In Adam Rubin's Daily News “Blog”, he gives a lengthy rundown on Lastings Millidge
Milledge had the least experience in right, which can be tricky at
windy, on-the-water Harbor Park, the Tides’ home. He slammed into the
wall hard going after one foul ball, but came away unfazed.
GM Omar Minaya has said he wouldn’t hesitate promoting
Milledge if needed, though that’s not expected soon, especially with
Beltran’s MRI coming up clean after being reviewed in New York
yesterday. Had Beltran needed to go on the DL, Willie Randolph said it was more likely the Mets would have recalled Victor Diaz and used Endy Chavez
in center. Still, Milledge could be up before September, though an
injury likely would be required, since he’s not going to sit on the
bench.
Center field has become perhaps the deepest position for the Mets’
organization, with the top three prospects all leadoff hitters, too.
Double-A’s Carlos Gomez, also 20, is a rawer version of Milledge, but thought of just as highly. And 17-year-old Fernando Martinez,
signed for $1.4 million last summer, is hitting .333 at low-A
Hagerstown despite being the youngest player in any organization on a
full-season minor-league team.
Rubin gives updates on some other notable folks in the Mets minor league system including Mike Pelfrey, Henry Owens, Chris Shelton, Willie Callazo, Evan Maclane..
Heres a list of the organizations leaders…
Average: Lastings Milledge, Norfolk, .396; Brett Harper, Binghamton,
.382; Jorge Padilla, Binghamton, .367; Corey Coles, St. Lucie, .340;
Fernando Martinez, Hagerstown, .333.
HR: Nick Evans, Hagerstown, 3; Jorge Padilla, Binghamton, 3.
RBI: Bobby Malek, Binghamton, 11; Nick Evans, Hagerstown, 10; Jorge Padilla, Binghamton, 10.
Steals: Carlos Gomez, Binghamton, 9; Ambiorix Concepcion, St. Lucie, 7; Lastings Milledge, Norfolk, 4.
Wins: Willie Collazo, Binghamton, 2; Evan MacLane, Binghamton, 2;
Jonathan Niese, Hagerstown, 2; Marcelo Perez, Hagerstown, 2; Kevin
Tomasiewicz, Hagerstown, 2.
ERA: Carlos Muniz, St. Lucie, 0.00; Alay Soler, St. Lucie, 0.60;
Orlando Roman, Binghamton, 0.93; Eddie Camacho, Binghamton, 0.96.
Strikeouts: Henry Owens, Binghamton, 21; Mike Pelfrey, St. Lucie, 18; Alay Soler, St. Lucie, 17.
Saves: Carlos Muniz, St. Lucie, 4; Henry Owens, Binghamton, 4; Heath Bell, Norfolk, 3.
Check it the entire article here.
Sphere: Related ContentFrom Baseball America…
ORG LVL PLAYERS AB R H BI AVG
NYM AAA Milledge, Lastings CF …… 2 1 2 1 .357 - HR (1), 2B, CS,
2 BB; off to .357/.451/.595 start
NYM AA Gomez, Carlos CF ……….. 4 1 1 0 .191 - SB (8)
NYM AA Harper, Brett 1B ……….. 4 1 3 2 .421 - 2B (6)
NYM HiA Concepcion, Ambiorix CF …. 6 3 4 1 .311 - 2 2B, CS
NYM HiA Flores, Jesus C ………… 5 3 4 2 .270 - 3 2B
————————- Pitchers ———————–
ORG LVL PITCHERS IP H R ER BB SO ERA
FLA AAA Petit, Yusmeiro ……….. 5.1 9 6 6 3 3 3.86 - 3 HR,
but 9-to-2 groundouts to flyouts
NYM HiA Soler, Alay …………… 5.0 3 1 1 1 6 0.60 - W
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