Morning.
Michael Baron (@michaelgbaron):
As far as the #Mets pitching In general goes, yeah it has flat out stunk, but it's also been poorly managed, poorly strategized, and the bullpen has obviously been poorly constructed.
That's a front office thing. They built it.
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PRESS RELEASE AND STATS:
METS SELECT 11 PLAYERS ON DAY TWO OF MLB DRAFT
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COLIN HOUCK (NO. 32/METS)
Houck sliding this far was not on my bingo card, especially given we had him mocked to the Diamondbacks at 12. Houck’s upside is tremendous and he’s incredibly athletic. It’s a very solid swing from the right side and with the projectable nature of his frame, the power potential is quite high. There’s also enough to suggest that he sticks at shortstop long term with his twitch, range, and arm strength. The Mets may have gotten a legitimate steal with their first pick here.
SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets)
"I did grow up a Braves fan, but with the Mets pick of me that's obviously not the case anymore. I'm going to be rooting for the Mets and that's how it is now"
- Colin Houck on being from Braves country
MetsIreland (42-47) (@MetsIreland)
Weird pick.
Colin Houck himself looks very good, but I don't know if its something we need. We have Ronny Mauricio in the Minors and Lindor tied up for the next 10 years, would have preferred if we took a pitcher. Really have lacked good young pitching in recent years.
Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22)
Mets 32nd pick SS Colin Houck pre-draft rankings:
Keith Law: 10
MLB: 12
ESPN: 16
BP: 17
BA: 21
FG: 23
Mets 56th pick RHP Brandon Sproat pre-draft rankings:
Keith Law: 39
FG: 42
BA: 48
MLB: 54
ESPN: 56
Matt T (@mdthompFWFB)
New Mets top five.
1. Kevin Parada
2. Collin Houck
3. Ronny Mauricio
4. Jett Williams
5. Alex Ramirez
Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22)
Top 8 NL position players by fWAR in the first half of the 2023 season:
4.8 Ronald Acuña Jr.
4.2 Mookie Betts
3.8 Sean Murphy
3.7 Corbin Carroll
3.7 Freddie Freeman
3.4 Fernando Tatis Jr.
3.4 Juan Soto
3.3 Francisco Lindor
Mets History:
MetsRewind (@metsrewind)
July 10, 1999: Oft referred to as the “Matt Franco Game,” the Mets walk off the Yankees at Shea Stadium for a 9-8 win. After five lead changes, Matt Franco singled off Mariano Rivera Delivering the tying and winning runs.
Player Of The Day -
The entire DSLB team.
They won 18-1, with 17 hits, 1-ER, 11-K by four pitchers.
12 of these runs were scored in the 8th inning. The pitcher might have been the manager’s son.
DSL:
B Team -
2B Vladi Gomez - 2-4, 2-R, RBI
CF Justin Ramirez - 2-6, 2-R, 8TH 2B, .253, .765-OPS
C Daiverson Guitierrez - 4-4, 4-R
3B Daris Cordero - 4-5, R, 2ND & 3RD 2B, 1ST 3B,.762-OPS
RHSP Luis Ceballos - 4-IP, 0-R, 4-K
Notables -
SS Branny De Oleo - 1-6, R, 3RD HR, 4-RBI, .313, .934
1B/DH/C Jose Aular- DNP
RF Jostyn Almonte - 2-3, 3-R, 1ST 3B, .342, .981
O Team -
CF Heriberto Rincon - 2-3, R, 4TH 2B, RBI, .307, .782-OPS
Notables -
3B Railin Reyes - 1-3
SS Christopher Larez - 1-2, RBI,
DH/C Julio Zayas - 1-5, R, 5TH 2B, RBI, .303, .893
LHRP Arlison Rodriguez - DNP
Mack,
ReplyDeleteThe Mets 10th pick, Nick Lorusso,3rd base, Maryland, looks good. Stats look at if he may have been under the radar and a possible steal. Am I missing something here?
Daiverson Gutierrez needed that 4 for 4 very badly. Maybe the real DG shows up now.
ReplyDeleteHopefully our best men selected turn out strong.
Logic says yes. But Atlanta passed on hometown kid Houck.
Why was Sproat’s season ERA in the mid 4’s?
Tom,
ReplyDeleteThis draft will be questioned until we see some positive results on the field when these prospects are playing in the minors.
I hope to see the Mets not only choose some skilled players in day three, but to also sign them.There are some excellent young pitchers available today if we can only get them under budget and signed.
D J, we can hope. I Havea critical factual article scheduled for next Tuesday. Keep an eye out for it.
ReplyDeleteTom here…I look over this pitchers’ college stats…the word WOW was not uttered. High ERAs.
ReplyDeleteMack, amazingly, my brother lives a few blocks away from Knoth, who was picked just after Houck at # 33. My brother said, and I don’t know if his faces were precise, “this kid (Knoth) is scary. He allowed 5 singles his whole senior year”
ReplyDeleteAs you know, we locally drafted Matz and Kay from my old Suffolk neighborhood HS, and Justin Dunn from Stroman’s old neighborhood in Freeport. All 3 were sub par, perhaps feeling the pressure of being the hometown hero.
Maybe they picked Houck over Knoth regardless of geography, or maybe they liked Knoth but were leery of a four-peat.
Facts, not faces. This autocorrect stinks.
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