Comments on: (Updated) Mets Minors Beat: Mateo, Fulmer, Matz, Tapia Making Strong Cases For Promotions

By: Des

Des — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 23:03:53 +0000

Thanks Petey. The graphic is now in my personal picture file.

By: Fonzie13

Fonzie13 — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:50:25 +0000

Petey you da man! Great work. I’d like to see Mateo get bumped up to Savannah. He’s way too advanced for The NY Penn League. His command and his poise for such a young kid is amazing. He’s definitely on the fast track to Flushing.

By: Petey Pete

Petey Pete — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:44:06 +0000

Thank you very much! Your kind words are greatly appreciated!

By: wasadeyo

wasadeyo — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:33:32 +0000

Always enjoy reading your informative and entertaining posts Petey Pete. I always look forward to your next update and stories about the minor leagues!

By: Tommy2cat

Tommy2cat — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:26:52 +0000

BTW, as a corollary, the other part of this equation is to develop or acquire a couple of catchers capable of bringing a young staff along.

By: Tommy2cat

Tommy2cat — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:23:34 +0000

Pete – Thanks so much for the round-up. Your report is music to our ears. My firm belief is that we will be rewarded for our patience, which is a trait that was non-existent in the Minaya era. Not to disparage Omar completely, because he has an excellent eye for talent.

While it may take a couple of years, the Mets may resemble the pitching-rich organization upon which it’s best reputation and successes were built.

The glass is half-full and rising.

LGM!!!

By: Heybatter

Heybatter — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:47:51 +0000

If the Mets are to trade for legitimate MLB players now or later, some of these guys will be gone. Whom if any of them do you see as untouchables at this point, knowing that could change later?

By: Even Flow

Even Flow — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 22:57:22 +0000

2015? Hmmm. I would think he’d fly through the system and arrive by 2014, but who knows what will happen? Thanks.

By: Petey Pete

Petey Pete — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 22:40:03 +0000

Thanks for the questions.

I think Fulmer will spend next season at St. Lucie.

My ETA for Mateo? 2015

By: Even Flow

Even Flow — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 22:31:05 +0000

Pete, two questions on two of my favorite pitching prospects in the system:

-Where will Fulmer will start out next season: St. Lucie or Binghamton?

-Mateo is a monster. Looks like a legit future top 10 prospect in baseball. Any predictions on his ETA to the show?

By: Mr North Jersey

Mr North Jersey — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 21:40:31 +0000

Nice informative breakdowns on these prospects Pete. Thx for the read.

By: srt

srt — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 18:05:15 +0000

That dog is so cute….

Good stuff, Petey.
Keeping my eye on Domingo Tapia. Been reading good things about this young arm.

By: Tim B.

Tim B. — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:40:04 +0000

Thumbs up Pete! Sounds like an interesting piece playing both players numbers – in St. Lucie and Binghamton – off of each other and having Glenn throw some insight in as well! (course, we gotta get Kotalek some numbers in Bingo, but once that Francisco guy is gone I’m sure they will ).

By: Petey Pete

Petey Pete — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:33:50 +0000

Tim you might be interested to know that Glenn Abbott said I could contact him with a question or two from time to time. I think I’ll send him a note this week with a couple questions about Rosario and Kolarek.

By: JetsMets13

JetsMets13 — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:26:33 +0000

Excellent update. There’s so much going on lately and it was nice to read about it all in a cool and concise report like this. Thanks.

By: Tim B.

Tim B. — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:25:45 +0000

Thanks for the insight Pete! I remember when Rosario came up and in just looking at his numbers thought ‘Wow! This kids gonna be something to watch!’ only to have him trip, stumble, falter and even to this point not really recover. I will be very interested to see how Kolarek adjusts, and I won’t put as much ‘wow, awesome, he’s the real deal’ thought into his previous numbers.

By: Petey Pete

Petey Pete — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:24:56 +0000

Thanks Des! If you click on the photo, you can save it to use for yourself!

By: Des

Des — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:20:59 +0000

Good stuff again Petey Pete. The info was great and the canine graphic was terrific. Hold onto it for future use.

By: Petey Pete

Petey Pete — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:08:40 +0000

Well Tim my friend, you certainly do come up with some good questions for a lazy Saturday morning, only problem is I haven’t had my coffee yet, but let me take a stab at this. Remember this is just me speculating the best I can, I really don’t know squat about these guys internal make-up, or where they will top out, or how long it will take for them to get there. Everybody on Binghamton that I have talked to at Bingo this year have pretty much agreed that the jump from high-A to AA is a very big one as far as the competition goes, as opposed to say AA to AAA, which is not such a big jump.

I talked to Rosario on Tuesday, but it was mostly me giving him a pep-talk, I didn’t ask him what made his command fly out the window when he got to the Eastern League. But it did, and there could be a bunch of reasons why. Lack of control has not been typical for Rosario at any other time in his career, so I would assume he will come back to earth at some point and start to get hitters out again.

Now Kolarek is a whole nother story. He has a very advanced arsenal and should translate very well to the Eastern League (but who really knows?). In an interview I did with Kolarek last winter he told me his too main pitches are his very good four-seamer, and his change-up, which is probably his best pitch. It his mastery of the change that will give Kolarek the ability to succeed at each level he climbs. The pitch by his own description:

“I would say my change-up is my second best pitch because I feel comfortable throwing it in just about any count or any situation. When I throw a real good one it will have some tailing movement into a lefty or away from a righty.”

Then there was his determination to develop his two-seamer this year and to use his slider more effectively.

“I feel like I made a lot of progress with my slider last year and I want to continue to build off of that. I would mainly use it when I was ahead in the count and was trying to get a strike out or ground ball, but I really want to get to the point this year where I can use my slider when I’m behind in the count in a typical fastball situation.”

It seems like Kolarek has more tools to work with and they might play better in AA, we’ll see.

By: jdon

jdon — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:06:59 +0000

These updates are much appreciated. Thank you.