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2012
The Binghamton Buzz: Wheeler Pitches Another Gem
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Ramblings From Henry and Fayette Streets
The Week That Was: May 21st – May 27th
The Binghamton Mets ended this past week with a record of two wins and five losses. The B-Mets dropped three of four in their first visit of 2012 to New Britain, Connecticut, and upon returning home have dropped two of three so far to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats with the rubber match being played as we speak (and will be included in next week’s ‘The Week That Was’). Binghamton’s one win in New Britain was a gem thrown by New York Mets top prospect Zack Wheeler. In eight innings worth of work, Wheeler earned his fourth win of the season by allowing only one run on two hits while striking out seven along the way. Jenrry Mejia pitched his second rehab start in a Binghamton uniform – which would prove his last in Double A with his callup to Buffalo at the end of the week – on Thursday morning in the rubber match against New Britain. Mejia pitched five innings, allowing four runs on five hits with five strikeouts and three walks in the game. Matt den Dekker’s hitting streak ended at 17 games on Wednesday. Den Dekker still holds the team lead in HR’s (6), RBI’s (22), and slugging (.513). The current batting average leader for the B-Mets is Eric Campbell at .315. Zack Wheeler still leads the team in ERA (1.97), WHIP (1.05), and strikeouts (52), and is tied with Collin McHugh for wins at 4. McHugh is second in ERA (2.15), WHIP (1.14), and strikeouts (45). Josh Edgin, who has not appeared on the B-Mets roster since April 20th, still leads the team in saves with two, a number that will certainly be challenged by Adrian Rosario.
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All Star Voting
In lieu of this week’s ‘player profile’ section, the Minor League Staff at MMO would like to encourage all Mets fans to vote on your favorite Binghamton Mets batter and pitcher to attend the 2012 Eastern League All-Star Game. The game will be held on Wednesday, July 11th at First Energy Stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania. To vote, follow the link here:
Eastern League All-Star Voting
For a complete Binghamton Mets roster, follow this link:
Weekly Stat Snapshot
Here’s where the Binghamton Mets stack up against the rest of the Eastern League
Batters
Eric Campbell – 2nd in the league with a .430 OBP; 8th in the league with a .315 BA
Matt den Dekker – 1st in AB’s with 193; T-1st in runs with 35; 1st in doubles with 16
Pitchers
Zack Wheeler – 4th in ERA at 1.97; 3rd with 52 K’s; 3rd in WHIP at 1.05
Collin McHugh – 5th in ERA at 2.15; 6th in strikeouts with 45; 5th in WHIP at 1.14
Did You Know?
The Eastern League, the AA level league the B-Mets currently play in, was formed on March 23, 1923 at the Arlington Hotel in Binghamton. The site where the hotel was located in downtown Binghamton was exactly one block west of where NYSEG Stadium is today. As part of an urban renewal boon that reimagined downtown Binghamton in the 60′s and 70′s, the Arlington Hotel was demolished. Today, it serves as a parking lot for the adjacent United States Post Office.
The Kilmer Building, on the extreme right, is the only one of these three buildings still standing today. The Arlington Hotel is the red brick building on the left.
Quote of the Week
Certainly one of the aces of the Binghamton Mets staff this season, Collin McHugh makes a repeat performance in our ‘Quote of the Week’ section. In the ‘its always good to have a fallback career’ catagory, @Collin_McHugh tweeted this on May 24th:
“In my professional freelance meteorology opinion, it could rain today. Or it might not.”
About the Author: Tim Burns
A Mets fan since birth, a Binghamton Mets fan since he watched them put the first shovel in the dirt in 1991 at Henry and Fayette Streets and every season since then, Tim is a vehement supporter - and at times defender - of Binghamton and his hometown team. From the days of Isringhausen, Pulsipher, and Wilson, to Reyes and Wright, all the way to present day den Dekker, Wheeler, and McHugh, he remembers when and is proud of all those that have graduated from the ballpark formerly known as Binghamton Municipal Stadium! Let's Go (B)Mets!
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NL East Standings
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braves | 26 | 18 | .591 | - |
| Nationals | 23 | 22 | .511 | 3.5 |
| Phillies | 21 | 24 | .467 | 5.5 |
| Mets | 17 | 25 | .405 | 8.0 |
| Marlins | 13 | 32 | .289 | 13.5 |
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wheeler may end up forcing his way up sooner than a lot of people think.
I am all for not rushing a guy, but once their “development checklist” is done, if they are getting results then they really don’t have any reason to stay in the minors, so why bother wasting their bullets where it doesn’t count?
I would nt expect any movement with Wheeler until July or August, And I wouldn’t expect him to be one of our September callups unless we are so far out of it why the hell not.
Perhaps a promotion of Mejia might get him up to AAA though. But I think they are going to stay the course on Wheeler to see what affect a long hot summer has on him first.
also, for the MiL gurus (being as this is the bingo thread), how would you catagorize mchugh? is he Harvey without the 1st round pedigree and name recognition (iow the rep), or a Schwinden type?
Well, he’s nothing like Harvey, except they both throw right-handed. He’s not really anything like Schwinden either, sorry, it’s just not that simple to pigeon-hole the guy with an unfair comparison. Forget about trying to make him the same as someone else, he’s not.
Here is an interview I did with him last winter, in it he describes his arsenal in detail. If you want to have a better idea of what kind of pitcher he is, read his description of his pitches. The only thing I would add about him other than the pitches he throws, is to say he is a very intelligent pitcher, very aggressive on the mound, and he keeps the ball down.
Oooops, it might help if I provided you with the link:
http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/10/mets-prospect-collin-mchugh-answers-some-questions-for-mmo.html
Just read that, great interview. Seems like a well grounded kid who knows what he wants and isn’t afraid to work hard.
interesting interview.
Not trying to pigeonhole anyone, but for people (which is pretty much most of us!) that don’t see the minor league guys actually play, getting a “kind of similar to that other guy” profile helps put the player in context.
Especially in the minors, where the #s don’t tell you the whole story. So, is a player a limited tools, getting by on smarts and control/deception? Or a big “stuff” guy that is getting results on sheer talent but not much clue what is happening? Repetoire wise too, since some guys are power arms vs. sinker/breaking ball types.
in any case, he certainly has shown enough to deserve the promotion to AAA, which I assume is coming as soon as they clear the logjam. And what the hell, let him compete for a spot on the Mets out of ST next year. He has plenty of experience as a pro now, and ain’t getting any younger.
I fully expect Wheeler to be in AAA by the end of the year. I think he is moving up that timeline of 2014 to 2013 very quickly.
Yes, I agree. There were a lot of detractors when the Mets made the trade for Wheeler and even some concerns he might have been damaged goods. But if anyone doesn’t love that trade now after what we’ve seen, they are simply ignorant and know nothing about the game. For all those Mets fans who cried when we traded Kazmir, Zach Wheeler is Kazmir squared!
McHugh has been an interesting case. This guy struggled big time at Advanced A St Lucie last year, gets bumped up to AA Bingo and has been outstanding sinc. He’s been so good that I think you can now throw his name into the mix with the other top pitching prospects.
That is the thing about the minors. You can’t just use the stats themselves. From what I was reading, he had good stuff and showed signs of being ready to move on, he just had lousy luck and some of it just wouldn’t come together.
McHugh is definitely right there with the other pitching prospects, well put Fonz. Numbers/stats/pitches aside, this kid has this air or swagger about him when he gets on the mound. I haven’t seen him rattled (granted, I wasn’t at the game last week when he got tossed), and he seems to just get in a zone and get it done – don’t know – just know the one’s that are gonna make it when they pass through here, and he is on that list for sure. His start the other day (yesterday? man, I do the writeups but it’s been a long week so you’ll have to excuse me) – let up a couple in one inning, came out the next and went 1, 2, 3.
I am pleasantly surprised by Wheeler. I thought it was too soon to bump him to Bingo and then he got roughed up at first. Nice to see him bounce back so well.
Wheeler seems locked in now – his performance after his brief stint on the DL has been lights out for sure.