Mets Daily Farm System Report - 7/29

New York Mets Daily Farm System Report - Results from the night of Wednesday July 28, 2010.

The Usual Suspects

AAA - Buffalo (52-52)

• CF Jesus Feliciano: 1-5, R (.346/.390/.431)
• RF Fernando Martinez: 1-3, BB, K (.238/.300/.427)
• SS Ruben Tejada: 0-4 (.285/.333/.347); hitting .217 since his demotion
• LF Lucas Duda: 1-5, R, HR, 2 RBI, K (.309/.370/.683); 25 extra-base hits in 139 at-bats since promotion
• 1B Mike Jacobs: 1-3, R, 2B, RBI (.263/.317/.485)
• SP Dillon Gee: 5.0 IP, 4 ER, 10 H, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HR (9-7, 4.92 ERA, 120.2 IP, 128 H, 30 BB, 118 K, 18 HR); didn’t have his best outing

AA - Binghamton (53-52)

• CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis: 0-5, K (.290/.337/.516)
• LF Sean Ratliff: 1-1, R, HR, 3 RBI (.337/.368/.613); pinch-hit three-run homer
• 1B Nick Evans: 1-5, R, K (.294/.367/.528)
• 2B Josh Satin: 1-3, R, 2B, 2 BB (.297/.407/.426); outstanding patience
• 3B Zach Lutz: 3-4, 3 R, 2 2B, HR, 2 RBI, BB (.291/.417/.575); back-to-back great games since returning
• SP Mark Cohoon: 2.2 IP, 5 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 3 K, 0 HR (1-3, 7.24 ERA, 32.1 IP, 44 H, 10 BB, 26 K, 3 HR); terrible
• RP Roy Merritt: 2.1 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 0 K, 0 HR (3-4, 4.04 ERA, 62.1 IP, 61 H, 19 BB, 46 K, 4 HR); didn’t allow any runs but frankly deserved to

Hi-A - St. Lucie (50-51)

• CF Pedro Zapata: 1-4, 2 K (.250/.250/.313); the string of 1-4’s continues
• 2B Jordany Valdespin: 2-4, CS (.296/.336/.438); fresh off his suspension
• SS Wilmer Flores: 1-4, 2 K (.345/.354/.458)
• DH Stefan Welch: 2-4, R, HR, RBI, 2 K (.275/.345/.417); really needed that home run
• RF Juan Lagares: 1-3, 2 K (.233/.248/.316)
• SP Brad Holt: 5.1 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 5 BB, 5 K, 1 HR (2-4, 5.60 ERA, 35.1 IP, 36 H, 24 BB, 30 K, 2 HR); only allowed two runs but the five walks is more important
• RP Brant Rustich: 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR; first game back from the GCL
• REHAB ALERT: RP Sean Green: 1.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, 2 K (0-0, 4.50 ERA, 4.0 IP, 6 H, 1 BB, 6 K, 0 HR)

SS-A Brooklyn (23-11)

• CF Darrell Ceciliani: 2-5, R, 3B, K, CS (.390/.444/.558); would really like to see him moved up a level
• RF Cory Vaughn: 1-4, BB, 2 K (.309/.397/.570)
• SS Rylan Sandoval: 1-3, 2 R, BB, SB (.314/.397/.555)
• 3B Brian Harrison: 1-4, R, 2B, K (.290/.348/.597); also committed two errors
• SP AJ Pinera: 4.0 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K, 0 HR (1-2, 2.22 ERA, 28.1 IP, 21 H, 7 BB, 17 K, 1 HR); solid outing

RK Kingsport (17-19)

• LF ZeErika McQueen: 1-5, R, 2B, K (.284/.333/.383); batting .163 over his last ten games
• CF Chase Greene: 2-4, 2B, BB, CS (.333/.373/.479)
• DH Aderlin Rodriguez: 0-5, K (.294/.346/.573)
• C Nelfi Zapata: DNP (.262/.327/.340)
• RF Javier Rodriguez: DNP (.316/.343/.493)
• SP Bret Mitchell: 3.1 IP, 7 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 4 K, 0 HR (2-2, 6.00 ERA, 27.0 IP, 30 H, 10 BB, 32 K, 3 HR); third-straight poor outing

RK GCL Mets (15-16)

• SS Randoll Santana: 1-4 (.252/.336/.320)
• LF Julio Concepcion: 1-3, RBI, BB, K (.311/.353/.519)
• C Jeff Glenn: 1-3, R, SB (.256/.304/.349)
• RP Akeel Morris: 4 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 4 K (1-0, 0.90, 10 IP, 4 H, 4 BB, 10 K, 0 HR) Looking really great so far
• REHAB ALERT: RHP Jenrry Mejia: 3.0 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 3 K, 0 HR; made his first rehab appearance

Star of the Night

I gave it to him yesterday, but there’s no way I can avoid making Zach Lutz the star again, not with three hits, eight total bases, and a walk. Back-to-back stars? Sure doesn’t look rusty after returning from that injury.

The Goat is Bret Mitchell in Kingsport for allowing seven runs to have his third consecutive poor outing. And right as I had been feeling good about him.

System Roundup

• Lucas Duda hit yet another home run and every starter in the lineup except Ruben Tejada and JR House had hits, but it wasn’t enough as Buffalo lost to Columbus, 6-4. Dillon Gee was just too hittable, allowing ten hits and four runs over five innings of work, and Jose de la Torre sank the Bisons for good by allowing two runs in the seventh. Boxscore
• For the second straight night, the Binghamton offense really showed up. Unfortunately, so did Portland’s, as the Sea Dogs took the game, 11-9. Zach Lutz had an outstanding day once again, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and a homer, and Sean Ratliff also contributed a pinch-hit three-run homer. But Mark Cohoon continued to struggle since his promotion to Double-A, allowing seven runs in less than three innings. Boxscore
• Seton Hall product Danl Merklinger did a good job shutting down the St. Lucie Mets, who lost to Brevard County, 5-1. Merklinger threw six innings of one-run ball, striking out 13. Brad Holt, on the other hand, was not very good despite only allowing two runs in five-plus innings of work. He was wild once again, walking five hitters. Boxscore
• Savannah had the night off. Boxscore
• AJ Pinera and Wes Wrenn combined to throw eight innings of two-run ball, while the lineup produced five doubles and a triple to give Brooklyn the 7-2 win over Aberdeen. Catcher Juan Centeno had three hits, and Darrell Ceciliani provided the triple. Boxscore
• Kingsport lost to Princeton, 11-2. Starter Brett Mitchell gave up seven runs, and though the Mets had ten hits, only two batters crossed the plate. On the bright side, outfielder Charles Hinojosa hit his first home run of the season. Boxscore
• Luke Montz and Donnie Tabb had two hits each for the GCL Mets in a 3-1 victory over the GCL Cardinals. But most importantly, Jenrry Mejia made his first rehab start, allowing one run over three innings on four hits and a walk while striking out three.  Akeel Morris relieved him and was even better allowing no runs over four innings of 1-hit ball.  Boxscore

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