Top Pitching Prospect of the Week
Jacob deGrom, SP (A+/AA) - 14.0 IP, 0-1, 3.21 ERA, 10 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 15 K
There may be some recency bias in effect here, but deGrom earns this spot on the strength of his stellar AA debut last night. He was a hard-luck loser as the B-Mets went down 1-0, but he lasted 8 innings, giving up 1 run on 3 hits and a walk with 8 strikeouts. DeGrom is perhaps the most underhyped of the Mets vaunted collection of prospect arms, though I doubt that remains the case for much longer if he continues putting together starts like this. On the older side for a prospect, deGrom gets some latitude having migrated to pitching full time late in his college career and then missing a season plus as a pro recovering from Tommy John surgery. One of several strong college arms the Mets took in the 2010 draft, the hard-throwing righthander must be added to the Mets' 40-man roster by November in order to be protected from the Rule 5 draft. Even so, I don't think it's terribly likely that deGrom debuts with the Mets this year. The past few years they've been stingy with call-ups, and deGrom will likely be pushing his innings limit by August if all goes well.
Age: 24
Acquired: 2010 Draft (Round 9, Overall Pick 272)
Signing Bonus: $95,000
MLB ETA: 2014
Honorable Mention:
Steven Matz, SP (A) - 5.0 IP, 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Collin McHugh, SP (AAA) - 12.2 IP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 11 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 8 K
Rainy Lara, SP (A) - 5.1 IP, 0-1, 1.69 ERA, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Jeff Walters, RP (AA) - 3.1 IP, 0-0, 2 SV, 2.70 ERA, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Top Positional Prospect of the Week
Brandon Nimmo, CF (A) - 27 PA, .522/.556/.652, 6 R, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K
With his first ever draft pick as Mets GM, in a draft class that was silly with pitching, Sandy Alderson went off book to select a young high school outfielder from Wyoming, a state that doesn't offer high school baseball. A year and a half later, two weeks into the 2013 season, Nimmo finds his name plastered all over the South Atlantic League offensive leaderboards, including the top spot in batting average (.442), on-base percentage (.508), and runs scored (14). He's still years away from helping the Mets at the big league level, but it's nice to see some production to match the tools that got Nimmo drafted in the first half of the first round. A promotion to Advanced A St. Lucie isn't imminent for the talented centerfielder, who is among the SAL's youngest players, but he could (and likely will) hit his way there at some point this summer.
Age: 20
Acquired: 2011 Draft (Round 1, Overall Pick 13)
Signing Bonus: $2,100,000
MLB ETA: 2016
Honorable Mention:
Cory Vaughn, OF (AA) - 23 PA, .400/.478/.600, 6 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 3 BB, 9 K, 1 SB
Juan Lagares, CF (AAA) - 34 PA, .394/.412/.636, 5 R, 1 3B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 SB
Kevin Plawecki, C (A) - 22 PA, .286/.318/.619, 4 R, 4 2B, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K
Wilmer Flores, 2B (AAA) - 33 PA, .355/.375/.484, 5 R, 4 2B, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K
Top Non-Prospect (Age 27+) of the Week
Andrew Brown, RF (AAA) - 33 PA, .333/.455/.481, 5 R, 4 2B, 3 RBI, 6 BB, 7 K
Prior Weeks
Week 1: Rafael Montero, Kevin Plawecki
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