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Vicente Lupo: I don’t like putting a prospect so far down in the pipeline so high on my list but… I’m gonna do it anyway. For some pundits Lupo, who hasn’t played above the DSL, doesn’t make the Top 40 prospects and I have him in the top 10. Are they over-cautious? Am I over [...]
Full Name: Kevin Jeffrey Plawecki Born: 02/26/1991 Birthplace: Carmel, IN College: Purdue Height: 6' 2" Weight: 205 Bats: R Throws: R The weekly MVP could have been Josh Satin (who is tearing the PCL a new one), it could have been Rafael Montero (Who looks like he might be up ahead of Wheeler at [...]
Domingo Tapia: I like Tapia… partially because saying “Domingo” is pretty fun but also because he’s got some of the best “STUFF” in the system. If the man could get away with throwing only fastballs he’d be golden, but that isn’t the case with most players and it’s not likely the case with Tapia. Scouting: [...]
Cory Mazzoni: When I look at Mazzoni’s minor league stats… nothing jumps out to me. He has average stuff and gets average results. I watched him this Spring and was left with a different impression. In short, Mazzoni has made it to #12 on my rankings based largely on scouting potential and a few innings [...]
Kevin Plawecki: Plawecki was drafted 35th overall by the Mets in 2012 and he was sent to play in Brooklyn. The college catcher proved to be a solid (albeit safe) pick as he turned in good (if not overwhelming) numbers. Plawecki managed a triple slash of .250/.345/.384 which is respectable over his 61 game debut [...]
AAA: Travis d’Arnaud: 3 Games –In only 8 at bats he has 6 Runs scored, 3 hits (two of them doubles) 6 walks and a 2:1 BB:K ratio. All of that is good. MVP Josh Satin: 4 Games – Through 17 at bats Satin is hitting .412 with a homer and a double. He’s striking [...]
Hansel Robles: You got to see a “little” of Robles this Spring and while he got lit up… that was to be expected. Robles is a slightly older pitcher who has succeeded at every level he’s pitched despite being built A-Typically for a starter. In the NYP in 2012 he won 6 games with an [...]
Gabriel Ynoa: Ynoa has been on the radar for a while. He pitched in the DSL back in 2010 and while he only had a 4.4 K/9 he managed a .982 WHIP and a 1.99 ERA. Last year in Brooklyn he led a squad of pitchers who used their exemplary control to dominate the league. [...]
Aderlin Rodriguez: Stats is a vacuum are misleading. At 20 years of age, hitting 24 HRs in 471 ABs between FSA (Full Season A) and A+ doesn’t sound that impressive. When you consider that 16 of those HRs came when playing for Savannah (who plays in a power sapping ballpark) or that he isn’t as [...]
Jack Leathersich: Leathersich had a pretty impressive 9 game audition in 2011. The 5th round pick managed 12.2 IP with only 6 Hits, 3 Walks and 26 K’s! He followed up that impossible feat with 12 games and 24.0 innings at Savannah in 2012. Through A ball he’d managed 63 K’s in 36 innings (a [...]
Cory Vaughn: I still like Cory Vaughn and his big-power bat but the son of Greg Vaughn has a lot of growing to do in AA this year to get into the picture as a true prospect again. He’ll be 24 in May and while that is a good pace for him to be in [...]