Today we look at a player who was added to our 40 man at the end of the 2010 season for protection in the rule V draft. Zach Lutz, the 25 year old third basemen, has had some interesting numbers in his time in the minors, and while he is obviously blocked at the major league level by Wright (and from a back up role by Murphy among others), he seems to be an interesting piece that may play a role later for the Mets, or as a trade piece. Anyway, Lutz was drafted in the fifth round of the 2007 draft and since then has played in the Mets minors system. Last season he actually played in 4 different levels in the Mets system due to rehab for a stress fracture. Here are some stats:
2010 Minors Total – 268 AB, .287 BA, .380 OBP, .571 SLG, 47 R, 77 H, 19 2B, 19 HR, 55 RBI, 36 BB
2010 Binghamton – 225 AB, 66 G, .289 BA, .389 OBP, .578 SLG, 42 R, 65 H, 14 2B, 17 HR, 42 RBI, 33 BB
So as you can see from the above, there are some very interesting power numbers developing with Lutz. Last season he hit as many doubles as he did homers, and he had a good amount of walks, highlighted by his better than average OBP. He is an intriguing player, there just doesn't seem to be a place for him, and he's a little too old to be considered Wright's replacement in the future.
