Down on the Farm

What a day for the entire organization!

AAA Buffalo WON 11-7
Jason Pridie - 4 for 5, 3 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, SB (can he replace GMJ?)
Josh Thole - 1 for 3, 2 R, 2 BB
Fernando Martinez - 2 for 4, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI
Chris Carter - 0 for 5 (average down to .214)
Ruben Tejada - 2 for 4, 2 R, 2 2B, K
Pat Misch - 5 2/3 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
Kiko Calero - 1 1/3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 0 K
Manny Acosta - 2/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

AA Binghamton WON 15-3
Kirk N+10 - 5 for 6, 4 R, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI
Nick Evans - 1 for 5, 2 R, HR, 3 RBI, BB
Zach Lutz - 0 for 5, R, BB, 3 K
Lucas Duda - 3 for 4, 2 R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, BB, K
Jose Coronado - 1 for 5, R, HR, 4 RBI, K
Brahiam Maldonado - 2 for 4, R, 2B, BB
Scott Shaw - 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 2 K

A+ St. Lucie WON 7-5
J. Valdespin - 2 for 4, R, BB, K, CS, E
Sean Ratliff - 1 for 4, R, HR, 3 RBI, 2 K
Stefan Welch - 1 for 4, R, 2B, K
J. Familia - 4 2/3 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 7 K (his K numbers have been strong, the runs have been ugly)

A Savannah WON 11-3
Juan Lagares - 3 for 6, 2B, 3B, K
Wilmer Flores - 3 for 5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, BB, K
Kai Gronauer - 4 for 6, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, SB (now batting .394)
Cesar Puello - 2 for 4, R, 2 2B, 2 RBI, K, SB
Alonzo Harris - 1 for 5, R, 3 K
Mark Cohoon - 6 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
Erik "Pierre" Turgeon - 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Down on the Farm

A good day for the Mets up and down the organization:

AAA Buffalo WON 3-2 (10)

• Josh Thole - 0 for 4, BB, K (batting average down to .042)
• Fernando Martinez - 1 for 5, RBI, OF Assist
• Ike Davis - 1 for 3, R, BB, K
• Chris Carter - 1 for 3, 2B, BB
• Ruben Tejada - 0 for 2, 2 Sac Bunts
• Pat Misch - 4 2/3 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K (considering one of the runs was a HR, Misch got extremely lucky with stranding runners)
• Manny Acosta - 2 1/3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K (former Braves farmhand who may get a look especially if he keeps up striking out a minimum of a batter per inning - so far has 7 K in 5 1/3 IP)

AA Binghamton WON 7-6

• Kirk N+10 - 1 for 5, 2B, RBI, K
• Nick Evans - 2 for 5, 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 K
• Lucas Duda - 0 for 3, 2 BB, 2 K
• Zach Lutz - 2 for 5, R, HR, 2 RBI, 2 K (K's are a tad high - 8 in 26 AB, but if he can stay healthy he is an underrated prospect who could turn out to be a nice trade piece since 3B is blocked by David Wright)
• Scott Shaw - 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K
• Clint Everts - 1/3 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, BB, 0 K
• Roy Merritt - 2 2/3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

A+ St. Luice Lost 7-5, but no team could score after the first inning

• J. Valdespin - 2 for 5, R, CS
• Stefan Welch - 2 for 5, R, RBI
• Richard Lucas - 1 for 5, R, RBI, 3 K, E
• Eric Campbell - 1 for 3, R, 2B, 2 RBI, K
• Sean Ratliff - 0 for 3, BB, 2 K, E
• Brahiam Maldonado - 1 for 1
• Robert Carson - 2/3 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, BB, K (UGLY!)
• Jimmy Johnson - 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, BB, 3 K

A Savannah WON 4-1

• Alonzo Harris - 1 for 4, 2B
• Wilmer Flores - 2 for 3, RBI, BB (improves his BB:K to 1:0)
• Juan Lagares - 1 for 4, K, OF Assist
• Cesar Puello - 1 for 3, R, 2 K
• Mark Cohoon - 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
• John Church - 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
• Erik Turgeon - 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
• Brandon Sage - 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

102 mph for Mejia?

Though it seems at time that the Mets minors is devoid of stars, there are a few guys that get the juices flowing.

My friend Mack of Mack's Mets, does a great job covering these guys, and his blog is the first I open each morning.

Another guy I enjoy reading is Brian Moritz.

Moritz, who does a fantastic job covering the Bing, wrote the following:

First of all, here's an unofficial breakdown of Jenrry Mejia's outing:
1st inning: 2 balls, 6 strikes, 8 total.
2nd: 9 balls, 13 strikes, 22 total.
3rd: 5 balls, 13 strikes, 18 total.
4th: 3 balls, 8 strikes, 11 total.
5th: 4 balls, 4 strikes, 8 total.
6th: 9 balls, 13 strikes, 22 total.

Totals: 31 balls, 57 strikes, 88 pitches.

Yes, as I wrote yesterday ... one of his pitches hit 102 on the gun on the scoreboard at NYSEG Stadium. I don't know exactly how accurate that is ... but Mejia was throwing in the high 90s with his fastball.

Just as impressive was his use of the curveball, especially a couple times as a strikeout pitch. When you're throwing a fastball in the high 90s and a curveball in the high 70s, you've got good stuff.

The more we see and hear with Mejia, the more exciting it is...this is a potential star for us.

Call me crazy, but he throws a little like Pedro.