Mets Community Prospect List: #9

by Meddler on Jul 3, 2009 4:46 PM EDT Comment 5 comments

With 54% of the vote, the winner of the round eight is: Ike Davis

Welcome to the Amazin' Avenue Mets Community Prospect List, where you get to vote on who the Mets best prospects are. Every poll will include eight candidates for the next spot on the list, as well as a separate group of testers. Testers will be rotated into polls with each update, replacing each poll's winner and any name that's not getting enough votes. If there's a particular tester you'd like to see added to the poll, or a name not on the testers list that you feel belongs there, voice your support in the comments section and it will be duly noted.

The list so far:

Fernando Martinez
Jenrry Meija
Brad Holt
Wilmer Flores
Jonathon Niese
Reese Havens
Josh Thole
Ike Davis

To replace Ike Davis, Scott Moviel has been added to the candidates. This will be the only tester added in this round. In no particular order, here are the candidates for the Community's #9 Mets prospect:

Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Brant Rustich
Ruben Tejada
Jeurys Familia
Jefry Marte
Dillon Gee
Robert Carson
Scott Moviel

Testers - Kyle Allen, Eddie Kunz, Francisco Pena, Eric Beaulac, Michael Antonini, Zach Lutz, Nick Carr, Scott Shaw, Cesar Puello, Sean Ratliff, Lucas Duda, Roy Merritt

Poll

Who is the Mets #9 prospect?

Kirk Nieuwenhuis

0 votes

Brant Rustich

0 votes

Ruben Tejada

25 votes

Jeurys Familia

2 votes

Jefry Marte

4 votes

Dillon Gee

0 votes

Robert Carson

1 votes

Scott Moviel

0 votes

32 votes | Poll has closed

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Comments

Went w/Familia

Clearly I’m in the minority on this one but I prefer him to Tejada at this point. I realize that Tejada is two steps ahead of him at the same age but I’m concerned that he has yet to show anything at the plate. I don’t see any reason at this point to think that he’ll be more than a slick fielder with an anemic bat. Familia, on the other hand, has been quite impressive in his first 130+ IP and figures to earn a promotion to St Lucie very soon. I’ll take Familia right now.

by Zwill on Jul 3, 2009 7:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think Familia and Carson have both convinced me to have them in the next few votes.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on Jul 3, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I disagree

He’s way ahead of lots of toolsy middle infield prospects who went on to success, and his plate discipline has been solid. He’s a number of adjustments away, but it seems like the ones he has left are more about physical development than skill development.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Meddler on Jul 3, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Your last sentence may be true

but right now I don’t see enough to be convinced. His plate discipline has not been horrid but I wouldn’t call his BB% (7.6 in ‘08, 8.9 in ’09) and his BB/K (.53 in ’08, .70 in ’09) “solid” thus far. His sub-100 ISO will perhaps improve with time but his speed scores aren’t particularly impressive right now (sub-5 each year) and speed is essential for him to be anything more than a singles hitter. At this point, his future at the plate looks something like Alexi Casilla to me.

by Zwill on Jul 4, 2009 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs