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Called that Moises Alou would hit a homerun in the post before this.. :)
2-0 Mets top second
Moises Alou goes deep AGAIN!
Mets now lead 4-1
My prediction was Mets 5-1 and Alou would go deep lets see what happens.. Game Recap and Around the NL EAST to come later.
Posted by The Man at 4:35 PM 0 comments
Well we know the Mets and Phillies got rained out but lets see how Atlanta, Washington and Florida did last night.
Washington played the Braves AGAIN
This time the Nationals beat the Braves and young lefty Chuck James 5 to 1.
Chuck James started the game for the Braves and got the lost pitching 5 innings giving up 3 ER. ERA for the season 2.25
Former Met Tyler Yates gave up 2 runs in relief in just 1/3 of an inning. Yates now has a 6.75 ERA
Scott Thorman came in the game as a replacement for Jack Wilsonand had the Braves only RBI of the game.
Bobby Cox had this to say about the game..
"We had six runners on in the first two innings, and that's a lot of runners not to score one," said Braves manager Bobby Cox. "We just couldn't get [hits] at the right time."
Matt Chico started the game for the Nationals and pitched good enough to get a win. Chico went 5 innings giving up 5 walks and 4 hits but only allowed 1 ER. 5.27 ERA on the season.
Dimitri Young had a big night at the plate going 3 for 4 including a double and 2 RBI
Ryan Zimmeran had 2 hits of his own and an RBI as he try's to get on a roll after his slow start.
The Nationals bullpen in the game that consisted of Rivera Rauch and Cordero pitched 4 scoreless innings giving up just 1 hit while striking out 3 to close out the game.
Florida lost the Houston Astros 4 to 3 last night as the Marlins bullpen blew another game.
Anibal Sanchez started the game for the Marlins and though he walked 6 batters he got out of jam after jam and ended up giving up just 1 run in 5 innings of work.
Former Met Matt Lindstrom came into the game in relief and gave his first earned runs of the season as he gave up 2 runs in his 1 inning of work.
Marlins search for a new closer game to Kevin Gregg but Gregg's first day as a closer didn't go to well as he gave up 2 walks and 2 hits which led to a walk off hit by Morgan Ensberg with the bases loaded.
Hanley Ramirez was 2 for 4 with a tripple as he was thrown out going for an inside the park homerun.
Joe Borchard was 2 for 4 with an RBI raising his average to .270 on the season
Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 8 | 4 | .667 | - |
| NY Mets | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 |
| Florida | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2.0 |
| Washington | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.5 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 8 | .273 | 4.5 |
Posted by The Man at 1:29 PM 0 comments
With the two rain-outs in a row The Mets are making some changes with the starting rotation.
Tom Glavine, Tuesday
John Maine, Wednesday
Orlando Hernandez, Thursday
Mike Pelfrey, Friday
Oliver Perez, Saturday
Glavine jumps over everyone, while duque jumps over Pelfrey who jumps over Perez. I guess Rick Peterson wants some more bullpen sessions with Perez before they let him get back out there.
Carlos Gomez is tearing it up in AAA he made baseball america's first hot sheet
#9 "No sense in waiting until the second half this year. The precocious Gomez is hitting .375/.405/.575 and leads the PCL with six doubles and six triples."
Yeah lets not forget Gomez has 6 steals and 5 RBI.
Gomez has a bright future, and it could be batting second behind Jose Reyes. Though right now with Gomez's plate discipline it doesn't seem like Gomez would be a good #2 hitter. Gomez said something like "If you don't swing then you can't hit" last year so I don't think he would be taking pitches for Reyes to run on. #7 hitter ?
What does this mean for Lastings Milledge who is struggling right now in AAA? The Mets could just keep Milledge in the minors then in 2008 have an outfield of Milledge Beltran Gomez. Or like many people think The Mets could trade Milledge at the all-star break for a starting pitcher. Here are some things to think about for all of you who want to trade for a starting pitcher..
Pedro Martinez is ahead of schedule and is set to return right after the all-star break? 20 pounds of muscle. Thats like gaining a #2 starter at the break without trading away anyone.
Maine Perez Pelfrey if these guys are giving you the solid pitching you need why do you need to trade for someone? and really if Pedro is going to come back healthy you only need 2 of the 3 to work out.
But lets say the Mets trade for a starting pitcher. Lets just throw out Haren, I'm not saying he's the guy the Mets will trade for but he's a good example because he won't be a FA for a while.
Looking ahead to 2008 if you trade for someone these are your possible starting pitchers..
Pedro Martinez
Dan Haren
John Maine
Oliver Perez
Mike Pelfrey
Orlando Hernandez (2 year deal)
Philip Humber
Jason Vargas
Now in a perfect world the Mets convince Hernandez to retire, or go to the bullpen. But look at that you have 9 starting pitchers for 5 spots. You have to give Pedro and Haren a spot. Now if Perez Maine and Pelfrey all have good years those are your next 3 spots. But then are you going to let Humber rot in the minors? are you going to trade him then if somebody goes down your left with nothing? same thing as Vargas.. and wait Tom Glavine hasn't decided if this is his last season..
I think you just go with the starters you have and hope Pedro comes back strong for a playoff push.
The Mets should be happy they have these kind of problems. Delios Guerra should be ready by 2009 :)
The Mets have another problem with the future of the outfield another great problem to have but what do you do?
Carlos Beltran 29 years old right now, by the time F-Mart is ready in 2009 he will be 31-32 years old still in his prime.
Carlos Gomez a Jose Reyes in the outfield? more power? how can you trade that away?
Lastings Milledge 20+ homerun guy who can hit for a good average play great defense and steal you some bases
Fernando Martinez in AA at age 18 #24? prospect in all of baseball predicts to be the next great hitter in the league.
What do you do? How long do you wait to trade a guy? Switch F-Mart to 1st base? but then what about possible FA Mark Texeira (SP?) is a free agent.. What about 1B prospect Mike Carp that Mets MLB coaches love.. what do you do? again a great problem to have but will have to be addressed sooner or later.
This is talking without future draft picks that can turn out, and guys in the minors that can break out at any time.
Around The League to come later..
Leave your thoughts on what the mets should do for now and for the future.
Posted by The Man at 2:44 PM 4 comments
According to Metsblog the Mets and Phillies have been rained out.
Tom Glavine 7 days rest? will the Mets do that?
Ill be back later with more updates.
Posted by The Man at 11:36 AM 0 comments
Because of the heavy rain the Mets and Nationals won't be able to play the next game in the series. The Mets won the first game against the Nationals, and then lost the second. I really can't believe the Mets lost a game to the Nationals these are games you must win, and the division could come down to who had a better record against the Nationals.
The Mets hitting made the Nationals pitching look like cy-youngs.
Now with the rain out you would have to wonder if the Mets will skip Maine or Perez in the rotation to keep Glavine on regular rest.
I think you have to let Perez get right back out there after his horrible start. I would let Maine pitch to, Glavine can handle an extra day rest it shouldn't be that big of a deal.
Sorry for the non updates been busy. I usually don't update much on weekends
Heres the National League East standings
| Team | W | L | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 8 | 3 | - | |
| NY Mets | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | |
| Florida | 6 | 5 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 3 | 8 | 5.0 | |
| Washington | 3 | 9 | 5.5 |
Posted by The Man at 1:37 PM 0 comments
The Mets beat the Phillies yesterday 5 to 3. In the beginning it seemed these two 40+ year old pitchers were in for an early exit walking batters early, but both Glavine and Moyer got out of early trouble and pitched well.
Tom Glavine started the game for the Mets and I really can not believe he went 6 innings after the first and second inning he had. Glavine looked like Oliver Perez out there early on but after walking 3 batters in the first inning did not walk a batter for the next 5 innings. All Glavine's runs were due to two homeruns by Jimmy Rollins. His final line was 6 innings 4 hits 3 ER 3 walks. ERA for the season 3.12
Jose Reyes is on fire. Reyes had 2 more clutch RBI'S yesterday giving him 11 already this season. Reyes on the season is now batting a .351
Moises Alou was 3 for 4 yesterday with an RBI, and finally some of these hard hit balls he is hitting are starting to drop. (.343 average)
David Wright kept alive his 21 game hitting streak with a triple on a ball he hit deep to right field last night.
Joe Smith has not been fazed by the change from spring training to the regular season, Smith has now thrown 6 scoreless innings this year and striking out 5 while doing so. Smith's slider is one of the nastiest pitches if seen from such a young kid all I want to say is a reliever never wins the rookie of the year award but I really think this kid could have a chance.
Scott Schoeneweis looked solid last night and was able to pitch a complete 8th inning giving Heilman an extra day off.
Billy Wagner made it a little interesting as usually but didn't give up a run, and got his second save of the season.
The Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves yesterday, yes the Nationals beat the Braves. The Nationals and Phillies are now tied in wins.
John Smoltz started the game for Atlanta and got the loss though pitching 8 innings giving up just 2 runs.
The Braves had only 2 hits all night and those hits came from Chipper and Andruw Jones.
Jason Bergmann finally gave The Nationals a chance to win pitching 6 scoreless innings while striking out 8 to cool down the hot Braves.
Chad Cordero made it interesting by getting the bases loaded in the 9th but eventually got Brian McCann to strike out to end the game.
Ronnie Belliard is making it a mission to make teams second guess not signing him this off-season. If you remember nobody signed Ronnie Belliard until the Nationals came to him this spring with a minor league offer. Belliard with an RBI last night is now hitting .406 on the year
The Marlins were off yesterday.
Today the Mets will start a 3 game series with the Nationals at home as youngster Mike Pelfrey got the call up today and will make his first start of the season.
Standings
| Team | W | L | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 7 | 2 | - | |
| NY Mets | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | |
| Florida | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 7 | 5.0 | |
| Washington | 2 | 8 | 5.5 |
Posted by The Man at 11:07 AM 5 comments
UPDATE
J.B. Cox had a different type of surgery, and rotoworld says Juan Padilla could still come back later this season and help out the Mets.
~I still think he's done for the season he's thrown what 1 inning that was during spring in whats going to be by the time he should be back in 2 years. See you in spring training Juan.
From Mets press release
"The New York Mets announced today that right-handed pitcher Juan Padilla will undergo surgery on his right elbow tomorrow to repair a partial tear of his flexor tendon. The operation will be performed at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan."
Well not much to say except this is blow to the bullpen because he was expected back soon to take some of the load off of Heilman. Yankees minor leaguer J.B. Cox just had the same surgery and he will be out for 8 months so don't expect Padilla back any time soon. How many more days until Mota is off suspension?
Posted by The Man at 5:18 PM 1 comments
Mets lost to the Phillies 5 to 2, before the game started the thoughts were Perez is going to prove again he is a different pitcher, and that the Mets were going to show why Adam Eaton is overpaid. We get into the game and its the complete opposite
Oliver Perez started the game for The Mets and after cruising through the first couple of batters Perez just fell apart. Perez walked 7!!! during the 3rd inning and was taken out after hitting Barajas on a 2-2 pitch with the bases loaded. Perez's final line was 2.2 innings 1 hit 7 walks and 3 ER.
Aaron Sele came in the game for long relief and really did a great job keeping the Mets in the game. Sele saved the bullpen from being overused by pitching 4.1 innings giving up 2 runs.
Jose Reyes was the only Met hitter with 2 hits, and also the only Met hitter to drive in a run off of Adam Eaton. Reyes is now batting .333 on the season
David Wright going 1 for 3 on Wednesday kept his 20 game hitting streak in tact.
Adam Eaton started the game for the Phillies and pitched great as he silenced this Met offense. Eaton pitched 7 innings giving up just 4 hits 2 earned runs while striking out 5. ERA 6.94
Adam Rowand had a good night at the plate going 2 for 3 with 2 RBI's.
~Perez was just horrible tonight but I had some questions on pitch selection, it didn't seem Perez was shaking Lo Duca off but 2ce that I saw with the bases loaded 2 strikes while Perez had no control at all Lo Duca called a slider which 1nce was ball 4 and the other time hit the batter which was Perez's final batter of the game. I don't see why you would throw a slider in that situation even though the hitter is looking fastball Perez couldn't throw a strike, and I just thought it was a bad job by Lo Duca calling those pitches. Whats scary is if Perez would of just got that last hitter out he would of only gave up 2 runs while giving up 7 WALKS and maybe could of went out there and found himself and you never know with Perez he could of got on track and pitched 2 more innings.
~David Wright kept his 20 game hitting streak alive but he looks awful at the plate. Wright's at bat usually goes like this; Fastball taken right down the middle Strike 1. Changeup low swung at strike 2. A couple of pitches taken 2-2. Slider outside that he swings at 90% of the time for strike 3. Sometimes you just wish you could talk to the player just be like GET A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE PLATE DON'T TAKE THE FIRST PITCH FASTBALL IT'S THE BEST PITCH YOUR GOING TO GET WITH 2 STRIKES YOUR GOING TO GET THE SLIDER LOOK TO GO THE OTHER WAY. You would expect Rick Down or Wright would see this in video maybe they do but Wright is going to have to fix it quick because he's a huge part of this offense especially against lefty's which the Mets will be facing today in Jamey Moyer.
Around The League
The Braves beat the Nationals AGAIN 8-3 and the Braves now improved to a division best 7-1.
young Chuck James took the ball for the Braves and shut down the Nationals offense (who can't) for his second win of the season as he pitched 6 innings giving up no runs while striking out 5.
Chipper Jones hit his first homerun of the year and had 2 RBI's.
Andruw Jones hit his second homerun of the year and drove in 3 RBI's
~The Braves just have an easy schedule in April after this series with the Nationals they go to face the struggling Marlins for 3 then go back and play the Nationals 2 more times.
The Marlins finished that rain delayed extra inning game with Brewers and lost in 13 3 to 2.
~I already did a wrap of this game before the delay so ill just do what happend in extras~
Renyel Pinto surrendered an RBI single to Prince Fielder which was the game winner.
The Marlins then lost a second game to the Brewers 5 to 2.
Sergio Mitre took the ball for the Marlins and got his second loss of the season pitching 6 innings giving up 10 hits and 4 ER. ERA now 4.09
Miguel Cabrera went deep in the 4th inning for his 4th homerun of the season. He's now hitting .406 on the season.
Joe Borchard also went deep for his first homerun of the season.
NL EAST STANDINGS
| East | W | L | PCT | GB | ||||||||||||||||||
| Atlanta | 7 | 1 | .875 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| New York | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | 8 | .111 | 6.5 |
Posted by The Man at 9:52 AM 0 comments
The Braves blew out the Washington Nationals 8 to nothing last night and improved to a major league best 8 and 1.
Tim Hudson took the mound for the Braves last night and showed more good signs that this will be a break out year for him.
Hudson pitched 7 scoreless innings giving up just 3 hits and struck out 7. Hudson's ERA for the season 0.67.
Andruw Jones finally hit his first homerun of the year coming in the 4th inning off of Washington pitcher Chico.
Jeff Francoeur had a huge night at the plate going 2 for 5 with a homerun and 5 RBI
~Lets remember people this is the Washington Nationals who will lose more then 100 games this season shouldn't be a surprise Atlanta is having their way with them.
The Marlins had a terrific game with the Brewers in a game that went to extra innings and then got rained out. There wasn't much offense this game as the Marlins only had 6 hits in 10 innings.
Former Met Mike Jacobs seems to be having a turn around season and last night was 1 for 4 with an RBI. He's now hitting .367 on the season.
Former Met Jorge Julio blew another save for the Marlins pitching in the 9th inning gave up 2 walks a hit which led to an Earned Run and a blow save.
~It now seems that Matt Lindstrom (former Met) or Henry Owens (former Met) could take over the closer role for Florida.
In news around the NL EAST
from rotoworld.com
"Mike Hampton had successful surgery to fix the torn flexor tendon in his elbow on Tuesday.
| Atlanta | 6 | 1 | .857 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| New York Florida | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | 7 | .125 | 5.5 |
Posted by The Man at 11:07 AM 0 comments
I'm back from vacation today and will start to update again. Sorry for the non-updates.
What I missed
The Mets are now 5-2 a 1/2 game behind the braves for 1st place, and tied with The Marlins for 2nd.
The Phillies are tied for last place with The Washington Nationals at 1-6 and their bullpen is just horrible.
The Mets went to Atlanta and lost 2 out of 3 games. They could of easily won all 3 games but lost 2 games because of bad play.
After The Mets beat Mark Redman, Tom Glavine faced off against John Smoltz. Then in the 6th inning in a tie game a routine fly ball was hit to Shawn Green which he dropped and a run scored. Then another fly ball was hit to him and he didn't set up correctly to throw and another run scored. If he would of made the catch on the routine fly ball only 1 run would of scored and could of been a totally different game.
The next game The Mets had a 2-1 lead going into the 8th with Aaron Heilman pitching, usually a win but Heilman had a really bad game that cost The Mets the game.
But you can't complain with a 5-2 start and getting 5+ innings from your starters every time out.
Shawn Green has surprised everyone with his good hitting, and has pretty much nothing to worry about as it seems Milledge can't even get in a game.
Willie Randolph is making some really bad moves that are being covered up. On the bench you have right handed hitting Lastings Millege, and Damion Easley. We know Shawn Green are Jose Valentin are bad against lefty's so against Mark Redman who starts? Green and Valentin. Didn't see the point in that. And then again Mets have to face one of the best lefty's in the game in Cole Hamels and Willie again leaves Green and Valentin in the game. Though Valentin had a big hit it was later in the game when Hamels had left.
Then there was the biggest dumb move. In a 3-2 Mets lead after John Maine had been taken out Willie Randolph let Burgos pitch to Howard after Howard had just seen Burgos have a 12 pitch at bat with Utley. Felciano was ready in the pen but Willie kept Burgos in there. The outcome? 3 run homer from Howard.
But yesterday Willie was bailed out by the offense who went off in the bottom of the 8th inning. And of course with the bases loaded and 1 out a ball hit right to Jimmy Rollins and he can't handle it. The guy who doesn't shut his mouth makes the game losing play, and now his team is in last place.
Posted by The Man at 2:33 PM 0 comments
Posted by The Man at 3:01 PM 0 comments
Well if you haven't noticed yet Guerra is one of my favorite prospects, and I can't wait to see him pitch.
It was all too easy for the 17-year-old Mets righthander in his first start for St. Lucie on Thursday, tossing five scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and striking out five.
Guerra doesn’t turn 18 for another two weeks, but the Mets saw three significant things change in spring training: a spike in fastball velocity, added depth to his breaking ball with the confidence to use throw it and the ability to repeat his delivery more consistently.
Guerra’s fastball was up to 94-95 mph in minor league camp, an increase of four-to-five miles an hour from where he was last season. He also worked hard on his curveball, which lagged behind his fastball and plus changeup, during the offseason.
He also apparently grew at least an inch.
“He’s up to 6-foot-6 now,” Mets vice president of player development Tony Bernazard said. “His body is getting there and he’s progressed a lot, not only with his stuff, but with his delivery and his work habits.”
Guerra was clocked consistently in the low 90s in the Mets rain-shortened 2-0 win against Vero Beach on Thursday and showed the same consistency with his breaking ball as he had during spring training.
“His arm speed is there with the changeup and it’s a plus pitch,” Bernazard said. “His curveball is coming along. It’s got good tilt and break to it now, and it’s where he can throw it for a strike. He’s using it more often now than he had before.
Thanks Baseball America for the update. Some people didn't believe Guerra was throwing mid 90's already so heres your proof. Get ready folks this kid is going to be the next big thing.
For all your minor league reports go to
www.metsprospecthub.blogspot.com
Posted by The Man at 2:51 PM 2 comments
Around The League
The Phillies are really showing they are the team to "Beat"as they have now lost the first 3 games of the season to the Atlanta Braves. Tonight The Braves beat the Phillies by a final score of 8 to 4.
Adam Eaton made his first start for The Phillies after getting ridiculous amount of money in the off season from The Phillies. Adam Eaton looked horrible giving up 7 ER in just 4 and 2/3 innings. (Thats an ERA of 13.50)
Young Chuck James took the mound for The Braves and was much better then Eaton though only pitched 5 innings giving up 6 Hits but only 1 ER while striking out 5.
Amazingly in this game The Phillies bullpen didn't allow a run, while The Braves bullpen gave up 3 runs.
Kelly Johnson got his first hit of the season which was a homerun off Eaton in the 5th inning.
Brian McCann had 2 more RBI's today giving him a total of 6 on the season.
The Nationals after winning their first game of the season yesterday could not keep it going as they lost to The Diamond Backs in a close one 4 to 3.
The Nationals just can't get any good starts from any of these starters.. Todays starter
Jason Bergmann only lasted 3 and 2/3 innings as he couldn't find the strike zone today giving up 4 ER while walking 6 batters.
Dimitri Young after his walk off hit last night was 2 for 4 with a homerun and an RBI.
for the Diamond Backs
Orlando Hudson was 2 for 4 with his first homerun of the season.
~The Mets had the day off as they travel to Atlanta for three games. Oliver Perez will face Mark Redman in the first game of the series, and Lastings Milledge will be expected to make the start in right field.
~Adam Eaton was one of the worst contracts ever, I don't see why the Phillies would give such a big contract to a guy who is never healthy and when healthy isn't really that good. The Phillies should of took that money and invested it in some bullpen which is what they need right now.
The Nationals are in for a VERY VERY bad season, as they don't have any starting pitching I think their combined starters win total from 2006 is 1. You don't understand how bad this team is, and it will take some time before they are competitive again.The sad part is they have a decent bullpen with Rauch and Cordero but those guys will probably be traded mid-season for some prospects something The Nationals are lacking.
| East | W | L | PCT | GB | ||||||||||||||||||
| New York | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1.000 | - | ||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Philadelphia | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3.0 |
Posted by The Man at 7:28 PM 0 comments
Deolis Guerra will pitch opening day for the defending Florida State League-champion St. Lucie Mets as they begin their season tonight against the Vero Beach Devil Rays.
Deolis Guerra notes from Metsprospecthub.blogspot.com
"Guerra is kind of the pitching version of Fernando Martinez in terms of youth and how excited the organization is about him. He'll turn just 18 this April and will likely be the youngest player in the FSL. At age 17, Guerra had a 2.20 ERA in 17 South Atlantic League starts. Opponents hit just .208 against him, earning Guerra a late promotion to St. Lucie and a playoff start."
~One of the greatest things about Guerra is he is so young that he will keep on getting better.. Take a look at a scouting report on him just a few months ago, and then ill post the updates..
"Strengths: Guerra stands out most with a feel for his changeup that's exceptional for a teenager. He maintains his normal arm action, setting up a fastball that sits at 88-90 mph and touches 92. His frame should allow for more velocity as he matures, making the gap between his changeup and fastball all the more difficult for hitters.
Weaknesses: Guerra's curveball is below average. He lacks confidence in his curve, and it has poor rotation and depth. The tilt and velocity on his breaking ball changes as he tries to figure it out, and it's possible it could morph into a slider. His delivery is repeatable but too slow and mechanical.
The Future: With a little more velocity and an average curveball, Guerra would establish himself as an elite prospect. Time is certainly on his side, as he'll begin the season at age 17, making him a safe bet to be the youngest player in the Florida State League."
Now during the winter Guerra made amazing advances with his curveball, and changeup here's what the hub had to say..
"Update: On Guerra, it appears that his CB began to develop during the month of August and he improved it during the Instructional League. The Mets now believe that it will develop into a plus pitch. Also, he has been rated as having the best CU in the system."
Now Deolis Guerra comes to Spring Training and theres another update on him it seems he has hit great strides with his Fastball to..
"Deolis Guerra is at camp in St. Lucie, where he will open up his Minor League season. Reports out of camp are that Guerra has been touching 95 mph on the gun with his fastball, and could be ready for a breakout year(if last year wasn't). With another very good season this year, he could be primed for a top 25 prospect ranking, can't wait to see what he does."
Now lets put it all together.. This 17 year old kid is hitting 95 on the gun.. Which means he is prob around 91-92 MPH at an age were he should be a senior in high school, he has the best change up in The Mets minor league system that is considered a very plus pitch, and a quickly improving Curve-ball that with more experience projects to be a plus pitch.
Last year Guerra was on a tight pitch count because of his age should get a little longer leash this year but will prob not see over 75 pitches per start. Expect Guerra to spend the entire year in A+ there is no needs to rush this kid anymore.
He's been compared to King Felix in some ways at this rate he should be in the majors by the age of 20-21.
Again thanks to www.metsprospecthub.blogspot.com for the reports, and updates.
Posted by The Man at 9:43 AM 4 comments
SNY will show the New Orleans Zephrys first game of the minor league season. Top prospect Philip Humber will start the game after a disappointing spring training as many people expected Humber to take the #5 spot in the rotation.
Also you can get a look at top prospect Carlos Gomez.
I really don't know where in the order Gomez will be batting, you expect with his great speed he would hit lead off but when Gomez slumped in AA it was because of batting lead off and when he was moved down in the lineup is when he excelled.
Gomez will be the starting CF
Posted by The Man at 9:38 AM 0 comments