Comments on: Prospect Pulse: Analyzing Mets Catching Prospect Kevin Plawecki

By: DrDooby

DrDooby — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:24:30 +0000

Plawecki certainly is intriguing. We’ll know a lot more after the 2013 season and what his upside actually is.

By: Just-Da-Damaja

Just-Da-Damaja — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:28:43 +0000

Omir Santos >>> Kevin Pawlecki

By: Just-Da-Damaja

Just-Da-Damaja — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:28:20 +0000

Francisco Pena >>> Kevin Pawlecki

By: Just-Da-Damaja

Just-Da-Damaja — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:27:58 +0000

Juan Centeno >>> Kevin Pawlecki

By: OmarsLegacy

OmarsLegacy — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:52:32 +0000

If this man was not drafted by the Mets, you would be laughing at his selection if it were made by any other NL team. The selection was laughed at on draft day.

By: OmarsLegacy

OmarsLegacy — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:49:54 +0000

You have a better chance of taking over for Alderson after he is fired in 2 years. There are going to be a ton of jokes made over this selection. This is the end result of Jose Reyes going free agent.

“You can’t make it up” as Joe Benigno says….

By: sarge69

sarge69 — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:27:57 +0000

Nice summary and accompanying analysis for those of us that don;t always get the inside pitch!
Lacking depth in minor league system it was good for Mets to draft him despite the semantics, as you stated, over whether he would have been available later on; says who?

I wonder over those that state an opinion as fact when it comes to draft picks w/o knowing, unless you had a crystal ball, if Paw was going to be there.

And this was before acquiring d’Arnaud so catcher cupboard was bare, mainly veterans, other teams castaways, so this kid looks like he could be a good addition, maybe back up catcher or possible starter if d’Arnaud has physical/performance problems.

Great that he know gets to work with the up and coming young arms in system as well as d’Arnaud will also.

By: srt

srt — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:53:30 +0000

Love the prospect analysis and interviews that MMO brings here.
Keep ‘em coming!

By: Metsie

Metsie — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:15:04 +0000

It develops the more you play in the MLB but the problem is you have to have something that keeps you there long enough for it to develop in any notable way in the first place….

You can’t last long in the MLB with just a good eye….
But you can make it even with a bad eye provided you can hit the ball well…
And if you do and stick long enough you can then develop a better eye.

By: neekerbreeker

neekerbreeker — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:58:34 +0000

Also, an eye at the plate tends not to be something you can develop, you either have it or you don’t.

By: Metsie

Metsie — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:25:53 +0000

I’m impressed with the 1:1 K:BB ratio….

Thats very important if you ask me because it shows he has the ability to fight off some pitches when down in the count….And a good eye to make it pay off.

As for what he was projected, once you get out of the 1st round the projections go out the window….

Even to some degree once you get past the top 10 of the draft unless a guy expected to go top 10 falls below that the guys that are usually there are seperated by miniscule differences and thier bust/Not more likely will depend on if you have room to use him when the time comes he is ready….

Which is Why I always get into with folks who say you don’t draft based on current needs….
Well you do if your needs have no MiL option to solve them and if your taking players who are that close to each other it is better to take the position your currently weak in than in a position you are strong in (Like we do at SS!)

By: taskmaster4450

taskmaster4450 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:00:42 +0000

You only need to look at the FO that drafted him to know what he thinks….garbage just like every other pick in 2011 and 2012.

By: Mr North Jersey

Mr North Jersey — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:24:46 +0000

Nice analysis Mitch. I don’t know if you have already touched on this in the past but do you have any thoughts as far as how you view Plawecki compared to some of the following Mets catchers (Tomas Nido, Cam Maron, Blake Forsythe, Francisco Pena, Juan Centeno and Kai Gronauer) in the system?

By: Alex68

Alex68 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:22:24 +0000

Lol… Trust me, you dont wanna know…

By: Teddy K

Teddy K — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:53:51 +0000

Nice work Mitch.

By: TRS86

TRS86 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:52:02 +0000

LOL, what are your’s Alex? Try to be unbiased.

By: Alex68

Alex68 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:51:05 +0000

Thanks for your input… now, again, Maniac, thoughts on this kid?????

By: TRS86

TRS86 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:48:14 +0000

I know you said Maniac but I will butt in as always. I think he had a pretty good year last year in his first pro season but he will have to move quickly being that he’s a college kid.

Also, on a side note. Got to see Francisco Pena play last night and even though his bat is still awful his catching mechanics looked great. He’s still only 22 so maybe there’s still time for him.

By: Alex68

Alex68 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:43:23 +0000

Maniac, thoughts on this kid?????

By: neekerbreeker

neekerbreeker — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:33:24 +0000

I’ve always seen Plawecki as an organizational guy, very much in line with “philosophy.” Good plate discipline, smart, coachable, yada yada … as such he represents a sort of litmus for Alderson & Co., and I’m not sure that’s fair to the kid. The article very correctly ascribes his purpose more than any other as organizational depth. Is depth at the catcher’s position worth a 35th overall pick? His ceiling may end up being D’Arnaud’s back up. Personally I think it was a stretch and I think they placed organizational principles a little too high in making this selection, could be wrong though, esp. since he hasn’t exactly bombed, so it remains to be seen. He certainly is an interesting case.