8/10/18

Tom Brennan - THE SEVENTEENERS

Tom Brennan - THE SEVENTEENERS


No, no, "The Seventeeners" is not a new Netflix original content series.  It's not about Harry taking Sally to the senior prom and being chosen as prom king and queen.


What it is, is this: some in the Mets minors play this game at the very tender age of 17.  



How are they doing?  Glad you, as always, ask the right question.  Pretty good!  On a scale of 1 -20, about 17, I'd say.

The other day, I did an article on red hot Mark Vientos, but he's too old at age 18, so he does not belong here.



Here's 5 of the Seventeeners:



GCL METS



RONNIE MAURICIO the wunderkind mega bonus baby, skipping the DSL in his first season, has slumped a bit lately, in a 3 for 29 swoon.  But he continues to make contact...like with (older) first rounder Jarred Kelenic, little slumps are good learning tools. I am sure there is another hot streak coming for Ronnie Mo.




SIMEON WOODS RICHARDSON - our 2018 2nd round fireballer is 8.1 innings in and has allowed 2 runs (both unearned) and fanned 11 in 4 outings. Sweet!




STANLEY CONSUEGRA - the 6'2", 167 OF is doing OK in stateside ball, hitting .209/.295/.350 in 53 games.  He just had a 3 for 3 game with a walk, a homer, and 3 RBIs, too, which is terrific.



DSL METS



ADRIAN HERNANDEZ - the young bonus baby fella is heating up of late, a good sign, and has jumped up to .255/.353/.396 in 49 games, with 9 of 12 in steals.




FELIX VALERIO - this 17 year old is a new name to me, and is doing quite well.  Valerio is listed at 5'7", 165.  

Mr. Felix has been on a recent tear (.500 over his last 10 games) and, through 53 games, he is hitting .303/.402/.388 with just 15 Ks and 12 of 15 in steals.  Pretty impressive. 

Equally impressive is 52 games in the field for the 17 year old in a very error-prone league at 2B and only 4 errors.  

Hey, the Houston Astros have a little superstar named Jose Altuve...we have Felix the Cat.

Eddie Kranepool is not impressed by any of this - he made his major league debut with the Mets at 17 years, 318 days.


7 comments:

Reese Kaplan said...

You missed an obvious Janis Ian reference about having learned the truth at 17...

Tom Brennan said...

Except they learn the truth later than 17 - in 3-4 years, they'll say, "OMG, I play in a Wilpon-owned organization!"

Actually, since the Mets have already had over 50 guys play in the majors this season, they might be excited to have a greater chance at there being at least a small chance at the big show.

Reese Kaplan said...

Maybe WILPON is an acronym that's been present all along:

We
Intentionally
Look
Past
Obvious
Needs

Mike Freire said...

Clever, Reese......also sad and true.

I am intrigued by Mauricio....could be a future star in the making.

Tom Brennan said...

Reese, nice.

Mike, I saw Mauricio is thought by some to be a possible future Fernando Tatis, Jr, who supposedly is baseball's current # 2 prospect behind the great one, Vlad G Jr.

If Vlad were added to the Mets tomorrow, he'd automatically be their best hitter from day 1.

Tom Brennan said...

Adrian Hernandez 3 for 4 and a walk and HR thru 6 innings today. The Baby Bull's bat is starting to stir.

Tom Brennan said...

Adrian Hernandez 3 for 5 on Saturday.