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2012
Ask Petey: Where Will Nimmo, Marquez & Evans Play?
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Another good question was just slid under my door, but when I checked, there was no one out in the hall except the neighbor’s cat. Could this have been sent by the Secret Service?….nah! It’s just a note in a badly soiled envelope with a barely legible name scribbled across it: Fonzie13. Hmmmmm sounds like a phony name if ever I heard one.
But even if it is a fake moniker, the question he asks is legit. It’s actually brilliant in it’s simplicity. He wants to know:
“Where do they plan on playing Phil Evans this season, Kingsport or Brooklyn? Also same question for Nimmo and Marquez? Thanks!”
Thanks? Is this guy for real? Or maybe he was sent by another blog site to see the way we deal with tough Mets questions here at MMO. And that is a tough question. One that, if I’m not careful, could make me look really stupid. And I don’t need any help in that department, thank you very much.
I had originally picked Phil Evans to start the year in Savannah, so that’s strike one right there, now I have to pick him, Marquez and Nimmo? That’s going to take some research, give me a minute…..Okay, that wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be.
The most obvious pick is Brad Marquez. The guy has zero experience in pro ball, and is extremely raw as a prospect. In addition, he is learning a new position this spring as he tackles center field, so I think it’s a safe bet that he will start on the bottom rung of the minor league ladder, at Kingsport. I look for him and Joey Tuschak to be fixtures for the K-Mets in CF and LF in 2012.
Nimmo has a lot more time in minor league camp in 2012, plus the time spent in the organization in August and September last year. So it wouldn’t be out-of-the-question for him to push his way to Brooklyn. But my gut instinct tells me he will start out manning RF in Kingsport, where a quick start might get him a fast promotion to the NY Penn League.
I mean, since there’s absolutely no need to rush the guy, why present him with a big challenge like playing with a bunch of guys two or three years older than himself in the NY Penn? The smart move would be to start him out with kids his own age, let him get his feet wet, get some confidence, and see if his natural talent will allow him to rise to the top of the Appy league. Then you send him to Brooklyn.
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That leaves Evans. I believe that for at least the time being they will leave him at shortstop. I mean the guy is so young it certainly can’t hurt. Assuming they don’t go high for a shortstop in the 2012 draft, the Mets will have to decide who will go where between Phil Evans, and Juan Carlos Gamboa at Kingsport and Brooklyn.
Don’t ask me why but I just feel that Evans has a wee bit more polish than Gamboa, and so the best way to initially utilize their talents are with Gamboa at Kingsport, and Evans at Brooklyn. Of course that would get blown out of the water if they draft a college shortstop, like a Danny Muno. Then I could see Evans playing second at Kingsport with Gamboa at short. This is a pretty tough call, I just make it look easy.
So there you go Fonzie13….if that’s your real name….it looks like this right now:
2012 Mets Top Prospect Landing Zones
Phillip Evans: Brooklyn
Bradley Marquez: Kingsport
Brandon Nimmo: Kingsport
That’s it for this lame-ass edition of Ask Petey. If you have a Mets minor league question you just have to know the answer to, don’t lose sleep over it….Ask Petey!
About the Author: Peter Shapiro
The first time I went to Shea was not for a Mets game, it was for the Beatles concert there in August of '66. My first Met game was '67, a guy named Salty Parker was the interim-manager then. My first pennant race was 1969. As a 12 year-old that summer and fall, I managed to get to the park for 3 games. The first was the beginning of the Miracle which actually started on Tuesday July 8, 1969 with a day game against the Cubs. I was there a lot in '73. I saw games 3 & 5 of the 1973 NL Playoffs against the "Big Red Machine", from the upper deck behind home plate. It was from there that I witnessed the fight between Bud Harrelson and Pete Rose, and the mayhem that ensued. And that sweet victory in game 5! I saw a couple of WS games at Shea that year against that legendary Oakland A's club. I was there in 1985 for every single game Dr. K pitched including his two 16 strikeout performances, and the day he one-hit the Cubs on an infield single and the Mets won 1-0. I loved being a Met fan in those days. Hopefully we are once again preparing to emerge from the darkness.
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NL East Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braves | 41 | 28 | .594 | - |
| Nationals | 34 | 34 | .500 | 6.5 |
| Phillies | 33 | 37 | .471 | 8.5 |
| Mets | 25 | 39 | .391 | 13.5 |
| Marlins | 21 | 47 | .309 | 19.5 |
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Who cares about brandon nimmo right now, seriously, the kid won’t be here until 2015!!!!!
And he’d probably won’t even be a met by then… With the emerge back again of Corey vaughn, with Kirk in the bigs and lagares coming up soon nimmo will be an afterthought, meaning he’d be a trade chip…
Apparently Fonzie13 does?
Obviously you do.
*Inquiring minds want to know.
I care. Because I want to know how this gamble by Paul Depodesta is going to play out. The kid wasn’t in a viable high school baseball setting, and was taken in the first round. His progression might be the most interesting IF he pans out in pro ball, especially when playing for a team in the most populated city in pro sports, and a non-forgiving fan base. That is some pressure for a kid from no high school baseball, and a state whose population probably compares to New York City, itself.
Love the gifs you use for this features and how you spin the post. Secret Service doesn’t = Fonzie13 – LOL.
What’s with the recent infusion of our One Term President’s mug? Petey, you must be part of the obsequious main stream media we read about.
Oh God Des, I hope not!
Petey, I knew you were too good a writer to do the Chris Matthew’s Thrill Up My Leg bit. thanks. Besides following a few baseball sites, I also read many political views. Being past my teenage years, I don’t want to overdose on The One.
If there were blogs like this in 1982 I could see Alex 68 saying who cares about this POS Darryl Strawberry right now.
So are you saying/predicting nimmo to be as good as strawberry was?? Last i checked Strawberry was the man in high school, touted as the best prospect in baseball hands down, didn’t read anything like that about nimmo…
LOL, even if you did you wouldn’t believe it and would go off on one of your BA and scout rants.
Wanna see how some of the top rank BA prospects for this year are doing?
Matt Moore : 1-2 5.71
Mike Trout: 233 1 2
Jesus Montero: 284 4 15
Devin Mesoraco: 270 1 3
Drew Pomeranz: 0-2 4.70
Are they gonna apologize to the teams???
hah! Probably not since they get their information from the teams.
Do you have an illusion in your mind that says TB, LAA, SEA, CIN, COL value their young players because Baseball America told them to?
You think Andrew Friedman is calling Baseball America and saying “hey man what gives! You said Moore was gonna be good!”
Hey, i’ve been on record saying that Matt Moore is a stud, go figure..
Are you saying those teams would be willing to dump them? If so I will take a Moore and Montero please.
What? No Trout?
being a top prospect, and potential future star, does not mean that you are going to come out of the gate like the true ethereal MiL talents, such as Mike Vail and Mike Jacobs.
I think Nimmo will start in Brooklyn even if like you say he’d be playing with players 2-4 years older than him. If only because I think the front office will want to showcase his talents on a grander stage than the boondocks in Kingsport. But I still enjoyed reading this and agree with your other picks.
I do have a question for you if it’s ok to just leave it here. In 2014 when Bay, Santana and possibly Wright will be gone, what would our batting order look like? I’d really like to see who you envision in the infield and outfield. Thanks ahead of time.
Great question! Check back tomorrow and I’ll give it my best shot.
I have faith that the FO now is going to make decisions based on BB factors, and what is best for the LT development of the players (and by extension, the mets), not what amounts to PR (trying to show off a top draft pick). besides, if they think he really isn’t ready, isn’t it worse to have him struggle in Brooklyn than develop in Kingsport?
LoL Petey, so Obama has you on his speed dial?
He know’s who his “go-to” guy is for Mets minors.
thanks for the response…
Fonzi…..err….I mean, Mack