“MATT RUDICK ROCKS!”
DON’T THINK SO? READ ON, MY FRIENDS
Matt is short, so everyone discounts him. Just 5’6”.
So was Hack Wilson, but why quibble?
Rudick started out really slow this year. As in .132/.283/.184. Egads.
Rust? Frigid weather? I dunno.
The next 9 games, though? Fuego.
As in 4 walks and 15 hits, including 3 home runs and 2 doubles.
Instantly up to .274/.376/.452.
He is REAL GOOD. No, seriously, really, he is.
He could IMO be the next outfielder called up to Queens, if Trayce is struggling if/when they need an OF.
I wrote this about Matt the talented HITTER (in 2022 and 2023) previously:
1) Starting August 10, 2022, he started spraying a whole lot of hits and drawing a whole lot of walks for Brooklyn, helping catalyze the Cyclones pennant surge as their lead off hitter. Matt got on base 42 times in his last 19 August games, and 14 more times in his 9 September contests. Twice a game on average over his final 28 games…what’s not to LOVE there?
2) His first 49 games for an otherwise bad hitting Binghamton team in 2023, he was .311/.455/.539, the best slash line in the entire Eastern League, and then he got hurt, played a few more games, and missed ostensibly the rest of 2023.
Add in his most recent 9 game super surge, and what screams out at me is:
“WHEN THE HECK IS HE GETTING PROMOTED TO AAA?”
FCL METS SECURE WIN # 1
Stars of the game? I count 6:
Jeremy Rodríguez: 2-3, RBI
Branny De Oleo: 1-3, ITP HR
Julio Zayas: 2-3, 2 RBI (18 year old RBI machine since turning pro).
Jorge De León: 2 IP, 1 ER, 6 K
Andinson Ferrer: 3 IP, 1 ER, 4 K
Cristofer Gómez: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, SV
ANOTHER PROMOTION
Jefry Rosa, who impressively led ALL hitters in the 50 team DSL in home runs last year, then hit a HR in his one FCL game the other day, was promptly got promoted to St Lucie. RAPID! He looks like a pounder. Wishing him tremendous success.
NIMMO!
Mets led, then got tied up at 3 - another loss would have been tough to swallow. Nimmo steps in against a bullpen beast, hits a rocket well over the right field wall, Mets win 4-3. Phew! What a friend we have in Nimmo. He is such a fighter. If we had a line up with 9 of him, we might never lose.
I am happy that you support Matt Rudick, Tom. He is the best player on no one's top 30 prospect list. He just keeps on performing. Hope someone other than us takes notice.
ReplyDeleteTime for him to move up.
ReplyDeletePaul and Ray, if he hits like that for one more week, Stearns seems much more prone to promote.
ReplyDeleteBoth he and Joander should go to AAA in a week if this week is another strong one for them. Do not delay them.