Showing posts with label Wilmer Reyes. Show all posts
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1/3/22

Player Profile - Wilmer Reyes



Wilmer Reyes 

Background, Stats, Videos.

Background:

SS/INF/OF, Bats Right, Throws Right, DOB 12/22/1997, 6'0", 161, Mao, Dominican Republic, Signed by the New York Mets as an International free agent on June 1, 2016.  Eligible for the Major League version of the 2021/22 Rule 5 draft (currently postponed due to the lockout).

Outside of Mack's Mets Tom Brennan who had Wilmer as his number 34 prospect and Prospects 1500 which had him as #40, Wilmer doesn't appear on many top Mets prospect lists.  However, if you are lucky to go to a game where he plays, he is one of the guys that makes you take notice.  

When I saw him play for Brooklyn in 2019 he could field, he could hit and he could run.  Though he had only 12 steals for Brooklyn that year, he was one of the most aggressive base runners I had seen in a long time - always trying to take the extra base.  In my opinion, he was the MVP of the 2019 NY Penn League Champion Brooklyn Cyclones.

Wilmer’s 2019 numbers: .333/.350/.441 - .791 OPS; 5 HR; 33 RBI; 12 steals; 61 games; 229 at bats; 74 Hits; 32 Runs; 8 2B; 3 3B; 12 SB;

Wilmer missed all of 2020 due to COVID. Then, he impressed many at the instructional camp in the fall:

Mets.com Mets instructional league prospect report: "Wilmer Reyes, 22, has seen time all over the diamond as well, impressing at multiple positions while really opening eyes with his right-handed bat."

It looked like 2021 would be his year; however in spring training, Wilmer suffered a knee injury which kept him on the Injured List until September 1st.  He played just 7 games in the Florida Complex League and 9 in Brooklyn slashing .345/.409/.483 - .892 OPS with 2 HRs and 10 RBIs.  

To give him some extra playing time, he was sent to the Arizona Fall League where is was able to play an additional 19 games - .219/.324/.328 - .652 OPS, 1 HR, 7 RBIs, 4 Stolen Bases.

Wilmer is available to be picked in the 2021/22 Major League Portion of the Rule 5 Draft.  His lack of playing time over the last two years probably makes him an unlikely pick.

I see Wilmer as a right handed Luis Guillorme type that can also play the outfield and steal a base when needed.  A guy that will force his way into the everyday lineup with his bat.  I could see him playing 6 days a week - all at different positions to give other players days off.  A very valuable player.

For 2022, my projection is that he starts in Binghamton with a promotion to Syracuse.  If the Mets don't add him to the 40 Man Roster at the end of the season, he will be a 7 year minor league free agent.  I think we will see him in the Majors.  I hope it is with the Mets.

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8/31/21

Mets News and Breakfast Links - 8/31/2021

 



Good Morning. Born today Claudell Washington. Happy Birthday to Pat Howell, and Hideo Nomo.  Mets play two against the Marlins today, lots of takes on "Thumbs Down" and Wilmer Reyes is back with a rehab start in the FCL. 

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Miami Herald.com: The game was suspended in April. Marlins and Mets resume it Monday. How will it work? The Marlins and New York Mets will pick up where they left off on that April 11 afternoon when they begin a four-game series at Citi Field with a doubleheader Tuesday. The first game is scheduled to start at 1:10 p.m. and will be the resumption of the suspended game from where it was halted and will be a full nine innings.

Joel Sherman NY Post: “Francisco Lindor – not Javy Baez – is the real Mets issue “Baez is an accidental tourist. He will be a Mets footnote. A guy who will really learn what boos sound like at Citi Field when he shows up in his next team’s uniform…if you are going to sign here like Winfield or force your way here like A-Rod and Stanton, you have to know what awaits in bad times. Lindor certainly had to know because Winfield, A-Rod, Stanton and many others came before him. And he still took the 10-year, $341 million extension. Maybe it was just too much to spurn despite doubts. But once you take it, there is that devilish deal. Rightly or wrongly, it comes with the paycheck size.”

Mike Puma NY Post: Mets fans have varied takes on players’ ‘thumbs-down’ message. “Brian Sokoloff, a member of the 7 Line Army — the team’s most prominent fan group — said when he heard about Baez’s comments, it felt like a middle finger had been extended in his direction… ‘It’s very sad that Lindor is involved in this because this is Year 1 of an 11-year marriage, and it’s off to a very bad start, and I would like a divorce. Frankly, it makes me wonder about the wisdom of giving this guy 10 years, before you ever saw him play in a Met uniform. That is ridiculous.’”

Dennis Young NY Daily News: Sandy Alderson somehow managed to out-clown the Mets’ players. “It’s worth very quickly noting here that while Alderson vigorously threw his players under the bus, when his front office was reported to be a den of sexual harassment, his response was: ‘People are getting executed, including women, by the way, for reasons that are unjustifiable....Is there ever a statute of limitations on coverage of some of this stuff?’”

Sarah Valenzuela NY Daily News: Javier Baez’s thumbs vs. Mets fans just latest contribution to chaotic season. “It wasn’t so much the thumbs down — really, who cares, he didn’t insult anyone’s great ancestor — but his explanation of why he did it. So aside from making a head-scratching decision from a PR perspective, he unknowingly added more nonsense to an already bonkers season. Only the Mets could create drama over a pair of thumbs.”

Newsday: After thumbs-down episode, how will Citi Field fans react when Mets take the field on Tuesday? “They will have to face their home fans — twice — on Tuesday during a doubleheader against the Marlins, their first on-field action since Javier Baez said that the recent thumbs-down celebrations from him, Francisco Lindor and others was a form of booing their own fans, a surprising revelation that drew a strong rebuke from team president Sandy Alderson.”

NY Post: Francisco Lindor all smiles at US Open amid Mets’ ‘thumbs-down’ fiasco.

NY Post: Ex-Mets deliver booing reality check: ‘What you sign up for’.

Metstradamus: “I don’t expect Javy to understand the frustration of the Mets fan. He’s been here for a month while we’re here forever. We were here before him, and we’ll be here long after he leaves. I also don’t expect him to understand the New York fan base after playing his entire career in the city of Chicago.”

NY Post: Aaron Boone weighs in on Mets’ ‘thumbs-down’ controversy. “’ “I don’t think you ever like [the fans] letting you have it or getting booed… But to get caught up and put a lot of energy into worrying about that takes away from what you have to do as a professional…Ultimately, you can’t let it take your eye off the ball.’”

Danny Abriano SNY.TV: Thumbs Down: Mets players vs. fans is imbecilic and taking attention away from what matters most.




Rob Rogan of Mets360.com Tear it down, Mr. Cohen. Rob actually wrote this on Saturday – before the “thumbs down” issue talking about the Mets offense: “Power and patience; patience and power. The apparent mantra of the Mets’ organizational hitting philosophy under Alderson for the last ten years is to “wait for a good pitch to hit.” This is obviously sound in theory, but it’s seemingly morphed into the perverse version fans have been subjected to game in and game out in 2021. Hitters up and down the lineup are consistently being beat by predictable pitch patterns while leaving the bat on their shoulders when they do see those good pitches. They’re in the top ten in the league in soft contact and in the bottom ten in hard contact. They’re in the bottom half of baseball in BB% and third-worst in ISO. They swing a lot (48.9% Swing%). They miss a lot (11.9% SwStr%). They strike out a lot (23.8% K%). So much for power and patience, huh?” Subscription required.

John Harper SNY.TV: Why Mets must gamble on Noah Syndergaard -- whether he pitches in 2021 or not. “Without any blue-chip pitching prospects close to being ready in their minor league system, the Mets are going to have to pay for pitching one way or another if they want to contend for a championship next season…That means gambling on Noah Syndergaard whether the Mets’ brass gets to see him pitch this season or not.”

NY Post: Howie Rose to miss rest of Mets season with medical issue. 





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FCL Nationals 10 FCL Mets 0 (Box Score) The FCL Mets get 1 hit – that one hit came from Wilmer Reyes making his first rehab start at 2B after being out all year – 1 for 3.  Manny Rodriquez also made a rehab start at SS 0 for 4, 3 Ks. Christopher Vasquez (L, 3-1) 2/3 inning, 2 runs – both earned, 2 hits, HR, 1 K; 


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New York Mets purchased Bill Graham from the Detroit Tigers on August 31, 1967.

New York Mets traded Jerry Grote to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Dan Smith and Randy Rogers on August 31, 1977.

New York Mets traded Pete Harnisch to the Milwaukee Brewers for Donny Moore on August 31, 1997.

New York Mets sold Tim Spehr to the Kansas City Royals on August 31, 1998.

New York Mets traded Jeff Francoeur to the Texas Rangers for Joaquin Arias on August 31, 2010.

New York Mets traded Erik Manoah to the Los Angeles Angels for Fernando Salas on August 31, 2016.

New York Mets traded Ryder Ryan to the Texas Rangers for Todd Frazier on August 31, 2020.

New York Mets traded Kevin Smith to the Baltimore Orioles for Miguel Castro on August 31, 2020.

New York Mets purchased Robinson Chirinos from the Texas Rangers on August 31, 2020.

2002
Losing their 13th consecutive game at Shea Stadium, the Mets complete the worst month at home in National League history. With the 1-0 loss to Randy Wolf and the Phillies, the Amazins' join the Seattle Pilots (August-1969) and the Tigers (September-1996) as teams that have not won a home game in a calendar month with at least ten games.


2012: In Miami, R.A. Dickey of the Mets wins his 17th with a 3 - 0 shutout.

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7/30/20

John From Albany - Wilmer Reyes and the Baseball America Prospect List



On Tuesday, Baseball America released their mid-season updated Mets Prospect List which I list below. 

Lots of great prospects.  But I have a problem with Baseball America’s list and other similar prospect lists.  No Wilmer Reyes. 

Seriously?

As I have said before, how many current Mets minor leaguers or Mets top prospects were the hands down MVP of a team that won a championship?

How many are clearly the most exciting player on the field with great defense, hitting, and very aggressive base running?

Wilmer’s 2019 numbers: .333/.350/.441 - .791 OPS; 5 HR; 33 RBI; 12 steals; 61 games; 229 at bats; 74 Hits; 32 Runs; 8 2B; 3 3B; 12 SB;

Wilmer is a very good fielder and he plays the game in a manner that fans will love.  He is extremely aggressive on the bases and he backs up that aggression with speed.

Could be his age?  Wilmer will turn 23 in December. Signing as an 18 year old in the Dominican Republic in 2016, Wilmer will also be eligible for the Rule 5 Draft this year.  
 
It could also be that last year Wilmer hit 63 points higher than he previous best season (2017) and had a OPS 77 points higher than his best (2018).

Maybe he is the next un-herald Mets prospect like Jacob deGrom, Pete Alonso, and Jeff McNeil to come up and make an impact. 

If other teams simply go by the Baseball America list, guess we won’t have to worry about losing him.

Baseball America’s List (Subscription required):

1. Ronny Mauricio SS; 2. Francisco Alvarez C; 3. Pete Crow Armstrong CF; 4. Brett Baty 3B; 5. Matthew Allan RHP; 6. Andres Gimenez SS; 7. J.T. Ginn RHP; 8. Mark Vientos 3B; 9. Thomas Szapucki LHP; 10. Isaiah Greene OF;

11. Josh Wolf RHP; 12. Kevin Smith LHP; 13. David Peterson LHP; 14. Jordan Humphreys RHP; 15. Junior Santos RHP; 16. Franklyn Kilome RHP; 17. Michel Otanez RHP; 18. Robert Dominguez RHP; 19. Alexander Ramirez OF; 20. Shervyen Newton SS;

21. Freddy Valdez; 22. Jose Butto RHP; 23. Richard Brito RHP; 24. Jaylen Palmer 3B; 25. Dedniel Nunez RHP;
26. Walker Lockett RHP;  27. Tony Dibrell RHP; 28. Daison Acosta, RHP; 29. Carlos Cortes 2B; 30. Ryley Gilliam RHP.

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4/16/20

John From Albany – Alvarez, Mauricio, Vientos, the St. Lucie Mets 2020 Roster Projection.


We did the projected Mets Roster, projected Syracuse roster and projected Binghamton roster.  We now move on to the projected roster for the St. Lucie Mets. 

I think St. Lucie this year will be the home to a number of great prospects that excelled last year in Columbia, Kingsport, Brooklyn, and the GCL.  This will make for a very interesting and exciting team.

Going to start with the Catching squad and Francisco Alvarez. 

Francisco Alvarez is one of the Mets top catching prospects.  Last year, as an 18 year old, playing for the Gulf Coast and Kingsport Mets, he had 157 At-Bats in 42 games, 7 HR, 26 RBI, .312 BA/ .407 OBP/ .510 SLG.  He split time at DH but out of the 42 games, he caught in 27 (229 innings) catching 9 out of 31 base stealing attempts (29%), 4 errors, 15 pass balls, .983 fielding percentage. He will definitely be at either St. Lucie or Columbia this season.  I have him in St. Lucie as a push.  Mack had Francisco Alvarez as his #1 prospect. Tom had him at #2.

Also getting time at catcher in St. Lucie I have Jose Mena who played real well last year in Brooklyn, 31 Games, .299/.352/.433, 2HRs, 13 RBIs, 20% CS%; and Hayden Senger, 90 Games for Columbia (a typically tough place to hit) in 2019, 304 at bats, .230/.324/.345, 4 HR, 36 RBIs, 37.9% CS%.

Other possible catchers: Mitch Ghelfi; Natanael Ramos; Dan Rizzie; Nick Meyer.

More good prospects in the infield headed by


Ronny Mauricio, SS: Last year as an 18 year old in Columbia, 116 games, 470 at bats, 4 HR, 37 RBIs, .268/.307/.374.  Many have him as their #1 Mets prospect, Tom had him #1. Mack had him #2. Baseball Savant rates him with a plus arm, plus hit and power, plus field, average speed.  Players usually go from Columbia to St. Lucie and I think that will be the case with Ronny.  Who knows he could end the season in Binghamton.    


Mark Vientos, 3B: In 111 games, 416 at-bats for Columbia, Mark slashed .255 /.300 OBP/.411 SLG, 12 HR, 62 RBI, 27 Doubles.  His best year was at Kingsport in 2018 where in 60 games he hit 11 HR, 52 RBIs, .287 BA/.389 OBP/ .489 SLG. Many prospects gurus also rate him very high. Mack had him as his #11 Prospect. Tom had him at #7. He is rated with plus power, plus arm, but with a career .908 fielding percentage at 3 seasons at 3B, he needs to improve on his glove work. 


If they do move him off 3B, I think they may use Jose Peroza at 3B.  Splitting time between the GCL Mets and the Brooklyn Cyclones, Jose slashed .263/.330/.514, 10 HR, 42 RBIs, 49 games, 175 at bats.  He has a lot of power and drives in runs.  He has been getting better in the field as well.  .931 Fielding Pct. in 2017, .971 last year. 


At 2B, I am placing Brooklyn SS Wilmer Reyes.  Wilmer proved last year that he can also play 2B and 3B,  and I want his bat in the lineup.  Last year Wilmer hit: .333/.350/.441 - .791 OPS; 5 HR; 33 RBI; 12 steals; 61 games; 229 at bats; 74 Hits; 32 Runs; 8 2B; 3 3B; 12 SB; Plus, if Mauricio is moved to Binghamton or to another position, Wilmer is there to step into SS. 

1B, Chase Chambers, .246/.311/.335; 5 HR, 41 RBIs, 106 Games, 382 at bats. 

Behind them I have Shervyen Newton, 2B/SS, highly ranked prospect trying to come back from a .209/.283/.333 season in Columbia last year, 109 games, 382 at bats. 

Another possible infielder, 1B Anderson Bohorquez, .220/.264/.299, 41 games split in Kingsport, GCL, and St. Lucie.

In the outfield I have three prime 2019 draft pics.
Zach Ashford, LF, 6 Round 2019 Draft, 58 games split between GCL, St. Lucie, and Brooklyn, 205 at bats, .254/.357/.390 slash.


Jake Mangum, CF/RF, 4th round, 2019 Draft. How did he do last year in Brooklyn? In 53 games, 182 at-bats, 29 runs, 5 doubles, 3 triples, 18 RBIs, .247 BA/ .337 OBP/ .297 SLG.  He also led a team that stole a lot of bases with 17 stolen bases and came through in the clutch, in 33 at bats with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position, Jake excelled hitting .364. 

Scott Ota, RF, 2019 10th round draft pick.  Scott Ota produced an .875 OPS at Kingsport last year.273/.355/.519; 183 At Bats, 50 hits, 14 doubles, 5 triples, 7 HRs, 26 RBIs, 21 walks, 38 Ks

Desmond Lindsay, CF, still a top rated Mets prospect.  Desmond was limited to 15 games and 51 at-bats last year, .196/.305/.294.

Other possible outfielder: Matt Winaker .199/.299/.291.
Now on the mound: 


First I have Jordan Humphreys coming back to be the Ace, at least to start, but he could easily be in Binghamton.  Jordan is coming back from Tommy John surgery and was limited to 2 starts.  In the Arizona Fall League, he pitched to a 0.77 ERA in 11.2 innings, 4 games and was the only Met pitcher named to the Arizona Fall League All Star team. I project in St. Lucie, building up his arm strength.  Lifetime 13-7, 2.60, 169 innings pitched, 1.03 WHIP. 

Adam Oller, the Mets took Adam in the minor league portion of the 2019 Rule 5 draft from the Giants.  Released last winter by the Pirates, Adam started 2019 pitching for the Windy City Thunderbolts in the Independent Frontier league and went 2-1 in 27 innings with a 0.67 ERA to go along with 45 strikeouts and 2 walks.  The Giants then signed him who sent him to Augusta in the South Atlantic League.  There he made 17 starts for a 5-6 record, 4.02 ERA, 87.1 innings, 93 Ks, 26 walks, 1.37 WHIP.  This included a July 10th start against the Mets’ Columbia Fireflies team where Adam went 5 shutout innings with 8 strikeouts.


Garrison Bryant, ace of the 2019 Championship Brooklyn Cyclones, 5-1, 2.39 ERA, 75 K’s in 75.1 innings, and a .84 WHIP. 

Another Brooklyn Starter, the pride of West Islip, Frank Valentino racked up 63 K’s in 58 innings while pitching to a 2-4 record and a 3.41 ERA, 1.12 WHIP. 

Daison Acosta who pitched in both Columbia and Brooklyn, 2-4, 3.06 ERA, 70.2 innings; 74 Ks; 1.29 WHIP. 

Jose Butto, 4-10 for Columbia last year, 27 games, 25 starts, 112 innings, 109 Ks, 1.17 WHIP.

In the Bullpen I have two very good pitchers returning to continue to work as I had the Syracuse and Binghamton bullpens full. 



Briam Campusano, 1-1, 3.23 ERA, 24 Games, 39 innings, 34 Ks, 1.05 WHIP between Columbia and St. Lucie.

Andrew Mitchell, the 6’1” lefty in 2019 went 3-0, 2.16 ERA, 34 games, 49.1 innings, 63 Ks, 1.11 WHIP.


Jared Biddy who was lights out for Brooklyn, Kingsport, and Columbia, 4-0, 0.86 ERA, 18 games, 31.1 innings, 35 Ks, 0.86 WHIP.

Andrew Edwards, the lefty that closed out the Brooklyn championship, 3-2, 3.30 ERA, 16 games, 30 innings, 35 Ks, 1.23 WHIP.

Darwin Ramos, 4-2 2.20 ERA, 42 games, 65.1 innings, 61 Ks, 1.29 WHIP.

Austin McGeorge, 0-4, 2.93 ERA, 16 games, 43 innings, 40 Ks, 1.44 WHIP.

Other possible pitchers include: Trey Cobb, Dedniel Nunez, Ezequiel Zabaleta, Kyle Wilson, Joe Cavallaro, Carlos Hernandez, Conner O'Neil, Alec Kisena, Jaison Vilera, Joshua Walker.

That's one prediction for the St. Lucie 2020 Roster.  What's yours?


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