Some other guys get little ink, and turn out better than you think.
Such is Chris Suero. Little ink, no stink, much better that we’d think.
Born in the Bronx, he played DSL ball as an 18 year old in 2022. Just .204, but he walked 25 times, giving him a.386 OBP.
In 2023, up to the Complex League headed Suero.
Just 22 games, but NICE: .281/.421/.469.
OK, in 2024, he heads to St Lucie. In his first 17 games, he’s had a 5 hit game AND a 4 walk game and is hitting .316/.451/.491.
“Just” 15 Ks in 71 PAs, too, is excellent in the K-happy Florida State League.
Defensively? The 5’11”, 205 righty hitting Suero is playing reasonably well as a catcher, 1B and OF.
He also has 10 career steals in 78 games.
This guy deserves more ink. He clearly doesn’t stink, ya think?
Keep an eye on Chris. I’ve got my four on him.
Hey, SOMEONE ON LOW HITTING (.222) ST LUCIE has to protect .385 hitter Nick Morabito in the line up. Why not Chris?
MARK VIENTOS CRUSHES HIS CRITICS
He passed the point of being nice. Nice guys get sent down.
Now, he has a chip on his shoulder. Two, in fact. Those chips, big ones, had him fired up to produce perhaps the biggest hit of the Mets’ season, a game-winning 2 run shot, in a game that looked lost 2 minutes earlier and would have been their 6th loss in 7 games.
Huge congratulations to Mark, the team’s only current .750 hitter.
A million pounds came off each shoulder. He roared, repeatedly.
I like roaring lions. Roaring lions are dangerous to opponents.
And a BIG game-tying hit from Bader. The fans are "Just Wild About Harry". (A song by that name was written in 1921 with lyrics by Noble Sissle and music by Eubie Blake for the Broadway show Shuffle Along.) AND 5-0 for super pitcher Garrett. Four way tie for the most wins in the majors. Now just don't saying "Edwin WHO?" just yet.
PETERSON PEARL
Rehabbing David could not match Megill’s 2 innings, 6 batters, 6 Ks. He only recorded 5 Ks when he pitched the day after Megill. Still great.
Now, which of the two will replace Adrian Houser and his season-sinking 22 runs allowed in 23.2 IP?
MERCEDES PERFORMANCE
Following the 2 inning, 5 K "Peterson Pearl", 20 year old unknown Ernesto Mercedes (come on, you have no idea who he is, just admit it) threw the next 4 innings and fanned 10. Wow.
So, 15 Ks in 6 innings. 20 in the works, maybe? No. The pen collapsed for St Lucie over the final 2.1 innings, and they ended up with only 17 Ks. And an 8-7 loss.
248 Ks in 221 innings for Lucie pitchers so far, who are led by Tong Terrific.
7 comments:
I wonder what Ernesto Dove thinks of Ernesto Mercedes?
Hey, Chris Suero! Thank you for using some plate discipline. Far too little of that in the organization. Hope you square a few up when they start feeding you strikes.
Tong is now in Brooklyn.
Tom, any update to your Top Prospects ranking after this season's start?
I did do separate updates on hitters and pitchers prospects over the past 10 days or thereabouts. I do want to give them a little more chance to sink or swim before I do the next one. Hopefully, we’ve got a bunch of Olympic swimmers here.
Ray, you’ve either got to call Tong by the nickname Tong Terrific, or by his full name, Jonah Reid Tin Chee Matthew Tong.
Suero on Tuesday night? A homer, single, 4 RBIs.
And Nick Morabito up to .397. Mack, that is a RED prospect.
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