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Binghamton Mets Season Review: Rosario, Smith Make Great Strides

By John Sheridan

September 6, 2016 3 Comments

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The Binghamton Mets were not quite Stud Muffins this year finishing in fifth place in the Eastern League with a 63-77 record.  However, with the growth of some prospects and the rescuing of another, it was a highly successful season for the Pedro Lopez led B-Mets.

When discussing the Mets farm system, everyone immediately wants to know about Dominic Smith and Amed Rosario.  Not only did the two have good years in AA, they two of them performed much better when they were on the same team.

Between two levels in the minors, Rosario hit .324/.374/.459 with 24 doubles, 13 triples, five homers, and 71 RBI.  Rosario’s numbers were even better upon his promotion to AA when he was in the same lineup with Smith.  In Rosario’s 54 games with the B-Mets, he hit .341/.392/.481 with 14 doubles, five triples, two homers, and 31 RBI.

Smith also had a good year hitting .302/.367/.457 with 29 doubles, two triples, 14 homers, and 91 RBI.  However, starting June 23rd, the day Rosario joined the team, Smith hit .342/.416/.544 with 16 doubles, one triple, 10 homers, and 48 RBI.

Playing along side of each other, Rosario and Smith grew even more.  By the way, Rosario and Smith were the two youngest players in the Eastern League.

However, the season was about much more than Rosario and Smith.  Robert Gsellman, started the year in AA going 3-4 with a 2.71 ERA and a 1.085 WHIP in 11 starts.  It was the first step in the process that saw him further develop and make his way all the way to the Mets major league rotation.

(Photo By Steve Perez/Metsminors.net)

(Photo By Steve Perez/Metsminors.net)

Gsellman is joined in the Mets rotation by Rafael Montero.  After struggling mightily in he majors and AAA this season, Montero was sent down to try to get him back to being the pitcher he was always supposed to be.  In Montero’s nine AA starts, he was 4-3 with a 2.20 ERA and a 1.102 WHIP.  He found his changeup and his confidence, and he is now making his second start with the Mets who are fighting for the Wild Card.

While he wasn’t promoted to the majors, David Roseboom had an outstanding season as the Mets closer.  In 52 appearances, Roseboom was 1-1 with 14 saves, a 1.87 ERA, and a 0.902 WHIP.

There were other standout performers during the season.  Middle infielder Phillip Evans won the Eastern League batting title hitting .335. Tyler Pill, Logan Taylor, and Matt Oberste were named midseason Eastern League All Stars.

Here are B-Mets team leaders for league rank in parentheses. 

Hitting Leaders

Pitching Leaders

  • Wins: Tyler Pill 9 (tied 10th)
  • ERA: Tyler Pill 4.02 (14th)
  • Appearances: David Roseboom 52 (tied 1st)
  • Starts: Mickey Jannis 22 (tied 19th)
  • Complete Games: Tyler Pill 3 (tied 2nd)
  • Saves: David Roseboom 14 (5th)
  • Innings Pitched: Tyler Pill 138.2 (9th)
  • Strikeouts: Tyler Pill 110 (7th)
  • WHIP: Tyler Pill 1.24 (tied 5th)
  • Holds: Tim Peterson 15 (2nd)

Overall, the B-Mets win-loss record doesn’t tell the full story about how successful the season was.  The Mets two biggest position player prospects, Rosario and Smith, took the next step in their development, and now, they seem closer to Citi Field than they ever did.

They also saw players like Evans and Roseboom made tremendous strides over the course of the season.  Given the fact that the objective of the minor leagues is to prepare its players to become major league players, the B-Mets season was a resounding success.

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