The initial Arizona Fall League rosters have been announced, and the Mets are sending four position players to play for the Scottsdale Scorpions. The Scorpions are a roster comprised of some of the top minor league talent from the Mets, Angels, Giants, Reds, and Yankees. The Mets also have four open pitching spots on the roster that they can fill later.
The four players joining Columbia Fireflies Pitching Coach Jonathan Hurst are:
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C Tomas Nido
Ht: 6’0” Wt: 200 2016 Level: Binghamton
B/T: R/R Age: 4/12/94 (23) Age Dif: -1.2
Acquired: Drafted 8th round in 2012 out of Orangewood Christian School, FL
MMN Midseason Rank: 12
2017 Stats: 97 G, 386 PA, 350 AB, 40 R, 83 H, 19 2B, 3B, 8 HR, 59 RBI, .237/.293/.366
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MI Luis Guillorme
Ht: 5’9″ Wt: 190 Level: Binghamton
B/T: L/R Age: 9/27/1994 (22) Age Dif: -2.2
Acquired: Selected by Mets in 10th round of the 2013 Draft from Coral Springs (Fla.) Charter High School.
MMN Midseason Rank: 13
2017 Stats: 122 G, 532 PA, 458 AB, 66 R, 128 AB, 18 2B, HR, 37 RBI, 4 SB, 3 CS, .279/.374/.325
3B David Thompson
Ht: 6’0″ Wt: 220 B/T: R/R Level: Binghamton
Age: 8/28/1993 (23) Age Dif: -1.2
Acquired: Drafted in the 4th round of the 2015 Amateur Draft from University of Miami
MMN Midseason Rank: 29
2017 Stats: 128 G, 509 PA, 457 AB, 61 R, 119 H, 28 2B, 3B, 16 HR, 67 RBI, 8 SB, 6 CS, .260/.324/.431
OF Kevin Kaczmarksi
Ht: 6’0″ Wt: 195 2017 Level: Binghamton
B/T: L/R Age: 12/31/1991 (25) Age Dif: 0.8
Acquired: Ninth round of the 2015 Draft from University of Evansville
MMN Preseason Rank: 45
2017 Stats: 125 G, 515 PA, 439 AB, 61 R, 120 H, 18 2B, 5 3B, 4 HR, 49 RBI, 15 SB, 8 CS, .273/.370/.364
I expect more guys to be put on this team. Nice bunch. Guillorme I think has a future as a back up INF. Thompson could be like a Ty Wigginton defacto 3rd Baseman until Vientos gets call. Nido’s bat has regressed a bit, it’s good he still doesn’t strike out a lot and has pop, however I think he needs to sort out his swing. Kaczmarski would be great if he played CF regularly but he lacks power for corners. Don’t know if he’s a 4th OF or AAAA player.
Mets are sending 8 players to AFL, 4 everyday players and 4 pitchers.
Source?? And if you have one, then who are the other players?
4 and 4 was the breakdown last year. But that doesn’t mean it will be each and every year. I believe most teams normally send 7 and can request a special exemption for an extra player. The Mets also typically don’t make the final decisions on all the spots all at once.
The other player have not been announce, but I read the Mets were committed to sending 4 everyday players and 4 pitchers. I cannot find the article that mentioned this.