Darin Gorski, Roy Merritt, Chad Zurcher, Chris Schwinden

I’ve been bogged down with draft stuff… nice to get back to our current players.


Did Gorski actually do it again? Seven more scoreless innings? So, let’s see… it’s now 55.2-IP at A+, with 73-K, 14-BB, 10-ER, 4-0, 1.62, 1.09, and a 1.99-FIP. Yes, his BABIP is a little high at .333, but that’s because his K/PA is a sick 32.0%. All reports from St. Lucie is that he’s throwing a little more heat than he did than last year in Savannah, but he’s still far from a fireballer. That being said, it’s time to move him up on the Keepers list again.


Roy Merritt is no longer considered a prospect reliever anymore, but he sure had fun on Sunday. He was asked to start his first professional game in the backend of a B-Met doubleheader and don’t you now he goes out and throws four scoreless innings, striking out two while walking none. Will he asked to do this again. We’ll see.


I spoke with 31st round shortstop Chad Zurcher last night, who is thrilled to be a Met: :Today has been unbelievable”, said Zurcher.” The feeling I felt when Erwin Bryant called and said we are going to take you with our first pick of the 3rd day cannot be put into words. Day 2 was an emotional roller coaster thinking something was going to happen but it never did. It was a relief to be off the board quickly on day 3. I want to thank the Mets for the opportunity to live out a dream and I cannot wait to begin the journey to join the Big League club in the near future!” Zucher has been known to hit a ball or two. Did I mention that he was the leading hitting in the nation?


A good story on AAA-SP Chris Schwinden - link  - Although he has been in a mini-slump lately in the International League, Schwinden looks like the next Mets pitcher to break the aforementioned rule. On the season, Chris has compiled a record of 3-3 with an era of 3.20. The record may not look very promising but considering the Bisons’ poor 26-34 record on the year, it is very respectable. In addition, Schwinden doesn’t allow many base runners — witnessed by his 1.08 WHIP on the season. (For those of you who don’t know, WHIP is a stat that counts the amount of walks and hits a pitcher averages each inning. It is calculated simply by dividing the total amount of walks and hits the pitcher has allowed in one season by the amount of innings the pitched in the same season. Generally speaking, a really good WHIP is anything below 1.10 and Schwinden’s falls into that category).