The Daily Mets Minor League Update - July 15TH

 

Morning.

 

Draft News - 

Jim Callis @jimcallisMLB 

Supplemental 1st-rder Colin Houck signs with Mets

 for $2.75 million (pick 32 value = $2,607,500). Georgia HS SS, expected to go mid-1st rd, equipped to hit for power & average, plus arm (3-star QB prospect). Mississippi State baseball recruit. 

 

Our favorite Draft picks - 

Mets: Colin Houck, SS (first round) 

New York’s first pick dropped 10 spots to No. 33 as a luxury-tax penalty, but even then, the organization was able to scoop up No. 12 Draft prospect Houck. The Georgia high-schooler already shows a good mix of bat speed and power, and he has the plus arm that can work at the six. Don’t worry too much about the Mets grabbing another shortstop with Francisco Lindor in the Majors and Ronny Mauricio and Jett Williams in the Minors. Take the best talent, and sort out positions later.

 

Mets News -

 

Tim Healey (@timbhealey) 

Concern that continued losing will force Mets to sell at deadline? 

Verlander: 

"Those are questions for other people in the organizations. That’s not what we, as players, think about. We have a lot of other things to worry about and try to do our part to help us win a ballgame." 

 

Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) 

José Quintana (recovery from rib surgery) is done with his rehab assignment. He expects to be activated shortly and make his season debut next week against the White Sox. 

"I can't wait man," Quintana said. "I'm so excited." 

 

CLICK HERE  - Rival Teams Expect New York Mets to Trade David Robertson, Mark Canha  

 

CLICK HERE -  Buyers or Sellers?  

New York Mets (42-48)

Playoff odds: 14.7 percent 

Schedule: LAD 3, CWS 3, @BOS 3, @NYY 2, WAS 4 

Not looking good, is it? The Mets won six straight before losing their final two games to the Padres before the deadline. They need to get rolling again quickly, and the pending return of left-hander José Quintana, who has been out all season with a stress fracture in his left rib, could help. 

Owner Steve Cohen has said the team will sell, if necessary, but that is not the Mets’ intention, as evidenced by their recent $8.5 million outlay in salary and luxury tax for a middle-inning reliever, Trevor Gott. The potential for additional luxury-tax penalties, combined with the Mets’ reluctance to move prospects, would complicate the pursuit of more significant acquisitions. 

If the Mets sold, their potential free agents — closer David Robertson, and outfielders Tommy Pham and Mark Canha — would be the most likely to go. 

Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer? 

Both have full no-trade clauses, and both have waived them before. But as I wrote in The Windup on Thursday, a failure by the Mets to surge likely would mean their two older aces weren’t pitching all that well. In which case their performances might be as big a deterrent to prospective suitors as their remaining tens of millions in salary. 

 

Transactions: 

 RHP Tyler Stuart to AA-Binghamton

RHP Dylan Tebrake to AA-Binghamton

RHP Sammy Tavarez assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones

Brooklyn Cyclones activated RHP Luis Montas from IL

RHP Jordany Ventura assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones

 

Player Of The Day - 

Nothing spectacular here, but just steady bat productin and anyone with an OPS iver a thousand at this point in the season, needs to be recognized. 

3B/1B Mark Vientos - 3-4, 19^TH 2B, .319, 1.040

 

Syr: 

Ronny Mauricio hit his 13th home run of the season and his 40th extra-base hit of the season on Friday night 

RHRP Reed Garrett - 2.0-IP, 0-R, K, 1.69, 1.24 

Notables - 

1B Mark Vientos - 3-4, 19^TH 2B, .319, 1.040

SS Jonathan Arauz - 0-4, .254, .801-OPS

LF Ronny Mauricio - 1-4, R, 13^TH HR, RBI, .302, .858-OPS

CF Rafael Ortega - 0-3, .281, .894-OPS

RHSP Mike Vasil - DNP 

 

BMets -

Post Game Notes -

Tyler Thomas pitched 1.2 scoreless innings with three strikeouts and has now tossed five-straight scoreless outings…

Rowdey Jordan had a multi-hit game with two singles and two stolen bases…

Hayden Senger walked twice.

 

Notables -

3B Jose Peroza- 0-2, RBI, .278, .864-OPS  

RHSP Christian Scott -  DNP 

RHSP Dom Hamel -  3.1-IP, 3-ER, 4-BB, 6-K, 5.07

 

Cyclones:

3B William Lugo - 2-4, RBI

RF Stanley Consuegra - 2-4, R, .250, 7.64-OPS

2B Chase Estep - 2-3, R, 13^TH 2B, RBI

SS Junior Tillen - 2-2, 2-R, 3^RD &4^TH 2B, .273, .819

 

Notables -

C Kevin Parada - 1-4, .268, .800-OPS

CF Alex Ramirez - 1-3, 2-RBI, .228  

RHRP Paul Gervase - 1-IP, ER, 2-K, 1.26

RHSP Blade Tidwell -  5.2-IP, 2-ER, 6-K, 3.45

RHSP Tyler Stuart -  DNP

LHSP Eli Ankeney -  1-IP, 0-R, 3-K, 1.84

RHRP Brendan Hardy - DNP

 

 St. Lucie:

 

Post game…

Luis A. Rodriguez closed out the game with a scoreless bottom of the seventh for his first save.

Yeral Martinez (gm1) went 3 for 3 in the game with a triple, double, single, walk, RBI and two runs scored.

Jupiter’s only run came on a leadoff home run in the first inning by Brett Roberts on June 25th.

RHRP Saul Garcia - 3-IP, 0-4, 4-K

C Vince Perozo - 2-2, 2-R, .242, .744-OPS

RHRP Ramon Henriquez - 2-OP, 0-R, 2-K, 0.00

Notables -

 3B/LF Wilfredo Lara -  2-3, R, 8^TH 2B, .253

 0-2, R

SS Jett Williams -  2-4, R, RBI, .239, .781-OPS

     2-3, R, 9^TH 2B,

RHSP Layonel Ovalles -  DNP

 

FCL:.

 Suspended

DSL: 

B Team - 

Notables - 

SS Branny De Oleo -  0-4, .287

1B/DH/C Jose Aular-   DNP

RF Jostyn Almonte -   1-2, ,338, .975-OPS

 

O Team - 

CF Jeffry Rosa - 2-4, R,3RD 2B, RBI,  .237, 1.060-OPS

LF Randy Guzman - 2-3, 2-R, 5^TH 2B

1B Yohenny Mata - 2-4, R, 2^ND 2B, RBI

2B Marcos Terrero - 2-3, R, RBI

RHSP Edgar Moreta - 5-IP, 0-R, 4-K, 3.54, 1.21 

Notables - 

3B Railin Reyes -    DNP

SS Christopher Larez - DNP

DH/C Julio Zayas - 3-5, 3-R, 5^TH HR, .324, .944-OPS

LHSP Arlison Rodriguez -  DNP