Back in March of 2009, during Spring Training, here at 213 we took a look at Dillon Gee as a prospect. A couple of nights ago he continued his journey by making his Major League debut pitching 7 innings allowing one ER, two hits and getting an RBI hit in his first Major League AB.
How well did we predict his future? What else could be coming his way?
Well let's take a look:
started off not getting as much attention as Pelfrey, but now is
starting too. Following a similar path, in my opinion will be Dillon
Gee. Gee has been with the Mets since 2007, when he was 21 years old.
He has always had good stuff, and he is starting to slowly get
recognize. If he pulls off another minor league year like his two
previous, it is almost certain that at this time next year, he will be
demanding a lot of attention (possibly as much as Niese).”
A lot going on in the above quote. Things that were correct. Pelfrey was highly touted. Another item that was hinted at that remained correct (and was not a bold prediction) was that Niese would remain higher on the depth chart than Niese. Things that were not correct were Brad Holt (as he has started to fall off, but the book isn't closed on him yet). Let's take a look at more:
Well when that article was written, his ERA's remained fairly good, and it was before he had the injury in 2009 that caused things to go off for a period of time. His WHIP got a lot worst this year as it jumped from barely above 1, to up to 1.303 this past season. One thing that hasn't changed, which is why he got attention in the first place was his BB to K ratio as this year he walked 41 while striking out 165, which led the International League.
What we have learned about Gee is that he is a pitcher. I hope he gets to start again this season (which is up in the air) because it is fun to watch him mix his pitches. His ability to do that looks well beyond his 24 year old age as he has no problem throwing any of his offspeed stuff at any point in the count. Where he fits next year is still up in the air, but he's lookin pretty good right now, especially when so many other things around the team look so bad.
