Earlier today, I wrote a post about John Sickels and the coverage that he has done for the Mets prospects over the past few years. Now he is reviewing last years Top 50 hitting Prospects of MLB and Top 50 Pitching Prospects of MLB.. here is what he has to say about the Mets that were on the list...
-Pitchers-
8) Mike Pelfrey, RHP, New York Mets
5.57 ERA with 45/39 K/BB in 73 innings. Command and his breaking ball remain issues. Needs a change of scenery.
16) Phil Humber, RHP, New York Mets
Went 11-9, 4.27 with a 120/44 K/BB in 139 innings for Triple-A New Orleans. Developing into an inning-eater, not an ace.
-Batters-
17) Fernando Martinez, OF, New York Mets
Hit .271/.336/.377 in 60 games in Double-A. Plagued with injuries and was extremely young for the level. Still a great prospect but exact shape of his future is unclear.
41) Carlos Gomez, OF, New York Mets
Hit .232/.288/.304 with 12 steals in 58 games for the Mets, rushed to the majors to cover injuries. Was over matched, but still very young.
Sickels may be right about Pelfrey, but something deep down inside me says that Pelfrey will turn out to be that workhorse at the top of the rotation that we all thought he would be. I have given up on Humber and I will be grateful to get anything at all from him at this point. I think Fernando will be an excellent player in the majors, and Carlos Gomez is just a phenomenal athlete and will be one of the most exciting players in the game when he is up for good. Where have I heard that saying before?
By the way, John Sickels prints and sells his book at johnsickels.net. He provides detailed information in his books. If you buy, you wont be disappointed.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Sickels has more..
Sickels Interesting Mets Stuff...
If you don't know who John Sickels is, your probably not a big prospect guru... Sickels is probably the most respected prospect evaluator on the web. That being said, back in 2005, Sickels wrote a little article about David Wright, and projected his career numbers.. Sickels has Wright leaving the Mets at the end of the 2010 season to go to the Orioles. This will probably not ever happen, but its fun to see what a professional thinks Davids career will look like.
Also, John has done multiple projections and articles about former Mets prospects and current Mets players.. heres the links
Mike Pelfrey vs. Phillip Hughes.. May 18,2006.
The Future of Jose Reyes.. Feb 28, 2006.
Prospect Retro: Aaron Heilman.. October 11, 2005.
Delmon Young vs. Lastings Milledge.. November 11, 2005.
Alan Horne vs. Kevin Mulvey.. September 23, 2007.
Fernando Martinez vs. Jose Tabata.. Feburary 7, 2007.
For more information on all MLB prospects, go to minorleagueball.com.
Lots of interesting stuff.. Enjoy!
