New York Mets Daily Farm System Report - 6/30/11 -- Nick Freakin' Evans

by Stephen Schmidt on Jun 30, 2011 6:00 AM EDT

*All results from games played on Monday, June 29th 2011

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AAA - Buffalo Bisons (35-46)_______________________________________

BUFFALO 7, LEHIGH VALLEY 5 (Box)

Pat Misch wasn't very good, allowing 12 baserunners and 3 homeruns despite earning the victory today. Nick Evans was fantastic, going 5-5 on the day off of former teammate Tim Redding and the Lehigh bullpen. In his last 19 games Evans is mashing the ball, batting .513 with 11 doubles and a trio of homers. Something tells me he won't clear waivers for a third time if we expose him again this season.

RF Fernando Martinez: 1-5, R, 2 RBI, 3 K (.266/.322/.418)- Still healthy...
1B Nick Evans: 5-5, 2B, R (.328/.376/.503)- Has now hit in 19 straight games
2B Michael Fisher: 0-4, BB, R, 2 K (.273/.348/.392)
LHP Pat Misch: 5.2 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 8 K, 3 HR

AA - Binghamton Mets (28-49)_____________________________________

ERIE 9, BINGHAMTON 3 (Box)

Binghamton stayed in this one through the fifth, but it was all downhill from there as they conceded six runs in the last five innings. Allan Dykstra and Brahiam Maldonado were the shining stars in this one, with Maldonado hitting his 15th HR of the season. It's now been an entire trip through the rotation since the B-Mets had a starter last 5 innings, so hopefully we see that trend change real soon.

IF Josh Satin:2-4, RBI, R (.317/.413/.521) - Quietly having a monster year
3B Eric Campbell: 0-4 (.193/.305/.256)
CF Matt Den Dekker: 0-3, BB, R
1B Allan Dykstra: 2-3, BB, 2B, RBI (.264/.390/.433) - Still not Eddie Kunz...If he starts to show a little more power we could really be looking at a potential contributor
SS Jordany Valdespin: 0-1 (.282/.332/.448)
RHP Colin McHugh: 3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 3 K (28.1 IP, 4.13 ERA, 23 K, 14 BB, 2 HR)

Hi-A St. Lucie Mets (3-2)________________________________________

Postponed

Lo-A Savannah Sand Gnats (6-1)__________________________________

SAVANNNAH 5, ROME 2 (Box)

The Gnats were tied heading into the 8th, but for the fifth consecutive game managed to take the lead with runs in the 8th or 9th to secure the win. Yohan Almonte had a very solid if unspectacular outing for the Gnats, and Aderlin Rodriguez pitched in with a pair of hits. The Gnats will look for the sweep of the four game set tomorrow night.

CF Darrell Ceciliani: 1-4, K (.245/.342/.367)
3B Aderlin Rodriguez: 2-4, K, 2 R (.224/.274/.369)
2B Wilfredo Tovar: 1-4, RBI (.235/.292/.287)
C Blake Forsythe: 0-3, BB, K (.209/.296/.330)
RHP Yohan Almonte: 7 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 1 BB, 2 HR (55.2 IP, 3.72 ERA, 31 K, 8 BB, 10 HR)

* Skipping season marks from this point on, as the sample sizes are still too small to gather much relevant info from

Short Season A- Brooklyn Cyclones (8-5)_______________________________________

HUDSON VALLEY 1, BROOKLYN 0 (Box)

This probably wasn't a game most AL fans would have loved, as there were only 11 hits in total. Four Brooklyn pitchers combined to allow only eight baserunners on the evening, but a Chris Winder homer to lead off the eighth proved to be the difference in this one.

RF Javier Rodriguez: 1-4
3B Brian Harrison: 0-3, K
CF Travis Taijeron: 0-3, 2 K

Applachian League (R)- Kingsport Mets (4-5)_______________________________________

GREENEVILLE 9, KINGSPORT 5 (Box)

Akeel Morris had a decent outing, keeping the Mets in the game through his five innings of work while striking out eight. Unfortunately for Kingsport, Jared West had a rough sixth inning, giving up 5 baserunners and allowing four of them to reach home. Tillman Pugh and Jeff Glenn weren't quite hot enough at the plate to overcome the bad inning, dropping Kingsport under .500 on the season.

CF Tillman Pugh: 1-4, HR, BB, RBI, 2 R
LF Julio Concepcion: 1-4
OF Gregory Pron: 1-3, BB, RBI, R
1B Alexander Sanchez: 1-4
C Jeffrey Glenn: 2-3, HR, BB, RBI, 2 R
RHP Akeel Morris: 5 IP, 3 R (2 ER), 8 K, 3 BB

Gulf Coast League (R)- GCL Mets (4-2)_______________________________________

Postponed

★ Star of the Night ★

Who else...Nick Evans!

Goat of the Night

While he didn't have the worst outing ever, I'm going to go with Jared West for ruining a solid Akeel Morris start. Hopefully next time Akeel gets some help from the pen, although I guess if he's going to be a Met he should get used to this.

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I hope WHO gets a job somewhere else as a part-timer

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by feslenraster on Jun 30, 2011 7:38 AM EDT reply actions

It would be nice if when he gets yet another chance

that he at least hit a couple of hard outs. It seems his first game ever yielded three doubles and since then he has never made contact. It’s not like Hairston has not hit a bit of late against lefties and he provides the ability to play positions that Evans cannot play.

On a separate note, has anyone been made aware of how Puello is taking to center field. I recall a couple of outfield assists and know he is considered a plus runner, but has anyone heard if he seems to be getting good jumps and such? Just wondering. Overall, I really like the move to center for him.

by Bruce Wayne on Jun 30, 2011 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions

From what I've read if he develops power

We are looking at Baby Beltran. Anyone with more that cam confirm/deny this?

by SFloridaMetsFan on Jun 30, 2011 9:59 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

So you mean he's

selfish?

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by Steve Schreiber on Jun 30, 2011 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions

What kind of prospect is Maldonado?

Can he be a regular for the Mets in the future?

by SFloridaMetsFan on Jun 30, 2011 9:57 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

He's not really a prospect anymore

His BB/K ratio the last 5 years

19/79
17/77
43/126
29/132
26/85

He’s 26 in September and has no command of the strike zone or ability to make consistent contact. He was one of those toolsy high schoolo kids that never turned his tools into skills. He has some pop and that is about it.

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by Jeffrey Paternostro on Jun 30, 2011 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions

Damn.

I saw the 15 bombs and got a tad excited. Thanks for popping my bubble! I kid

by SFloridaMetsFan on Jun 30, 2011 10:16 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Doesn't look like much of a prospect

2011 | .189/.272/.411 with those 15 HRs.

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by Russ on Jun 30, 2011 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Jordany Valdespin

Any word on why he left yesterday’s game?

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by Russ on Jun 30, 2011 10:10 AM EDT reply actions

Nick Evans - major league starter?

Hard perhaps to remember, but Nick is still just 25. Probably not an all-star, but could he be an every-day player? Would you be happy with him and/or Duda in right next year? Last year between AA and AAA, he had a .907 OPS with 55 walks vs 88 K and 23 combined HRs (plus one in the majors). This year, the start was iffy, but hard to argue with the last few weeks.

by Boz_Paladin on Jun 30, 2011 11:01 AM EDT reply actions

He could be a second division starter

I suppose, but I think he ends up a 4C guy that can platoon at multiple positions. It doesn’t help that the only position he can really play decently is 1B. If he was a little better in the OF or at 3B, I could see him having a better chance of being a starter somewhere.

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by Jeffrey Paternostro on Jun 30, 2011 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions