Thursday, August 27, 2009
Highlighting Mets AAA and AA Players
With September just around the corner, hot minor leaguers look to get the call from Flushing. According to Metsblog.com, Adam Rubin had said that C Josh Thole, P Eddie Kunz, and IN/OF Nick Evans will get the call. Nick Evans has recently joined the Mets in the series against Florida and there has been serious talk about Josh Thole getting a good amount of playing time come September 1st. Of course the Mets will be looking to make, hopefully, big moves in the offseason, but this September is a time for current Mets to win jobs. Both Buffalo and Binghamton are in last place but there are a few players to note from each team who have had good seasons, and, or good second halves.
AAA BISONS:
-IF Argenis Reyes has had a hot August at the plate with Buffalo. In August, he's hit .336 with a .355 OBP. Of course in 9 games with the Mets this season, he only hit .118. He offers a nice defense and 2nd and SS.
-C Robinson Cancel also has lit up in August hitting .400 with a .450 OBP. Cancel was up with the Mets for a game earlier in the year.
-RHP Kyle Snyder has had a nice year in Buffalo with a .390 ERA in 32 games. Snyder's best stat is probably his walk to strike out ratio, 30:70 in 99.1 IP.
-LHP John Switzer holds a 3.91 ERA in 38 games with Buffalo. He also has a nice walk to strikeout ratio of 19:47 in 48.0 IP. Switzer had a 3.1 IP stint with the Mets this year.
-LHP Adam Bostick has split this year between 11 games in Binghamton and 24 games in Buffalo. Since joining Buffalo he has had just a 2.12 ERA (2.28 over the whole season). In Buffalo he has worked out a 1.21 WHIP.
AA B-METS:
-C Josh Thole has had an excellent season with a .324 BA with 32 extra base hits. Thole limits his swings and misses and has worked out more walks than strikeouts this season with 42 walks and 34 strikeouts. Thole's defense is continually progressing and will get playing time this September.
-1B Ike Davis began the year in the FSL league, joining Binghamton 51 games ago. Davis has hit .307 with 11 HRs since joining the B-Mets to lead the team in homeruns.
-SS Ruben Tejada's bat and glove has increased vastly this season. Tejada is hitting .283, .293 since the All-Star break. He is third on the team with 39 RBIs. The question was whether Tejada could mature enough in the field being only 19. His defense is a day and night difference since the beginning of the year. He has been playing the better hop, starting and turning double plays, and making better throws. He has really put Jose Coronado's defense to shame.
-3B Shawn Bowman has had in injury interrupted season again but has hit .340 since coming off the DL on the 14th of August. Bowman is second on the team with 44 RBIs. He has homerun power but has a high number of stikeouts (97). His defense is much more spectacular than his contact, though, being called the best defensive third baseman in the league.
-IN/OF Jonathan Malo has not been an offensive threat at all this season and therefore was demoted to AA after starting the year in AAA. The defense that Malo plays, though, is hard to look past. Malo covers all 3 outfield positions as well and 2B, 3B, and SS. He plays good defense and would be a good bench player/spot starter in a defensive replacement situation.
-LHP Mike Antonini began the season in AAA but has been with Binghamton for 23 appearances now. Since joining the B-Mets, Antonini has had a 4.84 ERA with a good walk to strikeout ratio of 29:78. In 102.1 IP he's only given up 8 long balls.
-RHP Jenrry Mejia served some time on the DL this season but is back to pitching stronger than ever. He has a season total 3.07 ERA this season between the FSL and the EL. Mejia's off speed and breaking pitches are his weapons. He is fearless in throwing them no matter what the count. He willing throws a secondary pitch on a hitters count making hitters look truly foolish