7-8-12 - Daily Minors Report

Date: 7-8-12

MLB - Mets:

Terry Collins is 63. A man does not surrender at 63, at least not a man such as Collins. But he does perhaps begin to recognize there are forces bigger than himself, and that sometimes he must run with the wind rather than against it, if only to turn and fight another day. See – and this notion didn't come easy for Collins – the game is almost always greater than the man. It sucks and it's not fair. And when a man fights every day, every day, then that becomes the job – to fight. Sometimes the fight is just and sometimes it is blind, and because Collins didn't discriminate, the fight showed up every day, more game than even he was. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/terry-collins-and-mets-melded--and-the-unexpected-result-is-a-winning-team.html

Mark Simon - Mets are 43-26 this season when Ike Davis starts...they are 2-13 when he doesn't.

OF Fernando Martinez – AAA-Okla City - .322/.376/ .517/. 893, 9-HR, 46-RBI

AAA – Buffalo:

LHP Garrett Olson is the third consecutive Bisons pitcher to make their league-high 18th start of the season (Matt Harvey, Jeurys Familia). Olson is coming off a loss on Monday against Durham as the southpaw allowed three runs in five innings of work. The veteran has allowed three runs or less in three straight starts and five of his last seven outings since June 2.

Josh Satin had a hit and three more walks last night. In 16 games since June 21, Satin is hitting .379 (22-58) with three doubles, a triple, four home runs and 11RBI. During that same stretch, the infielder in second among all International League hitters with 14 runs scored and a .507 on-base percentage. For the season, Satin sports a team-best .384 on-base percentage.

Tonight –

LHP Josh Edgin's scoreless streak ends. First run allowed in 8.1IP

AA-Binghamton:  

RHP Cory Mazzoni (1-2, 6.35) makes his fourth start as a B-Met looking to snap a two-game losing skid. The righty from Evans City, PA allowed six runs on nine hits over four innings in a loss to the Altoona Curve in his most recent start on July 1. After throwing a complete-game against the Akron Aeros in his Double-A debut on June 20, Mazzoni lost a pair of starts at NYSEG Stadium, allowing an opponents’ batting average of .413. Selected in the 2nd round of the 2011 draft out of North Carolina State, Mazzoni started his season with the St. Lucie Mets (High-A), going 5-1 with a 3.25 ERA in 12 starts in the Florida State League.

RHP Kyle McPherson (1-2, 4.76) makes his fourth start of the season for the Curve and his second against the Binghamton Mets. He has not pitched since losing to the Harrisburg Senators on June 27. He allowed four runs (three earned) on six hits over six innings. The righty sat out the first two months with shoulder inflammation. McPherson split his season last year between Bradenton (High-A) and Altoona, combining for a 12-6 record and compiling a 2.96 ERA en route to earning the Pittsburgh Pirates 2011 Minor League Pitcher of the Year award. McPherson was selected in the 14th round of the 2007 draft out of the University of Mobile.

Tonight –

Just a good ole 8-2 win…

2B Reese Havens (.217) didn’t participate in the route (0-4), but that’s okay… he’s coming around.

The lower half of the lineup (Francisco Pena, Sean Kazmar, Dustin Martin) had fun here, going a collective 5-11, 5-R, 2-doubles, 1-HR, 5-RBIs. Their added up BA is .724.

Stefan Welsh hitting .358 for Altoona.

SP Cory Mazzoni had one of his good outings: 7.0-IP, 0-R, 3-H, 6-K, 2-BB (4.50).

A+ - St. Lucie: -            

Today -

Cory Vaughn hit his 15th Home Run. I think I need to reprint the original post I put up when Cory was picked by the Mets. I now love the pop, but hate both the BA and the Ks.

3B Zack Lutz (.250) hit his first rehab homer.

A – Savannah: -

I’ve already put up two posts on the Savannah doubleheader and will write extensively about them later today.

A-Low – Brooklyn:

Lost 3-6

A scout at the Savannah game told me that “he’s not so sure about Phillip Evans at short”. I have him projected as a second baseman some time up the line.

It’s nice to see J.C. Gamboa leading off… 2-5, .265. He really needs to start moving…

SP Luis Mateo may have given up four runs, but it’s the 8-K in 6.0-IP that stands out. (the same scout I mentioned above says that Mateo is “the real deal”). So far this season: 23.2-IP, 30-K, 2-BB.

Rookie – Kingsport:

This team , right now, is a mess. Great organization, super manager/coaching, but in dire need of a pitcher. I’ll let you look this one up on your own.

           

DSL Mets:

2B Jean Rodriguez  -  3-5, 1-double (.279).

C (prospect) Miquel Leaf – 1-1, .310

RF Hengelbert Rojas (imagine how much fun the NYC newspapers would have with this name) – 1-1, .330

P Gaby Almonte – 4.0-IP, 0-ER, 1.54

2B (prospect) Pedro Rondon - .209

LF (prospect) Vincente Lupo - 1-3, .365