NFT: Mets Minors 8/16/2022

only 18 too (almost a year younger than Morabito). He could be a good one.

Tried every Avenue to figure out what Parada’s issue is but nobody seems to know anything. Hopefully, today he debuts . I’m not “worried” just curious as to why he’s yet to appear.

Needs to improve his command but he’s 95-99 and misses bats so he’s obviously intriguing

joins the FCL Mets (rehab)

Tidwell promoted to St. Lucie along with Brad Malm and Tyler Stuart

I noted yesterday that the #2 IFA @mets signed last signing period (Willy Fanas) remarkably only has *2* doubles this season (3 total extra base hits), that being said Fanas is 1-1, and is now 7/19 in August with 3 walks #Mets

Jack Ramsey
@jackwramsey
Kevin Parada will be making his professional debut for the FCL Mets on Friday, per source.

Both St. Lucie and BK end their regular seasons on the same day (9/11) so assuming Parada DOES debut Friday with the FCL Mets he'll have about 20 games left to potentially play (St. Lucie almost assuredly)

FCL Mets today- @jettwilliams04 is hitting 2nd (playing SS), Rehabbing Jake Mangum is leading off and playing CF, Rylan Thomas 3rd (LF), @jacobreimer3 coming off a monster game is hitting cleanup, @NickMorabito1 hitting 5th and DHing

Fresh off his promotion to @stluciemets @bladetid will be making his first FSL start tonight vs. Lakeland #Mets

***PRO DEBUT ALERT*** @mets 17th round pick @connorlbrandon making the start for the FCL Mets #Mets

rhp, SP. 20 starts this year between AA and AAA with a 3.63 ERA, including a 2.03 ERA in 5 AAA starts. Doubt they bring up a kid like this for bullpen work, so my guess is he is the TBD who is starting Thursday.

Hopefully the Mets hitters give him a rude welcome

is talented

Connor Brandon's first professional inning is a success. 1 inning 1 hit 0 runs 0 walks 0 k's. Far from a Connor Brandon expert, but from what I've read he profiles as a potential BP arm at the next level

****Pro debut alert**** @mets 8th round pick @dylantebrake 1 inning 1 hit 0 runs 0 walks 1 K for the FCL Mets #Mets

start to his career for Morabito, he's now 1-10 with 7 k's

DSL RHP Cristofer Gomez is too good for the DSL. His era now stands at 0.46 and his K/9 is 15.43. He should be in the FCL at this point (older for the DSL to begin with) #Mets

Levi David on to pitch the third inning for the FCL Mets, David last pitched on 6/21. To say he's had issues with command would be an understatement. 25 walks over 12.2 innings #Mets

David allows 2 hits and a run while striking out 2. Jett Williams commits his first professional error (throwing) #Mets

@jacobreimer3 continues his hit start with a single, @NickMorabito1 collects his first professional 2B #Mets

John Harper
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Spoke to a scout today about Baty: "He's got a great bat. The bat will play (in majors). Defensively I compare him to (Alec) Bohm. He'll have growing pains. The ball gets on him quickly sometimes. But he's got ability. I don't think he'd embarrass them if they brought him up."

Robert Colina pitches the 5th. He struggled badly with St. Lucie but has now pitched 15 innings in the FCL striking out 20, while walking only 3, era down to 1.84. Have to figure he will rejoin St. Lucie shortly

and Tidwell both pitch tonight. Tidwell likely will only go 1-2 innings.

Hamel has not allowed more than 3 er in a game since June 8th, a span of 10 starts. He allowed 2 or less 8 times during that span

Puma confirms

-The Mets view Vientos as a 1b/DH and was not strongly considered

-They felt versatility to play up the middle was important

The problem, and the difference, is that the Braves rookie callups can play defense while the Mets rookie callups cant

And I posted the stark differences between Conforto's A/AA numbers in 2015 vs Baty's numbers this season. There is no comparison between the two

John Harper
@NYNJHarper
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Spoke to a scout today about Baty: "He's got a great bat. The bat will play (in majors). Defensively I compare him to (Alec) Bohm. He'll have growing pains. The ball gets on him quickly sometimes. But he's got ability. I don't think he'd embarrass them if they brought him up."

In comment 15782308 Snablats said:

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Puma confirms -The Mets view Vientos as a 1b/DH and was not strongly considered -They felt versatility to play up the middle was important The problem, and the difference, is that the Braves rookie callups can play defense while the Mets rookie callups cant And I posted the stark differences between Conforto's A/AA numbers in 2015 vs Baty's numbers this season. There is no comparison between the two

To clarify, I posted the BOLB, the rest is from Snablats

Bold

In comment 15782323 pjcas18 said:

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John Harper @NYNJHarper · 17m Spoke to a scout today about Baty: "He's got a great bat. The bat will play (in majors). Defensively I compare him to (Alec) Bohm. He'll have growing pains. The ball gets on him quickly sometimes. But he's got ability. I don't think he'd embarrass them if they brought him up."

i dont think theres been a bigger proponent of defense than me but this rationale ignores the reality that escobar hasnt been that great on D and that they need depth. they are 1 injury away from not having any choice in the matter.

in 2 weeks the rosters expand any way, why not bring someone up early just to have the playoff eligibility option? not sure if this is a buck loyalty to vets thing or eppler's just more conservative with promotions but i expect the alternatives to do just as well as blankenhorn/plummer/jdd/dom did when they chose them.

Colina also pitches the 7th. 3 innings 1 hit 0 runs 0 walks 3 k's. Only 3 walks over 17 FCL innings, it's time he heads back to the FSL

players in the organization by 9/1 are eligible for the playoffs. If a player on the 40 man is injured, he can be replaced via waiver to the commissioners office.

Joey Bart's numbers have broken my brain. He has a 109 wRC+ despite a 38.9% K%

In comment 15782352 DanMetroMan said:

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players in the organization by 9/1 are eligible for the playoffs. If a player on the 40 man is injured, he can be replaced via waiver to the commissioners office.

so they just need to be on the 40? doesn't matter if they get called up to the big leagues ahead of time?

In comment 15782308 Snablats said:

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Puma confirms -The Mets view Vientos as a 1b/DH and was not strongly considered -They felt versatility to play up the middle was important The problem, and the difference, is that the Braves rookie callups can play defense while the Mets rookie callups cant And I posted the stark differences between Conforto's A/AA numbers in 2015 vs Baty's numbers this season. There is no comparison between the two

Stark differences??? You posted walks, K's and plate appearances. LOL....

Let's look at some REAL stats: OBP, SLG and OPS, shall we?

Baty (A/AA) - 394/509/903
Conforto (A/AA) - 303/378/867

Baty's numbers are much better.

But sure, there is "no comparison"...

In comment 15782368 Eric on Li said:

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In comment 15782352 DanMetroMan said: Quote: players in the organization by 9/1 are eligible for the playoffs. If a player on the 40 man is injured, he can be replaced via waiver to the commissioners office. so they just need to be on the 40? doesn't matter if they get called up to the big leagues ahead of time?

Any player in the organization (40 man or not) prior to 9/1 can be added. The Mets can replace say John Curtiss with Brett Baty.

Conforto's numbers are 378/487/865

Conforto

2015 141 wRC+ in A+ with a .372 wOBA, 160 wRC+ in AA with a .406 wOBA

Brett Baty this season 159 wRC+ in AA with a .415 wOBA (so Brett Baty, adjusted for league has as close to identical numbers to Conforto's time in AA as humanly possible) the one caveat is that Baty played 40 games in AA in 2021 as well)

In comment 15782377 DanMetroMan said:

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Quote: A player who doesn't meet said criteria for postseason eligibility can still be added to a team's roster in the postseason via petition to the Commissioner's Office if the player was in the organization on Aug. 31 and is replacing someone who is on the injured list and has served the minimum amount of time required for activation. (For example, a player on the 10-day injured list who has been on it for at least 10 days, or a player who has been on the 60-day injured list for at least 60 days.) Players who are acquired in September or after are ineligible.

right but what's the rule without needing a waiver? i assume those are pro forma but just to take any unknown out, is it simply 40 man and you can be added to postseason roster?

was 6th in the EL in terms of wRC+ (players with at least 100 PA's) and 6th in wOBA as well as 6th in OPS

Baty
1st in wOBA, 1st in wRC+, 1st in OPS

******FIRST PRO HOMER ALERT****** @jettwilliams04
has connected on his first professional HR

In comment 15782391 DanMetroMan said:

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was 6th in the EL in terms of wRC+ (players with at least 100 PA's) and 6th in wOBA as well as 6th in OPS Baty 1st in wOBA, 1st in wRC+, 1st in OPS

so it seems safe to say you don't agree with the non-bolb comments?

aside, the only thing I agree with snablats with is, they seemingly prioritized ability to play defense up the middle (which is pretty silly when we have a broken down Escobar, having an awful season even when healthy) so the worry about "back up SS" vs. actual offense at 3b is quite strange. I've been all aboard the Brett Baty train for a few seasons now and even I have acknowledged he still has work to do defensively... but Escobar has been one of the WORST defensive 3b in baseball this season (even ignoring his offense)... and now he's playing hurt.

If we were talking about a good/great defensive 3b who wasn't hitting, I'd be annoyed but "get it". We are talking about a guy who hasn't it, who has been poor defensively AND is now hurt. Marrero is sub replacement level. This isn't "boring but solid", this is a horrendous zero with the bat.

Andrelton Simmons was worth +15 DRS, +160AA just last season. He was playing with an awful Cubs team this season (and still posted +4 DRS, +3 OAA), if up the middle defense is such a concern... give him a call

Williams .909 OPS to begin his career

New York Mets
@Mets
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Carlos Carrasco underwent an MRI this morning that revealed a low-grade left oblique strain. A typical timeline for an injury of this nature is 3-4 weeks. Additional updates will be provided as appropriate.

In comment 15782444 DanMetroMan said:

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New York Mets @Mets · 30s Carlos Carrasco underwent an MRI this morning that revealed a low-grade left oblique strain. A typical timeline for an injury of this nature is 3-4 weeks. Additional updates will be provided as appropriate.

WOW

What a horrid decision to put him back in that game. Absolutely brutal

In comment 15782447 moze1021 said:

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In comment 15782444 DanMetroMan said: Quote: New York Mets @Mets · 30s Carlos Carrasco underwent an MRI this morning that revealed a low-grade left oblique strain. A typical timeline for an injury of this nature is 3-4 weeks. Additional updates will be provided as appropriate. WOW What a horrid decision to put him back in that game. Absolutely brutal

having suffered through this myself I can say its only painful after the adrenaline of and high blood flow has worn off.

You don't notice it initially, then later you do.

In comment 15782447 moze1021 said:

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In comment 15782444 DanMetroMan said: Quote: New York Mets @Mets · 30s Carlos Carrasco underwent an MRI this morning that revealed a low-grade left oblique strain. A typical timeline for an injury of this nature is 3-4 weeks. Additional updates will be provided as appropriate. WOW What a horrid decision to put him back in that game. Absolutely brutal

Buck has done a great job this year, but that decision ridiculously stupid.

will cause Carrasco to miss his vested innings # (170) so that will now be converted to a team option. Still think it's worth picking up (14 million to pick it up, 3 million to let him walk).

In comment 15782478 DanMetroMan said:

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will cause Carrasco to miss his vested innings # (170) so that will now be converted to a team option. Still think it's worth picking up (14 million to pick it up, 3 million to let him walk).

No brainer to pick it up for $11 million extra. See, if the Coupons were still in charge, there would have been questions as to whether Carrasco was sent out to get injured and miss his innings limit...