With the Arizona fall league ending next week, let’s take a look at how the Mets prospects are faring for the Scottsdale Scorpions.
Brandon Nimmo: 69 At-Bats, 0 HR, .217/. 325/.261, 7 RBI
Despite being named to the AFL All Star Team, Nimmo is struggling to produce. He is batting .143 without any extra base hits during the last 10 games.
Matt Reynolds: 63 At-Bats, 3 HR, .254/.360/.492, 14 RBI
The most encouraging aspect about Reynolds performance this fall is that he is starting to hit for more power. Reynolds only hit six home runs all year in the Mets minors while playing for AA-Binghamton and AAA-Las Vegas.
L.J. Mazzilli: 40 At-Bats, 1 HR, .325/.449/.500, 5 RBI
Mazzilli has been on fire of late with a .353 batting average during his last ten games.
As I was writing this post, I came across this scouting report on Mazzilli from Baseball Prospectus in the Eyes on the Field Series. Here’s what they had to say.
While the ultimate value of a second baseman with average to slightly above-average raw power isn’t stratospheric, Mazzilli has all the makings of a productive everyday big leaguer. His approach contains controlled aggression with a pull tendency and a line drive plane. He has solid raw power that he shows in batting practice, though his game swings are more geared to doubles in the gaps. He is a fringe-average defender at second base with playable range and just enough arm strength to get by. He’s a bat-first second baseman, but the hit tool was a major standout in the loaded AFL and if he offered a significant power ceiling or plus speed he would qualify for the Potential Breakouts category.
Robert Whalen: 0-1, 5.17 ERA, 15.2 IP, 15 K’s
Whalen has pitched much better since starting out the season poorly. He has allowed only two runs and four hits over his last 11 innings pitched.
Paul Sewald: 0-2, 9.36 ERA, 7.2 IP, 13 K’s
While Sewald has struggled this fall, he is an interesting name to watch going forward. Sewald was the Mets 10th round pick in 2012, and he owns a career minor league ERA of 1.85 out of relief.
Julian Hilario 1-1, 4.50 ERA, 14 IP, 14 K’s
Hilario has been solid in most of his outings, but he made one rough appearance which inflated his numbers. On October 29th, he yielded five earned runs in one inning against the Mesa Solar Sox.