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2011
Wheeler Gets Tabbed Mets #1 Prospect, Then Gets Knocked Around In St. Lucie Debut
An article by Craig Lerner
Early Monday, Jim Callis of Baseball America updated the Mets top prospects and jumping to the top of the list to #1 is Zack Wheeler, the RHP the Mets obtained from San Francisco in the Carlos Beltran trade.
Wheeler, the former #6 overall pick in the 2009 draft jumped past RHP Matt Harvey who was the #7 overall pick in the 2010 draft who has already been promoted to Double-A Binghamton after a dominating performance in Single-A.
The new No. 1 Mets Prospect made his organizational debut for the Mets on Monday night, pitching for the Single-A St. Lucie Mets where he was greeted to a three-run outburst in his first inning by the Dunedin Blue Jays who won the game 9-1.
Wheeler allowed four runs on seven hits and was removed from the game after four innings. He struck out four batters, walked none and threw one wild pitch while facing 19 batters.
He is slated to make his next start for St. Lucie on Saturday.
Before the game, Wheeler spoke to SNY about the trade, his feelings about joining the Mets, and what things he needs to work on toward in his development.
About the Author: Craig Lerner
I'm a data analyst and researcher for a leading news agency who loves life and is hooked on the Mets. I love following the Amateur Draft and have a particular fondness for the Mets Minor Leagues who I follow each day. Give me a cold beer, a summer day, and a Mets game, and I'm good to go.
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What a surprise. Not really.
What is a surprise is someone having a stupid, not really.
Knocked around? Maybe in the first inning. Innings 2-4, he gave up three hits, no runs, no walks, and 4 Ks. It happens.
When you put it that way, chalk it up to jitters. New kid in a new league in the 1st inning. Let’s see what he does Saturday.
Who cares Greg? I wish you would stop posting Mets news, Mets updates and your Mets opinion on this site. Especially when it doesnt please the moneyball wing of the base.
Hey I meant Craig (sorry), and you do know I’m just kidding?
Maniac:
Moneyball has absolutely nothing to do with anything related to this post or any comments.
My comment was aimed towards the people who will come here and act as though the end of the world is near because Wheeler had a bad inning OR the people who act as though Doc Gooden is in the Mets farm system.
The only difference between Wheeler and any other Mets prospect is he has a higher ceiling. Just let the kid develop
Seriously who cares? Either you care because you’re making too much of a deal out of him or you care because you just badly need to be negative about him.
Let the kid develop just like any other prospect would. He’s a top pitching prospect in the sport, we should be happy he’s on our side and hope he hits that potential. Worrying about 1 start here or there is pointless. Let him get to AA and develop and then let’s start talking about his event throw.