Mets Farm Report: July 18th, 2010

Stars of the Night:
AAA – Dillon Gee (8 IP, 3 H, R, BB, 8 K)
AA – Michael Fisher (2-for-4, HR, RBI, R, K)
HiA – Suspended
LoA – Cesar Puello (2-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, SB, 2 K)
SSA – Cory Vaughn (2-for-4, RBI, R, BB, SB, CS)
RK – Albert Cordero (2-for-4, 2B, HR, RBI, R)

AAA – International League

Gwinett 1 | Buffalo 2

BATTING
2B: Green, A (11, Ortegano), Padilla, J (5, Ortegano).
TB: Hernandez, Lu; Padilla, J 4; Pascucci; Cervenak, M; Green, A 2.
RBI: Green, A (19), Padilla, J (14).
2-out RBI: Green, A; Padilla, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gee; Blaquiere; Duda 2; Pascucci.
Team RISP: 1-for-7.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
CS: Feliciano, J (3, 2nd base by Ortegano/Sammons), Padilla, J (1, 2nd base by Hyde/Sammons).
PO: Feliciano, J (1st base by Ortegano).

Dillon Gee was just masterful today and if it was a shutout probably would have been pitching the 9th for the shutout as he was so efficient with his pitches.  Consistency is the thing that separates major leaguers from minor leaguers and Gee has the potential to put up wonderful performances like this, but then will go out his next time and throw up a stinker. If he can ever find the middle ground he can become an extremely solid 4/5 starter.

AA – Eastern League

Binghamton 2 | New Hampshire 6

BATTING
2B: Ratliff 2 (13, Stewart, Z, Magnuson).
HR: Nieuwenhuis (15, 3rd inning off Stewart, Z, 0 on, 1 out), Fisher (3, 6th inning off Stewart, Z, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Nieuwenhuis 4; Ratliff 4; Satin; Hubbard 2; Nickeas; Fisher 5.
RBI: Nieuwenhuis (53), Fisher (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hubbard; Coronado; Reyes, R; Ratliff 2; Satin.
GIDP: Fisher.
Team RISP: 0-for-9.
Team LOB: 10.

Mark Cohoon‘s game went as strangely as his whole season in Bingy has been.  His peripherals continue to be fantastic, but his results continue to look bad.  His game didn’t start of well giving up a home run to slugger Travis Snider, completely understandable, and then it looked like he was settling in.  Then in the third inning he got a quick out before walking the number nine hitter on four straight pitches something you never want to do.  Then the trouble came when the next three batters reached on singles, but the thing is two of the hits were because of poor defense and the other one was a weakly hit bloop.  Not much of Cohoon’s fault.  Right after making Shawn Bowman look silly at the plate he gave up a grand slam to put the game away.  Had their been a better defense behind him and those plays made who knows what happens.  I am not buying into Cohoon’s poor performance in Bingy so far because he is pitching to an inflated BABIP, walking no one, striking out enough, and getting a nice amount of ground balls.  He is having trouble controlling his curve ball, but things should turn around soon for Cohoon. Captain Kirk and Sean Ratliff continue to mash.

HiA – Florida State League

St. Lucie Game Suspended

LoA – South Atlantic League

Greenville 8 | Savannah 4

BATTING
2B: Zapata, P (15, Rivera), Puello, C (18, Batista, A).
TB: Zapata, P 2; Harris, R.J.; Puello, C 3; Marte, J 3; Tovar, W.
RBI: Puello, C 2 (25), Gregory 2 (17).
2-out RBI: Gregory.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Butler; Harris, A 4; Torres, Ju 2.
Team RISP: 4-for-14.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
SB: Puello, C (31, 2nd base off Rivera/Thomas).

FIELDING
E: Gregory (6, missed catch).
DP: (Tovar, W-Harris, A-Gregory).

Another not great start from James Fuller and his stock is really falling now.  He was considered the best or second best prospect in the St. Lucie rotation when the season began, but has been passed up by the likes of Cohoon and Brandon Moore.  Next season I would move him Binghamton and try him out as a LOOGY to make a quick move to the majors.  Cesar Puello and Jefry Marte continue to be two of the only baters to do anything lately.

SSA – New York-Penn League

Brooklyn 7 | Tri-City 6

BATTING
2B: Sandoval (10, Gouvea).
TB: Sandoval 3; Vaughn 2; Bonfe; Harrison 2; Cherry 3; Ceciliani, D; Schroeder.
RBI: Cherry 3 (16), Schroeder (3), Vaughn (25), Ceciliani, D 2 (16).
2-out RBI: Ceciliani, D 2; Cherry.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Valdez, A; Ceciliani, D.
S: Schroeder; Nieves.
Team RISP: 4-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cherry 2 (4, 2nd base off De Leon, J/Kvasnicka, 2nd base off Gouvea/Kvasnicka), Bonfe (3, 2nd base off Gouvea/Kvasnicka), Vaughn (6, 3rd base off Gouvea/Kvasnicka).
CS: Vaughn (1, 2nd base by Robinson, J/Kvasnicka).
PO: Cherry (1st base by Robinson, J).

FIELDING
Pickoffs: Figuereo (Figueroa, O at 1st base).

a-Singled for Steinhauer, K in the 8th.

Ryan Fraser is just an absolute beast.  It is not very often you get exited about a relief prospect, but still he has been amazing.  Just an all around solid performance from the offense.  They did a good job hitting with runners in scoring position and stealing bases especially by the real prospects on the team; Cory Vaughn, Darrell Ceciliani, and Brian Harrison.

RK – Appalachian League

Kingsport 5 | Johnson City 15

BATTING
2B: Cordero (7, Copeland).
HR: Cordero (3, 2nd inning off Hernandez, H, 0 on, 2 out), McQueen (1, 6th inning off Copeland, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: McQueen 4; Schafer 2; Stewart 2; Rodriguez, Ja; Cordero 6; Hinojosa; Brown, B.
RBI: Cordero (18), Rodriguez, A (22), Rodriguez, Ja (17), McQueen (11).
2-out RBI: Cordero; McQueen.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McQueen; Cordero 2; Schafer.
Team RISP: 2-for-16.
Team LOB: 11.

BASERUNNING
SB: Schafer (3, 2nd base off Hernandez, H/Castillo, J), McQueen (9, 2nd base off Hernandez, H/Castillo, J).

FIELDING
E: Brown, B (7, fielding), Rodriguez, A 2 (9, throw, fielding), Schafer (6, throw).
DP: 2 (Brown, B-Schafer-Rodriguez, A, Brown, B-Schafer-Stewart).

It’s safe to say the project to convert Jonathan Kountis to a starter is not going smoothly so far.

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