Ceciliani was drafted in the fourth round of the 2009 draft by the Mets.
6-10-2009 from: - link - Darrell Ceciliani has waited his whole life to be a professional baseball player. "Ever since I could hold a bat," said Ceciliani, a 6-foot-1 right-fielder for Columbia Basin College. He put himself on the radar of many a major league scout with a solid season at the plate while leading CBC into the NWAACC championship game. The left-hander hit .364 and led the Hawks with six triples, four home runs and 40 RBIs as the team's No. 3 hitter. Ceciliani is expected to be chosen somewhere between rounds 4-6 of Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft, which began Tuesday with the first three rounds and concludes today with rounds 4-50 in Secaucus, N.J.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/ : - Darrell Ceciliani, a freshman out of Columbia Basin College, hopes to begin a professional career with the New York Mets after being selected in the fourth round, 134th overall. The 6-1 right fielder out of Madras, Ore., hit .364 and led the Hawks with six triples, four homers and 40 RBIs as the team's No. 3 hitter. But unlike Conley, Ceciliani missed his own selection while sitting in his business salesmanship class at CBC. Once he found out about his selection, however, "I ended up just leaving," he laughed. "I'm definitely leaning toward going pro right now. We're still kind of negotiating contracts and money right now. "I probably won't go for anything less than $250,000."
http://www.bendbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090611/SPORTS05/906110387/1009/NEWS01&nav_category=NEWS01 - After not getting drafted out of high school, Ceciliani, a left-handed outfielder, turned heads immediately at Columbia Basin with his speed and athleticism. The former White Buffalo led CBC in runs scored, doubles, triples, home runs, runs batted in, walks and slugging percentage while helping the Hawks to a 44-7 record. “Being in the Pacific Northwest, you’re under the radar,” said Ceciliani’s father, who also is named Darrell Ceciliani. “Plus, he was in Central Oregon. … He was a three-sport athlete, so he didn’t go to a lot of camps and he had to work (on the family) ranch. But my deal always was, ‘If you’re good enough, you’ll get noticed. They’ll find you.’ ” With a hot start at CBC in the wood-bat Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC), Ceciliani’s name spread like wildfire among pro baseball scouts.
He immediately signed and played the entire season for Kingsport, going .234/.313/.310/.623 in 158 at bats. Only eight of his 37 hits went for extra bases.
6-30-10: - Cecilliani went 3-4 Monday night, which raised his 2010 Brooklyn batting average to .409. Yes, all three were singles, but he still has produced six extra base hits this season, only two less than he did all last season for Kingsport. Cecilliani was a questionable fourth round draft pick last season and most draft experts had him in the 8-15th round projected area. That being said, he’s off to a great start this season, and hopefully we’ll see his first professional home run soon.
7-9-10: - Cecilliani continued to rake, going 3-4 last night against State College. He also stole three bases and raised his hitting stats for the season to: .392/.442/.608/1.050.
7-14-10 from: - http://www.espn.com/ - The Cyclones' roster is old -- all but three players can legally buy alcohol -- and only one legitimate prospect appeared in the game, outfielder Darren Ceciliani, not coincidentally the only 1990 (or later) birth on the club. Ceciliani, who had three hits, has a dead-hands start at the plate, but once he gets his hands going he has a simple, direct swing, one that should produce hard line drives but not much power. He showed a solid approach, including one impressive at bat where he took a fastball on or just off the outside corner to right field for a hard single, a pitch that a lot of minor leaguers would have tried to pull and/or just missed entirely.
7-19-10: - As of 7-19, Ceciliani is leading the NY-Penn league in hitting, with a .397 batting average.
8-2 from: - http://www.brooklyncyclones.com/news/topstories/index.html?article_id=919 - Ceciliani also leads the league in games (43), hits (66), at bats (169), triples (9), total bases (95), and runs scored (38). He is second in on-base percentage (.444), third in extra-base hits (20), tied for third in stolen bases (15), and fourth in slugging percentage (.562). In addition, the Madras, Oregon native has played spectacular defense, patrolling MCU Park's vast centerfield (the deepest in the league, at 412 feet) with speed, agility, and fearlessness. He routinely cuts off sinking liners from falling in front of him, races gap to gap like a thouroughbred to eliminate extra-base hits, and has made run-saving -- and game-saving -- over-the-shoulder catches and sliding catches on the warning track, as well.
8-5-10: - Stock Down – Beaulac has been removed from the St. Lucie rotation, to make room for the promotion of Jimmy Fuller. He pitched relief last night after starting 16 out of 17 games, and going 5-3, 3.38. That’s some pretty damn good numbers for anyone that pitches for Lucy, so this doesn’t make much sense on the surface. One thing worth noting… Beaulac was a strike out machine last year, with Savannah, producing 133-Ks in 116.0-IP. This year, he’s down to 57-K in 82.2-IP. This just might be another of the many college pitches that start off strong in A ball, but stumple against players their own age when they start up the ladder.
The Mets drafted Beaulac in the 9th round of the 2008 draft. 2008 stats from Le Moyne: 14 GS, 2.83 ERA, 113K/43BB, 54 Hits allowed in 92 1/3 IP, 11 XBH allowed all season but also 15 WPs.
From a local paper before the draft: At 6-foot-5, 195 pounds, the lanky Beaulac looks every inch the part of a Grade A prospect. His hard stuff sizzles up to 94 MPH, and his tabletop-drop slider sends hitters raking through the dirt to find it. He set a school record with 113 strikeouts (in 92 1/3 innings) this season, to go along with a 9-2 record and a 2.83 ERA.
Beaulac entered the Mack’s Prospect List for the first time in August 2008, coming in at # 19: 19. RP Eric Beaulac/K-Port – 21 years old – I’ve been told by a couple of so-called ‘inside sources’ that the Mets are very high on this pitcher. He got his first professional start on 7-15, gave up 1 run in 4.0 IP, then followed it up with 5.0 IP, 1 ER, for his first professional victory on 7-15. Then, on 7-25, he returned to a relief role, pitching 3 scoreless innings and lowering his ERA to 1.89. On 7-29, Beaulac was promoted to A-Savannah and should be used as a starter for the remainder of the season.
In 2008, Beaulac pitched for 3 teams, Savannah, Brooklyn, and Kingaport, and turned in a combined record of 2-2, 3.38, in 14 games, 8 starts.
In February 2009, Toby Hyde wrote: Beaulac had a nice debut split largely between Kingsport and Savannah, complemented by equally strong scouting reports. Scouts praised both his arm strength, seeing an average to better MLB fastball, and a power breaking ball. 2008: Beaulac set a new Le Moyne Dolphins single-season strikeout record (113) on his way to the 2008 Division I Independent Pitcher of the Year Award. The Mets started Beaulac out in Brooklyn where he made just two relief appearances in June, the second of which was a perfect, five strikeout performance over two innings. That earned him a demotion to Kingsport where he was excellent in three relief appearances before two starts in mid-July. And that prompted the Mets to promote Beaulac to Savannah where he made six strong starts from the end of July to August. One statistical red flag from his Savannah time was the increased walk rate. Projected 2009 Start: A-ball
In 2009, Beaulac pitched the entire season for Savannah: 7-7, 2.95, 1.30, 133-K, 116.0-IP.
Two year professional totals: 193-K in 164.0-IP.
9-15-09 from: - http://myworldofbaseball.com/wordpress/?cat=42 - Eric Beaulac RHP - A ninth round pick in 2008 Eric had an eye popping 133 K’s in only 116 innings for Savannah. He had a 2.95 ERA in 19 stats but an even better 1.13 ERA in the pen. He’s got good height (6′5″). If he doesn’t develop the secondary pitches to allow him to start it appears that he can be quite effective out of the bullpen.
1-10-10 Forecast: Listen, you keep your ERA below 3 and have better than a 1.0 K/IP ration, you get promoted. Still wished he got back to me about that interview, but it’s on to Lucy for Eric.
7-14 from: - http://www.amazinavenue.com/2010/7/14/1567569/mets-farm-system-mid-term-review - Though he's put up solid numbers against more advanced hitters, Beaulac is really just starting to catch up to players his own age so take that line with a grain of salt. Nor have his numbers actually been that good as evidenced by his 5.35 K/9 and .275 BABIP. However, his ability to get outs, namely groundouts, is undeniable, coming as a result of his slider which is looking more and more like a major league quality plus pitch. Beaulac himself requested a move to the bullpen and perhaps it's time for the Mets to heed his call. The lowering strikeout rates, reports of inconsistent velocity (anywhere from 86mph-93mph), poor platoon splits and a mediocre at best changeup all seem to point to a future fb/slider power reliever in the vain of a Bobby Parnell, minus 4-5 mph off the fastball.
8-5-10: - Stock Up – Urbina had another great outing yesterday, going 5.2-IP, 0-ER, 3-K, 0-BB, 4-H. Remember, he’s only 17. His ERA is high (4.84), but that’s due to three horrendous outings where he gave up 16-ER in 10.0-IP. His other eight outings produced 3-ER in 25.1-IP.
Urbina was signed this past year as a 16-year old international free agent. Reports are that he is already “hitting 90”, but that’s what everybody says about everybody, including their grandmother.
The same experts have said that he was the top pitcher to come out of the international kiddie signing day. In the past, the Mets used to start these newbies off in Latin America, but not anymore. Watch for him to debit in Florida with the GCL Mets.
7-2-09 from: - http://myworldofbaseball.com/wordpress/?cat=42 - The international signings have begun, with the first salvo reported by the New York Mets.
According to http://www.baseballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=1327 the Mets have signed Juan Urbina to a bonus of over $1 million. Juan Urbina is the son of Ugueth Urbina who has a fastball that sits at 88-89 but reaches 91. As he matures and gets stronger that fastball should increase in velocity. He also has a curveball that is advanced for his age per Baseball America. For those of you who may not remember, Ugueth had his major league baseball career interrupted because of an incident in the Dominican Republic. In 2007 he began serving a 14 year old jail sentence when he attacked five workers on his farm with a machete and poured gasoline on them. He contended that the workers were trying to blackmail him for money with these false allegations. By the time he gets out of prison his son should have his major league future mapped.
6-23-10: - Last year’s big 16-year old international signee, SP Juan Urbina, debuted yesterday for the GCL Mets and done well. His stats were impressive: 5.0-IP, 2-H, 0-ER, 0-R, 3-K, 1-BB. He turned 17 last month. Everybody says this kid is going to be the real deal, but we’ll just have to wait four more years… when he turns 21! Urbina is already hitting the low 90’s and we’ll keep a special look out on him throughout the season.
6-30-10: - Super-prospect Juan Urbina continues to impress at the GCL-level. On Monday, Urbina tossed: 4.2-IP, 1-ER, 6-K and finished the day with a seasonal 0.93 ERA for his first two starts.
8-5-10: - http://www.minorleagueball.com/2010/8/5/1606179/2010-top-20-new-york-mets -Juan Urbina, LHP, Grade C: 5.76 ERA with 28/11 K/BB in 30 innings in rookie ball, 32 hits. Just 17 years old, much too early to conclude anything.
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