PROGRESS REPORT
One of the Mets’ biggest ($1.9 million) bonus recipients in recent years, signed in 2022, Simon Juan just turned 18 years of age 10 days ago.
So cut him slack.
OK, but…
He did not hit well at all in the DSL in his debut year in 2022.
Everyone has to adjust, I suppose.
He started poorly this year a league higher in the FCL, then had a 7 for 15 stretch in June, jumping him briefly to .250.
Break through?
Not apparently, as he has gone just 3 for 27 since.
After 79 at bats, .203/.281/.278.
Wish there was better news to report there.
I know - cut him slack.
My recommendation is simple: to add 100 points to the batting average and on base %, and 200 points to the slugging %.
How does he do that? I don’t know.
TIDWELL TERRIFIC
22 year old Blade Tidwell with Brooklyn has the 3rd highest Ks of any pitcher in the SAL, but the highest K/9 rate for any qualifying starter and the lowest BAA (.195). 7-3, 3.29 is nice, too. But nicer is his 5-0 record over his last several outings, in which he has allowed a scant 11 earned runs in 58 innings, (1.70), after allowing 17 earned runs in his first 18 innings this season. DRASTIC improvement over the last 58.
Looks like a real goodie. TIDWELL TERRIFIC.
Time for a promotion to AA.
My guess is he will join the NY Mets rotation around this time next year, unless he goes all “Doc Gooden” on us and does it sooner.
6 comments:
Will Simon Juan be the next Juan Lagares, or Juan Centeno?
He won’t be Juan Soto or Juan Gonzalez.
Regardless of bonuses it may be time to move aside out thoughts on the biggest bonus babies and transfer our love to the smaller bonus ones. Julio Zayas is a find. De Oleo, bigger of names Jesus Baez, gotta love Diego Mosquera looking like Guillorme with a glove.
Incredibly the 10 run a game Rockies DSL catcher Franklin Lopez is hitting .463, or more than twice what Juan hit in the DSL last year. Lopez is hitting .190 based on extra base his alone.
Of course, we have slugging Jeffry Rosa, who hit his 10th and 11th HR, and added a double, today. Beast.
Move the fences in!
Yes sir..
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