Buffalo
Jesus Feliciano 3-4 4 runs scored
Justin Turner 2-5, 2b, run
Kirk Nieuwenhuis 3-4, double, 3 rbi, 1 bb
Lucas Duda 2-4, 3 rbi, run, 1 bb
Nick Evans 1-4 bb
Mike Antonini 6 innings 5 hit 1R/0ER 0 walks 5 k’s (AAA debut)
Chad Cordero 1 inning 0 hits 0 runs 0 walks 1 k
FSL
Wilmer Flores 3-4, double, rbi, run (struggled recently, good to see)
Pedro Zapata 1-5, run
Stefan Welch 1-4, bb, run
Rafael Fernandez 2-4, 3b, 2 rbi
Brad Holt 4.1 innings 6 hits 7 runs 6 walks (he’s either hurt or a flat bust, he’s been AWFUL)
Scott Moviel 1.2 innings 2 hits 0 runs 0 walks 3 k’s
Savannah-
Matt Den Dekker 2-5, 2b, 2rbi (2010 pick)
Robbie Shields 1-5, 2b
Cesar Puello 1-5, run
Nick Santomauro 3-5, rbi
Wilfredo Tovar 3-5, rbi, sb (back to back 3 hit games)
John Church 5 innings 5 hits 3 runs 2 walks 7 k’s
Guillaume Leduc 3 innings 2 hits 1 run 1 walk 2 k’s
BK-
Justin Schafer 3-5, 2 rbi (2010 pick)
JB Brown 1-3, rbi, bb (2010 pick)
Cory Vaughn 1-3 rbi (2010 pick)
Brian Harrison 0-3 (2010 pick)
Blake Forsythe 0-4 (2010 pick)
Yohan Almonte 8 innings 7 hits 1 run 0 walks 9 k’s
Adam Kolarek 0.2 innings 1 hit 1 run/0er 1 bb 0 k’s (2010 pick)
Ryan Fraser 0.1 innings 0 hits 0 runs 0 walks 0 k’s (2010 pick… 0.40 era)
Kingsport-
Chase Greene 1-4, 2 runs, bb, sb
ZeErika McQueen 1-3, 2 bb, 2 runs
Aderlin Rodriguez 3-5, double, homer, 3 rbi (garnering comparisons to Aramis Ramirez)
Javier Rodriguez 1-2, 2b
Todd Weldon 1 inning 1 hit 0 runs 0 walks 1 k (2010 pick) (17.2 innings 12 hits 6 walks 22 k’s)
GCL-
Jordan Abruzzo 4-5 2 homers, 5 rbi (non-prospect)
Tillman Pugh 0-2 2 walks, 2 runs
Gilbert Gomez 1-5 double, run
Miguel Tejada 2-5, 2 doubles, 1 rbi
Marcos Camarena 7.2 innings 6 hits 2 runs 2 k’s
15 comments
dirtysanchez
8/10/2010-9:14am at 9:14 am (UTC -4)
Hey Metro
Adam had a scout tell him that the Mets do have one of the deepest farm systems in the league but dont get any cred because they dont have any heywards,stantons and strausbergs? Would you say thats a fair assessment?
metro
8/10/2010-9:19am at 9:19 am (UTC -4)
I believe Rubin said in our division, not in the entire league, that said I think the Braves clearly have a better overall system with the Marlins probably better/deeper as well. The Nationals also have added a lot of high end talent but their depth probably isn’t there yet. I can’t really 100% buy into what this “scout” said when he has Moore and Cohoon as 2 of our top 10 prospects. I wouldn’t have either one in my top 30 Mets prospects. Toby Hyde has seen Moore extensively and doesn’t think he cracks his top 41 next year. The Mets have very nice offensive depth (Flores being the one “high level” bat) but the pitching leaves a lot to be desired.
Mejia
Flores
Havens
Kirk
Familia
Allen
Lutz
Carson
Puello
Ceciliani
Duda
Ratliff
Armando Rodriguez
Aderlin Rodriguez
Eric Beaulac
Gee
Campbell
then the guys we drafted this year
Harvey
Vaughn
Forsythe
Harrison
then the other guys 100% in the argument ahead of him
Javier Rodriguez
Holt (based on stuff/pedigree)
Rustich (based on stuff)
Niesen
Fuller
Urbina
I’m sure I’ve missed some
Edit- Not a huge fan but Antonini over him is hard to disagree with, Almonte having a very nice year), Valdespin, Turner, Ryan Fraser, etc
metro
8/10/2010-9:20am at 9:20 am (UTC -4)
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dirtysanchez
8/10/2010-9:29am at 9:29 am (UTC -4)
what about this satin guy i keep hearing about?
metro
8/10/2010-9:30am at 9:30 am (UTC -4)
Satin is a former NCAA all-american, the thing is a) he has no position b) he turns 26 in December. Best case is another Murphy type which isn’t awful.
dirtysanchez
8/10/2010-9:36am at 9:36 am (UTC -4)
wow..best case scenario is a murphy huh…
thanks again and keep up the good work with the minor league stuff..hellova job!
metro
8/10/2010-9:48am at 9:48 am (UTC -4)
Hey,
I’ve been wrong before but his glove is sub-par and he’s going to be 26 to open 2011 so he has both of those things working against him. In his favor is that unlike Murphy he HAS played 2b so he has that added value. If you have any other questions that I know the answer to I am more than happy to answer.
youngvalerawest
8/10/2010-1:12pm at 1:12 pm (UTC -4)
Soft tossers rarely rank highly on prospects list for obvious reasons. The real tests for these guys will be at the higher levels with more patient and advanced hitters.
rustyjr
8/10/2010-9:16am at 9:16 am (UTC -4)
Free Zapata ! – sorry force of habit
oleosmirf
8/10/2010-9:53am at 9:53 am (UTC -4)
the problem is other than Mejia the Mets have no real pitching prospects in AA or AAA and those guys that have done well in A ball, have hit a wall in AA.
GravediggerHebner
8/10/2010-11:17am at 11:17 am (UTC -4)
Most of you die-hards have probably already seen this but in case anyone reading this has missed it I think it’s well worth a few minutes of your time to check out this Buck Showalter-based assessment of Ruben Tejada at ESPN.
Mr North Jersey
8/10/2010-12:44pm at 12:44 pm (UTC -4)
Thx for the link Grave.
youngvalerawest
8/10/2010-1:14pm at 1:14 pm (UTC -4)
What’s funny about this reports is that it indicates to me that Tejada’s ceiling is essentially Luis Castillo’s prime years (perhaps with a little less speed and a little more pop). I’m sure we’d all gladly take that. But Ruben has a lot of work left to do with the bat before that occurs.
The defensive upgrade has been obvious and will become moreso as he gains more experience at the position. But regardless of how good he is defensively, this team doesn’t score enough runs to have an automatic out at 2B.
youngvalerawest
8/10/2010-1:10pm at 1:10 pm (UTC -4)
Metro:
I don’t always comment but I really appreciate that you put this together each day.
I don’t have as much Internet time as I used to so this really helps me continue to follow the minor league system to some degree.
By the way, I watched the Cyclones last week on TV and Ceciliani really jumps out as the one guy on that team that I see as a can’t miss serviceable major leaguer at least. I did not see Farser, though.
metro
8/10/2010-1:38pm at 1:38 pm (UTC -4)
No problem at all. When the Mets stunk in the early 90′s I started following the minors and since then it has been something I enjoy. Yeah Ceciliani is a guy I really like. He’s got a bit of pop, great bat control, great speed, really works hard. I think he’s going to be quite good.