Met fans might end up happy Sandy Alderson was not forced to move Binghamton shortstop Gavin Cecchini in making moves to bolster the Mets big league line-up.
Cecchini is having a breakout season at the Double-A level and is sizzling in Binghamton. In his last two games, two wins for the first place B-Mets, Cecchini went 9-for-11 including two doubles, one triple and four RBI’s.
The offensive barrage raises Cecchini’s batting average to a team best .317. Cecchini’s 22 doubles lead Binghamton. His 47 runs batted in trail only Josh Rodriguez who has 62, and Cecchini’s .376 on-base-percentage, aided by 34 base-on-balls, is the 7th best in the Eastern League.
Cecchini seems unfazed by seeing his name appear in recent trade rumors reported by the press. “It’s out of my control,” Cecchini told Alex Schiffer of NJ.com.
“I just have to go out there and keep getting better and control the things I can control. I just have to handle my business and that’s what I’m doing.”
Based on recent results, Cecchini is doing that extremely well. The Binghamton shortstop bats at the top of the line-up and brings a disciplined approach to the batter’s box.
In the NJ.com piece, Cecchini credited his brother Garin, a prospect in the Red Sox organization, with assisting his turnaround.
“Every league that I’ve played in beside the Florida State League, he’s played in that league,” Cecchini told Schiffer. “Talking with him and learning from his pointers has been a huge help.”
Cecchini has moved up the ranks. According to MLB.com he is now the team’s 5th best prospect. His five hits on Thursday night where a career high.
