Binghamton has announced they have released INF Aderlin Rodriguez, INF Dustin Lawley, and OF Eudy Pina from the AA roster.
Lawley was a 19th round pick of the Mets in 2011 and has hit .213/.256/.370 with six homeruns and 26 RBI. He has been more productive lately with two homeruns and eight RBI over his last ten games. He has also struggled in the field this year committing 15 errors in only 51 games at third base. The 26-year old has always shown good power in the Minors hitting 76 homeruns and 136 doubles over 504 games in the Mets system.
Rodriguez is known for his powerful swing and did not disappoint in that department this year with 13 doubles, 10 homeruns, and a .461 slugging percentage. Over his last ten games he hit .324 with three homeruns while playing almost exclusively first base this year. The Mets have shown an unhappiness with Aderlin despite the power, signing two different Minor League veterans this year (David Cooper & Brock Peterson) to split time with him at the 1B/DH slot. The 23-yead old failed to get on-base consistently in this year with a .288 OBP and his entire career with a .302 OBP.
Pina is the biggest surprise to me because he has been tearing the cover off the ball lately going 15-34 (.441) over his last ten games. He was hitting .304/.323/.407 with seven doubles, five triples, and two home runs to go along with eight stolen bases this year. However, the 24-yeaar old has struck out 57 times this season compared to only eight walks.
The moves put the Binghamton roster at 21 players with Michael Conforto, Brandon Nimmo, and Paul Sewald all on the temporary inactive list. Meaning when those three return (maybe Nimmo and Conforto go to Vegas instead) they have one open spot right now which I think obviously goes to Jeff McNeil.
McNeil is still leading the Florida State League in hitting with his .320 average, 3rd in runs (53), and 5th in OPS at .779. Dominic Smith would also make some sense with the way he has played this year putting himself in the Top 10 in almost every offensive category in the FSL including leading in doubles (27), 2nd in RBI (53), and 7th in OPS (.777).
