tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post657078275841541870..comments2024-03-28T17:57:21.603-04:00Comments on Mack's Mets: Morning Report – October 22 – Bartolo Colon, Rob Whelan, Gonzalez Germen, Michael Conforto, Akeel MorrisMack Adehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-78041671726900495102014-10-22T18:01:26.941-04:002014-10-22T18:01:26.941-04:00Thomas -
maybe BB America doesn't rank prosp...Thomas - <br /><br />maybe BB America doesn't rank prospects solely on stats a la Amed Rosario.Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-83013448704269961412014-10-22T15:41:18.231-04:002014-10-22T15:41:18.231-04:00On the topic of Akeel Morris, I was just looking a...On the topic of Akeel Morris, I was just looking at BB America's top 20 prospects by league list. 20 for the 17 leagues totals over 300, as some (like Dilson, who they listed 12th in both A and AA) are listed twice.<br /><br />They don't list Akeel. Hard to believe there are 20 prospects in just that league better than him.<br /><br />They also did not list Reynolds in AA or AAA, so I guess they were not that convinced with him based on one strong year.<br /><br />Interestingly, our NY Penn League players ranked particularly well, with 4 in the Top 10: Molina #1, Rosario #3, Conforto #7, and Urena # 10.<br /><br />Three Vegasites in the PCL top 20 (Thor, at 6; Montero, at 14; Plawecki, at 16). <br />Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-8039987701465931252014-10-22T13:46:27.799-04:002014-10-22T13:46:27.799-04:00Next year will be his sixth in the Org and much li...Next year will be his sixth in the Org and much like Puello, he will soon be coming up on finishing his 7th season, where he has to be added to the 25 man or pass waiversAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-8593458843117964142014-10-22T12:16:31.538-04:002014-10-22T12:16:31.538-04:00And they also, in fairness, left Akeel in Savannah...And they also, in fairness, left Akeel in Savannah to settle into a new role for him, as closer, which he did really well with.<br /><br />He had never closed before. Doing it in a safe environment for a few months to me made sense.<br /><br />No reason though, now that he is used to closing, he could not close for Binghamton right out of the gate next April. Or not close, but pitch as a key member of its pen.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-51810212994765359302014-10-22T12:12:09.012-04:002014-10-22T12:12:09.012-04:00Hi Mack
No, I only referred to Leathersich as a b...Hi Mack<br /><br />No, I only referred to Leathersich as a better alternative. If it came across otherwise, to also include Morris, I did not mean it to.<br /><br />The Morris point I made responded as to where he ought to start out in 2015. Morris is NOT major league ready, not by no means, but another team doing Rule 5 could cherry pick him and use him very selectively as he develops. I think Morris can handle AA at the start of next year, and possibly AAA depending on his spring goes, but most likely AA. I'd like him to skip St Lucie, but if they send him there for April, I'd be OK with that.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-88925457942237960922014-10-22T12:00:20.165-04:002014-10-22T12:00:20.165-04:00@Anonymous
Well if they add him to the 40 man ros...@Anonymous<br /><br />Well if they add him to the 40 man roster the team will not have to worry about him achieving Minor League Free Agency.<br /><br />In regards to why they held him back....ever since the club was booted out of Buffalo, the front office has been making a conscious effort to try and win at the minor league level. <br /><br />Savannah had a chance to win back to back League Titles were as St. Lucie was not even in the playoffs. It made sense to keep Morris in Savannah to help them in the playoffs. If I'm not mistaken the club also sent Amed Rosario and Michael Conforto to Savannah to help with the run too.<br /><br />Why it is inconvenient, it's important to win in the minor leagues. These teams are their own respective companies that are in the business of making money. And if the Mets don't help them out, they'll find somebody who will....<br /><br />Just like Norfolk and Buffalo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-42917205128374988262014-10-22T11:59:30.175-04:002014-10-22T11:59:30.175-04:00Thomas -
You can't keep using A-ball numbers...Thomas - <br /><br />You can't keep using A-ball numbers to justify a placement of a pitcher at the MLB level. <br /><br />I was talking about Germen and you said that Akeel Morris is a better alternative than the ones I listed<br /><br />Thomas, he may be some day but he's not now, and hyping numbers isn't going to get him there any faster.Mack Adehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730548449011685243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-7425829926113720762014-10-22T11:09:25.285-04:002014-10-22T11:09:25.285-04:00They have to put some giddy up on Morris, he has t...They have to put some giddy up on Morris, he has two more years in the minors before he becomes a free agent and will be Rule 5 eligible this year. I think that some team would scoop him in a second and if he clogs up a roster spot, they can just return him with a small fee. Those sort of numbers get attention and he is 21 with several years of professional experience, so he is a prime candidate to get poached. This is another puzzling play by the Mets farm, he dominated a league without promotion and wasn't really being blocked by anyone, so I cannot understand why they would not move him up. I think he should start in STL, with the plan to promote early to AA if he continues his success. Ending next year in Bingo would set him up to join Vegas with one year left on his minor league deal, so if he is for real, they can have him ready for majors before FA. Don't understand why they would ice him when his clock is ticking, like Puello.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-91435076075781850922014-10-22T10:42:25.055-04:002014-10-22T10:42:25.055-04:00I agree with Chris. Akeel could be added to a pen...I agree with Chris. Akeel could be added to a pen and just used in "safe" situations, and if he takes his lumps, it would be in major league games that don't affect the win/loss column. So I can envision his getting snatched.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-3367503559861783422014-10-22T10:28:01.399-04:002014-10-22T10:28:01.399-04:00@Herb
I don't see how they can't add him....@Herb<br /><br />I don't see how they can't add him.<br /><br />When it comes to relievers there are teams who will most certainly try to hide him in the back of the bullpen like the Brewers did.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-88491275404814045492014-10-22T09:21:08.394-04:002014-10-22T09:21:08.394-04:00The right approach for Morris is to start him at S...The right approach for Morris is to start him at St. Lucie. If he shows, after 4 or 5 appearances, that he is handling it, they should bump him up to Binghamton and not waste any more time. <br /><br />One real question it whether they put him on the 40 man roster to protect him. At 21, he still doesn't seem ready to be parked in some team's MLB bull pen for the year. But strabger things have happened.Herb Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382863651240230955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-592615130369356022.post-2829022237328046942014-10-22T09:03:51.459-04:002014-10-22T09:03:51.459-04:00Hey Mack
Those are good alternatives to Germen, b...Hey Mack<br /><br />Those are good alternatives to Germen, but I wanted to go with a guy for whom I'll let the #'s speak for themselves:<br /><br />In 2013 and 2014, he faced righties in 264 official at bats. They went .196/.307/.292 over that time period with 130 K's. Who put up those utterly dominant #'s? The Leather Rocket named Jack, none other.<br /><br />Lefty vs. lefty, he was OK at .235/.356/.376 in 2014, so he needs to sharpen up there, but he gets left out of the mix when to me, the #'s speak for themselves.<br /><br />IMO, Akeel Morris would have held his own in AA this year, in 2014. He averaged 3 hits per 9 in Savannah? OK, double it to 6 per 9 in AA. He K'd 14 per 9? OK, drop it to 10 per 9. His ERA was around 1? OK, double it to 2.00 in AA. All to say, they better jump him over St Lucie. Way too good for that level. The real question might be if he's already ready for AAA, not AA.Tom Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01032383157195393857noreply@blogger.com