8-8-10: - Stock Up: - Gee keeps trying to remind the Mets that he’s ready for his shot in Queens. Last night, he threw 7.i-IP, striking out nine and giving up only 2-ER for his 11th victory of the season for the Bisons.The 24-year old now has 132-K in 134.2-IP.I’m sure he will finish the season in Buffalo, but it would be nice if the Mets rewarded him a September trip to Queens.
1-1-10 Forecast: No sick speed or 5- tools here. Just gold old Tom Glavine-like control. And, it works. Gee still charts out as the SP5 in 2012 and he should prove his value again in 2010 for Buffalo.
4-19-10: - Stock Up: Gee has rebounded fantastically this season after being shut down last season due to labrum problems. No one expected him back when ST started, though that’s what he told us would happen in a Q&A we did with him in the off-season. So far, in two starts, he’s 2-0, 0.00, 0.46, and 12-Ks in 13.0-IP.I don’t think Gee is an option for Queens this year, but it would be great if he can be dominant at AAA for a run at the SP5 spot next spring.
5-23-10: - The Bisons won their fourth straight game on Saturday night, 4-1 in the first game of a four-game road trip against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs at Coca-Cola Park. Dillon Gee delivered another quality start for the Herd giving up just a run on three hits over 6.2 innings. The lone run came on a Melvin Dorta solo homer in the third frame. Gee improved to 5-1 on the year. Gee figured into the game offensively as well, leading off the third inning with a walk. After advancing to third on a double by Jesus Feliciano, Gee scored the Bisons first run of the game on a Mike Jacobs groundout.
5-24-10: - Dillon Gee – SP – AAA – Obviously, the Mets are looking for some decent starters to get through the first half of the season, and Dillon Gee should be the next one called on from Buffalo. So far this season, he has put up respectable numbers (5-1, 3.86, in 9-ST) and, depending upon the healing schedule of both Jonathan Niese and John Maine, we may seen him sooner than later in
6-25-10: - As we have pointed out in earlier posts this week, there are 25 starting pitchers all trying to be part of the 20 slots open in the rotations of the top four Mets minor league teams. This is not the time to throw a game like Gee did last night: 3.0-IP, 7-ER, 9-H. The good news is he pitched well in May. The bad news… that’s 23-ER in 23.1-IP in June.
6-30-10: - Gee pitched his best AAA outing of the season Tuesday night… 7.0-IP, 1-ER, 3-H, 6-K, 1-BB. His ERA is now down to 5.00 and comes off a June 24th outing where he gave up 7-ER in three innings pitched. The Mets need as many good nights from their limited list of prospects that aren’t injured. This is trade time and Gee could easily be in a package deal. This is now his 16th outing this year in Buffalo.
7-12 from: - http://www.amazinavenue.com/2010/7/12/1564807/mid-term-farm-system-review-part-i - It's been a season of peaks and valleys for Gee. He started the year like a house a'blaze, posting a sub-3 ERA in April and drawing calls for a promotion to the Show. However, by May cracks began to form in his stat line as the home run balls seemed to keep jumping out. By June things fell apart as his once pretty ERA ballooned well above five; at one point he rode an eight game home run-allowed streak. Fortunately things have normalized for Gee in July as he seems to be back in control, once again looking like the future back-of-the-rotation piece for the big club. He is not as good as his one homer-April, but he's also not as bad as his seven homer-May. On the season, Gee's hits, walks and strikeouts per nine innings have basically resembled his career figures which, considering he's made the climb to the very top of the minors, is a very good sign for his future success. His below average home run tendencies will probably always make him a #5/spot starter, though he's certainly coming to the right home ballpark so who knows. This one-time '07 21st rounder has already far exceeded expectations and looks to continue doing so in the majors as his call-up to Queens is really only a matter of time.
8-5-10: - http://www.minorleagueball.com/2010/8/5/1606179/2010-top-20-new-york-mets - Dillon Gee, RHP, Grade C: 4.88 ERA, 123/30 K/BB in 127 innings for Buffalo, 135 hits. Good K/BB ratio, good strikeout rate, I think he's pitched better than the ERA although his home run rate is rather high.
8-8-10: - It would be impossible not to write about Mejia’s performance last night. First, the stats: 4.1-IP, 3-H, 0-R, 4-K, 2-BB, 10-GB. He sat most of the night at 96 and hit 99 once. His seasonal minor league ERA, where he’s been a starter all the time, is now 1.17 (his WHIP is 1.69 due to 6-BB in 7.2-IP). I’m sure we’ll see him in Queens again this year, this time as a starter.
4-28-10: - http://benmaller.com/mlb - As the Mets’ bullpen has exceeded expectations in the early part of the season, the need for Jenrry Mejia might be diminishing. But Jerry Manuel remains adamant that the 20-year-old will be a bigger part of the pen rather than be pushed out and sent to tune up for an eventual starting role. Asked if the emergence of Fernando Nieve in the pen could free up Mejia to become a starter, Manuel declined, instead noting that he’d like to work him more into a late-inning role
5-6-10: - http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/someone-help-the-mets - Ignore the extra innings mismanagement of Francisco Rodriguez. That’s merely another bullet point on Manuel’s pink slip. Consider the horrendous handling of Jenrry Mejia to date. Manuel has instructed him to focus on his fastball – presumably the pitch that needs the least work for Mejia to become a good starter. If telling the organization’s best pitching prospect to disregard developing his secondary stuff isn’t enough, then how about then using that pitcher in lower leverage situations than just about everyone else in the bullpen? Manuel is actually using Mejia in the perfect developmental situations, yet he’s capping that development by disallowing him to throw his curve and change-up as often as he wants. Meanwhile, Mejia’s service clock continues to tick
5-22-10: - SP Jenrry Mejia: It’s impossible to project Mejia’s future right now because he’s supposed to return to the minors and be stretched out back to a starter. The problem is he’s still sitting in the Queens pen. So far this season: 20 outings, 19.0-IP, 3.79 ERA, 14-K, 11-BB… okay, but not what a 19-year old is supposed to be doing. The good news… he’s an extremely talented young man that should be a Met for a very long time.
5-26-10 from: - http://baseballanalysts.com - In combining both horizontal and vertical movement, it's evident that Peter Moylan generates enough movement on his fastball to throw it at elite levels, while Cabrera, again, has a mediocre-to-awful fastball in spite of his velo. Remember, I'm only including 95 MPH pitches, so imagine how bad his fastball must have been in 2009 at 91 MPH. Cabrera is the poster boy for pitchers who can throw gas but have no command or movement, rendering their fastball ineffective. Kevin Jepsen, Jonathan Broxton, and Brian Wilson are examples of pitchers whose 90-MPH pitches are better than most pitchers' 95s, since those guys are throwing off speed at 90. Also of note: Jenrry Mejia's fastball has excellent movement
6-17-10: - http://baseballanalysts.com/ - I have no idea if Citi Field's PITCHf/x system is calibrated correctly, but Jenrry Mejia has been throwing a fair share of fastballs that cut toward his glove side. Most fastballs tail at least somewhat to the glove side. Mejia still needs to command his pitches, but I believe a couple decades ago there was another Latin American 20-year-old learning to harness a fastball with incredible cutting movement who went on to close games in New York. At least the Yankees let Mo fail as a starter before he moved to the pen
6-20-10: - http://www.rotoworld.com/ - Jenrry Mejia was sent to Double-A Brooklyn after Sunday's game and will start in the minors. His value is highest as a starter, obviously, and it appears that Mets manager Jerry Manuel finally saw the light. He acknowledged that Mejia might be being wasted with use in the seventh inning. Now, the Mets will attempt to get him stretched out for my extensive use later on in this season. Keep in mind that there is still plenty of dispute as to whether Mejia should be a starter or a reliever, so if he struggles, the team could always put him back in the bullpen
6-21-10: - Maybe it took two loses to the Yanks, or maybe somebody finally just hit Jerry in the head, but Jenrry Mejia has been returned to the AA-Binghamton market are put back into the starting rotation. I also understand he will start on Wednesday. All this makes my prediction of Mark Cohoon being promoted from Savannah here a distant long shot, but we’ll see. I still think there’s a good chance that Mike Antonini will move on to Buffalo this month. Right now, the B-Mets rotation (Mejia, Antonini, Eric Niesen, Josh Stinson, and Chris Schwinden) is a pretty good one. And, no AAAA waste here. All pitchers that actually have a chance of getting to the Bigs. Is the Mejia move something that will enhance his value in a trade. I think so, but we’ll see.
6-27-10: - Suffering from a stiff right shoulder, Jenrry Mejia was forced to leave his start for Double-A Binghamton today after just an inning-plus. Mejia faced two batters in the second inning and seven for the game against Akron before departing. He allowed no runs, surrendering two hits and two walks while striking out two. He threw 43 pitches, 23 strikes. The Mets said Mejia was removed for "precautionary" reasons, though certainly this is an alarming development.
6-28-10: - Jenrry Mejia was examined in New York on Monday and diagnosed with a posterior cuff strain in his right shoulder. The Mets say he will return to throwing "as tolerated," but we're not exactly sure what that might mean. Mejia was lifted from a start at Double-A Binghamton on Sunday after complaining of discomfort in his throwing shoulder. He's been working on building up his stamina down in the minors with the hope of returning to the big leagues as a starter around late July
7-28 from: - http://www.amazinavenue.com/2010/7/28/1592006/mets-farm-q-a-with-baseball - It shouldn't affect him long term unless the Mets start jerking around him, shuttling him back and forth from the bullpen to the rotation and from the minors to Triple-A. He could wind up being a reliever in the long run, but it would be silly not to try to turn him into a quality starter.
8-2-10: Mejia’s rehabbing stint made its way to St. Lucie last night and it was quite impressive: 4.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 7-K. Mejia’s conversion back to a starter seems to be right on target and I expect him back in the Binghamton rotation by mid-August and on to Queens in September.
8-5-10: - http://www.minorleagueball.com/2010/8/5/1606179/2010-top-20-new-york-mets - Jenrry Mejia, RHP, Grade B+: Back in the minors on rehab for a strained shoulder, after spending most of the spring in New York, 3.25 ERA with the Mets, 17/15 K/BB in 28 innings, 29 hits. He held his own before getting hurt, but I still think it was stupid for him to be on the major league roster this year.
8-8-10: - Stock Up: - Pinera continues to churn out one good outing after another. Last night, he threw: 5.0-IP, 6-H, 0-R, 6-K, 1-BB and lowered his Cyclones ERA to 2.06. He is now solidly part of the Brooklyn rotation.
As a Junior: Collected 41 strikeouts in 47.0 innings…Started eight of his 12 total appearances as a Spartan…Begin his Spartan career with 3.0 scoreless innings with three strikeouts against Rollins (2/10)…Collected his first career win against West Alabama (2/15) throwing four two-hit innings in relief…Allowed no runs in 4.2 innings against Lynn (3/28)…Earned second victory of season against Saint Leo (4/11)…Threw 3.0 innings against Lynn (5/14) in NCAA South Regional…Had a season-high five strikeouts on four occasions.
As a Sophomore (HCC): Had 58 strikeouts in 71.1 innings at HCC…Compiled a 2.90 ERA and a 6-3 record during his sophomore season...Appeared in 11 games...Named HCC's Pitcher of the Year.
As a Freshman (HCC): Pitched in two games in his first collegiate season before suffering season-ending injury.
High School: Attended Sickles High School, where he played for head coach Bob Pagano...Once struck out nine batters in a row...Also fanned 12 hitters in five innings
7-13-10: - After five appearances in the pen, A.J. got his first start of the Clones season Monday night. He did well: 4.0-IP, 1-H, 0-R, 1-BB. For the year he's: 0-2, 1.88. Opinion: Nobody expects much from rookies drafted below the 20th round, and all you can do is hope the scount you had assigned saw something everyone else missed on. We'll keep an eye on Pinera to see if positive things continue.
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