New York Mets Daily Farm System Report - 8/8/11

by Stephen Schmidt on Aug 8, 2011 7:02 AM EDT in Mets Minor League

*All results from games played on Monday, August 8th 2011

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Sunday's Bison game was postponed, so we'll begin with AA

AA - Binghamton Mets (47-68)_____________________________________

BINGHAMTON 7, READING 4 (Box)

Every time the Phillies scored a run the Mets immediately responded in their next turn at bat. That's a good recipe for success at any level, and it allowed the Mets to take 2 out of 3 in this series. Jeurys Familia got roughed up a bit, but not walking anyone allowed him to limit the damage done to a reasonable level. The eight hits he allowed were a season high, and most of his balls in play were flyballs today. Juan Lagares and Jordany Valdespin continued to impress for the offense, both have raised their stock by a good margin this season.

2B Reese Havens: 0-3, 2 BB, K
3B Eric Campbell: 0-1, R
CF Matt Den Dekker: 1-2, 2B
1B Allan Dykstra: 0-2, 2 BB, 2 K
SS Jordany Valdespin: 2-4, BB, RBI, 2 R, SB (33)
LF Juan Lagares: 3-4, 3 RBI, R - Now batting .414 in double A
RHP Jeurys Familia: 4 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 2 HR
RHP Josh Stinson: IP, K

Hi-A St. Lucie Mets (22-21)________________________________________

ST. LUCIE 5, CHARLOTTE 2 (Box)

Zack Wheeler looked really good. He was in total control of this one from the start, allowing only 4 runners to reach base. Only 2 of the 8 balls put into play against him weren't grounders, so it's good to see he's still inducing them with his mechanical changes. Cory Vaughn had a great game as well, he continues to do a bunch of little things well even though his power looks down this season.

RF Cory Vaughn: 2-2, RBI, BB
3B Jefry Marte: 1-3, BB, R
SS Wilmer Flores: 0-4, BB
RF Cesar Puello: 0-4, RBI, 3 K
LF Pedro Zapata: 2-5, RBI, R, SB (30)
C Francisco Pena: 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R
RHP Zack Wheeler: 6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 0 BB - Since his mechanical adjustment he's thrown 21.1 innings and only walked two batters while continuing to strike out over a batter per inning... #BlameBeltran

Lo-A Savannah Sand Gnats (28-15)__________________________________

SAVANNNAH 7, CHARLESTON 3 (Box)

Savannah's catching tandem did a very nice job with runners in scoring position today, as both had exceptional games. The offense they provided was more than enough for the pitching combination of Goeddel and Almonte who had a very solid 8 innings of combined work.

CF Darrell Ceciliani: 2-4, K, R, SB (17)
3B Aderlin Rodriguez: 1-5
2B Wilfredo Tovar: 1-4, RBI, R
C Blake Forsythe: 1-3, 2 BB, RBI, R
C Albert Cordero: 3-5, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, R
RHP Erik Goeddel: 4 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, K, BB
RHP Yohan Almonte: 4 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

Short Season A- Brooklyn Cyclones (27-23)_______________________________________

BROOKLYN 10, STATEN ISLAND 2 (Box)

The Brooklyn offense was fantastic in this one, exploding for ten runs against the league leading Yankees. Javier Rodriguez was exceptional today, and Danny Muno and Chase Greene had solid performances as well.

SS Danny Muno: 2-5, 2B, 3 RBI, R
RF Javier Rodriguez: 2-5, 2B, HR, K, 4 RBI, 2 R
3B Brian Harrison: 1-3, BB, RBI
CF Travis Taijeron: 1-5, K, RBI
OF Chase Greene: 2-3, 2B, 2 BB, K, 2 R

Applachian League (R)- Kingsport Mets (23-23)_______________________________________

KINGSPORT 10, BURLINGTON 3 (Box)

Kingsport scored early and often, as everyone but Jeff Glenn managed to reach base for the Mets. That was enough for the pitching staff who pitched well enough to bring Kingsport back to the .500 mark.

C Camden Maron: 1-4, BB, K, RBI, R
SS Juan Carlos Gamboa: 2-5, HR, K, 2 RBI, R
LF Julio Concepcion: 1-4, K
OF Gregory Pron: 2-5, 2 K, 2 RBI
C Jeffrey Glenn: 0-4, 2 K

Gulf Coast League (R)- GCL Mets (20-20)_______________________________________

GCL MARLINS 4, GCL METS 3 (Box)

The Mets lost this one in 11 despite a relatively solid all around pitching performance. Chin-lung Hu made his first appearance in a while, I'd guess he'll be back up in Buffalo soon.

CF Eudy Pina: 2-5, 2 K, R
SS Chin-Lung Hu: 1-3, 2 K - I guess he's still with the organization
RF Gilbert Gomez: 1-5
1B Ryan Hutson: 2-5, K

★ Star of the Night ★

It has to be Zack Wheeler for my money. Strikeouts, no walks, and grounders are a great combination. He did have two wild pitches, but Francisco Pena didn't do a great job on those either.

Goat of the Night

Not many truly awful nights tonight, so we'll give it to Jeff Glenn for missing out on the hit parade in Burlington.

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good to see Zack do well and our hitters continue to rack up the BBs

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Aug 8, 2011 7:42 AM EDT reply actions

Zach pitches like this and we win in the Beltran trade

Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all

by Rickfansince76 on Aug 8, 2011 7:47 AM EDT up reply actions

Considering the fact that Beltran has been experiencing sharp pains in his hand...

If Wheeler makes it to the big leagues as a mediocre reliever, the Mets win the Beltran trade.

Oh pissing blimey there's jam coming out of the walls!

by TWilliAM on Aug 8, 2011 8:56 AM EDT up reply actions

indeed

just being able to get anyone let alone a top prospect for Beltran is a win. Omar on the other hand…

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Aug 8, 2011 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions

The Mets already won the trade

There is no guarantee that Wheeler will ever make it to the majors, but that shouldn’t effect how we look at the trade. The process was right. The Mets traded an expiring contract, with no chance to get draft picks, for an elite talent. Having an elite talent like Wheeler is like having raffle tickets for an elite MLB pitcher. The more tickets that you have, the better the chances are that you win.

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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden

by Russ on Aug 8, 2011 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs

This

I think they did the right thing in the Krod, Beltran and Reyes situations. It’s nice to have someone in charge who seems to know what they are doing.

"Sometimes you make a mistake and you get hit in the head." - Eli Manning

by blains2000 on Aug 8, 2011 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions

You, sir, get a rec

by Stephen Schmidt on Aug 8, 2011 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I was listening to the St. Lucie game last night

The broadcaster said that Wheeler’s 2 wild pitches should have been handled by the catcher.

Cory Vaughn’s sac fly would have been a 3 run HR, but someone pulled an Endy on him.

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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden

by Russ on Aug 8, 2011 9:48 AM EDT reply actions

Since we are the Mets, I have to assume that Wheeler's mechanical changes mean that he

will leap up prospect lists until he is like top ten in baseball but then have a career ending injury. The Reyes and Murphy injuries have increased my pessimism by a ton

by Shevshevy on Aug 8, 2011 10:12 AM EDT reply actions

they are his old mechanics

so he has been through the ropes with these mechanics before

I LIKE IKE!

by astromets on Aug 8, 2011 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Familia

Hasn’t looked the same since he came back from the DL. I hope his next start has him looking like he’s back to form.

And is Valdespin on the 40 man roster? Will he be? I’d like to see him get some September ABs.

by MetsCity on Aug 8, 2011 1:27 PM EDT reply actions

Here's the link for the Mets' 40 man roster

http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/team/roster_40man.jsp?c_id=nym

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"He who gets the best players usually wins" - Bobby Bowden

by Russ on Aug 8, 2011 1:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Ah

Thanks. So hopefully we can get a look at him as the potential starting 2B of the future. Or SS depending what happens with Reyes this offseason I guess.

by MetsCity on Aug 8, 2011 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions