Mets release:
RP Brandon Sage
Sage was selected by the Mets in the 37th
round of this year’s draft.
1-1-10 Forecast: This is about as best as it gets for a 37th
rounder, and Sage will move on to probably Savannah for his 2010 season.
Everyone loves a lefty specialist and, hopefully, the Mets have found one.
7-17-10: - Sage got off to a great start for
Savannah in 2010 and, at one point, had the lowest WHIP in the complete
organization. Then June happened... three appearances... a 10.80 ERA. Right
now, he's 2-5, 4.41, in 22-appearances, with 28-K in 34.2-IP.
5-10-11: - LHRP Brandon Sage was promoted from
St. Lucie to Binghamton. Sage has done very little wrong (check The Keepers for
a great interview I did with him in the off-season) since turning pro in 2009.
His ERA record: 2009 Brooklyn: 2.03, 2010 Savannah: 3.07, and 2011 St. Lucie:
3.45. Brandon was an unheralded 37th round pick in 2009 out of the University
of South Alabama. He was a three year starter (7.02, 6.51, 4.64) and had 49-K
in 58.2-IP in his last year. No, I’m still looking for something here to draft
him also. Bottom line, he’s doing his job and getting rewarded.
6-2-11: - RP
Brandon Sage seems to be totally overmatched at the AA level this season. I
like Sage’s game and was a big proponent of this promotion, but some pitchers
just have a hard time making that initial adjustment to a new level. The one
stat that stands out is his ERA comparison between home and away games: Home –
4-G, 3.38… Away – 4-G, 31.50. I’m sure Brandon will either work this out or do
everything he can to miss the bus.
9-22-11 - Sage was sent all the way back to
Savannah to get his game together. That's not a good sign.
P Jeff Kaplan
Kaplan
was an 11th round draft pick by the Mets in 2008, out of Irving Valley College
and Cal State Fullerton.
In September 2008, Patrick Hickey wrote
on: Jeff Kaplan- After losing his spot
in the rotation and battling arm fatigue, Kaplan became a commodity out of the
bullpen. He’s got a great repertoire and is even better at maintaining control
on the mound, which in my mind, make him someone who can definitely survive at
higher levels. Add in a laid back personality and a few months to rest his
tired arm and I think 2009 may be the best season of his young career. - Final
Grade- B+
Kaplan was a starter in school and remained so
for the lion share of his first three years with the Mets. Through 2010, his
combined stats are: 10-9, 2.72, 1.23, 36-G, 22-starts.
It was decided in the 2010/2011 off-season to
make Kaplan a full time relief pitcher. He was assigned to return to St. Lucie,
where he went 3-5, 3.39 last year in 10 games, 9 starts.
4-13-11: - Stock Up: - Closer Jeff Kaplan
(0.00) now has four saves in four opportunities. I talked to him today after
the game and he told me that he is thrilled with his new job. Kaplan was a very
talented starter that went through some injury problems that cost him the 2010
season. It also cost him his place in the pecking order of starters, even
though his lifetime stats for the Mets, as a starter, are: 10-9, 2.72,
1.23. Remember… 9 teams… 225 players… 3
slots… you can’t miss a beat.
5-11-11: - RP Jeff Kaplan (1.53) pitched two
more scoreless innings in a non-save opportunity (8-saves). This is his 15th
appearance of the year and he looks like he will eventually be promoted to
Binghamton. He was a successful starter for the Mets for three affiliates in
three seasons (10-9, 2.72, 1.23, 36-G, 22-starts), but turned full relief this
season.
5-24-11: - This was Jeff Kaplan’s worst outing
of the young season. 1.2-IP, 4-ER, 2-HR. He went into this game with eight
saves and no home runs (18-G) given up for the entire season. His earned runs
increased 80% in one game. We’ll write this one off as a bad day.
6-30-11: - Roster moves on Thursday included
RP Jeff Kaplan, who was bumped up from St. Lucie to Binghamton. Many thought he
would be promoted earlier; however, I’m not sure he deserved this. He was
unhittable in April (0.71), but that was about it, going 5.28 in May and a
whopping 9.39 in June. Not too many people get promoted with these kind of
numbers so this might be a good representation of the lack of depth in the
organization when it comes to relief pitchers.
8-30-11: - 59 – RP Jeff Kaplan – Kaplan was a
workhorse for St. Lucie this season (2-5, 3.51, 44-G) and was recently promoted
to AA where he’s finding his way. He’s been in the Mets system for four years
and his ERA over that period has been 3.45, 2.45, 0.00 (1 game after DL), and
3.58. Kappy will return to Binghamton for the beginning of 2012, but will
probably finish the season in Buffalo. ETA: 2014 Mets bullpen candidate
P Brandon Moore
In
2008, Moore pitched for both Kingsport (2-0, 0.90, 1.00, in six games, two
starts, 22-K in 20.0-IP) and Brooklyn (3-1, 9.00, 2.14 in 8 relief
appearances).
He returned to Brooklyn for a complete season
in 2009 and did good: 6-3, 2.09, 0.95, in 13 starts, 2-CG, 2-SH, 71-K, 17-BB,
82.0-IP.
Moore’s combined two-year stats are: 11-4,
2.31, 1.04.
1-1-2010 Forecast: No one expected this much from Moore, so this
is all bonus time. Frankly, he’s had one of the better first two years any Mets
SP has had in the past ten years. I expect him to bypass Savannah and go
straight to Lucy in the spring.
4-14-10: - Moore pitched a “perfect” first
outing, giving up nothing and ending with an organizational leading 0.00 WHIP.
I asked him “you're the organizational leader in lowest WHIP (0.00)... after
the first week... know it's early, and you're not going to deal up any secrets
here, but what's working well for you right now?”Moore answered: “I’m just
getting on the mound and pitching the way i always have. I have the mind set no
one can beat me. My thing is I dont care who is at the plate. I know i can get them
out.” Boy, we could use a little of this thinking in Queens right now.
6-27-10: - Moore had his first A+ outing and
faired a lot better than his buddy Cohoon… 6.0-IP, 2-ER, 6-K, 3-BB, 3.00 ERA…
and the win
7-10-10: - As we all know, Moore has had a wonderful
career so far as a Mets. This year, he pitched excellently at Savannah (2.49,
0.9i in 14-G) and has been making the adjustment at the A+ level with St.
Lucie. Friday night was a good outing: 6.0-IP, 1-ER, 4-Ks. He did give up four walks, but, for the
season, he's 1-1, 2.65, .141 for Lucy. We're all still waiting for Moore to
show some cracks... he's 15-9 as a Met... but so far, he easily has cracked the
Mets top 25 prospect list.
7-16-10: - Moore pitched five more excellent
innings last night, giving up 0--ER, striking out eight, and walking only once.
12 of his outs were flyouts. Moore seems to have made the conversion to A+ with
ease, with four game stats of: 2-1, 1.80, 1.20 in 25.0-IP. I think it is
obvious that the Mets will keep moving him on (24-yrs old) and I expect him to
be in the Binghamton rotation next spring.
8-1-10: -Moore seems to be the one Savannah
graduate this season that is settling nicely into the A+ St. Lucie rotation.
Last night, he went 5.1-IP against Lakeland, giving up only one earned run.
Season stats at Lucy: 7-G, 2-3, 2.61, 1.35. We’ve learned in the past not to
get too excited about pitchers below the AA level, but Moore is definitely on
our watch list. One caveat… he is playing A+ at 24-years old, which might be
one of the reasons he’s doing well at that level.
8-19-10: - First, let’s talk about Brandon
Moore. This is a kid that has done very little wrong so far in his professional
career. I tend not to judge minor league pitchers on their win-loss record,
because, in many cases, their best outing was cut short due to pitch count. ERA
is okay, but WHIP and K/IP are much better. Moore was a 14th rounder in 2008
and has been successful at four levels in three years. His combined WHIP in
2008/2009, for 27-G, 15-starts, for Kingsport and Brooklyn, was 1.04. He also
had 104-K in 109.0-IP. He started this season (14-G, 12-St) for Savannah and
posted a 0.92 WHIP and 98-K in 79-2-IP… currently, he’s pitching for St. Lucie
and has put up a 1.43 WHIP, 49-K in 56.0-IP in 10 starts. Every pitcher goes
through at least one level hiccup and if a 1.43 WHIP is his, all is fine with
the world. Wednesday night, Moore got back on the horse, tossing 6.0-IP, 2-H,
1-ER, 9-K, and 3-BB. Okay, here’s the rub.
There is considerable chatter on the net about his lack of speed. I’ve watched
the kid pitch and read a numerous amount of people that have seen him pitch and
I estimate his fastball is sitting around 88-89, with a top speed of 92. Is
this good enough to make a major league rotation? That’s not the problem. The
problem is a pitcher that only hits 92 are a dime a dozen, so you better have
serios control on that pitch, coupled by nasty secondary stuff. We’ll keep an
eye on his A+ WHIP as the season comes to an end.
8-28-10: - Stock Up: Brandon Moore seems to be
getting the knack of pitching at the A+ level. Too bad the season’s end is just
around the corner. Moore pitched 6.0-IP last night, compiling only 1-ER, while
striking out 10. His Lucy ERA is now 3.82, which when added to his 2.49 in Savannah
earlier this year, totals out for a nice 3.08 in 26 games, 24 of which he
started. I’ll stay conservative here and say that he will return to St. Lucie
to start the 2011 season, but… ya never know
7-25-11: -
We haven’t talked much about Moore this season simply because he got off
to a struggling start this season in AA. Last year he went 5-9, 3.56 for three
levels and Binghamton would be the test all prospect pitchers have to master to
someday be considered as a call-up. Last night, Moore tossed 6.0-IP, 0-R, 6-K,
0-BB, 2-H and lowered his season ERA to 3.73 in 19-starts. I expect Moore to
finish the season with the B-Mets, but start 2012 with AAA-Buffalo. One note of
caution: 5.35 ERA vs. lefties (2.69 vs. righties).
7-26-11: - http://www.amazinavenue.com/2011/7/26/2287253/mets-mid-term-farm-system-review-2011-binghamton#storyjump
- RHP Brandon Moore - STOCK UP - Despite
a somewhat mediocre run for much of 2011 Moore has rolled lately, posting a
1.93 in his last five starts bringing his overall line below 4. A 14th rounder
handling Double-A in his first go around is a good thing. His potentially fatal
flaw though is that as a righty with so-so stuff that relies on deception, he's
becoming more and more hittable as he climbs (.277 AVG against). To further
isolate the key issue, lefties see Moore extremely well. Righties have hit a
paltry .233 against him while lefties accumulated a stout .339. Though he's
making it work as a starter thus far in Double-A, to me that's a future big
league reliever right there.
9-16-11: - Twitter - MLB suspends #Mets
Double-A pitcher Brandon Moore for 50 games for a "drug of abuse."
It's his second violation.
9-16-11: - http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110916&content_id=24774440&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb
- Moore, 25, was a South Atlantic League
All-Star in 2010 with Class A Savannah when he had a 3.49 ERA in 14 outings for
the Sand Gnats. He pitched at three levels in 2010 before spending all of this
season at Double-A, where he finished 10-8 with a 4.47 ERA in 26 outings (25
starts). The Crawfordsville, Ind., native was New York's 14th-round pick in the
2008 Draft out of Indiana Wesleyan University and has also pitched for
Kingsport, Brooklyn and St. Lucie over the last three years
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