Tom Brennan - St Lucie Mets Season Recap

Vincent Perozo (source: MILB)

Unlike the FCL Mets also based in St Lucie, who compiled a 32-18 (.640) winning record, the St Lucie Mets rocked it like … oh … the 1963 NY Mets, finishing out at 44 wins, 84 losses.

I thought it was only 40 below in Siberia.

My co-MVPs at St Lucie were:

A) Jett Williams, with a .422 OBP and 32 steals in 79 games, with 51 runs before his promo to Brooklyn.

B) SS Wilfredo Lara, who had 14 HRs amongst his 35 extra base hits there in 96 games there, with 50 runs, 49 RBIs and 14 steals.

C) Jacob Reimer, hitting a solid .280 there before his promotion.

All 3 were 19 years old at the time of said accomplishments.

Also, Kelvin Villavicencio had a .295 OBP and 23 steals, and flashed fine 2B leather. Also 19, but little power.

18 year old infielder Marco Vargas did great after debuting with St Lucie after an equally impressive FCL stint. .419 OBP in 6 games.

Finally, 20 y/o C Vincent Perozo has 45 RBIs in 86 games (hitting .229).

Given the team’s poor win loss record, pitching was unimpressive.

Three K Kings (Felipe De La Cruz, Doug Orellana and Saul Garcia) all had ERAs between 4.65 and 5.35 and fanned 314 in 243 innings, but also walked 138 and hit 20 batters.

58 pitchers stepped up on the bump for St Lucie in 2023. The last game was a doozy - a six hitter, but 13 runs and 13 walks. Some hurlers may get their walking papers.

Of the 58 hurlers, Omar Victorino threw one inning, allowing 4 hits, 8 walks, and 11 runs. He got his money’s worth.

Between the FCL and St Lucie, he totaled 21 innings, 28 hits, 28 walks, and 34 runs, but he just turned 18 in June, so he’s wild and young, and I’m staid and old.

The team was (what else?) last in runs scored by 25, with 5runs.

Pitching-wise, last in ERA at 5.68, nearly a half run worse than the 9th team. And last in WHIP at 1.59. And Free Pass Amusement Park, with 698 walks. 100 unearned runs, too. Not too spiffy.

Better luck next year.

WALK LIKE A MAN, MY SON:

Jett Williams, remarkably, has walked or been HBP 116 times in 115 games, in part the reason he has 44 steals - he gets on base with extreme frequency.

IT’S NO BIGGIE NOTHING BROKEN:

“Alvarez was hit by a pitch -- one of three Mets to get hit by pitches on Sunday -- in the fifth inning of Sunday’s 2-0 win against the Twins. “

STOP BEING WIMPS. RETALIATE.

METS LOSE MONDAY NIGHT: Good. Keep losing, pick higher.