1/29/22

Player Profile - Cole Gordon

Cole Grodon, 2021 Binghamton Rumble Ponies Team Card

Background: 

Cole Gordon, Starting Pitcher, Bats Left, Throws Right, DOB 10/2/1995 in Tampa, FL; USA; 6'5", 226 pounds; Drafted by the New York Mets 2019 June Amateur Draft - Round: 32, Pick: 11, Overall: 958 from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS); High School: George M. Steinbrenner HS (Lutz, FL);

What a month of August in AA for Cole Gordon - 4 and 0, 0.00 ERA, 4 games, 26 innings, 5 walks, 30 Ks;  For that he was named the MiLB Pitcher of the Month Award winner in the Northeast League for the month of August.

I was able to see him pitch in August and was very impressed.  He uses superior breaking stuff to keep hitters off-balance and then uses a well placed low 90's fastball to finish them off.  

A former College Teammate of Jake Mangum at Mississippi State, Mack noted how he mostly pitched in relief in college when he was drafted.

Amazing Avenue: "Gordon throws from a high-three-quarters arm slot with a simple delivery consisting of a slight hip turn and leg lift. His fastball sits in the high-80s-to-low-90s, with arm-side run and sink. In addition, he can also cut it. He complements his fastball with a nasty slider with tightly spun late bite. He can control both of his pitches, mixing them effectively and pounding the zone."

Tom Had Cole as his #31 Mets Prospect.

Prospects 1500.com has him as the #50 Mets Prospect.

Michael Mayer of Metsmerized.com had Cole as the #29 Mets Prospect.

Joe DeMayo SNY.TV: 6 Mets prospects who can make an impact in 2022 - "Since Gordon is now more of a starter, it would stand to reason that he could also be an option to pitch multiple innings out of the pen potentially as soon as 2022, where he should start the year with Triple-A Syracuse."

I also see Cole starting 2022 in Syracuse as part of a very packed rotation.  He'll be a phone call away should injuries occur in Flushing.  I hope they don't, but if they do, I think Cole will be ready.

Cole Gordon’s Baseball Savant page. 

Cole Gordon’s FANGRAPHS page.

Stats: 

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2021 Pitching Splits -



Videos and Audio:

Before each Binghamton Rumble Ponies game, Announcer Jacob Wilkins interviews the Rumble Pony players, coaches, and staff.  Below is an interview he did in 2021 with Cole Gordon. 

For all of Jacob’s pregame interviews go here.  










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6 comments:

Mack Ade said...

Sent to Cole.

January 29, 2022 at 12:12 PM
Tom Brennan said...

Very impressive watching his pitching - I only saw him hitting 92, which is a bit light on velocity when thinking big leagues, but acceptable - and his location, mix of pitches and quality of breaking stuff? Looked real good.

I have him too low at # 31. He belongs in the teens in a Mets prospects list.

I'd not be surprised to see him crack the bigs in 2022.

Your article reminded me of the incredibly dominant stretch he had in 2021. Watching the video, it was no accident.

If there is another 2 MPH to be coaxed out of that arm, I see real success for him going forward in the big leagues. Even without it, he should be a useful major league pitcher. Not bad for a 32nd rounder. Heck, he has good company - Seth Lugo was a 34th rounder.

January 29, 2022 at 12:31 PM
John From Albany said...

He was great last year and you can tell from the interviews why he is loved by his teammates. Interesting, Baseball Register has him listed as a Relief Pitcher/First Baseman.

January 29, 2022 at 4:25 PM
Tom Brennan said...

Yep. John. Gordon sounds like an ideal teammate.

January 29, 2022 at 6:07 PM
TexasGusCC said...

I have Gordon at #30 and that is due to the lower velocity and the high walk rate. Only 49 hits in 83 innings is outstanding, but the 35 walks leave a 3.8 BB/9 innings. Just wild enough to be effective, but still be erratic. Let’s see him at AAA, then we can re-evaluate. I’m ready to be won over.

January 30, 2022 at 1:52 AM
Tom Brennan said...

Gus, I agree - he actually has allowed just 69 hits in 113 minor league career innings - which is pretty sensational.

Hitters against him as a minor league pro? Right around a minuscule .175. THAT is really impressive.

Tyler Megill gave up fewer HRs per inning in the minors, but batters hit .218 against him.

Jacob deGrom as a minor leaguer? They hit .263 off of him. deGrom in the majors over the past 4 stellar years? About .190.

Anyone who can hold hitters over 113 innings to .175, even in the minors, is very deserving of the benefit of the doubt.

So I will lean in the other direction - if he stays healthy this year, he will pitch for the Mets during 2022 at some point.

January 30, 2022 at 11:50 AM

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