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St. Lucie Mets 2011 Hitting Stars

by Ray Wilson @ 4:14 pm. Filed under Uncategorized

It’s hard to peg hitting stars for the St. Lucie team because there was a lot of movement at this level. Still, here’s the best of the best.

Juan Lagares – amongst hitters who played more then 80 games for St. Lucie, Lagares led the team with an .873 OPS. He didn’t really lead the team in other than that because he played in just 82 games but he finished with 15 doubles, six triples, seven home runs and a .338 batting average.

Stefan Welch – Welch led the team in games played (129), home runs (16) and he finished with an .800 OPS. Oddly, he only drove in 53 runs despite having 38 extra base hits.

Wilmer Flores – Flores led the team with 81 RBIs despite a mediocre .689 OPS. He also led the team in hits with 139 but because he doesn’t draw walks, he finished with just an .309 OBP. Not a lot of power here either.

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January 13, 2012

St. Lucie Mets 2011 Pitching Stars

by Ray Wilson @ 4:19 pm. Filed under Uncategorized

Darin Gorski – Gorski led the team in innings pitched (138 2/3), strikeouts (140) and he finished 11-3 with a 2.08 ERA. He was 23 for most of the season so age is an issue but the guy was sharp. He only gave up one earned run in his final four starts.

Matt Harvey – He was only with the Mets for the first half of the year before getting promoted but in 14 starts, he was 8-2 with a 2.37 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 76 innings. His Double-A season wasn’t all that bad and this guy is knocking on the door and could be in a Mets uniform soon.

Jeurys Familia – He was only with St. Lucie for six starts before getting promoted but he struck out 36 and walked only eight in 36 1/3 innings with a 1.49 ERA. He was as good for the B-Mets so this guy looks like he’s a keeper.

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