Jung Hoo Lee will presumably have many suitors but he'll only be 25 in 2024, can play all 3 OF positions, and of course, a Korean star in Flushing/Queens would have benefits as well. Have to believe he's on the Mets radar
It appears *today* not tomorrow (8/19) is the first-day minor leaguers can be called up and still retain their rookie status for 2024 (PPI). Who knows if this is why Mauricio is still down but one less "reason" for Mauricio being down has been eliminated
@mets have mostly stayed out of the Cuban market in recent seasons. Top of my head I think only Yordis Perera/Davciel Hurtado (missed 2023 due to injury) hail from Cuba (John Valle hails from Cuba but was drafted in the 2023 draft out of a Florida HS). I may be forgetting someone but the point remains
@mets have mostly stayed out of the Cuban market in recent seasons. Top of my head I think only Yordis Perera/Davciel Hurtado (missed 2023 due to injury) hail from Cuba (John Valle hails from Cuba but was drafted in the 2023 draft out of a Florida HS). I may be forgetting someone but the point remains
Jung Hoo Lee will presumably have many suitors but he'll only be 25 in 2024, can play all 3 OF positions, and of course, a Korean star in Flushing/Queens would have benefits as well. Have to believe he's on the Mets radar
Now that's a nickname- Lee's is "Grandson of the Wind", his father was a KBO star whose nickname was "Son of the Wind"
said when he was in AAA they were fed peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and given towels with holes in them for showers. The Wilpons cheapness knew no bounds lol.
Also interesting (to me) Masato Yoshii said in 1998
@BobbyValentine
asked him if he'd feel comfortable moving to the BP because Armando Reynoso was returning from a rehab assignment. Yoshii didn't feel comfortable and Valentine listened to him and moved to a 6-man rotation
or am i misremembering? that homer he hit yesterday was impressive in game power for a little guy. he's up to 36 xbh on the year in about 450 plate appearances, so he probably wont get to 50 but still a solid year given everything else he's showed (which is basically every other box).
RE: was bregman one of the hopeful comps when jett was drafted
or am i misremembering? that homer he hit yesterday was impressive in game power for a little guy. he's up to 36 xbh on the year in about 450 plate appearances, so he probably wont get to 50 but still a solid year given everything else he's showed (which is basically every other box).
Yeah, at least one of the writers compared him to Bregman
Should be interesting to see how Brendan Hardy fares in AA. He's not a hard-thrower but he's an A++ athlete who has only allowed 29 hits over the past 2 seasons 54.2 innings pitched with *85* k's
RE: RE: was bregman one of the hopeful comps when jett was drafted
or am i misremembering? that homer he hit yesterday was impressive in game power for a little guy. he's up to 36 xbh on the year in about 450 plate appearances, so he probably wont get to 50 but still a solid year given everything else he's showed (which is basically every other box).
Yeah, at least one of the writers compared him to Bregman
that would be a phenomenal outcome.
jett vs acuna is interesting, i think id still take the guy with the more explosive athleticism closer to the big leagues, but jett definitely has a path to being the better prospect if his power can surge past acuna's. right now both have almost the same total xbh on the year, but more than a year younger and only 1 level behind there is definitely a path.
next year should be a really fun one in the system. at least 5 guys with a legitimate claim to being the orgs top prospect post-mauricio all already posting well above average production at A+ and AA. 4/5 with a chance at premium positions.
Admittedly old for the DSL but Lucas Gordillo 1 inning 1 walk 2 k's, era now down to 1.36 over his first 33 professional innings. Walks are a concern (20) but he's also struck out 49 over that time
Ramirez with an "okay" overall season is finishing VERY strong. He's now 19/50 in August with 4 walks vs. 9 k's, 8 extra base hits, OPS for the month near 1.200
Ramirez with an "okay" overall season is finishing VERY strong. He's now 19/50 in August with 4 walks vs. 9 k's, 8 extra base hits, OPS for the month near 1.200
I think @mets roll the dice on leaving Jeremiah Jackson exposed in the Rule 5. Since joining the organization he's hitting .196/.317/.314 with a 32% k-rate. Still some intrigue with his power/speed tools but big league pitching (right now) likely would eat him alive
I think @mets roll the dice on leaving Jeremiah Jackson exposed in the Rule 5. Since joining the organization he's hitting .196/.317/.314 with a 32% k-rate. Still some intrigue with his power/speed tools but big league pitching (right now) likely would eat him alive
they may have enough spots they wont need to, but probably a big reason why they got him for leone in the first place.
I think @mets roll the dice on leaving Jeremiah Jackson exposed in the Rule 5. Since joining the organization he's hitting .196/.317/.314 with a 32% k-rate. Still some intrigue with his power/speed tools but big league pitching (right now) likely would eat him alive
they may have enough spots they wont need to, but probably a big reason why they got him for leone in the first place.
I'm the first one to talk about how much crap they have on the roster but keep in mind Edwin Diaz, Montes De Oca, Josh Walker (questionable) and Elieser Hernandez (unless they non-tender him) are all on the 60 day right now so those are more 40 man spots (+ Crow who will also be taking a "dead" spot). Jackson's overall wRC+ is now sub 100 and that's with repeating AA (87 games there last season). I'd be pretty surprised to see him added.
obviously a lock, Montes De Oca is a lock, I can't see them dropping Walker, I suspect Hernandez is non-tendered but if he's not he'd take a spot as well + Jarvis + Crow (locks)
+ Alex Ramirez (very possibly)
and then Daniel Juarez, Jordany Ventura, Luke Ritter, Carlos Cortes, Brandon McIIwain all possibilities. I think Jackson (struggling in AA) is very much on the outside looking in.
185 games (669 ab's) .229/.315/.417 191 k's, 79 walks. I'd be very surprised if the Mets add him at this point and if he's taken, I'd be shocked if he weren't returned.
Ramirez with an "okay" overall season is finishing VERY strong. He's now 19/50 in August with 4 walks vs. 9 k's, 8 extra base hits, OPS for the month near 1.200
I think @mets roll the dice on leaving Jeremiah Jackson exposed in the Rule 5. Since joining the organization he's hitting .196/.317/.314 with a 32% k-rate. Still some intrigue with his power/speed tools but big league pitching (right now) likely would eat him alive
they may have enough spots they wont need to, but probably a big reason why they got him for leone in the first place.
I'm the first one to talk about how much crap they have on the roster but keep in mind Edwin Diaz, Montes De Oca, Josh Walker (questionable) and Elieser Hernandez (unless they non-tender him) are all on the 60 day right now so those are more 40 man spots (+ Crow who will also be taking a "dead" spot). Jackson's overall wRC+ is now sub 100 and that's with repeating AA (87 games there last season). I'd be pretty surprised to see him added.
if you eyeball the 40 i think you will probably come to a similar number i came to of about 17 spots that can be cleared. so net out the 4 for the injured guys assuming they dont want to non-tender and there are still almost a dozen spots.
i think half of those will probably go to MLB players (2sp, at least 3 rps, maybe 1 veteran OF) so there are probably at least 6 spots for minor leaguers. jarvis, crow, ramirez i think are locks. and that's before trading anyone out.
i cant remember if ritter/mcillwain need to be protected and if so maybe they do them or cortes before jackson since they are all easy auditions for bad teams unlike jackson.
Hardy is also Rule 5 eligible and as a AA arm with a ton of minor league success if probably a guy teams are scouting hard over the final few weeks. 13.74 K/9 since OD 2022 with a 2.73 FIP (2nd best in the organization)
Ramirez with an "okay" overall season is finishing VERY strong. He's now 19/50 in August with 4 walks vs. 9 k's, 8 extra base hits, OPS for the month near 1.200
*Justin Ramirez
Scorching hot finish
Justin Ramirez 2-2 , single , HR , RBI, R
Make that 3-3.
Daniel Juarez (rule 5 eligible) since OD 2022 has held opposing hitters to a .161 BAA (2nd only to the aforementioned Brendan Hardy). He also leads the organization in whip (0.98), and is 6th in FIP (3.21) over that time
he feels like next year's big riser. before the pham trade i was hoping they'd get a comparable or better return than what they got for robertson, they only got one player instead of 2 but rodriguez has to be the organizations best bet to be next year's marco vargas. i dont know how different the dsl/fcl comp level is but he only just turned 17 years old last month. if comes anywhere close to a similar season next year he's going to get some helium.
stats mean next to nothing (I'm very high on Jeremy Rodriguez) but for context 11 players in the DSL have 1.000+ OPS, 18 players are hitting .330+, 89 (not a typo) have .400+ OBP (2 are over .500). Tons of players with huge walk rates, more walks than k's etc. A really bad season is a red flag, a good one is obviously better than struggling but doesn't tell us much. You have 21-22 year olds and 16 year olds playing together. Guys off the street (legitimately from workouts) playing in games.
stats mean next to nothing (I'm very high on Jeremy Rodriguez) but for context 11 players in the DSL have 1.000+ OPS, 18 players are hitting .330+, 89 (not a typo) have .400+ OBP (2 are over .500). Tons of players with huge walk rates, more walks than k's etc. A really bad season is a red flag, a good one is obviously better than struggling but doesn't tell us much. You have 21-22 year olds and 16 year olds playing together. Guys off the street (legitimately from workouts) playing in games.
the walk/k rates are what stand out for a player that young more than anything else. especially the trend we can see thanks to the deadline. he's walked more than twice as much as he's k'd since joining mets org. given that he's also a bonus baby we've got a few reasons to believe the talent is there.
stats mean next to nothing (I'm very high on Jeremy Rodriguez) but for context 11 players in the DSL have 1.000+ OPS, 18 players are hitting .330+, 89 (not a typo) have .400+ OBP (2 are over .500). Tons of players with huge walk rates, more walks than k's etc. A really bad season is a red flag, a good one is obviously better than struggling but doesn't tell us much. You have 21-22 year olds and 16 year olds playing together. Guys off the street (legitimately from workouts) playing in games.
the walk/k rates are what stand out for a player that young more than anything else. especially the trend we can see thanks to the deadline. he's walked more than twice as much as he's k'd since joining mets org. given that he's also a bonus baby we've got a few reasons to believe the talent is there.
Even then, the walk rates in the DSL are absurd. 24 players have walked at least 20% of their ab's this season, 53 players have walked at least as many times as they have struck out.
year old Yerlin Luis (Guardians) 121 ab's 53 walks (not a typo)
Luis Lameda (17, Brewers) 141 ab's 35 walks, 20 k's
When I say DSL numbers tell us little to nothing, it's the truth. It's essentially a rec league that has players who who landed 3 million dollar bonuses against players who were part of open workouts.
all I can tell you is teams/prospect writers view DSL stats as mostly meaningless. Yankees SS prospect Roderick Arias hit .194 and he still had MAJOR helium (143 wRC+ this season in the CPX).
is still a good thing. the numerical value of the dsl aside, here's a question that will hopefully articulate my point - is there anything in rodriguez' DSL season that looks less promising than Vargas' 2022 DSL season?
obviously we are talking about players at ages that make their volatility extreme, but that's kind of the point.
all I can tell you is teams/prospect writers view DSL stats as mostly meaningless. Yankees SS prospect Roderick Arias hit .194 and he still had MAJOR helium (143 wRC+ this season in the CPX).
we need to hold more than one thought at the same time here - guys getting $1m bonuses isn't meaningless. performing as the youngest in a league isn't meaningless. the numbers of that league may be meaningless but his numbers were not my point.
the numbers in the league only mattered as far as comparing to vargas' numbers being similar in that same league, and that rodriguez seems to have improved over the year in something that is considered highly skill based (his k/walk ratio). that's the entire premise of DRC.
Vargas prove my point? 139 wRC+, .319/.421/.456 last season and despite that, Keith Law didn't even have him in his top *20* Marlins prospects in Feb. Only after he started hitting stateside did he suddenly garner buzz. That was a big part of the narrative, how his "ranking" at the time of the trade didn't represent the helium he had from his 2023 performance.
HOLY spitballs, that’s INSANE!!!
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Nolan Schanuel had some of the best batted ball data in the college class. Here are his numbers in contact%, chase% and 90th% EV:
-90th% EV: 106.3 mph (2023 season)
-Chase%: 19% (all college)
-Contact%: 87% (all college)
Mets 3rd rounder Nolan McLean had the worst contact% of the top 200 NCAA hitters for context 57%
Daviel Hurtado (typo) and I forgot Karell Paz
Now that's a nickname- Lee's is "Grandson of the Wind", his father was a KBO star whose nickname was "Son of the Wind"
Also interesting (to me) Masato Yoshii said in 1998
@BobbyValentine
asked him if he'd feel comfortable moving to the BP because Armando Reynoso was returning from a rehab assignment. Yoshii didn't feel comfortable and Valentine listened to him and moved to a 6-man rotation
Yeah, at least one of the writers compared him to Bregman
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or am i misremembering? that homer he hit yesterday was impressive in game power for a little guy. he's up to 36 xbh on the year in about 450 plate appearances, so he probably wont get to 50 but still a solid year given everything else he's showed (which is basically every other box).
Yeah, at least one of the writers compared him to Bregman
that would be a phenomenal outcome.
jett vs acuna is interesting, i think id still take the guy with the more explosive athleticism closer to the big leagues, but jett definitely has a path to being the better prospect if his power can surge past acuna's. right now both have almost the same total xbh on the year, but more than a year younger and only 1 level behind there is definitely a path.
next year should be a really fun one in the system. at least 5 guys with a legitimate claim to being the orgs top prospect post-mauricio all already posting well above average production at A+ and AA. 4/5 with a chance at premium positions.
*Justin Ramirez
they may have enough spots they wont need to, but probably a big reason why they got him for leone in the first place.
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I think @mets roll the dice on leaving Jeremiah Jackson exposed in the Rule 5. Since joining the organization he's hitting .196/.317/.314 with a 32% k-rate. Still some intrigue with his power/speed tools but big league pitching (right now) likely would eat him alive
they may have enough spots they wont need to, but probably a big reason why they got him for leone in the first place.
I'm the first one to talk about how much crap they have on the roster but keep in mind Edwin Diaz, Montes De Oca, Josh Walker (questionable) and Elieser Hernandez (unless they non-tender him) are all on the 60 day right now so those are more 40 man spots (+ Crow who will also be taking a "dead" spot). Jackson's overall wRC+ is now sub 100 and that's with repeating AA (87 games there last season). I'd be pretty surprised to see him added.
+ Alex Ramirez (very possibly)
and then Daniel Juarez, Jordany Ventura, Luke Ritter, Carlos Cortes, Brandon McIIwain all possibilities. I think Jackson (struggling in AA) is very much on the outside looking in.
185 games (669 ab's) .229/.315/.417 191 k's, 79 walks. I'd be very surprised if the Mets add him at this point and if he's taken, I'd be shocked if he weren't returned.
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Ramirez with an "okay" overall season is finishing VERY strong. He's now 19/50 in August with 4 walks vs. 9 k's, 8 extra base hits, OPS for the month near 1.200
*Justin Ramirez
Scorching hot finish
Justin Ramirez 2-2 , single , HR , RBI, R
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In comment 16178362 DanMetroMan said:
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I think @mets roll the dice on leaving Jeremiah Jackson exposed in the Rule 5. Since joining the organization he's hitting .196/.317/.314 with a 32% k-rate. Still some intrigue with his power/speed tools but big league pitching (right now) likely would eat him alive
they may have enough spots they wont need to, but probably a big reason why they got him for leone in the first place.
I'm the first one to talk about how much crap they have on the roster but keep in mind Edwin Diaz, Montes De Oca, Josh Walker (questionable) and Elieser Hernandez (unless they non-tender him) are all on the 60 day right now so those are more 40 man spots (+ Crow who will also be taking a "dead" spot). Jackson's overall wRC+ is now sub 100 and that's with repeating AA (87 games there last season). I'd be pretty surprised to see him added.
if you eyeball the 40 i think you will probably come to a similar number i came to of about 17 spots that can be cleared. so net out the 4 for the injured guys assuming they dont want to non-tender and there are still almost a dozen spots.
i think half of those will probably go to MLB players (2sp, at least 3 rps, maybe 1 veteran OF) so there are probably at least 6 spots for minor leaguers. jarvis, crow, ramirez i think are locks. and that's before trading anyone out.
i cant remember if ritter/mcillwain need to be protected and if so maybe they do them or cortes before jackson since they are all easy auditions for bad teams unlike jackson.
(not a complete list) but all are Rule 5 eligible
(not a complete list) but all are Rule 5 eligible
As is Alex Ramirez
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Ramirez with an "okay" overall season is finishing VERY strong. He's now 19/50 in August with 4 walks vs. 9 k's, 8 extra base hits, OPS for the month near 1.200
*Justin Ramirez
Scorching hot finish
Justin Ramirez 2-2 , single , HR , RBI, R
Make that 3-3.
Daniel Juarez (rule 5 eligible) since OD 2022 has held opposing hitters to a .161 BAA (2nd only to the aforementioned Brendan Hardy). He also leads the organization in whip (0.98), and is 6th in FIP (3.21) over that time
he feels like next year's big riser. before the pham trade i was hoping they'd get a comparable or better return than what they got for robertson, they only got one player instead of 2 but rodriguez has to be the organizations best bet to be next year's marco vargas. i dont know how different the dsl/fcl comp level is but he only just turned 17 years old last month. if comes anywhere close to a similar season next year he's going to get some helium.
vargas' performance stayed pretty steady dsl --> fcl.
the walk/k rates are what stand out for a player that young more than anything else. especially the trend we can see thanks to the deadline. he's walked more than twice as much as he's k'd since joining mets org. given that he's also a bonus baby we've got a few reasons to believe the talent is there.
Reylin Perez 175 wRC+ in 2022 (17 years old in the DSL)
wRC+ this season... 48.
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stats mean next to nothing (I'm very high on Jeremy Rodriguez) but for context 11 players in the DSL have 1.000+ OPS, 18 players are hitting .330+, 89 (not a typo) have .400+ OBP (2 are over .500). Tons of players with huge walk rates, more walks than k's etc. A really bad season is a red flag, a good one is obviously better than struggling but doesn't tell us much. You have 21-22 year olds and 16 year olds playing together. Guys off the street (legitimately from workouts) playing in games.
the walk/k rates are what stand out for a player that young more than anything else. especially the trend we can see thanks to the deadline. he's walked more than twice as much as he's k'd since joining mets org. given that he's also a bonus baby we've got a few reasons to believe the talent is there.
Even then, the walk rates in the DSL are absurd. 24 players have walked at least 20% of their ab's this season, 53 players have walked at least as many times as they have struck out.
there are 27 players under 18 in the DSL who have a 1:1 or better k:bb ratio, rodriguez is 3rd youngest of all them and also 3rd highest iso.
https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/minor-league?pos=all&level=0&lg=30&stats=bat&qual=y&type=1&team=&season=2023&seasonEnd=2023&org=&ind=0&splitTeam=false&players=&sort=7,1&filter=Age%7Clt%7C18,Age%7Clt%7C17 - ( New Window )
Luis Lameda (17, Brewers) 141 ab's 35 walks, 20 k's
When I say DSL numbers tell us little to nothing, it's the truth. It's essentially a rec league that has players who who landed 3 million dollar bonuses against players who were part of open workouts.
obviously we are talking about players at ages that make their volatility extreme, but that's kind of the point.
we need to hold more than one thought at the same time here - guys getting $1m bonuses isn't meaningless. performing as the youngest in a league isn't meaningless. the numbers of that league may be meaningless but his numbers were not my point.
the numbers in the league only mattered as far as comparing to vargas' numbers being similar in that same league, and that rodriguez seems to have improved over the year in something that is considered highly skill based (his k/walk ratio). that's the entire premise of DRC.