The Daily Mets Minor League Update - June 28th

Morning.

 

SNY (@SNYtv) 

When Eduardo Escobar's teammates were helping him prepare for his citizenship test, he was asked who the first president was. 

"Ron Washington" 

 

Tranactions: 

OF Joe Suozzi – placed on IL

OF Jaylen Palmer – transferred to AA Binghamton

RHP Sammy Tavarez – activated from the DL

RHP Landon Marceaux – placed on the DL

RHP Dedniel Núñez – transferred  to AA Binghamton

RHP Justin Courtney - has been released

RHP Alex Valverde placed on the DL

RHP Reed Garrett optioned to Syracuse

RHP Vinny Nittoli optioned from New York

LHP Josh Walker optioned from New York

 

Player Of The Day - 

B-Mets RHSP Christian Scott seems to be making the transition from a backend rotation prospect to the mid-range. 

Last night, he tossed seven scoreless innings, striking out six, and lowering his AA ERA to 1.37. 

His combined A+/AA stats this year are now 10-ST, 4-1, 2.18, 0.77, 45.1-IP, 53-K. 

I still project him as a mid-season 2024 addition to the Mets rotation.

 

Syr: 

CF Rafael Ortega - 2-5, 2-R, RBI, .320, .953-OPS

SS Jonathan Araux - 2-5, 2-RBI, .258, 790-OPS

2B Luke Ritter - 2-4, R, 1^st double

3B Nick Meyer - 2-3, 2-R, 2-HR (4),2-RBI

LHRP Zach Muckenhirm - 2-IP, 0-5, 3-K, 0.88

RHRP Eric Orze - 2.0-IP, 0-R, 3-K

 

Notables - 

1B Mark Vientos - 2-4, 14^th double, RBI, ,331,1.092-OPS

LF Ronny Mauricio - did not play

 

NOTE 1 -

 C Tomas Nido is hitting .174

 

NOTE 2 - 

RHRP Mike Vasil has another dismal AAA outing last night: 3-IP, 4-ER, 6-H, 3-BB, ON 66 pitches, only 36 strikes. His AAA ERA is now 10.24. 

The Mets should consider either letting him miss a turn so he can mentally reengage or letting the Docs check out that arm and shoulder.

 

BMets -

Notables - 

3B Jose Pedroza- 1-4, .293, .893-OPS

 

Cyclones: 

Notables - 

CF Alex Ramirez - 0-4, .236, .682

( I will be dropping Ramiraz from my prospect

watch list this week)

C Kevin Parada - 1-3, 15^th double, 2-RBI, .268, .799-OPS

 

St. Lucie: 

DH Jose Hernandez - 2-4, R, .294, .915-OPS

Notables - 

CF Wilfredo Lara - 1-4, 8^TH double, .245. .773-OPS

SS Jett Williams - 1-4, .233, 770-OPS

 

FCL:. 

DH Yonatan Henriquez - 3-4, R, 2^nd double 

Notables - 

2B Nick Moribito - 1-3, .207, .606-OPS

SS Diego Mosquera - 0-4, R, RBI, .297, .701

RF Willy Fanas - 0-4, .203

CF Simon Juan - 2-4, R, 1^st HR, .250, .698-OPS

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11. Kevin Parada, C, New York Mets

Age: 21

Level (Team): High A (Brooklyn)

Season stats: 60 G, .267/.350/.444, 1-for-3 SB, 27 RBI, 14 2B, 3 3B, 7 HR, 23 BB, 65 K 

Parada hasn’t shown the kind of power he did his final season at Georgia Tech, but he has put a charge into some balls this month as he has become more comfortable in the batters’ box. He has upped his season average thanks to a .308/.357/.526 line in June that includes four homers in 19 games. He entered Tuesday on a seven-game hit streak during which he has gone 12-for-28 with three home runs. Behind the plate, he has caught 19 would-be base-stealers but 97 runners have advanced on steals. Despite the running game chaos (which can also be attributed to his pitchers’ struggles holding runners), Parada is where the Mets should have expected him to be at this point in his career. He is still working on marrying his raw power to his average but that should come as he further establishes himself as a pro.

 

14. Jett Williams, SS, New York Mets

Age: 19

Level (Team): Low A (St. Lucie)

Season stats: 54 G, .233/.421/.355, 19-for-25 SB, 24 RBI, 6 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 47 BB, 50 K 

Williams may not have much to show in his batting average but he is displaying a strong approach at the plate, where he’s walking at a 20 percent clip while striking out at a manageable 21.3 percent rate. What’s more, he’s showcasing some speed on the base paths, nabbing nearly 20 bases and proving that he can be a pest. June has proven to be a kinder month to Williams. He’s batting .286 with a double, two triples and two homers and 18 walks against 14 strikeouts this month. 

 

This Day in Mets History (@NYMhistory) 

6/28/2015 Steven Matz pitches 7 2/3 innings and records three hits in his major league debut. He becomes the first pitcher in MLB history and the first Met in franchise history to drive in four runs in his debut.