Taken off the report this week:
AAA/Syracuse RP Ryan Lambert
AAA/Syracuse RP Anderson Severino
AAA/Syracuse SP Jonah Tong
A/St. Lucie RP Christian Rodriguez
SP Jack Wenninger/AAA-Syracuse –
As of end 6-3 - 10-G, 9-ST, 3-3, 2.80, 1.33, 45-IP, 46-K, 25-BB
6-5 - a return to a good outing: 5.1-IP, 4-H, ER, 3-BB, 3-K. Would still like to see a reduction of walks which would relieve the pressure of pitch count buildup.
As of end 6-10 - 11-G, 10-ST, 3-4, 2.68, 1.33, 50.1-IP, 49-K, 28-BB
IMO, the Mets need to keep Jack in Syracuse until he cuts down his passes.
SP Jonah Tong/AAA-Syracuse & MLB-Mets –
As of end 6-3 -
MLB: 3-APPS, 1-1, 3.60, 1,50, 10-IP, 7-K, 7-BB,
AAA: 9-ST, 1-3, 5.68, 1.37, 38-IP, 55-K, 24-BB
6-9 - 4-IP, 5-H, 4-ER, 4-BB, 4-K, 6.00
I have to treat everybody the same here. No favorites.
You do the numbers, you get to stay in this weekly update on minor leaguers we need to keep an eye on. What we don't need is to eye someone hitting .220 or punching out a 6.00 ERA. Oh. Did I say a 6.00 ERA? That's the same ERA that Tong has right now.
So. I am removing Jonah Tong from my report for now.
SP Zach Thornton/AAA-Syracuse & MLB-Mets –
As of end 6-3: AAA: 4-ST, 1-2, 4.87, 1.3720-1-IP, 19-K, 9-BB
6-7 - 5-IP, 2-H, 0-R, 2-BB, 5-K - Thornton returns to his minor league dominance
As of end 6-10: AAA: 5-G, 4-ST, 1-2, 3.91, 1.26, 25.1-IP, 24-K, 11-BB
Like his buddy Wenninger, he needs to work on cutting down his walks.
C Kevin Parada/AAA-Syracuse
As of end 6-3: AAA: 31-AB, 0-HR, 9-RBI, .355/.400/.484/.884
6-4: 0-0
6-5: 0-1
6-6: 1-4
6-9: 1-2, R, RBI, 1st AAA HR
As of end 6-10 - AAA: 38-AB, 1-HR, 10-RBI, 10-K, .342/.381/.526/.907
I still have no idea what's happening here, but Parada is holding his incredible numbers in Syracuse. He even increased his OPS after hitting his first AAA home run. Is this for real?
RP Jonathan Pintaro/AAA-Syracuse & MLB-Mets -
As of end 6-3: AAA - 18-APPS, 2-0, 3.38, 1.09, 29.1-IP, 37-K, 13-BB
6-6: 2-IP, 1-H, 0-R, K
6-10: Pintaro was called up to the Mets. I expect it will be a short visit so I'll keep him on this report. He did pitch on 6-10 though:
6-10: Mets - 3-IP, 1-H, 1-ER, 1-HR, 0-BB, 2-K, 1.35
JP is getting the chance to show his value at the major league level. Trust me. He is becoming a valuable piece of the future rebuild of this team.
As of end 6-10 -
MLB - 3-APPS, 0-0, 1.35, 0.30, 6.2-IP, 1-BB, 5-K
AAA - 19-APPS, 2-0, 3.16, 1.05, 31.1-IP, 38-K, 13-BB
6-11 - as predicted, returned to Syracuse before Thursday's game
RP Anderson Severino/AAA-Syracuse –
On 5-27: 2-0, 1.37, 1.06, 17-APPS, 19.2-IP, 20-K, 11-BB
5-30: 1-IP, H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-K, 1.31
Severino cleared waivers, told the Mets to blow their return offer up their arse, and signed with team in Japan. Stupid. Just stupid. You DFA the leader in Mets minor league saves. STUPID.
RP Ben Simon/AAA-Syracuse –
As of end 6-3: AAA 5-apps, 3.18, 1.59, 5.2-IP, 1-K, 5-BB
6-5 - 1.2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, BB, 3-K. Nice.
6-10 - 1-IP, 0-H, 0-R
As of end 6-10: AAA - 7-APPS, 1-1, 2.16, 1,20, 8.1-IP, 6-BB, 4-K
No one is going to be promoted with a stat line of more walks produced than strikeouts. Simon needs to reverse this.
2B Ji Hwan Bae/AAA-Syracuse
Bae makes this list after posting a stat line of .293/.387.400/.787 in 150 at-bats for Syracuse.
As of end 6-3: 176-AB, 2-HR, 18-RBI, .278/.380/.375/.755
6-4: 0-3
6-6: 1-3, R, HR (3), RBI, BB
6-7: 2-3, 2-R, BB, 2B (10)
6-9: 2-3, R
6-10: 3-4, 2-R, BB
As of end 6-10: 192-AB, 3-HR, 19-RBI, .297/.400/.406/.806
You have to start thinking out loud that Marcus Semien should be moved before the trading break and this guy deserves another shot in the majors.
OF Nick Morabito/AAA-Syracuse
As of end 6-3: AAA - 180-AB, 5-HR, 22-RBI, .256/.363/.400/.763
6-5 - 0-5
6-6 - 1-5
6-7 - 0-3
6-9: 0-3
6-10: 2-4, 2-R, BB
As of end 6-10: 199-AB, 5-HR, 22-RBI, .246/.352/.382/.734
I gotta say... I'm not that impressed with these numbers and, if I don't see an improvement soon, at this minor level, I will be removing Morabito from this report until he turns this around.
SP Jonathan Santucci/AA-Binghamton –
6-6 - 6.2-IP, 3-H, ER, 2-BB, 5-K
As of 6-10 - 11-ST, 1-5, 3.93, 1.23, 52.2-IP, 24-BB, 63-K
Santucci is starting to heat up. Got his ERA below 4.00. I envision continued improvement and an eventual promotion to Syracuse.
RP Saul Garcia/AA-Binghamton –
As of the end 6-3: 20-APPS, 0-1, 4.43, 1.21, 22.1-IP, 33-K, 5-BB
6-6 - 1-IP, 0-H. 0-R, 2-BB, K
As of end 6-10: 21-APPS, 4.24, 1.24, 23.1-IP, 34-K, 7-BB
Never accuse this guy of not having the ability to strike out batters. It's strange Binghamton doesn't use him more often.
RP Felipe De La Cruz/AA-Binghamton -
As of end 6-3: 14-APPS, 0-0, 1.56, 1.15, 17.1-IP, 23-K, 9-BB
6-4: 2-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 2-BB, 2-K
6-7: 0.1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, K
As of end 6-10: 16-APPS, 0-0, 1.37, 1.12, 19.2-IP, 11-BB, 26-K
Frankly, the Mets may be developing a real deal reliever here.
SP Channing Austin/A+ Brooklyn –
5-27: AA - no appearances yet
A+ - 8-ST, 2-1, 1.17, 38.1-IP. 48-K, 22-BB
Also on 5/27, Austin was placed on the IL with an oblique issue.
As of 6-10 - still on the IL
SP Jose Chirinos/A+ Brooklyn –
As of end 6-3 - A+ - 1-ST, 0-0, 1.80, 1.20, 5-IP, 4-K, 3-BB
6-9 - 6-IP, 4-H, 3-ER, HR, 3-BB, 10-K, 3.27 - let's hope this is his worst outing this season. Love the Ks but he needs to get back to dominance.
As of end 6-10 - A+: 2-APPS, 0-1, 3.27, 1.18, 11-IP, 6-BB, 14-K
Chirinos seems to be going through the adjustment period most pitchers go through when they are promoted to a new level.
RP - Bryce Jenkins/A+ Brooklyn
As of end 6-3 - 15-APPS, 1-2, 2.61, 0.87, 20.2-IP, 8-BB, 22-K
6-7 - 1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, K
As of end 6-10 - 16-APPS, 1-2, 2.49, 0.83, 21.2-IP, 8-BB, 23-K
Love the WHIP here.
OF JT Benson/A+ Brooklyn –
end of 6-3 - A+ - 39-AB, 9-RBI, .256/.310/.385/.694
6-4: 0-2, BB
6-5: 0-3
6-7: 1-3, 2-BB
6-9: 1-3, 2B
6-10: 2-3, 2-R, 2-RBI, BB, 3B, HR (1)
JT seems to be getting settled into the A+ division.
As of end 6-10 - A+ - 53-AB, 1-HR, 11-RBI, .264/.371/.472/.843
NEW ADDITION - SP David Hurtado/A+ Brooklyn - Hurtado was promoted to Brooklyn a week ago, threw a scoreless first outing and then came back with this gem:
6-6 - 5.1-IP, 1-H, 1-R, BB -5-K
He is a RED prospect.
As of end 6-10 - A+ - 3-ST, 1-0, 0.69, 0.46, 3-IP, 2-BB, 11-K
So far, I see nothing wrong with this guy.
SP Nicholas Carreno/A-St. Lucie –
as of end of 6-3: 10-G, 5-ST, 2-0, 1.43, 0.98, 37.2-IP, 56-K, 18-BB
6-4: 4-IP, 4-H, 3-ER, 3-BB, 2-K
as of end 6-10: 11-G, 6-ST, 2-1, 1.94, 1.05, 41.2-IP, 21-BB, 58-K
Another Mets starter with a walk problem. Other than that, a possible gem.
RP Christian Rodriguez/A-St. Lucie -
As of end 6-3 - 15-APPS, 2-1, 1.91, 1.09, 28.1-IP, 33-K, 11-BB
6-10 - 0.1-IP, 6-H, 5-ER, BB
An ugly outing on Wednesday. So ugly, I'm taking him off this report.
1B Randy Guzman/A-St. Lucie –
As of end 6-3: 173-AB, 9-HR, 29-RBI, .260/.363/.480/.843
6-4: 1-4, BB
6-5: 0-2
As of end 6-10: 210-AB, 9-HR, 29-RBI, .257/.357/.469/.826
Have no idea why Guzman was shut down in the middle of the week.
SS Elian Pena/A-St. Lucie –
As of end 6-3: 177-AB, 35-BB, 3-HR, 22-RBI, .282/.410/.395/.806
6-4: 0-5, 4-K
6-5: 2-3, 2-R
6-6: 1-3, 2-R, BB
6-7: 1-5, BB
6-9: 0-3, 3-R, BB
6-10: 0-3
As of end 6-10: 199-AB, 3-HR, 22-RBI, .271/.404/.377/.781
Not a good week for Elian.
C Yovanny Rodriguez/FCL Mets –
As of end 6-3: 60-AB, 5-HR, 16-RBI, .267/.353/.567/.920
6-4: 2-3. R, BB, .288, .957-OPS
6-9: 1-2, RBI, .300, .967-OPS
6-10: 1-4
As of end 6-10: 74-AB, 5-HR, 18-RBI, .297/.402/.541/.943
A great week for Y-Rod.
NEW ADDITION - OF Wyatt Vincent/FCL (round 11, 2025)
As of 6-3: 39-AB, .282, HR, 8-RBI, 4-SB, 1.010-OPS
6-4: 1-2, R, RBI, BB, .300, 1.045-OPS
6-6: 0-5
There is no report of injury here. I have no idea why he hasn't played since mid-week.
NEW ADDITION - SS Vladi Gomez/FCL
6-3: 49-AB, .327, HR, 9-RBI, 14-SB, 1.051-OPS
6-4: 1-2, 2-RBI, .321, 1.049-OPS
6-6: 2-5, R
6-9: 0-3, .349, 1.075-OPS
6-10: 1-4
As of end 6-10 - FCL - 47-AB, 1-HR, 8-RBI, .340/.500/.532/1.032
Wouldn't you like to see these numbers hold as he rises up the chain.
NEW ADDITION - RF Bohan Adderley/FCL
As of end 6-5: 76-AB, .289, 3-HR, 11-RBI, 19-SB, .796-OBP
6-6: 2-4, R, HR (4), 2-RBI
6-9: 2-4, 2B (4), .310, .870-OBP
6-10: 0-4
As of end 6-10 - 88-AB, 4-HR, 13-AB, .295/.354/.477/.831
A great week for a young prospect.
HELIUM ALERT
RP Dan Hammer - AA/Binghamton - As of last Friday, Hammer has thrown 22.2 innings for the Rumble-Ponies, going 3-1, 1.99, 26-K.
SS Cleiner Ramirez - DSL Mets - Ramirez is one of the uber-prospects signed in the off-season ($1,372,500 bonus) and had one hell of a bat day on Saturday: 3-5, 3-R, 2-HR (2), 3-RBI, BB. To date, batting average is now .300 and OBP is a whopping 1.091.
RP Hunter Hodges - Brooklyn -
Hodges has quietly put up some very nice numbers for the Clones, especially K/IP.
As of 6-7 - 18-APPS, 0-2, 1.99. 1.15, 22.2-IP, 10-BB, 31-K
2B Mitch Voit - Brooklyn
We all have been waiting for this ex 1.38 draft pick to show us his stuff and recent results may be showing signs this is happening. Now tied with John Bay in HRs. Not enough beef to earn a paragraph going forward but still worth a helium heads up. June through the 8th: 5-G, 2-XBH, 2-BB, 0-K, 4-SB, .286/.423/.476/.899.
As of 6-7 - 167-AB, 7-HR, 20-RBI, .228/.328/.395/.723
As of 6-10 - 174/AB, 7-HR, 20-RBI, .224/.328/.391/.719
RHRP Sebastian Gomez - DSL Mets
The 2026 crop of DSL pitchers doesn't look like much this year, but Gomez is one 16/year old off to a good start... 2-apps, 7-IP, 0-R, 0.00, 0.43, 8.K.
OPINION
I have to say at this point in this report that the overall list of current Met minor league players doing well is quite depressing. I take off more each week than I put on.
9 comments:
Not a good list…and it is mostly the hitters hitting like garbage. Pitchers could be better, but part of their problem is a lack of offensive support. You’ve dropped a lot of “top30” hitters because they’re not even hitting like Top 50 hitters. It is a disgrace. The whole bunch of the teams above the DSL level hit like spit again yesterday.
Voit, I blame on the park. If he was playing in the Carolinas in that division, he’d be hitting .280. That park is a Strait of Hormuz for hitters…it chokes off their delivery of base hits.
I am impressed by Elian’s walks. Bohan, Vladi, and Yovanny doing well, but still not enough of a body of work and they’re still at the FCL low level, for me to get excited yet.
Parada? Tip of cap. 15 for 41 in AAA. I WROTE LAST YEAR ABOUT HIM AND JERRY GROTE. When Jerry came up to the majors, his batting average was quite low for a number of years, but then he changed his bat stance completely, and became a much better contact hitter. With a much better average. Maybe Prada has done something like that. Congratulations Kevin.
I was just waking up this morning, and flipped on the game in 60 minutes for just a few seconds, right at the beginning. Only half paying attention, the three announcers were talking about the Mets. What else. And Keith Hernandez really called them out for their lack of drive, their unwillingness to fight harder for doing baseball in a mediocre way essentially. The Mets did have a good game last night, but they’re too infrequent. The current players cannot wait for the cavalry to arrive. But that’s what they seem to want to do most nights.
I will repeat again something I noted yesterday: the Mets are eighth in earned average, but 28th in scoring. Blame the hitters.
And little in the chain to help
I think your closing opinion is right on. This is not what we expected in the pre-season, and there is now enough baseball completed to know it is not an anomaly.
Frustrating. Depressing. Infuriating.
IMHO the organization’s two true hitting prospects were promoted and there is nothing behind them all the way down to Pena. Suero and Reimer may become better, but AA has exposed them a bit so far. Screwups happen in drafting and they certainly have been happening these last couple years. I would have liked the Mets to get under the cap to help their drafting, but Stearns didn’t worry about that. The good news is that they don’t need offensive prospects for a few years, so the system may be able to catch up. And, I’m not ready to sell.
It is amazing how void this organization is of bats
If Parada continues to show he has turned a corner, what do the Mets do with him? You have Alvy and Torrens, who aren't going anywhere. Can he play a different position? I'd think maybe 1st base, but if Young continues to produce you can't take him out of the line up
Parada barely can catch. His new lack of pop eliminates DH
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