Comments on: Minors: Those Young Pitchers

By: Coolpapabell

Coolpapabell — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 05:52:37 +0000

Amazing info nyr2k2! I have heard Wilmer Flores and Marinus Vernooj’s but don’t know much about them and the rest of the guys you mentioned.

By: nyr2k2

nyr2k2 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:44:10 +0000

Everyone I listed is signed, yes. There are many more signees from this and last offseason, but these are the names of note (IMO).

I left off Pena and those types because most people know about them.

By: nevets72

nevets72 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:28:16 +0000

Are these all signed?

By: daspot

daspot — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:06:06 +0000

we probaly wont hear anything out of them for a couple of years. it takes time to put it all together and find some future mlb talent.

By: nyr2k2

nyr2k2 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:02:30 +0000

From Venezuela, look out for SS Wilmer Flores, LHP Martin Perez, and C Kelvin Mostcantero.

Dominicans: IF Jeffrey Marte, OF Cesar Puello, OF Andres Perez and RHP Jeurys Familia.

Out of Australia, there’s LHP Lachlan Hodge, C Pat Maat and RHP Gavin Dlouhy. Maat and Dlouhy both saw time in the SS leagues last season, with Dlouhy tearing up the GCL. Also RHP Shaun Tabrett, but he’s injured IIRC.

From Panama, Antonio Cuam is a projectable LHP.

We also signed a Dutch 3B, Marinus Vernooij.

Breiner Soto and Jose Brito were also IFA signings, I forgbet from where.

Then there’s also 2B Ruben Tejeda and SS Juan Lagares, but both of those guys ave received a good deal of coverage.

By: nyr2k2

nyr2k2 — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:41:08 +0000

There was talk of fast tracking him as a reliever, though recent talk has him pitching this season as a starter. He split time starting and relieving his sophomore year in college, so it wouldn’t be new to him.

Personally, I think that if you have a prospect with excellent stuff, you let him work as a starter. Exhaust all avenues in that role before switching him to the pen.

By: stickguy

stickguy — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:52:59 +0000

He could be up this year, but only as a reliever. It sounds like they are planning to have him start in the minors, so if they go that way, might be a few years down the road.

Seems to have good stuff. Who knows, in a couple of years, he could be the closer!

By: professor met

professor met — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:21:00 +0000

Thanks for thorough, illuminating post, Jordan. Definitely breaks the tedium of Santaneity that is dominating the hot stove.

By: Coolpapabell

Coolpapabell — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:01:20 +0000

Great info. I would love to learn more about the Mets corps coming from the Dominican Academies.

By: advantgarde

advantgarde — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 22:56:29 +0000

Scott Moviel, RHP (2nd round, 2007): is actually taller than suggested at 6’7″
He’s listed at an official height of 6′ 11″