Thursday, May 16, 2013

2013 Mets Prospect Report: Week 6 (5/9 - 5/15)

Top Pitching Prospect of the Week

Matt Bowman, SP (A+) - 7.0 IP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K

In a week in which the system's top 3 pitching prospects each turned in a fine start, the soon-to-be 22-year-old from Princeton stole the show. Bowman followed his pro debut (in which he struck out 30 against just 2 walks in 29.1 innings for Brooklyn) by breezing through the South Atlantic League (in which he went 4-0 in 5 starts and struck out 26 against just 4 walks in 30.2 innings). He hasn't missed a beat in the Florida State League, winning his first 2 starts and putting up 16 Ks against 2 walks. As a mid-round college arm, he's got a long way to go before he starts really getting noticed, but it's hard to put up better peripherals than he's done in his first 73 innings with the Mets (72 K, 8 BB). Given that he's already been bumped up once this year, I expect the Mets to leave Bowman in the St. Lucie rotation for awhile. But if he keeps this up, he might see Binghamton this summer. And that's where we'll really start to see whether he might have the chops to be a Major League pitcher.

Age: 21
Acquired: 2012 Draft (Round 13, Overall Pick 410)

Signing Bonus: $100,000
MLB ETA: 2015


Honorable Mention:

Rainy Lara, SP (A) -7.0 IP, 0-0, 1.29 ERA, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K
Noah Syndergaard, SP (A+) - 7.0 IP, 1-0, 1.29 ERA, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
Rafael Montero, SP (AA) - 6.0 IP, 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Zack Wheeler, SP (AAA) - 7.1 IP, 0-0, 2.45 ERA, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

Top Positional Prospect of the Week

Cory Vaughn, OF (AA) - 20 PA, .300/.300/.500, 4 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 0 BB, 5 K, 2 SB

In a weak week for Mets hitting prospects (even by Mets hitting prospects standards) I chose to focus on Vaughn, a guy who, given the big league OF situation, could reasonably hit his way to Citi Field this summer. After seeing a little time in centerfield in the first two years of his pro career, Vaughn's been confined to the corners since the start of 2012. He has some speed and is a good baserunner, successfully swiping 5 bags in 6 attempts so far this year after going 21-for-25 last year. But his bat is what's going to ultimately decide if he's a Major Leaguer or not. His solid week brings his season line up to .294/.379/.500. After a season and a half in Advanced A, hopefully Vaughn will be able to ride the success of his first 6 weeks in AA to a midyear callup to Las Vegas.

Age: 24
Acquired: 2010 Draft (Round 4, Overall Pick 122)
Signing Bonus: $240,300
MLB ETA: 2014 (maybe late 2013)


Honorable Mention:

Travis Taijeron, OF (A+) - 19 PA, .333/.474/.667, 3 R, 2 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 3 BB, 6 K
Dustin Lawley, LF (A+) - 23 PA, .318/.348/.818, 3 R, 1 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 9 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K
Eric Campbell, OF/CI (AAA) - 22 PA, .316/.409/.737, 5 R, 1 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 4 K, 1 SB
Daniel Muno, 2B (AA) - 23 PA, .300/.391/.500, 5 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 3 BB, 4 K

Top Age 27+ Minor Leaguer of the Week

Zach Lutz, CI/OF (AAA) - 21 PA, .474/.524/.842, 5 R, 1 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K

Prior Weeks

Week 5: Zack Wheeler, Aderlin Rodriguez
Week 4: Noah Syndergaard, Kevin Plawecki
Week 3: Rafael Montero, Jayce Boyd
Week 2: Jacob deGrom, Brandon Nimmo
Week 1: Rafael Montero, Kevin Plawecki

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