Good
morning.
We move on
to shortstop. Remember… I project the
following players at these levels.
AAA Syracuse
Gavin
Cecchini (also plays 2B) –
AAA - .294/.342/.468/810
2-HR
Christian Colon (also plays 2B and 3B) -
AAA
- .304/.396/.459/855 6-HR
Jack
Reinheimer (also plays 2B and 3B)
MLB – (30 at-bats) .167/.286/.167/453 0-HR
AAA – (435 at-bats) .248/.317/.370/687 8-HR
AA
Binghamton
Andres Gimenez
AA - (137 at-bats) .277/.344/.358/702 0-HR
A+ - (308-AB) .282/.348/.432/780 6-HR
Levi Michael
AAA - (9 at-bats) .333/.400/.333/733 0-HR
AA - (387 at-bats) .305/.391/.470/861 10-HR
A+ St. Lucie
Hansel Romero
A – (319 at-bats) .248/.307/.398/705 8-HR
A Columbia
Edgardo Fermin
A – (429 at-bats) .210/.258/.343/601 8-HR
Sheryren
Newton
Rookie/K-Port – (207 at-bats) .280/.411/.449/860
Low-A
Brooklyn
L.A. Woodard
Low-A - (4 at bats) .500/.600/.500/1.000 0-HR
Rookie/K-Port (71
at-bats) .239/.379/.296/675 0-HR
Manny
Rodriguez
Low-A (174 at-bats) .236/.293/.339/632 2-HR
Rookie
Kingsport
Ronny Mauricio
Rookie/K-Port (30 at-bats) .233/.286/.333/.619 0-HR
Rookie/GCL
(197 at-bats) .279/.307/.421/728 3-HR
GCL
Gregory Guerrero
Rookie/GCL (143 at bats) .217/.257/.252/509 0-HR
Rookie/GCL (143 at bats) .217/.257/.252/509 0-HR
Conclusion
1. There is a
lot of talent here at this position. I consider three players with prospect talent per pipeline heavy. The Mets have two solid red guys and another blue one that could eventually start in the majors.
2. Amed
Rosario is our current shortstop. He’s looking more like
a keeper every game, both offensively and defensively. More important, he’s can be moved to either third base or short if someone better comes along.
3. ‘Better’ is Andres Gimenez. The 20-year old will return to
Binghamton in the spring and will finish in Syracuse. Some want to rush him
quicker, but why? We’re not going to compete in 2019 and this is as much of a
sure lock as there is in prospect evaluation.
4. Three
seasons later comes another top five Mets prospect, Ronny
Mauricio. He’s 17-years old and already playing in Kingsport.
5. In between
is a wild card. Shervyen Newton is a 19-year old
that everyone needs to keep an eye on. I see both him and Mauricio as a trade
chip in a multiple deal for a great catcher (cough J.T. cough).
6. Needless to
say, there seems to be enough talent in the pipeline at this position to take
us through the end of the next decade.
Rating: A +
It still comes down to Gimenez, Mauricio, and perhaps hi-whiff Sherveyn Newton. Three goodies.
ReplyDeleteWill Cecchini rebound from a lost season? Do or die time.
Levi Michael had a swell year, but got hurt at the wrong time.
Don't be too sure we're not going to compete in 2019. Pitching wins, and our rotation is as good as any in MLB.
ReplyDeleteYe olde trusty crystal ball says Mauricio is our future CF.
ReplyDeleteMy magic 8 Ball says Rosario is our CF? Lol
ReplyDeleteTom -
ReplyDeleteThree players of this kind of talent, in one position, make this a position with depth
Hobie/Zozo
ReplyDeleteMy ouija boad says we need a new CF... period.
Why so down on Lag? If he hits. 250,his glove is worth a lot.
DeleteBecause he is ALWAYS injured.
DeleteBill -
ReplyDeleteIt will be determined on what our new GM does.
First question to him today in his press conference.
"You said two years ago that the Mets need to trade your client, Jacob deGrom, or sign him to an extension. What are you going to do now?"
Yes, it will. But my question was why YOU are so down on him.
DeleteI completely agree with ZOZO.
ReplyDeleteRosario is the teams future CF in 2022,when Mauricio is ready to start at SS.
Gimenez id like put at 2nd and close that position for 10 years,he should be ready by aug/sep 2019 if not start him in 2020, and move McNeil to 3rd.
McNeil can play 3rd until Vientos is ready around 2022.
Off - Season if im the new GM/Agent id be signing 5 players
Zach Britton-Kelvin Herrera-Familia -Wilson Ramos and Neil Walker
Neil Walker would be a great bench player IMO.
He provides insurance at 1st for Alonso
at 2nd for McNeil and 3rd for Frazier.
Being a switch Hitter is handy, in the NL with double switches
I would put Gimenez at SS, i believe he is best at position defensively
DeleteCF of the future is Kelenic
ReplyDeleteBut the future at SS (and really middle infielders) looks filled with potential.. Which is why I would never draft a 2B when you can always slide a SS over...
Hopefully we will not see any Tejadas for a long long time...
I think the excess of middle infielders covers 2B, SS and 3B for quite a while, along with adding trade chips to the collective "pot".
ReplyDeleteNot as sure about moving one of them to CF.....why not just find a natural OF'er?
Kelenic and Lindsay are on their way, and we're well covered while they get ready. Aren't they "natural" ?
ReplyDeleteYeah, they are natural CF'ers, but they are also quite a distance away from the parent club. I would like to see the team address CF with a true CF'er in the interim (say three year window, which is how far away the prospects you named could be).
ReplyDeleteNot sure if the second question is aimed at me, or not? I am not down on anyone in particular (I think Lagares is too injury prone to count on, but I don't dislike him).
My question was for Mack. But if we sign a "true CFer" that means an OF of Yo/Brandon/4to goes out the window. And we have to find a taker for Bruce.
DeleteDo we really want to do all that while we have a GG CFer on the roster already.
how can you say they won't compete in 2019?
ReplyDeleteLet's keep in mind that we had the BEST record in the NLE after the A-S break, even with a terrible pen and no closer. With additions there, that spells "contender" to me.
DeleteI hear you Bill......my point is that neither Lagares or Cespedes have played a full season in quite a while, so I am hesitant to count on them. I would actually try to deal Cespedes to an AL club as a DH, once he is back and functional.
ReplyDeleteI like Nimmo in LF, Conforto in RF with a new CF'er added and Bruce on the bench as 1B/OF depth. Perhaps someone like Austin Jackson as a veteran fifth OF'er as depth (if Lagares cannot stay healthy, otherwise, Juan can be that for us).
I really hate the Bruce contract and the Lagares extension right about now.
Is Guerrero ever going to be healthy?
ReplyDeleteNorm -
ReplyDeleteInteresting question.
I no longer list him as a prospect regardless to his health.Sometimes you just give the wrong person the wrong money.
Guerrero looks like he's one of them.