The Daily Mets Minor League Update - July 21st

Morning.

 

Mets News -

 

MetsAvenue (@MetsAvenue)

Francisco Alvarez has 19 HR and 40 RBI this season, slashing .381/.447/.881 in July alone. He didn’t even start the season up here in Queens

He’s a stud

 

CLICK HERE -Mets’ Pete Alonso takes accountability for deep slump: ‘When it’s bad, it’s bad’ -

On the surface, there is a possible explanation for Alonso’s weeks-long swoon: the 96 mph fastball from Charlie Morton that hit Alonso on the left wrist, sending him to the injured list for the second time in his career.

While Alonso’s approach hasn’t been altered significantly — his chase rate has gone up a smidge (30 percent to just over 31 percent) — his quality of contact has fallen considerably. His hard-hit rate is down a quarter (from better than 36 percent to 27 percent), his number of barrels is down big-time (from 17 percent of balls in play to under seven) and his average exit velocity has dipped (from just under 90 to right at 86 mph). 

 

Trading Period Stuff 

 

Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) 

Other teams have asked the Mets about the availability of Mark Canha, and a possible match might be with the Seattle Mariners. Seattle very familiar with Canha from his years in the AL West, and they pursued him in free agency two winters ago. 

                                    Christopher Soto (@SotoC803) 

Also a reminder that the Mets cannot send cash considerations to cover "non-guaranteed" years. 

So they can cover Canha's remaining 2023 salary (~$3.6M) and the $2.0M buyout....but not the $11.5M option 

 

Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) 

Sources: The Angels are not close to a decision on whether to trade Shohei Ohtani. They’re likely to wait until the final 24-48 hours before the Aug. 1 deadline. Teams continue to contact the Angels and express interest in Ohtani, because why wouldn’t they?

 

Mets History:

 

Robert Dolan (@MetQuartet1) 

Happy Heavenly Birthday to former NY Mets Chairman Of The Board NELSON DOUBLEDAY, born in this day in 1933.  Nelson joined the Mets in 1980 as part of the new ownership, and within six years saw the team go from “worst…to FIRST!!” and a World Series Championship!!

 

Baseball In General: 

 

Howard Kellman (@HowardKellman) 

Happy 85th Birthday to Hall of Famer Tony Oliva! He's the only man to win batting titles his first two years in @MLB 1964 & 1965 with @Twins He could "stay back" on off speed stuff & he was a terrific hitter! 

 

CLICK HERE - MLB Park Factors Overview & Targets - 

Citi Field (Mets) 

The Mets are moving a portion of the right-field wall at Citi Field in. According to the New York Post, that portion of the field is moving in approximately 8 feet 6 inches to the right of the 370-foot sign in right center. So, maybe, left-handed hitters at Citi Field will pop a few more dingers. Yet, gamers probably shouldn't expect massive changes. 

 

Transactions: 

RHP Luis Moreno – transferred from AA Binghamton to AAA Syracuse

RHP David Griffin – reinstated from Development List at AA Binghamton

LHP Joey Lucchesi placed on the 7-day Injured List, retroactive to July 19th 

 

Syr: 

1B Luke Voit - 2-5, 7^th 2B, RBI, .900-OPS

LF Carlos Cortes - 2-3, R, 15^TH 2B, .729-OPS

LHRP Nate Lavender - 2-IP, 0--R, 4-K, 2.93

 Notables - 

1B Mark Vientos -  DNP

SS Jonathan Arauz - DNP

LF Ronny Mauricio -  3-5, R, 15^TH HR, RBI, .300, .867-OPS

CF Rafael Ortega - 1-3, R, 4^TH HR (WALKOFF), 3-RBI

DH Denny Mendick - 1-5, R, .269, .768-OPS

RHSP Mike Vasil -  DNP 

 

BMets - 

Postgame Notes:

Ruiz drove in four runs in a game for the second time this season and for the first time since he hit a grand slam at Altoona on May 30…

 

Saunders had an RBI single for the second-straight game…

 

McIlwain and O’Neill had multi-hit games…

 

Wyatt Young went 1-for-3 with two walks and a run…

 

McIlwain scored three times.

 

CF Brandon McIlwain - 2-5, 3-R, 18^TH 2B, .263, .751-OPS

DH Matt O’Neil - 2-4, 2-R 

Notables - 

3B Jose Peroza - 1-4, .276, .847-OPS

RHSP Tyler Stuart - DNP

RHSP Dom Hamel - 6-IP, 3-ER, 2-K, 5.09

RHRP Dylan Tebrake -

RHRP Wilkin Ramos - 1-IP, 0-R, 1-K, 0.00

 

Cyclones:

 

Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22) 

Another good outing by Mets pitching prospect Blade Tidwell for the Brooklyn Cyclones:

 6.1 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 93 pitches/55 strikes 

Tidwell has a 1.70 ERA and 80 strikeouts (58 1/3 innings) in his last 11 starts

 

Brooklyn Cyclones (@BKCyclones) 

Geaux Paul!   

Former LSU Tiger Paul Gervase ranks 2nd among all MiLB relievers with a 1.23 ERA in 23 relief appearances.   The righthander has 57 strikeouts in 36.2 innings on the season

 

LF Stanley Consuegra - 2-4, .250, .771-OPS 

Notables - 

C Kevin Parada - 0-3, .274, .820-OPS

RHSP Blade Tidwell -  6.1-IP, ER, 4-K, .329

LHSP Eli Ankeney -  DNP

RHRP Paul Gervase - DNP

RHRP Brendan Hardy - DNP

 

 

St. Lucie:

 

REHABBING - RHP Sam Coonrod - 1-IP, 0-R, 0.00 

Notables - 

3B/LF Wilfredo Lara -  1-4, .251, .766-OPS

SS Jett Williams -   1-1, 5^TH 3B, 4-BB, R, .247, .826

1B/3B Jacob Reimer - 1-4, R, 5^TH HR, RBI, .279, .781-OPS

 

FCL: 

Postponed

 

DSL: 

B Team -

 

Ernest Dove (@ernestdove) 

One of the Mets recent mega bonus babies might finally be starting to come around. DSL Mets Blue C prospect Daiverson Gutierrez already has another hit today. Came into the game hitting .267 with a .488 OBP in July.

 

SS Keiver Garcia - 2-3, 2-R, 2^ND 2B, .269, .732-OPS 

Notables - 

SS Branny De Oleo -  DNP

1B/DH/C Jose Aular-    0-3, R

C Daiverson Gutierrez - DNP

RF Jostyn Almonte - DNP   

 

O Team - 

RF Randy Guzman - 2-4, R, 6^TH 2B

1B Lewis Castillo - 2-4, R, 5^TH  2B,  .265 

Notables - 

3B Railin Reyes -    1-4, R, .728-OPS

SS Christopher Larez - DNP

DH  Jeffry Rosa - 1-4, .250, 1.035-OPS

DH/C Julio Zayas - 1-3, ,321, .946-OPS

LHSP Arlison Rodriguez -  DNP