Minors: Havens Heating Up in AFL
After getting off to a slow start in the Arizona Fall League, Mets prospect Reese Havens has begun to hit, raising his average from .182 to .324 since October 30.
Yesterday, Havens helped the Surprise Rafters defeat the Peoria Saguaros 11-9 with a double and a triple in a 3 for 5 effort.
Robert Emrich, in a report for MLB.com, spoke to Havens and he told Emrich that he hasn’t tried to do too much different during his current six game hitting streak.
According to Toby Hyde from Mets Minor League Blog, Havens is a member of the Rafters’ taxi squad, meaning he can only play a couple of games per week.
…i am sure that his early struggles were largely due to the fact that he was rusty and couldn’t get the at bats to get going…i think that he will be more of a factor at the major league level in 2011, but it’s great that he is hitting now and i think that it should a confidence booster for him…
To see video of Havens in action, and read Hyde’s analysis of him, at the plate and in the field, click here.
