New York Mets Organization Discussion

Small frame lefty pitcher that they drafted this year and turned him into a reliever (for now anyways). He tacked on a couple MPH as a result and put up video game numbers in Brooklyn. 26Ks, 3BBs in 13 innings. Should move through the system fast if he stays in the pen.

The Mets are (were) one of just ten teams with two US based Rookie Leagues, so cutting a team isn’t that big a deal.

Yes, cutting the team was 100% budgetary, but having one RL team is more the norm than the exception.

…along with Fuson & DePodesta were reviled in San Diego (from my point of view, mostly because they didn’t follow cliche-baseball) but the reality is they drafted & developed:
-Latos
-Headley
-Freese
-Stauffer
-Hundley
-Venable
-Blanks
…as well as many lessor players… I think the Mets are in good hands, the question is, will the media (who first & foremost need to sell ads and therefore fosters negativity) and fans give them time to implement their plan…

how Danny Muno moves through the system this year. I am hoping they move him right to the FSL. I think he earned the jump past Savannah.

and the Mets still seem to be aimless.

Maybe this isn’t the fault of the front office, maybe it’s coming from ownership, but they really seem to lack a plan.

1. Yeah, the finances are tight, but the Madoff stuff they new about years ago now, and they went a long time with no sign of cutting costs. They knew about Madoff before they even signed Jason Bay.

2. If they knew they weren’t going to go over 5/90M on Reyes, then they probably should have been more aggressive about shopping him during the season. It seems they were late in deciding how low the budget for 2012 really was (and it still seems to be a moving target).

3. I thought the philosophy of the new regime was supposed to be to invest more in drafting and development, rather than free agents. And the big improvement in their first draft was supposed to be they were targeting more high upside HS talent. So how does that square with dumping the minor league affiliate most suited for players coming out of HS? The amount they are reportedly saving is a quarter of what they just agreed to pay Jon Rauch.

I know they have some good people there, and they have made a few good moves as well, but overall this team still gives the impression the left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing.

Just for the heck of it, my own first 30, listed alphabetically:

Darrell Ceciliani
Albert Cordero
Matt Den Dekker
Phil Evans*
Jeurys Familia
Wilmer Flores
Michael Fulmer*
Gilbert Gomez
Darin Gorski
Matt Harvey
Reese Havens
Juan Lagares
Zach Lutz
Bradley Marquez
Jefry Marte
Cory Mazzoni*
Jenrry Mejia
Akeel Morris*
Danny Muno
Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Brandon Nimmo*
Cesar Puello*
Aderlin Rodriguez*
Chris Schwinden
Domingo Tapia*
Juan Urbina*
Jordany Valdespin
Cory Vaughn
Logan Verrett*
Zach Wheeler

Guy I left out include Carson, Goeddel, Montero, Pill, Holt, Leathersich, Whittenton, Gamboa, Tovar, Matz, Leathersich, Elvin Ramirez.

if there aren’t at least 12 or 13 B/B- prospects on that list plus a good amout of C+s.

I’m trying to understand the logic of keeping both DSL teams while sacrificing the GCL team? I have no exact numbers, but it seems like 90% of these guys will never see AA, or even High-A. Some of those who do are VISA issues, like Ruben Tejada (and probably Luis Mateo this year) was when they had the Venezuelan team…

Most people seem to think that GCL stats are sketchy at best, and DSL stats are worth even less. So, they must see an advantage here that I’m not. Perhaps they’re overestimating the impact of two clubs…

I’m also glad they didn’t kick Kingsport to the curb. 31 years as an affiliate is a long, long time, even if it is rookie ball. That’s the longest in the org by quite a bit….

And to those who have said that Sandy probably has nothing to do with this, I agree. There’s no way he can be happy about this…

Had a start to his career that puts him among the best all time at 3rd base. Then the Mets put him in the Grand Canyon of ballparks and expect him to hit like he’s in Cincinnati. Now some disloyal Mets fans wish to trade the best player this team produced since Tom Seaver. Couldn’t ask for a classier act and representative for this team.

-Travis Taijeron .299/.387/.557 with 9 HR 44 RBI in 56 games in Brooklyn. 6’2 200 lbs OF out of Cal Poly Pomona. Hurt his shoulder and missed 2 weeks in August. Could be like Kirk Nieuwenhuis in a few years. Shows excellent power and athleticism but a bit of a free swinger.

-Cam Maron .318/.434/.413 in 58 games in Kingsport. 20 year old catched, drafted 09 out of HS. Was Kingsport’s MVP. Played the first 2 seasons in extended spring training and the GCL. Showed good plate discipline with 38 walks to 34 strikeouts.

-Darin Gorski 11-3 2.08 ERA 138.2 IP 29 BB 140 K 0.99 WHIP 9.1 K/9 A+ Pitcher of the Year, FSL Pitcher of the year. I still feel like after his outstanding season people will sleep on him a bit. He’s a bit on the older side, but in his 3rd year in the organization is at his 3rd level. And will start year 4 in Binghamton hopefully finishing in Buffalo. Low velocity in the 87-89 area topping out at 91 but as a LHP he can do without the velocity. Also BA awarded him best Changeup and best Command in the system.

-Allan Dykstra acquired from the Padres for draft bust Eddie Kunz. Former 23 overall pick in 2008. Spent all season in Binghamton and set new career highs in Hits, Home Runs, RBIs, Batting Average and OPS. Unfortunately also set a new career high in K’s and new low in walks. Will need to improve his pitch selection to make it. But could be a guy who works his way onto a ML roster at some point.