MLB.com posted an article on each team’s top
defensive prospect:
Mets: Andres
Gimenez, SS (No. 3/MLB No. 92)
Gimenez was the shortstop on MLB Pipeline’s 2019 All-Defense
Team and was in the mix again this year after a strong defensive campaign as
Double-A Binghamton’s everyday shortstop. A plus runner who earns similar
grades for both his fielding and arm strength, Gimenez committed 11 errors in
112 games last season and has totaled just 25 miscues over the past two years.
What’s more, the 21-year-old appears ticketed for a breakout offensive season
after winning the 2019 Arizona Fall League batting title (.371).
Fangraphs takes a look at Carlos Beltran’s future in baseball:
Obviously, it’s too soon to know how the industry will
receive Beltrán once the dust settles, but on Thursday, he took the first step
towards the future by publicly acknowledging his role and apologizing for his
actions.
John
talked earlier this week about ex-Mets pitcher Rob
Whalen’s attempt to get back into organized baseball.
Rob
was handled very badly, first by the Mets that traded him to Atlanta, and next
by the Braves when they traded him at the end of the 2016 season to Seattle.
Whalen
was a highly touted prep prospect that the Mets convinced to sign. They drafted
him in the 2012 draft and assigned him to Kingsport. His Mets minor league stat
line was:
2012: Kingsport 1-G 0.00
2013: Kingsport 12-starts 1.87
2014: GCL 3-G 1.29
Sav 11-G, 10-ST 2.01
2015: St. Lucie 15-G, 14-ST 3.36
So
what did that earn him? A trade.
Atlanta
decided to rush him to the majors in 2016 and the results were disastrous:
6.57.
What
did that earn him? A trade.
Whalen
never got is head on straight after this, posted a 6-14-ERA in two games for
Seattle in 2017, had a horrible year for three different Mariner minor league
teams in 2018, and ‘voluntarily retired’ at the end of that year.
Folks,
this was another poorly handled prospect that is young enough (25) to be given
one more chance, at least at the AA or AAA level.
John
sent me the latest video on Yoenis Cespedes effortlessly
jogging in Port St. Piazza. My first thought is it was ex-Clemson defensive lineman Christian Wilkins. God, if started off looking huge, but
now (in the batter box) he looks simply fat. I’m not going to fall for the hype
here. He’s 35 and hasn’t played healthy for two years. I can’t in good
conscience count on this guy in 2020. And where would I play him?
Brandon Marisnek is our center fielder, Michael Conforto is a fixture in right, and J.D. Davis
will play left. Who would I sit here for Cespedes?
Look,
if he’s healthy and fit, I’ll work him into some kind of a rotation here.
Frankly, we are short a full-time outfielder on the roster and I would welcome
him back, but I’m not going to count on him.
And
please Yo. Leave the antics out of spring camp this time. Forget the horse and
different car each day. Come to work driving a Pinto and play baseball.
And
lastly…
There
has been a lot of chatter this week regarding the status of the Wilpon hand off
to Cohen deal. I’m not sure anyone outside their two offices, their lawyers,
and the league office know the official status here. I have talked to a number of
people about the status here and I walk away believing that this is far from
over. In fact, I’m not even sure if an agreement between the two parties has
been reached and sent on to the league for approval. So, don’t get carried away
when you read that Cohen is pulling strings on a new manager. There are no
strings yet, and if there were, it is illegal for Cohen to pull on them until
the league approved the deal.
Jake Marisnick was not brought in to be a starting CF. He's a defensive replacement unless the Mets suffer multiple injuries. Brandon Nimmo is the club's CF right now.
ReplyDeleteI agree. Marisnick is not much of a hitter. He's here to replace the Nimmo/Davis defensive liabilities late in the game.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning, Mack.
ReplyDeleteInteresting statement from Beltran (i.e. acknowledging his role, apologizing). Lends more credence to the story that he was NOT truthful with Brodie and the Mets during the hiring process, which is sad and a bit disturbing. There is no way he gets hired if he told the Mets "everything" prior to the report getting published.
From my prior experience in my former career, people will lie and do whatever they can get away with. It's not what you did or didn't do, it's what can be proven. If there ends up being proof, then most people just blame something else for their actions (usually). Shame on Carlos for his initial lies and for putting the Mets in a tough spot......at least he came clean in the end.
I think the hype train that Cespedes is currently riding is designed to drum up enough interest to deal him to an AL club so he can DH in his last year. I wouldn't supplant any of the current OF'ers we have to put him in the lineup consistently.
***You didn't mention Nimmo in your article and I think he will platoon with Marsinick, along with some spot starts in the corner OF spots to give the regulars a day off (with that said, there is even less room for Cespedes).
Marisnick in his career is a slightly better hitter against lefties - hopefully he gets just a handful of starts vs. lefties and that's it. Rest should be defensive switches and pinch running.
ReplyDeleteMike, Broadie himself said that he never asked Beltran about it. How can that be? You draw your own conclusions. As to whether Broadie was honest with the fans, I’ll never believe that for a second. He’s worse than Alderson was.
ReplyDelete