MACK - POSITION ANALYSIS - SP (#5 of 5)

 

Position Analysis – SP

Here comes your last five starters… 

Jonathan Jiminez – Turns 22 in March. RHSP. Pitched 12-G/7-ST for the FCL Mets last season (3.79, 1.15), then moved across the complex to the St. Lucie team (7-G, 6-ST, 3.00, 1.37). Collectively a .3.47-ERA in 19-G, 13-ST. Not bad for your first year stateside. I’m going to bump him up and complete the A+ Brooklyn rotation, unless there is something better that comes along. If, then back to more grooming in Florida. 

Abner Mesa – tuns 19 in May. RHSP. Mexican decent. 2025 was his first year in the organization and he pitched for both DSL teams: 12-G, 9-ST, 4-3, 2.79, 1.14, 38.2-IP, 32-K, 10-BB. No need to rush the youngin’. I anticipate a plethora of new draft pitchers that will fill the FCL and St. Luice rotation. If not, get em’ on de plane and link him up FCL style.                         

         

Jean Brito – turns 20 in March. 6-3 RHSP. Product of Venezuela. Like Mesa, pitched for both DSL teams last season: 13-G, 7-ST, 1-5, 2.84, 1.17, 44.1-IP, 36-K, 21-BB. Don’t like the lack of Ks and BB/9%. And 13 games do not make a season. Yeah, he is starting to ripen, but it’s back to the island for another go at it.                          

                                    

Anthony Crespo – turns 22 in May. RHSP. Panamanium… pandemonium… err… from Panama. Pitched the entire 2025 season for the FCL Mets. Just not much: 6-G, 1-ST, 0-0, 3.72, a whopping 1.86, 9.2-IP, 11-K, 8-BB. Obviously injured. I’m gonna give him another go at this, this time being a full time FCL starter. 

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Julio Gonzalez – 19/years old. RHSP. Mexico. Pitched the entire 2025 season for the Mets DSL Orange team. Orange that sweet. Couldn’t help it. 12-G, 4-ST, 3-1, 2.55, 0.93, 35.1-IP, 30-K, 11-BB. WHIP under 1.00, at the DSL level, gets my attention. Still, if he is going to be a starter, he needs to stay at the DSL level and work on producing a higher K/9 rate. If he does that, he'll finish the season in Florida.