Mets Farm Report: June 30th, 2009

AAA – Buffalo Bisons

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Charlotte 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 Buffalo 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 2 Recap | Box | W: Russell, A (2-2, 3.43); L: Knight (4-8, 4.95) HR: CHA: Restovich (9).

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sullivan DH	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.287
Feliciano, J LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304
Ambres CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244
Brown, E RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310
Abreu 1B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.241
Castillo, Ja 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.271
Rivera, Re C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.231
Valdez, W SS	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	.200
Rivera, Lu 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Niese	8.0	5	3	2	1	4	1	4.85
Knight (L, 4-8)	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4.95

Thanks to the worst offense in AAA Jon Niese took the ND on a game he should have easily won. The only other team who could do this bad offensively for a pitcher is non other than the New York Mets. Niese was masterful throwing just 102 pitches over 8 innings. Niese recorded an outstanding 14 groundball outs to just 6 flyball outs and was consistently in the zone throwing 69% strikes. Superb month of June for Niese. [...]

Pre-Game: Mets vs. Brewers

The New York Mets (37-38) continue their series with the Milwaukee Brewers (41-35) tonight at Miller Park. Johan Santana (9-5, 3.08) takes on Mike Burns (0-1, 3.72) of the Brewers.

Game time is 8:05 PM EST, and will be broadcast locally on SNY or heard on WFAN 660. Follow the game live online via MLB.TV or MLB.com’s Gameday.

Pitching Matchup:

Johan Santana: 15 GS, 9-5, 3.08 ERA, 96.1 IP, 86 H, 33 ER, 30 BB, 100 K
Mike Burns: 2 G (1 GS), 0-1, 3.72 ERA, 9.2 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 5 BB, 7 K

What to Watch For:
Can Johan be the savior the Mets are paying him to be? He better be because tonight is a must win for the “Must Now Watch Mets”. The need to gain some kind of momentum and your ace losing to Mike Burns (yes the household favorite Mike Burns) is not a momentum gainer. If that’s not bad enough it would move the Mets to two games below .500. It looks like Jerry has put together one of the better lineups I’ve seen lately, but its putting a lot of pressure on the two young kids Evans and Martinez so it will be nice to see how they fair tonight.

Minor League Gameday: June 30th, 2009

Charlotte Knights vs. Buffalo Bisons - 7:05 pm
Wes Whisler (5-6, 3.82) vs. Jon Niese (3-6, 5.18)
Gameday | Boxscore

New Hampshire Fisher Cats vs. Binghamton Mets – 7:05pm
Marty McLeary (0-0, 3.68) vs. Eric Niesen (0-3, 7.20)
Gameday | Boxscore

St. Lucie Mets vs. Dunedin Blue Jays – 7:00pm
Angel Calero (1-7, 4.24) vs. Charles Huggins (1-1, 5.40)
Gameday | Boxscore

Asheville Tourists vs. Savannah Sand Gnats - 7:00pm
Dan Houston (2-6, 4.39) vs. Chris Schwinden (4-3, 3.67)
Gameday | Boxscore

Hudson Valley Renegades vs. Brooklyn Cyclones - 7:00 pm
TBD vs. James Fuller (1-0, 0.00)
Gameday | Boxscore

Kingsport Mets vs. Danville Braves - 7:00pm
Eduardo Aldama (0-0,0.00) vs. Brett Oberholtzer (0-0, 2.85)
Gameday | Boxscore

GCL Cardinals vs. GCL Mets - NOW(Delayed: Rain)
Omar Javier (0-0, 12.00) vs. Jhonathan Torres (0-0, 0.00)
Gameday | Boxscore

Carlos Beltran Will Not Require Surgery

The Daily New’s Adam Rubin has finally provided us with some good news about the New York Mets. Some earlier reports were as bad as there was a chance that Carlos Beltran‘s career was in danger, but after a visit to knee specialist Dr. Richard Steadman he has concluded that Beltran merely has a bone bruise, will not require surgery, and should be able to come back after the All-Star Game.

Link Dump: June 30th, 2009

Minor League Ball – Hit and Run, June 29th, 2009

**Ike Davis Update: Davis found his power stroke in May at St. Lucie, bringing his numbers there up to .288/.376/.486, very nice numbers for the Florida State League. Promoted to Double-A last week, he’s hitting .400/.538/.550 through six games at Binghamton. He’s 8-for-20 with three doubles, five strikeouts, and six walks so far. The fact that he’s maintained the walk rate at the higher level is a good sign. He will likely need some consolidation time at this level and if I were the Mets I wouldn’t consider a promotion to Triple-A until August at the earliest, if he’s hitting well. Nevertheless, he’s exceeded the expectations I had for him in the book and has calmed concerns about his bat.

NY Post – What the Mets Should Do [...]

Mets Farm Report: June 29th, 2009

AAA – Buffalo Bisons

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Charlotte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 5 12 19 2 Buffalo 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 7 15 0 Recap | Box | W: Wassermann (4-2, 3.38); L: McNab (2-2, 2.70) HR: CHA: Armstrong (3).

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sullivan CF	5	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	.291
Feliciano, J DH	5	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	.309
Ambres LF	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.248
Brown, E RF	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	1	2	.313
Lamb 1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.223
Castillo, Ja 3B	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	.271
Cancel, R C	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	.232
Valdez, W SS	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	.195
Rivera, Lu 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.288

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Stoner	6.0	4	0	0	3	0	0	4.30
Snyder, K (H, 3)	1.2	2	2	2	0	0	1	4.03
Switzer	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	2.22
Kunz	1.0	5	4	4	1	0	0	3.41
McNab (L, 2-2)	1.0	5	5	5	1	0	0	2.70

Ouch Eddie Kunz ouch.

Minor League Gameday: June 29th, 2009

Charlotte Knights vs. Buffalo Bisons - 7:05 pm
Lucas Harrell (0-0, -.–) vs. Tobi Stoner (1-1, 7.27)
Gameday | Boxscore

Binghamton Mets vs. Akron Aeros – 7:05pm
Dylan Owen (0-5, 6.83) vs. Jeanmar Gomez (6-2, 3.06)
Gameday | Boxscore

St. Lucie Mets vs. Dunedin Blue Jays – 7:00pm
Scott Shaw (2-4, 3.63) vs. Kenny Rodriguez (6-2, 197)
Gameday | Boxscore

Charlestown RiverDogs vs. Savannah Sand Gnats - 7:00pm
Manuel Banuelos (5-3, 2.51) vs. Jeurys Familia (5-4, 3.08)
Gameday | Boxscore

Brooklyn Cyclones vs. Hudson Valley Renegades - 7:00 pm
James Fuller (1-0, 0.00) vs. TBD
Gameday | Boxscore

Kingsport Mets vs. Danville Braves - 7:00pm
Armando Rodriguez (0-0, 3.86) vs. Brett Oberholtzer (0-0, 2.85)
Gameday | Boxscore

GCL Marlins vs. GCL Mets - NOW
Sean Sprague (0-0, –) vs. Yohan Almonte (0-0, –)
Gameday | Boxscore

Two Mets Make Futures Game

Baseball America has announced their annual Future Game rosters and two of the Mets teen sensations have made the game. On the World roster from Valencia, Venezuela Wilmer Flores. Flores I believe is the youngest player in the game. Then hailing from Azua, Dominican Republic ‘the Prodigy’ Jenrry Mejia. It should be exciting to see how these young studs do against the rest of minor leagues best. If you remember last year Fernando Martinez got a single off Trevor Cahill in his one at at-bat. To see the rest of the roster you can click here.

Link Dump: June 29th, 2009

The Real Dirty Mets Fan – We Did What You Said, Now What?

The one person right now, however, I would not want to be is Omar. Omar has a lot of pressure right now. He knows the fan base desperately wants the team to make the playoffs. He also knows that the farm system that he took over was beyond terrible and has been pillaged already by him in the Santana and Putz trades. We have a few top prospects that will be sought after, the problem is that is basically ALL we have.

NY Sports Dog – Minors Stuff

B-Mets:

Monday, June 29 at Akron 7:05 pm RHP Dylan Owen (0-5, 6.83) vs. RHP Jeanmar Gomez (6-2, 3.06)
Tuesday, June 30 New Hampshire 7:05 pm RHP Eric Niesen (0-3, 7.20) vs. RHP Brandon Magee (4-5, 5.06)
Wednesday, July 1 New Hampshire 7:05 pm RHP TBA vs. LHP Luis Perez (4-6, 3.41)
Thursday, July 2 New Hampshire 7:05 pm RHP Brad Holt (0-1, 9.45) vs. RHP Rey Gonzalez (3-5, 3.18)

Mets Farm Report: June 28th, 2009

AAA – Buffalo Bisons

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Charlotte 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 7 10 1 Buffalo 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 Recap | Box | W: Torres, C (7-4, 2.41); L: Broadway, La (1-5, 6.80) HR: BUF: Brown, E (2).

Player	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Sullivan CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.279
Feliciano, J LF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.311
Ambres DH	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.249
Brown, E RF	4	1	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	.290
Lamb 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224
Castillo, Ja 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267
Rivera, Re C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.236
Valdez, W SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188
Rivera, Lu 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.304

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Broadway, La (L, 1-5)	5.0	8	7	7	2	1	0	6.80
Takahashi	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0.53
Bostick	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00

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