The New York Mets drafted 17-year-old prep shortstop Mark Vientos with their second round pick in the 2017 draft, and so far the returns have been impressive. Leading into the draft, Vientos was billed as one of the top prep bats available and ranked as the No. 40 prospect of the draft according to Baseball America. The talented Vientos is listed at 6’4”, and while he’s played...
Last Night’s Quick Scores Las Vegas drops third straight game to Tacoma, losing on Thursday, 5-4. Binghamton loses first game of series to Trenton, 6-5. St. Lucie and Daytona postponed due to rain. Doubleheader scheduled for Friday at 5:05 PM. Savannah scores one in ninth to break tie and earn the victory over Augusta, 2-1. Brooklyn opens a three game series by defeating Vermont, 7-2. Kingsport...
Matthew Koch, P DOB: 10/2/1990 Bats/Throws: Left/Right 2013: 82.1 IP, 4.70 ERA, 2.87 FIP, 7.43 K/9, 0.44 B/9 2013 Review Koch began his first full professional season in Low-A Savannah of the Sally League. The former third-round pick out of Louisville would go on to pitch 82.1 innings in 15 starts to go along with three relief appearances. In those 82.1 innings he would post an uninspiring 4.70...
Beck Wheeler DOB: 12/13/1988 Bats/Throws: Right/Right 2013 Total Stats: 50.1 IP, 2.32 ERA, 2.68 FIP, 13.23 K/9, 2.86 BB/9 2013 Review Beck Wheeler pitched the entire season in Low-A Savannah and was dominant in his relief role. He got off to a tremendous start, not allowing an earned run in six April appearances that saw him strike out 14 batters while walking just one over 9.2 innings. He would...
Cesar Puello, RF Bats/Throws: R/R DOB: April 1, 1991 Acquired: Dominican Republic, 2007 2013: Binghamton (AA) 377 PA, .326/.403/.547, 21 2B, 16 HR, 73 RBI, 24 SB Recently, there has been some speculation about whether Cesar Puello is a top ten prospect for the Mets. Major sites like Baseball America and Fangraphs have excluded him from their annual team top ten lists. This is likely the result...
Logan Verrett, RHP DOB: 6/19/1990 Bats/Throws: Right/Right 2013 Total Stats: 146 IP, 4.25 ERA, 3.96 FIP, 8.14 K/9, 1.91 BB/9 2013 Review Logan Verrett, a third round pick in the 2011 Draft, spent all of 2013 pitching for Double-A Binghamton. He logged 146 innings, a more than 40 innings jump from his rookie season in pro ball. He posted a solid 4.25 ERA in that span, and had a K/BB ratio of over...
Last week, FanGraphs had a small blurb about Mets catching prospect Kevin Plawecki in a post about underrated minor leaguers. “Mets’ 2012 supplemental first rounder Kevin Plawecki has shown that his tremendous hand-eye coordination carried from Purdue to the pro ranks. He only hit eight balls over the fence this year, but eventually some of his doubles—he ranked second among all minor...
Former Binghamton Mets catcher Xorge Carrillo has turned up the heat in winter ball, batting .350/.373/.550 with two home runs and 11 RBI in his last ten games. With this recent flurry, Carrillo has improved his Mexican League average to .291 with a .355 on-base, three home runs and 25 RBI in 165 at-bats. Xorge Carrillo, C DOB: 4/12/1989 Bats/Throws: Right/Right 2013 Performance: 128 plate...
With the sun setting on another year of Mets minor league baseball, let’s spotlight some of the players who made us stop and take note of what’s been quite an impressive collection of outstanding performances this season. We begin with 24 year old Dustin Lawley. While it’s undeniable that his age played a significant factor in his performance and future with the Mets organization,...
With Tuesday’s trade of Marlon Byrd and John Buck, the Mets got a very intriguing prospect from the Pirates, 19 year-old second base prospect Dilson Herrera. Herrera is a converted third baseman out of Cartagena, Colombia who is three years into his professional baseball career, and in his second year playing in the U.S., after spending time in the Venezuelan Summer League in 2011. He is...
According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Mets and Pirates have agreed on Vic Black as the player to be named late in the trade that sent Marlon Byrd and John Buck to the Pirates. The Mets sent cash to Pittsburgh as well in exchange for Dilson Herrera,who we profiled yesterday, and Black, who will either join the team once he clears waivers tomorrow or after the season if he is claimed by...
After two consecutive reaches in the first round, the Mets went bold with this year’s first-round pick Dominic Smith from Serra High School in California. Smith, 18, has a very high upside, and is regarded by many experts as the top hitter in the draft. With a solid glove, a great hit tool, and the possibility of Thanks to the new slotting system, Smith signed early, much like Gavin Cecchini did...
