mph with excellent life on his fastball, and he
was missing more bats than he had previously in his career during his first
season in the Mets' system. He pairs a solid slider, which flashes
above-average, with his heater, more than enough for him to hold down a short
relief role.
Hanhold earned a promotion from
Double- to Triple-A at the end of May and is just a step behind power bullpen
arms Jacob Rhame and Drew
Smith, both of whom were also acquired in 2017 trades. He has the chance
to help out in relief in New York soon, though a June trip to the disabled list
slowed his progress.
By the way… the number one draft pick this
year, Auburn RHSP Casey Mise, pitched in his
first pro game yesterday afternoon for the GCL-Tigers… 2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 4-K
And the day ended with no Mets trade.
5 comments:
Austin Jackson is a typical "good fit" for this team - 12 runs and 13 RBIs in 159 ABs this year. Still, he should be a real improvement over Matt den Dekker, whose 0 for 18 with 9 Ks indicates this should be his final hurrah.
I like that Luis Santana looks like he will HIT, an ingredient lacking in many a "prospect" called up in the last several years by the Mets.
Will Wheeler retire as a Met? We'll have to ask Mr. Martino.
At this point, the train is officially off the tracks, so any short terms moves (Jackson) are OK so long as they don't detract from what needs to be done in 2019 and beyond (like evaluating young players who might contribute next year).
I like Flexen's progress.....keep it going.
I hope that any trades we make also have 2019 and beyond in mind and not just a
salary dump.
I think you move guys up until they struggle, then keep them there and see if they can adjust and overcome.....with that said, I agree that Mauricio might benefit from staying put for the rest of the year (cultural adjustment, etc).
So..... Cabrera is traded.
Mets get Franklyn Kilomé:
AA starting pitcher with serious control issues (51 walks in 102 innings!)
Another relief pitcher?
No International Bonus money?
Ricco does not belong anywhere near a baseball team.
Does anyone know what Hanhold's injury is?
mlb slotted Kilome in as the mets #5 prospect. I think the Mets did....fine, with that trade. who knows.
I'm not sure wheeler gets traded. 3 gms, he's injury prone with legit no2 stuff and beginning to pitch up to potential. Just going to be hard to be valued correctly. Im trying to buy him as a no3/4 with injuries youre trying to sell as a potential no1/2.
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