AAA Oswalt
AA Molina
AA TBD
A+ Prevost
A TBD
AAA
Dom 3-4, 2 2b, BB (Last 10 games hitting .316 with 5 walks hasnt homered in 5 weeks however.. he does have 10 doubles)
Nido 1-4, BB
Conlon 5.2 innings 6 hits 3 runs 1 walk 3 ks
Peterson 1.2 perfect 4 ks (Free Timmy P)
AA
McNeil 4-6, HR, K (A BOMB of a HR call him up)
Alonso 2-4, 2 BB
Mazeika 1-6
Tebow 1-5, 4 ks
Crismatt 6 innings 3 hits 1 run 3 walks 7 ks
Torres 1 inning 2 hits 0 runs 0 walks 2 ks
Bashlor 2 innings 1 hit 0 runs 1 walk 3 ks
A
Tiberi 1-4, 2 ks
Brodey 0-4
Vasquez 0-2, 2 BB
Sanchez 0-4 (he stinks)
Manrea 0-3
Fermin 1-3, 3B
Winaker 0-4, 2 ks
Dibrell 7 innings 4 hits 1 run 3 walks 7 ks (Intriguing arm, walks are WAY too high right now however)
Villines 1 inning perfect 2 ks absurd 24 ks over his last 12.2 innings 7.82 era
Michael Mayer
@mikemayerMMO
18h18 hours ago
Mets 2017 first round pick David Peterson has faced 69 batters in May, only 9 of them have hits and he hasn't allowed an extra base hit in that span.
.148/.246/.148 against him in May.
He has also gone 7 innings in two straight starts for the @ColaFireflies
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Michael Mayer
@mikemayerMMO
25s25 seconds ago
Top 6 picks in the latest Baseball America Mock:
1 Casey Mize, RHP
2 Joey Bart, C
3 Alec Bohm, 3B
4 Nick Madrigal, 2B
5 Brady Singer, RHP
6 Jonathan India, 3B (Mets)
Ugly top 6 on paper.
Tell me about it. I represent the Mets on another site's 4 round Mock Draft and I am wondering if the Mets would not be better off taking someone who will sign for significantly below slot at 6 but still has some upside (someone like Cole Winn is not really talked about above like picks 12 or 15 so if we offer 10th slot money that will save us about $1,000,000 that we can spread around to other picks)
I'd put one (or both of) Lugo and Gsellman in the rotation, I'd call up Alonso and/or McNeil.
Have to do something here. The season is going to be lost before mid-June if we just keep toiling around like this.
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Michael Mayer
@mikemayerMMO
25s25 seconds ago
Top 6 picks in the latest Baseball America Mock:
1 Casey Mize, RHP
2 Joey Bart, C
3 Alec Bohm, 3B
4 Nick Madrigal, 2B
5 Brady Singer, RHP
6 Jonathan India, 3B (Mets)
Ugly top 6 on paper.
Tell me about it. I represent the Mets on another site's 4 round Mock Draft and I am wondering if the Mets would not be better off taking someone who will sign for significantly below slot at 6 but still has some upside (someone like Cole Winn is not really talked about above like picks 12 or 15 so if we offer 10th slot money that will save us about $1,000,000 that we can spread around to other picks)
If I had more trust in the Mets scouts this would be the year to do it.
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at what point do they just need to give him and Alonso a chance? To me this is the worst thing about having Vegas as the AAA affiliate because of how meaningless it is to hit there.
It's not meaningless, it just needs to be translated. You have to kind of discount the hitting numbers, while marking up the pitching numbers. But it's not like the inflated hitting #s in the PCL mean that nobody comes out of that league and hits in the majors...
Here's what's meaningless about Vegas - no different than how some players get ruined playing in Coors field because it's not just that the ball goes further, every pitcher pitches differently there compared to other ballparks because they know they are at a disadvantage to the point where they aren't even using some pitches. It's hard for me to see what part of being thrown into a bizarro world where offensive stats are so cheap helps prepare our young players for citi field and the much more difficult adjustment of facing major league pitchers who will have every advantage. To use an analogy from another profession, it's like going to traffic court as practice for your first supreme court case.
And not to regress to the argument from yesterday's thread - this is a great example of how the Wilpons are truly the heart of the problem with this organization bc it's 100% on Jeff that they ended up in this situation in the first place.
Drops 35 pounds and the power goes. A heavier guy transmits more momentum to the ball.
He was 11th in the entire PCL in OPS.
I get it's a hitters league but being among the best hitters in that league should have made him a prospect.
and he didn't strike out a ton or even a lot.
He hit well the year before in AA as well.
I don't know why some players don't bring minor league success to major league success, but Smith has barely had a chance in the majors.
I never would have signed Gonzalez. I would have publicly said 1B is an open competition, but privately Smith would have been penciled in.
At least this way you know if he's one of those guys who will never be a major league 1B. AAA is stupid for Smith IMO.
I've always liked him but this seems out of wack... Jeff P saw him in person a few times this year and still isn't buying so I'm not sure what to think. Guys have changed their profile before (Murphy?) but it's still a small sample size so hard to really say.
He should switch to catching
For guys like Conforto (and maybe Alonso) it doesn't matter as much. They may be good enough hitters that they can just succeed anywhere. But with players that next talent level down, I just can't shake the memory that it's like Cuddyer hitting .330 in Colorado and then coming here and reverting to .260.
He should switch to catching
Cecchini doesn't the minor league success that Smith does and Smith is 2 years younger.
wRC+ 4th
wOBA 4th
ISO 7th
HR's 7th
BA 3rd
OPS 7th
he's been quietly quite bad for a guy you want to be a starting MLB 1b. No other way to spin it. If you think better production is coming, that's a whole other story.
We've seen too many guys post gaudy Vegas numbers for me to care about what he did there last year. He was crappy against MLB pitching and I really don't see him ever being anything more than a bench player or below average regular.
wRC+ 4th
wOBA 4th
ISO 7th
HR's 7th
BA 3rd
OPS 7th
he's been quietly quite bad for a guy you want to be a starting MLB 1b. No other way to spin it. If you think better production is coming, that's a whole other story.
This year, right? I just think the way the Mets have handled Dom, from last year's call up to now sends a message to him and the league and it's not a good message.
What were Dom's team ranks last year as a 21 year old in AAA?
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OPS 7th
he's been quietly quite bad for a guy you want to be a starting MLB 1b. No other way to spin it. If you think better production is coming, that's a whole other story.
This year, right? I just think the way the Mets have handled Dom, from last year's call up to now sends a message to him and the league and it's not a good message.
What were Dom's team ranks last year as a 21 year old in AAA?
Yes. That's his rankings for this year. Last year he was
(Las Vegas)
2nd in wRC+
2nd in wOBA
3rd in ISO
2nd in OPS
2nd in homers
I would consider it... Conforto basically made that jump in 2015 and was a solid contributor during the WS run.
I would consider it... Conforto basically made that jump in 2015 and was a solid contributor during the WS run.
I'm sure they are considering it.
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and make the jump to the majors if Agone continues to stink it up?
I would consider it... Conforto basically made that jump in 2015 and was a solid contributor during the WS run.
I'm sure they are considering it.
LOL, why bother. So they can just ride the pine like Nimmo did when he was batting .400 with a .500 OBP?
Weeee
Weeee
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
One of the few (actually, like only one of 2) players that was actually playing well. Being a Mets fan has to be waaaaay worse than being a Jets fan.
Are there any updates on TJ Rivera? Is he doing anything baseball-related yet?
I can't believe that we're so fucking bad that I'm asking about TJ Rivera now...
Are there any updates on TJ Rivera? Is he doing anything baseball-related yet?
I can't believe that we're so fucking bad that I'm asking about TJ Rivera now...
Rivera won't be back for at least another 6 weeks.
Time to play every day.
Swihart can come here to play LF
Michael Mayer
@mikemayerMMO
55s56 seconds ago
Wuilmer Becerra is making his 2018 season debut tonight in right field for the Columbia Fireflies.
hard to believe he's still in Columbia. Seems like his 4th time in Low A. Unless this is just rehab, but maybe he would have said for rehab if it was.
The Mets never bring anyone up when they are hot and try to catch lightning in a bottle.
DeGrom at least looks nasty tonight. Would be nice to win a series for once and get some positive vibes around the team.
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Michael Mayer
@mikemayerMMO
55s56 seconds ago
Wuilmer Becerra is making his 2018 season debut tonight in right field for the Columbia Fireflies.
hard to believe he's still in Columbia. Seems like his 4th time in Low A. Unless this is just rehab, but maybe he would have said for rehab if it was.
yet another bust
LF or 1B. Get Bruce or Gonzalez out of the lineup. Nimmo can play RF
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Michael Mayer
@mikemayerMMO
55s56 seconds ago
Wuilmer Becerra is making his 2018 season debut tonight in right field for the Columbia Fireflies.
hard to believe he's still in Columbia. Seems like his 4th time in Low A. Unless this is just rehab, but maybe he would have said for rehab if it was.
yet another bust
Well to be fair he was a throw-in to the Dickey trade, so not much lost on the Mets end of that.
He did go 2 for 4 tonight with 2 RBI.
He should be hurt any day now.
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Frazier is DAYS away from returning and Cabrera might be our best hitter. So we want to bring him up to rot on the bench and cool off? No thanks.
LF or 1B. Get Bruce or Gonzalez out of the lineup. Nimmo can play RF
Yeah.. Let's bench our 40+ million dollar free agent signing on May 18th who's notoriously streaky or our hottest hitter over the last 3 weeks in AGone who's hitting about .350 during that span. No thanks.
Look I like McNeil. Always thought he had a nice bat but injuries held him back. Glad to see he's having a nice run. If he keeps it up he will be in Vegas soon and most likely added to the 40 and get a cup of coffee before the years out. We arent going to let him walk.
That said, Smith missed ST and we've seen cold starts from him before. He's turned it on over the last 10 days but was ice cold before that.
I see it going down like this...
Smith heats up over the summer... likely replaces AGone in the second half sometime. Alonso goes to Vegas and if he keeps mashing makes things really interesting. You could have a situation where Alonso just has to find a way on to the roster THIS year or maybe you have a battle in ST next year and you give Smith another extended look. Either way, I see only good things coming for 1B over the next year or so.
I think it was DMM who repeatedly said we have zero depth in outfield outside of major league roster, we just hoped it wouldnt bite us until at least July
Heres to hoping though!
Den Dekker. He can cover CF
That said, Smith missed ST and we've seen cold starts from him before. He's turned it on over the last 10 days but was ice cold before that.
I see it going down like this...
Smith heats up over the summer... likely replaces AGone in the second half sometime. Alonso goes to Vegas and if he keeps mashing makes things really interesting. You could have a situation where Alonso just has to find a way on to the roster THIS year or maybe you have a battle in ST next year and you give Smith another extended look. Either way, I see only good things coming for 1B over the next year or so.
please it's the Mets. Alonzo will get super 2'ed until June 2019 if he is a legit prospect.
Heres to hoping though!
I saw something in the NY Post that said he's 10 for his last 28. I'd say that's heating up some.
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what signs you are seeing over the past week that suggests hes getting close. 0-4, 1-4, 2-3, 0-4, 1-4 is his last four games before last night.
Heres to hoping though!
I saw something in the NY Post that said he's 10 for his last 28. I'd say that's heating up some.
Yeah, going 4-4 in the last game goes a long way in a small sample size. Conforto went 4-19 in his last 5 games. That doesnt scream heating up to me.
Dont get me wrong, Id love for Conforto to get going. The team needs it. But him going 4-4 in one game isnt going to do it for me yet. Just like I didnt get all creamy when Wheeler pitched well against the Marlins (only to continue to suck). Just like didnt get all tingly when the Mets score 12 runs in a random game (only to continue to suck).
Back it up a couple of times, then well talk. But this team aint fooling me again. And no, snapping off a couple of wins against a badly struggling Dbacks team isnt going far either. But if that happens, Im sure those missing posters will suddenly be back to tell us all about it.
Bats were just ice cold, right?
Michael Mayer
@mikemayerMMO
Mets first base prospect Dominic Smith is playing right field tonight for the Las Vegas 51s per @CurtoWorld.
His first pro appearance in the outfield.