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.
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.
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:
You missed an obvious Janis Ian reference about having learned the truth at 17...
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.
Maybe WILPON is an acronym that's been present all along:
We
Intentionally
Look
Past
Obvious
Needs
Clever, Reese......also sad and true.
I am intrigued by Mauricio....could be a future star in the making.
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.
Adrian Hernandez 3 for 4 and a walk and HR thru 6 innings today. The Baby Bull's bat is starting to stir.
Adrian Hernandez 3 for 5 on Saturday.
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