#3 Wilmer
Reyes, SS, Bats Right, Throws Right, DOB 12/22/1997, Mao, Dominican
Republic, Signed by the New York Mets as an International free agent on June 1,
2016.
Last
week I mentioned how not many were high on Patrick
Mazeika. Wilmer Reyes is
another that does not show up on many top prospect lists.
For example, Wilmer was not on MLB.com’s
top 30 Mets Prospect list.
But how many current Mets minor leaguers or Mets top prospects were
the hands down MVP of a team that won a championship?
How many are clearly the most exciting player on the field with
great defense, hitting and very aggressive base running?
Last year, only two Mets minor leaguers (Ruben
Tejada and Luis
Guillorme) had a higher OPS with over 200 at-bats (and Ruben and Luis are
no longer prospects).
Wilmer’s
2019 numbers: .333/.350/.441 - .791 OPS; 5 HR; 33 RBI; 12 steals; 61 games;
229 at bats; 74 Hits; 32 Runs; 8 2B; 3 3B; 12 SB;
While he played 38 games at short, for a period, Wilmer wasn’t
even the number one shortstop for Brooklyn.
When 2019 Draftee Branden
Fryman was brought up from the Gulf Coast Mets in July, Fryman played short
while Wilmer played Second Base (2 games), Third Base (10 games), First
Base (2 games), DH (5 games). When Fryman
was later injured, Wilmer was back at short for the remainder of the season.
Wilmer also played 23 games in LF in 2018 but he seems more
suited for the infield.
One of the most fun things to watch about Wilmer is the aggressive
way he runs the bases.
Most Mets fans I know say that the Mets are way too
conservative on the bases. Not
Wilmer. One way or another, he gives you
your money’s worth every time he is on base.
Granted, sometimes he can be too aggressive.
Down one run in the ninth against the Tri-City Valley Cats
here in Troy last July, Wilmer started off the inning with a single, his third
hit in a 3 for 4 night. Jake
Ortega, the Brooklyn catcher, then laid down a perfect bunt. Wilmer thought he would catch the defense
napping, took a wide turn rounding second and was thrown out at third,
basically killing any chance of a rally.
Andres
Gimenez, Ronny
Mauricio, and Manny
Rodriguez will most definitely be ahead of Wilmer next year in the system. The Mets may also rank Hansel
Moreno, Luis
Carpio, and Branden
Fryman ahead of him too.
So where does that leave Wilmer in 2020? My guess is that he start the year in
Columbia, hopefully as the everyday shortstop or at least playing every day at
another position.
Either way, it will be an interesting year for him. He will be Rule 5 draft eligible this
December. If he has another year like
the one he had for Brooklyn in 2019, we could see him get moved to another team
via a trade or the Rule 5 draft.
My hope is that he somehow makes it to Binghamton at some
point in 2020 so I can see him play again.
FYI, here are the top ten OPS numbers for Mets Minor Leaguers last
year for players with more than 200 at bats for one team:
Ruben
Tejada, Syracuse, 276 At Bats .328/.404/.471; .875 OPS;
Luis
Guillorme, Syracuse, 228 At Bats .307/.412/.452; .864 OPS;
Wilmer
Reyes, Brooklyn, 229 At Bats .323/.350/.441; .791 OPS;
Freddy
Valdez, DSL 1, 220 At Bats .268/.358/.432; .790 OPS;
Jason
Krizan, Binghamton, 323 At Bats .257/.335/.443; .778 OPS;
Danny
Espinosa, Syracuse, 473 At Bats .256/.338/.440; .777 OPS;
Omar
De Los Santos, DSL 2, 209 At Bats .278/.357/.411; .769 OPS;
Dyron
Campos, DSL 2, 259 At Bats .301/.367/.398; .765 OPS;
Jaylen
Palmer, Kingsport, 242 At Bats .260/.344/.413; .757 OPS;
Barrett
Barnes, Binghamton, 311 At Bats .228/.350/.399; .749 OPS;
2 comments:
It will be nice to look at what Wilmer Reyes does in 2020, if we have a 2020 season.
Strange Days Have Found Us.
Reyes has to find a place for his talent on this team.
Could there be a worse time to be a talented shortstop?
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