Last night on the farm, there were some old faces in new places, and some new faces altogether:
Buffalo 9, Scranton Wilkes Barre 5
D.J. Carrasco struck out 9 in 5 innings, getting the win after giving up 2 runs on 7 hits. Manny Acosta gave up 1 hit, but got 4 outs, striking out 3, and most importantly not walking anybody. Six Bisons had a multi-hit game, led by Val Pascucci who had 3 hits and 6 RBI’s, including a double and a homerun. Fernando Martinez had 2 hits, and launched a homerun for the second straight day. Ruben Tejada, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Nick Evans, and Luis Hernandez also had 2 hits each.
Binghamton 5, New Britain 2
It was a real nice AA debut for Jeurys Familia, who gave up 2 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits through 7 innings. He walked no one and struck out 6. Brandon Sage followed with 2 shutout innings and got the win in his AA debut. Michael Fisher and Eric Campbell both hit a homerun in the 8th inning to give the B-Mets the lead. They didn’t generate much offense other than that, but it was enough to overcome 3 errors in the field and get the win.
Lakeland 10, St. Lucie 2
In his 7th professional start, Matt Harvey has his worst career outing. Harvey gave up 8 runs on 7 hits, giving up 2 homeruns, and failed to get out of the 4th inning. Adam Kolarek and Michael Weldon made their season debuts; both are 2010 draft picks that pitched in short season ball last year. Estarlin Morel also saw his first action of 2011, after pitching in the Dominican Summer League in 2009 and posting a 1.40 ERA in 19 innings in the Gulf Coast League last year. Wilmer Flores had 2 hits, including a double, and Rafael Fernandez also had 2 hits. Matt Den Dekker was hitless, and now has just 2 hits in his last 6 games, dropping his average to .325.
Savannah 3, Hickory 1
Three more fielding errors didn’t stop Greg Peavey from another good outing. Peavey lasts 6 innings, giving up just 4 hits and an unearned run while striking out 6. Angel Cuan had 2 shutout innings out of the bullpen, and Josh Edgin claimed his 5th save of the year, striking out 2 as he moved back to the closers spot. The 3 pitchers combined for a 5-hitter. Darrell Ceciliani walked and scored on a ground out in the first inning, and that would be all the Gnats needed. Robbie Shields doubled home 2 more runs later in the game for insurance.
7 comments
metsfan4decades
5/11/2011-11:22am at 11:22 am (UTC -4)
Harvey – yikes!
Good to see Carrassco with a decent outing. I’m thinking he might be needed sooner rather than later up here.
So far, so good for Familla.
Bryan
5/11/2011-11:32am at 11:32 am (UTC -4)
No reason to worry about Harvey. He bounced back well the last time he had a rough outing, so as long as he can do that again, and not make these rough outings a habit.
TRS86
5/11/2011-11:39am at 11:39 am (UTC -4)
LOL, maybe the Mets told him they will not call him up until he struggles and then battles back.
metsfan4decades
5/11/2011-1:11pm at 1:11 pm (UTC -4)
How about Holt? Does he factor into plans of getting a shot at the rotation next year?
I remember reading about a couple of good outings last month from him.
Bryan
5/11/2011-2:25pm at 2:25 pm (UTC -4)
You’re right, Holt was excellent in his first few starts this year. Holt is rule 5 eligible after this year so assuming the Mets add him to the roster he will be in major league camp with a chance to compete, but how realistic his chances are remains to be seen and has a lot of variables. If the Mets don’t go trade crazy and everyone is healthy, you could have Johan, Pelf, Niese, and Dickey, which leaves little room. Of course a lot will depend on how well Holt pitches the rest of the year and if/how soon he can push for a promotion to AAA.
My personal feeling, and this is just a hunch, that Holt will eventually be a reliever in the big leagues. But that’s nothing more than a feeling I have.
metsfan4decades
5/11/2011-3:06pm at 3:06 pm (UTC -4)
I’m sure I don’t keep up with all in the minors nearly as much as you and some others do. However, I read something during the spring that led me to start thinking that Holt might wind up as a reliever as well.
Bryan
5/11/2011-3:17pm at 3:17 pm (UTC -4)
I think a lot of people outside the organization or that cover the minors in general and not just the Mets system feel that guys like Holt, Familia, etc. will end up in the bullpen. But there’s a lot of people who haven’t been huge fans of the Mets farm system for years and have under-rated it, so I think that’s a factor.
I still think that Holt can be a starter, and I’m no where close to advocating a move to the pen, but my gut is saying eventually that’s where he’ll end up, and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. To make a comparison, I think Robert Carson is getting closer to a time when the Mets need to consider turning him into a bullpen guy or a LOOGY, where I think he has a chance to excel, but Holt is a far ways away from even considering a similar move.