Mack - 2019 Mets Transactions, Kudos, and Comments

            

Thursday, June 13^th –

      There were no trnsactions

            Kudos –               

                  DSL-1 SS, Luis Castillo: 3-5, RBI, .421

                  DSL-2 RP, Antonio Villalba: 0.00 (4-G, 9.2-IP)

                  DSL-1 RP, Jhonfran Escalona: 0.00 (3-G, 3.1-IP)

                        Two rules in International baseball.

1.  NEVER get excited about the stats generated there.

2.  If you can’t do that, NEVER get excited about the stats generated there early in the season.

Still, we use ERA a ways of following these pitchers, who may be throwing 43 MPH fastballs to kids like Jimmy Armet who lived down the street.

A+ St. Lucie LF, Blake Tiberi: 3-4, R

A+ St. Lucie CF, Jacob Zanon: 2-4, R, 5^th HR, 3-RBIs

A+ St. Lucie RP, Darwin Ramos: 1.2-IP, 0-R, 0.84

        IMO, Ramos is a small group of blue prospects developing out in the pens of the affiliates.

       

        Past the three red prospects currently playing at the AAA level (Ryley Gilliam, Stephen Nogosek, Stephen Villines

        ), they are:

           AA – Joseph Zanghi

           A+ - Ramos, Andrew Mitchell

           A - Tylor McGill

           Low-A – Yeudy Colon

A-Columbia SS, Ronny Mauricio: 2-5, .288

Friday, June 14^th –

     AAA-Savannah converted RP, Chris Flexen, was recalled by the New York Mets

     AAA-Savannah RP, Daniel Zamora, was activated from the IL

     AAA-Savannah RP, Ryan O’Rourke, was placed on the IL, retroactive to 6-13

      A-Columbia transferred P Colin Holderman to the IL

             Holderman hasn’t pitched bad this season (8-G, 7-starts, 3-1, 3.89… but his strikeouts are subpar (27-K in 34.2-IP, plus his 17-BB are far too high.

             He started the season out fine… 7-ER in 23.2-IP (5-starts), but his decline especially fell on May 31^st (4.1-IP, 10-H, 5-ER)

             Then came Thursday night. He was pulled after giving up only one run in two innings and he was silently put on the IL list.

             Further explanations about things like this never are released by the Mets so we will left to our imagination here.

      A-Columbia transferred P Christian Tripp from Low-A Brooklyn to A-Columbia

      Tripp is a relief pitcher out of the Univ. of New Mexico (2018: 21-apps, 2.33) who went 4.05, 1.30 for K-Port in 15 outings last season.

      AA-Binghamton activated RP Ryder Ryan from the IL

      Ryan excited us all last season when he pitched for St. Lucie (16-apps, 1-0, 1.77, 0.93). Lifetime (4-seasons) his minor league stat line is: 7-9, 4.04, 1.28, 138-IP, 159-K).

      This is Ryan’s second time around for the B-Mets. I’m hoping for some improvement from the 24-year old (9-G, 2-starts, 6.91, 1.53)

            Kudos –

                  DSL-2 RP, Marco Villegas: 2-IP, 0-R, 0.00

      That’s four games and 5.2 scoreless innings so far.

     

                        Low-A Brooklyn 3B, Nic Gaddis 2-4,R, RBI

                        Low-A 1B, Joe Genord; HR in first game

                        Low-A RP, Brian Metoyer: 1.2-IP, 0-R, 4-K

                        AA-Binghamton C, Ali Sanchez: 3-5, R, RBI

      A-Columbia RP Christian Tripp: 2-IP, 0-R, 2-K, 0.00

Saturday, June 5^th –

The Mets have acquired RP Brooks Pounder from Cleveland for cash.

      Pounder’s career stats are 3-2, 8.92, -1.2 WAR.

      Fits.

What exactly is our General Manager’s motive here? Sure, I know there aren’t that many decent relievers out there, and there are probably none currently on the market, but why does this guy keep trying to sell to us that someone else’s damaged goods are going to work for us?

We have three RP prospects in Syracuse. All are too inexperienced for now and two (Ryley Gilliam, Stephen Villiness) are going through pitching pains at that level. I think all three can be a big help come opening day 2020.

I am a big fan of Seth Lugo and I can live with Edwin Diaz and Robert Gsellman.

I also like the experiment going on with Chris Flexen. 

Adding Cory Oswalt to a similar role, when he comes off the IL, should also be considered.

Is this the world’s best pen?

Of course not, but it would be a hell of a lot better than throwing up the same failures back and forth on the Syracuse shuttle.

      The Mets DFAd RP Hector Santiago

      The Mets have optioned RP Tim Peterson to AAA-Syracuse.