MACK - Friday Observations - Weekly Update on the Future

 

 

 

Taken off the report this week:

OF Wyatt Vincent/FCL

 

SP Jack Wenninger/AAA-Syracuse –

As of end 6-3 - 10-G, 9-ST, 3-3, 2.80, 1.33, 45-IP, 46-K, 25-BB

As of end 6-10 - 11-G, 10-ST, 3-4, 2.68, 1.33, 50.1-IP, 49-K, 28-BB  

6-11 - 5-IP, 6-H, 3-ER, HR, 2-BB, 5-K, 2.93 – another sub-par outing for Wenninger. This is getting to be the norm lately.

6-17 – 4-IP, 4-H, 4-ER, 3-BB, 6-K, 3.34 – Wenninger continues to leak earned runs. What’s this, three or four meh outings in a row.

I’m concerned.

As of end 6-17 – 13-G, 11-ST, 3-5, 3.34, 1.38, 59.1-IP. 33-BB, 60-K

 

 

SP Zach Thornton/AAA-Syracuse & MLB-Mets –

As of end 6-3: AAA: 4-ST, 1-2, 4.87, 1.3720-1-IP, 19-K, 9-BB

As of end 6-10:  AAA: 5-G, 4-ST, 1-2, 3.91, 1.26, 25.1-IP, 24-K, 11-BB

6-13 – 0.2-IP, 2-H, 3-R, 2-BB,, K – speaking of sub-par outings, this might take the cake… Thornton threw 36 pitches to get two outs.

As of end 6-17 – AAA:  6-G, 5-ST, 1-2, 3.81, 1.38, 26-IP, 13-BB, 25-K

 

RP Jonathan Pintaro/AAA-Syracuse & MLB-Mets -

As of end 6-3:   AAA - 18-APPS, 2-0, 3.38, 1.09, 29.1-IP, 37-K, 13-BB

As of end 6-10 -

    MLB - 3-APPS, 0-0, 1.35, 0.30, 6.2-IP, 1-BB, 5-K

    AAA - 19-APPS, 2-0, 3.16, 1.05, 31.1-IP, 38-K, 13-BB

6-15 – Pintaro was recalled by the Mets and pitched 3.2 innings (stretching?), giving up 3-H, 2-ER, while striking out four. MLB ERA now 2.61.

6-16 – Pintaro was returned to AAA-Syracuse

As of end 6-17 –

    MLB – 4-APPS, 0-0, 2.61, 0.48, 10.1-IP,1-BB, 9-K

    AAA – same as 6-10   

 

RP Ben Simon/AAA-Syracuse –

As of end 6-3:  AAA  5-apps, 3.18, 1.59, 5.2-IP, 1-K, 5-BB

As of end 6-10:  AAA - 7-APPS, 1-1, 2.16, 1.20, 8.1-IP, 6-BB, 4-K

6-12 – 1-1P, 2-H, 0-R, K, 1.93

6-17 – 2-IP, 1-H, 1-ER, BB, 2-K – Frankly, Simon is not dominated like I hoped he would be this season.

As of end 6-17 – 9-APPS, 1-2, 2.38, 1,23, 11.1-IP, 7-BB, 7-K

 

C Kevin Parada/AAA-Syracuse

As of end 6-3:  AAA:  31-AB, 0-HR, 9-RBI, .355/.400/.484/.884

As of end 6-10 - AAA:  38-AB, 1-HR, 10-RBI, 10-K, .342/.381/.526/.907

6-11 – 2-3, BB

6-12 – 1-3

6-13 – 0-4

6-16 – 0-0

6-17 – 0-2

As of end 6-17 – 50-AB, 1-HR, 10-RBI, .320/.397/.460/.857

Parada was 3-12 for the week… .250. Yes, a tail-off but still great AAA numbers.

 

2B Ji Hwan Bae/AAA-Syracuse

As of end 6-3:   176-AB, 2-HR, 18-RBI, .278/.380/.375/.755

As of end 6-10:  192-AB, 3-HR, 19-RBI, .297/.400/.406/.806

6-11 – 1-4, 2B (11)

6-12 – 0-4

6-13 – 1-5, R, TRIPLE

6-16 – 0-3, R

6-17 – 1-4, R, 2-RBI

For the week… 3-20.

As of end 6-17:  212-AB, 3-HR, 21-RBI, 31-BB, .283/.383/.396/.779

Frankly, this guy should be on the parent club, not that Short guy.

 

OF Nick Morabito/AAA-Syracuse

As of end 6-3:   AAA - 180-AB, 5-HR, 22-RBI, .256/.363/.400/.763

As of end 6-10:  199-AB, 5-HR, 22-RBI, .246/.352/.382/.734

6-11 – 1-4

6-12 – 1-4, RBI

6-13 – 2-4, R, RBI

6-14 – 0-2, R

6-16 – 1-3, R, RBI

6-17 – 1-3, 2-R, 2-BB

For the week… 6-20, .300

As of end 6-17 – 219-AB, 5-HR, 25-RBI, 31-BB, .251/.360/.379/.736

Morabito continue to put up respectable numbers. Not overwhelming. Respectable.

 

SP Jonathan Santucci/AA-Binghamton –

As of end 6-10 - 11-ST, 1-5, 3.93, 1.23, 52.2-IP, 24-BB, 63-K              

6-12 – 4-1P, 4-H, 3-ER, 5-BB, 5-K, 4.13 – there was so much wrong here… the lack of innings, the amount of pitchers, runs, and walks… another sub-start from a key prospect starter.

As of end 6-17 – 12-ST, 1-5, 4.13, 1.31, 56.2-IP, 29-BB, 68-K

A choppy year so far for Santucci, but the boy still can strike you out. To me, potential back-end reliever.

 

RP Saul Garcia/AA-Binghamton –

As of the end 6-3:  20-APPS, 0-1, 4.43, 1.21, 22.1-IP, 33-K, 5-BB

As of end 6-10:  21-APPS, 4.24, 1.24, 23.1-IP, 34-K, 7-BB         

6-11 – 1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, 0-BB, 0-K, 4.07

6-14 – 1-IP. 1-H, 0-R, BB, 2-K, 3.91

6-17 – 1.2-IP, H, 0-R, BB, 3-K

As of end 6-17:  24-APPS, 0-1, 3.67, 1.22, 27-IP, 9-BB, 39-K

Garcia has slowly lowered his ERA below 4.00 while increasing his K/9 ratio.

 

RP Felipe De La Cruz/AA-Binghamton -

As of end 6-3:  14-APPS, 0-0, 1.56, 1.15, 17.1-IP, 23-K, 9-BB

As of end 6-10:  16-APPS, 0-0, 1.37, 1.12, 19.2-IP, 11-BB, 26-K   

As of end 6-17:  18-APPS, 0-1, 2.11, 1.31, 21.1-IP, 12-BB, 29-K

 

NEW ADDITION – C/OF Vincent Perozo/AA-Binghamton – I added Perozo on Sunday after “John From Albany” sent me a list of the top five hottest Mets minor league bats in the last 10 days (6/5-6/14). Perozo came in #2 with a 11.62-OPS. That’s good enough for me.

6-14 – 1-5, R, 2B (5), .244, .780

6-16 – 1-3

6-17 – 1-4, R RBI, HR (6)

As of end 6-17 -  AA – 89-AB, 6-HR, 14-RBI, .247/.299/.506/.805

 

SP Jose Chirinos/A+ Brooklyn –

As of end 6-3 - A+ - 1-ST, 0-0, 1.80, 1.20, 5-IP, 4-K, 3-BB

As of end 6-10 - A+:  2-ST, 0-1, 3.27, 1.18, 11-IP, 6-BB, 14-K

6-14 – 5-IP, 6-H, ER, HR, 2-BB, 6-K

As of end 6-17 – A+ - 3-ST, 1-1, 2.81, 1.31, 16-IP, 8-BB, 20-K

WHIP is running a little high.

 

SP Nicholas Carreno/A+ Brooklyn –

St. Lucie -

as of end of 6-3:  10-G, 5-ST, 2-0, 1.43, 0.98, 37.2-IP, 56-K, 18-BB

as of end 6-10:  11-G, 6-ST, 2-1, 1.94, 1.05, 41.2-IP, 21-BB, 58-K 

6-11 – PROMOTED TO A+ BROOKLYN

6-11 -   6-IP, 4-H, 1-ER, HR, 2-BB, 9-K, 1.50 – an excellent first outing for Brooklyn. One bad pitch produced one home run. Nine strikeouts in six innings is simply fantastic.   

6-16 – 4-1P, 5-H, 5-ER, 4-BB, K – okay… now I’m starting to think all Mets minor league starters have been bit by a rabid rat. And he got off to such a nice start earlier in the week.

To date:  A-St. Lucie:  2-1, 1.94, 1.06

                A+ Brooklyn:  0-1, 5.40, 1.50

         Combined A/A+:   2-2, 2.61, 1.14

Let’s write-off the second Brooklyn start as a learning lesson and hope Carenno gets back to impressing us.

 

SP David Hurtado/A+ Brooklyn -

As of end 6-10 - A+ - 3-ST, 1-0, 0.69, 0.46, 3-IP, 2-BB, 11-K

6-12 – 5-1P, 1-H, 0-R, BB, 2-K, 0.50 – just wow… Hurtado has joined Carreno and Chirinos as one powerful starter trio.

As of end 6-17 – A+ - 4-ST, 2-0, 0.50. 0.44, 18-IP, 3-BB, 13-K

It’s hard to find anything wrong here, but it would be nice if Hurtado raised his K/9 ratio.

 

SP Channing Austin/A+ Brooklyn –

           A+ - 8-ST, 2-1, 1.17, 38.1-IP. 48-K, 22-BB

Also on 5/27, Austin was placed on the IL with an oblique issue.

As of 6-10 - still on the IL

 

RP - Bryce Jenkins/A+ Brooklyn

As of end 6-3 - 15-APPS, 1-2, 2.61, 0.87, 20.2-IP, 8-BB, 22-K

As of end 6-10 - 16-APPS, 1-2, 2.49, 0.83, 21.2-IP, 8-BB, 23-K

6-11 – 1-IP, 0-H, 0-R, BB, K, 2.38

6-14 – 1-IP, 1-H, 1-ER, K, 2.66

As of end 6-17 – 18-APPS, 1-2, 2.66, 0.84, 23.2-IP, 9-BB, 25-K

Jenkins keeps hanging on this report based solely on his excellent WHIP.

 

OF JT Benson/A+ Brooklyn –

end of 6-3 - A+ - 39-AB, 9-RBI, .256/.310/.385/

As of end 6-10 - A+ - 53-AB, 1-HR, 11-RBI, .264/.371/.472/.843

6-11 – 0-3, RBI (12)

6-14 – 1-4, 2-R, 3-RBI, .238

6-16 – 1-3, R

As of end 6-17  A+ - 66-AB, 2-HR, 15-RBI, .258/.380/.485/.865

I’m really rooting for this guy.

 

NEW ADDITION - RHSP Emilio Obispo/St. Lucie –

As of 6-10 – 7-G, 4-ST, 2-1, 1.93, 1.07, 23-1-IP, 6-BB, 27-K

6-11 – 4-IP, 3-H, 0-R, 3-BB, 5-K, 1.65 – I put Obispo on this list before the 6-11  start. This just goes to prove he deserved to be added to this list. Fastball up to 96.

An absolute pleasant surprise so far.

6-17 – 5-IP, 6-H, ER, BB, 6-K, 1.67

The surprise continues…

As of 6-17 – 9-G, 6-ST, 3-1, 1.67, 1,17, 32.1-IP, 10-BB, 38-K

I’m not going to get excited… again… about a low level starter.

 

1B Randy Guzman/A-St. Lucie –

As of end 6-3:  173-AB, 9-HR, 29-RBI, .260/.363/.480/.843

As of end 6-10:  210-AB, 9-HR, 29-RBI, .257/.357/.469/.826         

6-10 – on IL-7    

 

NEW ADDITION – 2B/3B/SS Trey Synder/A-St. Lucie  – Snyder is a 20/year old former 5^th round prep pick in the 2024 draft. He started this season playing for the FCL Mets, hit .333 in 15 at-bats, and, as of the day I added him here (end of game Saturday), is hitting .296 for St. Lucie.

6-14 – 2-4, .323, .834-OPS

6-16 – 1-4, 2-R, 2-RBI, BB

6-17 -  1-5, RBI, 2B (3)

As of end 6-17 – 40-AB, 7-RBI, .300/.364/.425/.789

The Mets may be quietly developing another infielder here.

 

SS Elian Pena/A-St. Lucie –

As of end 6-3:  177-AB, 35-BB, 3-HR, 22-RBI, .282/.410/.395/.806

As of end 6-10:  199-AB, 3-HR, 22-RBI, .271/.404/.377/.781

6-11 – 0-5, 2-K

6-13 – 0-4, R, RBI

6-14 – 1-4, 2-R

6-17 – 3-5, 2-R, 2B (11)

As of end 6-17 – 220-AB, 3-HR, 23-RBI, 42-BB, .264/.393/.364/.756

Let’s face it… we were all expecting a little  more here.

 

C Yovanny Rodriguez/FCL  –

As of end 6-3:  60-AB, 5-HR, 16-RBI, .267/.353/.567/.920

As of end 6-10:  74-AB, 5-HR, 18-RBI, .297/.402/.541/.943

6-12 – 0-3, BB

6-15 – GM1: 1-2, R, BB – GM2: 0-3

6-17 – 2-4, 2-R, 2-RBI

For the week… 3-12, .250

As of end 6-17 – 89-AB, 5-HR, 21-RBI, 30-K, .281/.387/.483/.870

Haven’t seen much pop lately here.

 

SS Vladi Gomez/FCL

6-3:  49-AB, .327, HR, 9-RBI, 14-SB, 1.051-OPS

As of end 6-10 - FCL - 47-AB, 1-HR, 8-RBI, .340/.500/.532/1.032

6-12 – 0-3

6-13 - -2-2

6-15 – GM1: 1-3, 2B (3)

6-17 – 1-3, RBI, BB

For the week… 4-11

As of end 6-17 – 58-AB, 1-HR, 9-RBI, .345/.486/.517/1.004

A very pleasant surprise so far from someone none of us knew anything about.

 

RF Bohan Adderley/FCL

As of end 6-5:  76-AB, .289, 3-HR, 11-RBI, 19-SB, .796-OBP

As of end 6-10 - 88-AB, 4-HR, 13-AB, .295/.354/.477/.831

6-12 – 1-4, RBI

6-15 – GM1: 0-3 – GM2: 0-3

6-17 – 2-3, 3-R, BB

For the week… 3-13

As of end 6-17 – 101-AB, 4-HR, 14-RBI, .287/.345/.446/.791

In my next life, I want to be named Bohan.

 

END OF THE WEEK DSL STATLINES (end of games 6-17):

C Adrian La Rosa –  19-AB - .316/,435/.421/.856

1B Jonnhan Sanchez -  38-AB - .395/.531/.605/1.136

SS/3B Michalle Mercedes –  46-AB, .283/.353/.326/.679

OF Aiberson Blanco –  34-AB, .353/.439/.588/1.027

OF Henry Manrique –  41-AB, .390/.510/.561/1.071

OF Emerson Estevez –  35-AB, .229/.341/.514/.856

OF Cleiner Ramirez -  44-AB, .295/.367/.568/,936

 

HELIUM ALERT

 

SP Patrick Lohman/FCL

Lohman hasn’t gotten off to the best start this year, but the former 2025 8^TH round draft pick put it all together on Friday, going 4-IP, 0-H, 0-R, BB, 6-K. We will keep an eye on him to see how he follows this up.

 

RP Matt Turner/AAA-Syracuse – this 26/year old lefty came to the Mets from Colorado. Originally an 11^th round pick by Cleveland in the 2017 draft. Posted a 2.45-ERA in 13-apps for Binghamton before being promoted to Syracuse. As of end of Saturday, after 9-apps, is 1.86.

6-13 – 1-IP, 2-H, 0-R, K, 1.86, 1.13

6-17 – placed on IL-7

 

OF Yohairo Cuevas/A-St. Lucie – Cuevas started out this year in Brooklyn, had 81 at-bats, and hit .123. This earned him a demotion to St. Lucie; however, he’s now had 69 at-bats in Florida, and is going  .304/.456/.478/.934 there. He’s 22, which is far too old for this level, so I do expect a return to Brooklyn soon.

6-16 – 2-4, 2-R, HR (1), 2B, BB, 2-RBI

6-17 – 1-2, 2-R, RBI, 2-BB, HR (2)

As of end 6-17 – A – 78-AB, 2-HR, 11-RBI, .308/.466/.551/1.017

 

IF Collin Houck/A+ Brooklyn – Houck has got a long way to go to get his stats up to a level that would qualify him to be added to this weekly report, but he is going in the right direction, especially during the month of June. There is a chance this former 1.32 pick in the draft will pay off. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a real deal third baseman?

6-14 – 1-4, .214, .622

6-16 – 1-3

As of end 6-17 – 199-AB, 91-K, 5-HR, 21-RBI, .211/.277/.337/.614

 

RHSP Abner Meza/DSL – Th 19/yr. old is considered the one good starter on both DSL teams. Went 4-3, 2.79 in 12-games, 8-starts in 2025 as an 18/yr. old. A steal at a $10,000 bonus. Meza’s first 2026 start came on Monday when he went 5-IP, 3-H, 1-ER, 0-BB, 3-K, 3.18 for the young season. I was very surprised and disappointed Meza didn’t open this season at the FCL level. He had eaned that.

     

2B Angel Ozuma – this is the former 16-yr old NY Yankee International guppy that was rated as the number one player in the 2027 class. It earned him a $5mi bonus until it was found out that he wasn’t 16 at all. Instead, the 19-yr old was hit with a one-year suspension. The Mets scooped him up for a $10,000 price and he debuted this week for the DSL-Mets. He still comes with uber-skills, just an older version currently playing two levels below where he should be. Watch him soar.

6-16 – 3-4, RBI, .500, 1.125-OPS

 

LF/CF/2B Nick Lucky/AA-Binghamton – The Mets dipped once again on Tuesday into the Indy pool, this time for a 26/yr. old outfielder playing for the Lancaster Stormers, where he was currently hitting 177-AB, 37-K, 31-BB, 6-HR, 45-RBI, .339/.441/.548/.989. Let’s see if they once again get lucky for Lucky.

 

SP Calvin Zeigler/FCL Rehab – Wait. What? I thought he was dead. Well, it turned out that reports on Zeigler’s demise were greatly exaggerated. Seems he turned out on the mound for the FCL Mets on Wednesday, throwing a scoreless opening inning, giving up one hit, but getting one strikeout. Reason to get excited? Nowhere near.

 

3B Roybert Herrera/FCL – For some reason, I missed on this guy until I was on Wednesday what he was accomplishing for the FCL Mets. The 18/yr, old up to then has produced 35-AB, .371, .990-OPS. My apologies Roy… you are now in my report.