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Thursday, January 12, 2006
top prospects: mets
last time, marlins. this time, the mets.
let's go.
1. Lastings Milledge, of
2. Yusmeiro Petit, rhp
3. Gaby Hernandez, rhp
4. Mike Jacobs, c/1b
5. Philip Humber, rhp
6. Carlos Gomez, of
7. Fernando Martinez, of
8. Anderson Hernandez, ss/2b
9. Brian Bannister, rhp
10. Alay Soler, rhp
this'll be quick. three of those top four are now marlins, as is grant psomas, who baseball america rated as having the best strike-zone discipline in the system. so we only got seven.
1. lastings milledge. they say he's a great fielder. let's see if he can hit.
Career Batting Statistics for Lastings Milledge:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2003 Kingsport App 18 Nym Rk 27 4 4 0 2 .129 .852 .087 .231
2004 St. Lucie FSL 19 Nym A 81 10 21 2 8 .110 .741 .167 .235
2004 Capital City SAL 19 Nym A 264 29 53 13 23 .099 .799 .171 .337
2005 St. Lucie FSL 20 Nym A 232 19 41 4 15 .076 .823 .099 .302
2005 Binghamton East 20 Nym AA 193 14 47 4 17 .068 .756 .144 .337
yeah, he can hit. he destroyed the sally league at 19, then held his own in high-a and double-a at 20. he's apparently the complete package. he's gonna be good.
that's it. that's what they got. one prospect. the system is bereft.
philip humber is the next guy listed, and he had tommy john surgery last year. we might as well take a look at him.
Career Pitching Statistics for Philip Humber:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2002 Rice U. NCAA 19 0 NCA 110.0 90 8 43 130 .093 .690 .028 2.78
2003 Rice U. NCAA 20 0 NCA 128.0 102 12 39 138 .074 .716 .034 3.30
2004 Rice U. NCAA 21 0 NCA 115.0 87 7 37 154 .079 .644 .025 2.27
2005 St. Lucie FSL 22 Nym A 70.1 74 6 18 65 .059 .772 .027 4.99
2005 Binghamton East 22 Nym AA 4.0 4 0 2 2 .111 .875 .000 6.75
at rice, he was a killer. then he went straight to high-a and did well. then he blew his elbow. so who the hell knows. what's going to happen.
carlos gomez has the best outfield arm, and he stole 64 bases last year. that'd be great if he could hit.
Career Batting Statistics for Carlos Gomez:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2004 Kingsport App 18 Nym Rk 151 11 29 1 14 .068 .808 .123 .287
2004 GCL Mets GCL 18 Nym Rk 25 1 1 0 2 .038 .960 .083 .280
2005 Hagerstown SAL 19 Nym A 487 32 88 8 19 .062 .819 .068 .275
he can't.
fernando martinez turns 17 this year. when he turns 18, he'll be allowed to play in the states.
anderson hernandez is the best defensive infielder in the system.
Career Batting Statistics for Anderson Hernandez:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl AAB W K HR 23 WAL CON POW AVG
2001 GCL Tigers GCL 18 Det Rk 218 13 38 0 16 .056 .826 .089 .264
2001 Lakeland FSL 18 Det A 21 0 8 0 1 .000 .619 .077 .190
2002 Lakeland FSL 19 Det A 415 33 102 2 20 .074 .754 .070 .259
2003 Lakeland FSL 20 Det A 383 27 69 2 15 .066 .820 .054 .229
2004 Lakeland FSL 21 Det A 141 8 31 0 9 .054 .780 .082 .309
2004 Erie East 21 Det AA 396 31 89 5 22 .073 .775 .088 .274
2005 Binghamton East 22 Nym AA 273 14 58 7 15 .049 .788 .102 .326
2005 Norfolk IL 22 Nym AAA 261 22 46 2 10 .078 .824 .056 .303
2005 New York Met NL 22 Nym MLB 18 1 4 0 0 .053 .778 .000 .056
he'll never hit.
brian bannister. ok, brian bannister.
Career Pitching Statistics for Brian Bannister:
Year Team Lg. Age Org Lvl IP H HR BB SO WAL CON HRP ERA
2000 USC NCAA 19 0 NCA 9.0 11 4 6 8 .136 .789 .133 5.00
2001 USC NCAA 20 0 NCA 54.0 40 3 21 56 .094 .723 .021 2.83
2003 USC NCAA 22 0 NCA 93.1 105 6 24 56 .059 .855 .018 4.53
2003 Brooklyn NYPL 22 Nym A 46.0 27 0 18 42 .098 .745 .000 2.15
2004 St. Lucie FSL 23 Nym A 110.1 111 6 27 106 .058 .760 .018 4.32
2004 Binghamton East 23 Nym AA 44.1 45 2 17 28 .087 .843 .013 4.06
2005 Binghamton East 24 Nym AA 109.0 91 11 27 94 .061 .775 .034 2.56
2005 Norfolk IL 24 Nym AAA 45.1 48 0 13 48 .066 .739 .000 3.18
he was great his sophomore year at usc. then something happened. it looks mysteriously like tommy john surgery because he missed 2002 and then he couldn't strike anybody out. maybe it was labrum surgery. whatever it was, he made a decent recovery and had a pretty good season in st lucie. actually, his numbers in norfolk last year look pretty good. but it's a small sample size. he's old now. he's a longshot.
i could see him pitching in bullpens. maybe even for a while. maybe he'll be a fifth starter. he seems to know what he's doing. he just doesn't have a lot of talent.
the last guy on the list is alay soler, who's cuban and hasn't pitched. in the states. so we have no data.
yeah. it's a sad sad situation. there were some good players here a minute ago. but now they're marlins. the best power prospect is listed as brett harper. but he can't hit. the best fastball is matt lindstrom, but he can't pitch.
the best power prospect is lastings milledge. the best fielding prospect is lastings milledge. the best anything prospect is lastings milledge, because he's the only prospect. he's the only prospect in the system.
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