Mets Minor League Baseball Blog

It was John Sickels turn and he released his list of top 20 Mets prospects.  The top four are the same but the lack of even an A- prospect is a little disconcerting.  Anyway, check it out and it’s interesting to compare it to the Baseball America list.

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Baseball America recently unveiled their list of top ten Mets prospects and topping the list is Dominican phenom Fernando Martinez.  The kid’s just turned nineteen and he posted good but not great numbers at the Double A level.  The kid is a little raw but he definitely has the tools to succeed and it looks like the Mets hope him to be playing with the big league club as early as 2009. 

Deolis Guerra checks in at number two as the top pitching prospect and like Martinez, he’s very young.  He’ll turn 19 in April and he already has a full season at St. Lucie under his belt.  While he didn’t post great numbers, he was at least a level ahead of himself age wise.  He did have some shoulder problems and he has yet to throw more then 100 innings in a season.  I wouldn’t mind Guerra starting the season back at St. Lucie just to work on some of his pitches against lesser talent before he makes the push to Binghamton.

Carlos Gomez comes in at number three and unlike the top two, he’s major league ready.  He hurt his hand when he was hit by a pitch but like the column says, Gomez should compete with Lastings Milledge for a starting outfield job.

Kevin Mulvey and Eddie Kunz round out the top five.  Interestingly, Philip Humber has slipped all the way to seven after showing up at four last year. 

A eighth inning comeback attempt by the Zephyrs fell short in a 4-3 loss that ended New Orleans’ season with a three game sweep at the hands of the Sacramento River Cats.  The three eighth inning runs came on a three run blast by Fernando Tatis but it wasn’t enough.

Jason Vargas took the loss with a tough start.  He gave up four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks with three strikeouts in six innings.

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Brooklyn once again failed to get their bats going as they dropped a must win game two 4-1 as they were swept in the New York/Penn League championship.  The lone Cyclones’ run came on a solo homer by Micah Schilling in the first inning.

Michael Antonini had the tough start and he took the loss.  He gave up all four runs on four hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in six innings.  All four runs off of him came on a pair of two run homers.

Things were looking pretty good for the Cyclones.  Dillon Gee cruised through the first five innings and he gave up just four hits with eight strikeouts.  When he left the game, Brooklyn was up 1-0.  Then the roof caved in on them as Stephen Clyne was hammered for three runs and William Morgan was hammered for four runs as a pitcher’s duel turned into a blowout really quick.

Jacob Eigsti went two for three with a walk in the 7-1 loss.  Will Vogl was the other Cyclone hitter with two hits.

The Zephyrs blew it in the ninth inning as they dropped to a two game deficit in their serie with the River Cats for the PCL Championship.  Carlos Muniz was tagged for those two runs in the ninth inning but the game winner actually came with Ryan Cullen throwing so he shares some of the blame.  It’s too bad because a nice start by Dave Williams went to waste.  He gave up just one run in seven innings.

No Zephyr had no more then one hit while Fernando Tatis had the only extra base hit.  He doubled, drove in a run and scored.

The Zephyrs dropped game one of the PCL championship to the River Cats 5-3 but buried in the loss was a terrific individual performance by David Newhan.  He went three for five and two of those hits went over the fence.  Unfortunately, there just wasn’t anyone on base.

Ryan Cullen picked up a hard luck loss.  He gave up just one run but it was unearned in 2/3 of an inning.

Dylan Owen pitched the Cyclones into the New York/Penn League championship as the Cyclones swept the Yankees after a 3-1 win. Owen gave up four hits and he struck out seven in five shutout inning to pick up the win.

Lucas Duda went two for four with an RBI.  Raul Reyes doubled, drove in a run and scored.

The Cyclones took a 1-0 lead in their best of three game playoff series with the Staten Island Yankees with a come from behind 8-4 win.  Staten Island was up 4-2 but they scored two in the sixth to tie it and four in the ninth to win it.  Lucas Duda went two for five with a homerun and four RBIs while Raul Reyes went three for four with a run and an RBI.

The pen really did a nice job in the win.  Three relievers combined to throw five shutout innings and it was Stephen Clyne who picked up the win with two perfect innings.

Kevin Mulvey gave up just four hits and he struck out eight in seven shutout innings as the Zephyrs pulled off a 6-0 win that moved them to the PCL Finals.  Carlos Muniz was very solid in two shutout innings of relief to close the game out.  He didn’t allow a single baserunner and he struck out two.

Jesus Feliciano was the hitting star and he played a role in four of the Zephyr’s six runs.  He went three for four with a double, a homerun, three RBIs and two runs.

The Zephyrs failed to sweep Nashville as they blew a one run lead in the ninth and then lost in the tenth.  Ivan Maldanado gave up they tying run in the ninth and then Ryan Cullen took the loss when he gave up the losing run in the tenth. 

Chip Ambres put the Zephyrs on the board in the first inning with a big three run homer in the 6-5 loss.  Jesus Feliciano went three for five and he scored a run.

Well, it looks like St. Lucie blew their chance yesterday because Eric Brown was shelled as their season ended with a 13-2 loss to Brevard County.  Brown gave up six runs in 2 1/3 innings but he had some help because the pen yielded seven runs as well.

Emmanuel Garcia was the hitting star in the loss.  He had a team high three hits in the game.  Nick Evans doubled, drew a walk, scored a run and drove in one.

The Zephyrs took a 2-0 lead and pushed themselves to within one win of the PCL Championship series behind a great outing by Jason Vargas.  He gave up one run on just three hits with four strikeouts six innings.

Andy Tracy belted a big two run homer in the first inning to help get the Zephyrs started.  Chad Hermansen had three hits and he drove in two runs in the 5-1 win.

The Zephyrs took a 1-0 lead in their series with the Sounds behind some solid pitching by Dave Williams and the bullpen as well as some timely hitting.  Williams gave up one run in 6 1/3 innings while Ivan Maldonado got the final two outs and he picked up the win.

Robinson Cancel singled home David Newhan in the bottom of the ninth to break a 2-2 tie to win it.  Fernando Tatis was the only Zephyrs hitter with more then one hit.

St. Lucie thought they were into the Florida State League finals but Joe Hietpas, with some help from Jose De La Torre, gave up two runs in the bottom of the ninth that turned a 6-5 lead into a 7-6 loss.

Nick Evans doubled three times, scored and drove in a run.  Daniel Murphy was a perfect two for two with three walks, two runs and two RBIs.

St. Lucie took a 1-0 lead in their best of three game series with Brevard County behind a solid outing by Jonathan Niese.  He gave up just one hit with two walks and nine strikeouts in six shutout innings.

Nick Evans was one of the hitting stars in the win.  He went two for four with two doubles, two runs and an RBI.  Victor Mendez singled twice, drove in two and scored once.

The Zephyrs couldn’t push a single base runner across the plate in their 7-0 loss to Fresno.  Anderson Hernandez led the way and he went two for three with a double and a walk.

Jason Vargas fell to 7-7 with a tough start.  He gave up five runs on six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five innings of work.

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Elvin Ramirez fell to 0-4 on the season after a rough start in Kingsport’s 5-3 win over Danville.  He gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits and two walks with three strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings.

Michael Parker was the hitting star in the loss.  He went three for five with an RBI.

Luis Rojas gave up two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lose it as the GCL Mets lost to the GCL Dodgers 7-6.  The loss dropped Rojas to 1-2 on the season.

Samuel Martinez went three for four with a double, a run and an RBI.  Ruben Tejada went three for four with a triple, two RBIs and a run.

The Sand Gants beat West Virginia 6-4 and it was Joe Holden who pounded home three of those runs for Savannah.  He went two for five with a triple and a homerun in the win.  Francisco Pena also had a nice game and he went two for five with a homerun and two RBIs.

Jonathan Castillo improved to 4-3 with a decent start.  He gave up three runs on five hits with four strikeouts in six solid frames.

St. Lucie took care of Sarasota 7-5 with both teams scoring runs in the final frames.  Daniel Murphy went three for five with a double and a run while Ambriox Concepcion went two for five with two RBIs to lead the way for the Mets.

Jose De La Torre gave up the tying run in the eighth inning but he held on and held the Reds scoreless in the ninth to pick up his fourth win of the season.  Tobi Stoner had a rough start and he gave up four runs on ten hits in 4 1/3 innings.

The Mets fell to the Thunder 7-0 and four Mets errors led to five unearned runs in a shutout loss.  Jose Sanchez fell to 3-6 on the season with the loss.  He gave up eight runs (just three earned) on eight hits and a walk with four strikeouts in five innings of work.

Mark Kiger got it done at the plate and he reached base four times.  He was two for two with two walks in the loss.

Yeah, it was only eight innings because the game called because of rain, but three hits?  That’s all the Mets managed in their 5-1 loss to Trenton and Corey Coles doubled and scored the run for the Mets.

Jose Sanchez took the loss and he fell to 2-5 on the season.  He gave up three unearned runs on five hits and three walks with one strikeout in four innings of work.

Jason Vargas improved to 7-5 on the season with an excellent start in the Zephyrs’ 4-1 win over Nashville.  He gave up just two hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Jesus Feliciano went one for one with two walks and two runs.  Andy Tracy belted a solo homerun.

Kingsport’s hitters had a tough time at the plate in their 7-1 loss to Bluefield.  Daniel Stegall doubled and he scored the only run for the Mets in the loss.

Manuel Olivares took the loss and he fell to 1-2 on the season.  He gave up four runs on four hits and a walk with nine strikeouts in five innings of work.

The GCL Mets lost to the GCL Nationals 3-2 and a solid start by Gavin Dlouhy went to waste.  He gave up one run on four hits and a walk with three strikeouts in five innings.  Rogers Figueroa gave up two runs in four innings of relief and he took the loss.

Moises Alou went two for three with a solo homerun in his rehab start.  Stefan Welch went two for four with two doubles and an RBI.

David Koons improved to 4-1 on the season with four solid innings of relief pitching.  He gave up three hits and a walk with three strikeouts in four shutout innings.

Matthew Bouchard went two for four with a triple and three RBIs. Brandon Kawai singled and he scored two runs.

Matt Durkin dropped to 4-6 on the season with a tough start in the Sand Gnats 12-4 loss to the RiverDogs.  He gave up five runs on seven hits and three walks with two strikeouts in four innings.

Brahiam Maldanado pretty much was the offense for the Sand Gnats in the loss.  He went four for five with a double, a homerun and three RBIs.

Jonathan Niese improved to 8-5 on the season with a solid start in St. Lucie’s 3-2 win over Clearwater.  He gave up two runs on six hits and three walks with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Sean Henry was the hitting star in the win.  He went three for four with a double and a run.

Michael Devaney improved to 4-7 on the season with a solid outing in the Mets’ 3-1 win over Trenton.  He gave up one hit and one walk with five strikeouts in six shutout innings.

Caleb Stewart went two for four with an RBI.  Rafael Arroyo doubled and he scored a run in the win.