Mets Community Prospect List 2010: #17

by squid92 on Sep 29, 2010 11:35 PM EDT

Welcome to the 2nd Annual Amazin' Avenue Mets Community Prospect List. 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 new installation, replacing each poll's winner and any name that's not getting votes. After a few rounds, if a candidate on the ballot receives a decidedly low vote total , they'll be replaced on the ballot by a tester.

After the poll, Juan Urbina (finally) is the choice for the #16 prospect in the Mets' system with 63% of the votes. To replace him, Brad Holt has made his triumphant return to the ballot. Akeel Morris been added to testers. To recap:

Wilmer Flores
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Reese Havens
Matt Harvey
Jeurys Familia
Lucas Duda
Darrell Ceciliani
Aderlin Rodriguez
Cesar Puello
Zach Lutz
Dillon Gee
Kyle Allen
Cory Vaughn
Sean Ratliff
Mark Cohoon
Juan Urbina
???

The contenders:

Jefry Marte (19) A 3B .264/.333/.401, 366 PAs

Steven Matz (19) SP N/A

Armando Rodriguez (22) SP A 146.0 IP, 3.08 ERA, 116 H, 46 BB, 152 K, 5 HR

Josh Satin (25) 2B AA .308/.395/.472, 332 PAs (245 in A+)

Eric Campbell (23) 3B AA .279/.328/.441, 199 PAs (196 in A+)

Scott Moviel (22) SP A+ 110.0 IP, 5.56 ERA, 126 H, 55 B, 90 K, 7 HR

Matt den Dekker (22) CF A- .346/.404/.471, 114 PAs (21 in Rk)

Brad Holt (23) A+ SP 65.0 IP, 7.48 ERA, 68 H, 56 BB (14 HBP), 62 K, 4 HR (30.0 debatably worse IP at AA)

Testers: Zach Dotson, Jordany Valdespin, Wilfredo Tovar, Javier Rodriguez, Josh Stinson, Yohan Almonte, Robbie Shields, Robert Carson, Kai Gronauer, Erik Goeddel, Akeel Morris, Eddie "Ruff Rider" Kunz

As always, voice opinions for the next ballot spot in the comments, and vote away!

Poll

Who is the Mets' #17 prospect?

Jefry Marte

6 votes

Steven Matz

14 votes

Armando Rodriguez

14 votes

Josh Satin

8 votes

Eric Campbell

2 votes

Scott Moviel

0 votes

Matt den Dekker

3 votes

Brad Holt

3 votes

50 votes | Poll has closed

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I have to admit I don't know much about Matz

But why all the love for a guy coming off of TJ surgery? Was his previous upside that awesome?

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by blueandorange4life on Sep 30, 2010 2:48 AM EDT reply actions

Because players usually return from TJ surjery as strong or stronger

And he does have great upside.

R.A. Dickey for Governor!

by Russ on Sep 30, 2010 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions

i have to be honest

there is a strong case to be made for brad holt here. obviously he was terrible this season so going by results he’s well below guys like rodriguez and campbell but the key is that the stuff that had him selected in the supplemental first round is still there, the velocity is still there, from all accounts he isn’t hurt, it’s all just a matter of command. and no, the guy couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn this season but in the past he’s never had control issues to this extent.

it isn’t completely crazy to hope for a mechanical adjustment to get him back on track, it was just a year ago that he was having good success against these same level hitters in st. lucie, flashing major league caliber stuff. too soon to completely give up on a kid altogether if he’s still throwing with that same stuff. and at this point on the list where any of these guys needs a good break or two to pan out, holt’s risk of developing long-term steve blass/rick ankiel disorder is balanced out by his stuff and the resulting much higher ceiling than nearly every other guy left on the list.

by Rob Castellano on Sep 30, 2010 10:09 AM EDT reply actions

That's why I lobbied him to be the next voter on the last poll.

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by Ogre39666 on Sep 30, 2010 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Holt apparently still struggling

I don’t have a link, but I read that Holt was still only around 90 mph in instructs, still not looking good right now. If that’s the case, I wonder if he really ranks over some of these other guys with potential, he’s been struggling now for a year and a half.

Holt’s biggest selling point was a good fastball. If he’s not throwing harder than Armando Rodriguez, Zach Dotson, or Yohan Almonte, I wonder if he has much reason to rank above them. And then you’ve got younger hard throwers Akeel Morris and Domingo Tapia.

by acerimusdux on Sep 30, 2010 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions

if thats true

then you’re right, he should drop out of the top 20. but i spoke with sources about as close to the situation as possible and i was assured that he was hitting the mid-90’s at various points throughout the season including in september.

his AFL stint should be enlightening as they always provide top notch pitch fx data.

by Rob Castellano on Sep 30, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions

true

Mets seem to be sending a lot of hard throwers to the AFL who aren’t really prepared for that level of competition; all guys having trouble throwing strikes. Maybe just to give them a chance to work with Ricky Bones there?

[Carson, Holt, Niesen, and Carr]

by acerimusdux on Oct 1, 2010 9:27 AM EDT up reply actions

natural bias?

Against anyone named “Armando”?

by Boz_Paladin on Sep 30, 2010 11:08 AM EDT reply actions

I voted for ArmRod

but I guess I can understand putting Matz there…assuming he comes back 100% from TJ surgery and pitches. as for Holt, he regressed pretty awful in 2010, hopefully there is no underlying injury issue and he can bounce back in 2011. I would place him on top 30, but not top 20.

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by feslenraster on Sep 30, 2010 11:10 AM EDT reply actions