Good
morning.
Stuff from
Saturday.
One last
thought on the departure of infielder Astrubel Cabrera.
I feel sad. Sort of like I felt when Curtis Granderson left
the clubhouse for the last time. Cabrera was one of the good guys that would do
anything to make this team win or game or promote them in the community. The
only thing this guy brought to the table negatively was his public comments on
wanting to play a certain position. You can say this, but it should be done
privately behind the closed doors of the manager’s office. I already miss this
guy but I’m excited that we have begun to move on to the future of this team.
Which leads me to…
Luis
Guillorme was recalled
to fill the void in the world of Mets infielders. I’m not sure if this move was
done out of choice, but I’ll take it anyway. Remember… Ty
Kelly was just sent down. Guillorme can play a decent third base so he
could be slotted in as the current third baseman until Todd
Frazier returns (Frazier is played a rehab game last night for St. Lucie).
Will Jose Reyes finally be released? I still
think the Mets retain his service in hopes of him playing one more game this
year next to David Wright.
3B Will Toffey, obtained in the Jeurys
Familia deal, has done well so far as a Met. In 17 at-bats, he has hit
.294 including the 2-3 he hit on Friday.
OF Brice Bretz is rehabbing this weekend for the GCL
team.
Josh
Norris, of Baseball America, said this
about GCL-Mets starter Michel Otanez: “showed a
live arm but rusty command...sat in the mid-90s...and touched as high as 97 mph
with a FB that featured heavy sink and tail. His secondaries—a SL and CH—were
inconsistent, but his arm was intriguing”. So far this season, Otanez is 1-4,
5.54, 1.42.
Franklyn
Kilome – “First of
all I thank God for everything and thanks to the Phillies for all this time
that I have been part of the organization, thanks to each one of the staff that
helped me in the course of my career in the organization I thank you very much
and thanks to each of my teammates it was a pleasure to have played with all of
you I will never forget those moments and thanks to the Mets for the
opportunity they have given me to be part of their organization.. New team same
dream.” Note: Binghamton announced that Kilome will start today
RP Josh Smoker was DFA’d by Pittsburgh and then claimed
by the Detroit Tigers.
Jon
Heyman - Asdrubal Cabrera can
really hit. But I’m still not sure why he’s the right fit for Phillies. He
becomes their 3rd good-hitting infielder whose best position is 2B. They still
don’t really have a starting SS, either. Also, hearing some good things about Will Toffey, the young 3B and key piece Mets got for Familia.
said to control the strike zone very well. the question is power, but he's been
playing through dislocated shoulder. he will likely have surgery before the
year's up. Mack:
What? Did we know about this before the trade? Late reports said the
Mets knew about this before the deal was completed. Can we do anything right
anymore?
2B-SS-CF Levi Michael has been promoted from AA-Binghamton to
AAA-Las Vegas. He hit .308 in 360 at-bats this year in New York State and I
assume the promotion came to fill the slot left open when fellow middle
infielder Luis Guillorme was promoted to Queens.
Last night
in the pipeline – 17/yr. old DSL-2 starter, Robert
Colina, continues to put up good numbers after being lit up earlier in
the season. His last four starts have turned in 20-IP with only 2-ER.
Yesterday, six scoreless innings with six strikeouts for his third win of the
year… OF Bryce Brentz went 0-3 in his GCL-Mets
rehab assignment yesterday… he was joined by SP Logan
Taylor, who threw up two more scoreless rebab innings… SS Levi Michael’s AAA debut went well: 2-4, R, .500… Peter Alonso (2-4, .212) continues to get his stoke
back… SS Andres Gimenez went 3-3 for Binghamton
and has raised his AA batting average now to .261… it was a rough night for SP Justin Dunn (7-ER, 5-IP)… Columbia SP Luc Rennie continues to be unhittable (6-IP, 0-ER,
0.65)…
7 comments:
It’ll be interesting to see what the IF looks like by the end of next season. Have to believe that Frazier will be gone one way or another, and hopefully they find something to do with Bruce that doesn’t involve playing 1B (or OF for that matter). But assuming Alonso can take the next step, looking at he and Smith at 1B, McNeil, Guillorme, Rosario, Gimenez, Flores, and possibly Levi Michael in some combination at the other spots and on the bench. Can you win with that infield? In 2020, quite possibly.
Nice update.
If Toffey is doing this well with a shoulder that needs surgery, perhaps he will be real good long term once fixed.
Question: Is Luis G better than Levi Michael? Michael is having a really good season and is a former 1st rounder. Luis has Mets seniority, but that is not an advantage for long.
Rennie is showing good-n-plenty, plenty good.
Excellent attitude from Kilome - now he needs to harness his control. Another Gerson Bautista? Or better? Guess the latter.
Otanez seems a high velocity arm to watch.
Jose R, Guillorme, Lobaton, Nido, Smith, T Kell, and Dekker are hitting .160 in 400 at bats with 19 RBIs. How does a team think it can win with that crap? Seriously.
Speaking of 1st rounders...
I wish someone would give Christian Colon a second chance
How do we trade our star closer for a propect with a dislocated shoulder? U can't make this stuff up smh
Toffey may not have much power, but 57 RBIs in less than 400 ABs shows some positive run production. Maybe he'll be the 2nd coming of Tommy Herr.
Cabby, like Grandy, was a good Met and I will remember him with a smile. Class act and each was the rare free agent signing that earned their pay in both WAR and professionalism.
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