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Here is a rundown of yesterday's minor league action, courtesy of the always amazing Toby's Mets Minor League Report….
- Yusaku Iriki won and threw six shutout frames.
He struck out four. - Edgardo
Alfonzo launched a HR, his third for
and two doubles while driving home three. - Rashad Eldridge, had one of
his better nights in
going 3-5 with a HR and 4 RBI. - Lastings Milledge had a
couple of hits at the top of the order. - Rueben Gotay (.235/.286/.375 in 37 G) added
a 2-5 evening with two RBI. - Brian Bannister throws Wednesday.
- Kevin Mulvey threw 4.1 shutout innings
in his second AA start. He fanned five
and walked two. - Jay Caligiuri went 3-4 night hat included a 3-run bomb in the sixth inning. He drove home four runs.
- Carlos Gomez
(.285/.352/.429) was 2-4 with a double. - Philip Humber throws on Wednesday.
St. Lucie Mets (A+)
- Cliff Floyd was 0-3 in game one and 2-3
in the nightcap. - Jesus Flores hit 2 home runs, and had 3 RBI in game two, his season home run total is 19. Combined over the two games he was 5-5, 2 HR,
BB, 4 R, 3 RBI. - Chuck Smith lasted five innings for the win.
Hagerstown Suns (A-)
- Will Vogl
rolled with a 3-3 evening with a double. - Nick Pacheco clubbed a two
run HR in the sixth that provided the decisive runs. - Jeramy Simmons (2-4, 4.53) won and
allowed one unearned run in 5.1 IP. - Kevin Tomasiewicz earned his 19th
save with a pair of punchouts.
The Mets Single-A affiliate, Brooklyn Cyclones, play a pivital game against their rival Staten Island Yankees tonight. The General Manager of the Cyclones has made a hair raising guarantee. Stephen Cohen, 39, vowed yesterday to shave his head at home plate tonight if
the Cyclones lose to the league-leading rival Staten Island Yankees, reports The New York Daily News.
“If I have to, I'll do it right after the last out for everyone to see,” said Cohen.
“But I don't think it's gonna happen. I feel confident we're gonna win
because I'm gonna will us to victory,” he said, sounding a tad like a
man who wished he had promised something else.
The Cyclones play the Yankees tonight at 7:05PM, and don't forget September 6th is Brian Bannister Bobblehead Night !!! Check out their website for more information.
Bannister Up, Milledge Down, Castro DL'ed
Posted by Anthony De RosaAugust 25, 2006 at 9:41 pm
25 Aug
Brian Bannister was promoted and will get the start tonight. In his last minor league start, he settled in after
allowing a solo HR in the first inning. He pitched five more scoreless innings for his second
win in a row. He finished with five
strikeouts and one walk.
Lastings Milledge was sent down to make room for Bannister but is likely to return quickly, as rosters expand on September 1st to allow for 40 players.
Ramon Castro had surgery on his knee and was placed on the 60 day DL. Kelly Stinnett was picked up by the Mets after being released by the Yankees last month as insurance for Mike DiFelice as a third catcher option.
Mack's Mets posts an interesting article of minor leaguers who might have worn out their welcome in the Mets system and might be clogging up the system. Mack gives a list of players who might be good candidates for a flushing to make room for new talent.
Mack also makes a great observation that, although the Mets seemed to have some issues right now with their starting pitching, soon they could have a surplus of young major league ready arms.
And what if Phil Humber goes lights out in AFL + wows us in spring training?
(Also… is it my imagination or does the projected growth of Deolis Guerra seem to correspond to the end of Pedro’s contract?)
Farm Report : MacLane, Bannister and Perez Leading Tides
Posted by Anthony De RosaAugust 22, 2006 at 3:26 pm
22 Aug
From Inside Pitch Magazine…
Norfolk on Sunday, limiting the Charlotte Knights to one run and six
hits over six innings while picking up his second Double-A victory.
Bannister struck out five and walked one. News out of Norfolk is that Oliver Perez has rediscovered his velocity in the Mets attempt to bring him back to being a power pitcher after he was tinkered with in Pittsburg to become more of a finesse pitcher.
Reports have indicated Perez's velocity – which once ranked him in the upper echelon of young pitching talent - to be renewed.
Pitching against the same Charlotte club on Saturday, Perez struck out
11 and allowed just one hit in seven shutout innings, facing just three
batters over the minimum and notching his first victory as a member of
the Tides.
Perez walked two and threw two wild pitches in the performance, and is
1-2 with a 6.05 ERA in four starts with the Mets organization. In 19.1
innings, he has allowed 13 earned runs, 12 walks and 26 strikeouts.
Evan MacLane has been impressive as well, pitching a complete game shutout recently. His 92 strikesouts rank fifth in the organization.
Farm Report : Bannister Brilliant In Shutout Win
Posted by Anthony De RosaAugust 16, 2006 at 12:55 pm
16 Aug
Norfolk Tides website reports…
win over the Indianapolis Indians in a pitcher's duel Tuesday night
from Victory Field.
Bannister (1-3) was spectacular in his fifth rehab start for an
injured hamstring. The 25-year-old right-hander allowed just three
hits, striking out seven without walking a batter. He threw just 85
pitches in the contest, 60 of which were for strikes, and he allowd
just one batter to reach second base in the contest.
Bannister would be a dark horse candidate to replace Pedro in the rotation should he need extended rest for his strained calf.
Toby's Mets Minor League Report reminds us that Bannister would be on short rest to replace Pedro's scheduled start, not a particular good idea considering Bannister is coming off an injury.
Pedro’s place on Saturday he’d be throwing on just three days rest. That would put Bannister, recovering from a
hamstring injury, one he’s aggravated already, at a greater risk of
reinjuring himself. I don’t love that
idea, but I like it more than pushing a wounded Pedro out there, or promoting
Oliver Perez who was effective Monday night for the first time as a Met
farmhand.
Toby reports that Evan MacLane pitches today for the Tides at 2PM and Phil Humber throws tonight for Binghamton.
Farm Report : Bannister Stumbles In Second Rehab
Posted by Anthony De RosaAugust 6, 2006 at 5:51 pm
6 Aug
Brian Bannister was shelled in his second rehab start in Triple-A Norfolk, giving up seven runs and eleven hits while walking and striking out one in 4 2/3 innings before he was yanked. He struggled from the beginning, needing 31 pitches to get through the first inning.
MLB.com quotes Bannister after his rough outing.
“They absolutely killed my cut-fastball tonight. We've been working
real heavily on my curveball and changeup while I've been on the DL. I
haven't thrown the cutter much. They got three home runs off the
cutter. It's obviously my weakness right now, but in the past it's been
my best pitch.
“It's just a feel thing. I've just got to get out there and get in the
rhythm again, keep the ball down and get that good movement back,” said
the righty, who fanned eight and worked seven scoreless frames in a 7-0
win with Class A St. Lucie this past Tuesday.
Farm Report : Good Weekend To See The Tides
Posted by Anthony De RosaAugust 3, 2006 at 4:37 pm
3 Aug
Adam Rubin reports to us from his Daily News Blog that it's a good weekend to check out the Tides if you're near Buffalo.
Oliver Perez starts Friday, followed by Brian Bannister on Saturday and
possibly Mike Pelfrey on Sunday.
Check out the Tides website for more information, as they take on the Buffalo Bison.
Farm Report : Three Met Pitchers Named Pitcher Of The Week
Posted by Anthony De RosaAugust 2, 2006 at 5:09 pm
2 Aug
Here's a rundown of yesterday's minor league action. This comes from the magnificent Toby's Mets Minor League Report…
Three
different Mets pitchers were honored with pitcher of the week honors:
Deolis Guerra and
Portillo.
In other news, the Binghamton Mets have won 12 straight.
AAA
Jose Offerman’s RBI single with two
outs in the game tied it up and sent the game to extras.
Jose Lima started and allowed just
three runs in his eight innings of work on eight hits. He only struck out one.
A+
innings with eight strikeouts. He
allowed just four hits.
Carlos Muniz picked up the two inning
save.
A-
evening at the top of the order.
Jesus
Gamero continued his tear with a triple in a 2-4 night. In the Suns eight game homestand, Gamero, a
22-year-old Venezulan was 14-28, with 2 2B, 3B, HR and 14 RBI.
NY Penn League (Brooklyn)
Dustin Martin was 3-4 with a
double, triple, RBI and a walk.
Joe Holden’s only hit was a two run HR
in the fourth inning.
Rookie Appalacian League
with a double. Ivan Maldondo’s 2 run HR
Rookie Gulf Coast League
an unearned run, but picked up his first professional win when the Mets scored
in the top of the ninth on a Ben Saylor double.
Ben Saylor hit 3-4 with a
double and all 3 RBI.
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