Mets Daily Farm System Report - 9/3: Savannah Scores 12
by Alex Nelson on Sep 3, 2010 8:31 AM EDT
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PrintNew York Mets Daily Farm System Report - Results from the night of Thursday September 2, 2010.
The Usual Suspects
AAA - Buffalo (73-67)
- RF Jesus Feliciano: 2-5 (.341/.385/.409)
- CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis: 1-4, R, 2B (.216/.286/.333)
- 2B Justin Turner: 1-5 (.314/.392/.507)
- 1B Nick Evans: 0-4 (.311/.381/.561)
- SP Dillon Gee: 4.0 IP, 7 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR (13-8, 4.96 ERA, 161.1 IP, 174 H, 41 BB, 165 K, 23 HR); Dillon’s not helping himself get a promotion at some point this month
- RP Chad Cordero: 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR (1-1, 1.76 ERA, 15.1 IP, 13 H, 5 BB, 12 K, 0 HR)
- RP Sean Green: 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR (0-1, 6.19 ERA, 19.1 IP, 23 H, 7 BB, 17 K, 1 HR)
AA - Binghamton (65-72)
- CF Sean Ratliff: 0-4 (.318/.371/.580)
- 1B Josh Satin: 2-3, BB (.315/.403/.489)
- 3B Eric Campbell: 1-3, R, K, SB (.273/.317/.424); committed his sixth error
- 2B Jordany Valdespin: 2-5, 2B (.234/.240/.309); also committed an error, his seventh
- SP Eddie Kunz: 4.1 IP, 3 ER, 8 H, 3 BB, 2 K, 0 HR (7-8, 5.19 ERA, 109.1 IP, 112 H, 67 BB, 62 K, 7 HR); pitched decently in last week’s start but not so much yesterday
- RP Eric Niesen: 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR (4-6, 4.76 ERA, 73.2 IP, 72 H, 56 BB, 55 K, 8 HR)
Hi-A - St. Lucie (61-74)
- CF Pedro Zapata: 0-4 (.247/.269/.286)
- SS Wilmer Flores: 0-4 (.293/.318/.410); snapped his seven-game hitting streak
- 1B Stefan Welch: 2-4, R, 2B (.253/.321/.388); now he needs to keep this up to end the season on a high note
- DH Kai Gronauer: 1-4, RBI, 3 K (.311/.361/.394); strikeout rate has been a smidgeon high
- C Francisco Pena: 0-4, K (.259/.250/.296)
- SP Jeurys Familia: 5.0 IP, 7 ER, 7 H, 3 BB, 8 K, 0 HR (6-9, 5.58 ERA, 121.0 IP, 117 H, 74 BB, 137 K, 7 HR); no idea what to make of Familia at this point
Lo-A Savannah (72-63)
- CF Matt den Dekker: 1-6, R, 2B, K (.370/.441/.511)
- SS Robbie Shields: 1-5, R, BB, 3 K (.289/.329/.463)
- 3B Aderlin Rodriguez: 1-5, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB, 2 K (.278/.318/.500)
- SP Armando Rodriguez: 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 6 K, 0 HR (8-9, 3.08 ERA, 146.0 IP, 116 H, 46 BB, 152 K, 5 HR); high fly ball rate is the only negative in Rodriguez’s performance this year
SS-A Brooklyn (49-23)
- CF ZeErika McQueen: DNP (.000/.125/.000)
- CF Cory Vaughn: 1-3, R, 3B, RBI, BB, K (.303/.392/.543)
- SS Wilfredo Tovar: 1-5, K (.268/.323/.339)
- C Blake Forsythe: DNP (.240/.304/.400)
- SP Yohan Almonte: 4.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR (8-4, 1.91 ERA, 89.2 IP, 68 H, 15 BB, 60 K, 1 HR); no injury, just pulled early to save his arm
Star of the Night
The Star was absolutely Savannah catcher Juan Torres for his five-hit performance with a home run. Torres began the year at St. Lucie but he wasn’t getting much playing time and was demoted to Savannah. There, he’s struggled mightily compiling a .225/.270/.333 line. Furtheremore, he’s not much a defensive catcher either, at least not yet. He was originally signed as a third baseman but didn’t really show enough power to stick at the position, so the Mets moved him to catcher in 2008. Next season will be his age 22 season, and I don’t see any particular reason to send him back to St. Lucie, so it’s coming up on make-or-break time.
Our Goat is Jeurys Familia for allowed eight runs.
Binghamton’s offense was dreadful on Tuesday, and Jordany Valdespin’s performance might have been the bottom of a very deep barrel. Valdespin went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts. He’s struggled since being promoted, which isn’t terribly surprising given his limited plate discipline.
System Roundup
- Only a pair of ninth-inning RBI singles from Mike Cervenak and J.R. House prevented a shutout, as Buffalo lost to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 9-2. Dillon Gee had a poor outing, allowing seven runs over four innings of work, and Buffalo had a mere four hits before that ninth inning. Buffalo has now lost six of their last seven games. Boxscore
- Given the state of the B-Mets’ offense, you could say Thursday’s game was lost as soon as they decided to give Eddie Kunz the start. The struggling offense only scored three runs, and Kunz gave up five in four innings and change, and the B-Mets lost to Portland, 5-3. Binghamton did have 11 base knocks, including multi-hit games from Jordany Valdespin, Josh Satin, Brahiam Maldonado, and Raul Reyes. They just couldn’t string enough of them together to bring home more than three runs. Boxscore
- Jeurys Familia allowed eight runs on seven hits and three walks before leaving with no out in the sixth, and St. Lucie lost to Bradenton, 9-4. Rafael Fernandez was the standout on offense, knocking two doubles, and it was nice to see Stefan Welch have his second straight multi-hit game. Boxscore
- The bats are absolutely tearing it up at Savannah, who bombed Greensboro to win 12-2. Catcher Juan Torres had five hits, including a homer, and Aderlin Rodriguez contributed his first A-ball home run. If that wasn’t enough, Jet Butler also homered, and Cody Holliday knocked in three runs. Meanwhile, Armando Rodriguez was his usual dashing self, tossing five shutout innings. Savannah has scored 44 runs over the past four games. Boxscore
- Yohan Almonte and four relievers combined to throw nine innings of one-run baseball, and Brooklyn defeated Vermont, 8-1. Joe Bonfe hit three singles and scored all three times, twice by Juan Centeno doubles. Boxscore
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Justin Turner
I thought Turner suffered a terrible knee injury a few weeks back and was expected to be out for a long time. What happened? I did a few Google searches and could only ifnd that he was back in the lineup but no explanation of how he went from “down for the year” to back in a few days.
A while ago I posted a fanshot saying he was done for the year
I had no link but the broadcasters said Turner was done for the year. I still have not found a link saying he got hurt but apparantly he is back and only missed 9 games.
Gas prices today are a lot like a pitcher's ERA. Anything under 3 is amazing, under 4 is pretty good and anything 5 and up is something you want to avoid.
by Bobby Baseball on Sep 3, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
it was speculation
the injury looked bad but you can’t really rely on broadcasters to accurately diagnose an injury. the team never released the results of turners’ MRI and considering the fact that he didn’t go straight to the dl (like fmart did after he too hurt his knee in that same game), it was pretty clear right away that he wasn’t hurt too badly.
by Rob Castellano on Sep 3, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I was confused by this as well...
But since MRIs are rarely given earlier than the next day, I have to imagine that in those reports someone jumped the gun.
maybe its one of those "phantom injuries"?
ballclubs often do that to give other players some playing time. (troy glaus, for instance)
"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"
Armando Rodriguez - last 5 starts
29IP/19H/3ER/5BB/45K(!)
he’s a bit old for the Sally at this point, but its nice to see him closing the season like a house on fire, especially considering how the majority of our non-mejia starting pitching prospects have bombed this year.
I wouldn't be down on Familia for this game
8K 4 BB (well 3 BB 1 HBP) 0HR is fine. He gave up the lot of ER because A. Bad BABIP Problems, and 3 of the free passes came in a single inning. Also, when he was taken out, the relievers promptly allowed 3 inherited runners to score.
Familia is our best pitching prospect after Mejia. I hope he goes to the AFL and he should start next year in Binghamton.
i'd say Harvey is a bit above Familia, but they're close.
Mejia right now is definitively #1, and if he still had prospect eligibility he would/should be Top 20 overall in my mind.
John Olerud, Hall of Famer. Got a nice ring to it.
Wasn't Counting Harvey (or Matz)
Was talking only those who have actual #s and not just projections. Familia’s a year younger than Harvey note, so he might just be a better prospect anyhow, but its hard to know.
Metsmerized, man...
The people that keep making fun of francoeur’s stats need to get a life. I’m serious. What person that has a job and a family is going to come home and turn on the computer and look at a players OPS and laugh at it? The people doing this are nerds they have no life and I feel sorry for them. They don’t live in the real world.
Oh and I’m mainly talking about amazin avenue. Sorry if this is a little harsh but thats just what I think.
Its a shame to think that a persons value is based on productivity
And I bet he lives in his mom’s basement too lolz!!!
so on/so forth
John Olerud, Hall of Famer. Got a nice ring to it.
Francoeur put little effort into baseball outside of games
He never listened to his coaches to learn how to adjust to major league pitching. That’s why he is mediocre, and that’s why he is the player that he is.
There are minor league players who put 100% effort in all the time when they’re playing. That doesn’t mean that they should be playing in the majors. Frenchy is basically an AAAA player. That’s all.
it's a shame that a persons value is based on productivity?
isn’t that true for pretty much every job?
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
Is a good doctor rated upon his performance?
Yeah, I am not going to a doctor who is as bad at his job as Francoeur is at his job.
Mets 2010 slogan; "a whole new level of stupid you were unprepared for."
by scott from peekskill on Sep 3, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
There's no such thing as baseball malpractice...
And that’s a shame.
Controlling Cordero
Alex
Do you know what type of deal Chad has? Do we control him for next year. Could be a solid bullpen part.
I don't have details
But it would be unlikely. If I were in Cordero’s position (free agent signing a minor league deal) I’d want as many options open to me as possible after the season. I mean, it’s not like he’s risking getting a worse deal.
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