We forget that Michael Conforto wasn’t promoted from AAA and that he ascended to his role as the Mets’ starting left fielder directly from AA. We forget that Conforto was the powerhouse of the B-Mets and a large reason the team had advanced that far. We forget that Gavin Cecchini had a resurgent year in which he reestablished his prospect stock and got scouts excited about his future at shortstop. We forget that the Mets traded away several of the likely starting pitchers from their roster to acquire players like Juan Uribe, Kelly Johnson and Yoenis Cespedes.
It is disappointing to see a club get swept in the playoffs but it is heartening to know that Binghamton’s sacrifice seems to be paying dividends in the majors. It will be interesting to see how the pieces the Mets promoted and acquired do as the season winds down but all signs point to the Post Season.
The Savannah Sand Gnats Drop Their Best of Three:
The Gnats took the middle game of the series but could not muster enough offense in the final game of the series. The team came close to completing a come-back with Tomas Nido, JC Rodriguez and Michael Katz notching clutch singles to draw within one run in the ninth inning. The Gnats did well in 2015 and performed admirably in the playoffs but they fell just a little short. Savannah’s stars: Wuilmer Becerra, Eudor Garcia and Luis Guillorme all project to advance to Port St. Lucie to begin their 2016 season.
Coming Soon:
Where Are They Now?
A series detailing the players traded away in 2015.
Sandy’s Picks
A Series detailing the players drafted by Sandy Alderson.
Mets360 – Top 50 Prospects
The Top 50 Prospects as judged by the cumulative wisdom of your intrepid Mets360.com bloggers.
I look forward to all three of your upcoming pieces! Thanks!
Let’s see; Michael Fulmer run an ERA of about 2.89 for Detroit’s AA team in Erie, with (quoting from memory) a K/9 rate of about 8.8, a BB/9 rate of Two something. Luis Cessa didn’t settle in as well, with an ERA of nearly 6.00. Maybe he hit the wall.
John Gant pitched well for Atlanta’s Carolina League team, Rob Whalen less so; I believe his ERA was nearly 4.00, with lousy peripheral’s.
Casey Meisner pitched well Stockton, the High team in Oakland’s system, continuing his strong season.
The Mets have certainly benefitted from those three trades, but they did give up value for value, no question.
I understand that they had to surrender Fulmer in any significant deal. Out of the others, Meisner was the guy who most caught my interest.
I’m just glad the Cespedes deal turned out to be significant!
A bit off topic, but somewhat in the theme of “where are they now” are these stats:
Carlos Gomez
G 38
AB 145
BA 234
SLG 379
OPS 661
HR 4
RBI 13
Runs 17
SB 7
WAR 0.6
And now he’s out with an injury, not playing tonight in a key game against the Rangers. Plus he did this:
https://twitter.com/Alden_Gonzalez/status/642549294650785792/photo/1
Sorry if this sounds unkind, but I believe Carlos Gomez’ current level of play more nearly represents his true talent level than those couple of excellent seasons in 2013 and 2014.
The thinking being thus: Gomez is a gifted athlete; he also was a poor “skills” hitter, with poor pitch recognition and little ability or desire to alter his approach in an at bat to benefit from the given situation. Inability or arrogance, whatever it was, the effect was the same for his first two teams and for a few years with his third.
Over time he improved, a little; and his small improvement in making contact, etc., led to a considerable improvement in his numbers, so long as his physical gifts remained at that high level. I liken his improvement to that of Sammy Sosa; hey,Sosa had to start making contact before he could ever benefit from the PED’s, no?
Now I think Gomez is down, slightly, from his physical peak, and since his improvement was thinly based I expect his decline to be outsized to his loss of running and bat speed. Not a guy to invest in, I believe.
Well, I retire my Savannah Sand Gnats shirt and baseball hat as they become future collectors items for my Grandkids. The new Columbia Fireflies have glow in the dark Firefly Insignias on their hats and a new stadium close enough to day trip and see. RIP Sand Gnats and Light Them Up Fireflies!
Columbia about 2 1/2 hours from my house with some good restaurants and a nice art museum. See ya, Fireflies.