Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Around the minors
Monday saw most of the Mets' minor league affiliates send their aces to the mound, and the results were generally encouraging.
Aaron Heilman continued to make the case for being recalled, striking out nine through six innings while allowing one run on three hits and two walks. His ERA is an unspectacular 4.09, but he's now struck out 23 through 22 innings while walking just four. The three home runs he's allowed are the only obvious cause for concern among his peripheral numbers, but even he can keep the ball in the park a little bit better, he'll once again be a very good candidate for the major league rotation. I don't think Jae Weong Seo's job should be in jeopardy right now, but if a spot should open up due to injury or trade, Heilman looks capable of filling it. Also for Norfolk, Mike Jacobs (.262/.333/.452) had a good day with the bat, homering and doubling in five at bats, as did Victor Diaz (.258/.279/.394), who had two hits, including a double, in six at bats.
Matt Peterson took the mound for Binghamton and had another quality outing. He pitched six innings, striking out five and walking none while allowing just one run on four hits. His ERA now stands at 2.08 and he's struck out 22 through 21 2/3 innings while walking just five. Like Heilman, he's allowed three home runs on the season, but otherwise his numbers look very good. And as usual, David Wright had a big offensive day, going two for three with a walk and three stolen bases. He's now hitting .381/.494/.698 and is nine for twelve in stolen base attempts.
And down in Florida, Scott Kazmir got roughed up a little bit for St. Lucie, but provided some encouraging signs as well. He allowed four runs through four innings to put his ERA at 6.14, as three walks and three hits, including one home run, did him in. But he also struck out seven through those four innings as his K rates continue to creep up to their normal levels. He's struck out 14 through 14 2/3 innings while walking seven and allowing two home runs. He obviously needs to get the walks under control, but it's good to see him once again whiffing batters with such regularity.
The pitching wasn't so hot Capital City on Monday, as they lost a 12-11 slugfest in 12 innings. But their big bats kept hitting, as Ian Bladergroen (.423/.468/.859) went two for six and Tyler Davidson (.318/.403/.576) went two for four with a home run and two walks. Hopefully we'll see these two playing in a more age-appropriate league before too long. ¶ joe | 4:05 PM |
Monday saw most of the Mets' minor league affiliates send their aces to the mound, and the results were generally encouraging.
Aaron Heilman continued to make the case for being recalled, striking out nine through six innings while allowing one run on three hits and two walks. His ERA is an unspectacular 4.09, but he's now struck out 23 through 22 innings while walking just four. The three home runs he's allowed are the only obvious cause for concern among his peripheral numbers, but even he can keep the ball in the park a little bit better, he'll once again be a very good candidate for the major league rotation. I don't think Jae Weong Seo's job should be in jeopardy right now, but if a spot should open up due to injury or trade, Heilman looks capable of filling it. Also for Norfolk, Mike Jacobs (.262/.333/.452) had a good day with the bat, homering and doubling in five at bats, as did Victor Diaz (.258/.279/.394), who had two hits, including a double, in six at bats.
Matt Peterson took the mound for Binghamton and had another quality outing. He pitched six innings, striking out five and walking none while allowing just one run on four hits. His ERA now stands at 2.08 and he's struck out 22 through 21 2/3 innings while walking just five. Like Heilman, he's allowed three home runs on the season, but otherwise his numbers look very good. And as usual, David Wright had a big offensive day, going two for three with a walk and three stolen bases. He's now hitting .381/.494/.698 and is nine for twelve in stolen base attempts.
And down in Florida, Scott Kazmir got roughed up a little bit for St. Lucie, but provided some encouraging signs as well. He allowed four runs through four innings to put his ERA at 6.14, as three walks and three hits, including one home run, did him in. But he also struck out seven through those four innings as his K rates continue to creep up to their normal levels. He's struck out 14 through 14 2/3 innings while walking seven and allowing two home runs. He obviously needs to get the walks under control, but it's good to see him once again whiffing batters with such regularity.
The pitching wasn't so hot Capital City on Monday, as they lost a 12-11 slugfest in 12 innings. But their big bats kept hitting, as Ian Bladergroen (.423/.468/.859) went two for six and Tyler Davidson (.318/.403/.576) went two for four with a home run and two walks. Hopefully we'll see these two playing in a more age-appropriate league before too long. ¶ joe | 4:05 PM |
