Tom Brennan - METS MINORS STATS LEADERS

Tom Brennan - METS MINORS STATS LEADERS

Baseball is a numbers game.  # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #

Score more than the other team, you win. 

Put up better stats, your future is typically rosier.  

While understanding the different degrees of difficulty players face in higher vs. lower leagues, I decided to ignore that here and present pure, raw data on the Mets' 4 active minor league teams' players:

LAS VEGAS 51s (AAA); BINGHAMTON (AA); ST LUCIE (A+); and COLUMBIA (A)

Now on to the players:

 

HITTERS:

HR LEADERS - low #s - this is a small ball minors operation:

Travis Taijeron (AAA) - 7

Pat Mazeika (A+) - 6

Desmond Jennings (AAA) - 6

Dominic Smith (AAA) - 5

Xorge Carillo (AAA) - 5

Cody Decker (AA) - 5 (just 60 at bats)

Michael Paez (A) - 5


DOUBLES - DOUBLES? We can hit those stinking doubles:

Johan Urena (A+) - 14

Amed Rosario (AAA) - 13

Travis Taijeron (AAA) - 13

Pat Mazeika (A+) - 13

Michael Paez (A) - 13

Dominic Smith (AAA) - 11

Gavin Cecchini (AAA) - 11

John Mora (A+) - 10


HITS - hitters who hit are a real hit with me.

Amed the Hit Machine Rosario (AAA) - 63, .360

Dominic Smith (AAA) - 57, .320

Jhoan Urena (A+) - 50, .325

Pat Mazeika (A+) - 47, .343

Luis Guillorme (AA) - 44, .297

Travis Taijeron (AAA) - 43, .303

John Mora (A+) - 42, .246

Wuilmer Becerra (A+) - 41, .265


RUNS

Dominic Smith (AAA) - 27

Amed Rosario (AAA) - 25

Johan Urena (A+) - 25

Gavin Cecchini (AAA) - 24

Travis Taijeron (AAA) - 24

Pat Mazeika (A+) - 24

Desmond Jennings (AAA) - 23

Gene Cone (A) - 22

Luis Carpio (A) - 22


RBI'S

Pat Mazeika (A+) - 32 (best per-game ratio; 38 G)

Amed Rosario (AAA) - 31

Dominic Smith (AAA) - 27

Michael Paez (A) - 25

Travis Taijeron (AAA) - 24

Dash Winningham (A) - 24


HITTERS' STRIKEOUTS


Wuilmer ("Whiffin' Willie") Becerra (A+) - 52 in 155 AB's

Vinny Siena (A+) - 47 in 108 AB's

Travis Taijeron (AAA) - 40 in 142 AB's

Jeff Diehl (A+) - 39 in 93 AB's

Tim Tebow (A)  - 37 in 122 AB's

Champ Stuart (AA) - 36 in 94 AB's


STEALS

Champ Stuart (AA) - 16 of 18 (but hitting .213)

Pat Biondi  (AA) - 11 of 12 (but hitting .214)

Anthony Dimino (A+) 8 of 10 (hit .406 in 21 pre-injury games)

Amed Rosario (AAA) 8 of 11

JC Rodriguez (A+) 8 of 11

Luis Carpio (A) 7 of 7

STARTERS

Easier to list the top 9 starter's stats collectively, as I did below.  There is a large starter drop off after these 8:

Jordan Humphreys (A) : 6-1, 1.81, 0.69 WHIP, 55 K, 45 IP

Merandy Gonzalez (A) : 5-1, 1.59, 0.77 WHIP, 39 K, 45 IP

PJ Conlon (AA): 4-2, 3.47, 1.14 WHIP, 45 K, 47 IP

Andrew Church (A+) : 4-3, 3.81 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 29 K, 52 IP

Tyler Pill (AAA): 3-1, 1.96 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 23K, 46 IP

Mickey Jannis (AA): 3-1, 3.86 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 19 k, 40 IP

Corey Oswalt (AA): 3-3, 2.18 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 35K, 41 IP

Gabe Llanes (A): 2-2, 2.40 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 23 K, 45 IP

Nabil Crismatt (A+): 2-4, 3.68 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 42 K, 44 IP

Blake Taylor (A) is 0-5, but has not pitched badly.

RELIEVERS

Al Baldonado (AA/AAA): 0-1, 22 IP, 5 ER, 6SV, 29 K

Kevin McGowan (AAA): 3-2, 26 IP, 10 ER, 27K

Tim Peterson (AA/AAA): 1-1,16 IP, 2 ER, 17 K

Kyle Regnault (AA/AAA): 3-0, 16 IP, 2 ER, 19 K

Kelly Secrest (AA): 0-0, 9 IP, 2 ER, 16 K

Tyler Bashlor (A+): 1-0, 5 ER, 4 SV, 27 K

Austin McGeorge (A/A+): 0-0, 4 ER, 29 K

Max Kuhns (A): 20 IP, 3 ER, 27 K

Matt Blackham (A):  19 IP, 4 ER, 27 K

All impressive.

Several relievers just below these, but I am out of steam!

EXCEPT....HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY, MOM!