Minor League Gameday: April 19th, 2010

Scraonton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees vs. Buffalo Bisons – 1:05 pm
Zach McAllister (0-0, 3.72) vs. Pat Misch (0-0, 1.69)
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Binghamton Mets vs. Portland Sea Dogs – 6:00 pm
Dylan Ownen (1-0. 0.82) vs. Felix Doubront (1-0, 2.00)
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St. Lucie Mets vs. Palm Beach Caridnals - 7:00pm
Eric Beaulac (1-0, 3.00) vs. TBA
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Savannah Sand Gnats vs. Rome Braves - 7:00pm
James Fuller (1-0, 0.64) vs. Julio Teherean (1-0, 0.93)
Gameday | Boxscore

Mets Farm Report: April 18th, 2010

Stars of the Night:
AAA – Jason Pridie
AA – Luis Hernandez
LoA – Armando Rodriguez

AAA – Buffalo Bisons

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Pridie CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .250
Thole C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071
Martinez, F RF 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256
Davis, I 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364
Feliciano, J 1- PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Hessman 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .353
Carter DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273
Cervenak, M LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .189
Cintron 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 .353
Tejada SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .080
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Livingston 5.0 5 1 1 3 4 0 3.86
Calero (H, 1) 1.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 3.00
O’Connor (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80
Acosta (BS, 1)(L, 0-1) 2.1 3 2 2 1 2 1 2.35

Despite the blown save and lose this game isn’t Manny Acosta‘s fault.  The Bisons had to stretch guys out since the big club had to take today’s schedule starter, Tobi Stoner, thanks to that ridiculous 20-inning affair.  Acosta threw 44 pitches, well above his normal.  Otherwise a pretty good game from the Bison.  Ike Davis had a good going away game as he went 2-5 in what appears to be his last game in AAA. For now at least.  Josh Thole struggled behind the plate throwing out only 1 of 4 would be base stealers.

AA – Binghamton Mets

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Nieuwenhuis CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
Hernandez, Lu SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .364
Lutz 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 .333
Duda 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
Hubbard DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Montz C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154
Coronado 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Guzman, C RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Wabick RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .056
Malo LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Niesen (L, 0-2) 4.0 3 2 1 3 4 0 2.84
Stinson 1.1 3 1 1 2 0 0 4.66
Merritt 2.2 1 0 0 2 5 0 2.57

A bit of a bean fest up in New Hampshire.  There were 5 hit by pitches in the game.  3 Fisher Cats (3 batters by 3 different pitchers) and 2 B-Mets (both Lucas Duda)  The offense otherwise sucked managing just 1 hit, a home run by Luis Hernandez in the 6th inning.  Eric Niesen continued his stretch of wild outings, walking 3 batters and pitching his way out of the game by the 4th inning.  The man has great stuff just needs to harness it.

LoA – Savannah Sand Gnats

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Zapata, P CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Fernandez, R DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .286
Lagares LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 .267
Flagg 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .243
Doyle C 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .133
Puello, C RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .235
Rivera, Lu 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125
Sandoval SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100
Harris, A 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rodriguez, Ar (L, 0-2) 6.0 5 2 2 0 7 0 3.68
Hoge, L 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 7.20
Turgeon 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.35

Great game from Armando Rodriguez.  He tired out a bit at the end and took the loss, but still struck out over 1 per innings and more importantly walked none.  Without Wilmer Flores in the lineup the offense just sprinkled 6 hits and 2 runs in the game.

John Maine You Better Be Looking Over Your Shoulder

Trying to come back from an injury plagued season, John Maine finds himself wishing he was back on the DL.  In two early season starts Maine has been smacked around to a tune of a 0-1 record with a 13.50 ERA.  His peripherals do not look any better.  In the 8 innings he has pitched he has given up 15 hits and 4 walks or over 2 base runners per inning.  On top of all that he has already given up 3 homeruns.  Granted he is a flyball pitcher so the homeruns are inevitable, but a 3.38 HR/9 is just insane.  Just about the only positive from his season so far is the 7 K’s.

It is one thing to just look at this stats because one could say you can write them off as it has just been two games and this is too small of a sample size, but the thing is his stuff has looked just as awful if not worse than his stats.  His fastball is down from 92.1 mph, during his last healthy season in 2008, to 89.3 mph this year.  His top mark on the radar gun this season is 91.3 mph, almost one full mph less than his AVERAGE fastball from 2008.  With the fastball losing so much speed and the change-up remaining the same the difference between the two offerings is now only 6 mph opposed to 8-9 making.  The batters are now able to to clobber both pitches now as the difference is so small it isn’t throwing them off balance.  It’s not only his velocity, but take a look at the difference in his horizontal movement from last year to this year.

2009

2010

*note the article mentions 2008, but I had to use a 2009 chart because the ones from 2008 were all messed up

Maine has lost nearly 3 full inches in horizontal movement on his fastball, which is supposed to be his bread and butter pitch.  I am not going to post the graph, but he has also lost almost 2 inches on the vertical movement of his slider.  When you are a fastball/slider pitcher and both pitches are coming in two-three mph slower than in the past, have lost movement, and you can not command them properly you are asking for trouble.

Who could possibly replace him? Our depth sucks!

That is what most Mets fans are saying on the Maine situation.  Sure we should take him out of the rotation, but but put who in for him.  There just so happens to be a 21st round draft pick out of the University of Texas-Arlington who is re-establishing himself also coming off an injury.  Dillon Gee, after pitching in just 9 games last year, is off to a 2-0 start with a 0.00 ERA for AAA Buffalo.  He hasn’t just won the two games, but he has been absolutely dominating.

In his first game back from the injury to start the season he threw 6 innings of 2 hit ball vs. the SWB Yankeess throwing just 77 pitches, walking none, and striking out 4.  He came back again yesterday vs. the Yankees and went 7 strong, giving up 3 hits, 1 walk, and 8 K’s while throwing just 88 pitches.

This isn’t just some 40-year-old Joe Schmo dominating the minors, this is a young kid who was establishing himself as a legitimate prospect before the injury last year.  He pounds the strike zone, misses bats, and knows “how to pitch”.  If John Maine doesn’t step up his game tonight against the Cardinals he could be in some serious trouble as Mets brass was excited about Gee two years ago in spring training.

Song of the Day: Eminem – Stan ft. Dido

Minor League Gameday: April 18th, 2010

Scraonton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees vs. Buffalo Bisons – 1:05 pm

Gameday | Boxscore

Binghamton Mets vs. – 1:05 pm

Gameday | Boxscore

St. Lucie Mets vs. Bradenton Marauders - 1:00pm
Postponed

Savannah Sand Gnats vs. Rome Braves - 2:00pm

Gameday | Boxscore

Mets Farm Report: April 17th, 2010

Stars of the Night:
AAA – Dillon Gee
AA – Zach Lutz
HiA – Jordany Valdespin
LoA – Wilmer Flores

AAA – Buffalo Bisons

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Pridie CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Feliciano, J RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
Cervenak, M LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188
Davis, I 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .357
Hessman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
Carter DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321
Santos, O C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Cintron 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Tejada SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Gee (W, 2-0) 7.0 3 0 0 1 8 0 0.00
Parnell (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
Dessens (S, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.50

AA – Binghamton Mets

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Hernandez, Lu SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .379
Evans, N 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .372
Hubbard DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .368
Duda LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .289
Lutz 3B 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .343
Wabick RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .063
Montz C 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174
Coronado 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 .313
Malo CF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .273
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kunz (L, 1-1) 3.1 2 6 6 5 2 0 9.72
Ellison 1.0 4 4 4 3 2 0 10.80
Everts 1.2 3 3 3 0 2 0 11.25
De La Torre 2.0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1.35

HiA – St. Lucie Mets

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Valdespin SS 5 2 3 2 0 1 4 0 0 .310
Maldonado, B LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .364
Lucas, R 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .273
Ratliff CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219
Campbell 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250
Welch, S DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .257
Satin 2B 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 .345
Reyes, R RF 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .200
Maccani C 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .750
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Allen, K (W, 1-0) 5.0 7 3 3 4 2 1 3.60
Calero 0.2 1 2 2 4 1 0 4.76
Ramirez, E (H, 1) 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 7.36
Alvarez, Ma (S, 4) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00

LoA – Savannah Sand Gnats

Player AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
Zapata, P CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 .143
Lagares LF 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286
Flores, W SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .366
Flagg 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235
Fernandez, R DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .282
Puello, C RF 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .226
Gronauer C 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 .348
Sandoval 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .063
Harris, A 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Gorski, D (W, 1-0) 5.0 4 2 1 3 3 0 1.00
Whitenton (S, 1) 4.0 1 0 0 4 4 0 2.45

Minor League Gameday: April 17th, 2010

Scraonton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees vs. Buffalo Bisons – 4:05 pm
Jason Hirsh (0-1, 5.79) vs. Dillon Gee (1-0, 0.00)
Gameday | Boxscore

Binghamton Mets vs. – 1:35pm
Eddie Kunz (1-0, 5.40) vs. Bobby Bell (0-1, 7.20)
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St. Lucie Mets vs. Bradenton Marauders - 6:00pm
Kyle Allen (1-0, 1.80) vs. Nathan Adcock (1-0, 0.00)
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Savannah Sand Gnats vs. Rome Braves - 7:00pm
Darin Gorski (0-0, 0.00) vs. David Hale (0-0, 5.40)
Gameday | Boxscore