Mets Daily Farm System Report - 6/13

by Rob Castellano on Jun 13, 2010 11:42 AM EDT

New York Mets Daily Farm System Report - Results from the afternoon/night of Saturday June 12, 2010

The Usual Suspects

AAA - Buffalo (33-28)

1B Mike Jacobs: 1-4, HR(8), K (.270/.308/.514)
RF Fernando Martinez: 2-4, HR(3), K (.256/.313/.333) That's a sight for sore eyes
C Josh Thole: 0-4, K (.254/.329/.310)
SP Bobby Livingston: 5 IP, 6 ER, 10 H, 2 BB, 1 K, WP (2-7, 4.90, 68 IP, 73 H, 26 BB, 36 K, 4 HR)
RP Bobby Parnell: 2 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K (1-1, 4.21, 36.1 IP, 33 H, 16 BB, 40 K, 2 HR) Since I called him out a few weeks back, Parnell really has been better thanks in large part to a tremendous 3.13 GB/FB rate in his late 10 games. Prove me wrong Bobby, prove me wrong.
Vote Big Hess to Allentown, PA on July 14 for the International League ASG here

AA - Binghamton (30-32)

CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis: 0-2, BB, K (.282/.322/.468) Left this one early with an apparent injury making a catch

2B Reese Havens: DNP (.348/.400/.662) Still out after soreness to oblique yesterday

1B Nick Evans: 0-4, K (.271/.343/.514)

3B Eric Campbell: 0-2, 2 BB (.312/.372/.416)

DH Lucas Duda: 0-3, BB (.287/.415/.510)

C Mike Nickeas: 1-3 (.284/.400/.349)

SP Chris Schwinden: 6 IP, 4 ER, 2 H, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 HR (1-4, 7.01, 25.2 IP, 32 H, 7 BB, 20 K, 3 HR) After a nice start in his Double-A debut, Schwinden has had 4 straight rough outings

Vote Captain Kirk into the Eastern League ASG in Harrisburg on July 14 here

Hi-A - St. Lucie (28-30) ***Florida State League ASG***

2B Josh Satin: 3-5, HR, 3 RBI, R, K (.315/.403/.463) A game-tying 2-run HR in the 8th and a go-ahead single in the 10th won it for the South and earned Satin ASG 'Top Star' honors
CF Sean Ratliff: 1-4, K (.273/.329/.431)
1B Stefan Welch: 0-2, K (.296/.347/.455)

Lo-A Savannah (36-25)

SS Wilmer Flores: 1-5, HR(7), RBI, 2 R, K (.285/.353/.455) Second homer in 3 days, now he's starting to warm back up
LF Juan Lagares: 1-5, 2 R, K, SB(15) (.294/.310/.454) That makes 3 guys on this team with 15+ SB's
3B Jefry Marte: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB (.233/.318/.337) 2's were wild tonight; the 2 walks/0 strikeouts is a really great sign for Marte and indicative of some strong progress this year
2B Alonzo Harris: 2-5, 2 2B, 3 RBI, BB (.248/.283/.387)
DH Cesar Puello: 1-3, 2 R, 2 BB (.245/.332/.303)
C Kai Gronauer: 2-5, RBI, R, K (.259/.349/.353)
SP Armando Rodriguez: 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 0 BB, 3 K, HR (4-4, 3.26, 66.1 IP, 48 H, 25 BB, 57 K, 4 HR) Third of his last four starts with 0 walks is a very good sign

Star of the Night

Let's go with St. Lucie 2B Josh Satin based on his stellar FSL All-Star Game performance last night. He played the entire game at second, going 3-for-5 at the dish including a 2-run jack in the 8th to tie the game at 4 and then a go-ahead single in the 10th that would win the Southern Division the game. League officials had already announced that the 10th would be the last inning so Satin really saved the day here by avoiding the tie; what is this the World Cup? So with all the recent talk about the organization's second base prospects, Satin is really forcing himself into the discussion with a very strong year in the pitcher-friendly FSL. I don't know if he's going to unseat Reese but definitely an solid player with a shot to be a nice bench/utility piece.

Goat of the Night: Though he's been solid this season, I'm gonna say LHP Roy Merritt for his one inning, two earned run performance that really put this one out of reach for the B-Mets.

System Roundup

Even the force and these awesome jerseys couldn't break the Bisons losing streak which is now at 6 after their 6-3 loss to the IronPigs on Star Wars Night. All in all a pretty crappy game: A couple of rain delays, the starter LHP Bobby Livingston sucked (again) and the offense was pretty quiet aside from a couple of solo shots (one from Fernando). But forget all that negativity, Dora the Explorer will be making an appearance at Coca-Cola Field today!
Tough night for Bingo as two Trenton Thunder pitchers held the B-Mets to a 2-hit shutout in a 6-0 Binghamton loss. RHP Chris Schwinden was roughed up once again and lefty reliever Roy Merritt gave up a couple more in his appearance. After the long trek back to .500 the B-Mets have dropped back to 2 games under. Also Havens was held out of this one after feeling some soreness on Friday; just about the only thing that can keep him down at this point is his Fernando-like health. The rehabbing Johnny Maine will make the start for the B-Mets this afternoon.
After Savannah's 11-1 loss on Friday night, the Gnats returned the favor with an 11-2 win over the Grasshoppers Saturday. The offense really busted out in this one, including a number of really strong performances by 2B Alonzo Harris, 3B Jefry Marte & C Kai Gronauer to name a few. Also, RHP Armando Rodriguez had a very strong outing, highlighted by the lack of any free passes. While other Savannah starters like Moore & Cohoon are posting gaudier numbers and awaiting call-ups soon, it's Rodriguez who has the highest upside long-term.

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It would be awfully nice to start seeing F! take a few walks

That is really starting to become a worry for me, I’d hate to see him develop into another Francoeur

Reyes, Thole, Wright, Beltran, Bay, Davis, Martinez, Tejada...

by Stephen Schmidt on Jun 13, 2010 11:53 AM EDT reply actions

3 for 3 with a double and a walk today

F! says: screw you Schmidtcx

by Evan_S on Jun 13, 2010 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Went down to Waterfront Park today to see the B-Mets

John Maine – 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K – I gotta say, when he started off the game with a four-pitch walk, I was certainly a bit concerned, but Johnny turned it around and put together a solid outing. He got close to 80 pitches because he didn’t have great location with his fastball, but his breaking ball sizzled against righties and it seems that his stuff has returned, for the most part. His pace was very fast today; John worked quicker than I’ve ever seen.

Brad Holt – 1.1 IP, 4 H, 6 ER, 3 BB, 0 K – Holt was, in a word, awful. He had absolutely no life on his fastball and worked to three-ball counts against almost every hitter. Every hit he gave up went for extra bases. In his first inning, he got a double-play ball on 3-1 with runners on first and third to get away with murder, but his second inning was not so fortunate. He gave up a double and walked two to load the bases, and then he hit the next guy after the pitching coach came out. Terrible outing for a prospect that is probably not redeemable.

"F***ing shocker." -Billy Wagner

by nymgb44 on Jun 13, 2010 3:31 PM EDT reply actions