Today, I took a look into the Mets farm system to see what they have in terms of catchers down the road. Before you see the results, I have to warn you, it’s not pretty.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />
New Orleans Zephyrs
|
Name |
G |
AB |
H |
2B |
HR |
RBI |
AVG |
|
Robinson Cancel |
59 |
182 |
48 |
13 |
4 |
25 |
.264 |
|
Shawn Wooten |
15 |
39 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
.195 |
Binghamton Mets
|
Mike Nickeas |
65 |
212 |
46 |
10 |
1 |
15 |
.217 |
|
Jose A. Reyes |
42 |
126 |
27 |
5 |
3 |
21 |
.214 |
|
Rafael Arroyo |
22 |
59 |
12 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
.203 |
St. Lucie Mets
|
Rafael Arroyo |
33 |
105 |
22 |
|
0 |
9 |
.210 |
|
Mike Nickeas |
26 |
77 |
16 |
|
0 |
4 |
.208 |
|
Drew Butera |
52 |
182 |
47 |
14 |
5 |
22 |
.258 |
|
Sean McCraw |
26 |
88 |
23 |
4 |
1 |
17 |
.261 |
|
Yasmil Bruce |
21 |
70 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
.186 |
|
Teddy Dziubu |
9 |
21 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
.286 |
|
R D Campo |
4 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.214 |
Sand Gnats
|
Francisco Pena |
103 |
367 |
77 |
12 |
0 |
5 |
.263 |
|
Tony Macconi |
9 |
21 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.200 |
|
Teddy Dziubu |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
Brooklyn
|
Yasmil Bruce |
12 |
42 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
.143 |
|
Jason Jacobs |
66 |
238 |
65 |
11 |
12 |
46 |
.273 |
|
J Tatfed |
28 |
77 |
13 |
4 |
1 |
7 |
.169 |
Kingsport
|
Yasmil Bruce |
30 |
48 |
25 |
6 |
0 |
17 |
.255 |
|
R D Campo |
5 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.091 |
GCL Mets
|
R D Campo |
14 |
30 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
.306 |
Player Totals (For Players with seasons with Multiple Teams)
|
Mike Nickeas |
91 |
289 |
62 |
|
1 |
19 |
.214 |
|
Rafael Arroyo |
55 |
164 |
34 |
|
0 |
13 |
.207 |
|
Teddy Dziubu |
10 |
24 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
.250 |
|
Yasmil Bruce |
51 |
168 |
38 |
7 |
0 |
24 |
.227 |
|
R D Campo |
23 |
55 |
13 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
.236 |
That’s a lot of numbers to digest, but I do have a few points of interest from this list. First, these are not all of the Mets Catchers in the system, at around the Class A Short Season level, Brooklyn Cyclones, I only recorded catchers of that had a lot playing time in comparison to the other catchers on the team or if they had stats recorded for other teams within the system, that being said, time for some analysis.
The BA’s for the catchers in the Mets system are pretty low. One of the standouts from this would be Jason Jacobs from Brooklyn. He hit .273 for the season including 46 RBI’s and blasted 12 jacks. I went to a Brooklyn game earlier this year where he hit a double and one of those 12 jacks and I remember watching that ball sail out of the ballpark. It was a line drive home run that just kept going well out of the park. Baseball America has listed under their roster for the 2010 Mets, catcher Francisco Pena. He showed a good BA this season and although he had 0 homers, he did hit 11 2B, which could become homers later in his career. I am planning on doing a profile on him later on.
I am planning on keeping an eye on both catchers that I listed under Kingsport. Although they have low BA’s, they seem to have power as seen by Bruce’s doubles, and Campo’s homers and doubles over only 23 games. They also have a disproportionate amount of RBI’s vs. their playing time and vs. most of the other catchers.
My overall feeling after seeing these stats all together, is that although we might get a miracle from a few players, the Mets should really consider drafting a catching prospect in an early round this year, or trading prospects with another team.
