Mets Minors: Organizational Leaders In Batting

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• Mr North Jersey September 10, 2012 at 3:13 pm

  It’s interesting to see the HR leaders all are right handed except for Den Dekker.

  Looking at the leaders as far as combined HR over the last 2 seasons I am impressed with how Vaughn’s power has grown and how young Aderlin still is considering the power he has already shown.

  41/HR – Aderlin Rodriguez (A,A+) (20 Years old)
  36/HR – Cory Vaughn (A,A+) (23 Years old)
  34/HR – Matt Den Dekker (A+,AA,AAA) (25 Years old)
  28/HR – Travis Taijeron (SS,A,A+) (23 Years old)
  27/HR – Wilmer Flores (A+,AA) (21 Years old)
  26/HR – Josh Satin (AA,AAA) (33 Years old)
  24/HR – Dustin Lawley (RK,A) (27 Years old)
  22/HR – Zach Lutz (A+,AAA) (26 Years old)

  38/HR – Val Pascucci (AAA) (33 Years old)
  • JetsMets13 September 10, 2012 at 4:01 pm

    The fact that most are right-handed is definitely a good thing. I only wish they were a litle closer to the Majors because we could sure use one or two of them.
  • Trs86 September 10, 2012 at 4:27 pm

    Not that it’s much better but Satin is 27 years old not 33, lol.
  • Des September 11, 2012 at 10:29 am

    MNJ — Josh Satin was born on December 23, 1984 in Hidden Hills, CA. He’s a few months shy of being 28 years old.
• stick September 10, 2012 at 3:42 pm

  Flores is a good hitter. really anxious to see him in the majors. Could use a few more of them at that level!
• Hodges14 September 10, 2012 at 5:00 pm

  Not that I want to be Debbie Downer but isn’t it kind of pathetic that we only have one hitter in the entire minor leagues that hit over .300 this season?

  I mean that kind of blows don’t you think?

  Also down at Kingsport and Brooklyn where the last two years of draft picks call home, they had like the worst hitting in their leagues playing against other teams draft classes.

  Does this concern anyone in the least bit?
  • Sloatsburg Mets Fan September 10, 2012 at 8:03 pm

    Hodges

    I thought the same thing. I do think some guys had better years than what was suggested. Den Dekker for one, even after a terrible slump. Nice to see a catcher in the organization doing well. Does anyone know anything else about Cam Maron? Is he a good catcher? Does he have any power or power potential? How does he project? Is he a MLB starting catcher possibility? Will he stay behind the dish? What’s his favorite color?
• L.I. METS FAN September 10, 2012 at 9:24 pm

  Maron is a great catcher. MLB by 2015. Handles pitchers well, has a great memory of hitters/situations which only improves his game with action. Forget comparing against the team, near the top of the league for the past 2 years in hitting. Great eye at the plate, disciplined, high OBP. Only 21 years old, potential is sky-high.
  • Trs86 September 10, 2012 at 9:32 pm

    Plawecki had a good first season as well. The average was only .250 but the power and OBP was good. 7 Hr in 216 AB.
• Sloatsburg Mets Fan September 10, 2012 at 9:55 pm

  LI and Trs, Thank you both very much. LI your notes on him are exceptional, clearly you’re a very passionate follower of the minors. Trs, you are as well but what impressed me even more about you is that you read my mind. I was actually going to ask specifically about KPlaw.
  • Willis September 11, 2012 at 9:29 am

    Plawecki is head and shoulders above Maron as a prospect. Maron has exhibited no power at all and also thr
    • Willis September 11, 2012 at 9:34 am

      Whoops

      … throws out base runners at an awfully poor rate.

      Plawecki, once he adjusts his approach at the plate (he looks at too many pitches, IMO), has a chance to be a good prospect.

      Interestingly, we’ll see next year how the Mets feel about these guys since either or both of them could be assigned to St Lucie (definitely Maron).
    • TRS86 September 11, 2012 at 9:35 am

      What I like about P is that every report talks about his game calling ability. As a college catcher who called his own game that has to be very valuable. Something that many forget about Thole is that he has caught about the same amount of professional games as Pena… He’s still very inexperienced in terms of catching.
      • Willis September 11, 2012 at 9:51 am

        Thole will never be the catcher on a competitive team. He has no strong redeeming quality. Plawecki has a long way to go seems to me to be a promising prospect. He certainly looks the part
        • TRS86 September 11, 2012 at 10:17 am

          P does have a long way to go but it may take him a short time to get here. Remembering he is a college kid and they have the potential to rise through the ranks much quicker. I would not be shocked to see him in AAA in 2014.
          • Willis September 11, 2012 at 10:48 am

            By the end of 2014, I agree. Still, its a ways away.