2-10-12 - http://seedl
ingstostars.com/2012/02/10/s2s-2012-team-prospect-lists-new-york-mets/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter - #10.) Craig
Missigman, RHP. I’m going off the beaten path with this one. Missigman was
one of 2011′s youngest draftees, as he didn’t turn 18 until the final month of
the minor league season. A 37th-round pick, he acquitted himself well in 23
innings in the GCL despite his youth, with an 18/6 K/BB and just one home run
allowed. At 6’4″ and 175 pounds, he has a lot of projectability, and he already
sits in the 86-89 mph range with two usable offspeed offerings. Obviously, he
has all sorts of time to figure out how to attack professional hitters as well.
An intriguing deep sleeper. Grade: C+
2-9-12 - amazinavenue. - 2B Reese
Havens - What’s left to say about Havens? Once again he showed us he has a
great approach at the plate, as evidenced by yet another 11+% walk rate. Once
again he showed us he can hit for excellent power from the left side, thanks to
another .150+ ISO. His average is still being held down by a highish K-rate but
that’s nothing critical. He continues to project as an excellent mix of on-base
skills, power and fair defensive ability at second base. But once again he
failed to stay on the field, appearing in only 61 games which was unfortunately
the second highest mark in his career. Last winter he had a procedure done
which was purported to eliminate the chronic oblique issues. Yet in 2011 he
still missed time due to back problems -- thought to be associated with lingering
conditioning issues. But he went into the offseason healthy. And now that he’s
had his first winter sans rehab in quite some time and now that the major
health issue is supposedly behind him, it’d be nice to see him reach the
100-game plateau in 2012. Especially since it would also likely lead to a major
league call-up. But if that doesn’t happen and he indeed suffers more health
woes, it’s time to start seriously questioning whether or not Havens will ever
be durable enough to have a meaningful big league career.
Thole’s 16 passed balls last season were the most in the
National League and while the majority came while catching knuckleballer R.A.
Dickey, he still made many other miscues that did not appear in the boxscores
according to Lennon. Josh Thole has
been working “intensively with Mets catching coordinator Bob Natal” this
offseason, and is now in St. Lucie, two weeks early where he will work with new
bench coach Bob Geren, a former major-league catcher. http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/02/its-now-or-never-for-josh-thole.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-now-or-never-for-josh-thole
2-10-12 – bullpenbanter - In
mid-August Baseball America named Harvey the top pitching prospect in the
Florida State League, edging out names like Carlos Martinez, Jarred Cosart, and
Trevor May. The difference, to his benefit or detriment, is that Harvey honed
his skills at the University of North Carolina, whereas the rest did not. Was
Harvey expected to dominate the pitching friendly Florida State League?
Absolutely. Binghamton, though?
Initially, I wasn't so sure. Though, based on what polished college arms like
Trevor Bauer and Sonny Gray are doing at AA, I'm now inclined to believe,
"Yes. A college arm like Matt Harvey should dominate AA." While his
ERA isn't as shiny as it was in the FSL, advanced pitching metrics show Harvey
has been roughly the same dominate pitcher in both leagues
2-10-12 – AA
- As part of his continuing Top 100
Prospects series for ESPN, Keith Law posted his top sleeper in each
organization this morning. For the Mets, that player was Kingsport righty
Domingo Tapia; once again, for those on the outside of the paywall looking in,
here is a brief commentary: "Right-hander Domingo Tapia is 6-foot-5 and
hits triple digits as a starter with some sink on the pitch. He pairs it with a
solid to above-average changeup that produced a reverse split in his 50 innings
in Kingsport last year. He'll need a more consistent breaking ball to project
as a top-end starter, but the velocity and changeup are a good start."
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