Comments on: Mets Lower Minors: Maron Rakes, Lara Pitches A Winner, Massie Shelled

By: Sean Kenny

Sean Kenny — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 20:15:17 +0000

It is a difficult situation without having another low-level affiliate. However, it will take a year or two to rectify the situation. Expect a lot more players to be released in the lower levels, especially college players who are not producing.

By: srt

srt — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:23:10 +0000

‘Due to the removal of a level, the Mets have been forced to stash an inordinate amount of MiLB players on the DL, many of whom aren’t injured.’

Wow….this is just wrong. I can’t imagine how that stunts these young players development down there.

Wilpons need to sell.

By: Sean Kenny

Sean Kenny — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:19:12 +0000

Due to the removal of a level, the Mets have been forced to stash an inordinate amount of MiLB players on the DL, many of whom aren’t injured. The Mets lower minors has high-upside pitching, and has been placing most college players in Savannah or St. Lucie.

In addition, with the drafting formula for college arms with more MLB-readiness, guys like Verrett, Mazzoni and Pill are more the immediate focus and guys like Fulmer, Matz and Akeel Morris are on the back-burner.

The Mets have much better power potential in the upper minors, even as high as Brooklyn. Stefan Sabol, Jayce Boyd and Kevin Plawecki have some promising power, and Evans and Nimmo aren’t traditional sluggers, but are both very young.

K.Port is the lowest level, so it shouldn’t be much of a surprise they don’t have sluggers. Most of the team is comprised of people who graduated the DSL and high-school players who are raw. The Mets are very heavy in Hi-A and Lo-A, and a logjam in the OF seems very likely for 2013

By: gorgeguy

gorgeguy — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:31:19 +0000

Sean,

With the FO talking about building the Mets from within, what’s up with their lower tier minors? First of all, they seemed to sign the fewest amount of draft picks out of all the MLB teams. What’s up with that?

Now that the Mets have only 2, instead of the usual 3, short season teams, it seems that you would have a higher concentration of good players. On the contrary, you have the whole Kingsport team hardly hitting for average and it seems that no one has any power.

Any insight you can provide would be appreciated, not debated.

Scott Rozell
Portland, OR