MACK - IN FOCUS: Wilpon, Mauricio, Hall, Gutierrez, Benge, McLean, Marsh, Moreno, Nimmo, Gage Wood, Soto, Drew, Neil Allen

 

MetsRewind                                   @metsrewind

May 23, 2011:

Mets owner Fred Wilpon is quoted criticizing Jose Reyes, David Wright and Carlos Beltran in a New Yorker profile, claiming Wright was a “good kid ... a very good player. Not a superstar.” He also called the@Mets a “shi—y  team.”

 

Mets Analytics                               @MetsAnalytics

Is Ronny Mauricio back?

 

Super-small sample size alert, but in his short AAA stint, Mauricio's signature exit velocity, barrels (and pulled barrels!) were right at the elite of the elite.

Mauricio swings a ton, at pitches both in and out of the zone, but tends to avoid

 

Daniel Wexler                                @WexlerRules

Cyclones RHP Noah Hall has quietly been NASTY. The league is hitting .183 against him (2nd best mark in the organization). Hall has allowed more than 1 ER only once over 8 starts. Hall is also #2 in GB%, #3 in GB/FB%

                                    Mack Deep Dive – Noah Hall

3-30-2001                RHP                6-0                  195

7^th round (216^th) in 2023 draft, out of the Univ. Of South Carolina

Fastball sits low-to-mid 90s, T-96

Standout pitch is changeup – 70 grade per BA

55% whiff rate – high spin rate and arm-side delivery

Mid-80s slider with tight spin

Recently developed cutter

 

Ernest Dove                                    @ernestdove

Mets 19 yr old C prospect Daiverson Gutierrez is FINALLY catching fire in Low A.  Remains small sample size but over his last 7 games

9 for 25 (.360)

2 HR

3 RBI

7 BB / 2 K

I hyped him all spring in how he looked in backfields but he got off to a slow start. Now settling in?

Mack Deep Dive – Daiverson Gutierrez

19/yrs old                RHH               5-11               206                 Venezuelan

Signed as IFA in January 2023 - $1.9mil bonus

Ranked 27^th on MLB Pipeline 2023 International Prospect List

Scouting grades:

            Hit: 40    Power: 55  Speed: 40  Fielding: 50  Arm: 55

Stocky build. Added weight has not hindered his grades

Above-average arm strength

Blocking and receiving needs refinement

Offensively, shows advanced hitting ability

Strong hand-eye coordination

Bood contact skills. Above average power potential

Drawing comparison to Francisco Alvarez at similar stage

Thomas Nestico                                         @TJStats

Team Defensive Runs Saved

 

Team Outs Above Average

 

Extra Muse                                                  @extra_muse

Most opposite field home runs in the last 10 seasons

 

Mets Player Development                     @MetsPlayerDev

Ronald Hernandez had a big game at the dish last night for the Cyclones!

He doubled, homered, scored two runs, and drove in two more! Hernandez now has 10 hits in his last 8 games

                                    Mack Deep Dive   

21/years old    5-11    175    switch hitter    Caracas, Venezuela

Known for his switch-hitting ability

Signed by Miami – 1/15/2021 – IFA - $850K signing bonus

Traded to Mets 7-28-2023 with Marco Vargas for David Robertson

Strong plate discipline. Not projected to develop power

Controls strike zone better as a lefty but has balance from both sides

Potential to become an above-average defender

Blocks well. Plus pop times. Average are

Needs to work on throwing accuracy

2023: threw out 23%... 2024: threw out only 15%

Projects right now as a potential BACKUP MLB catcher

ETA – 2028

Ernest Dove                                    @ernestdove

Mets OF prospect Carson Benge in May at the High A level

16 gm

.339/.459/.661/1.120

14 BB / 12 K

6 SB

10 XBH

17 RBI

                                    Updated Mack Deep Dive

22/yrs old     6-1    185    LHH   RHT   Oklahoma State

2024/OSU:    64-G, .335, 1.1O9-OPS, 24-D’s, 18-HR, 64-RBI, 10-SB

Gave up double role as a pitcher (37-IP, 3.16) when he joined the Mets

2024 Mets:   55-AB, 3-D’s, 2-HR, 49BB/51SO RATIO

ETA - 2027

Assuming he's done, final line on Mets P prospect Nolan Whiffle Ball McLean tonight in AAA

6 inn    2 H    2 R (1 ER)    2 BB    6 K    60 of 93 pitches for strikes

I continue to feel his overall pitch command has been massive for his development and could honestly make him the #1 P prospect

Thomas Nestico                             @TJStats

I echo Ernest Dove here: Nolan McLean is the Mets #1 Pitching Prospect

 

His combination of stuff, command, versatility, and athleticism makes him incredibly dynamic. That sweeper is nuts!

 

Daniel Wexler                    @WexlerRules

RH RP Chandler Marsh has moved up to #2 in the organization (20 or more innings) in FIP (2.29), #6 in era (2.28), #5 in K/9 (12.19) and #2 in K/BB (9.33)

Woah, Marsh's K/BB is the 11th best mark in all of minor league baseball

                                    Mack Deep Dive

Born 9-6-2002    6-4    245    Univ. of Georgia

Signed by Mets as an undrafted free agent

Did not allow an earned run in Low-A

Repertoire:

    Fastball – 94-97, late life.  A + pitch

    Slider – Low-80s, spin up to 2800, effective swing-and-miss pitch

    Curve – mid-to-hiigh 70s, compliments fastball

    Cutter – high-80s, adds variety

Stuff considered above average with starter potential

 

RHP Luis Moreno has allowed only 10 hits and 2 er over his last 10 appearances/14.1 innings

                                    Mack Deep Dive

25/years old    Dominican  

Performance in lower levels is drawing attention

2024-2025:  Named Rookie of the Year for the Estrellas Orientales

                       1.83-ERA, 0.97-WHIP, 39-K, 39.1-IP, 11-APPS, 10-STARTS

2-28-25:       Faced six hitters… struck out all six

Highly known for high-velocity fastball 

Top Bat Speed Decliners (2024 to 2025)

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6373938/2025/05/22/fantasy-baseball-2025-player-outlook-bat-speed/

Brandon Nimmo changed his approach to try for more power, and the results are … confusing. The bat speed is down, the hard-hit and barrel rates are the highest of his career, and the results have been poor, but the x-stats are great. Hold onto him — odds are he’ll have a nice, productive summer.

Keith Law’s Current Mets Pick at 1.38

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6370699/2025/05/22/2025-mlb-draft-top-100-ranking-ethan-holliday-liam-doyle/

Gage Wood

RHP

Arkansas

DOB:              12-15-2003

Height:          6-0

Weight:        205

Scouting Report

Wood returned from a shoulder impingement to show easy first-round stuff, striking out 30 of 69 batters (43.5 percent) through six pitch-limited starts. He’s 95-98 with ride, has a hammer 12/6 curveball, and a sharp downward-breaking slider as well. He doesn’t pitch down in the zone, though, and as a result he’s given up way more hard contact than he should.

Michael Baron                                @michaelgbaron

Everywhere I look now its Juan Soto this, Juan Soto that, and it's all negative.

Dude, just hit three home runs this weekend and shut this valve off!

 

Baseball America                         @BaseballAmerica

The data under the hood for Mets outfielder Drew Gilbert is quite encouraging

 

MetQuartet                                     @MetQuartet1

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