The Daily Mets Minor League Update - July 16TH

Morning.

 

Draft News - 

Jim Callis (@jimcallisMLB) 

Supplemental 4th-rder Austin Troesser signs with Mets for $350k (pick 135 value = $478,200). Mizzou Baseball RHP, 92-95 mph fastball touches 97, slider has its moments too 

3rd-rder Kade Morris signs with Mets for $666,500 (full pick 101 value). Nevada Baseball RHP, 92-96 mph fastball, promising slider, throws strikes. 

3rd-rder Nolan McLean signs with Mets for $747,600 (full pick 91 value). OSU Baseball RHP/OF, announced as two-way player, up to 98 mph w/fastball, flashes plus slider in mid-80s, massive raw power but comes w/swing & miss concerns. I've been a fan since his NC HS days

 

Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) 

The Mets have now signed each of their top four draft picks, plus quite a few others. 

The team intends to use McLean as both a pitcher and a DH in the minors. 

 

Brian Recca (@brian_recca) 

The Mets have roughly $1.67MM remaining in their pool with the following top 10-round picks left to sign (Prospects Live rank in parentheses): 

4. AJ Ewing, SS (101)

4c. Wyatt Hudepohl, RHP (216)

5.  Zach Thornton, LHP (142) 

Slot amounts for those 3 picks total ~$1.4MM. 

 

Mets News - 

Ben Yoel (@Ben_Yoel) 

Mets need to sell off anything not bolted to the floors. The obvious trade pieces are Robertson, Pham, Canha and Carrasco. However, I’d listen on pretty much anyone not named Alonso, Lindor, Álvarez or Nimmo. 

 

Matthew Searle (@searlebaseball) 

The Mets have four regulars with an OPS below .700: 

Starling Marte:        .642

Jeff McNeil:              .653

Brett Baty:                .663

Daniel Vogelbach: .690

 The pitching has been the bigger problem, but there are way too many dead spots in the lineup. 

 

Daniel Marino (@Wassamatta4u) 

The Braves don’t win divisions because of analytics. They win because they have very good players. Even with Mets suspect pitching, if we had that lineup we’d be in thick of it. I think the major push to analytics is killing this team. Get good players and we win. That’s it.

 

John Harper (@NYNJHarper)

Long-time scout on Verlander: "My theory is he had to work his tail off to come back from TJ surgery, pitched at a high level last year and it took a toll, especially at 40. But I can't blame the Mets. You wouldn't have predicted this much of a drop-off. He's not the same guy. 

 

Mets History: 

Road To Nowhere @RoadTwoNowhere) 

OTD 1991 the Mets trade Ron Darling to the Expos for relief pitcher Tim Burke. “We’re supposed to say, ‘I’m happy for Ronnie’, right? That’s a lot of crap," says Kevin Elster. Only four players remain from the ’86 team: Elster, Sid Fernandez, Dwight Gooden, and Howard Johnson.

 

Player Of The Day -

 

Everyone warns pitchers that enter this level to beware of AA prospect bats. Well, those warnings did not bother top Mets prospect RHSP Tyler Stuart 

 Stuart went 6-IP, ER, 5-K 1.50 last night for the B-Mets abd raised his seasonal stat line to: 15-starts, 4-0, 1.54, 1.04, 81.2-IP, 89-K

 

Syr:

 

RF Abraham Almonte -2-4, 2-R, 2-HR, 2-RBI, .969-OPS

C Michael Perez - 2-3, R, 3^RD 2B

LHRP Josh Walker - 2-IP, 0-R, K, 1.44, 1.04-WHIP

 

Notables - 

1B Mark Vientos -  1-5, R, 20^TH 2B, .317, 1.031-OPS

SS Jonathan Arauz - 1-4, RBI, .254, 798-OPS

LF Ronny Mauricio -  2-5, R, 14^TH HR, 4-RBI, .303, .865

CF Rafael Ortega - 1-4, R, 3^RD HR, RBI, ,279, .925-OPS

DH Denny Mendick -2-5, RBI, .262, .748

RHSP Mike Vasil - DNP 

 

BMets - 

CF Brandon McIlwain - 3-4, R, RBI, .266, .754-OPS

 

Notables - 

3B Jose Peroza - 1-4, 19^th 2B, RBI, .278, .863-OPS

RHSP Tyler Stuart - 6-IP, ER, 5-K 1.50

 

Cyclones: 

3B William Lugo - 2-4, 8^th 2B

RHSP Jordany Ventura - 2-IP, 0-R, 0.00

RHRP Robert Colina - 2-IP, 0-R, K, .356

 

Notables - 

C Kevin Parada - 2-4, 2-R, 9^TH & 10^TH HR, 2-RBI, .271, .823

RHRP Paul Gervase - DNP

RHSP Blade Tidwell -  DNP

LHSP Eli Ankeney -  DNP

RHRP Brendan Hardy - DNP

 

St. Lucie: 

LF Dyron Campos - 2-5, 3-R, 4^TH HR, 2-RBI

2B Kevin Villavicencio - 2-4, 2-R

1B Yeral Martinez - 3-5, 3-R, 2^nd 2B, 7^TH HR, .741-OPS

RHSP Candido Cuevas - 2-IP, 0-R, 3-K

RHRP (New Zealand’s) Elliot Johnstone - 3-1-IP, 0-R

 

Notables - 

3B/LF Wilfredo Lara -  2-4, 3-RBI, .256, .789-OPS

SS Jett Williams -   2-2, 2-R, .242, .790-OPS

3B Jacob Reimer - 1-4, 2-RBI, .280, .767-OPS

RHSP Layonel Ovalles -  DNP

 

FCL:.

 

Rehabbing DH Joe Suozzi - 2-3, 2-R, 2B, .667, 1.800

Rehabbing 3B Jose Peraza - 1-3, R, 2B, 2-RB1

Rehabbing LF J.T, Schwartz - 2-3, .800, 1.633-OPS

Notables - 

LF/2B Nick Moribito - DNP

SS Diego Mosquera -  DNP

RF Willy Fanas -  DNP

CF Simon Juan -  DNP

SS Jesus Baez -  1-5, .244, .727-OPS

 

DSL: 

B Team - 

RHP Wellington Aracena - 5-IP, 0-R, 6-K 

    (prospect alert… early stats - 8-G, 2-1, 1.84, 1.09, 29-1.IP, 37-K)

 

Notables - 

SS Branny De Oleo -  1-2, .292, .870-OPS

1B/DH/C Jose Aular-   0-3

RF Jostyn Almonte -   DNP 

 

O Team - 

CF Heriberto Rincon - 3-5, 3-R, HR, RBI, .289, .774-OPS

SS Samuel Camacaro -4-6, R, 3^RD 2B, 2-RBI

1B Yohenny Mata - 2-4, R, .267, .720-OPS

RHSP Elwis Mejares - 4-IP, 0-R, 4-K, 3.22, 1.21

RHRP Jhon Nunez - 2-OP, 0-ER

 

Notables - 

3B Railin Reyes -    DNP

SS Christopher Larez - DNP

(new) DH  Jeffry Rosa - 3-4, R, 8^TH HR  .270, 1.130-OPS

(that’s now 8-HRs on 63-AB)

DH/C Julio Zayas - DNP

LHSP Arlison Rodriguez -  DNP