Sacramento 6, Las Vegas 0 (41-36) Box Score Gavin Cecchini SS: 2-4, .329 Michael Conforto LF: 1-4, .286 Ty Blach held the 51s offense to six hits in a complete game shutout on 94 pitches (Maddux alert!). Cecchini was the only Las Vegas batter to pick up two hits, and Nevin Ashley doubled for the eighth time this season in the fifth inning. Duane Below LHP: 8 IP, 6 H, 4 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 7 K, HR,...
Las Vegas (39-33) 12, Reno 10 Box Score Dilson Herrera came up to bat in the 8th inning of a tie game and hit a grand slam to put the 51s up 10-6. Gavin Cecchini SS: 2 for 6, 2 R, .323/.392/.449 Brandon Nimmo LF: 3 for 5, 3B (7th), BB, 2 R, 4 RBI, .329/.413/.517 Dilson Herrera 2B: 2 for 6, HR (11th), 2B, 5 RBI, .292/.339/.502 Travis Taijeron RF: 0 for 3, 2 BB, R, 2 K, .306/.391/.566 It is time...
Returning home from a rough series loss in Reno during which they had two blown saves, Las Vegas (29-25) aimed to turn things around against Tacoma Saturday night. Rafael Montero started, and was staked to a two-run lead in the bottom of the first inning. Dilson Herrera led off with a walk and went to third on an errant pick-off attempt by Rainiers pitcher Sam Gaviglio. T.J. Rivera grounded out...
Memphis Redbirds 9 vs. Las Vegas 51s (27-23) 3 BOX SCORE The 51s lost to the Cardinals Triple-A Affiliate by a 9-3 final score. Dilson Herrera (2B) 0 for 4, .276/ .320/ .492 Gavin Cecchini (SS) 0 for 4, run scored, .293/ .374/ .379 T.J. Rivera (LF) 2 for 3, with a run scored, BB, .374/ .409/ .549 Danny Muno (1B) 2 for 4, 3B, 2 RBI, .224/ .408/ .310 The 51s had a quiet night with bats, only...
Juan Lagares continued some of his offensive trends from the regular season with the Mets right into winter ball action with the Aguilas Cibaenas. He hit .276/.333/.293 overall but was great against left-handed pitching going 7 for 13 without a strikeout. However, he was just 9 for 45 against righties with 11 strikeouts. He did have an eight-game hitting streak that was snapped in what will be...
Las Vegas (22-10) 3, El Paso 1 Tyler Pill can finally breathe a sigh of relief as he picked up his win of the season in his 6th start spinning 7 innings of one-run ball. After giving up a run early in the game Pill retired the last 16 hitters he faced with 7 strike outs in that span. His final line was 7 innings, three hits, R, BB, eight strike outs and threw 98 pitches with 66 for strikes....
Now that we have taken a look at what the AAA Las Vegas roster could look like, lets see who the defending Champion Binghamton Mets might consist of. This will obviously change because of injuries and players that get released. Starting Rotation Gabriel Ynoa- One of my favorites and will see AAA soon enough. Michael Fulmer- Numbers not great in Minors but still has tremendous stuff. Tyler Pill-...
Fresno 5, Las Vegas 1 The Las Vegas 51’s couldn’t complete the minor league sweep Friday night, and also denied starting pitcher Logan Verrett his first Triple-A win, as the Fresno Grizzlies defeat the 51’s 5-1. Verrett (0-1, 3.97) lasted just 5.1 innings and gave up four runs on eight hits in the loss. Las Vegas only mustered four hits against Fresno’s Jason Berken and...
Welcome to this week’s edition of Mets Minors Boom or Bust. Today, we’ll be focusing the spotlight on Savannah Sand Gnats starting pitcher, Gabriel Ynoa. The 20-year-old Dominican led the South Atlantic League in wins, and finished the regular season with a 15-4 record, 2.72 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, and 106 strikeouts in 135.2 innings pitched. He earned the honor of being the South Atlantic League...
So not only did Wilmer Flores play third base again — but he took Michael Wacha deep for his 15th home run of the year. Flores is approaching relatively impressive numbers for a full season of play (20 HRs, 100 RBI, .300+ average) and yet is still being kept down in Triple-A. The fact that he’s now gotten two consecutive starts at third feels like the ultimate tease, while all signs...
Disclaimer: I am not necessarily in favor of trading Bobby Parnell, but since there’s a recent post for the opposite side of this argument, I figured I could play a little devil’s advocate. Bobby Parnell is arguably one of the hottest names on the back-end relief market right now. He hasn’t allowed a home run all year, his WHIP is under 1.00, and his ERA sits at 2.30 with 17...
In a telling article for the Wall Street Journal, Jared Diamond questions the wisdom of the Mets potentially trading some young pitchers to obtain the offense the team desperately needs. “As the Mets enter the final stretch before the All-Star break and begin to prepare for a crucial off-season,” he writes. “They are wrestling with a question that could define their future:...
