Not quite 21 yet, Noah Syndergaard was the secondary prize of the R.A. Dickey trade that brought in Travis d’Arnaud, John Buck and Wuilmer Becerra as well. He started the year in Port St. Lucie where he looked good (though not as good as others). Here are the important stats:
· ERA = 3.11
· IP = 63.2
· IP/GS = 5.3
· K/9 = 9.06
· BB/9 = 2.26
· WHIP = 1.211
These are all GOOD numbers but they aren’t quite as good as to have Syndergaard hyped above Zack Wheeler. Why then, is this happening? Part of it, is the immediate success he’s had at AA. Through his first 3 starts at the level his stats have actually improved:
· ERA = 1.50
· IP = 18.0
· IP/GS = 6.0
· K/9 = 11.50
· BB/9 = 2.00
· WHIP = 1.167
Do three starts mean anything? Not really… but also, yes. He’s proven that he was ready for the mid-season promotion and it seems likely that he could be starting 2014 in AAA. This would make him a shoe-in for a mid-late June call up and give the Mets that trio of young talent they’ve desired. 2014 is probably half a year earlier than I had been predicting for Syndergaard, who I projected as a candidate to break from the 2015 Spring Training camp after getting a late season taste of the majors in 2014.
Not only does this put Syndergaard ahead of schedule, in my mind, but it also puts the Mets ahead of schedule. The Mets now have an excess of pitching for the 2014 rotation that should allow them to trade for some additional hitting.
· Matt Harvey (Untouchable)
· Zack Wheeler
· Noah Syndergaard
That leaves the Mets with two valuable trading commodities this offseason and the 2014 playoffs within the realm of possibilities.
AAA:
Wilmer Flores stays hot – He’s hitting doubles at an absurdly high rate and getting on base with regularity. The Mets may feel comfortable trading Daniel Murphy should someone come calling.
Rafael Montero looks human in Las Vegas – His home/away splits since the promotion to AAA are pretty telling. It’s a bad ballpark for pitching.
AA:
Allan Dykstra and stats – .309/.477/.592, 21 doubles, 14 HRs, 55 RBI, 68 BBs and 71 Ks… all of this adds up to a great season for him. Time for VEGAS!
Cesar Puello is scuffling – He’s having a bit of a power outage and has started to strike out way too much. He’s also not walking… like at all.
Travis Taijeron back on the rise – Expect people to go overboard before his next slump.
A+:
Jayce Boyd collects his first walk! – He also hits his third home run in only 15 games at Port St. Lucie.
Dustin Lawley on the Top 20? – I might have to make that argument after the season as he’s proven not only powerful but consistent in 2013.
Kevin Plawecki ALSO walks – He’s not as on fire as Boyd but his ascension to A+ has been smooth.
Michael Fulmer sighted – Ignore the stats thus far, he’s back on the mound and that is what matters.
Full Season A:
I’m getting more and more excited about Steven Matz – I think the Mets could have a very talented lefty on their hands here.
Short Season A:
Patrick Biondi looks like a solid pick so far – He’s only hitting .264 but he’s walked 11 times and stolen 11 bags in only 15 games. All this adds up to a good leadoff hitter.
Who is this Akeel Morris fella? – He’s got 18 Ks through 10.2 IP but he also ONLY has 3 BBs and that is much more impressive.
Rookie Leagues:
Nothing Much to Report…
DSL Check-in:
Jose Medina – Only 16, he’s a 6’2” lefty who has only given up 18 hits and 3 walks in 27 innings. He’s collected 23 Ks and only given up 1 ER.
Darwin Ramos – He’s a year older but his numbers are similar. 6’2” righty has given up 15 hits in 22.2 IP with 23 Ks and 3 BBs. He’s given up 2 ER.
Thanks for the weekly Monday rollup David!
I understand there were scouts at the Milwaukee game … is Murphy on the move? Mets were practicing Satin at 2B. Maybe it’s just a coincidence, maybe not.
Love to hear from anyone that’s seen Satin playing 2B at Binghamton last year. I have a hard time seeing that body have the lateral movement to field a ball in the hole, or the athletic grace to turn 2.
… and I’ll continue to beat the drum and one of the guys overboard. Free Travis! (By tomorrow, he will have enough at bats to appear in the top 5 of players in his league … as he has at nearly every stop.) Package Travis and Dykstra to LV!
Hey Jerry,
1) You are welcome 🙂
2) Murphy is likely on the move and if I were a betting man I would say that the Los Angeles Dodgers are the team. I would venture that Joc Pederson will be part of the deal, the question will be if Alderson and Co. want to acquire Crawford or Ethier in the deal. Dodgers would play Murphy at 3rd.
3) As I recall Satin is not the best fielding 1st Baseman, but he can fill in there. If Murphy is traded it’s more likely that Flores is on his way.
4) Taijeron is not ready to move up to Vegas yet but it’s not that far in the offing. Dykstra NEEDS to be promoted ASAP.
The thought of Joc Pederson for Murphy is too much to bear – that’s a no doubt trade. We’ll step down in offense if we wind up having to play Young at 2B, but ultimately his bat plays almost to ML replacement there. And of course, you can play a Brown/Duda platoon at LF for now.
Madden in the NYDN mentions the possibility that the Sox might part with Bradley for Parnell, if we’d give him up. Feh. Keep Parnell. Pirates also have a very good CF that is blocked (by McCutcheon) … Gregory Polanco; do they need a RF (Byrd)? Bottom line is that we could still use some permanent solutions in the OF.
Dykstra hss nothing left to prove in AA, he should be moved first and I agree, TT needs to be at 130-150 AA ABs to move up. But at some point, you have to honor the 950 OPS’s this guy puts up. I’m just “owning” my TT love. 🙂
My match on Parnell is Detroit for Castellanos
And I think Detroit would do it. If Pederson can be had for Murphy that seems to be a no brainer. (Trading surplus for need). It would also free up Parnell to Boston for Bogaerts, or am I just dreaming? Byrd for Polanco is another no brainer. Getting any prospect better than Puello for Byrd makes sense. Oakland needs a 2B and even an upgrade at 1B. Murphy, Turner, Duda, or Davis may be a match for the A’s.
@Metsense … when you look at what the Cubbies got for a pretty good starter, and the Dodgers gave up for Nolasco … I wonder what we would get for a closer. Yes, young, cost controlled, history of production all play into it … but the more I think about trading Parnell, the more I think other teams will want to get a more established name (Papelbon) or someone they won’t have to give up a ton to get (Ollie P).
How many innings does Thor have in AA/AAA? Hasn’t Sandy and co. said they want starters to have almost 200 combined innings before they get a ticket to the big show?
Yeah, me too … let’s put three deals on the table:
Murphy for Joc
Parnell for Castellanos
Byrd for Polanco
Assuming you would only make one deal, which one would it be? And assuming the sweeteners as they might fall, are not game changing prospects/players … of the Josh Turner type. (and granted, this is just some mental stroking and not for reality).
Murphy for Pederson > Parnell for Castellanos
Assuming we are talking about Gregory Polanco I would eagerly trade Byrd for any prospect half that legit.
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By my calculations he’d have between 120-140 IP by mid-June
Those are some pretty highly ranked prospects there.