Mets Minor League Blog Report 9-29-08
Toby Hyde
Blech.
- Two Swings vs. Two Swings
- HWB Sunday
- KG on Mets in Hawaii
- Schedule
1. Two Swings vs. Two Swings
When the final out left Ryan Church’s bat in the bottom of the ninth, watching on TV, I thought, with the fan side of my brain and hoped with my heart, that it had a chance to tie the game.
2. Carlos Delgado’s drive to left in the bottom of the eighth against Kevin Gregg was well struck, but like Church’s ball an inning later, 15 feet short.
Vs.
1. Wes Helms off Scott Shoeneweis
2. Dan Uggla off Luis Ayala
There was a moment, following Beltran’s homer when it felt like everything was going lining up for the Mets. Then it all fell apart and did so in an all too familiar way. Really, Sunday hurt as a fan, but the end result, or the manner in which it unfolded was no longer surprising.
2. HWB Sunday
No Mets played.
3. KG On Mets in Hawaii
At Baseball Prospectus, Kevin Goldstein wrote about the prospects going to Hawaii and had this to say about the young Metsies:
Greg Veloz, Honolulu (Mets). Athletic and raw, the 20-year-old Dominican shows gap power and plus speed, but he's prone to chasing pitches and can be sloppy on defense.
Ruben Tejada, Honolulu (Mets). Overmatched in the Florida State League this year as an 18-year-old, the Panamanian Tejeda doesn't have a ton of tools, but he shows outstanding defensive fundamentals, as well as solid pitch recognition and a feel for contact.
Junior Guerra, RHP, Honolulu (Mets). He pitched at four levels during the season, allowing just 15 hits in 34 innings while striking out 41. Short and stocky, Guerra has plus velocity, a developing breaking ball, and good command, leaving some to see him as a bit of a sleeper.
4. Schedule
The rest of this week and early next will be taken up with finishing up a team-by-team review of the organization. Alongside that content, I’ll be doing HWB updates. When the AFL starts in a little over a week, I add those in and track the various Caribbean Winter Leagues when they get moving later. My goal is to begin a Mets top prospects series two weeks from today.