Gulf Coast League
- The GCL Mets lost to the GCL Cardinals 4-3 Wednesday. 3 players drafted in 2009 took part. LF ZeErika Hall went 0 for 3. C Nelfi Zapata hit a 6th inning single and wound up 1 for 4. 2B Jeffrey Chase Greene played RF, walked and scored in the 1st inning and finished the game 0 for 3. For more see the box score and recap.
Appalachian League
- The Princeton Rays defeated the Kingsport Mets 10-4 Wednesday. 4 players drafted in 2009 played for the K-Mets. DH Ryan Mollica and LF Ronald Harris both finished 0 for 4. C John Freeman went 1 for 1 with a 3rd inning single before leaving the game in the 5th. CF Darrell Ceciliani went 1 for 4 with an 8th inning single. For more see the box score and recap.
New York-Penn League
- The Brooklyn Cyclones beat the Williamsport Crosscutters 4-3 Wednesday. 2009 draftee 1B Sam Honeck returned to the lineup following some groin troubles, batted clean up and went 2 for 4. LF Alex Gregory was 1 for 4. Check out the box score and game story for more. Be sure to read the latest entry in Wes Wrenn’s diary.
South Atlantic League
- The Savannah Sand Gnats defeated the Kannapolis Intimidators 3-1 Wednesday. 2009 draftee P John Church pitched a scoreless 7th inning, recording 1 strikeout and allowing 1 hit. He picked up his 1st hold of the season. See the game story, box score and recap for more.
12 comments
CaseStreet
7/16/2009-11:02am at 11:02 am (UTC -4)
anyone know how the Mets decide who goes to what league?
stickguy
7/16/2009-11:21am at 11:21 am (UTC -4)
Tony B’s gut tells them? They use a sorting hat?
From reading Toby’s minor league blog, it seems to be a bit of a mystery with the mets on some of these guys (who seem either rushed or held back).
But, it is a combo of the level they played at (internatinal, college or HS), how good they are, and what needs each team has.
I think a lot of these guys start out in extended ST too, until they get placed.
CaseStreet
7/16/2009-11:30am at 11:30 am (UTC -4)
I knew it. They use the sorting hat. That’d be a pretty funny skit on Daily Show.
wannybackstra
7/16/2009-11:58am at 11:58 am (UTC -4)
I have not seen the Mets listed among the teams expected to bid on Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman, who is being referred to as the left-handed Stephen Strasburg.
In reality, he’s probably not nearly as good as Strasburg — at least not right now. He struggled in the Cuban league despite throwing over 100 MPH and having plus breaking/offspeed pitches too. There are also doubts as to his real age.
Nonetheless, he’s the consensus best international free agent and the Mets, who were supposedly committed to international free agency and have failed to maximize its financial power in the U.S. draft, should at least be bidding.
prismo
7/16/2009-12:03pm at 12:03 pm (UTC -4)
According to recent reports, Aroldis Chapman is too mentally stable to join the Mets’ farm system.
metsfan4decades
7/16/2009-2:36pm at 2:36 pm (UTC -4)
I read over on MLBTR (I believe) they used some kind of medical test to verify this kids age. Came in at 16-17, so you never know….
wannybackstra
7/16/2009-2:49pm at 2:49 pm (UTC -4)
All the more reason for the Mets to be involved.
fongy2
7/16/2009-2:13pm at 2:13 pm (UTC -4)
Is ZeErika Hall a man or a women?
CaseStreet
7/16/2009-2:54pm at 2:54 pm (UTC -4)
Anyone know whether moneys spent on draft signings have anything to do w/ moneys for salaries? I’d think that they are separate.
wannybackstra
7/16/2009-2:59pm at 2:59 pm (UTC -4)
If a player has a major league contract and is therefore placed on the 40 man roster, I believe that will count toward the salary cap.
I could be wrong about that, though.
Maybe someone else has more than just a theory.
CaseStreet
7/16/2009-3:03pm at 3:03 pm (UTC -4)
i was thinking more of the 2009 draft guys and Chapman. When we hear the Mets don’t have money for this or that, does that include money for signing these guys?
wannybackstra
7/16/2009-3:06pm at 3:06 pm (UTC -4)
Chapman is a different story than the 2009 draft guys. He’ll command much more money. They have the money to sign the 2009 draft guys; only a few remain. Matz is said to want $1.1m or thereabout and that is consistent with what was thought before the draft. Presumably, the Mets would not have taken him if they couldn’t pay him.
Magnifico reportedly wants something similar. That one could turn into a bit of an ordeal.