AAA-
Acuna 1-4, BB, SB, K (July OPS .555, he still may be up late in the season to provide speed/defense but his window for coming up and playing regularly this season has probably closed. He has to hit better)
Baty
1-4, 2b (Like much of the Mets system July was not a great month for Baty. It seems more likely than not he's going to be with another organization in 2025, maybe as part of a potential Alcantara deal? We shall see)
Ritter 1-4, HR (21st), 3 k's (he's now 3rd in the IL in HR's)
JBJ 1-4, HR, BB, K (also threw out a runner at the plate)
Jarvis 2 innings 6 hits 4 runs 2 walks 2 k's
J. Ramirez (skipped AA) 1 inning 1 hit 0 runs 1 walk 2 k's (FB up to 94)
AA
Ramirez 0-4 (just an atrocious season for Ramirez. Extremely high odds he's either dealt for a low level minor leaguer that doesn't need a 40 man spot, or is DFA'ed)
Rudick 2-4, 2B, K
Clifford 0-4, K (5 for his last 38. Still finishes July with an .873 OPS for the month, 30 k's over 83 ab's obviously is too many)
Consuegra 3-4, HR, K
Suarez 6 innings 1 hit 0 runs 0 walks 9 k's (took a perfect game into the 6th. He's a 6-year FA after the season so unless the Mets add him to the 40, he can sign explore opportunities with other teams)
SRF 1 perfect 3 k's
BK (game 1)
Morabito 1-4, 2 k's
Reimer 1-3
Suero 2-4, K (one of the best pure athletes in the organization)
Wenninger 4 innings 4 hits 2 runs 3 walks 5 k's (I suspect he ends up in the bullpen, but a quietly having a very solid season, his CU is a real weapon)
Herrera 1.1 innings 1 hit 0 runs 1 walk 2 k's (Really nice pickup on a minor league deal. He's made 12 appearances and has only allowed 1 ER while striking out 27 over 25.1 innings)
BK (game 2)
Morabito 1-4, 2 SB, K
Suero 1-3, BB, 2 SB
Tong 5.1 innings 6 hits 2 runs 1 walk 10 k's
St. Lucie
Baro 2-4, 2b (Very solid season for Baro, certainly one to watch going forward)
Ewing 1-5, 3B, 2 k's (has struggled post promotion to St. Lucie but has more power than his frame would suggest and remains one of the more intriguing young hitters in the system)
Hernandez 3-5 (one of the mst underrated performers in the system, questions regarding can he remain a C impact his projection, but could be a bat first MLB backup C who also sees some time at 1b)
Houck 1-4, HR, BB, 2 k’s , 3 errors(Very disappointing season for the Mets 2023 1st round pick)
Henriquez 1-5 (Not much power but this kid can HIT. If he can add some more strength he has a shot to be a big league utility player)
Looks like he was tossed arguing a call at the plate walking back to the dugout. They went to commercial when it happened so it was unclear what he was arguing.
No lies told lol
Mayer “ Sources: Mets have let go director of international scouting Steve Barningham.”
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reportedly "extremely" disappointed in their 2024 DSL group.Expectation is major changes are on the way.
No lies told lol
Mayer “ Sources: Mets have let go director of international scouting Steve Barningham.”
i assume that was an ineptpler hire or promo?
wow 2021 would mean he probably floated through at least 3 but possibly all 4 of cohen's gms. guessing he was a tanous guy, so wonder what happens with him.
Max Joseph Kranick (presumably a bullpen game as he hasn't thrown 3+ since June)
@RumblePoniesBB
Jordan Christopher Geber
@BKCyclones
Justin Thomas Lawson (first start of the season, hasn't topped 4 innings yet this season)
@stluciemets
Edgar Moreta
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very cool dan. here's a good VBA in the real world exploration by cressey. im not positive about this because i cant find much public VBA data, but i would guess that lower launch angles are associated with lower VBAs (using cresseys comparison soto's career launch angle is 33% lower than league average and trouts is 50% higher). the physics of it just seem obvious.
would be funny if out of all this vientos low launch angle was actually the thing that helped his swing translate.
In my opinion the best thing that understanding a player’s VBA can help with is creating a better approach for each hitter. Mike Trout probably isn’t going to look to swing up in the zone until he has to with two strikes or if a situation allows for it. Juan Soto probably is going to look for a pith up in the zone. This isn’t to say that they don’t train to work on these locations they struggle with; my guess is that they actually spend a lot of time working on these weaknesses. There are videos of Trout talking doing about some high tee work trying to stay on top and flat and hit ground balls up the middle. This seems like a great drill to help him feel what he needs to do in order to get to these balls up in the zone when he has to hit them. As any great hitter would agree, having a good approach is likely the most important thing to being a good hitter but it’s hard to individualize that approach if you don’t know what pitches/locations a hitter can handle best.
Vertical Bat Angle: A New Way to Look at Batter vs. Pitcher Matchups - ( New Window )
A lower than expected VBA (barrel tipped more toward the ground) is associated with a higher spray angle (ball hit toward the opposite field) and a higher launch angle. This suggests that swings that fall into this category tend to lead to cutting the bottom half of the ball which in turn leads to weaker hit fly balls that tail toward the opposite field. In contrast, higher than expected VBA may lead to hitting the top half of the ball which results in balls hit harder at lower launch angles to the pull side.
(i think the bottomline is all this is that there are likely characteristics to prefer somewhere in there that mark the hallmarks of what we think of as "line drive hitters" or "contact hitters" or "power hitters", and as the game evolves different styles of hitters will have their moments as a response to how different styles of pitchers evolve - but ultimately as the soto/trout examples show there is more than one way to skin a cat and great players can be great in different ways)
https://www.drivelinebaseball.com/2022/12/hitting-biomechanics-barrel-direction/#:~:text=A%20lower%20than%20expected%20VBA,and%20a%20higher%20launch%20angle. - ( New Window )
Mets undecided about hiring a general manager - ( New Window )
Maybe I should be a scout (JK)
Mike Puma
@NYPost_Mets
Mets top pitching prospect Brandon Sproat had an abbreviated second outing today for Syracuse, throwing only 49 pitches: Two hits, two walks, one run over 3 innings. Scout in attendance said his velocity was 94-97 (down from 96-99 two weeks ago) and command was not sharp.
John Hendricks
Oliver Dominguez
Luis Scheker
Martin Arvizu
Andres Nunez
Christian Cabal
have all been let go.
John Hendricks: Supervisor, Pitching Evaluation & Development
Oliver Dominguez: Supervisor, Dominican Republic & Cuba
Luis Scheker: Development Scout/Caribbean Cross-checker
Martin Arvizu: Coordinator, Mexico
Andres Nunez: Scout, Venezuela
Christian Cabral: Scout, ABC Islands
prospects and will take place at Palm Beach on 3/16
Corey Collins removed after 1 AB (presumably a physical issue)
Marco Vargas went 0-4 and then was pinch hit for
Corey Collins removed after 1 AB (presumably a physical issue)
Marco Vargas went 0-4 and then was pinch hit for
1 AB, 1 IL trip. @mets 6th round pick Corey Collins placed on the 7 day IL #Mets
Ramirez 0-3, BB, 2 k's
Clifford 1-3, BB, 2 k's
Moreno 6 innings 6 hits 4 runs 1 walk 2 k's
.@BKCyclones
Morabito 1-4, BB,SB (39), K
Suero 1-3, BB, K
Reimer 1-5
Tong 6 innings 6 hits 3 runs 3 walks 5 k's (have to figure this was one of his final starts of the season)
Hawkins 3 innings 3 hits 1 run 0 walks 2 k's
Vargas 1-5, 2 k's
Benge 1-3, BB, 2 k's
Baro 0-3, BB, 2 k's
Houck 1-4, 2 k's
Ewing 2-3, HR, BB
Hernandez 0-4, 2 k's
Gomez 1.1 innings 2 hits 4 runs 3 walks 2 k's #Mets
Acuna 1-4, SB, 2 k's
Baty 1-3, BB
Gilbert 1-4, K
Vasil 3.1 innings 7 hits 7 runs 2 walks 4 k's
Fujinami 2 perfect 5 k's (wow)
Jarvis 2.2 innings 3 hits 2 runs 1 walk 3 k's #Mets
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Syracuse Mets
@SyracuseMets
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2m
- Luisangel Acuña lines a sharp single into centerfield.
- Acuña steals his way into scoring position.
- Drew Gilbert drives him in.
✨ FUUUUTUUUURE ✨
https://x.com/SyracuseMets/status/1825192314370916395 - ( New Window )
Joander Suarez has allowed 2 ER over his last 24 innings pitched dropping his era froom 4.85 to 3.92 in the process
seems like he hit a wall when he got promoted to SYR, is this 3 bad starts in a row in SYR?
Hope he's not injured.
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Got roughed up last night. 6 ER over five innings. Gave up 3 HR and 9 hits. No strikeouts.
seems like he hit a wall when he got promoted to SYR, is this 3 bad starts in a row in SYR?
Hope he's not injured.
2 terrible starts out of 3. He's at 100 IP and last year at Florida had 106.